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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
ONE LESSON TAUGHT BY WAR
Seems Certain That Soldiers viii
Spresd knowie dsc OF the Value
81 Outdoor Living.

Mont OF us are already planning
come homei"
They have been away so long, on
such a dangerous heroic mission, that
Then they come rLCh we will love
ever before. We viii appreciate Them
and take more time from our tool
ish hurryings for love and comrade-
ship. We will spend more time enjoy.
ing the human companionship Of the
boys and each other
But If we spend more time with
them we'll have to spend il out OF
'.oors-for they won't stay in the
louse to playl
The men in tt army and navy,
'irawn from the cooped-up places of
0ndern social and Industrial life, have
suddenly been taught the uses and de-
lights of plain, everyday fresh air
They like 1t so well that they won't
he content with any other kind, They
have learned what 1t is to sleep under
the stHrs-a joy once reserved 20
ramps and poets. They have watched
the exuberant glory end triumph Of
rosy sunrise and learned the solemn
beauty of creeping twtlightS
''In Flanders fields Where Hoppies
grow" they have learned ii new and
mighty language G. t. common grass
and flowers and thrill to the song OF
the lark that braves the tartlefelds
as they never ttr:!pti 10 solemn or
gan tones.
A day in Tunt O. october is more
20 them than sfiH4!H. Cd the caIen-
lar. 1t is a God-gi,an time Of sun
md air. and WORK and play and
friendship and Ser,!ce--a glorious
period of full Use u mind ana soul
and body-for splri,lor Of living TN
guessed In the old caopnfup life Of
indoors.
The soldiers have learned that out
doors Is not just an ta5eriude between
work ard home and a.uu +e.ncnt. Out
!oors IS freedom and health and hap
piness-aud If we want TO work nnd
play with them hereafter ", TOD snail
have to follow thc,a QUIT > .or3--.
Chicago Evening Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
IMPROVING ON OLD MOTIONS
Ones Accustomed Ways o. Dosnu
Things Need Not Be Accepted ~
Necessarily the Best.

The idea that a wooden leg or
false hand can be clapped onto
wounded man and the case dismissed
with blessing is a thing OF the dis
tant past. A wooden hand Is good for
very little except 10 look respectable
in the street. The thing for which
the doctors are striving is to give
back to the injured man not hand
but the work Of hand.
And this opens possibilities. The
work of hand may be done In un ex'
t'aordinary number of ways. Some
times 1t is managed by q steel rcd
with tools clamped to it; sometimes
by strong iron claw. Some of the
most eager thinkers are asking:
"1f we are TO differ from Nature
at all why not differ altogether Why
not replace one arm by two steel rods,
"r even three. SO long as they can be
uSeful?"
Men learn that the old motions by
which they have been accustomed to
get things done are not necessarily the
Duly CUES. y iHff0ef Win one arm
can use a shovel; he simply has an
implement with longer handle, which
GOES through a strap at his waist,
Then the one arm does nothing bur
press down on the handle and the
ahovelfui Of earth is lifted just as well
as by the old method.
If the man wants more power he
can use his knee. Large objects can
be moved by one arm and the hip. A
necktie can be tied by one hand and
the chin. The hand can be washed
by the foot
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Gave Welcome to Lafaxette,

On the Waccamaw river, in South
Carolina. far back on q commanding
eminence, with acres Of rice land and
pine forests stretching away on every
hand, stands notable relic Of colonial
and revolutionary days-"Prospect
HILL the venerable home Of benjamin.
Huger pronounced U-gee). an Ameri-
can patriot Of French Huguenot an.
cestry.
1t was here that the Marquis Dc
Lafayette spent his first night in Amer
lea, in l777, landing on North island 1t
the mouth Of Winyaw bay. He was
met BY the owner Of Prospect Hill"
and was conveyed in a rowboat pro.
PEELED by negro oarsmen in livery to
his destination, where grand recep-
ton was given In his honor.
The mansion was brilliantly. lighted
and adorned with flags, and noted
guests from the country around were
gathered to welcome the distinguished
con Of France.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Pr resident Fillmore.

Present Gay passion for setting Rnap
prSl.gteti historical characters In Q Aev
lg,t has now reached President Eil
lax; Fillmore. L symposium by sic
lee American publishers says Of him :
He abolished debt Imprisonment ans
religious test oatlis for witnesses II
CONT. He fostered new postage Eetes
ind induced congress to make an az
preparation FOR testing the electric tei-
sgra ph. lie sent Perry on his faNous
expedition to Japan, with instruction.
Tor action that won the "cren door
aal laid the foundation for American
Japanese friendship. In his retirement
as a 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
Il politician which might have Uade
Kim popular while he lived and read
about today.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24

Sen have offered UP their lives b,
he thousand upon the ted OF titt!a,
but III tie struggle for existence woman
s continually offering up her life for
e1an. II there Is Il mission of mercy ID
perform Sue undertakes it. 1t there y
sufferiMg or distress TO sue or her WI,
ing hand is always ready. II wretch
eGness AMI misery ueed comforter
she is present The faintest whisper of
pain brings her as pilgrim to ite
couch. and IN the chamber Of death
she takes her place, assiaging the
hopeless sufferer With the comforting
assurance that there is a home beyond
the grave free from the agony of pain
tAe suffers herself without q Dlurmut
Or complaint, and the man that would
In the slightest degree add to IL and In
crease the anguish that it Is tier let tG
hr.tr * beneath the level Vt the brute
II >Ic shr"!ji hnri.en 10 possess ,.e
fscts and faults. hich every human
being has III IL greater or less degree
lct him compare them with her virtues
and especially with bis vices. and ev
ary impulse of his h,tter being will
irUupt him t. overlook them and make
,tue alioWaut theretor.-Isidor HAy
ser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
FROM EVE TO MODERN 0h-aE
Evolution Of Feminine Attire from the
Simple Fig Leaf Is Most tnter-
estng Study.

When Eve first started on. So dress
To cover up her nakedness. she licked
the fig leaves soft and green--adnired,
perhaps their dusly sheen. Eut soon
her daughters found this shade quite
unbecoming to a maid with treSses
neither gold nor red; 50 substituted
grass instead, which made them vel
low skirts when dried, aud Satisfied
prirnevai pride. And then the blondes
found peacock blue was quite heir
most becoming hue. and robbed thet
bird Of plumage rare to Geeorate heir
sunny hair; while raven locks q. 1Ge
brunettes were strung with bright I'd
featherattea
From beasts :hey took both frr %
hide, ana still their warts were uJt
supplied they found the silk worm
at his loom, at which his business took
a BOOM they sheared Anglro sheep
and goats to make therefrom their
winter coat7.
From fields Of cotton and Of FAX
came fabrics TO adorn their backs
and now to Hooverize or waste, they We
spider webs with headWork traced!
Ewes modesty Is quite forgot-We've
evoluted such lot.-Nrs Y w. s., IN
the Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
BIackbirds Valuable,

One spring while blowing for pota-
toes l was followed around the lot by
a flock OF blackbirds, and out Of CD
riosity | watched them to see what
they were after and found that they
We're gathering up every grub In sight,
and there We're lots Of them, writes
correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker ne.ghbor's boy came over
where | was at work, and on seeing
the birds started to drive them OF.
| stopped him and showed him what
hey were doing. He thought that Il
would pay me TO feed the birds so as
10 keep them on the job. There were
enough grubs in sight to have spoiled
good lot of potatoes. Yesterday
(August 29) l ra!led up a hill and
found a grub and where he had eatea
our one-quarter OF the inside of a Do
tat0.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Adventure In Fiction.

In each army Y. NJ. C. y, D1.!lftl4
In the training camps * America
there is circulating library Ut hooks
provided by the American Library as
ISOLATION, and one of the cuties OF
the secretary Is to see to the cjrcuia-
tioil Of the books among the soldiers
in Il Y NJ c. y hUt,I.n- III Camr
Forrest brisht-f0ceG y.,,;lg s5itIeJ
ivsued against the counter and r,.sl,
Z 'ly inquired, '1iave You got amy al
- .ra books"
The secretary, delighted al this
manifestation of interest IN higher
things scanned the book shelves.
NO, my boy" he replied. ia 20r-
ry to say that l haven't. | have sev-
eral arithnetics, but not si-g gle al
Zebra. VIII anything else lo:'
"Oh, give me any good book Of ad-
venture" said the boy.
And presently the secretary rocoy-
cred sufficiently TO realize that lie
soldier wanted a book 10y Hor".ip Al
ger and selecting pluck and Luck OF
From Porter to President he sent
the applicant on his way rejoicing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
WILLINGLY GAVE UP. WEALTH
Or. Remsen, Discoverer Of saccharIn.
Was Satisfied That It's Use Was
Injurious to Health.

: romantic history is attached to
the discovery of saccharin. The dis
coverer Of the chemical dervativc Of
coal tar, to which the name saccharin
is popularity given, is nr Ira Rewsan
chief consulting chemist Of the 7'>.
ed States dnpaFtm eut OF agricuit..
He was at first ~erv entius!ariil *
to the possibilities OF this artificial
sweetstnff, which has sweetening
power about 500 times that of s1.sar.
Its manufacture was organized on a
large scale. and soon eDormous aIai..
titles were being used In making ice
cream and the soda water slrups to
which Americans are addicted.
Doctor Remsen was making IN m
come Of something like S10N 07t re..r
from his shares in the rua-3'H. WI .
about five years agn hj friend. DutA,N
Wylie, head Of th5 United states rr.4
food bureau. suggested 8 doubt Of he
wholesomeness of sac harm.
Doctor Remsen thcreupon stlhmitte
himself To rigorous tests If the action
81 SarChariu on the digestive nr4aus
anl GA the heart. As q result he as;,ld
the department to Issue an oHder pro-
hibiting its use as q food-sweetener.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
One Quart Of Mix.

Doctor Rosenow Of Harvard univuR
Ety says that the actual food value q
one quart Of MIX Is equal to three.
quarter pound Of beef. two pounds e
chicken. eight eggs. or TIVE pounds q
goldfish. Each Of these costs more. -
say nothing Of the time, labor and fuel
required In preparation. A glass a
milk costs only 8 "a cents in Corvallis
today The food value Of that glass Of
milk Is equal 10 two large eggs, or q
large serving Of lean meat, or tive
moderatesized potatoes, or five table.
sIeonfuls Of cooked cereal, or two te.
blespoonfuis Of cooked rice, or two
slices Of bread. In ether words, q meal
consisting of one glass Of milk and two
slices Of bread gives you as much food
value a. you would get out of foui
fggA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Vision of an Empress.

Has anyone taken time to think OF
Empress Eugene, widow of Napoleon
III. just at this timer Nearly half q
century ago she saw her France over
thrown and outraged and Inundated
and the terms Of the humiliation laid
down in her own beautiful palace at
Versailles by booted and spnrred Ger
man insolence. She saw her husband
dethroned to die in exile Later she
mourned the death In battle under an
alien flag of her only son, disinher-
tied.
The dim eyes of the old woman, WHO
has known 80 much of pomp aud
pride and humiliation and exile VII
ROW see the authors of her unloins
stripped and bending with bowed head
before the high court of civilization
and without an extenuating circUl-
stance TO plead.
Surely "a fitting and dramatic eics,
10 an historic life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Old Vaienclennes.

THE town OF lace" wrote William
Of Orange to the Estates on the 18th
of April. 1877. SIS lost to u.s. We are
very sorry to be obliged to tell your
high mightinesses that 1t has not pleas.
Ell God to bless on this occasion the
aims Of the state under our guidance"
But lace Is no longer made In Valen-
ctennes, the capital of an arrondisse-
nent in the department of the Nord,
and fortress Of the second class. But
Il Is nevertheless quaint town, with
sufficient seventeenth century houses
to give It q medieval appearance. The
handsome Hotel de Vile is also largely
seventeenth century work, and before
the war contained large collection Of
tapestries and of paintings, especially
Of the Flemish school. The city also
possessed an academy Of sculpture and
painting. a museum of natural his
tory, a lycee and an arsenal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Early Trench Journals.

There is a very long list OF these
early trench Journals, the majority of
which have been collected by MI
Charles de La RoHciere, who has de-
posted them at the Bibliotheque Ma
ttonale In Paris for the benefit Of the
future historians of the war They III
clude LIE Petit Echo du 1Se Regiment
dinfanterie territoriale, which was
very artisttcally edited by Corporal
Huhuet end autographed In many col
Drs; L'Echo des Tranchies, the editor
of which was the famous short story
writer Paul ReboHx. and which con-
tanned articles and poems by such
writer's as Poincare and Rostqnd
Theodore Botrel and Henri de Reg
nier; and the Echo du Ravip the Or
gan of the Forty-fust chasseurs, which
boasted Of private wire connecting
the office with abroad-the barbed
wire reaching right up to the trenches
Of the Boches.-Wide World Maya
xi~A-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Doses Of Medicins fer Loos.

Wood, being vegetable structure,
Is liable to decay. But If properly
''doped" with some preservation chem
ical it may be rendered almost decay
proof-which. when the matter Is
brought down to dots, means proof
against devouring insects and destruc-
tive fungi.
CreOsote Is one Of the chemicals
commonly used for this purpose. But,
whether this or another, the most up-
to-date method adopted Is to saturate
logs with the preservation stuff BY
pumping the latter into their intimate
structure
The preservntive. under pressure. Is
forced into the pores and lnterstices
Of the logs through rubber pipe to
which Is attached a continuance that
shows on q dial the exact amount Of
pressure used.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Eon't nisaIact the Teeth.

The teeth are an importaEt fsctss IN
maintaining health. Poor. trleguiaE,
d. ed .epth cause foul breath AZ
d u0t = Lii he tiiototich rl..-ft-a,
tiaH of fo"d This creates inte+t...3aI
d r.,.. oaue.. by .a--ls II i,-st.y
ma setpG Il iy!4g al ferAeas3s29
ii he siomatl.
All food mis- he IN a liquid 1tate
bttors it can lass into the intase l.al
tact, So If this teak be continually in
Sed Oh TIE stomach 1t produces 6A-
tre5s. ...
TIE mouth Ia indicative of ckAfac-
ter and as expressive as the eye. H.
fined and particular people do not Dee-
lect the appearance Of the teeth.
a redSoEaN. G account OF care. GOOD
deltifrice and fairly stiff blush-en
these give pearly teeth, a clean. sweet
breath. rNfy lips and feeling Of PSF
feet cleanliness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
ART vs. BRICKS IN SYDNE1
A Peculiar Controversy In Australls
That 10 Aeitatin1 Labor
Circles

Here Is curious point Of law or
logic presented in the Sydney IN. 3.
wy Bulletin. The musicians union
OF Sydney charges the Melbourne eight
hours procession with something like
scabbing because 1t decided that union
lists, even II they don't belong to the
musicians organization. may play In
It's own ranks on the annual gala day.
There are arguments on both sides.
It seems hard that a union bricklayer
shouldn't be allowed to blow his own
cornet in his own demonstration on a
holiday. yet If he found a professional
cornet-player laying bricks on a Good
Friday he might object. OF course the
man in the procession isn't playing for
oire, but then it wouldn't improve
things much If the cornet-player laid
bricks gratis.
The bricklayer might argue that
mere are certain number OF bricks
mat must be laid. SO the cornet-
player would be doing another man
Sas OF job. while there isn't any
uxed amount Of music that must b
oiown. 20 an amateur misht blow a
sample or two without deprivins any
other man Of q crust. And the hriek.
aver probably nays that the ecrnet~
player couldn't my bricks decently If
oe tried, to which the cornet-player
Posably replies that the bricklaver
can't make music.
40 some extent It Is Z struggle BE-
tween art and materialim. Music
properly played II capable Of arousIue
the highest and noblest EMOTION Of
which the soul II capable; q brick,
even Il properly laid, isn't. And soul
ISN'T thing to be lightly despased.
nus mere the tangible bumps against
'ne intangible. Nobody has seen a
SOU, while almost everybody has seen
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Windsor Castle.

windsor castle Is near the town Of
Windsor. in Berkshire, England, %
miles from London. Windsor Is one
~ the most ancient towns in England.
dating from the early middle ages.
The castle was erected by William the
tonGueror. 1t was originally the site
Of Roman settlement and has figured
In English history In many pictur.
Hsque and tragic ways. Many Of the
kings Of England are buried beneath
he royal chapel at Windsor, Including
King Edward VII. who was buried
there in May, 1910. The castle, sur
rounded by spacious and magnificent
grounds, has been the chief residence
OF English sovereigns for many cen.
turtles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
CAPRI HAS WORLD WONDER
Marvellous Beauty OF Blue Grotto
ELECTS Admiration From All Priv
LEGGED to Visit It.

The Blue Grotto is one Of a number
IN the high cliffs on the isle of Capri,
Italy. There are several Of these
grottoes. There is the Red Grotto
with rosy lights and gayly-tintcd wa
tiers, and the Green Grotto with moss
agate-colored walls and lacy draperies
of green fern, but the Blue Grotto
with its siivery sands and waters and
the wonderful blue dome, and blue va
por seeming to enyelop everything, Is
conceded by most visitors to be the
most beautiful OF all.
The single opening of the Blue Grot-
to Is low arch, hardly three feet in
height. The passenger lies fiat in the
bottom of the boat and his g. =,
stoops low. Thus they wait ui1'l
generous wave happens along ;9..,.
sends the boat shooting through the
opening. Once into the cave, the Wis
itor Is allowed to raise his head. The
boat he rides in seems silvered and the
sands and waves beneath his boat are
like mercury. If the traveller dips his
hnnd over the edge Of the boat into the
water 1t likewise turns to silver. The
,uide, as well as the lights and domes
# the cave, assume cerulean tints and
he visitor wonders If he has become
permanently dyed with the color of
his subterranean sky. The rocky walls
It the side are black and 1t is hard
o realize that this wonderful LA
;rotto Azzurra" of the Italians Is only
trick of the gay southern sunshine.
In the days of ancient Rome there
ere secret passages to the Blue Grot-
from the villas on the cliffs, but
nee those days either tie sea has
sen or the island has sunk so that
long period the Blue Grotto was
It to the ken of man. In 1925. It
rs been said, German poet named
ugust Kopisch dived through the
reeent tiny opening and became the
'rst q modern men to ilnd himself 10
he a1nro mi silvr snehantIneut of
~ - 0e
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24

N the Woman's Hone Co0pan1ID .
writer says:
"Most people stand somewhat = awe
Of walters end. They tip more than
they can afford because they do Aet
want to seem Ike 'piker In the wan
sr's eyes, Well, am done worrying
about what waters are thinking about
me. | make 1t z point now to let thoM
worry about what | think about tAsH
In IL first JOY of finding that esss1d
~ Thts by standing up foF them
r,cked 70 the captain Of Q A1aaD e
Gu about che conduct Of q waiter and
intee sent back some unripe fruit vith
perfect composure. The captain cor
rec!sd the walter. The unri1e fruit was
removed from my bill. 1t waszt q
bit OF trouble. | didn't even raise my
roice. But there was no mistake about
what ! meant.
Since then walters have had 20 ter
rors FOR ne. When l don't get the
trea -nlent | ought to have l cali the
captain. or the bead waiter, and ask
what IS the matter He does the rest
And tip regularly. but not lavish1y."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Warmth Not In Surface.


The Britisher 10 Just as warn
hearted and kindly and friendly az We
are" writes Herbert Corey In Every.
body's, but he must be operated on
with . full lit Of tools before one finds
It cut
mot long ago l was riding With c
young cncer on the British front He
had just heard that his favOrits brofh.
er-in-law was located In some unknown
village near b..
"He was quite bucked M about ~
| am sure he said bucked up-becauss
this was . real brother-in-law. He N.
ealed me- with stnriea o6 TIE brothes.
in1aws youth. He met friends ana
asked where the beloved broth&r.sn-law
might b. found By and " " m
ee4u0 IT, 1ssenseln-lAv, seand1ne
knssdseD q NH - Z ,particulat4y p.
onoys6 yllla6A This = prsedsetv W.
~ ealla6 - 80 otAse3
1a1ey - 1D1lng ~ -. ~
~ p1G lmfs ~ O. 49,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24

The terri lie French revolution
brought mdny women as Well as men
into prominence, some for their genius,
some for their crimes and some for
their nlisfertuUr among the num-
her was MFae t2Aen1, wife of IA
nous adhere-r - The revolution, who
was guilloti1e1 November 8, 1893. Az
size passed 10 To- scaffold. she gazed
at Il gga1ft'c ste tue of Liberty erected
near it ard exclaimed. 20 Liberty
how many crimes are committed In thy
name" Nine Roland was not only
good bat beautiful woman, and
the guillotIne took the life of one who
was, perhaps, the most remarkable
woman of the french revolution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
The "Wind.Monfhn

November was styled By the ancient
Saxons as windmonth, from the gales
which are so prevaient at this season
# the year, and which. made them
each their boats and cease almost en-
tireIy from maritime soperetions. It
bore also the name Of the bloody
month. from the circumstance Of its
being customary to slaughter great
numbers Of cattle, to be sailed for the
winter. November Is the eleventh
month Of the year, although its name
would indicate that it was the ninth
month. This is accounted for BY the
change from the old calendar, which,
began in March and not in Janaary,
as our present calendar does
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-24
Gigantic Punch 9owi

The largest punch bowl ever used
was at party given at Alicant by Ad-
mfral Edward Russell In 1904. when a
marble fountain was converted for the
occasion into a punch bowl The in.
gradients used In brewing the punch
included four hogsheads of brandy
me pipe" of Malaga wine. 20 gallons
T lime juice. $500 lemons. LOO
,ounds of white sugar FIVE pounds o.
:rated nutmeg. 300 toasted biscuits an,
ight hogsheads of wuter. boy In >.
'oat filed the cups of the 5000 per
>ons who partook of the contents Of
he mighty punch bowl.