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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-19

CHICKENS.-Will buy or sell in any
quantity. Write c. Hare, Absecon. or
call phone 246.
FOR SALE.-An Oil Gas Burner, to fit
any stove or furnace, cheaper and bet
ter than coal, no clinkers or ashes to
carry. Call and see it work. A. Davis
23S n. New Road above Adams Avenue
VIOLIN AND MANDOLIN INSTRUC-
TION.-Class or private. VIII call il
desired. Guaranteed success to an api
scholar. r. L. Barnes, Oneida and Bel
mont Ayes, Oakhurst, Pleasantville.
Box 525.
WHO DOES YOUR PAPERHANGING?-
Hudson. 125 y. Main street. Phone
545-M.
Z. J. HUGHES EXPRESS.-Daily trips
133-W. 81S Doughty Road, Pleasant
vile. Office: PIP Atlantic Ave. Allan
tic City. phone Marine 3671-R.
WE BUY Anything you nave to sell fo'
a h. Both phones. Drop postal.
Moore's, 221S Atlantic Ave-, Atlantic
City. Established 1896.
WANTED, A CHEAP FARM am look
ing for a cheap farm, ranging In price
from $500 to $500, do not object going
back a ways il a bargain. Send par
ticulars to Lock Box 437. Egg Harbor
city, n. J.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-19

MULTIGRAPH LETTERS, $500 a thous-
and. Samples On request. f. Leroy
Howe, 500 Eighth Street, Ocean City,
n. j. 80
WANTED. = Cheap set 1-horse express
harness. Charles Reinheimer, Linwood,
Red Rambler Farm. p96
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-22
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Long and Short Liues
in Scheme of Nature

One Of the most wonderful things in
Nature IS the manner in which things
are balanced up. The long-lived things
propagate their species slowly; the
short-lived, rapidly. For instance, ele-
plants, whales, tortoises and carp
have been credited with lives of any
thing from four hundred years down
ward. And at the other end of the
scale we find insects which have a
life of hours only. Many theories
have been put forward to account for
these remarkable distinctions, but the
one now most commonly accepted is
that the slower the creature is in
reaching full maturity and the less
its powers of reproduction, the great
er will be its average longevity or
length of natural life. Natures object
in such an arrangement is fairly plain
even to our limited human intelli-
gence. For If such creatures as
locusts, breeding with Incredible rapid
ity, had themselves a life of centuries,
the world would be within a little
while impossible for other existence.
And the same result would occur did
an elephant with life of perhaps a
couple of hundred years, breed like
locust. In some way, which as yet We
may not fully understand, the princi-
ance of power in our world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Personal Efficiency

Fix firmly in your mind what
you would like TO do, and, then
without violence of direction you
will move straight to the goal.
Keep your mind on the great and
splendid things you like to do
and then as the DAYS go gliding
by. YOU will find yourself I'M
consciously Selling upon the op-
portunities that are required for
the fuIflment OF your desire
Picture in your mind the able
earnest, useful person You desire
to be, and the thought you hold
will be hourly transforming you
into that particular individual.
To think rightly is to create. We
become like that on which our
hearts are fixed, The sweet
smile, the subdued speech, the
hopdful mind are earth's most
potent conquerors, and lie who
cultiyates them becomes very
master among men. Yesterdays
successes belong to yesterday
with all yesterdays defeats and
sorrows. The day is here. The
time is now!
Ebert Hubbard,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Explorers Ruling Passion

When Columbus landed for the first
time in the New world he found the
Indians, who greeted him "a very poor
people," His friend, Las Casas, who
wrote the abstract of the Journal of
the First Voyage to America, gives
the admira's own account of his In
terview with the natives as follows:
81 was very attentive to them and
strove TO learn if they had any gold.
Seeing some of them with little bits
of this metal hanging at their noses, /
gathered from them by signs that by
going southwark or steering around
the island in that direction there
would be found king who possessed
large vessels of gold and in great
quantities" The first thought, even of
the man who had just discovered
new world. was of gold Youths
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
POULTRY
FATS
CAUSES OF FAILURE
IN CHICKEN GAME

The poultry business Is developing
fast, but great many people are
losing money with poultry. There are
reasons for everything, says D. H.
Hall, extension poultry husbandman,
at Clemson college, who points out
four of the main causes of failure in
the chicken game.
The first cause of failure in rails
ing poultry is starting off on too large
a scale. There are many things for
a beginner to learn about the poultry
business. He should start on a small
scale and gradually grow into the
poultry game until he knows every
angle of 1t. He should go slowly at
first and then increase his business
by degrees.
The second reason why people are
not making money in the poultry
business is the purchasing of poor
stock for breeding and laying pur-
poses. Because some people have
pure bred poultry does not mean that
they always have the very best. The
man that goes into the poultry bust
ness should start out with the best
stock possible.
The third cause of poor results In
raising poultry is the lack of proper
equipment A great many people will
try to raise chickens when they
haven't the equipment to raise them.
Equipment is just as necessary to
have as the poultry itself The equip
ment does not have to be expensive,
but you should have the necessary
things to make the handling of poul-
try easy; for instance a large mash
hopper to hold plenty Of mash, large
water fountain so that water can be
kept before the poultry at all times,
and a good poultry house that is ar
ranged conveniently.
The fourth thing that causes fail
ure Is the lack of care and attention.
If you do not love poultry and if you
are not willing to give it your time
and attention, you cannot expect very
much out Of It. You must like the
business and be willing to spend IA
hours each day in caring for the poul-
try If you expect to make a success
Of it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Reference in Advance

The prospective maid of all work
was stating her terms: Il want SIS a
week paid in advance, and l don't
wash nor scrub floors, nor"
But" began the mistress of the
house feebly.
.Or work after six O'clock" went
on the woman steadily, "and I want
every evening off and fine reference,
and"
"But surely the reference can wait
till you leave u.s." broke in the mis-
tress, nervously.
mo, l want the letter now re-
turned the domestic firmly. 1--WE tried
getting them when I leave, and I've
never got good one yet."-Minne-
apolis Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Bathing by No Means
a Universal Custom

In Japan we would learn what the
Japanese idea of cleanliness is. In
this quaint country of beautiful sun
sets and colorful costumes people
battle twice daily. And there is no
question that many of them have no
convenient bathroom as we do. In
China the family has a large stove
which is used for a bed at night so
they can keep warm.
Between this picturesque empire
and India, separated by miles and
miles of lonely country and ocean, q
great change of customs would be
seen. In these out-of-the-way places
we find people living in mere novels.
They enjoy no running water systems
and other conveniences as the most
segregated parts Of our country enjoy.
In India, where plaques continually
cause the death of thousands of fam
lilies, you will find towns that have no
water and sewerage systems. You
can see the Indian women balancing
on their heads huge Jars which they
have filed with water drawn from the
town well or the sluggish and muddy
river.
From Calcutta to Bagdad, thence to
Constantinople, you will see that bath
ing is considered only for the white
man and the native aristocracy. On
the deserts of Arabia, where water
is necessarily used only for drinking,
the desire to keep clean is accom-
plished in a rather trough" manner.
Instead Of using water for the bath
the Arab vigorously rubs himself with
the sand of the desert.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Diphtheria Prevention
Is Showing Results

L
In the counties which haye
done intensive work for dipl-
liberia prevention there are few
cases of disease.
Richmond, Va, Dec. -
Records at the Office of the State
Board of Health show that rural
Virginia is suffering less from
diphtheria this year than at any
time in the past and the evil
deuce is afforded from many
counties that this result may
largely be attributed to the more
general use of toxin-antitoxin.
For example, in former years
there was a great deal of diph-
iberia in the Eastern Shore
counties. Accomac aud North
ampton. During 1924. both of
these equities taken together,
had less diphtleria than Chin
colleague Island. in Accomac
county, alone had ia almost any
Year prior to 1923 when a genera
clinic was held there. For the
year to date. Chincoteague
Island has had but one case.
Another illustration is afforded
by the contrast between Augusta
county and its neighbors, north
and south. In Augusta work
against diphtlleria is steadily
carried on. and the dipltheria
rate there is very low. 1t isl
lesseuing every year. To the
contrary, the rate in Rocking
ham, 10 the north, is very con-
siderably higher aud the same
is true of Rockbridge. to the
soutlI-all three of these are
valley counties with similar liv-
ing conditions and almost identi-
cal populations, so far as racial
characteristics are concerned.
Still another lesson is afforded
by Loudoun County, where anti
toxin clinics and private admins
tration of the vaccine have been
extensive. There have been mol
more cases of the disease thisI
year III the county than there
were deaths from diphtheria in /
auv one year prior to 1922, when |
the auti-toxin campaign started.
Example after example isl
Altered by the records of the
State Board of Health and
during 1925 counties that have
not undertaken this work will be |
urged to start it in earnest. Thel
immunity conferred by the toxin
antitoxin does not take effect
Immediately, so the State Health
Commissioned advises the ad.
ministration of the vaccine as
long as possible before tie diph-
liberia season, which usually
starts toward its peak i'll the fall
months.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Failures Caused by
Lack of Initiative

One of the greatest improvements
of the automobile is the self-starter,
now found on all but the cheapest
kinds of cars, which need to be
cranked by hand.
The device suggests the reflection
that very large proportion of the hui
man family require something of like
nature
They lack initiative, voluntary eff
fort; they need cranking in the form
of orders or directions before doing
anything worth while
The men and women who succeed
best in life and get the most out of it
are of the self-starter type. They
don't wait to be told or advised what
to undertake, but proceed of their ovu
accord to do things
The great inventors, such as Edison,
are all of this sort, says the Sacra-
mento Bee. They are originators, not
mere followers or imitators, and they
rank among the chief benefactors of
the world.
So it is In business, literature, art,
the various industries, and, in fact, all
occupations. Success in each is de-
pendent chiefly upon originality or in
itiative.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Primitive Customs in
Cornish Fishing Totun

place where grown men play mar
bles with the Zest of sehoolboys and
where cats catch live fish among the
rock pools when the tide is out. Such
place does exist, and In the quaint
old fishing town of st. Ives, in far
away Cornwall. these things may be
seen.
In the cool Of the evening, along the
broad road bordering the sheltered
harbor, numerous groups Of hardy fish
ermen, with sea and sun-tanned COM
plexions, play marbles for hours at a
time, surrounded by many interested
onlookers, remarks London Tit-Bits.
GriZzled old mariners, many of
whom preserve the old Cornish custom
of wearing small gold earrings, pace
the quayside in parties of three and
four, following the walk four steps
and turn" which is all they are able
to do on the clear space on the decks
Of their luggers.
There is a legend about the cats of
st. Ives, but there was surely never
another fishing town with so many
cats. Each morning, when the nights
catches of mackerel, dogfish and skate
are brought ashore, the fish are
cleaned on tables placed near the
waters edge and scores of cats have
glorious feed on the offal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
infected Rabbits Spread Disease

Sickness hitherto unknown IN
Virginia occurs in Richmond
neis hborlIood, Serious i'll other
parts of country.
Richmond, Va, Dec. l3-About
tue middle of November a cat
dragged a dead rabbit into the
yard of family living on the
outskirts of Richmond. The
mother. thinking that the cat
had just killed the rodent, clean
ed it for the family meal. Eight
days later she became i'll and
summoned local physician, DR.
T. 5. Shelton, WHO. learned that
his patient had been suffering
from an infected finger and, al
though it was the first case of
the sort ever noted in Virginia,
diagnosed the trouble as
tularemia. The Hygienic Lab.
oratory in Washington has con-
| firmed DIR. Shelton's diagnosis.
In the west. where jack rabbits
are numerous, there have been a
large number of cases of this
disease. As observed in Utah,
the disease appears to be gen.
orally carried by the bloodsuck-
ing horsefiy aud. since the
sickness lasts from three to six
weeks with a long period of con-
valescence, it has proved to be a
great handicap to farmers dur
ing the harvest period.
In other parts of the country,
the disease as in Richmond
seems to have been carried di-
rectly from the sick rabbit to the
human being through the pro-
cess of dressing tile animal for
the table. When carried this
way, the first symptom is usually
an infected finger, some of the
poison or the germ getting di.
rectly into the human body
through a break in the flesh.
The State Board of Health is
giving this information as a
warning. There have been q
number Of cases Of tularemia ii
Washington. D. G., ard a Iew
cases have been reported from
7 ~nue ssee I; but otherwise tlle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
The Unity of Nature

Nature can only be conceived as
existing to a universal and not par
ticular end; to a universe of ends, and
not to one-a work of ecstasy to be
represented by circular movement.
as intention might be signifed by a
straight line of definite length. Each
effect strengthens every other. There
is no revolt in all the kingdoms from
the common veal; no detachment of
an individual. Hence the catholic
character which makes every leaf an
exponent Of the world. When we be-
hold the landscape in poetic spirit,
we do not reckon individuals. Nature
knows neither palm nor oak, but only
vegetable life, which sprouts into for
ests and festoons the globe with a
garland Of grasses and vines
Emerson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Prevent Frosted Combs
by Proper Ventilation

In cold ATTITUDES it is necessary for
poultrymen to guard against frosted
combs. Many people think that the
best thing they can do to prevent
frosted combs is to keep the henhouse
closed as tightly as possible This is
mistake for it is a fact that a moist
atmosphere is much more conducive to
freezing than a colder temperature
when the air is dry, says a writer in
successful Farmer.
The house should be well ventilated,
so that the moisture is quickly carried
away and replaced with fresh air.
Your poultry house should have
enough open space on the south to
equal one-fourth the total floor space,
and if it does not have that much
open space, it will pay you to do
little remodeling This open space
should be covered with muslin. For
this purpose a medium grade Is best,
one that will prevent wind from blow
ing through, and still permit a slow
circulation Of air.
The back of the poultry house will
naturally be the warmest and best
protected, so it will be wise to have
the droppings boards and roosts at the
back of the building.
Another important thing to remem-
Der during cold weather is to keep the
fowls busy. If you go to the poultry
house very early in the morning, you
will see that the birds get off the
roosts and stand around on the floor.
If there is scratch feed scattered in
the litter, they will go to picking just
as soon as 1t is light enough, thus
starting the blood in rapid circulation
and lessening the danger of frozen
combs.
If you allow the fowls to drink ice
water on a frosty morning, it will not
only lower the egg production but the
males are likely to freeze their
WattleS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19

ca stern parts of the country APP
pear to have escaped. 1t is ex'
tremely unlikely that this Ricli-
nond case will be the only one in
Virginia and. since there is no
recognized method of combat
ting the disease in a preventive
way, the health authorities are
advising those who clean and
dress rabbits that they should be
very careful not to do such work
while there are breaks in the
skin On the hand or better still to
wear rubber gloves while doing
that short of work. None OF the
eastern cases so far reported have
been traced to the bites of i'm
SectS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
UNIQUE British Island

Most of Britain's islands have their
story, which is sometimes unique.
The most striking instance, perhaps,
Is Sunk island, in the Humber-a HIT
tie world that has the peculiar distinc-
ton of being the youngest bit of
Britain.
1t is, in point of age, mere bant-
ling, having been formed il .,ompara-
lively recent times of land carried
away by the sea from the northeast
coast. This land was swept down TO
Spurn head and then up the Humber,
where 1t lodged and in time formed
an island. The process is still going
on, and as result the island continues
to grow. The public is enriched with
out knowing 1t; for this curious for
nation is the property of the Crown.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
RnrrIinson Was PeeDed

A number of good stories center
around General Lord Rawlinson, who
for 40 years was connected with the
British army in India. The general
was brought prominently before the
British public eye by being home on
furlough. While he was in command
of column during the South African
war, Lord Rawlinson was constantly
sending In demands for photographs,
with no result. AT last when drawing
near Kroonstadt, in what was then
the Orange River colony, he signaled
again to ask whether his photographs
had arrived. Oflicialdom, however, was
rampant, and wanted to know What
do you want them for?" Back went
the reply with caustic brevity, ITO fry
kidneys on, of counsel"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
Honey Once Main Sweet

II is only within the last few CEN
turtles that sugar has become known.
and within the last generation or so
that refined sugars have become 50
low in price that they may be com
monty used IN the poorest families.
Formerly honey was the principal
sweet, and 1t was one Of the items
sent as pfopitiatory offering By 5a-
cob to bis unrecognized son, the chief
ru1er Of Egypt 5000 years before the
1T s1gnf teanery was built
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
Office of C. C. Skyles, Comr. il
Chancery of the Circuit Court of Shen
andoah County, Va, on the 3rd day oil
December, 1924:
To all lien creditors of Lucy L,
Cooley, decd, and w. L. Golladay,
Gdn. of Harry Cooley, Paul Cooley,
Clyde Cooley and Elma Cooley, Pltffs.
and
Harry Cooley, Paul Cooley, Clyde
Cooley, Elma Cooley, Mary Glen, Geo.
Cooley, Charles Cooley, Mamie Cooley,
Mamie c. Santmiers, Defts.
Take notice that in pursuance to the
Decree of the Circuit Court of Shen-
andoah County. Va, entered in the
above entitled cause on Nov. 18th,
1924, directing one of the Commits.
sioners in Chancery of the Circuit
Court of Shen. County, Va, to execute
the provisions of the foregoing De-
cree, as follows
1. What personal property the said
Lucy r. Cooley died possessed of, its
character and value and what DISPOSE
ton has been made of the same.
2. What real estate the said Lucy
r. Cooley died seized, its quantity
location and value.
8. A settlement of the administra-
ton of the estate OF the said Lucy R.
Cooley.
4. An account of all debts against
the estate of said Lucy R. Cooley ar.
ranged according to their priorities,
if any.
5. What estate, real or personal,
the infant defendants are possessed OF
entitled, and what are their respective
shares or interest therein and where
such real estate is situated and what
is its fee simple and annual value.
6. Whether the interest of the said
infant defendants will be promoted by
the sale of the real estate in the bill
mentioned, or any part thereof, and in
vestment of the proceeds of sale in
other property.
z. Whether the rights of any per.
son will be violated by such sale and
investment.
s. Who would be heirs at law OF
distributes of said infant defendants
if they were dead, and whether such
persons are properly before the court
in this cause.
9. What will be fair compensation
to the counsel out of the proceeds of
the sale for services in instituting and
prosecuting this suit.
10. Any other matters which the
parties in interest require, the same
being pertinent, or which said COM
missioner may deem pertinent,
whether so required or not.
The undersigned Comr. in Chy. will
sit at his office in Woodstock, Va, or
the End day of January, 1925, and on
such other days thereafter as he may
fix at that time, or from day to day,
for the purpose of executing the pro.
visions of the above Decree and re-
porting his findings to the Circuit
Court of Shenandoah County, Va.
Given under my hand this Bird day
of December, 1924.
C. C. STYLES,
Comr. in Chy. c. c. S. C
Dec 5-4w. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-19
English at Home

when l was cycling through Eng
land, writes r. 3. W., II started off
one morning to ride from Clacton to
ST. Osyth. After while I became I'M
certain about the road and meeting a
laborer l inquired. Am | right for st.
OsythT The man looked puzzled and
said he never heard Of any such place.
"A second wayfarer whom l asked
was equally ignorant. Then came a
third. This fellow scratched his head.
but presently look of comprehensive
dawned upon his face 'Ay, to be sure.
| have it now-it's Snosey ye mean ! "
New Haven Register.