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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
TOULOUSE is LARGEST GOOSE
Adult Gander Weighs IS Pounds and
Fowls Can Be Raised In Small
Numbers on Farms.

The Toulouse and the Embden are
the most popular breeds of geese in
this country. The Toulouse is the
largest breed, the adult gander weigh
ing % pounds and the goose 20pounds.
Geese can be raised in small num-
bers successfully and at a profit on
many farms where there is low, rough
pasture land containing a natural sup
ply Of water.
They need house only during cold
or stormy weather, when an open shed
should be provided.
Large boxes, barrels, or shelters are
provided as nests for geese. or they
are allowed to make nests on the floor
Of the house.
Feed a mash In the morning Of equal
parts by weight of corn meal, bran,
and middlings, or low-grade -four, with
10 per cent of beef scrap, and give
whole or cracked corn at night.
Goslings should be fed mash Of
two parts shorts and one part corn
meal by weight, changing at the end
of three weeks to equal parts shorts
and corn meal, with five per cent each
Of beef scrap and grit.
A fattening ration may be made of
a mash of one part shorts and two
parts corn meal by weight, with five
per cent Of beef scrap, which Is fed
in the morning, while corn is fed at
night.
The period of incubation Of goose
eggs varies from IS to 80 days. The
first eggs usually are set under hens,
while the last eggs which the goose
lays may be Matched either under hens
or under the goose II she becomes
broody.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
EXCITED WRATH OF DICKENS
Great Writer, at His Best, Denounced
Public Hangings, Which Were
Disgrace to English Law.

Charles Dickens, at the time of the
execution of Manning and his wife for
the murder of Patrick O'Connor, was
at his fullest power as a writer. In a
letter to the London Times he wrOtet
81 believe that sight so inconceiv.
ably awful as the wickedness and levi
ty Of the immense crowd collected at
the execution this morning could be
Imagined by no man, and presented by
no heather land under the sun. The
horrors of the gibbet and the crime
which brought the wretched murderers
to 1t faded in my mind before the
atrocious bearing, looks and language
Of the assembled spectators. When
came upon the scene at midnight the
shrillness of the cries and bowls tina.
we're raised from time to time, denot
fng that they came from a concourss
of boys and girls already assembled il
the best places, made my blood rur
cold. When the two miserable crea
lures who attracted all this CHASTITY
sight about them were turned CULVER
ing into the air, there was no more
emotion, no more pity, no more thought
that two immortal souls had gone to
judgment, no more restraint In any Of
the previous obscenities, than If the
name Of Christ had never been heard
In this world, and there were no belief
among men but that they perish uka
the hoastss
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
GAS USED TO FOIL THIEVES
Really Ingenious contrivance That
win Not Be Appreciated by
the Hcracksmen.s

Some of our property losses have
resulted from the inroads of cracks
men who succeeded in getting into
number of our vaults and safes.
Recently an inventive fellow with
a knowledge Of deadly gases decided
to capitalize his understanding of poi
son gases, so he perfected a fragile
glass container that is now being EN-
ployed to protect all kinds of deposit
tories from thieves. ANY movement
Of the door to which the gas container
is attached or any unusual Jar, such
as would result from an explosion.
breaks the container and releases the
fluid, which kills the burglars Instant
". Any effort to remove the vial by
drilling 1t from the door likewise re
leases the gas.
1t would be a grand thing, from the
standpoint Of safeguarding property,
II some of these gas containers could
be attached to many ether kinds OF
private possessions; but such sug-
gestion would likely be Inconsistent
with my present effort to set down
ways to conserve life.-Floyd w. Par
sons In the Saturday Evening Posi-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
APPARENTLY QUITE IN ORDER
English Actors Witty introduction OF
Two New Acquaintances
Placed Correctly.

Every book of "reminiscences pub
lished nowadays which contains any
thing about the theater has at least
one anecdote about the late Sir Her
bert Tree. The author of 'The Nine
teen Hundreds" who writes under
the pseudonym Reginald Auberon, re-
tails one Of Sir Herhett's spontaneous
flashes to carry on the tradition. Ac-
companied by Lady Tree, he had gone
down to the Palace theater to re-
hearse a sketch. "As he wandered
about the unfamiliar stage, feeling
very bored and looking like fish out
Of water. a couple Of 'knockabout
comedians who had just finished their
turn approached him. We'll met, Sir
'Erbr exclaimed the first one. slap
ping him heartily on the back. Glad
to welcome you 'erel' oh, delightedr
murmured Tree, vaguely. This is my
mate, AIRY continued the other,
reckoning to his partner. Pleased
to meet you declared the second
comedian, delivering an equally vigor-
US slap on Trees shoulder. Welcome
to the. 'alls. The missus showing with
your With a magnificent gesture,
Tree signaled to his wife. Maud he
said. ALLOW me to introduce my new
friends. Lady Tree-the Two
Smacksp"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
PARIS PIG In SECOND PLACE
New England Annals Of ITS Show
French Animal Can Only Re
classed as 4 "Piker.H

A Paris dispatch related recently
that a pig fled from the Halles and
ran down the Rue de Rivoli, upsetting
two gendarmes. She then went to
department store, was carried I'D one
escalator, down another and found
refuge in the dress goods department
In the basement, where she sank into
a calm slumber. This is well enough
In Its way and for a European pig
but 1t has too many signs of accident
1t may have amused the Parisians 70
hear about this. Perhaps il may have
deepened their conviction that the
vile lumiere is the mother of novel
ties. But If so. they sadly mistake.
The New Hampshire Gazette of Janu-
airy 9, 1775, contains the following adj
vertisement: "a Pig Came to the
House of Mark Loud in Portsmouth
about fortnight ago-the Owner may
have him again by applying to the
said Loud" The conscientious Loud
though feeling the greatest respect
and friendship for the pig that had
made him fortnight's visit, evidently
felf that he ought to go home. Moth.
ing is said about reward; that is left
70 the delicacy of the pigs owner and
II must have been an exceptionally in.
feliigent pig, even for New England. tc
nave left this pleasant impression Cd
Mr. Loud. There is no evidence that
any dispatch was sent to the French
or English press about the incident.
aitnough 1t Is far more interesting
IMAM that Of the Paris pig that upset
Ine gendarmes.-J. H. S., In the Bos
ton Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
CARRY THE MILK IN BASKETS
Nature Of Filipino Deliversrs' Work
Has Led to Their superb Physi-
cal Development

Treading softly, the Manila mi1kman
delivers freshly foaming carabao milk
In tall Spanish wine bottles to his Gus
toners front doors long before sum
rice,
Unlike the American milkman, he
has no equipage In which to transport
his wares, but carries them In two
wicker baskets slung from the ends Of
bamboo pole which Ia laid across the
shoulders through a wuoden neck
yoke.
Carabao milk Is said to be delicious
when served In coffee or chocolate,
SURPRISING In flavor both cows and
goats milk.
Because Of their early morning track
work, Filipino milkmen are superior
physically to any other type Of work.
tngmen In the islands, with powerful
leg muscles and broad, strong shout
derS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
ODD VERSION OF "SHYL0cK'
Famous Character Is Made a
Fisherman.

The globe trotter went to perform
ance Of THE Merchant Of Venice re-
Gently. He had but recently returned
from the Orient. where, he told his
friends that were at the theater with
him. he had seen Japanese version OF
that Shakespearean play.
"It's interesting to note the changes
they make in it" he remarked, accord
ing to the New York Sun. "Of course
they have TO localize 1t, or else they'd
miss the meaning Of 1t altogether. For
instance. the part of Shylock, as played
In the Japanese Merchant is not
Jew, because the Japanese could not
understand the anti-Semitic feeling
prevalent in certain of our occidental
countries. Instead, he Is pictured to
them as fisherman, which Is rather
despicable type In Japan.
"Then Shylock does not cry for his
pound of flesh. Instead, 1t Is an inch
Of flesh he demands. The Japanese
Shylock, when Antonio the merchant
bares his breast, marks with brush and
paint square inch on the latter's fieshs
Just at the moment he Is about to draw
forth his knife, longer and far more
murderous looking one than any used
In English productions, Portia II
brought to the court in her dainty jin-
F1kisha.~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
PLANNING FOR FALL PULLETS
II Is Well to Figure on at Least Five
Eggs for Every Fowl Going Into
Laying House.
How many pullets are you planning

How many pullets are you planning
next fall7
At this time Of the year. according
to w. 81. Allen, extension specialist
In poultry husbandry of the New Jer-
sey state agricultural college, every
poultryman should start planning for
the number of pullets that he ex-
poets to put into the laying quarters
next November.
Too often the poultryman finds when
he goes to fill his house with pullets
that he has not the number that he
needs to fill 1t, and as result often
carries over too many hens which will
not pay him nearly as well from a
market egg standpoint as good early
Matched pullets.
If one is Matching his own eggs, 1t
is well to count on at least five eggs
for every pullet that Is to go In the
laying house. Figuring on the expecta-
ton Of a 30 per cent hatch and also
on the assumption that for every pull
let that is Matched there will be one
cockerel, 1t will take four eggs for
every pullet that is Matched.
From records kept by poultrymen
10 to 20 per cent mortality is to be
expected In rearing the pullets; there
fore, good poultryman figures five
to six eggs for every bird that is to
be put in the laying house the next
fall.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
horseferry Road

Visitors to London will remember q
street back Of Westminster abbey,
which was called Horseferry road. II
leads to bridge across the Thames
and once had the only horse ferry al
bowed in London, monopoly granted
to the arehbishops Of Canterbury, and
when most of the traffic Of the old
ferry was diverted by the opening Of
Westminster bridge, the see Of Canter-
bury was granted $1,000 compensa-
ton for loss of revenue. The old ferry.
which continued to ply until the cree
ton Of Lambeth bridge. 80 years ago.
had place In English history, for by
1t James II and his consQrt passed
from Whitehall to the Surrey side one
dark night In December 1888. en- ROUTE
for France and exile. The king threw
the great seal into the river from the
ferryboat during the crossing. It Was
picked up by q fisherman and given
to william Of Orange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
DEFINITION OF THE CYNlC
Person Who Does Not Believe Even
Himself-Grouches Because He
Can't Have His Fantasy.

A cynic is one who knows that his
Illusions will not come true, but thinks
they ought to. He can accept neither
Illusions nor actuality. He is still
mad at having been walked from his
day-dream. He grouches because he
can't have his fantasy. 1t may even
be that while his intelligence assures
him that the illusions are false, the
child in him continues to believe In
them, and the resulting struggle be-
tween conscious disbelief and uncon-
scious belief makes him harsh and
critical.
The man, for instance, who says
bitterly that marriage is hell, hugs the
belief that it ought to be heaven.
A woman surgeon tells me that
women sometimes come into her Of
flee, detail their symptoms and expect
her to know instantly what ails them.
They are the very ones who will be
bitter critics If she fails to perform
miracle, for their idea of cure is
still the child's Mother, kiss it and
make 1t we'll"
A cynic has not really disordered
his Illusions; he has only hidden them
from himself.
1t is terrible thing to tell oneself
lies. When one Intentionally lies to
others, the truth still exists in ones
own mind: but when one lies to one
self, all landmarks are swept away.
Some very well-intentioned persons
deceive themselves to such degree
that all their values are confused.
Some women's idea of faith is believ-
Ing what they know isn't so. The
truth is too unpleasant to face.-De-
signer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
First Naval Disarmament.

The first naval disarmament on rec
ord was that of King Canute In 1918
He dispensed with the English fleet,
sending It to Denmark He did not do
this, however, until England had beer
thoroughly pacified.
BY nature Canute was cruel and VIC
lent, but he displayed talent as a ruler.
He knew how to subordinate his pas
sions to the interests of government.
Although practically a heather at the
time of his accession to the English
throne he succeeded in winning the
favor of the church.
Having achieved naval disarmament
Canute may have thought that the sea
would become peaceful, too. But he
did not succeed in his tabled attempt
TO make the tides obey him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
Japan,s Expert Top.spInners.

The pastime- of top-spinning is car
ried by the japanese to a point Of
great perfection. The tops used by
them are of delightful variety, both In
size and construction. The largest Of
all tops Is more than a foot in dia-
ameter, and proportionately heavy.
Some are solid; others contain flock
Of little ones, which fly out when the
top Is lifted. and spin away by them
selves. Others pull into a spiral or
ladder Of successive tops One draws
up into lantern. and spins cheerily In
that form.
The spinners balance their tops on
any kind of surface, round or fat, on
the edge Of fan, the sharpest Japa-
nese sword, along thin cord. and af-
ter some moments Of unconcerned
spinning there It is tossed on the table,
with apparent carelessness. where It
goes on whirling.
One Of the most delicate perform
ances consists of spinning top in the
left hand, up the left arm, round the
back Of the neck, and down into the
palm Of the right hand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
cHlEFTAlN DIED LIKE HERO
Two Armies Watched Brave Arab a.
He Rode Alone Into the Ranka
Of Hls Enemies.

Col. Thomas E. Lawrence, In the
Worlds Work, gives this very vivid
description of the death of one Of
ais Arabian chiefs:
After some minutes Talal very slow
~ drew his beadcloth about his face
and then seemed to take hold Of him.
self, for he dished his stirrups into his
horses TANKS and galloped headlong,
bending low In the saddle and sway
ing as though he would fall straight
at the main body of the enemy. II
vas long ride down the gentle SLOPE
and across the hollow, and we all sat
there like stone while he rushed fer
ward, the drumming of his horses
hoofs sounding unnaturally loud In
our ears. We had stopped shooting
and the Turks had stopped shooting:
both armies waited for him. He flew
on In this bushed evening till he was
only few lengths from the enemy.
Then ne sat up in his saddle and cried
his war cry, "Talal, Talal," twice In
4 tremendous voice. Instantly all their
rifles and machine guns crashed OUT
together and he and his mare, rid
lied through and through with bui.
let's. fell dead among their lancs
points.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
Meat Scrap Is Essential
to Production of Eggs

That rations for laying hens should
contain approximately IL per cent of
meat scrap for efficient egg produc-
ton is brought out by tests at the
Ohio experiment station.
This amount of meat scrap has de-
creased the cost of feed more than 20
per cent and increased the egg pro-
duction more than so per cent as COM
pared with ration containing only 2
per cent of meat scrap. This was
true of both the heavy and light
breeds of poultry.
A ration in which the grain mix
ture was made up of three parts corn,
one part wheat and the dry mash mix
ture Of two parts, by weight, ground
corn. one part bran and two parts meat
scrap, has proved satisfactory. The
fowls consumed twice as much grain
as mash.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
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BLACkHEAD is MOST DEADLY
When Disease Appears Afflicted Mem
bers Of Flock Should Be isolated
for Treatment.

The most dangerous and deadly dis
ease that affiicts turkeys Is known as.
,lackhead. 1t is so called because 1t
ne outward distinguishing character
istic is that in mature turkeys t..
heads turn dark. DULY the heads OF
turkeys too young to show red do not
turn black. Inside the fowl, one will
discover if post-mortem is held, the
liver will be enlarged and spotted, and
the large colon will usually be empty
while the small one is often crammed
with q hard substance.
AS soon as this disease puts In its
appearance, the afflicted members of
he flock should be removed for sep
arate care Use air-slaked lime, or any
onvenient disinfectant, freely about
costs and feeding place. In the mash
led to turkeys three to four months
Id mix thoroughly one tablespoonful
If Oil of tirpentine to each 20 well
fowls. Increase the dose gradually to
two tablespoonfuls. After a week
cease, but begin at once upon reap
pearance of the disease. Use pro-
portionate amount for younger tur-
keys.
Blackhead, unless caught in its very
early stages, Is usually fatal and only
he stoutest poults will recover. The
sick fowls require a great deal of at
IGNITION and in addition to the turpen-
tine In soft food recommended above
for the well fowls, the sick ones should
have a daily dose of two or three
drops of turpentine to each fowl in a
small amount of bran and meal mash.
The sick ones should be fed forcibly
IL they decline to eat, and should not
be allowed much water to drink. For
an infected old turkey, give table
spoonful of olive oil every few days In
addition to the turpentire.
Some say that blackhead Is not a
communicable disease in so far as ore
fowl will catch" it from another.
However, the germs live long time.
whether in infected soil, cocps. fixtures
or what not. Often blackhead is Il
disease Of captivity, of management,
or of improper feeding. Improper
feeding, in the average case, means
overlooking. The feeding Of turkeys
must be regarded merely as supple
mentary to what is obtained on the
range and the amount should be regu-
lated accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
SMALL BIRDS FALCONS PREY
PsrssrIne, Like the Pirate He lA
Takes Toll From Weaker crsa-
lures 81 the Air.

1t was reported recently that In the
eyre OF a peregrine. a vicious bird, the
rings Of p racing pigeons were found
The peregrine falcon often kills birds
which are unfortunate enough to cross
tn path. Peewits and other birds that
frequent the coast are relentlessly pur.
SEED by this hawk, and another prey
is the golden plover. but this bird a.
fords the hawk good chase before NJ
d caught
The peregrine catches its prey BY
protrudlng its strong legs and taions
to their fullest extent when within a
few feet of the quarry. Then Tor
moment its wings are almost closed
and the next the prize Is seized ana
carried off. II. however, the object is
too heavy to be lifted from the ground
Il Is forced along sometimes a hundred
yards on the ground, and killed and
devoured on the spot. The nest Of the
teregrine is usually placed On tho face
Of some predpitous cliff. resting On q
shelf Of rock or tuft Of vegetation. and
consists 81 mass Of sticks and cnarss /
sfazns e grass and tsxnx
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
POULTRY NOTES

Culling the flock reduces the cost
price of eggs and meat.
Chicks that are overfed or under
nourished are, alike, Improbable.
The demand for capons is growing
every year and there is always mar
ket for them.
Within the past few years ducks
and geese have both been selling at
high enough figures to make them
profitable.
So long as the geese and ducks are
growing rapidly 1t is not necessary to
feed grain heavily, provided they have
good pasture. Just enough grain to
keep them strong and vigorous Is all
that they require.
Never make the mistake Of putting
young chicks on a bare cold floor with
out any litter of any kind.
Sometimes 1t is advisable with geese
to make the hens lay about three lay
ings Of eggs, and then permit them to
hatch the last eggs and to care for the
young.
Baby chicks Will grow very fast
when fed a mash composed OF two
parts cornmeal, one part middlings and
one part bran moistened with skim
milk or water.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-25
Get Your Share Of Fruit.

A great many persons regard fruit
as a superfluity or luxury; but, ac-
cording to the New York state health
commissioner. fruit should be part of
our daily diet for several very good
reasons. Many fruits contain certain
salts Of organic acids which have a
stimulating EFFECT upon the kidneys.
and some others are decidedly laxa
tive. Owing to their large content OF
water they are always cooling, and
any digestive difficulties which may be
encountered are generally due to eat
ing too much or too fast, or eating un.
ripe or overripe fruit. Bananas have
q high food content and a low cost.
Fruit eating Is good exercise for the
Jaws and puts the teeth In good condi-
tiou.