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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Skin BAROMETER OF HEAL tn
Cuticie Affords Outward and Visible
Sign of Internal Physical
Cleanliness.

A lovely skin, aside from being the
subject for poetic raptures is sensi-
tive barometer of your health. says
Elizabeth Arden In Arts and Decora-
tons. It is the outward and visible
sign of an inward and physical clean
illness. Its smoothness is symptom
of a good digestion and the absence Of
fevered disturbance. Its clarity 10
proof Of the correct balance Of diet.
Its pinkness registers the swift dance
OF blood through the tissues.
The body is like an exquisitely
tuned engine. Your food Is the fuel.
The air you breathe is the draught
that quickens the fire into life. II
you have been q suburbanite without
a faithful furnace man, you have bat
tied to keep fire Pickering, perhaps.
You know that there II coal that
burns with an even hot flame and
leaves a fine ash, without fuss or
waste. And there In other coal. that
burns stubbornly and only partially
and leaves great clinkers to clog the
channels of the FIRE.
Now food is like that, too. Simple
foods are digested and assimilated
thoroughly. Rich foods, hearty mix
lures Of foods, leave clinkers to clog
the system. Meats, pastries, thickened
sauces, these foods do not burn as
perfectly as fresh vegetables, cereals
whnIa whoat hroadS and fruftS Van
must eat wisely for beauty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Colors for Mournina Vary.

The colors used as badges of mourn
ing vary In different countries. In this
country. as In Europe. the ordinary
color for mourning Is black. In China.
as with the ancient Spartan and
Roman woman, 1t is white; in Turkey
it is blue or violet; in Egypt, yellow ;
in Ethiopia, gray.
Some have attempted to trace the
associations which caused the adop-
ton of the various colors to natural
causes. Thus black, which is the pri.
walton of light, is supposed very APP
propriately TO denote the privation OF
life; yellow is the color Of leaves when
they fall and signifies that death Is the
end Of all human hopes.
In the East, to cut the hair was con-
sidered sign of bereavement; among
the Romans, on the contrary, Il was
deemed a mark of sorrow to let 1t
grow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
GREAT TEACHER OF VERAclTY
Socrates, Originating Genius Of Com
mon Sense, an Influence In Anglo
Saxon Civilization.

At the dawn of modern history
stands the figure of an old stone-cut-
ter; attractive and quaint, likeable and
eccentric, but wholly unimpressive ;
the last man in the world a sculptor
would take for any aspect Of human
glory.
No picturesque dust Of the wilder
ness stains his shabby garment; no
prophetic fire burns in his rather ludi-
crous eyes. On the contrary, he Is a
playful, a whimsical, waggish, an
ironical person; in form, comic and
clownish, so that he is likened by one
of his friends to a cottage loaf; In
nature, nearer akin to Bunyan, Samuel
Johnson, Sir Thomas Browne, or even
Charles Lamb, than to John the Bap.
fist, Mohammed, Luther, Robespierre
or any other firebrand of history.
Such was Socrates, the originating
genius Of common sense. the great
teacher of moral and intellectual YER
acity, one of the profoundest infiu'
ences In our Anglo-Saxon civilization
"A Gentleman With a Duster, In
Seven Ages"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
LOAD FoS D0B3lN TO Pull
Horse snouic Draw Three Times his
Own Weight, Judgment Of
Humane Association

A man appeared before the magis
tfate At the Tower Bridge Police court
eharaea 9ith cruelty to horse b.
~. ~ Ii ,sraw TOO heavy load, and
Ills -san arose as 60 what was the
proper bad for aorss.
The loyal Society FOR tie Proven
ton ofs cruelty to Animals have en-
deavored TO establish q rule that q
horse shoeld not be required TO draw
mere thap three times Its own weight,
but erS who knows anything
Of d. J, load seems ex-
f.eessNe- at horse weigh
ne made DO poll
nearly ! "a sna aalE
While d 5 ould not be at all ~
excessive cad on a well-paved, isvei
read 4 onld be fearful task fos
an nor = b e asked to pull such q
Feeat ga billy country rOao
Sass Ies era 1 =.
ma ts, -.. give 1t as theil
opinion lhat q 90 non farm horse Ia
oHl5 eqla' to Il load OF LOO weight
wine pow -ful dray or cart horse
ean pun IA ton
Tor rs ~ e. he horse is an Ell
cslle1t paller, an IAN beat almost any
otber anilli,l except :. mule. The ele-
pnsnt, for instance, finds load oi
21z tons about ell that 1t can manage
although thai Gay not be more than
a half of its body weight. On the
other hand, it is a very exceptional
horse thar can travel more than &
miles without a rest and feed, but
The eie a.hant. aid also the camel, car
exceed tf distance considerably.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
CROPS FOR SPRING PLANTING
Rhubarb and Asparagus Do Better II
Planted Early In Season
Rich Soil Needed.

Rhubarb and asparagus may be
planted in the fall, but most gardeners
prefer spring planting in the North.
Fall planting will give good results In
the South where the roots are not In
1ured by frost. Both these plants
thrive best in very rich sandy loan
but viii give good results In any soil
that is not wet and Is well filled with
humus. Rhubarb roots containing one
or two eyes are set about three inches
deep In rows four feet apart and from
two to four feet apart In the row, de
pending on the richness Of the soil and
variety. Pinnaeus and Victoria are
popular varieties. Give frequent shall.
low cultivation during the growing sea-
son. Remove seed stalks when they
appear. Asparagus needs much the
same treatment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
FEW WALK IN STRAIGHT LINE
Physical imperfsctiens Cause Psdss-
TRANS 70 Take a zlgxas ceurss
In Their Journsyinea.

How do you walkf Do you proceed
In a straight line or xigxag from side
to side?
II you watch a number Of pedeS
TRANS you win find that nine out Of
ten bear to the right. return to their
proper course, and then start swervinR
to the right again.
This In because our right leg is
more fully developed and stronge.
than our left. A left-handed person
usually sweryes to the left In walk
ing, for IN his case the left aide II the
more powerful.
II q man is slightly deaf In his leu
ear he win swerve to the left. II Ais
other ear n affected he win 80 In the
opposite direction. This is because
the deaf stcop slightly ca the side GA
which they can hear least.
Short-sightsd people win swsrvs 70
the side on which they have tAelr
worst eye. Even people who are Per
feetly well physically and whose bodies
are evenly developed xigxag Ia their
walk. This 10 because their thoughts
wander and their legs have net sui.
acisnt guidance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Too Rusy 70 Oct un.

Pleasant dreams have q feeling q
dissatisfaction with cold, everyday
facts. The contrast between the 70
nance Of unfettered Imagination and
the world a. It Ia frequently proves
distressing, remarks the Portland Ore
yonisn.
Two young bank clerks room togeth.
er. One Of them awoke and began
preparing for the day, but hesitated ss
arouse the other-hs slept with such
Q pleasant smile. Finally the ordeal
could not be postponed any longer and
the sleeper was subjected to q rude
series Of shakes..
'G'way. can't get mp yet. I must
60 back to sleep" was the drowsy pro
test.
-But it's tomorrow morning, we got
70 be at work in half an hour"
"You go-leaye me alone! I'm b.
cycle riding with q pretty girl and
she u just giving me her address, 80
can call. And I lost my hat and
have % 20 back to slesr and ind ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
WAR IN IRREGULAR MANNER
ouerriIlas Have Never Been Reeoe
mixed AZ Part of the Armed
Forces in a Controversy.

The term guerrilla Is applied to
armed bands who, on the occasion Of
foreign invasion or civil war, carry on
an irregular warfare on their own
account. This class of fighters belongs
particularly to Spain, where from 1903
to 1914 they were Systematically or
ganized against the French. WHOSE
operations they very seriously en-
barrassed. The country itself also
suffered from them. Many Of them,
particularly Mina's band, Joined Well
ington, and, after having undergone q
course Of discipline, rendered signal
service as regular troops. On the
conclusion Of peace large numbers
were organized into robber bands. In
most Of the civil wars Of Spain since
1890, guerrilla warfare, especially In
the Basque provinces, played promi-
nent part. In the Civil war Of the
United States, bands of guerrillas COM
mitted depredations on both Federals
and Confederates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
The Metric System.

The metric system is proceeding
slowly as regards It's adoption in Eng
disappearing countries. One sugges-
ton which was made at q luncheon
given in New York on May by the
Metric association was that the con-
duct Of international trade is at pres
ent hampered and confused by the
circumstance that the content Of the
British gallon Is greater than that Of
the American gallon. The recon-
mendation was made that both gov.
ernments should abandon their stand
ards and adopt in their place the liter
as the common unit Of capacity
Scientific American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Playing the Game.

In q certain New England village
where the Sunday church attendance
was small lived a young widow who
had taken quite fancy to the min
lister. She could see that he also
cared for her, but was evidently too
shy to say anything. One Sunday
evening The congregation was smaller
than usual After the services the
clergyman seid 70 the widow: "Did
you like my sermo1Y
at was beautiful she replied.
81 wish more people would come,
he said.
She saw her chance. $50 do l." she
answered. why, tonight, every time
you said dearly beloved II positive
II blushed. pathfinder
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16

lima Boob got job as porter In q
book store and, during the absence Of
the proprietor and clerks, undertook
to wait on a customer. "This here is
funny place." he said afterward,
"and maybe there amt some dumb
bells floatin' in and out of this store.
A man that looked as If he had some
sense came in this morning and I
walks right up to him as pleasant as
I could. Let me see ''The Spenders,'
he said, and l had a notion to say
somethin' sarcastic-like, but l didn't
says nicely, Gents furnishing goods
next door, and he busted right out
latin in my face. The idea Of looking
for 'spenders in a book shop"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
II WAS bCCoR0IRG TO HoYLE
sponslhle for notwithstanding OF
Game Of Whist.

II was an agreeable spectacle to wit
ness Edmund HOyle (the master Of
whist. whose code of etiquette for the
game has been accepted for six genera
tions) drive up to the Three Pigeons
tavern at noon In his white hackney
coach with his emblem-the Ace Of
Hearts-blazoned on the panel. Eeyls
was "a man of very speechless humor,'
who was lured into the study of whist
because it was silent game, says
Christopher Morley in 1.-THE Power Of
Sympathy"
Originally the game was called
''whisk it was Mr.. Hoyle who, by his
continual utterance of the imperative
and hushing monosyllable whist wher
gaming with those whose tongues were
apt to wag irrelevantly. caused the d.
version. II first only in sport, and ther
In genuine interest, TO be rechriste1ed
The mornings he spent in tutoring
wealthy ladies in the rudiments of the
fashionable game, this being the chief
source of his income. He was very
particular. moreover, as to the stand
ing and rank of his pupils; he was
much In demand and could afford to
take only such students as satisfied
his fastidious taste for youth and
beauty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
GRIZZLIES FAMOUS IN HHfnNy
Garment, Still In Favor, Made Vital
Distinction Of Caste In oldsn
Times.

The history of the girdle, says the
Westminster Gazette, is the history Of
civilization, and though, more than
| most of the little matters of mode, 1t
| has known very happily how to com
bine utility and the decorative, yet Its
third and most interesting phase of all
has lain in it's symbolism. 1t has even
formed a bond between woman and
goddess, and II Helen of Troy would
have been, metaphorically speaking, in
sore plight if she had had no girdle un-
der which to tuck her skirts when she
| fed with Paris, how many devotees
| would Venus have lacked If she had
had no magic girdle to inspire love and
charm hearts, so that even great Juno
herself, when she wanted very special
ly to please her husband, had to kneel
very humbly to borrow 1t.
| In Rome q man without a girdle
stamped himself thereby as lazy,
good-for-nothing fellow, while It was
the girdle which made vital distinc-
| hon between matron and maid. Roman
girls wore girdles of white wool, curl
ously knotted, as emblem Of their girl
hood, and the unknotting of the brides
girdle by the bridegroom was an Inn
portant part of the marriage ceremony.
Bernhard, who did nothing by
halves, wore no fewer than eight
girdles when she played the part of
Theodore. II have just maddened my
self thinking how eight girdles could
be worn," wrote Burne-Jones. ut
wouldn't be fair to call necklace a
girdle, or garter. Eight girdles-
however do they come? But / have
the greatest confidence in her. dream
of those eight girdles around that twig
I of the Oriental Willow"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Grafton In Crimson GuIch.

you placed a pitcher on the table"
whispered Senator Sorghum, ito the
chairman of the reception committee
'but notice you didn't put any water
In it."
II hurried around to give you a tip
about that" said Judge Cactus Joe
(the title having been conferred on
him by popular consent for the pur-
pose of this occasion). I left the wa
ter out cause II 'ud only be in your
own way. See that Teller over there
with eyebrows as big as his mus
tache?"
ayes"
"That's Tarantuia Tim. He makes
a specially of breakin' up meetin's
That pitcher amt for you to drink out
of. It's for you to throw as straight as
you know how the minute you see Tim
shown sign of gettin' restless"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
SINGING SHOULD COME FIRST
Famous English Musician Gives Al
vice a. t. Musical Edueatlea
Of the Child.

Italicized In an article by Sir Dan
Godfrey Is this sentence: mo child
should be given piano lessons until II
has sung for some years In order to
develop Its musical instinct" he
points out that perfection In lispinS
baby songs is attained very early In
life. and this power brings contact
with beauty before drawing 10 devel-
oped or color appreciated. Singing In
such d personal art that II lends II.
self to the development Of the indi
vidual Al nothing else does. The Joy
which q child gets In reproducing
beautiful melodies Is like no other ex-
perience In life. Piano playing re
Quires 90 much attention that the little
performer often hears very little OF
the music. The capacity Of children
for memorizing and performing suit
able music Is very great, and few. IN
proportion, have no ear for music
Generally speaking. they are better
performers than listeners, except
when listening to music they know.
School without music would be
dreadful place, for, apart from its
educational vafue, good music pro
udes bond Of sympathy between
teacher and pupil. m this short article
Sir Dan Godfrey has given lead to
parents. on the right lines. He wants
vhildren's ears to be trained their
taste awakened, their listening pow.
ers developed. and their love Of the
beautiful cultivated through nns1eaa
stsdyt-Montreal Family Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Poor Shot.

When Mark Twain was running his
country newspaper, he was deluged
with all sorts of contributions that
would have hurried anyone less than a
humorist, to an early grave. One day
he received a poetic effusion all tied
up with pink ribbon and entitled Il
Wonder If He'll Miss Me?''
When Mark Twain had recovered his
composure sufficiently to mail back the
poem he did so, with this note at
tached: "If he does he ought never to
be trusted with firearms again"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16

do you sell many of these expensive
clocks?' asked visitor at jewelers..
1--WE certainly do" said the sales
man. 1.-THE other day man came In
from Oklahoma. They had struck oil
on his ranch and he was building him.
self 20-room house. He bought 10
clocks. He said he wanted one In
every room except the bath. He omit
ted the bath, because, he said, he
didn't care how much time he fooled
away Saturday night"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
MAKING USE OF cURRYcoMB
eest-Llked Grooming Tool for Lazy
Man-Never Use II on AMI.
maI's Head or Legs.

The use of the currycomb % very
much abused. because It Is the best.
liked grooming tool for the lazy man,
as it makes possible a quick grooming
1t should not be used much upon the
animals body, and never upon the head
or upon the legs. except for dirt that
cannot be brushed off. It's greatest
use Is for cleaning the body brush. II
does enable much quicker grooming
where 1t is employed for the entire
body. and in some thick. heavy-coated,
thick.skinned horses It may do no par
ss>--A--. &C.,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Misplaced Assistance.

At oneiof the golf clubs young lady
who is very popular with the caddies
arranged a match with an elderly
woman who fiatters herself that she
can play. The young lady, an excel
lent golfer, wished to keep from win
ming, for social reasons, but her OPP
ponent was in her worst form, and it
seemed impossible to keep from win
ming. Finally she whispered to her
caddy that she wanted to lose.
"Ah, MISS" he said, II didn't know
that. Here I've been stamping on her
ball every time it got in the long
grass."-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Ne Uthst way ovs.

A banker many OF whose csfsaea Ama
suffered from the dsdaticn pus sxeaa
reliancs In certain tale ~ q esinch-
Ing argument to crippled arms. nw~s
about man who was telling ~ son
bedtime story about an ailiesssr. n
was creeping mp behind turtle, with
It's mouth, wide open. YlnSily @ was
within reach, bat just % its great
jaws were swapping SHUT. the tsrtls
made q spring, ran mp = tree. and es-
capped why. father" said the boy.
how could turtle climb q treefs
by gosh" replied the fathsr. 'na
had to-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16

AE-~0- lot! lHQulISu tut bdINdStlC
boarder. Don't you know
that you will start US all figuring out
things that we have to be thankful
for when you make remark like that,
and II will be an awful bore?"
There's one thing" announced the
timld boarder in a still, small voice
from away down at the obscure end
IF the table There's one thing" he
repeated after clearing his throat.
And what is itT' asked the polite
5oarder, recklessly.
1.-THE thing for us to be thankful fo!
at Thanksgiving is that 1t is so Eeai
Christmas"
ooh. yes!'' cried the pretty teacher
enthusiastically.
YES" continued the timid boArder
greatly encouraged, 80 near Christ
mas, and yet not too near"
THAT gives us two things b Be
thankful for" commented the maths-
NAUTICAL boarder, counting on his TN
gers. First, that Thanksgiving b -
near Christmas; second, that Taaa&
giving is so far from Christmas"
I'm thankful that it doesn't come
near the Fourth of july" declared the
fat and saucy boarder. 1.-The arrange
nlent of our holidays throughout the
year is exactly right. We have one
egg-eating holiday per annum-name
ly, Easter-which comes in the spring
We have one holiday devoted to TIE
eating of fried chicken and ice crea;
Thanksgiving holiday in the fall
sacred to turkey and pumpkin pie, al
Christmas to plum pudding and mine
pie"
zone festival sacred to new hats
and flowers" burst out the poetic
boarder, zone devoted to speeches, pa
triotism and picnics, one for family
reunions, and one for the giving of
presents"
"As I said before" resumed the
timid boarder, Thanksgiving Is just
the right distance from Christmas.
We can say to ourselves: we can't
get turkey or a new suit Of clothes
or a new house or a new automobile
this Thanksgiving, but Christmas will
soon be here, and then wen have ev.
erythingl Well have more money
at Christmas time than we have now.
and things will be easier generally.
The boss and the bachelor millionaire
that we were so kind to will probably
send us a check. Everybody looseRs
up at Christmas time II ever.
$50 we can be thankful at Thanks
giving time that we are so near a
good feed and the season when people
are apt to come across, thus enabling
US to loosen up and come across a
little ourselves maybe"
Which message of good cheer bright
ened up all the faces around the table,
even causing the boarder In arrears to
Smile slightly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Microbes Hard to Destroy.

Though some microbes are very
tough and can stand great extremes of
heat and cold. the majority Of them
are easily killed II the right methods
are used. But what puzzled scientists
for many years wac that KILLED" mi.
crobes seemed able to come to life
ngain. You could kill them as dead as
door nails, but in very short space
Of time they would appear In swarms
and as lively as crickets. Then q
discovery was made. II was found
that many microbes bred By means Of
seeds or spores, which are almost n
daaksurAshiA eauA In ara
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
The Horses Speed Limit.

Before our agrarian population had
taken so enthusiastically to the auto
mobile, two farmers drove into town
In an old spring wagon pulled by 9
very bony nag. The little burg had
been incorporated, and among the EVIL
dences Of this was a brand-new sign
at the town line: Speed limit-1(
miles an hour" Observing this, the
driver began whipping up his steet
vigorously.
"What's yo hurryT demanded hill
companion In mild establishment.
"See that signT returned the other
But / dunno if can make II or not.
-Eyerybody's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16

An English newspaper Is printing
choice bits of broken English as over
heard by Its readers. Two examples
follow, which are considered the most
amusing: A coffee room waiter who
said he was Swiss, replying to a
guest ordering breakfast:
Tongue iss no more, schickken
never vosl How you like your eggs
VOLT, tight or loser
The other concerns an enraged
Portuguese who turned upon his CD
ponent and spat out:
"If I did know re English for re
box, would blow your nose, by damn,
! am
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Memory Of Lower Animals.

Elephants and apes have often sur
prised their keepers by the strength
of their memory. 1t is saying among
trainers TINT elephants and tigers
never forget an Injury: that they may
retalisse even Years afterward.
That the shark has a memory has
been proved many times. not only by
bis dissection Of the shark-hunters'
schemes but By his attention to certain
1hips AVN which - his recsfEed -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16
Professional opinlon

Kathie, who's fluffy and blonde and
demure, was having little trouble
with her eyes. It CHANGED that the
specialist to whom she went was
young and handsome. Kathie weat
every day fer a week. Then the
young man began calling at her home.
One evening dad finally detached
himself from the Wild West stories
long enough to make an inquiry.
swell, well. Kathie. what does the
doctor say about Your eyes"
"Oh. he says they are beautiful. -
New Y0xk Sun and Globe