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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Torpedo

1t is curious that a projectile which
Is famous for its swift action once II
is started on its way should have been
derived from the word torpid" But
torpid is the origin of our word "tor-
pedo."
The word torpid has two mean
ings. One is what the word generally
designates-lacko of motion or feeling.
The other is, by association, a kind
of racing boat used at Oxford uniyer-
sitv. The torpedo is in. one sense a
racing boat, but it is in no sense tor
pid once it is set la motion to do its
deadly work.
Only before 1t has been fired is the
torpedo torpid or inactive object,
After that simple process has been
performed 1t Is, generally speaking, as
effective as lightning when 1t strikes
Chicago Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Greek City Once Home
of the Apostle Paul

Scholars state that st. Paul's short
epistle TO Titus was written during
his short period of freedom after his
first imprisonment in Rome, but not
long before his second Imprisonment
with which the scrlptural account Of
the career of tie great apostle termi-
mates. In the twelfth verse Of the
third chapter st. Paul directs Titus
to come to him at Nicopolis. for
have determined there to winter"
This Nicopolis was the celebrated city
Of Epirus. 1t was known as the City
Of Victoria" and was built BY the en-
peror Augustus In memory Of his
naval victory at Actium over the COM
bined forces Of Antony and Cleopatra
This victory practically made Octa-
vius. later Augustus, the ruler Of the
Roman empire. The battle Of Actium
was fought In the year 81 B. c., and
four years later Octavius was pro-
claimed emperor with the title Of Au-
gustus- Nicopolis stood on a penin-
sula On the west coast Of Greece and
on one side Of the peninsula was the
bay Of Actium, the scene Of the battle
that takes Its name from that Of the
bay. According to tradition, It was at
Nicopolis that st. Paul was made q
prisoner for the second time and car
ried to- Rome
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Some Important Points
About Ducks and Geese

The laying season for ducks and
geese usually starts In February. The
Pekin duck lays about as many eggs
as the average hen. but she lays hel
entire clutch In seven months, while
the hen takes about nine months, says
writer In the Farm Journal. The
Runner duck extends its laying over
Il longer period. The goose averages
about thirty eggs.
Geese pair, but drake will mate
with four or more females. The eggs
from yearling ducks hatch well, but
to show strong fertility geese must be
about three years old. Ducks can be
profitably bred for four years, but
geese win be prolific for three or more
times that period. Ducks rarely be.
come broody, but geese are apt to
become broody after laying the first
clutch.
The goose Is grazing bird. but the
duck will thrive on limited quantity
Of green food. Geese do not thrive
when yarded; ducks do.
The drake is recognized by the curl
In the tail feathers, but this curl Is
not found on the gander.
The average weight Of the goose Is
twice that Of the duck.
The older the gander the more vi.
cious he Is apt TO become during breed
ing season The drake seldom shows
temper.
Geese cannot be profitably Matched
and reared artincially, but incubators
and brooders have revolutionized the
duck business
Nowadays geese are replacing tur-
keys on many festive occasions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20

WAtlee Burpee Co
Seed Growers Philadelphiia
Writing on Pinhead
No Longer Novelty

Wandering about town one might
get the idea that America had de-
veloped new industry-that of en-
craving the Lords prayer on pinheadA
The impression is strengthened If one
takes to visiting the regions In which
sideshows flourish, near town or along
the rustic routes Of the, travelling
shows.
Considering that the man who en-
graved the prayer on a pin a few
years ago was reported to have gone
blind and insane as a result Of his
three years of application, one might
almost pause to ask II all this pin en-
craving were not dangerous. There
is no fear. however; the engraved pin
business has been placed on a safe
and sane basis, remarks the New York
Times.
The original pin was all that has
been said for 1t. On disk forty
seven one-thousandths Of an inch in di-
ameter there were engraved Is words
with 254 letters, and nearly 1000 lines
had to be cut in doing It. The original
might conceivably have got lost in a
sewing basket and gone the way of
all pins But die was made of It
no ineonsiderable job In itself-and
the market Is now supplied from the
die.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Feeding Milk Goats

There are no hard and fast rules
for feeding goats" says c. A. Leach,
Jefferson county, Neb., who has a herd
of Nubians.
zone thing you must keep In mind
is that the food used should be of a
kind to produce strong body as well
as produce milk. We have found that
corn, oats and shorts make a very
good mixture for the older stock. We
mix the feed In the ratio of "a pounds
Of oats. SO pounds of corn and about
Is pounds Of shorts. In addition to
this we feed all the good alfalfa hay
the goats will eat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Bluestone Used for
Sheep Worm Control
Gov rnlnent Del onstration
nEtsscsss Many : leepmen.


SrrepAred - the United ates Department
Of Agficultu 81
demonstration of .e. .bluestpne or
coppsr-sulr hate treatm at Of sheep for
the riddance Of stomach worms at
fracted over 20 sheepmen In Wapello
county. Iowa. according to a. recent re-
Port to the United States Department
pf Agriculture.
Experimental work In the practical
control Of stomach worms IL being car
xied On by the department at Queen
City, Mo-. where about 1900 sheep on
dozen farms have been made avail
able By the owners for the use Of the
specialist In charge Of the investiga-
lions. The problem of stomach-worm
control has been under investigation
the last eight years at Vienna, Va, and
the copper-sulphate treatment Is the
most satisfactory means Of prevent
Ing losses from stomach worms yet
discovered.
After two years Of experimenting at
Queen City, No.. DR.. q. n. Nighbert
states that almost complete control Of
the stomach worms Of sheep In the
Middle West can be secured by the
copper-sulphate treatment. and that at
slight expense profits In the production
Of mutton. WOOL and breeding stock
can be greatly increased by the treat
ment
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Example of che Bee

It is very important to remember,
says John Burroughs, the great natu.
ralist. that the bee does not get honey
from the flowers; 1t makes honey from
what 1t gets from the flowers. What
1t gets from the flowers is nothing hut
sweetened water. The bee gets its
sweet water. retires, thinks It over and
by Q private process makes It's honey.
So many nature writer's fail to profit
by the example Of the bee. They 90
Into the woods and come out again and
write about their experience-but they
don't give US honey. They don't retire
and subject what they find in the
woods to private process. They give
us just a little sweet water. pretty
thoroughly diluted. I have tried for
many years not to give the world just
bare record, but to flavor Il with my
own personality
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Makes Study Of
Coop Marketing
Success Depends Upon Man
agement, Understanding,
Official Says.


prepared by the United States Department
of Agricuiture.)
The success Of cooperation market
Ing depends more than anything else
upon efficient management and a thor
ough understanding on the part Of the
membership as to the possibilities and
limitations Of cooperative marketing.
according to Chris L. Christensen, in
charge Of the division Of cooperative
marketing in the United States De
partment Of Agriculture, who has just
made three-months' tour Of the coun-
try studying cooperative methods.
Need Business Experience.
"The Importance Of having men with
business capacity to head up co-opera-
tive organizations cannot be overesti-
mated" Mr. Christensen says. He de-
clares that cooperative organizations
are beginning to realize more than ever
before that production and marketing
are inseparable, and that very often
the solution Of marketing problem
may be found to originate In produc-
eASAA Rko$tANCSs MISCELLANEOUS dkC aiSO
learning that production must be ad-
justed to meet market demands.
Visited the Northwest.
Mr.. Christensen's study included the
cooperative marketing methods en-
ployed by farmers organizations for
handling fruits and vegetables, dairy
products. poultry products, wool and
grains. He visited twenty to twenty
five organizations In California In
Oregon he studied the wool marketing
associations, and in North Dakota and
Minnesota he investigated the bust
ness methods and practices Of farmers
elevators to determine the factors that
enter into the efficient management of
fne elevators.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Hard to Fit

A city man, driving his automobile
along little-used country road, heard
something rattle beneath his car
stopped, looked back and saw bright
metal object lying in the road a short
distance behind. 1t was plowpoint,
evidently lost by some farmer.
1t was fully half an hour before the
next car came along, and its occupant,
seeing the first man fiat on his back
under his vehicle by the roadside,
stopped and asked what the trouble
was.
The city man emerged and held up
the plowpoint.
"This blooming thing dropped off my
car" he said, "and I've been hunting
for half an hour to find out where II
belongs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Pythons Sold by Ycyd

When shows and museums find II
necessary to replenish their stock Of
pythons and boas they usually have to
buy them by the yard, according to
Popular Mechanics Magazine. New
York forms the center Of the snake
importing industry In America, and
each year men go from there to AZ
RIGA, India, Sumatra and South Ameri-
ca, returning in the spring with hun
dreds Of the big reptiles. A seven-foot
python can be had for about $40, ac-
cording to snake dealers, while q
length Of % feet-found In the regal
specimens from Sumatra-runs the
price up from $500 or $700. Boas
come smaller. Sixteen feet is said to
be the maximum at an age Of eigh,
or ten years. In price these also start
at about $50 and run as high as $500
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20

The world is full of collectors.
Collectors of stamps, coins, spoons
autographs, ETC.. etc, and now comes
the collection Of beer bottle labels. A
London dealer; recently offered fol
sale, for S275. 10000 beer-bottle labels
carefully preserved in 10 albums
They comprise fine clean specimens
from nearly every brewery in the
world. of beautiful design and artistic
merit. A noted collector has spent &c
years in travelling and getting them to
gether.. Many of the breweries repre-
sented have been closed down, and the
brands are obsolete.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Young Wolves IN Packs

As rule, wolves travel In packs
only In the winter. The mating sea-
son for most wolves Is In December
and January. The young are born
In burrows usually excavated by the
wolves themselves. During the period
Of confinement the male feeds the fe-
male. There are generally from four
to six cubs In a litter. They are
blind for q days and are sucked for
about two months. At the end of one
month they are able to eat half d.
sested hesh disgorged by the mother.
They usually quit their parents In No
vember or December, just before the
pairing season, when they are less
than q year old, but frequently the
young remain together six or eight
months longer. Wolves reach matur-
ity In about three years. Hence the
only young wolves found In packs are
half-grown wolves which have left
their mothers.-Pathf1nder Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
BoscIs We're Not Alike

"A man selling pottery came. to
Salem and raped al certain lady's
door," says the Boston Globe. He
was asked In Just as he got inside
the door he dropped one of the bowls,
supposedly by mistake. and IL did not
break. When In the kitchen he dropped
another, and then remarked to the
lady that his bowls We're guaranteed
not to break. She bought some, to be
paid for when delivered. When they
came she put them away to wait until
some Of her friends would appear and
she would drop one for surprise. A
friend finally arrived. The lady took
a pot from the shelf and dropped IL
accidentally on purpose. 1t shattered
into a thousand pieces-Quite unlike
the rubber samples
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Ducks Use of Wines

Do ducks use their wings while
swimming under water2 The question
is discussed frequently among sports
men and nature students, and opin-
Ions sometimes differ. Testimony OF
reliable authorities, says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine, supports the belief
that various species Of ducks and
grebes. looms and other diving birds do
not use their wings when swimming
beneath the surface for food or in
trying to escape capture. A rudy
duck was observed on Lake Michigan
not long ago. feeding In fifteen or TWEEN,
ty feet Of clear water. AS 1t got well
started on It's downward plunge, the
wings, about two-thirds extended, were
used In quick. short strokes, at the
rate of about one a second, to assist
In propelling it and In rising to the
top. as well.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20

Chinese tongs are organizations, witt
an element of secrecy, of groups oil
Chinese for mutual protection and as
sistance. Basically, they are of a com
mercial character, the members being
engaged in business. and they are thus
rival trade associations. This rivalry
occasionally breaks out into open war.
fare when aggressions by one tong
against another. consisting of unfair
commercial practices, boycotts, ETC.,
gives the rival tong cause for offense.
The tongs in the United States are
branches Of wider organizations. hay-
Ing their main headquarters In Shang-
hal and Picking, China. and branches
exist in other nations besides the
United States.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Oldest Juniper Tree

What is believed to be the oldesr
juniper tree in the world is now being
protected by the forest service of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. The tree is in northern Utah
and a careful examination shows The
age of the tree to be not less thar
5000 years, thus placing 1t on a pal
with the big redwood trees in Califor
mia. The diameter, breast high, is
feet 6 inches and the height is AZ feet
The forest service has erected a sigI
near the tree, giving the interesting
facts about the age-old veteran
Dairymen's League News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Uni PAYS To Market BEEE OF QuALlrY

Is condition and quality
oe placed In the beef cattle classification It Is
qahy
hgn stock according
= - -'-soeoucA AGRICULTURAL rVun-
uuk OF tne shipments classified
u % LOW pounds; choice to
100 as, nelum steers IlOO to l4o0
steers NU 10
Bureau of Markets - - ING oAA'es S'a'es
m Deer steers are the ideal
thorough finishing Short legs smooth ab ana sllIsa
plugging
good enough
cs Of the prime grade good feeding smooth aes and
a oh n Doek the quality steer win
covered with modest lean While Arm az
texture will be mellow should rarv p &
the hook being highly narbled Of nne r
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
WosDs


Possibly the best known OF Fabre's
discoveries is Of the wasp who stings
her prey with exact surgery SO as to
2aralyze but not to kill, and then packs
I away with her larvae, who need liy-
ing food but would be killed by the
insect It It were not paralyzed. The
mother wasp, who never sees her
young, thus makes the most complete
and intricate scientific preparations
for the safety as well as the nourish-
ment Of their early days. Those of
rs whose minds are not drugged By
some mere word, like instinct, must
forever stand amazed before such won
Hers Of planning.-Norman Hapgood
IN Hearst's International.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Protein Feed Lacking

Few farmers who are raising poul-
by on a comparatively large scale
have enough butfermiIk or skim milk
70 that they can supply the protein
needed In ration made up of farm
raised grains by feeding these prod
ucts In the way mentioned. They
must, therefore, have access to protein
IL ether forms II they would secure
r-otstahie egg production, especially
curing the early fall and winter
months. "a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Vitamines Are Lacking

Fall pigs suffer more from a lack
Of vitamines than from anything else
Pigs may have perfectly balanced
ration In SO far as protein. carbohy-
drate and fat are concerned but will
not thrive without vitamines, which
are present in rye or wheat pasture,
alfalfa or sweet clover hay. or fresh
milk. When vitamines are added to
a well-balanced ration the fall pig will
grow and fatten as rapidly and eco
nomically as the spring pig.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
EARhNvQIES

The good farmer IL known BY his
rotation.
A dairy barn doesn't need to be
costly to be clean.s
Label your products. Of what avail
is pedigree II It's possessor is name
lessf 4
There Ia no shortcut to ease In
farming; but there are ways Of max
ing farming easier.
Farmers winter-feeding fat stock
know that keeping them always just d
little hungry keeps them on the gain.
Dulrness II one Of the. most uni
versally despised qualities. yet we
sometimes see sharp persons tolerat
Ing duh tools.
while there IL stiIl snow on the
ground. Il ID good time to SOW grass
seed md up to the first Of May. Sow
ing on the snow IL now regarded as
an excellent method. the melting snow
carrying the seed down to the earth
swelled by the moisture and ready f.
terminate at the first warm speif
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Make Today Count AZ No
Precious One EUey Did

Make this resolution every morn.
ing: ! win play the life game today
a. 4 have meyer played It before. j
VIII play, Il with more energy, more
determination. WIN play It with
'firmer decision. with better judgment.
Bat while viii try not to make 20
many mistakes, win not be 30 can.
tfous as not to act at all. for know
that he who hesitates Ii irresolutIon
Or waivers Is lost. + am going to make
myself felt today as never before. /
IN going to ding my life into my work
with nj the energy / can master. T
nm resolved not to grope along In {
picayune way any more. I am going
b put some more dare into my efforts.
] am going to take more chances be-
cause know that people with vig-
erous initiative can afford to make
more mistakes than the hesitators, tn
2gsefers. the balancers. am goine
= make this day count - 20 previous
~ Il my iffs has counted Imagine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Basis OF Civilixasiou

Let US never forget that the cultt.
vation OF the earth LIS the most i'm
portant labor OF man. Man may be
civilized in some degree without great
progress In manufactures and with
little commerce with his distant
seighbors- But without the cultiva.
ton Of the earth he L.. In al couo-
tries. savage. Until he gives up the
chase, and fixes himself In some place.
and seeks living from the earth, he
Is roaming barbarian. When tiIlags
begins other arts follow. The farm
ers. therefore. are the founoses Il
eisillxation. Daniel WehgoM
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Fruit Tree Protectors

One can make his own fruit-tree
protectors at comparatively little
cost. Simply buy screen wire, 20 or
80 inches wide. Then cut into short
strips just large enough to go around
the tree. If they are then rolled into
cylindrical shape, using broomstick,
they viii curl around the trunk and
hold that position. Galvanized screen
wire. while more expensive, will last
several seasons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Sod in Orchards

Where the orchard has been In sod
for several years the blowing should
be shallow, 50 as not to tear up the
small feeding roots which always
come to the surface in sod orchards.
Two years Of clean cultivation viii
send the roots downward and there
VIII be no danger of disturbing them.
Afterwards the orchard should be
kept In some kind Of cover crop and
in clean cultivation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Thinning Sweet Corn

Three stalks to the hill is good av-
erage number Of stalks when growing
sweet corn. Some varieties viii grow
from three or four grains as many as
4 dozen stalks. The weaker ones
should be pulled cut. Otherwise the
yield viii be reduced to small ears, or
none at ALL Three healthy stalks to
the Hill should average two to three
ears to the stalk.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
TauSht Care Of Books

Every child in Los Angeles upon
entering the third grade is taught how
to borrow books from the library and
how to take care Of books. The chill
dren's librarian visits each third-grade
room and explains to the pupils the
use Of the library. Her aim is to
arouse an interest in reading and
teach the children to care for the
books, says School Life. Following
this q letter is written to the parents
urging their cooperation In the correct
use Of the library In addition q leaf
let, entitled How To Borrow Books
is distributed among the nbrary's pa
irons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
They All Talk

A young man talks with pleasure
and an old man talks with ease; an
orator talks like some men walk-sis
days, go rs you please.
The preacher talks of sins and
things. of hell's eternal fuzzy; the law.
yer hurls his jawbones at mad but
helpless jury.
Thus each one talks and talks and
talks, each Of his own speech proud
est, forgetful Of the patent fact that
it's money that talks loudest-A. r,
Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Keep After the Weeds

Just because the vegetable plants
are making good showing as result
Of the favorable showers and sun
shine. It must not be forgotten that the
weeds, too. are making even greater
strides. Unless the weeds are killed,
within short time they will get ahead
Of the vegetable plants and will crowd
the latter out, or sap the Life from the
nlank
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
Preventing Floor Scratches

Those who have hardwood floors In
their houses know the difficulty Of
keeping them free from furniture
scratches. Pushes and slides over
come the difficulty for furniture that
has straight legs. but these win not
prevent rockers from scratching the
ioor. The best thing to do with the
bottom Of q rocker Is to glue on a
strip cut from an old felt hat. Don't
let the joints come where the rocker
rests when Idle. The felt lasts q
lopg tine and can be renewed easily
- 1srn.-Ropsiar seaenea 1Ganthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
SIoeria Huge Gold Mine

Gold-enough to give 100000
apiece to 10000 people-lies unmined
In Siberia. waiting to be taken out of
the ground. says the New York Her
aid Six billion dollars Is the total
value. This Is the estimate Of Amer
lean mining engineers who have been
looking the country over. And yet this
gold is only a shadow Of Siberia's
greater natural resources-fabulous
amounts OF coal and oil. metals and
farming soil that grows everything
from tobacco and cotton TO grapes and
watermelons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-20
AUTOMOBILE
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WOODSTOCK, VA
For Sale or Rent

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houses in Woodstock, Va.
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/ Birds. Nest Inn