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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
WAS THERE WITH THE RAZOR
coiprsd United States Soldier Made
Short Work Of Hun and His
Trench Knife.

How a negro soldier met stray
German prowling about a piece OF
woods was related by one Of the col
ored troops from New York. on his re-
turn to that city. The German had
lost his gun and revolver and was arm
ed only with a trench knife. The ne
gro. a resident Of Tenth avenue, look
ed him over, dropped his own gun and
bayonet and revolver. and took long,
wicked razor from his boot.
snow. you Ill Hun boy" said the
American soldier, now you and mes
a'gwine to fight fair and square. Use
a-going' to carve you'll Here goes
Wit yo's knife and ma knife we's
hghtin' even."
The German grasped his knife and
waited for the negro, who crept upon
him like some savage from the African
jungles, his eyeballs cleaning in his
black face. his splendid teeth glisten-
ing like a tigers. There was flash
Of steel. a grunting, swish of knives
In the air and the German reeled back,
his face gashed and gashed again.
Again the negro crept up, laughing.
Again there was the flash Of steel, and
again the German reeled, blinded with
the blood streaming into his eyes. The
third time the negro actually half Sc
vered the Huns head from his trunk
with one wide, glittering sweep Of the
razor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
KEEP COOL AND KEEP WELL
Some Points of Importance to Be Re
membered When an Epidemic 10
Threatening Public Health.

At its worst any epidemic takes but
relatively small toll Of the popula-
ton, and as a rule the majority Of
people are resistant to the assaults of
the worst disease germs, including in
tluenza, If they but take ordinary care
If themselves. This is important.
Whatever medical science may advise
as to prevention or as to treatment,
one simple fact that outweighs every
thing e.se Is that If every individual
Twill but follow the normal life he has
led, eat those things that are suited to
his system, things he has always eaten
with resulting good health, rest and
sleep as usual and avoid overfatigue
while carrying on his work, also as
usual, he will escape the pestilence.
There Is no excuse for any panic.
Above all, the individual should re-
member that the first and last rule to
follow in this state of things Is to keep
cool and keep well. Fer the man who
will keep cool will keep well, and the
man who keeps well and has all his
faculties about him will keep cool.
This is no time for official or individ-
ual or collective Observation-Disclosures
phia Public Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
HOW BOOKS ARE. sTERILIzEp
Simple Apparatus Used by French Sci.
entists in Conducting Their
Deadly Gas Attack.

Almost the first thing to meet the
eyes of French hygienists in their war
time campaign for protecting the
younger generation was their old en-
envy, the circulating book, well known
as a carrier Of disease. The many OBJ
vious solutions Of the problem shared
one disadvantage while killing the
germs they destroyed the book also.
For the method perfected by Doctor
Marsoulan. and now practiced in the
Institute for Wounded and Infirm
Workmen at Montreuil, it Is claimed
that for one-fourth of cent for each
book, and with safety to operators,
books can be sterilized without the
slightest injury. Two pieces of very
simple apparatus are used, beater
and disinfector.
The beater is long box open at one
end and communicating at the other
with an ordinary stove. Inside of the
beaten are wooden rods so arranged
that the turning of a handle will cause
them to strike on the books placed on
a sliding frame. AS the rods beat the
books, the heavier particles Of dust
fall out into tray of disinfectant be-
low, and the lighter are carried by an
exhaust fan to stove, where they are
burned.
The books are hung. open, by spring
clips from skeleton framework, and
wheeled into the disinfecting chamber
which is equipped with tank contain
ing solution of formaldehyde. The
temperature is raised to 120 degrees
Fahrenheit, the formaldehyde kills the
germs, and the fumes are carried of
by funnel.-Popular Mechanics Mag
aZine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
CHANCE FOR COAL EXCHANGE
Britain Has Too Much Anthracite and
New York Has Surplus Of
Bitumnous.

In England the coal controller
Is trying to induce the people to burn
anthracite in place of bituminous COAL
He offers to exchange two tons Of
large anthracite for every ton of BIZ
luminous coal that consumers have on
hand. In the eastern United States
the fuel administration has been try
ing to get consumers to use bitumlnous
coal In place Of anthracite. Welsh
anthracite mines are operating on part
time, while English and Welsh btu
minous coal mines are working over
time, says the New York Commercial.
This would be a fine chance for ex-
change of products If shipping were
available, and it soon will be. New
York city needs anthracite and can get
a surplus of bituminous coal. Eng
land needs the latter and can spare
the former. In England most of the
people do not know how to burn an
thracite. New Workers are ignorant
of the way to use bituminous coal. The
English persist in using open CRATES
for heating rooms, and find it hard
to make anthracite burn in them. In
New York the open CRATE is found only
in the homes of the wealthy. Eng
land shivers with plenty Of anthracite
in. sight, while New York Is threat
ened with a famirp Of domestic sizes
of anthracite. Each regards the
other as pig-headed because neither
knows how to use the fuel available.
It's an odd world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
HAIR WORTH MORE THAN GOLF
Lock From Head Of the immortal
George Washington Brought Sum
of Five Hundred Dollars

1t Is wise barber who knows his
famous customers, notes a writer. A
single hair from the head Of Shake
speare would be priceless today. Yet
he must frequently, methinks, have
had his hair cut. Most poets wear
their hair long, but there comes time
even to poet, when he must have 1t
trimmed at least. That is the BARRIERS
chance.
A silver shell-shaped reliquard con-
tanning a lock Of hair of Milton, to-
gether with a lock of hair of Eliza
beth Barrett Browning, sold in Lon
don at an auction recently for $500
A lock of Thackeray's hair. cut from
bis head after his death by his daugh-
ter, Anne. Lady Richie, fetched 500
at auction. Milton did not get quite
that much for paradise Lost" The
sale of lock Of Napoleon's hair for 1e
shillings denotes serious slump In
hair shares. Perhaps there was doubt
whether 1t ever grew on Napoleon's
Uranium at all. for in 1000 a similar
relic. much the same color and texture
realized 500, and a year earlier two
locks were sold for SIPS and S25 re-
spectively. / 81
But probably the record was broken
In America, where most records are
doomed to be broken sooner or later
for at an auction sale In New York
lock of hair from the head of the i'm
mortal George Washington fetched the
sum of $500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
RACIAL BLENDINGS IN SYRIA
So Many Nations Have Overrun the
Country That No One Race Can
Claim Pre-eminence.

Syria, the region extending from the
Taurus mountains to Egypt and from
the desert to 1.-The great sea-" Is the
land of the patriarchs and prophets
and apostles-"the Holy Land" Its
population numbers about three and
one-half million Of Semitic origin.
speaking the Arabic language, and yet
with SO many races intermingled
through the centuries Of the various
conquests and occupations that the
people cannot claim any one race al
their own. Greek, Roman and Euro
penn crusader, all have blended with
the accent Semitic stock to produce the
Syrians Of today.
In Syria was the one green Spoe
Of Turkey-the Lebanon mountains. In
1860, because of the massacres, the
European powers insisted that these
mountains be made autonomous. And
since that date this little district has
been a living demonstration Of what
the people Of the land are capable Of
becoming.
The steep mountain sides have been
terraced to a height of 1000 feet and
planted to olives, figs and vines. Taxes
have been low, safety to person and
property secured, good roads built and
kept in repair. The people have con
structed more comfortable homes and
have sent their sons to schools and col
leges.
The story Of the achievements Of
the Lebanon and its sons during these
80 years of autonomy would be thrill
ing narrative in itself.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21

or under load until the new Oil has had
ample time to reach all bearings The
dirty oil drained off may be filtered
and used for oiling other farm ma
chimes, but it should not be used again
in the cylinder If the oil in the crank
case quickly becomes thin 1t is evil
dent that some of the fuel is getting
past the piston rings. This seriously
affects the lubricating quality of the
oil. 1t should, of course, be replaced
with fresh oil, and steps taken to- i'm
prove the carburetion so as to form
u fuel mixture which will burn more
completely.
Keep All Nuts Tight
1t requires but minute OF two to
60 over an engine and zee that all
screws and nuts are tight at the same
time wiping of any oil md hlxt Ahieh
have collected This should b done at
least once every day the engine n
used. Such practice viii % far toward
preventing many, operating troubles,
since all gas engines vihsats to seme
extent and this yfh<at1nn< lands to
loosen bolta. nsts snd othsn parts.
This is always r potentiaE source Of
breakdowns u not OF serious accidents.
Furthermore, looseniRgs Of parts often
results In a.loss of power.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
ARTICHOKE is EASY TO GROW
Favorite Vegetable, Declared to 30
Valuable Article Of Food for Both
Man and Beast.

The Jerusalem artichoke deserves to
be much better known in this country,
which is its native land, for 1t is one
OF the favorite vegetables in all parts
OF Europe, It is easy to grow, and a
most valuable article of food for man
and beast. Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell Of
the University Of Colorado extols its
merits in the Scientific Monthly and
tells some most interesting facts about
It.
It's name Is curiosity to etymology.
The word "artichoke" is derived from
the Moorish "alkharshof," which was
applied to the true, or globe artichoke,
OF which we eat the f1ower-head with
Its thickened bracts and the delicate
bottom" This plant, which is Of the
thistle family, Is native Of the old
world. The Jerusalem artichoke, He'll
anthus tuberosus, is a tuber which
grows on the roots Of sunnower. It
was well-known and much used by the
natives Of America before the coming
Of Columbus. It was introduced into
France early In the seventeenth CEN
fury and was grown In the Farnese
gardens in Rome. whence it was dis
Hbuted throughout Europe under the
name Of Girasols Articioceo, or SUM-
flower artichoke. ''Ths name arti-
choke" writes Professor Cockerell,
appears to have been given to the
Helianthus solely on account Of the
more or less similar fla~N, while 'Jeru-
salem is an English corruption Of the
italian 'Girasole, or sunfower."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Primitive Station.

There is in England railway sta
ton which has only one train each
way a week-at Blackwell Mill. stu.
atcd midway between Miller's Dale
and Buxton. Blackwell NTH consists
Of eight workmen's cottages on the
banks of the Wye. They are occupied
by railway workmen, and 1t Is for the
convenience Of the wives who wish to
journey to Buxton for marketing that
on Friday mornings the 9:10 train
from Miller's Dale stops at Blackwell
Mil. The two uncovered platforms Of
the station" are Of the length Of
railway coach, and composed Of rough
stone and gravel The waiting room"
is platelayer's hut, where the trav-
elers are glad to shelter from the keen
wind on winter mornings. The train
carries the stationmaster, who distrib-
utes the privilege tickets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
WEI COME DEATHS COLD HAND
Little Wonder That Men Who Realize
Their Appalling Loneliness Should
End 1t All.

Alone. Not a living soul near to
whom to speak. Forsaken 1t seems al
most by God, whose presence scarce
can penetrate the confused jangle of
the city Sums. Alone and penniless,
with none to know or care. 1t is a
harder lot by far than death. what
wonder that men die?
Alone-with bitter thoughts of fail
ure crowding through the intersuces
of a sluggish brain. Alone-with not
even two coins to rub in warming
friction, clalnmy hands thrust into
empty pockets. It is hard 70 live and
doubly hard to die. What wonder that
men kill that breathing, pulsing thing
within we call life? What wonder
that men pass by their own hand
from living death to deathless living?
They come and stay with US while
and pass, defying God and man,
themselves defied. And only they
whose hearts heat with Il richer, warm
err, redt.er blood will understand
Milwaukee Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
PATHS Beauty Vanishes.

According TO a writer in Everybody's
Magazine, Patti lives, not only in our
hearts, but really. in the flesh. AT the
age of seventy-siX. III her magnificent
castle of Craig-y-NoS, ten miles north
of Swansea in South Wales, on which
she has spent quite half Il million
She lives there with her third husband,
Baron Cederstrom, and sometimes
" hen they feel inclined, they throw
rI,cn their theater, replica of the
Baireuth ,theuter, to the countryside
and give one Of the operas in when
Patti once thrilled the world. Until
recently Patti was even sometimes
prevailed upon to appear at Albert hall
In London for the benefit of some char
ity, but her beauty is quite gone-it
vanished far earlier than her voice
and so for the most part she is hap
piest in her Welsh businesses among
the neiehbors. who will always call her
the Queen of Wales.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
HIndoo Prince and Ml..,en.r,e.

H'ndoo Prince and Missionaries
Never shall l forget frank CONVEX
sation which I had In his palace with
bis highness the gaekwar Of Baroda,
relates 4 correspondent He told me
OF some Of the measures which he has
already introduced for the betterment
OF his subjects and at the difficulties
which he had encountered. His ad-
niiration for things American u 20 IN.
qualified ~ to Be almost naive but !
think was most II IN impressed
when ~ sai6s'1 m thinkinx Of esll.
ing tos1lhsr ~ ulafsaouarise and nh.
trs the to til me- lheif xiews On now
We can impr6o the quality e Ne m.
tive priesthood Then want to cal,
the priests. -fo0ethee and say 10 them:
Look at IL, naissionariss. Ses the sac
ihces they ARE making to help our PEG
PIE. You ought to 80 out and Do the
same kind Of work." his hishnese
has already established q professor
ship Of comparative religions II the
Baroda college fes ~ sxpeeao pur
Doss - INTRODUCING he native reli.
olooG leaders b ethae reliG3o6 WstA
view = nDgsving II 0salfly g tlais
swA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Three French Republics

The French were not able to perma.
nently establish a republic until they
had tried three times to do 80. The
anarchy of the French revolution pro
duced Napoleon Bonaparte, as first
consul, and then as emperor. The rev.
olution Of 1S49 resulted in Napoleon
III as hereditary emperor of the
French by an almost unanimous vote
in November. 1882. The third republic
was result Of the Franco Prussian
war and the king of Prussia was pro-
claimed emperor Of the Germans, Sep
TENDER 4, 1870. and his coronation took
place at Versailles January Is, 1871.
The third French republic was saved
from destruction by the ability and &C.
tivity Of Louis Adolphe Theirs. Like
Cavour he carried his country safely
through great crisis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Dutch Select Wireless Site,

The, site for the wireless station in
tended for communication between the
Netherlands and the Dutch East In
dies has finally been decided on. The
Koelberg hill, which is SO meters high
and located in Hoog Buurlo, near APPEL
Doom, was selected, according to the
Scientific American.
A new railway line will be con-
structed from Kaatwyk. The station is
TO have four towers, each 21O meters
high, a large power house and build
ing for housing the operatives. The
communicating station in India is to
be built near Bandoeng in the Prean-
ger, so that the distance between the
two stations will be some 1000 kilo-
meters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
The Mansfield Collection

Mrs. Richard Mansfield has given to
the National museum at Washington.
and it has been arranged in eight
cases for exhibition. the costumes, ar
MGR, jewels. and other articles of dress
that her husband wore upon the stage
In his many. parts. Mansfield was ex-
acting about the historical accuracy Of
his costumes, where 1t was possible as
we'll as about the quality of the stuffs
and the fashions in which they were
made. Hence the collection has a GER
tain value apart from associations
with him and with the American the
alter. 1t includes, for example. all his
dresses for Brutus in Julius Caesar"
for Shakespeare's Henry V, Richard
III and Shylock, for Rostand's Cyrano,
for Car Ivan Of Russia. for Don Car
&ios of Spain in Schiller's like named
tragedy for Bonaparte, for Beau
Brummel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Ancient Rock Engravings.

The prehistoric art museum lately
revealed In Montesqu1-Av Ariege,
southern France. contains rock en-
cravings estimated to be 10000 years
old. Continuing the exploration in
terrupted by the war. Count Begouen
and his three sons discovered on the
inner walls of the cavern bas relief
of a real lion. with numerous figures
Of RENDERS, bisons. horses, bears, ele-
plants, rhinoceroses, and such birds
as ducks and swans. StrangeSt of all
is silhouette Of powerful man. with
thick neck. distinctly human limbs, feet
and hands. and a tail, and represented
walking on all tours.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Odd Beousstx

When men begin to think about
winding up their worldly affairs and
dispqsing Of their earthly possessions,
then do they, as at no other time Of
their mortal career, reveal the odd
workings Of their minds by the strange
requests they make. Of which this ex-
Extraordinary instance is given:
beQuenth to George William Steel
all my fancy stockings. and to Mary
Hannah Wiggin my set Of false teeth
eof waiting upon ms" Thus, on u
Aa!f-sheet Of notepaper, William Green
wood. an English retired cotton spin
nes. dfsposed Of his worldly goods and
ehAttels..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
First American leoieIaturA

The first colonial assembly to en-
JOY the right Of initiating legislation
was the Maryland assembly, which
convened ID 1885 aud was composed Of
representatives Of the whole people
purely democratic legislature. In the
beginning every adult male citissu was
permitted TO 1T In the assembly, but
with the increase In population II was
found necessary to limit the number,
although thsrs was sdll no LEGAL ~
strction On the number q delegates
the people might send.
Under the charter Lord Baltimore
had the power Of snacting all necss.
ary laws for the colony. with the
advics. consent and appreciation Ut the
6eemen 1t the province" The assem-.
bly, demanded the right Of initiating
legislation. however. and this vas
granted By Leed Baltimore In 1853,
and The following year the assembly
met and enacted the nrst statutes Of
Maryland. In their law-makins tie
pioneer Marylanders were entirely in.
dependent Of the British parliament
and enjoyed q greater degree q au.
tnoomy than any other Ensltsh eolony.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Prepare for Another Day.

Prepare today for the morrow. It
is the only way to advance rapidly and
with success. He best succeeds who,
in advance to demand. knows his abil-
tiles and shortcoming. who Is able best
to estimate his capacity for produc-
ton. mental or physical. Prepare in
cessantly for promotion, and promo
ton must come. Neglect to prepare
for the future, and there will be no
future. 1t Is such neglect that has
spelled stagnatlon for millions in the
past, that will spell stagnation for mil
lions In the future.-Milwaukee Jour-
nal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
"First Aid" Book.

Attach to the medicine closet. With
q string and pencil a small alphabet.
ically arranged notebook.
Under the letter P, for instance.
write the antidoes for the different
poisons, for, although one may know
them. when the baby s~allc 10 the
wrong tablet knowledge is apt To- de-
sert one, and by the time the doctor
arrives upon the scene Il may Be- too
late.
Under r writes "Faintins Sps,ls''
and what to do. Cuts and Bruises
list under their proper letter and
"Sunstroke." "Burns," and 70 On.
through the list Of accidents and sud
den illnesses. All this may be taken
from a regular first aid book. but
added to this may be remedies for
sickness to which ones special family
In subject. :,
From year to year one forgets what
It was that proved 30 effective In that
ease Of squinsy. but can easily rehW d
4 In this manner.
!, Being arranged alphabetically. 4 =
10 week - bit us@sne = - -
111ssD ann111A
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Passing OF the TALL HIST

The quaint tall hat which is now
snly seen in Waless or on the heads OF
S(nge witches in pantomimes, was
originally the fashionable head-dress
tor ladies during the reign Of Queen
Anne. A curious result Of that fashion
can, or could lately. be found at the
West-Country vicarage once held BY
Lancelot Blackburne. the retired buc.
cancer who became archbishop OF
York. There the lintels Of the door.
why's are. or were, abnormally high
q enable Mrs. Bla ckburne to go from
room to room without fear Of damage
9 her hat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
Mystic Shrine.

The Ancient and Arabic Order Of the
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine was found.
ed 1.40O years ago at Mecca, Arabs.
The modern order IL Of comparatively
recent origin. It was founded at NJ
York in 1871 by william J. Florsoce
the actor. It contains a legend a. "a
Arabic origin and on It's affairs ~
copies Of the Bible and the Koran. r.
Mystic Shriners are an entirely sepsI.
rate organization from the Masouic -
der. However. one Of the provisiona
Of membership 4 that the appliennf
must Be either Sc0ttisA ma 49,.
that = 70 ~. I lGa q ~ = IIIiIs.
ssee1d 1s6roA@ 4 Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
chlnA's Peanut Industry

u, Before the war the peanut industry
q China had reached its highest point
IN fts relation to the foreign export
trade. The annual exports then were
about 10000 tons Of shelled peanuts
and about $1,000 tons Of oil. More than
20 per cent Of these amounts went
from the port Of Tsingtau, as Shan.
tung has become the largest peanut.
producing province of China.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-02-21
WORK OF OLD MEN IN WAR
Geniuses Who Did Not "Lag Super
huous on the Stage" During the
Present Conflict,

-Old men for, counsel, is the saying;
young men for war" But this war
rather falsifies the old adage. AT sew
enty-seyen Clemenceau Of France re-
mains 20 energetic that he still de.
serves his cognomen Of the "uesr."
Joffre was an old man when he won
.he battle Of the Marine. Lloyd George
* not exactly young. Woodrow VIII
son Is past sixty. But none Of them
seems to require the Osler method Of
being chloroformed out Of existence,
says the Spokane Spokesman Review.
These veterans do not Tag superfuous
On the stage" Cato learned Greek 1t
eighty. Chaucer composed his "Can-
terbury Tales" At sixty. Goethe toiled
10 the end and his s.yAust" was not
eOuspIseed IN ~ Aad Svez1iysd elghty.
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