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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Haze Yet to Learn
Much About Disease

What Is disease? Everybody knows
that disease involves physical injury
to tissue cells, but what and how?
The truth is, we are really only at
the beginning Of our knowledge Of the
cause Of disease. We must be able
to measure exactly the injury, the VI
tally and the degree Of recovery Of
body cells TO find the answer, writes
Paul 81. De Kruif In the American
Mercury,
Recently a man named Osterhout,
obscure save among biologists, has
made a step toward answering the
question. Working with q common
sea-weed, laminaria, he has begun TO
give exact meanings to the hitherto
vague terms, vitality, injury and re-
coyery. He has found that normal
weeds possess certain resistance to
the passage of an electric current.
that this resistance may be accurate
ly measured, and that it Is always Of
exactly the same order Of magnitude
for the cells Of healthy laminaria. But
take the cells out of their natural en-
vironment in sea water and put them
in solutions of different content and
density, and their resistance to the
esectric current fails at once. The
greater the damage to the cells the
greater the fall.
The coincidence of the fall In re-
sistance with the degree of injury
has enabled Osterhout to construct
equations which predict the exact
amount OF injury that the cells of
laminaria will suffer. He can write
down Just how much and how long
cell can be exposed to damage and
still recover completely. In brief, Os-
terhout measures injury, vitality and
recovery. That is the beginning of
science. That is the real beginning
of the answer to the question: .What
is diseased"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Area lnuoIued in War

OF Europe's approximately 100000
square miles Of territory, seven
eighths was directly involved In. the
World war. For Africa the fraction is
larger, 80 out Of 33 parts having been
in belligerency. Asia. with her 1900
900 square miles, shows twenty-four-
twenty-hfths of her territory involved,
while Australia was completely in the
throes Of war. In North America,
feur-fifths Of an area of nearly TO-
100000 square miles Is occupied by
two of the great countries that were
in the struggle. Only about one-half
Of South America remained nominally
neutral. Therefore Of the 100000
square miles Of the globes area. ex-
elusive of Antarctica, more than AS
100000 square miles belong to the bel
iigerent nations, and the remaining
few millions were more or less az
fected
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Steam-Heated Bird Nest

Steam-heated nests with steam baths
are being used by pair of blue birds
in Yellowstone park, according to re-
ports to the national park service
headquarters at Washington. The
happy couple have, however, avoided
expensive modern plumbing and steam
fittings. They have simply taken over
one of natures big steam plants by
constructing their coy home In the
nearly extinct Excelsior geyser cone.
Every morning they can be seen dart
ing in and out Of the steam.
Plants are also using the geyser as
a natural greenhouse. Wild straw
berries have been found growing not
far from the cone two weeks ahead
OF their usual season.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Famous Vice Presidents

John Adams, who received the sec
ond highest number Of votes, became
vice president In the first and second
administrations. In the same way
Thomas Jefferson was elected vice
president in 1896, when Adams was
elected President, and Aaron Burr
took second place in 1900 when JEFF
ferson was elected President by the
house of representatives. By the
twelfth amendment to the Constitu
ton, effective September "a, 1904, the
electors were instructed to ballot sep
arately for President and vice presi-
dent. George Clinton was the first
man nominated and elected to the
Office Of vice president, being elected
in November, 1904, when Jefferson
was reelected President.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
! Antiquity of Coursing

The most ancient field sport in the
western world is said to be ''coursing."
Rules for its proper conduct date from
the time Of Xenephon. II Great Brit
ain alone were to be considered, then
stter-hunting, nov In full swing
throughout the land, bears the bell.
Under TIN late Norman kings, at any
rate, il Aourished, and as a royal
sport. for charter of Henrysu, dated
1175, appefnted Roger Folio Kings
otterhuntsr, ana Ralph and Geoffry"
held the seace Jointly by letters patent
dated at PUNISHABLE June Z, 1915. John
Gotb "Seageant OF the Otterhounds to
King Chsaes H. was the last royal
official to be appointed for this sum-
mer field sport.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Where Wives Are Boss

What a visiting sea captain calls
che harems" are to be found among
the Marquesas islands Of the South
seas. The bulky, brown Amazonian
women are unspoilt by association
with oriental ideas, and collect half
a dozen husbands or more. The col
lection is done by the simple expedi-
emit of driving the man with bamboo
pole into the harem, thrashing him
well to make him thoroughly under
stand who is in command-and set
ting him TO work on the coconut plan
tation or at the homework. These
conditions only obtain In the islands
that are unvisited by steamships.
The windjammer trader is the only
white man who finds the natives in
their primitive condition
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
On Growing Old

When we become old we want to
get off the streets. We always sym
pathize with the old men who have
no;Iiing to do, who are not wanted
anywhere and who have no place to
go. When we become Old and useless,
We want place of our own to go 10,
a place that is absolutely our own and
which we can manage as we please.
We hope it will be little place where
we can potter around with fruits and
flowers and vegetables and chickens.
and keep busy. We don't want to
give people the opportunity to show
neglect nor idle time in which to see
visions of the grim monster. Old men
who Ioiter about the streets, it seems
TO US, make Observation-Disclosures
Thomas Cat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

Experienced

- zee ye advertise for tailor" be-
mn Scot, applying to a London firm.
"A ladies' tailor. This II a ladies'
tailoring establishment"
aI ken that"
(which is a particular line, my man.
Many a tailor, and good tailor. fal.
terp there, Now have you ever had
any experience at dre&suaakingf
~ but f'xs HOrka6 ttnbn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
TO WEEAT GROWERS

Probably a number of wheat growers
| in Shenandoah County have been
tempted to discontinue the raising OF
wheat because of the small profit and.
in some cases. actual loss from the
production of this crop. However
| this crop fits into the relation SO well
that many farmers continue toraise It
even when, they are sure 1t would
mean a financial loss
One of the ways by which the wheat
crop may be transferred from the
debit to the credit side OF the ledger
lis by using good seed of high yield
ing variety.
The experiment station at Blacks
burg, and the sub-stations in different
parts of the state have been conduct
| ing variety tests and selection work IN
order to determine the highest yielding
varieties for Virginia conditions. AS a
result of this work, there are now
available considerable quantities OF the
varieties which have proven to be
yhigher ielding than those which are
commonly used for seed in this state.
The leading varieties OF wheat
originated by the experiment stations
/ ARE v.P.I. No. 112 and V. P. l. No. III.
The V.P.I.No 131, is bearded wheat,
developed by head selection from the
Fulcaster variety, which is one OF the
highest yielding varities ever tested by
the experiment station. In three
year test the V. P. |. $131 wheat has
outyielded Fulcaster l bushels per
acre. The V. P. l. wheat yielded
bushels more per acre than the
average of the three most widely
grown Virginia wheats.
The V. P. l. No. liz is a smooth
wheat developed from the Poole
variety. and it is given the same rating
among smooth wheat as V. P. |. No.
131 is among bearded wheats.
If all the wheat average in Shenan-
doah County should be seeded to V.
P. /. No. 13l wheat and the increased
would be 2 bushels per acre the in
crease of the wheat crop income i'll
wheat sold at $500 per bushel would
between $50, 900 and $50, 600 annually.
These varieties OF wheat have been
used by several farmers in this county
and they find that the increase of q
bushels per acre over the common
varieties of wheat is q very conser-
vative increase, and in some cases the
increase has been as high as eight
bushels per acre under the same con-
ditions.
Members of the Virginia Crop I'M
provement Association have been
growing these varieties of wheat I'M
der a rigid inspection system in order
to keep them free from disease, weed
seed and varietal mixture. Seed from
crops that have passed the field and
final inspection should be demanded
by those farmers who wish to get the
benefit to be derived from the use of
high yielding seeds.
G. G. DICKERsoN,
Comfy Agent.
q - .la Can1ifi4r
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Origin, of Silk Culture

Although silk culture originated in
China and the very name China finds
its birth in a term meaning silk peo-
ple," the United States looks to Japan
for most of this raw material. Ameri-
can mills are weaving nearly 100000
pounds of raw silk annually, of which
about so per cent comes from jap
anese mulberry orchards, says the De
troit News. The ugly little silk worm
is treated with great respect in the
Orient, for it brings to the far eastern
peoples more than SS00,000,000 from
the United States alone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Timing House Work

Efficiency experts have invaded the
domestic sanctum Of the American
housewife, with the result that the fol-
lowing table has been offered as a
good average: Time required TO make
single bed, three minutes; time re-
CURED to make double bed, five min
utes; time required to clean bedroom.
twenty-five minutes; time required to
clean dining room. forty-fiye minutes;
time required to mop kitchen moor,
twelve minutes; time required to serve
four-course meal, ninety minutes
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
rhe conaressIonaI Record.

The Congressional Record. d printed
Journal Of the daily proceedings Of
congress, has been issued since 17s9.
Up to that time only secret sessions
we're held by the senate, but after that
date all regular sessions were open
to the public and publication was re-
quired except In the case Of Executive
sessions Until 1924 this publication
was known as the annals Of Con-
gress' from 1926 to 1887 as the REG.
lister Of Debates from 1887 to 1874
as the Congressional GIobe.n In the
latter year it became the sCongrcsl
piouzf RecQgdr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

A manufacturer Of motorcar tires
was the guest Of a gathering Of COM
mercial men. and in responding to
toast, he said:
IT have no desire or intention to In
fiict upon you long speech, for It Is
well known In our trade that the
lonxsr the smoke The hlEgsx the ftzs3
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Removal Notice

Having vacated j. +. Ramey's Room
on Court Street, l am temporarily 10.
Gated. INDEPENDENTLY located, work
left at F. S. Bowman's Department
Store, or Arthur Boyer's Variety Store
viii be given prompt attention.
Dec. 1l-tf. B. F. HISEY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

Federal Land Banks, aud
trusts that matter to the
discretion of the Federal
Farm Loan Board"
/ may add to this statement
that the Farm Loan Board was
given discretion to fix interest on
loans to farmers before / entered
Congress, but there has been no
member OF Congress since ! en-.
tered it who has been staunch-
er friend of the Farm Loan
Board, and the farm loan system.
l have voted consistently to give
the Board. ample powers to
borrow and secure money for the
farmers use, and to enable them
to use their discretion in fixing
the rates of interest. / voted
against any proposition to re-
move the tax exempt feature OF
their bonds, and many thousands
of dollars have been loaned to
farmers on easy terms and at low
rates of interest in this District.
| am glad that the farm loan
system is developing into a great
useful agency for the farmers.
Statement 30 "T. w. Harris
on, Slemp and Woodruff
voted for the seed distribut-
ion bill. Meredith, who was
Secretary of agriculture and
intimate friend of Woodrow
Wilson, said any one who
did that was too light
weight to be sent back to
Congress.
In regard to the seed distri-
button by the government, l have
always favored it, although at
tended with considerable cost
and expense to myself. l see no
reason why The Government
should not expend a few thous.
and dollars, even though i'll
might be to the prejudice of the
seed trust. in order to give our
housewives little garden seed
and some choice flower seed.
Statement a. "T. w. Harris
on voted for this child labor
bill that will break up our
homes, ruin our children and
raise the price of wages ire.
mendously. 1t is a central
ization of power directly op-
posed to the doctrine OF
states. rights for which we
fought the war. 1t was first
proposed by a man who de-
MES existence of God. 1t is
up to you Virginians.'
This statement is wholly false,
so far as / am concerned, and so
far as l believe, in regard to any
other person that / know of.
l am utterly opposed. to any
law, state or national. that will
in any way affect the child labor
on the farm or in the home. l
never voted for such a law, and
have no idea of so doing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Not Suited to II

Mrs. Eayhammer-Don't you like
my playing? You know, Music hath
charms to seothe the savage breast"
Her Husband -Mebbe 1t hath. I
spose TIM not savage enough.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
O.. n. Ts,,-keepsrs osas.

Got the ToILKsspsre Goat
A Dutchman riding a little eH
drawn BY a goat was stopped q tns
bridge by the toll-keeper.
II got to pay tollr' said Hans.
Yes: Ave cents TO cross ms
bridge"
After an argument he paid the ton
and went back again. only fhn tlns
he had the goat sitting In the cart ana
h@was drawing II himself Out cme
the tollkespsf. There. you NOV
you've got to pay dve cents.
me nutcAmAn shook bi7 Asaq &c
pointing 10 ~ goat -
ne-ask n Oh. - -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
PHYSICIANS.
nR. WILSON GEARING.

Having decided to locate perma,
nentIy IN Woodstock. ! can be found
or telephoned at my home on Soutn
Main Street. I am now prepared sc
answer all calls during the day OF
night. Thorough laboratory analysis
aod physical examination made IN my
Office. Your patronage will be appre'
eiats1.
July 25-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Shenandoah Valley Loan and
Trust COMPANY

located at Woodstock in the County
OF Shenandoah, State OF Virginia, at
the close of business, Oct. 10Th, 1924,
made to the State Corporation Com
mission.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts l5S, .9S
Bonds, securities, etc., owned
including prem. on same 11,850.00
Banking house and lot 4,007 0S
Other real estate owned 4, 497 0S
Furniture and fixtures ALSO
Other cash items
Cash and due from banks
Due from National Banks 15,79I.S3
Paper currency 1000
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 1900
Gold coin
Silver coin so so
All other items OF resource. viz: 1896
Taxes, ms, ETC.,
paid for borrowers
Total Sl94, 789. O2
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 10000 90
Surplus fund 1000. 90
Undivided profits, less
amount paid for interest,
expenses and taxes 3,703.60
Savings deposits $3.50; IS
Time certificates Of deposit l57, ALPS
Total of ali
deposits
Bills payable, including
certificates of deposit rep
resenting money borrowed 200. 90
Reserved for accrued int.
on certificates OF deposits 1900 90
Reserved for accrued taxes $500
Payment by subscribers
on Liberty Bonds 2eS.4i
All other items of liability, viz:
Partial payments to be credited
when paid in full
Total sle4, 76s.O OF
| 1, E. d. Newman. President, do
solemuly swear that the above Is q
TRUE statement of the financial condi-
Ition of Shenandoah Valley Loan and
Trust Company located at Woodstock
In the County of Shenandoah, State
of Virginia, ut the close of business
on the 10th day of Oct, 1924, to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
e. D. NEWMAN, President.
Correct Attest
F. y PENNYBACKER,
C. N. HOOVER,
w. II. NEWMAN,
Directors.
State OF Virginia. County OF Shen-
andoah, Sworn to and subscribed
before me by e. D. Newman, Pres.
this Goth day OF Oct, 1924.
K. C.GEARy,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Aug. 18th
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

Put your savings in the Saving
Department OF the Shenandoah Val
lev Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va at 3.per cent compound interests
Amounts Of 81. 90 and upwards receiv-
ed. The only savings institution In
,he county for the accumulation OF the
small savings OF laboring men, wo
men, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

Invest yoar money the percen
Certificates of the Shenandoah Valley
Loan & Trust Co., Woodstock, va
Security unquestioned. Interest pay
able seml-annually, and Certificate
rsdeemable any time after six months
on short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
Shenandoah Herald
ADVERTISING RATES

ADVERTISING RATES
Tral silent advertisements vii b
Inserted al SO cents pc 9 o.
n liae eact Insertion. adm
allces at five ce b
isertion.
Qaarterly and Yea D.sp az
advertisements by contract.
Unless the number of insertions is
marked upon the manuscript, ad.
vertisements will be published I'M
til forbidden and charged accord
ingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24
BUSIN ES.S CARDS.
nR. C. C. BEIDLER,

VETERINARY.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Graduate of The United States Col
Iege of Veterinary Surgery has perma.
uently located in Woodstock. Catis
answered day or night.
4-l9 l1-r
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

~ e. PENCE,
Ne
ATTORNEY-AT-L LAW,
Office Lawyers Row."
Practices In Shenandoah and adjoin'
ing counties. Money to loan.
jar. 6, III
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

Statement of the Financial Conditie
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-24

VETERINARY.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
DOISY HOME
French Airman Who Made Paris to Tokio Flight Is Greeted by His Countrymen on Return.

Tokio Flight Is Greeted by His
 Countrymen on Return.
 Marseilles, France, Aug. 21.-Cap- tain Georges Pelletier Doisy, the French airman who early in June suc- cessfully completed a Paris-to-Tokio flight arrived here today on the steamship Borthos, accompanied by his mechanician Resin.
 The arrival of the Borthos has been purposely delayed in order that the aviator's welcome should not be marred by debarking at night. The passengers were held aboard the liner four hours after she reached the dock while the sanitary authorities investi- rated the cause of the illness of a passenger.
 Captain Pelletier Doisy and his mechanician. however, were taken aboard the municipal yacht Miette on which the mayor and other notables had gone out as a welcoming party.
 It was 10 o'clock before the Miette was able to bring the returning air. man from the maritime dock to the quay where the main thoroughfare of Marseilles ends.
 There, his welcome was worthy of returning conquering monarch. While a regimental band played the "Marseillaise" and while the crowds cheered, Madame Flaissieres, wife of the senator-mayor, presented him with a large bouquet of flowers.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
TEMPLE OF HONOR
 CONVENTION HERE
Business Sessions 10 Be Held
 Three Days Next Meek

The annual convention ef the sur Rreme council of the Temple of Hon or and Temperance will be held in this city on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, PhaeniS Temple of HeRoF, No, ls, being host to the visitors, This win he the first time that the supreme council has held its sessions in this city, hut Aes' Britain could hardly be overlooked as both Supreme femnlaF William j, Rawlings and Supreme Recorder John Sloan reside here. Delegates from many states and from Canada are eK' peeted,
 Headquarters for the visiting dele= gates will he at the Bnrritt hotel, The sessions will be held al Odd Fellows hall on Arch street.
 The convention will open Sunday morning at i0i45 o'clock. when Rev c, E, Woodruff of Allendale, N. Jn recorder emeritus. will preach al the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church.
 On Monday council sessions will be held at 10 q. m, and 2 ?, m. The supreme council and visiting members from the temples in this state will be guests at the regular meeting Of Phoenix Temple of Honor in O. U. A. Nj. hall at s o'clock that evening" The degree of fidelity will Do eXem- plliied on several delegates, and re- treatments will be seryd al tho close of the meeting.
 A council session will be held at 10 a. m. on Tuesday morning. Al 1880 D. m. all Templars with their lady friends will meet at Odd Fellows hall and go on a picnic to Keney park where refreshments will be
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
FOOLS THE CANARIES
German Bird Fancier Teaches Them to Sing Like Nightingales By Use of Monograph Records.

Bremerhaven, Germany, Aug, 21.- By use of the photograph records canary birds here have been taught to sing like nightingales, August Mumme, of Bremerhaven, who raises canaries as pastime, begins to drum the song of the nightingale into the ears of the little birds almost the minute they are matched by keeping . record running all day long and often half the night
 When the little singers are six to eight weeks old Mumme placesIthem in a cage near real nightingales and they are not permitted to hear the singing of other birds, Eventually, when the canaries begin to sing they quite naturally follow the notes they have always heard and, as Mumme says, feel as if they were sure-enough nightingales themselves"
 A nary-nightingale singer Is worth about five times that of an or dinary singer among bird fanciers.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Personals

Miss Edna M, Berg of 6sf North Burritt street has returned from a two weeks vacation tn the Green mountains, Vermont, and at Lake spoffard, New Hampshire,
 Mrs, William c, Berg of ssf Aarth Rurritt street spent the weekend al Lake speffard, New Hampshire,
 Miss Peggy caVie has returned from her vacation spent at Momauguin'
 Mrs, Henry Dexter Bower ot New Haven, IS the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Albert slaney of Se2 Arch street
 John Wright, manager of the HaH tel Delaney, left today 'fer Williams town. Mass
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
RELIGIOUS UNITY
Chicago eouneli ef Religious Eduoa' tiaa Taraled-'Iread Is Towards Consolidation Of Organizations,

Chicago, Aug, slswcensalidaiion ei the Chicago sunday school association and the commission on religious edu' cation of the Chicago church fedora ton into the Chicago eoupeil of Tells sions education, announced today, shows that the trend of American religious life today is definitely to, ward union,a said Dean Thomas F, Helgate, president Of the church fed-
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

sTatisn,
 tWhst is tsklAs place la eAiesse, ls but part of the EsnsFal PfeEEsss Dean Holsats declared, acensellasr iiOn means eliminate of dapliestien af effeFt. bsnishinz of competition and greater difficulty ia administration, it means a greater service to the moral and spiritual interests II say cons munitY,"
 Further expansion Of the church federation also was announced ia the statement that ''ths evangelical synod af North America has ieiAsd haAas ln the movement for a United PresbytsEs ianism," by becoming a member sixteen denominations and more than roo local churches are new eosererst' ing in New York of the federation,