(hM if si VOL. 90 WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 19(.7. NO. 4 jyj**"1..1!!1 'uni SHOWiOOAH HEHAii IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY BT JNO. H. GRABILL -SUE 1RIPTION- $i.OO lP*r Y*mrf NVAKiABLY IN APVAjnCK. Coramumcat ona of a pnvate nature charged for aa advertlafng. TMB HERALD JOB OPP^B a cone plate in every reapect Work iona on short notice and on Ute moat reeaonble wenna. KROFKSSIONAL CARDS H. \\ ILLlAitz*. WM. T. WILL-A Ms. ^ lUelceatfl Ol iiKOTHlfir* Votoriirjyd-at-i-tavv, WOOOftiCMJlt, VA. - .ice tu all tile Coori* >t ?he *.. ? i and adjoining comjiis, in tho ak a* Coan of Appeal*, and in tue Ul. *od fruin ii Uoan0 01 the Uni . y" SvSOiai attention sUvou to ihe coi leeton of claim*. way id.'tf«-t» *. L. W AXION. *. D. NIWMAJt y ALTON «fc WALTON, Attoi neys-at-Law, WOODSTOCK, VA. p-actioe in all tho Cooria of onenan- d<> ab and adjoining oonntios, in tho 80- pr jone Coori of Appeal*, and in the Cir¬ cuit and Distnot Conti* ol the United Statei: Speoiai sttentior to collection of calms Oof 20*93. f. 8. TAVJENNBB J. af. BAC8KRM AN T»AVENNER & BAUSERMAN, A.ttorneys-at-Law, woodstock, VA. Jnlj 21. 93-ly. OL*** COM BAD. F. W. KAGBUDBB pONKAD & MAGBUDKR, Attorneys - at - Law. WOODSTOCK, VA. Not. 29 »90 tf Tekuel borden Attorney-al-Law Began practice In 1878. Owner and Manager of The Shenandoah Valley Collection and Ad¬ justment Agency, established lava. Post-office Vd Ires*- Calvary. Shenandoah Co., Virginia. ?mar 15*08.itt p**^ F fl. BRUM BACK a.- \njk\V AID COtfNCELOR AL LAW, fl OODSTOCK, VlRGINIa. tejc» . Second door, Merchant* and Far ai rs Bai h building. I ! 8-O1 DR J. L. CAMPBELL, WINCHESTER, VA I »r. 1. L. fampbe.L for a s»* er ot yeaif physician in thia place, offer* ma pro cation at rvices, t tbe people in ihfnandnah count1-¦' in consultation. He will an«w»«r ail calK telt*phoned to him at ^vincbeetor. Oct. ia.tf |) 1 I il - OOT, .taring located in *ooo*tocb. can b* und at bia residence on North Muhlenbur* e«t. the tate reaid. noe of Dr. J. I. . 'i» ntx-i 'ii tot pruf«Msmnall}' n^a**"! S lg - lvr. I sM .1 1) \ ir<H d HmJUk ii tfeati > 11 WoOlianTOCl ViRaiNla, af"**, "tel tru* ,r.ion given to ^Ul ;e "i ''how*?'"ali <« ilr > «f D^ 1 B UUSll. a.. A WOOD8rOCK, VA. established in 1>4H$. Offloe Soatr. Mai j Street. Terms cash. may 2.1 jr Qa W. a. CLINE, Resident Physician. fT Cal'* «n*w*red day or night. Oleo a jd reaidenoe North Main a root. March 4. tf. pfl»W. O.FORD Haa located in Woodatook and will promptly answer all call*. 0*** Omc« and reaidenoe on afnhletiborg Street. nay 8 W-lfr. QR. T. F. LOCKE* Resident Dentist, O. rici Main Sr., Woodstock, Va Cf Chloroform, either aod oooeine need for psi j 'eeo attraction of teeth. Dee. 3*.1 HR, CHAS. J SAtiJKK laving located at Tom'* Brook offer8 ala professional aerricea to the pnblic in {he Tariona branches of hia profanion, tia will h lonni at the Philip'* hooee, ft er A, in< an* will give orompt . u.'»n to all calla .far. 10, #w.tf. BARBER SHOP.' Coubt St., Woodstock, Va. Warden Fravel, Propr. HT" Prom pt attention gtTsn to ali easte¬ rners A Snare of the pnblic patronage ao cid. A Good Snail Farm For 3ale. Containing 71 seres of land mostly lime .tone, ten seres of which 1* In good origins! timber, on whick ia* good los house weather hoarded wi.b met a J root sod Bli other n*ce* . si/ outbuildings in fairly good re&slr. The r>lase la well watered, and haa plenty of fruit -situated 1 a 4 miles south of 8t. Luke, Va. Prto* UMU * osah. bsllanee to snit pur- baasr. Apply to J.H. DAVIS * co. Woodetoca Va. MUUiaaTuCJa MARBLE WORKS, WOODbTOOK, VA. MoasAtati, TmIi aa* ail KM* .f CwwHttry Wart l©»«t | lit ti }tthe\allay. Git* me . cali. L U. SNYDEti For that Dandruff There is one thing that will cure it.Ayer's Hair Vigor. It is a regular scalp-medicine. It quickly destroys the germs which cause this disease. The unhealthy scalp becomes healthy. The dandruff disap¬ pears, had to disappear. A healthy scalp means a great deal to you.healthy hair, no dan¬ druff-no pimples, no eruptions. Tbs beat kind ot a testimonial "Sold for over sixty year*." A Made by J. C. Ayer Co.. Lowell. Also manufacturer* of * SARSAPARILLA. IIP TC P'LLS. W *V / O CHERRY PECTORAL. It Varied. The late Iuds0 Banndefi of North Carolina was noted as au auRler. but be had a poor memory cs to the weight )f the fish he had taken. On one oe casiou a friend, trying to entrap him. said, "Say. Jud^e, what was the weight of that big eatfish you caught the other Jay?*' The Judge turned to his waiter and said. "Bob, what did I say that catfish weighed?" "What time yesterday, boss.In de mawnin', at dinner or after suppah?" Thc Moon. Astronomers long linea came to the conclusion that tiie moon's surface ls very hot during the height of the lunar day, which, as will be remembered. lasts two weeks, and very cold duriug the lunar Dight which ls equally long. These extremes of temperature reach their height at the lunar noon and midnight and arc greater than any natural temperatures on the earth. rai Tho dealer can tell you the merits of theta goods better than we can explain them in aa advertisement. It costs yon nothing to gee them st £t.l> . WM. KLINE, Leading Jeweler, Main St. Woodstock. Backache Any person having backache, kidney pains or bladder trouble who will take two or three Pine-ules upon retiring at night shall be relieved before morning. The medicinal virtues of thc crude gums and resins ob¬ tained from th* Ifatire Pine hare been recognized by the medical pro¬ fession for centuries. In Pine-ules we off et all of the virtues of th* Nativ* Pine that art of Taine ia relieving all Kidney and Bladder Trouble! sWeateef te Wve Settsbctiea at Mea*-** telaaieA Prepared bf P1NE-ULE MEDICINE CO.. CHJCAwf Fine Farm for Sala Near Edinburg, Virginie. An unusually valuable Farm 34 of mile from Kdint'Urg, Va., containing 2*16 acre* of land. 7*> of which ia in timber and 50 acres In fine liver bottom, not subject to injurious overflow, s large good dwelling of about IO roma, metal roof snd two porches.Jaree barn and all other necessary oatbulldlngs In good repair, tbe place ie well fenced with wire. This farm Ia very product!ce, and there is on lt an almost inexhaustible deport of tbe finest "mineral clay" which ls very val uab'.*, the owner having teated lu value, through tbe varioua Improved method* of brick-making, and lt proved unequaled aa a brick product lt therefore presents an at tractive proposition for man a fact uro of brick on a large scale and is only one mile from the Southern Railroad at Bdinbnrg, Vb. Inves- tore should look after thia proposition, lt will bear rigid investigation. Apply to J. N. DAVpfiCO, Real Wat. Agent*._Woodstock V*. Dr. W. A. COYNER Graduate Ontario Veterinary College, T mto, Canada. Calla Promptly Answered bath In City, County and Stat*. Special Attention to Dis* eases of Cattle. OFr-lCX: 8Aonit'8 Livkrt, Wm- chrstkk, Va., can be reached by 'phone. Dr. Coy ner's Tonic powders, Blister», Linamentg, and Lotions, for scratches. Gaolds, Ac., can be had at Walton * Bmoot'g Dru-? Blore. Will answer til letterg in reference to any of tho above medicines. Blrda and Kltea. No bird, so far as known records show, hrts ever alighted on a kite or attacked one. While a scientist was flying a train of live kites some years ago a large silver tipped eagle rame suddenly out of the higher air and swooped round and round the first kite, looking against the sunset sky like ft Luge silver ball. As the train of kites was pulled in the eagle followed, visit¬ ing one kite and then another, seem¬ ing uncertain just what to do. In a few minutes, when he seemed to have decided that they were not good to eat aud he knew nothing about them, anyway, he indignantly flew off and was lost to view. While the scientist's kites were high In the air one March flocks of geese flying* in the wedge flew over. They invariably stopped, broke up, hovered above the queer object and at last slowly reformed and flew away. While the larger birds all come from heights above the kite, the small birds of the air will alight on the string holding the kite aud sway to and fro. Mysterious ciaea Balla. According to a foreign correspondent of the geological survey at Washing¬ ton, among the most Interesting fea¬ tures of the small Island of Bllllton, between Sumatra and Horneo, an Is¬ land long famous for its rich tin mines, controlled by the Dutch government, ire the "glass balls of Billltou," found among the tin ore deposits. These nat¬ ural glass balls are round, with grooved surfaces. Similar phenomena are oc¬ casionally found In Borneo and Java as well as In Australia. The corre¬ spondent quoted thinks they cannot be artificial, and there are no volcanoes near enough to support the theory that they are volcanic bombs. Besides, lt is claimed, the glassy rocks produced by the nearest volcanoes are quite dif¬ ferent In their nature from the mate rial of the balls. It ls suspected that the mysterious objects were ejected ages ago from the volcanoes of the moon and afterward fell upon the earth. ^CarBCTol".Ifs Etymology. I have often been asked for the ety¬ mology of "caracul," which ls a term now largely used by furriers to denote a variety of the fur called astrakhan. rhe new English dictionary does not contain caracul, but it has caracal. which is liable to be confused with lt, though really quite a different word. The caracal ls an animal, but caracul, like the nearly synonymous term, as- trakhan, ls the name of a place.Kara Kui.1. e.. the Black lake, near Bok- j hara, which has long been celebrate for Its output of furs. The earliest reference I can find to lt in English ls In Matthew Arnold's "Sohrab and Rustum:" And on his head he set his sheepskin cap. Black, glossy, curled, tho fleece of Kara Kui. .London Notes and Queries. Living In the Electric Light. Writing to n friend in the country, a N>w York merchant says: "1 live In the electric light. I leave my home at 7 o'clock, after dre-sing and taking my breakfast by electric light. Then I go lo the subway, ona block distant, and rid*' to within .m block of my office. There I work ali day by electric light and go hon. ¦ n ala by the subway and spend tb . c.. ntim in the glare of the Incandescent lamp. The weather conditions mal te i. j difference, bacanaw my flat aud t. y tfflce belong to the semldark kind. Rtmifltlmai I wonder what I would do without electric light, and sometimes I ask myself when I yearn for a little sunlight, Is the new light really a blessing?".New York Tribune. John M.ntrt Mill. The genius of this great Englishman was such thal before he was twenty he was recognized as the champion and future leader of a powerful acboal of philosophy and politics. John Stu¬ art Mill is said to have studied Greek at the age of three and at fourteen had begun logic and political economy. Tbe writings and doctrines of thh master mind were and are still read and preached not only in this country but throughout the world. John Stuart Mill stands out prominently among nineteenth century thinkers..London Mall. Hardened. "Listen to this. Maria." said Mr. Stubb as he unfolded his scientific pa¬ per. "This article states that in some of the old Roman prisons that have been unearthed they found the petri¬ fied remains of tho prisoners." "iJra- clous. John!" replied Mrs. Stubb, with a smile. "I suppose you would call them hardened criminals." Chicago | News. nut He Was Cared. "I think I'll have to take treatment for the forgetting habit. From whom did you take your treatment that was so satisfactory and successful in Im¬ proving yow memory V" "From -ab, tTOO ah oh, 1 f his name. 1 ut wait a minute, and I'll get one of his cards out of my desk.". Fox Terrier's Point*. The fox terrier is the most intelligent of all tile gmaBat breads, and there is hardly ¦ trick that be cannot lonni in a very few 1 MM >:i«v Ile is usually healthy, tnaken tba beat kind of i watch dog. an 1 li i ability to catch and kill rats p rennin is another story. In symmetry, size and character the dog mnat present a generally lay. lively and active appearance. Tba tar rier. like the foxhound, must on DO at count be "reggy,*' ,,or ninat ba be to > short In UM leg. Ile should stand like a Cleverly made bunter, covering a lot of ground, yat arith a short back, r.s barara stated lie win then attain the highett degree of propelling power, 11 gether with the greatest length of Stride that is compatible with the length of bli body. Weight ls not a cer- taiu criterion of a terrier's fitness for his work -general shape, size and cou tour are the main points, and if a dog can gallop ind stay and follow bis fox up l drain it matters little what his Weight is to a pound or so. tbotjgb roughly speaking, it may be 1 that be should not geale over twenty p ninds. .Eogene EL. Cole in Dome Magazine. A I'ntiont Sauike>. One does not often attribute the vir¬ tue Of patience to ¦ snake. '"Letters From a Punroon." however, contain an anecdote in which lt! existence Bl evl- dent Dr. Perry, lurgeou of tbe Twen¬ tieth Massachusetts, wakened In camp one morning to lind himself tightly held In til" clutch of l»r. II.iyward, his senior offlcer. .i»in't move. John, till I say three!" ordered the senior sharply. "Then my bands and spring to your feet One. two, threer At the word Pr. Ferry lumped, and be never made ¦ cleauer le* p, Be was just in time t gea :l moccasin dive ron der the coat which be had been usinc for a pillow. Armed with sticks, they iragged the cont away, bot saw only the hole Into which the snake bad glid ed. Tb >o bsd i -cidentally block eil the entrance to tbe reptlle'g abode. and it bad lain all colled under tbe back of his Deck, a liting patiently foi him to move s,» it could enter. Thc Wrong "inn. "Now. my dear sura:. if 1 mi ubi p powerful lld li sure "Certainly, my l t'.- victim: "Are away. I to listen to j "...' Accordln ¦ life delivered n hour' ni on life I life li When i. "Well. Ibdt> "Oh ... >. 1 v. ' Ipi -The Ul Hr-; when loyally re uluu' i » eu ' erward tb) t it e ll i t darkene I atage of di an h »ur 11 oe ! by n bia forte crash of ii. Ile f< :. lu i min Otes a nota .: and i ran mg against tim .. \::>r tbe ance the . rince told fer In great there w I ;. .i In .':. .¦ '>'.' eras lu would withdraw tage Bnarlli .> Mern Bad U snes, ;ltsliwomeu are liibcrcutly si and 1» lit the h i i rs with whic we are credited as a nation is tbe rv lull of tole ¦hynesi '.'. iglUbtucn from it to the annie extent, inly ii their casa ibo DC I merely sell rdousnesa and part and parcel of ai Immense conceit. London Ladles Field. Saw H«t < lie.nee. Wife Mr- Flareup threw a tlatiro: at her husband list night because h accidentally eat down on her new bon net. Now. I couldn't do I thing likt that Husband.Yon couldn't? Wife Of course not. I haven't any new bofl net Took Her Pnrt. Mamma.You must always remem ber to take your little sister's part. Tommy. Small Tommy.I do. I took her pnrt of the cake not five minute- ago..Chicago News. Orlulnnl. "My wife ls a DJOSt original woman.'' said Brown. "Why. when 1 pcupoaea to her instead of saying. Thia is n sudd.n.' Bbf said. 'Well. I think it'' al>out time.' " >^*999999WWWWV Girlhood and Scott's Emulsion are linked together. The girl who takes Scott's Emul¬ sion haa plenty of rich, red blood; she is plump, active and energetic* The reason is that at a period when a girl's digeation ia weak, Scott's Emulsion provides her with powerful nourishment in easily digested form. It is a food tbat builds and keeps up a girl's strength. ALL DRUGGISTS* 60c. AND $1.00. .**** A Frosh nina. A freshman who bad entered one of the burge DnJversltlea and was not much accustomed to tbe way-; either of Institutions of leaning or or cities was returning late one evening from a lecture. When near his lodgings be waa halted by two masked men. who "held him up" In tr; e metropolitan style One of the men leveled the eonvei al revolver at the young mau, while the other relieved him of lu's watch pocketbook ami other valuables. lb made no mention of the matter t > a:i.\ body at the time, but a few day* latei Le reported it to the praaldanl of tbe university. "It wasn't a great deal." he said, "but it was more thai, i bke to lose, and 1 think lt's an outrage to treat a boy that way." "Why didn't you tell me of tl.is S00D> er?" asked the president. "1 supposed th -y would bring the things back to me next i lornlug." he answered, '"it was a couple of rn mores hazing me, wasn't if:"-Youth's Companion. Wenry YV nt di es. "1 suppose," said tho watchmaker, "yuu do not know that watches, bke human beings, sometime* don't 'go' tor the very good reason that they are tired. Sometimes a watch is brought to me which is all right Nothing about lt ls out of order, and it is fairly clean When lt becomes sulky and refuel go except by tits and -tarts the best thing to do is to lay lt asale and give it q rest. The mechanism in a tired' watch seems to be in perfect c radltlon, but lt won't work. The fact is that long and faithful service has thrown it slightly out of adjustment in perbape ten different places. Scraping and cleaning ami readjusting a tine watch ls the worst thing that coull le done to it A month's rest will instead cause the works slowly to readjust them* selves, and at the end of that time after careful oiling tba watch will go as cheerfully as ever.**. Washington Star. Ria: flame IUnls. The capercailzie, or "black game bird of Norway." is one of the larges! ape cles of game birds in the world, b very hardy and frequently attain. weight exceeding fifteen pound-, bot when the hirds are young they ure easy prey of hawks. The birds are what are known as "rangers" for the reason that while in quest of they cover a wide expanse of territory. During periods of heavy snowfall they burrow into the inow and remain until the storm subsides before rentnring out again. Their food In winier con si-us chiefly of birch buds, and in sum¬ mer they cate!) mice and other small animals. They are rated as members of the lily and in h much like the partrid -.... For< an Stream. Patti's First I nd lea re. Adelina Patt e gave tbe f .' lng account of her first aod leno lt six yean of age I was donn; of the nursery. Wh n I natl been pu to bed on d y retui n h tine \v'ith mj father and mother from the opera I need to make *ure that th y and tbe rest of the family were an then I wonM bop out from beneath the counterpane and fancy myself a cantatrlce, bowing before the plaudits of a bug* an mil my euee was a little ¦pathetic, but, after all. that ls not to be nrondered at, for they were only a row of dolla which I had ranged on chairs ne In Doubt. On a famous rifle rance there was an Important team match one day, and the men were tiring In pairs, one for each team, side by side. The bast shot on the home team was given to aiming so long that bets were made on whether or not he had gone to sleep at the firing point. Presently he with¬ drew his head from the stock of his rifle, lowered the barrel and asked bia opponent In a low voice: "Did I fire or did you?"-Forest and Stream. AVnrk and Fatigue. What fatigues the motive power ls getting to work. Once the mind ls fas¬ cinated and the Meld of consciousness restricted to a single object the brain works wMsOUt exhausting itself. Let us apply ourselves f<>r a good time to whatever we do and have several hours of sustained labor. Hy quitting.tba task to dream, to lUIOke a cigarette or to watch a tty one becomes exhausted. .Paris Revue. Min ht llntr Mnilr a Killing- A physician took it into his head to go rabbit shooting. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon he returned, tired out and empty handed, telling his wife that he hadn't killed a thing. Thereupon the remarked "I told you so. If you had stayed at home and nttended to your legitimate business you might have been more suceessfuI/'-Chlcago N'ewg. Devonshire Trrrscr. Dickens was twenty seven years old when. In IMO, he moved from Doughty ¦treat to Devonshire terrace. George du Maurier lived for some years In 1 Devonshire terrace. In this celebrated house Dickens wrote no fewer than ten of bis books-"The Old Curiosity Shop." -Barnaby Iludge." "The Christ¬ mas Carol." "Ameriean Notes." "Mar¬ tin dailies lt.I'he Haunted Man," . -The Hattie of Life." "Dombey and Son..Hie Cricket on the Hearth" ami "David Copperfield." Devonshire ter¬ race was situated at the corner of the Marylebone rani and used to be called the smallest terrace in London. Supremely Rsasperntlnsr. "Don't yon think Mrs. Spurrell has an awful temper?" "She BS**, bot CSS you Mnme thc poor woman? Bbs baa a husband who Just absolutely won't gat mad at all." Dear, Indeed! "The dinr, dear girls!" exclaimed Mrs. Pawktna tooting at her fashion able dnugbt ts eatbusiaatica»ty, "V» girls:*' muttered Mr. Pawkiua despondently. Man yield > to tnatOM as be bows to fate-In all thing< ruled, mind, body 1 and estate.-Crabbe. Hoiil lor a Ii:iii,.mun. The Uri tish army io clhH- CUltlea through the lack of a ban :; Murder was committed liv | | ildier lu the Crimea, but nobody could be found to carry out the sentence of the court martial, it was announced that aud a free discharge would bi granted to the tuan undertaking tba task. At last a man did volunteer. Ile .vhs | newcomer to the anny. On the D prior to the date fixed for the execution they locked up the hangman in a sta¬ ble to keep him sale. In the morning the party at the gallows waited, but theta was no hangman. He had gone mad during the night or else he was now simulating madne-s. The otficer lu command turned to one of his cap¬ tains with, "Captain, you will have the goodness to hang the prisoner!" The captain changed countenance, but he pulled himself together and appealed to the sergeants with, "Which of you will hang this man?" And to spare bil Captain one of the men volunteered. He afterward had the satisfaction of flogging the man who had volunteered and failed. The Way lo Work. If work has to be done the only way to escape will pam lysis is to launch oneself upon the task, realizing that if lt D difficult it la not likely to grow easier and that some sort of a begin¬ ning must be made. "Keep the facv.l ty of effort alive In you by a little gratuitous exercil day," writes a canny psychologist in his chapter on "Habit." This gratuitous exercise lt ia that trains the will to rule life and destiny; it is the one great secret of success. Postponing of disagreeable duties means laxne>s invsding the will, a certain slackening ol' all the mental nature, au Invasion of a paralytic tend¬ ency. If the will failed to obey at a given moment yesterday !t is vastly less likely to obey today, whereas a daily habit of forceful inhibiting or commanding makes tor that most de¬ sirable of all endowments, "a com¬ pletely fashioned will." . Harper's Weekly. The Flr*t galla. The first nails were undoubtedly the sharp teeth of various animals. Then it is believed pointed fragments of flint followed. The first manufacture metal nails were of bronze. The nail with which dael killed BIsera waa a wooden tent pin. probably pointed with iron. Bronze nails have been found In the - I ike dwellings, in several places In France and In the valley of the Nile. Until the nineteenth century Iron nails were forged, a blacksmith being aide to make only two or three dozen a day. The Drat CUt nails were made by Jeremiah Wilkinson in Rhode Island In ITT.". The first patented nail ma¬ chine was by Perkins. 17*.'.". and Its produ I.OOO nails 0 day was con¬ sidered so enormous that some per¬ sons deemed the result due to super¬ natural agency. Bose to (.m« malatasw auks. Secure a good ripe acorn and sus¬ pend it by a piece of cord Within half an Inch or io of water contained in a glass. There let it stay, for if permitted to remain without disturbance for a few months it will burst, send a root into tho water and shoot upward u straight, tapering stein covered with beautiful little -reen leaves. In this manner a young oak tree can be culti¬ vate! and become an interesting object to all that behold it. As soon ns the plant has made its appearance li will 11 and beneficial to change the wa¬ ter frequently. r.toriiltniit Premium*. "What would you think of a 99 per cent premium?" said an lusurance agent "A premium of $09,000 on h $100,000 policy. Hardly worth taking out. eh?" Such a policy was once taken out. though, on a ship thought to be lost. It ls a con.mon tiling un overdue ships to take out policies at SO or 85 or Sm per cent. On the Bulgaria and the Croft in 1800 policies at 00 per cent were taken out. aud on the Adelaide Mary, even at ter two of her lifeboats had I cen picked up. a policy of 92 per cent was issued. i asfBSatelaat c^me*. Almost every one of England's pop¬ ular gaines bas at one time or another been made Illegal Scotland ls the home of golf, yet In 14.">7 the Bcottlsh parliament passed an act eutaillng se¬ vere penalties on any one caught play¬ ing the game. Bdward III., Henry IV. and Henry VIII, all strongly objected to football, and Queen Elizabeth made it an of¬ fense punishable by Imprisonment to play fool ba ll. There ls a record of six¬ teen people being bnufiaonad at once for breaking this law. Football lg still under a ban In some parts of the world. Two of the Swiss cantons refuse to allow lt, and In Tur¬ key lt ls absolutely Illegal, and those who dare to play lt are punished. Among oddities of laws about games must be mentioned a French decree of the thirteenth century. By the king's command the gallants of the court were forbidden to play tennis "in their shirts." Whether his majesty of France Insisted upon coats only or whether the unfortunate players were doomed to practice In complete suits of armor does not appear. . London Graphic. Agriculture In Africa. Excepting perhaps some Malayan tribes the African negroes are said to be the finest agriculturists of all the natural races. The Bongos.are said to have a greater variety of garden plants around their huts than are found lu the fields and gardens of a German vil¬ lage. Irrigation is practiced. The An¬ golas. In the Kongj dlstrldt, have prac¬ tical Irrigation. The Wachangu show wonderful skill in irrigating their ter- noed hillsides by tunnels of water di¬ verted from the main stream. "They have a clear mode of Irrigating equally a given surface. As the little canals of water are always elevated above the cultivated plants, they will tap them at a convenient spot above the beds to be watered and then turn the stream Into a rough conduit made of the hol¬ low stems of bananas cut In half, the end of each stem overlapping the next. Then as the water enters the last joint lt ls freely turned right and left, dis¬ tributing the vivifying stream lu all directions.".Southern Workman. Too Cold For Orrrooota. "You do not find any one wearing overcoats In Alaska, even in the win ter," said a man from that territory. "The principal thing to he careful about ls keeping the head, hands and feet warm. In that part of Alaska where I have been the only land trans portatlon ls by dog sleds, ind to fol¬ low them one has to drop Into a dog¬ trot beside the lied. Au ordinary suit ls plenty thick enough to keep you warm, and an overcoat ls dangerous In that temperature. Trott;ng al mgside a sled wearing an overcoat would make you perspire, and t! e bitter cold would freeze the perspiration. The men there wear a fur cap that covers every part of the head and face except tbeeyee,and there ls only a little peep- hole for them. Wool lined mitts are worn on the hands anil m iccaelns with . on the feet.".Balti¬ more Sun. One ::.il 4 hone* Hie Other. Visitor to tlie West Indies (who hm . against bathing in tin river l..in-f of alligators, but nav been I >1 i by the boatmen that then- are none at the river's mouth).Bj Jove, this is ripping! But, I say, hov, do you know th- no alligator- here? Boatman- Well, you see. lab, di alligator am so turr'ble feared ob dt thark..Punch. WllllaS !«» See. Mrs. Bnpecfc Tbe philosophers tell ns that I lessin.'s often come to us In disguise. Mr Bnpeck (with a sudden show of spiriti Marla, when are yon going to mun. 1 lie Pule* Little Margie (reading! What ls the "pale of civilisation," Tommy) Small Tommy.Oh. fl >me new brand of facr powder. 1 supp ree. The root of all discontent ls self lava. .CH-Lo Sherl»r*doi\ Herald . ¦ ¦.--.- Basal . ¦¦.»¦¦ iM jm ¦- 'sa .¦ Advertising % Rater Transient advertisements will ba inserted at lilt)'Cents an inch, tor each insertion. Quarterly or yearly adver¬ tisements by contract. saw- Unless the number of Insen tiona is marked upon the mane« script, advertisements will bi- pub¬ lished until forbidden and charge accordingly Trneretfr of a Wooden Lear. A man wh > travels on a wooden leg Mys: I lue worst accident we ever bear g irassjea leg- g d mau :¦ the time ODs Mich unfor¬ tunate was g dug h>me utter being to a late long ab mt 3 o'clock in tlie morning, when his peg leg went through an auger hole In the grub plank sidewalk, and be kept circling about that hole all night thinking he was going hoiee. The editor of this naper wanta it distinctly understood that t vouch for the truth¬ fulness of this story."-Kansas City Journal. All tlie Same. At one of the large north country chur entry a fashionably dress¬ ed i dj h Dpi ned to go Into one of the private pews. The verger, who ls toon rwy stern old chap, im¬ mediately bustled up to her and said: "I'm afraid, miss, you'll ha'e to rum out o' that. Th!s is a paid pew." "Sir." said the young lady, turning sharply round, "do you know who I am? I'm one of the Fifes." .*I dinna care." said the old man. "If you are the big drum. You'll ha'e to cum out."-Edinburgh Scotsman. Dntnty If Not Substantial. The wife of a fanner had a sister come from Chicago to make a visit. One day the thrashers cam*, and the guest Insisted on doing the work alone and seut her sister away to rest. When twenty-seven thrashers filed in to sup¬ per that night they found a sandwich tied with ribbon, one chicken croquette, one cheese ball the size of a marble and a buttonhole bouquet at each plate..Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. Xo Weddin* Bella For Him. Weary Willie (reading "ad.">.Man wanted to chop wood, bring up coal, tend furnace, take care of garden, mind chickens and children. Frayed Fagin Cgroa ningi.Gee! Dem matri¬ monial advertisements make me tired. .Judge. Between friends frequent reproofs make the friendship distant. . Confu¬ cius. BVM the Sultan. On one occasion when the famous Nasr-ed-din waa Dressed for :.. went to the sultan for nermJsslon to levy a tax of a penny on every man i:i Turkey who was afraid «»f his The sultan gare bim leave, and at the eud of a few month- Nssr-ed-dlo re¬ turned with a bum i with gold. -Hut what am I to get out of ali this?" inquired ihe suitan. "1 have brought you a beautiful slave." replied th "Hush'." - I the sultan, glancing over older "Don't let my wife hear:'' Aud the wily Nasr-ed-din Hedja a.'.ded another penny to his store. The One Kxcentlon. The topic of debate at the Poets' club meeting waa, "Which of the Se\.s Contributes Most to Life's Happi¬ ness?" "I think," said a woman called upon to speak on the feminine side, "that lhere is no doubt that man contributes most to tlie life hap woman. that is" lupin ie t) "unless he happens t > he her husband." \»>t Innocent. "Tommy. I'm going to punish you severely." "Wh:;! for. | "So / th 1 know all ihe Pad ihmgs you ve done . .y." N D, you do .'t. pa V- a don't k where I bid the --rap y rn whack me wi rh." _ tare r.tr Profanity* The cure f ." profan and edu< saarely wil . .. raj ii I i worn-* so tl t swearing will m baby talk Pi coi. Pa tri 3t One might tbe laboratories in which human are vivi * $\\mu\o\\Yv| tooma w\& \&Az \ouyA and CfitUt Three ways are used by farmers for curing and preparing their to¬ bacco for the market; namely sun cured, air cured and flue cured. The old and cheap way is called air cured; the later discovery and im¬ proved way is called flue cured. In flue curing the tobacco is taken from the fields and racked in barns especially built to retain heat and there subjected to a continuous high temperature, produced by the direct heat of flame heated flues, which brings out in the tobacco that stimulating taste and aroma that expert roasting develops in green coffee. These similar processes give to both tobacco and coffee the cheer¬ ing and stimulating quality that pop¬ ularizes their use. The quality of tobacco depends much on the curing process and the kind of soil that produces it, as ex¬ pert tests prove that this flue cured tobacco, grown in the famous Pied¬ mont region, requires and takes less sweetening than tobacco grown in any other section of the United States and has a wholesome, stimulating, juicy, full tobacco taste that satisfies tobacco hunger. That's why chewers prefer Schnapps, because Schnapps cheers more than any other chewing tobacco, and that's why chewers of Schnapps pass the good thing along .one chewer makes other chewers, until the fact is established that there are more chewers and more pounds of tobacco chewed to the population in states where Schnapps tobacco is sold than there are in those states where Schnapps has not yet been offered to the trade. A ioc. ping of Schnapps is more economical than a much larger ioc. plug of cheap tobacco. Sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts. Strictly io and 15 cent plugs. **,.* E. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, n. C.