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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
SEE VALUE OF MOTOR TRUCK
French Business Men Realize That
Their System Of Freight Transport
tation Is Obsolete.

That the war brought to France an
object lesson in the utility of the
motOrtruck as means of freight
transportation appears in plans now
under way to develop a long haul
system. 1t is hoped thereby to quicken
the movement of goods and lessen
the Impotence of various business
interests with the slowness of rail-
way and waterway traffic. The prac-
ticahility of the motortruck as
freight carrier was a revelation to
Frenchmen Of business who had de-
be held an abnormally slow service.
From Havre to Paris by boat means
often journey Of at least three
months, and at the quickest, which
requires special arrangement with the
government, takes about four weeks.
Commenting on railroad transporta-
ton between Paris and the seaports,
Paris business man is reported as
saying that from Havre one must ex-
pect delay of one or two months,
from Bordeaux delay of two or
three months. and that "when goods
fo! Paris reach Marseilles they stay
there" The humorous exaggeration
illustrates the condition which Is
turning FrencAmen to the hopeful
project Of long hauls by motortrucks,
Ii solution which will probably de-
velop because the nation is already
provided with excellent roads.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Stock;no the National pera<a

The United States ts carrying ON O
very interesting work in exchanging
the wild animals Of one region for those
Of others-transplant elk and deer
and Rocky mountain bighorns from
regions in the United States where
they are plentiful to others where. sc
far as known, they have not lived
Some Of the animals are being shipped
long distances. says the Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Wyoming Is full of elk. The herds
N the Jackson Hole country are the
Argest of any Of North American wild
animals since the days Of the countless
buffaloes But the big Yosemite Ma
ttonal park Of California, with tts
three quarters of a million acres, IN
til recently had no elk, or at least only
q very few scattered specimens. But
the elk shipped in from Wyoming have
become very much at home and ar
breeding and multiplying rapidly, add
ing to the charm and picturesqueness
of this popular national playground
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Retrieving 8arbed Wire.

The problem Of retrieving the buried
and broken barhed wire on the bat
t. fields of Flanders and northern
France is being tackled by the British
war Office salvage committee, and a
machine for the purpose has been IN
vented and built which is thus de-
soi5,'ed:
One truck and trailer carries the
whole Of the plant which can work
on The most uneven ground. A stout
VII rope with number Of hooks is
worked by winch. AS the barbed
"ica j. drawn up il passes through
t'.o sers of rollers. and the salved met
al appears in blocks from one foot to
Is inches square, and weighing from
20 10 50 pounds. For smelling it sells
for about S25 a ton The staff In
charge of the scheme thinks that there
are 100000 tons that can be removed,
and if that is the aggregate weight the
cost of the 40 outfits said to have been
ordered shuold be amply justified
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
1eluium's PoskmsN,

A Belgian who has money owing -
tim often hands the account to his
postman. who passes It through The Of.
Gee. to be presented b the debtor q
whatever locality the latter may ~
side, and II payment b made IT,
creditor receives It from H. postmas
on the following day. VIII but q II
ding deduction for commission.
AS TO newspapers, almost all regular
subscribers to a journal pay their
money to a postman, and two or three
days before the subscription expires
that official presents the notice for the
renewal Of the subscription during 0
fresh term.
All this makes Of the Belgian post
man a kind Of ambulating general
agency and bank Of deposit, and the
man Is obliged to have O. desk sluns
In front Of him and to carry locked
and chained portfolio under his arm
for valua bles, but he gets through his
work satisfactorily, because his rounds
are short-Pearson's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Don't Neglect the Teeth,

The teeth are an important factee IN
maintaining health. Poor, irregular,
decaEed teeth cause foul breath and
do not permit the thorough mastica-
ton Of food, This creates intestinal
disorders, caused by Jumps of partly
maSticated food living and fermensins
in the stomach.
All fso3 must he IN a liquid esase
before It can pass into the intestinal
tract. SO II III TASK be continually iza-
Iasad Oh the stl Zach 1t produces Ga
tIv>s.
The mouth 'e 'icative Of chasec-
ter and as expressly as the eye. Re-
fined and particular people do not nag
leCt re al!,, Jalcs f the teeth.
a reasonable amount Of care. q eSea
dentifrice aai d f@i~Iy stiff brush-An
these give reariy teeth, a clean. sweet
breath. ruby lips and feeling Of psR-
feet cleanliness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
LAY ALL UNDER CONTRIB urtoN
Persian Dsrvishes Demand AIms - .
Right, and Simple People Read
lily Give IN.

A feature of Persian life which illus
trates the simple and superstitious
nature Of the people Of the mideast 10
their tolerance Of the dervishes. These
weird. gypsylike beggars infest the
cities and annoy the village folk In
passing from one place to another, &C
cording to their vows Of itinerancy.
These are not the whirling dervishes
of circus f;ine. Whirling would be too
energetic q form Of worship for the
members Of this most ancient leisure
class. Their greatest exertion consists
Of walking slowly and blowing q horn
to announce their presence.
The dervish Of Persia is known by
his begging bowl, conical cap. animal
skin cape and club. The weapon,
which is usually q stick driven through
with nails, Is carried conspicuously.
1t cntt II seems unpleasantly~ ready
for use when its owner calmly de-
maids tribute. 1t Is true that there
is small danger of its use, even II
alms IRE refused, but a refusal how
ever polite and apologetical. Is sure to
arouse the wrath of the dervish. His
vocabulary may be unintelligible. but
the meaning Of his threats and proph-
ecies Is usually understood. Fellow
citizens of the dervish tribe prefer to
make gift at any cost in order TO
avoid having the wrath Of heaven
called down upon them in the mastery
language of an experienced heaven in
yoker
The dervish makes himself useful to
the community honored by his pres
ence by telling fortunes and stories,
reciting prayers, selling charms and
wen curing the sick by blowing his
sacred breath on them-all In return
'ar which he turns over to his chief
after deducting living wage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
low LARGE SUMS CAN
BE SAVED ON SERVICE
Most People Fail to Consider What
Help In Home Really Costs In the
Long Run.

In any plan for national economy
British specialists think that the
ousehold rather than the family
sIould be taken as a unit. Under
a us :hold consumption they include
- services rendered maintaining the
ouse and its inmates, ~ the goods
Jnsunl d or acquired b. the inmates,
~ the general charges of cleaning,
tcorating, offsetting deterioration,
tc.
As start in q saving program the
'ritish Commission has pointed out
hat services should be valued even
more highly than goods, as each per
son doing unnecessary and unproduc-
tive work not only assumes without
producing but is also depriving the
rntry of possible productive power
Translated into terms of American
aving. this service idea would mean,
Do not hire any one to do what you
rar do for yourself u spare time I'M
S. you find it directly profitable"
Few Americans are really honest
with themselves as to the cost Of ser
vices Not one family in hundred
really knows what servant actually
costs. Most Of them place the cost
of her wages and fail to count in her
TODD. ligh' and ctAav th3"gs she con
sumes. Most of them. moreover. have
40 way of figuring correctly the extra
waste OF food or extra breakage or
wear and tear due to the fact that
the servant does not have the interest
Of ownersh y r making things go as
far as possible. Few families know
at the end of the year the important
total that the odd i0hs" man or hedge
cutter or grass trimmer has cost them
fer service that might as we'll have
been rendered as recreation or need
cd outdoor exercise by the man or
boys of the family
This. OF course. does not mean that
no service should be purchased
Where a housewives time is worth
more in money or other contributor
10 family we'll being than the cost of
servant she makes a profit by employ
ing some one who frees her to do bet
ter paid work than household tasks.
In many cases physical or personal
reasons make it essential to the well
fare Of the family to have help. but in
many cases the time saved to the
members of the household by ser
wants is not utilized prof1tably in
monetary way or even in way to
make for real happiness or advance
ment
Savings on service will give many
people important sums to l@"1 to their
government and save for tn 3mselves
through War Savings Stamps In the
case Of children work 5 not only
PRACTICAL means OF Ginning and saw
!nE, but il ;tsejf s valuable discip-
pine for life
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
japanese Mireoo.

Il 10 onl, during a conparativsly
short time that the japanese have
known glass AZ occidentah know Il
When the drst railroads were built pas
sengers In the coaches oetsn put theil
heads through the glass. supposinG thu
frames Of the windows b b empty.
and the railroad company At length
pasted pictures on the glass 10 call at
tention to the fact that q solid sub
stance was behind them. The unsses
Of the japanese today - not knew
the mirror al It Is known IN the west
The richer people have one mirror. h
deed. but usually the giass used IN tn
mirror. sold to the po7aiaee u moi
quicksilvered. being merely we'll POI
ished. As for cut glass. II = practical.
b unknown in the island. and eiaas
drinking cups are earo.-Harpefs
Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
President Fillmore.

Present day passion for setting uaaD.
preciated historical characters In q nov
light has now reached President MI
lard Fillmore. A symposium b. ST.
teen American publishers says Of him:
He abolished debt imprisonment and
religious test oaths for witnesses h
court He fostered new postage rates
and induced congress to make an ap-
preparation for testing the electric tel
egraph. He sent Perry on his famous
expedition to Japan, with instructions
Tor action that won the "open door
and laid the foundation for American
japanese friendship IN his retirement
as citizen Of Buffalo Fillmore laid
the foundations Of most of its present
cultural institutions. Always he was
an opponent Of war and constructive
statesman. But he lacked those quail
ties as man and those ambitions as
politician which might have usde
him popular while be lived and read
about today.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07

III the woman's Hons Conlas1n Z
writer says:
Most people stand somewhat b awe
Of walters, ind. They tip more than
they can afford because they do net
want to seem like 'piker' In the Watt.
er's eyes. Well, am done wosryins
about what walters are thinking sbout
me. make it point now 70 1t thon
worry about what think about tAs0.
In the first Joy Of finding that I es0lA
get my rights by standing up to- tAem
| kicked to the captain Of q 11nimg
car about the conduct Of q waitse end
later sent back some unripe frule Nth
perfect composure. The capta1n cor
rected the waiter. The unripe fruit Was
removed from my bill. It wasn't 4
bit Of trouble. l didn't even raiso NY
voice. But there was no mistake obouk
what l meant.
Since then walters have had - tpr-
rors for me. When I don't get the
treatment I ought to have l call the
captain, or the head waiter, and ask
what Is the matter. he does the rosk
And tip regularly, but not lavish1v."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Volcano That Emits Laws,

The following is reported by an OBJ
server in Hawaii: Tremendous
changes are in progress at Kllauea.
and there is no indication whatsoever
q any cessation of the monumental
rising of the entire vast lava column.
Over the southwest brink wide
stream OF glistening lava is sluggishly
flowing In the direction Of the Kalu
desert, not with the spectacular cas-
cading torrents Of the southeastern
flows of last March, but with a steady,
stealthy gliding. which gains ground
slowly at its base. but which piles up
into tremendous masses from its
source forward.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
REMINDED HER OF SALMON
American Traveller in Europe Con-
feoses She Would Have Welcomed
Dish Once Despised.

Elisabeth Fraser. a traveller and
writer, was talking at diplomatic re-
Ception in Paris about her recent ex
Pe!&rnceS in Vienna.
III is difficult, said Miss Fraser ito
satisfy ones hunger there, even at
hotels thar cost S15 a day
Eating my unappetlZing dish Of
hashed turnips. which frequently com
posed the principal dish of the menu,
7 thought regretfully of the salmon
once disd9ined on Canadian trip"
Miss Fraser laughed
Il was travelling in the back coun-
Try of Canada, where salmon-boiled.
hrni'rd. in salad creamed, as outlets
figured at every meal and became
very monotonouS.
SIS There nothing else for break
fast? I asked the hotelkeeper one
morning rs Il vhole fish and pot Of
mustard was put t'fore me.
'Nolhing elSe?' lne man exclaimed.
WAY. tA"res salmon enough there
fol six, amt there:
"'YeS.' I admitted. but 1 do not
want salmon
"'WeH them my host replied curt
ly, 'tire into the mustard"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
We Oid-Time Telephone Girl,

Time was before the experts came
along, and, In vulgar business parlance,
sold efficiency to the telephone COM
panies, when the telephone was real
convenience" John Ambruster relates
in Everybody's. The historic In
stance of lady who rang up central
and said: I am just stepping over to
Mrs. Brewsters' for a few minutes to
get her doughnut recipe-she's Main
227-and I'll leave the receiver off so
You can hear if the baby cries and let
me know In my home town we used
to ask central where the fire was and
who was dead and did she think there
was any mail for u.s."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
owe and Marriaoa

First love Is very apt not to be the
lasting love-" said DR.. Antoinette Koni
kow, speaking at the Boston School OF
Social Science.
Young lovers try to excuse all the
faults Of the loved one because they
are not in love with the individual, but
with love. Hence they may not choose
the partner with whom they viii ind
their happiness in later years. Many q
man and woman is glad by middle ASe
that the first love was frustrated.
Marriage should be based ON love
alone or it is immoral, and some change
Is necessary if marriage Is to be saved
from degradation. Real love always
makes people better Romantic love L.
the source of all the best things n LIE
the foundation Of all the arts. And
individual happiness makes up the hap
piness of the race" -Boston Pos&
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Invest your surplus money in War
Savings Stamps and watch it grow.
mat Absorbing ousstieW,

Desmond had been markedly .
tsntivs the day before. 30 when Tlos-
de Flatfeet saw him coming up "ths
drive" she was all in a hutter.
She opened the door herself and led
the way into the drawing room.
sEr-Miss Tlosz!e," began the
young man. "I-I-it's rather din
cult to ASH such thing. l meant to
ask you a. was leaving yesterday,
but-but" Do you-7"
"YesT breathed Flossie.
'Do you know" continued the young
man. whether I left my matches here
last niRhtY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07

Hen have offered Np th11f M -
de thousands upon the Geld Of bat$1A
but in the struggle for existence woman
b continually offering up her Life foH
man. Ii there is a mission Of mercy b
perform she undertakes It II there y
suffering or distress to succor her Va
ling hand is always ready. II wretch
edness and misery need comforter
she Is present. The faintest whisper Of
pain brings her a. a pilgrim 70 III
couch. and In the chamber Of dedth
she takes her place, assuaging the
hopeless sufferer with the COMFORTING
assurance that there IL Q home beyond
the grave free from the agony of pain.
She suffers herself without q murmuE
or complaint. and the man that would
IN the slightest degree add to It and b,
crease the anguish that Il u her 10 =
bear Is beneath the Level Of the beuta
Il she should happen to possess d
fects and faults, which every human
being has in a greater or less degrea
let him compare them with her virtues,
and especially with his vices. and ~.
cry impulse Of his better being VII
prompt him to overlook them and NAH
due allowance Observation-Disclosures Ray
U0f.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Who the Let's Are,

The Let's are branch Of the Lithu
Rnian nation, Slavonic division, and
dwellers in the Baltic provinces OF
Russia. Lithuania was at one time .
great kingdom, later part of the Pc
.ish nation and now embodied in Rus
STA and Prussia. The Let's. q subdl
vision of the Lithuanian people, al
present number more than 100000.
They are of average height, well built,
but seldom very tall. The finely cut
features. fair hair, blue eyes and deli.
cate skins are characteristics that dis
tnguish q Lett from a Pole Or a Rus
sian.-Philadelphi Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07


In the valley Of the Lyn, In EngianA
there is a quaint little hamlet callei
Middleham, where for three months b
the year the sun is not seen. The clus
ter Of houses forming the hamlet h sur
rounded on all sides BY h1llA 20 steer
and high that from November unt&
February the sun docs not rise high
enough to be seen over their tops The
first appearance Of the sun b easseiy
looked for. and as 1t IL arst seen o.
Feb. IA the Inhabitants call Il thet
valentine II the day should b fogR
or cloudy. so that It cannot be seeA
there is great disappointment For thu
first few days after the 18th the sun u
only seen for very short tims. bat a
the sun rises higher in the heavens the
time 1t Is in sight increases daily unt1
its height is reached. when It gradually
begins to fade from view again until u
No-ember 1t entirely vanishes froD
sight for another three montAA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
No More Shiny Domes.

After the wonders which we have
seen worked for the soldiers who suf,
tered disagreement during the war,
il is NOT surprising that plastic sur
geons are turning their attention to
Improving civilians also. Ugly noses.
projecting ears, harelips and all sorts
Of other obstacles to good looks Will
probably be easily corrected In the
not-far-away future. The most in
terestlng thing along this line which
has been recently discovered Is that
no one need suffer from badness any
more. By grating a piece of skin
from some part of the head where
hair is still growing onto the bald
patch, new covering Is said to be
insured.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Nine Months on Warshin.

A naval man, home on leave was dis
cussing Lord Jelicoes tribute to all
ranks who fought at Jutland, and he
revealed what seems to the lower deck
the highest form of heroism.
It was not the fighting, not the anx-
ious watching day and night-that Is
what a naval man is there for, he
showed
I've been 10 years In the navy, but
If you'd ever told me before the war
that I should ever have lived for nine
months on board ship without Il break,
I should have dropped down dead he
said. But I've just done it," he add
cd.-London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Merely Breach of Discipline

An air cadet in England recently
swooped down toward a country road
while practicing diving and struck a
carriage in which two convalescent
officers We're driving. Both officers
were killed. When the cadet was put
OF trial the defense set up the plea
that there had been no such culpable
negligence as would justify a verdict
of manslaughter, although the pilot had
committed q breach of discipline In
flying low over the road. The cadet
was acquitted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Poisoned by Ink,

Behind the scenes at the Globe the
ce", where. to the delight of all play
--'ers, Miss Violet Vanbrugh has scor-
Il another wonderful success In
Trimmed in Scarlet" the famous &C
ress told me this amusing story of her
srly days.
I'VE We're playing Romeo and Jul
q on tour" she said and enc night
ii the poison scene, Juliet found her
eli without a phial. The audience
as waiting, and In despair she
matched an fnk-bottle from the stage
alpenter and gasping Is 1t empty7'
rushed on.
But when the hapless lady raised
he bottle to her lips and tipped ii
loWnwards. a stream of ink descended
over her chin and down her white
lress. The h;:use yelled at the conf
eal sight. "-London Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
0uyIc-s Law.

This il name given to a famous
principle In pneumatics known A. the
law Of the compression Of gases. Il
was first discovered by Boyle in 1852
and afterward independently by MARI
otte in 1879. 1t is as follows: The
temperature remaining the same, the
volume of a given quantity Of gas Is
lnverse!y as the pressure which IL
bears. In other words, when a given
volume Of any gas or vapor Is COM
pressed, so as to occupy a small space,
TT elastic force is increased when the
volume Is Increased Its elastic force -
HmirJshed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07

MFR. R. W. Dalton. in his report OF
the trade of the Fiji Islands, says
Shirts are gradually gaining in popu
larity among the Fijians. All kinds
of soft tennis shirts with collar and
pocket or collar and two pockets sell
freely. These shirts are usually worn
for dressy occasions. when the ma
tives are generally clothed In whit,
or cream. There is an increasing dc
mand for khaki shorts and trousers
The shorts are either plain or with
buckle knees and are being worn by
F1jian men beneath or instead of a
loin cloth. There IL also a large sa,
for umbrellas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
MAKING Mother-of.Pearl.

The secret of another German kew
industry has been discovered. the man.
ufacture Of artificial mother-of- pearl.
]. w. H. Dew. a fellow Of the British
Royal Society Of Arts. found the proc
ess after much patient experimenting.
Doctor Dew was engaged during the
whole period of the war In recon
structing. step by step, the method of
manufacture
Artificial mother-Of-pearl Is used for
making fancy buttons. dress trimmings
and many other articles. Before the
war most Of II came from Germany.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
Dry Lead for Ratferies

A dry battery utilizing red lead, in
stead of the usual manganese COM
pound, has been patented by 81. Czanyi.
1t is claimed that the red lead battery
lasts longer than the type now In
vogue. may be kept inactive for months
without any deterioration and may be
recharged at least ten times. With
each recharge As sd,c,ent ~ any pre-
ent batt9x.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-07
One Frenchman's Sacrifice.

Thirteen sons dead, that represents
part Of the wars cost to French
farmer who lived at Reninghe. near
Ypres-surely record. He had SO
children. and 20 of his % sons fought
on the various fronts. In 1917 the
widow Of one Of the sons was killed
by German shell at Dunkirk. The
farmer himself and one Of his daugh
ters met tragic end In October.
1914, they went to Lille to take part
in celebrating the hundredth birthday
Of relative. They were met on their
return by a German patrol and were
shot.