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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
PIo,,fng the Water.

a curious method of producing plat
mum is reported to be practiced by the
inhabitants along the Tura river, IN
Tomsk. Siberia They call II ''plOw1ng
the water" a raft is constructed, and
fastened To II Is dn Inclined cutter or
boards, which at It's lower end is pro-
yided with an iron plOw. While hoat-
ing down the river they sc0pe or plow
its lotion. The sand scraped out falls
into the gutter and passes into tub
filed with pine bOughs, upon which
platinum is deposited. The sand of the
Tura river and It's tributaries Is so rich
IN platinum that even this primitive
production Is profitable to the peasants
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Every one Of us casts n shadow
There hangs about ~ q sort OF pcnum
braEa strange lndeiinablc somethlnr
which we call personal infiu ncc-whicl
has IT'S effect on every other life Or
which II falls. 1t goes with rs wherev-
er we 90. II Is not something we can
have when we want 10 have IL and
then lay aside NJ VIII, ms We lay aside
A garment. II is something that always
porrs out from our life. like light from
a lamp. Ike heat from Il flame, like per
furne from flower.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Hayden the celebrated historical
painter and writer. overcome by debt
disappointment and ingratitude, laid
down the brush with which he was at
work upon his last great effort ALFRED
and the Trial by Jury" wrote with
steady hand, Stretch me no longer
upon this rough world" and then with
a pistol shot put an end to his unhappy
existence
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
.r,xo Pictures mt once"

A well known landscape painter was
busy "dashing I'm" the cOlors of a Sun
set. The tints were hurriedly conveyed
from tube to palette and from palette 10
canvas. for the artist was anxious TO
catch the effect.
A rustic standing by observed the
operation for little while and then re
marked: "Ah, you be a-painting two
pictures at once. That's clever" He
paused a moment and then blurted out.
II like that picture best. the one you've
got your thumb through"-London NJ.
A y
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

About the time James MacNeill Whis-
Ter. the artist. was causing a sensation
with the painting which he called "a
Harmony In Black and Red" "A Noe
turne In Blue" or some such name he
had n misunderstanding with his club
regarding dues. The secretary finally
wrote 70 MIR Whistler saying that the
club would be glad 20 receive from him
an arrangement In gold and silver"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

"Pa. what's a grain OF truthT'
"It Is generally the thing that keeps
all the women I'm the neighborhood say
ing: We'll, I declarer 4 never would
have thought IT. You don't say! 1
never did believe she was az innocent
as she tried TO make outr and 4 feel
so sorry for her childrenF Chicago
Resord- Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
washing a Sweater.

Sometimes sweater that has been
sent out to be laundered Will come back
distorted In shape. Often II Is the
sleeves. which will be abbreviated to
nothing or stretched 10 almost twice
their natural length. In the latter case,
procure some thick boards, just the
length that you would have the sleeves
Dip the sleeves into boiling water, push
a board into each so as to stretch II
transversely, then dry in the hot sun.
When dry, dip again In boiling water
this time slightly salted, and dry again
I'm the sun on the boards.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
The Skeleton af Large.

"Do you know" she said. the
Browns have n skeleton In the closetf'
"Oh. no." he replied carelessly.
"But I'm sure Of IT," she insisted.
"And I'm just as sure you're wrong"
he returned. "The comments I've heard
are enough TO prove that that skeleton
of theirs isn't I'm the closet nj all; It's
wandering all over the neighborhood."
Chicago Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
Mntured.

$50 you met the usual fate" said the
man who sneers. You went into wall
street intending to be a bull or n bear
and find yourself merely lamb
no. was the answer. I'm not
lamb. I've been on the losing side per-
sistently for years. I'm sheep."-Ex'
change.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

The popular impression is timt the
Legion OF Honor IS tle only French
decoration. but that is not az 80 the
case. France possess orders quite ns
ancient as those Oh most coun'r.n.
though the Oldest Of them. 81 Esprit
st Michel, 81. 1Ouis and s. Hubert
dating from the fifteon-h and sixteenth
centuries. are no longer conferred
Since the Legion OF Honor. which was
founded IN 1900 by the first consul and
modified by statute IN 1915 and 1852
there have been estll ished no fewer
than seven decorations. The Legion g.
the only honor that can be bestowed or
foreigners.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

He-This IS the lad.cs' gallery. Over
there f. the mems gallery. Just above
the speakers losk IS the press gallery.
she-Ob, yes, and where IS the
rogues' galleryI
He-Why- -er-iha congressman SIT
down there on the main floor Balti-
more Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
Two Ensni Mistakes.

Marie Antoinette. escaping from tho
Tuileries. turned to the right instead o..
to the left after passing the inner arch.
She lost her way, lost time and by this
means lost her own head and the head
Of Louis XIV. So the story of Carlyle
runs.
Queen Draga Of Scrvia meant to leave
Belgrade, but waited for a going away
gown. being anxious that as fugitive
she should appear In becoming attire.
IL was a. fatal delay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

4 little child. not three years old. was
sleepy and his mother carried him to
his crib, but tie pillow slip had been
removed by the maid for the laundry
and the child. looking ~ bescechingly
into his mothers face. said. Please
mamma. put shirt on my pillow
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

The negroes of Jamaica, In the Brit
ish West Indies, use live bait TO
catch alligators. They tie q puppy to
tree near the alligator's haunt and
await developments With gun. The
puppys yelp Is exactly like the bark OF
the baby alligator. Naturally Mrs. Al
ngator comes out Of her mudhole IN
the lagoon. thinking somebody Is trou-
bling her offspring Then the negro
gets to work with his gun, and Mrs. AL
Hgator fuIs a victim 10 her maternal
affection.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

The Doctc--Is your VIE gooc
sleeper. Mr.. Stubs?
stubb-Yes: pretty rood.
The Doctor-Does she 50 & sleep 81
soon as she touches The p'llOwf
Stubb-WeIl-e -er-she goes 20 sleep %,
soon as she touches my vest pocket.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
First Serious Trouble.

Mother-So you and Harry have
auarreled. have YOU, HortenseI What
Is the matter? Did he find fault with
the cooking?
Young Wife (sobbing)-No, m-mam-
ma. My c-cooking suits him well
enough, but he s-says I'm-Im ell
wrong on the subject Of BAPTISM
Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
A DtsfiDctfOn.

81 dislike so much TO be called a 'po
etess." said a young woman who some
times wrote verses for publication.
"Perhaps." suggested her matter oi
fact brother. "if you will write a little
better quality of poetry people will cal
YOU a poet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

what. Marry you" snorted the
fiery tempered maiden. Huh! What
do you take me forF
"For better or worse" he replied
promptly. So they were married and
lived unhappily ever after, for, alas.
she was worse than ne took her for
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

"Grecnlee says that when he was
abroad ne courted a Seryian girl"
Custom any different from oursf
Il guess not Greenlee says when nc
called on her they usually sat yis-a a
Wis"
IL don't believe a word that Greenlee
says
why nOtY
There's 10 such expression as visa
Wis I'm the Servian language. It's Witch
a-vitchg-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

The Farmer Gn the side show. look
ing around I'm alarm)-Goshl Where IS
all the rat;lesnakesf
The fecturer-Don't be alarmed, my
friend. It's only our living skeleton,
who Is suffering from the ague. yoc
hear-Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
The second whip.

4 Have you eyer noticed, says d writer
In a London journal hat some tuners
carry a second whip ~ their left hand
which is never usod1 There is purpose
sn this II represents 10 the Wild beaS
the terrors Of the unknown He has eS
Derienced the sharp. singing hick O.
khe vt,.p n the umers right hand. bu.
Cor the life Of h.m he cannot tmagin,
what anguish turks in that mysterious
hyhip In the other hand, which IS never
ssed. Many tanner has saved bis life
In d critical moment by Just Hitting tha'
unknown terror above cTouchiDg
Erowling, fury maddened tiger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
unndr For spcechmnking.

"Yes" said tie nervous man, Il have
a habit Of talking IN my sleep"
And the eminent citizen who Is ex
pected to respond to an ovation In ev
cry town that the train goes through
nurmured:
What valuable accomplishment!
Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
His snrpr.Ge.

Mrs. T.-What are you making those
crinlaces in the glass FOR, my dear?
MI. p.-Tm trying 10 practice look
If constituent Some OF my friends
ara going fo make me n present to-
nirht. aud am supposed to know
nothing about II.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

When I'm 1891 Miss Balfour was visit
ing the west Of ireland and studying
the condition OF the people she asked
orc of them how they were getting on
in n particular village. "Arrah. miss,
sure and If It wasn't for the famine
we'd be shtarying.'-John Bull.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
po,a uecol,eet,op.

she-You hrven't brought me a box
OF candy since we were married.
He YcS. bnt think of the tons j
brought you before We were married!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
SHfNAll 50AH giEk I'D


adv r. snts Uill be inserted
at one oLa. per sqQafs'of ten ines
or less for re first Insertion and ),
cents Tor each subsequent insertion.
sas~ Quarterly or yearly adyer.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

"why don't you make hay while the
sun shines and
"Huh. III | tried to do that it'd just
be my luck to get sunstruck."-Phila'
delphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

40 you know" said Miss Bunting
Mildred Gildcrsleeye almost coaxeo
Mr. Fillmore 10 propose TO her That's
how she became engaged
"Ah. begged the question. Old She!
replied Mr.. Larkln.- Detroit Free Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Slowpay Doctor. suppose you can
recommend your tailor to me?
Doctor-Certainly, but you will have
10 get some one else TO recommend you
10 my Medical Brief.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
r,r ComDany Use.

Visitor during temporary absence OF
hostess)-N-hat beautiful teeth your
mamma has Tommy.
Tommy-Yes'm; she mover wears that
ser cert when she las callers. -Balu-
more American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Shc-You're so bashful. Mr.. Callow
I really believe that If you ever marry
the lady Will have 30 propose.
W-wcll. bat / might have-er-
nerve enough to decline.-Puck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

- Unless the number of inse
tlons ia marked upon the manu-.
script, advertisements will be pull
lished until forbidden and charger
accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

"you'l rover accuse Miss Million
airc Of b. Ing her fortune in he
fGceT
"Never. ne plainly in her figure
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

4 stone weighs less In water than II
does outside. hut trout always weighs
most In the water--Somerville Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

How easy. is Il not. for the strong e
advise the weak. for the well to advis'
the sick. SchoolmasteT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

rs O. wise man who knows when the
past is past.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

II you wcnid fear nothing think that
sll things are to be feared.-Seneca.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-06

sacred tree of the Ten Thousand Pray
ers, which is supposed to have sprung
from the whiSkers and hair of Esong-
KAPPA, the great Thibet reformer of
Buddhism. On each leaf are the holy
words, tOm mani padme hum" which
appear to have been written there by
nature. DIR. Hedin, who is one of the
few explorers who have ever penetrat-
ed into the lamasery of Lhasa tells of
finding this strange inscription on each
leaf; but he was afterward informed
by an indiscreet lama that the letters
were pricked by the priests into the
leaves when freshly budding. The
foliage is regarded with great venera-
tion by the masses, and the lamas make
a fortune each year selling the leaves
to pilgrims.
Another pilgrimage is to the sacred
lake of Mansarowan. When Henry
Savage Landor, the British explorer
visited this lake he found men and
women walking around it's shores
whom he first thought delirious. Some
travelled over serpentine course.
Others walked backward. Still others
stopped and bowed at every step 9th
ers crawled along on their knees.
Each, he learned, was doing penance
for some sin. The circumference of
the lake is forty-six miles, and yet he
found men who had made the circuit
a dozen times in the previous fort
night. One journey around the lake,
he learned would expiate a petty theft.
A trip twice around, with a salaam
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-06

after each step, would shrive one OF
murder, whereas three journeys around
its shores would purge the sinner of
killing his father or brother.
There are so many lamas in Thibet
that the land is practically priest rid
den. At the head of the hierarchy are
the grand lamas, who all claim to be
Buddha reincarnate. Every lamasery
has such a priest god. and there is one
called Chang Kia Foo, who lives at
Pelin. Beneath these high priests
there. are hundreds of lamas who pro-
fess to be the reincarnated spirits of
Buddhist saints. Then there are lamas
in whom are supposed to dwell the
founders of monasteries, and lamas in
whom good men live their lives over
again. The priests constitute such a
large portion of the population that
many of them are compelled to go
about the country begging from door
to door. There are many features
about lamaism which strongly resem-
BILE the doctrines Of the Roman Catho-
lie church. The ceremonial of worship,
the burning of incense, the chanting
of hymns, are so closely similar to
these services in the Roman Catholic
church that Father Hue, who succeed
ed in visiting Lhasa in 1880, reached
the conclusion in his Souvenirs" that
the wandering lama from whom Tsong
KAPPA drew his inspiration was in real
ity Jesuit missionary. Such travel
ers, however, as William Jameson Reid
say that the lamas are wofully corrupt,
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-06

that while protesting celibacy they are
immoral, that they eat the flesh of the
dead, and have a passionate thirst for
blood. Many, he says, use a hypnotic
power over their parishioners and OBJ
tain wealth by various modes of extor-
ton.
In Thibet all roads lead toward Lhasa,
the forbidden capital, and the residence
of the Dalai Lama. 1t is the mystic treas
ure city of Buddha, wherein are kept
the countless sacred relics, images and
other paraphernalia wrought and adorned
in pure gold and studded with precious
gems. To get within its gates and wit
ness some Of the mysterious lamanistic
ceremonials, for centuries. veiled from Eu-
ropean eyes, has been the coveted goal
of the most intrepid travellers of recent
times Sarat Chandra Das. the learned In
dian surveyor, in the interest of the Eng
lish government, disguised as a priest,
entered the city and succeeded in max
and inhabitants. His suppressed observa-
tions have recently been made public.
He told of a number of gretesque
masks used before the Dalai Lama dur
ing the performance of the Great Mystery
Play and New Year festival, the most
spectacular of all the Lhasa ceremonials.
Dr. Berthold Laufer. exploper, in gath
ering an Asiatic collection for the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History, has
Just obtained set of these masks from
lama monasteries in China, near the
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-06

frontier of Thibet. Nearing the Holy
City, which shelters some $4,000, one
meets many caravans of camels loaded
with tea and other supplies, together with
thousands of pilgrims and priests who
have come from Thibet and Mongolia,
China and India. Many of these are
mounted on yaks. These animals are
adapted to high attitudes, having great
powers of endurance Under the saddle
they move at a slow gait, with sure footed
and pottering steps. They are used in
bands of 500 for packing purposes, and
are urged on with shrill cries. They run
wild, and are also bred for furnishing milk
and butter. special herd is used to sup
ply the household of the Dalai Lama with
dairy sundries. They are considered SO
sacred that when passed by the people
profound bow is made to them. One of
the strange sights seen outside Of the
walls Is some transgTessor or unusually
pious pilgrim going through the painful
and wearisome task of encircling the
thirteen miles circumference of the city
in the attitude of prayer. This is a tor
tuous crawling and dragging of the body
along the ground which takes two weeks
to accomplish.
A Mongol lama for some transgression
forfeited his right to visit Lhasa BY
way Of punishment for his offense he was
ordered to travel from his home to
Lhasa distance of several hundred
miles, in this praying posture. Flinging
himself prone, with his hands stretched
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-06
DESIGNING FLAG
OF LOST CAUSE
Three Generals Met and Agreed on the Stars and
Bars of the ConfederaCy.

EN-. w. L. CABELL, formerly a
lieutenant general in the Confed-
federate army, has recently contributed
an article to the official organ of his
old comrades giving a history of the
battle flag of the Confederacy, about
which there has been more or less con-
troversy of late. The general says:
When the Confederate army, COM
manded by Gen. Beauregard, and the
federal army confronted each other at
Manassas. it was seen that the Confed-
crate flag and the Stars and Stripes
looked at a distance so much alike that
1t was hard to distinguish one from the
other. Gen. Beauregard, thinking that
serious mistakes might be made in rec
ognlzlng our troops, after the battle Of
July 1S at Blackburn Ford ordered that
small red badge should be worn on
the left shoulder by our troops, and as 1
was chief quartermaster ordered me to
purchase large amount of red fan
mel and distribute it to each regiment.
| distributed the red flannel to a num-
Der or regiments, who placed badges
on the !eft shoulders of the men. Dur
ing the battle of Bull Run it was plain
ly to be seen that a great number of
FEDERAL soldiers Wore a similar red
padge. L saw these badges on a num-
Der Of prisoners we captured that day.
Flag for Every Regiment.
Generals Beauregard and Johnston
met at Fairfax court house in the lat
Ter part of August or early in Septem-
Der and determined to have a battle
flag for every regiment or detached
command that could easily be recog-
nlzed and easily carried. I was teIe
graphed to come at once to Fairfax
court house. l found both Gems. Beau
regard and Johnston in Gen. Beaure-
CARDS office discussing the kind of fac
that should be adopted. Gen. Johns
tons flag was in the shape of an
eclipse, red flag, with blue St An
dreW's cross and stars on the cross
lwhite) to represent the different
Southern state. (No white border of
any kind was attached to this cross)
Gen. Beauregard's was a rectangle. red
with blue St Andrews cross and white
stars similar to Gen. Johnston's.
After we had fully discussed the
two styles, taking into consideration
the cost of the material and the care of
making the same, it was decided that
the elliptical flag would be harder to
make, that it would take more cloth
and that 1t could not be seen so plain
ly at distance; that the rectangular
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-06

night; I always try to suffer without
complaint
Who will help this young man? A few
stamps, a small amount sent to head
quarters so that it can be Immediately
acknowledged will mean peace Of mind
to him and means to help himself to
make living Headquarters paid his
medicine bill for the last month Send
donations of stamps or money to So
Fifth avenue, New York.
Be cheerful. Give this lonesome world
smile,
We stay at longest but a little while.
Hasten we must, or we shall lose the
TO give the gentle word the kindly
glance
Be sweet and tender-that is doing good;
'Tis doing what no other good deed could.
eff you strike thorn or rose
Just keep going.
If it halls or if it SHOWS,
Just keep going.
'Taint no use to sit and whine
When the fish amt on the line;
Bait your hook and keep on tryin--
Just keep going.