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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
By THE DOOR CALLED JOHN
Quaker Courtshlp In Which Woman
Frankly Expressed Herseif ~ Pa
vcring Brother Of Wooer.

A few weeks ago the Youths Com
panion reported two or three strange
and amusing courtships of New Eng
land tradition. A reader was moved
TO add another to the list-this time
Quaker one. In small town. OF
which about half the population were
Friends, two brothers, John and 10
seph, shared farm that adjoined the
property of Sarah, a spinster In early
middle life. Both brothers In their
youth had been obvious suit0rs for
Sarah's hand: but they were slow aid
diffident, and neither ever reached the
point of proposing. Then an enter
prising and audacious young woman
who belonged TO 1.-THE worlds people,
somehow extracted proposal from
Joseph-or dispensed with one-and
married him. After several years OF
natrimony she died. leaving him with
two little girls. AS soon as propriety
permitted he betook himself to his
spinster neighbours, and, according to
local tradition, spoke thus:
ut is borne in upon me, Sarah. that
thee would make an excellent wife"
81 have no leading to contradict
thee, Joseph" replied the lady de
murely.
"Also, Sarah. believe thee compe-
tent to be an admirable mother"
''Thy Judgment is to be respected.
Joseph"
''Thy housekeeping Is well esteemed.
Sarah. The women say there Is no
better housekeeper in the place."
81 am assured thee would not listen
to light gossip, Joseph"
"Then, Sarah, will thee marry meT
"Nay, Joseph, am not moved to
consent. But-thee may repeat thy
kind words about me to thy brother
John Il thee thinks best"
$50 that thee will enter the family,
Sarah. and care for she household, ]
care not by which door thee comes in.
I have no further inclination toward
the married state for foolish reasons y
whether my reasons are foolish or
no. Joseph. will only come If am
hidden by the door called john"
1t was by the door called John that
she was soon welcomed, to rule, gently
| and to order wisely double family.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
STRENGTH of q Flower.

One Of tie most remarkable exhibi
lions Of plant force l ever saw, sayl
John Burroughs in ''The Breath Of
Life" was in a western city, where I
Oh served wild sundower forcing ii
y ' up throu a the asphalt pavement
Tie folded and compressed leaves OF
the plant like mans fist, had pushed
against the hard but flexible concrete
IT til it bulged up and split and let tn,
III epressible plant through. The fore,
e1erted must have been many pounds
think it doubtful if the strongest mar
could have pushed his fist through such
a resisting medium.
Life activities are kind of explo
SIGN, and the slow continued explo
stems Of this growing plant rent The
pavement as surely as powder would
have done It Is doubtful if any cult
waited plant could have overcome sucl
odds It Required the force of the un
tanned hairy plant of the plains to &C
complish the feat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Successful Trappino.

Whenever l catch an animal tina,
leaves natural odor in the vicinity
am almost sure to get another in the
same place. An animal will come a
long distance to investigate d scent OF
Its own kind. One should be very care.
full not to leave human odor of any
kind when killing a trapped animal
since this will Tighten away another
fur bearer who has come to find the
cause of the scent.
Few trappers stop to think how keen
~ sensitive is the nose of a game O,
fur bearing animal. Just suppose thai
you could smell as many things as you
can see. Cover carefully every human
odor on the trap line and you have half
caught your animal. Then use some
good scent to tickle his sensitive nose
and you will win
One of the best single drugs that can
be used to allure fur bearer is oil of
anise, Oil of lavender. asafetida. rho
dunn and peppermint are often used
together In manufactured bats. think
the most dependable scent bait that
have used is fish oil.-F. e, Brimmer in
Orange Judd Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
UNIVERSAL military
TRAINING Votes
176 congressman and az Sena-
tors Are Recorded for Meas
ure by Security League.

The National Security League an
nounces today that it has recorded In
favor of universal military training
176 members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives and ~ members of the Sen
ate. The figures in the canvass which
the League has been conducting stood
ITO In the House of Representatives
and 45 in the Senate in its last an
nOuncement. These figures were re-
duced by the retirement from Congress
Of three New York representatives
who were committed to universal
military training-viz, Congressman
Griffin, who was elected sheriff of
Kings county; Murray Hubert, ap-
pointed dock commissioner by Mayor
Hylan, and Congressman Bruckner.,
elected borough president of the
Bronx. The advocates In the Senate
were reduced by three by the death of
Senators Brady Of Idaho, Newlands of
Nevada and Hughes of New Jersey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
TRUE CITIZENSHIP

Much as we dislike to admit 1t, there
still exists a distinct apathy toward
the war on the part of a great many
people In various parts of the country.
The reason for this is even deeper than
constitutional pacif1sm or pro-Ger-
manism based upon explainable blood
or mental association. The fact is,
although we did not realize it until
recently, the average citizen of this
country has not had instilled in him
real responsibility in and to his gov
eminent. The extreme development of
the democratic idea in America and
the ultra-political nature of our form
Of government has resulted in the al
most total disappearance of the appre-
citation by the individual Of what the
government means to him.
The changing of this condition is
possibly the most serious problem fac
ing the United States today, outside
Of winning the war. 1t involves COM
plete readjustment and revitalizing Of
our methods of civic instruction. This
work must start in the schools of the
lowest grade Many men who have
had the advantage Of collegiate in
struction in political economy, and
even the influence of the discussion Of
these matters in high school debating
societies, appreciate the problem. 1t
must be remembered however, that
by far the greater majority of boys
who later make up the citizenry of the
nation leave school after passing
through only the most elementary
grades.
The National Security League, or
ganized at the start of the war as
preparedness proganda and now devot-
ing its entire efforts to the awakening
Of the people to a realization of the
meanings of the war and the menace
Of defeat, has undertaken a nation
wide campaign on this question of true
citizenship which is worthy of atten-
ton and support. 1t has enlisted the
cooperation of state, county and city
superintendent of schools in all parts
of the country to make daily instruc-
ton on the war part of actual school
tuition. The league has also obtained
the release to II on full pay by the
Boards of Trustees of number Of the
largest colleges and universities in the
country Of corps of professors who
are to constitute a "National Patriotic
Education Faculty to carry on this
work in the broader field. These men
will create a sort of peripatetic uni
versity, journeying personally into all
parts Of the country TO spread this
thought of the necessity of awakening
the citizenship of the country to re-
sponsibility In its government. More
power to the National Security League
and may the nation quickly realize the
importance of its work
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Crocodile Teara.

The expression crocodile tears" can
be found In almost every European
language, but it is doubtful If one In
a thousand Of those who use 1t has
an idea of its origin. We are told In
the Bestiary of Guillaume lie Clerc that
when the crocodile finds an unwary
traveller it devours him, but afterward
weeps over him all the rest of its life
This Is very evidently the allusion IN
rOthello," each drop she falls would
prove a crocodile"
There Is another version of the fable,
however, which is more often referred
to In literature and according to which
the crocodile sheds tears in order to
allure the traveller to destruction.
Shakespeare alludes to this in the pas
sage where he tells how
The mournful crocodile
With sorrow snares relenting passengers.
. Henry W.. 1. 226.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Petty Sits

The late Mrs. in~z !!ilbolland eo;s
N the suffrage worker. had a franz
nature. ana nothing was more ohi.c.
'ona3;e TO her than sp;tefuIness
ineie is too much lefty spite" sh,
SAID enc dai. among women WIZ ~
lend 10 lie friends pc
wo women sat at tea in q Fifth
avenue restaurant. :"
mere goes Mr.. Smith in his new
ar said one of the women She a.sd
81, with shipper. What a fibling aat
terer he is. to be slrer nat
why: Did he tell you ron vers
prettyg said the other woman co,a,S
No. said the first woman. He to,s
me You were.'o 'oS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Cock and Bull Story.

Cock fighting is still the national
sport Of the Dominicans, although It is
declining in popularity. Under the ma
tional gambling laws cock fighting may
be prohibited. It may, however be H.
censed BY the various municipalities
and II usually Is, as 1t Yields them a
good revenue. While. bull fighting is
permitted IN the Dominican republic.
1t has never been popular In this island
At long intervals toreador comes here
en- route from Spain to Peru or Mex
leo, and few bull fights are held in
the various towns, but they do not at
tract a large attendance. There are
no professional bull fighters among the
Dominicans.-CnmHaercin Reports.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
AarmIesa Joke

Place q spool Of cotton in the in
side pocket Of your coat and. having
threaded needle with the beginning
Of the cotton. pass the needle through
the front of the coat, unthread the
needle and leave about two inches Of
the cotton hanging as If 1t were only
Z stray piece. The first person you
meet will be sure to piuk it off you,
and his establishment when he finds
there is no end to it win give plenty
ef innocent fun
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
naraalalaa n Arabia.

| 4 missionary was bargaining -
ny with an Arab stonecutter.
'0ive me 81 q bcatload." said the
Arab.
'@That u too much" replied the mis-
uionary. You only charge $6 to your
fellow Arabs, and they make you wait
Tor your money. I pay spot cash.
ssYes, but you ought to be glad to get
It for seven," said the stonecutter.
.You do not know how much my fell
low Arabs despise me for dealing with
you at all, because you are an infidsl.
you know"
The Arabs are all MohammedanR
The stronger a Christian a. man is the
more of an infldel they think him to
be. Missionaries were unwelcome In
that country. Only by their medical
work did they get any foothold at all.
There have perhaps been fewer con-
verts there than on any other mission
field. But missions have been estab-
nshed there less than thirty years.
Sometimes several generations Of mis-
sionaries live and work and die so that
their successors may see the fruit Of
the labors Of them alL-World Outlook.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
The Longest Fast.

The record for fasting. so far as oul
best information goes, is held b,
CRANE, French murderer, who de
rermined to starve himself to dealt
and from day to day after his arres.
refused to eat
In spite of every effort on the par.
Of his keepers. who first tried to temp.
him to eat by placing the most daint,
meals in his cell and when that failed
attempted feeding him by force, b,
held out for sixty-three days, at tn.
end Of which period he died.
With the exception Of CRANES case
the longest well authenticated instanc,
OF fasting on record is that accomplish
ed by Giovanni Succi, who lived at tn.
Royal Aquarium, London, for forty
ave days without TODD
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
"You ALWAYS PAW

You always pay. you know" said q
forger who was captured recently aft.
er Years of liberty as fugitive from
Justice.
sure you do. Whether you violate
mans law or natures law, which Is
another name for Gods law. you al
ways have to pay. and the full price
100. Some pay, as this man did In
lodging and Sinking through the world
Ike hunted beast, his mind worried
his face gradually taking on a furtire
iook, knowing always that somewhere
ahead lay the steel jawed trap all set
md ready.
Some pay with broken health. others
with broken hearts; some surrender
friends and love. some give all in life
worth living for; some cast their con.
science to be gnawed by the wolves Of
Femofse, some not only pay their own
share in full. but shift part Of the bur.
len to their children and their chill.
dren's children, even to the third and
fourth generation, for the debt must
De paid to the last farthing.-K Kansas
lily Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Dangerous Locality.

Now, If this proposition appeals to
you. sign here" said the brisk agent at
the end Of Q half hour harangue
Il didn't say 1t appealed to me-" an
swsfod the man at the desk.
me, bat I saw an expression Of
pleased interest In your face"
"Oh, that wasn't due to anything
you said l just happened to remem-
Der that Mike, our head porter, is due
hero IN about three minutes. The last
time hs put an agent out the fellow
was carried to a hospital. Oh, must
you 60? Well, good morning "-Bir-
mingham Age Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26

loheu minlatuIe. painted some time he
tween the years 1923 and 1870 most
nkely, and which bears in tiny INNS.
tentatious lettering the name of the
artist. y. Dodge" If the miniatures
be that of bona fide ancestor and not
tnat OF the bought variety its posses.
sion Is better than D. A. R. pin. for
In practically every instance If is an
the proof necessary that the family an.
cestor was somebody. For the artist
VINO painted these pictures did tho
most mastery work and his patrons
represented the statesmen and lead
efs OF taelr time. Henry Clay. An.
are" 'aekso1, James X. Folk. Andrew
Johnson, Aaron Burr-mep famous
throughout the nation-sat TO the naint
er whose art vas devoted TO the tinv
immature portraits on iyory-Ey.
hange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
A Polarity indicator

An ordinary potato may be Used tc
tell which is the positive and which is
the negative terminal of circuit. In.
sert the two current-carrying wires in
to the freshly-cut surface. A reen
stain. due to dissolved copper, irdi-
Gates the positive wire. If both wires
are surrounded by dark-colored stains
the current is alternating. II you
haven't a potato handy, place both ter.
minals In water. Bubbles will c0lleci
at the end of the negative wire. II the
water is in metal vessel be very care
eul not to let the wire touch the metal
or short circuit will be formed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
For Group Mothers--
AlsUays Keep This Handy

The day Of the Group scare is over
for those parents who wisely keep
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound IL
the home ready for instant use.
Mrs. Chas. Reitz, Aliens Mills, Pa.
writes: Il have used Fo1ey's Honey and
Tar Compound for the past eleven yearE
and would not be without it, It has
saved me many a doctors bill for colds
and Group"
If toward nightfa11 the little ones
grow hoarSe and croupy, IL their breath
ing becomes wheezy and stuffy, give
them Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Many careful mother has been able te
ward off an attack Of spasmooic GROUP
by it's timely use.
If you are awakened by the hoarss
brassy cough that means Group, give
FoIey's Honey and Tar Compound q
once. It will ease the little sufferer
quickly, cut the thick choking phlegm
and soon they viii have easy breathing
and peaceful quiet sleep.
tkkEve- Z Friend.
WALTON 4 SMOOT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Direct From the Farm.

Nor will the world be quite as good
as it ought to be as long as the fresh
faced and ingenuous-appearing country
women drive into town early in the
morning and stock up on cold-storage
eggs and chickens at the places at
which such things are purchased be-
fore starting out on their rounds and
selling their produce direct from
farm to consumer; and we have some
evidence that this is more or less
common practice now.-Ohio State
Journal,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Distant Friends.

A person well skilled in geography
asked a loan of friend. stating that
he had been in all quarters Of the
globe, and had friends in each. He
was asked their names and dealings.
"Oh." said he, II have often dealings
with Tim Bucto, In Africa, for ivory
with my old friend Ben Gal, for rice ;
BIZ Boa sends me fruit from Spain.
and there is Pat Agonia and SaH
OThracia and Frank Ohio. and"
Hold replied the other; you cant
be on good terms with friends whs
keep themselves at such a very great
distance"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
His Hint.

Don't you want some needIss
dearY queried Brown as he picked ur
his shirt and glanced at the places
where the buttons should have been.
why. no." replied Mrs. Brown
''Why do you ask?'
"Oh. thought" said Brown a trifle
nervously. that probably your old
ones had become worn by much use."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
FAIR EXCHANGE IN TRENCHES
Wealthy "PoiIu" Handed Out Hun
dred-Franc 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
| am clown in music hall. It's my
buriness to make people laugh. But
today I got a 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 l 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 M. Jean Breton; so
things are bright again for us. But
who can M. Breton be?" The other
man was silent, but finally spoke.
Don't worry, copain. l am Jean Bre-
ton. I'm rich enough to afford it. Now
sing us one Of your comic songs.
please"
The Emblem Of France.
The feur de lis is the emblem of
France, and is believed to be the
white-fiowered F1orentine Iris, the
flower de luce. "What sayest thou.
my fair flower de luce?" says the Eng
lish king to the French princess in
Shakespeare's play. The French have
a pretty legend Of their lily which tells
that at the baptism of King Clovis.
of the long and perfumed hair. blue
banner. came fluttering down from
heaven over which were sprinkied
golden fieur de lis From that time
they appear on the arms of the country.
They have verb, .'feurdeliser. mean
Ing to embroider scattered qowers over
a fabric, or. as emhroiderers say. TO
pepper with flowers" Edward III
borrowed the lilies OF France after his
war with that country and they were
borne by England until the beginning
- H. ninetsenth century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Harvesting keIp.

Before the war potash could b.
bought for $40 ton; since its impor-
tAtion from Germany ceased 1t has
risen to $3.50 ton.
@. O. Hopkins. In The Forecast, de-
ocribes the harvesting Of the gigantic
kelp Of the Pacific. and says this yields
not only potash but ammonia and
iodine, while the gas generated in the
process II used to help the distillation.
Tho United States department Of ag-
s1culturo = harvesting the kelp With
1nn11lg 0eu1ng uac11AoA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
III. Charm Gam.

Phoebe-You would hardly know
Freddy since he got back from Monte
Carlo. He lost all h@ money there.
and Evelyn Hards know HIM
Why, shan't know hi43 at alIl--Illus
rated Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Words and Aos;.

rs Bliggins natriotv'
mors rs ,s n9a mes the kind that would r,e
.n aore usetui IN a school of elocn,ton
snan Ia a training camp washington
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
Foxy Customer.

MilliDer (coaxing1y) : The whit.
feather on the hat makes madam looI
about twenty one. Customer eagerly
Yes. yes! Why not put on two o.
three more7-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
They Sure Would.

Homer V. VIM was talking before
the indianapolis Advertisers club
about craftsmanship, recently, and COM
mented on the fact that salespeople
were too often unnatural.
even the merchant himself is often
unnatural" the speaker said. "He
does not act In his store az he does at
home"
And II some of them old" comment
ed one of the women m>mbers Of the
club, they'd drive their last customer
away"
When a Child "FaIiss
When child fails In school, must
1t always be the fault Of the childf MAY
It not be the faults Of his parsnts1 Or
of the school which he attends? Inves-
legations have shown that there h q
host Of children whose mental slug
gishness is due to physical causes, DR..
NJ. p. e. 0roszmann writes In HUI
manitarian. Even conservative esti-
mates place the percentage Of children
suffering from some physical ailment
at 70; this means about IL, 600, 900 chill
lren Of school age in this country. Al
most all Of these ailments are remov-
able, even preventable. They range
from decayed and maladjusted teeth
with their manifold sad effects upon
the efficiency and the temper Of the
growing child to such serious defects
a. nervous dieordern, tuhereu1ania.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26

Wife-l can't understand why
didn't see those faults in you before
~ were married Hub-That's easily
explained. didn't possess them then.
Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
What camouaaoe d.

Camouf1age is simply the art Of dis
guising military objects by any means
whatever-painting, shrubbery, smoke
screen or any other device. Perhaps
the word has been minted from cnnaop-
Let : wil3 g -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26

st fresh-My father has = An.
. o cnest. Second Fresh-'snothing
MY father Is veteran and has : a,ns
ory ieg.-Dartmouth Jack-o,-Tant.rr =. =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26
A Few w..,

Did you have many word. -...
your wife last night?.. Win
no; only few words. hpt a.
repeated-very often" ss 40
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26

8 you would abolish avaric, -
s -. abolish u parent 4 u las..s.-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-26

inere are today very large number
q homes In America where the most
treasured possession Is small old fash