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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

New Eorh's High Grade Teachers.
AT n recent teachers meeting" said
visitor who just happened In "onC
Of the speakcrs made the statement
that the mnie teachers Of New York
city public schools were all specialists
OF exceptional ability; that they were
Just such men as one finds outside OF
the city IN the positions OF superintend
ents and principals of high schools
This statement seemed 10 me 10 be
worthy OF ycrifcatiOn by something
more reliable than the words of an en-
thusiastic partisan. 50 l set TO work
making inquiries about those male
teachers in the school nearest my home
The following are the data given me
by the principal Of this school. which
am told, Is by no means more favored
i'm the way Of appointments than tho
others I'm the system. out Of ten male
teachers all but three could boast. II
they desired 20 do so, the possession OF
bachelors degree Two OF the seven
are masters, with some work done to
ward a Ph D.. and nearly all are
doing some postgraduate work cith@
NJ Columbia or at the state university
The three spoken of are eX-high schoo.
principals from zap state cities Ny
respect for the New York city school
nacher has been wonderfully iu
creased New York Times
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Every legitimate theGter in New
York has two pay days-union ana non.
union. The union employees, which In
clude the men in the orchestra. the
stage hands, property men and stage
carpenters, are paid. rs their union reg
ulations demand. on Saturday night
The actors. who have no union. are not
paid until Tuesday. although their week
ends on Saturday with the nights pcF
formance. Their salaries are held ny
two days merely 20 insure their reap
pearance NJ the thea;er on Monday.
II the company wore paid of Oh Sat
urday night unreliable or disahected
members OF the organization might not
show I'D on Monday for rehearsal or
the evening performance, thus weaken
ing the production. but II the weeks
salary IS held back they are reasonably
sure 70 report on Monday In order not
to lose what IS coming 20 them. Ac-
tors are distinctly temperamental md
capricious, and n a manager were 20
pay off on Saturday night and there OK
listed any temporary dissatisfaction IN
the company he could never tell wheth-
er he would have chorus with which
TO open up the week on Monday even
mG.-New York Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
HuftonfuQ m Coat.

Buttoning a mans coat from right to
left was the original way, when our
ancestors, wrapped In skins, held the
right edge with the left hand and
naturally inserted a. fastening thorn
with the right hand. This right 10 left
custom has been retained hy the Hc-
brew priests in their garb tc this day.
When fghting men became necessary
and swords and knives had 10 be-
drawn by the right hand from the
left side. the edge OF the coat, buttoncd
from right To left was found 10 bo In
the way. and men began buttoning
from the left. NOnhghting women
and priests continue TO follow the old
custom
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

About q century ago an artist named
Cranch was standing one day in front
Of fro IN his home Ut Administer
Over the fireplace was an Oaken man
telplece. ana il occurred 10 Cranch tha
this expanso Of wood might Doe I'm
proved by IA little ornamenuuon II
picked Nd the poker. heated IL red bot
and began 10 sketch in bold design
Tie result pleased him so much that
be elaborated his work and began 10 n
tempt other fire pictures on panels OF
wood These met with a ready sale
and Cranch soon gave all his time G.
his new art This was the beginning Ci
what is now known as pyrography
The poker artist OF today usos many
different shaped tools and has special
furnace in which they are kept heated
Tie art has been elaborated greatly
The knots, curls and hbers Of the wood
are often worked into the design and
delicate tinting produced by scorching
The panel.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
Polish Wedding Customs.

According TO the Polish custom, the
marriage ceremony usually occurs on u
Sunday, this being done 20 permit the
men to attend without losing any tne
from their employment. while the bride
Is supposed 70 maintain the greatest
secrecy concerning her wedding until
she is actually clad IN her wedding
garments Of thin white and bridal
veil. Then abe goes from house TO
house. regardless Of the conditions or
the weather. and invites her friends TO
her wedding. which, of course, Is pay
Ing them very pretty compliment
Again. according 10 custom, and during
the course of the reception, china
bowl is placed In the center of the
table upon which the feast Is spread
and each man whom the bride honOrs
with waltz understands that he Is to
throw with nil his might ana main n
,Ilvcr rlccr in.o tl3is bowl. tie idea
bcing go break H. rnd ..e man who IL
u lc.;s1..tc rs 10 siiattcr IN" vcsscl Is
,ntlt.Cd 10 the farewell dare" and a
Us from &c bg.dc While the Gus
ON l. ru.fR 4 4 nom .hr less prac
seal. as u is not "a in.rN1cnt thin
.cr IL n.wly las ~ couple TO r.
eivc ia" l4s-l nG4,..,d GolLrs
a. Z, ..ir ,S..lef-,~- r.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

In Europe several persons now sedu
lOus,y pav homage 90 the sun 0nd 81
learned Journal entitled LEeoi
Nouvc.le one OF them maintains tAa
tie sun should De especially honored d
Christmas
Christmas should De- regarded as ,
festival for the benefit or humanity
he says. IN his way ve can ouc'
more become uait.J VIII tne Aryans
our ancestors. who WorsAlp.d hTe ant
who celebrated the b..tA of hc divln.
constellation. who s. the iaLacr o..
light, Of heat and of lie"
lie then suggests that tAe following
prayer be- said daily.
go thou who causcst ..cs to vanish
who drivcst eway the evil inlucnce 90
prodlgies Of malignant predictions Of
dreams and Of wicked aupariuoa+-t q
thou who bringest 10 naught the plot-
OF the wicked, 10 thee we pray. Lord
Sun. since thou art the light OF I'D,
world
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
The King snake,s Prowess.

The most relentless eXterminator OF
reptiles is q member OF the family II
self-the beautiful. 1.-THE. yellow and
black king snake. the friend Of man
and the ayowed enemy Of anything
that crccps or crawls regardless Of size
or poison fang y native Of our own
south. the king snake is between five
and eight feet long and no thicker
around than mans thumb. Built ia
every muscle and bone for speed ana
tremendous constructing power, there
is not another snake on earth that can
withstand his assault He T. immune
TO the poison Of the cobra and OF the
rattler alike, and the strength Of n
thirty foot python has no terrors for
him. Within five minutes from tie
opening OF the fight the king snake
could Kill the biggest python that ever
lived. Ferocious rs the little COZ
strlctor IS toward his own kind. toward
man he IS friendly and rarely tries
70 escape when met aheld.-A W
Rokcr in McClurc's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
The Human body.

The blood, muscles. bones and other
parts of the human body are composed
Of many chemical constituents and a
correct chemical analysis would be-
long and tedious. The specific gravity
Of the blood IS 1,02S, and 10 parts Of
every 1000 are water. OF the other
parts chloride of sodium, chloride po-
tassium. carbonate magnesia, calcium
phosphate, calcium lactate. potassium
phosphate, sodium carbonate and other
constituents are found. This is gen
orally true, with variations also, OF
tissues and bone The fundamental
substance Of bone is composed Of or
ganic matter. combined with various
inorganic salts, In which calcium phos
phate largely prcdomlnates. In addi-
ton the bones contain calcium carbon
ate. calcium fuorlde. magnesium phos-
phate, sodium phosphate and sodium
chloride.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

During one Of the last birthday cele-
bratlons OF the poet Whittier he was
visited by a celebrated oratorio singer.
The lady WAS asked To sing, and. seat
ing herself az the piano. she began The
beautiful ballad, "Rolsn Adair." She
had hardly begun before Mr.. WHIT
tiers pet dog came into the room and,
seating himself by her side, watched
her as IL fascinated. listening with a
delight unusual in an animal When
she finished he came and put his paw
very graycly into her hand and licked
her cheek. Robin takes that as
tribute TO himself" said Mr.. Whittier
"He also Is Robin Adair." The dog
hearing his own name. evidently con
sidered that he was the hero OF the
song. From that moment during The
lady's visit he was her devoted at.
tendant. lie kept hy her side wher
she was indoors aad accompanied her
when she went To walk. When. SHE
went away he carried her saichei in
his month 10 tie gate AMI watched
her departure with every evidence vi
distress.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Perhaps Madagascar has claimed
more orchid huntera' lives and beer
the scene OF more revoiting acts OF
cruelty than any other place Some
years ago a German orchid fancier
while seeking some specimens in th,
forests Of this island. WAS captured 10y
some Of the native priests, who after
covering him with OIL burned him
alive. Another collector WHO was
seized By some of the same priests was
allowed 10 choose between being burned
alive or himself setting fire TO some
fagots on which lay another prisoner.
also an orchid collector, and thus say
ing his own life lie chose the latter
alternative and died six months later
q lunatic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
neanest Traders IN ths world

MCauesr Traders In tAe - oFAA-
There is Il colony 3t syrian merchants
fl Kingston. TIE capital or Jamaica.
who could give cards and spades even
to the hand ChinamGn tor ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain"
They take one match out Of every box
they sell until they have enough match
es t. i'll another box and 50 make an
extra cent They shave tiny fakes of
cakes OF soap and boil them down O.
make other cakes They put thin
layer Of mOlasscs on the bottom OF the
SCOOP with which they serve rice s.,
that few grains viii stick 10 the bot
tom. The,, a,e only few OF theb
thousand tricks 90 turn dlshones
penny. Without douot they are th'
ueanest traders in tine world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Nearly al the lime juice used in the
world comes from the tiny island OF
Montserrat. In the British West In
dies. The lime grows wild In many
West Indian islands. but only I'm Mont
serrat Is e used commercially. That
island Is one vast garden OF lime trees
nnd nowhere IN the world Is there n
finer sight than Us thirty miles OF
orchards, ladcn with the fruit Of the
lime or fragrant with its blossoms.
The fruit b. gathered 10y negro won.
sn. who carry II down the hills Ia
The shipping port In big baskets on
their heads. Like all West Indians
thcy are remarkable for their ability
90 carry heavy weights In this manner.
Once the company which controls the
lime juice industry sought 20 tighten
the burden OF its laborers 10y introduc-
ing whcelbarrows.
The negroes filed the whcel5arrows
readily enough. and then carried them
on their heads ns they had been used
20 carry The baskets Many negro
woman viii carry a hundredweight Of
lines on her head for distance Of a
mile or indianapolis News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
The sea Cooks Trick.

Having tried every kind Of female
cook. / determined to get a man." said
a portly millionaire. 1T very natural
ly occurred to me that an ocean linel
was the best place TO find him. Every
thing is so clean about a ships kitchen
you know. Well. found a fine look
ing Swede and established him In my
kitchen at $50 a week. lie seemed Il
be all right, but presently my neigh
bors complained that he was throwing
all the refuse out of the window. Ole
habit. He thought the window was &
portfolio OH ship. could never
break him of the trick and had to lef
him go."-New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
cure For the Tnll..ns HnhIt

One part horse sense and two parts
of manly determination to keep stA
Nix well with an unlimited amount Of
tie best quality Of thought II IS imD05
sible for q woman 70 tolk "A the time
without saying lot of things that she
Shouldn't or without proving jolly
bore 20 everybody about her This tat
tling habit is not confined entirely o.
women. though Some men have tie
affection terribly. Sometimes Is
wheat. sometimes its chess, some
tines its baseball ! steady diet OF
one kind conversation Is always tire
some. Take mbble OF tbis and %
uibble OF that. and your chatter Will be
more interesting. particularly II there
are plenty Of rests between nlbbies
Talking improves when there's silence
by way of contrast Philadelphia In
oiirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Wantono-What's the matter. Blank
ley2 You're all cut about and your
arm in sling, as though you had been
in O fight, and yet you look beaming
and smiling over 1t all.
Blanklcy-The fact is | hnve,all along
thought my boy Harold sort OF mutf'
and the other day undertook to give
him some boxing lessons. This IS the
result OF the first lesson. On. I'm
proud of that hoy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

There was once Newfoundland fish
srman-he chanccd 10 be q Catholic
who In old age came 10 die. He had
lived In debt all his life and, no doubt,
Lad never once given his whole catch
to the dealer who supplied him, but
had wrongfully slipped many qulntal
over the side Of rival schooner and
traded II out on the spot
Send for Fawther Rafferty," he
said. Send immcdiatcw
He wanted 10 confess his sins, 10
bc shrlven md 10 depart I'm peace. but
his old priest had been transferred to
Trinity Bay. \ young man, just back
from Rome, was now the spiritual
head of the parish.
"Sure, It's Fawther Goblin" they
told him.
"Noa. noar tho old man protested.
"Fawthcr COLLINS fine young man
a clever young man, I doubt me not,
buf tits old Fawther Rafferty, / wants
Z hear me confession
"An' why?" they asked.
Sure" the dying man gasped, me
knows the customs o the country
Norman Duncan In Worlds Work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
Ancient TnbIe Mnnners.

\ description OF n dinner given In
1850 shows that there has been n vast
improvement In table manners since
then. AS rule, one knife had 10 serve
Tor two people. and often n bowl of
soup was used 10y two persons For
this reason the party giving tho din
ner arranged his guests in couples try
ing 10 place people together who would
be- congenial and not adverse 70 this
common use Of table appointments.
Spoons were seldom supplied To the
guests. and the soup was drunk iii
rcctly from the bowl, the latter usually
having side handles by which it was
held. In less refined company there
were no separate soup bowls. only one
large porringer. which was passed
around to the guests in turn. The
diners helped themselves TO the pieces
of meat they desired from the common
dish with their fingers.
Napkins were considered n luxury.
and were only provided in VERY aris-
tocratic and wealthy famllies.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
FestnI Gifts In Spain.

II Is the custom In Madrid for
friends and acquaintances TO send pres
ents Of bonbons on birthdays. name
days and festivals. A large silver tray
is piled with sweets OF various kinds
with a cake made OF eggs In the cen
ter. This Is often surmounted with a
silk flag or a pretty porcelain figure.
Well known people receive as many as
fifty Of these trays on their birth and
name days.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

The heavens themselves run cOntin
ually round, the world IS never still
the sun travels 20 the east and 20 The
west; the moon IS ever cAnginS In III
course; thc stars and planets have
their constant motions; the afr we
breathe Is continually agitated by the
wind. and the waters never cease tC
ebb and low. doubtless for the purpose
of their conservation and TO teach us
that we should ever be IN action
Burton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Many good stories have from time tc
time been told Of Rcv Thomas Hunt
the temperance orator WHO was WI
known figure in the early history o
Wyoming valley.
During the civil war DE enlisted an.
served as chaplain in one Of the rel
ments Of infantry raised IN the valley
One day. IN the midst Of fierce bat
tie, the major iodc mp IN front OF The
regiment and 10 his amazcment foun,
Father Hunt at the head OF the ranks
chaplain. what are you doin-
here he asked.
"DoingY' echoed the old minister
briskly. Il am trying 10 cheer tho
hearts Of the brave and look out foI
the heels of the towards"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Marriage A-fEtel }lr'i h9 NA% EilA Ut
There arp always numhel OF mar
riages on board the cooiy ships wAic.
ply between Caicuttu ana tho We
Indies The coolies are very fond o.
marrying before entering on their pe
Rod Of scrvitu3e. Sometimes as man.
as d hundred OF them wlll want to
nupual knot tied
The captain of any British ship hai
legal power TO marry people. but th
master OF one OF thc~o cody vessel
has grown t-cd If reading the Angli
can service nfty or sixty times q vOl
axe. So le has had d number u form
printed with the essential parts of th
service The bride and bridegroom
ster into The cabin. slln one of th.s
forms. have il witnessed aaG hecom
man and wife. No questions or
asked They simply sign thcir nance
II is the quickest kind 4 mauiae'
on record. but the British autAori;ie
have declared It 10 be perfectly valid.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
An Ill Chosen Song.

In order TO make him forget bis do
nestle troubles, which were driving
him to suicide, some friends of Herr
Gustav Krautwlnkel arranged cheer
full evening at q restaurant In Berlin.
Unfortunately, one OF the party began
TO sing a song entitled Lost Happi-
ness" Hardly was the first vefse fin
ished when Herr Krautwinkel Jumped
up. pulled n revolver from his pocket
and shot himself.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
A 1aastic Retort.

An Englishmun Of somewhat ques-
tiOnable reputation. who was' criticlsing
the American way of spelling. once
turned % Maurice Barrymore, the
actor. and said. "I'll leave IL TO Mr..
Barrymore. Is II right 70 leave out
the u in such words astharbor, neigh
Dor. honor. candor. etci" We'll, about
harbor aud neighbor liam not sure, -
replied Barrymore, "but.when it comes
TO honor and candor / leave you OUT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Here f. the pretty legend which tells
why February has only twenty-cight
or tv'enty-nlnc days Long aso, they
say. February ives o gambler, and he
was so unlucky Thai he soon lost all
lis money. Like other gamblers, he
tried % recover q, and ho said TO his
companions tl1t II they would lend
him some money De- would -iye them
az security one of his days January
and March. Who were naturally asso
ciatcd With h,.u more oiton than any
OF the other months. accepted IFS of
fer anG as poor February soon lost tho
money which De had borrowed each OF
thc. acquired one of his days.
That is Why January nnd March have
each thirty-onc days and February ha'
only twcnty-ciSht in ordinary anc
twenty nine in leap years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
Sorry He sued.

4 stranger admitted below the bar
of the British house OF lords was re-
qulred to deposit his umbrella with one
If the attendants. The umbrella was
not 10 be found afterward. and tie
owner brought an action IN court 10 To-
cover It's value He was successful
and was awarded - But this was 4
violation OF sanctuary which the lord
hancell0r would not tolerate. sum
uo8ing the plaintiff and his attorney
ID the bar OF the house. he only ro-
raincd from committing them both 10
prison on their making a humble apol-
ogy and refunding the amount they
lad gained
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
oranges and Tobacco,

"Dld you ever notice" asked n well
known phys!cnn the other day that
men who eat oranges are not much
injured by smokingl 1t is Il fact.
Orange Juice has the faculty OF neu-
tralizlng nicotine, and that is the
reason. have seen men weakened
and even made III by excessive smok-
ing, and a few oranges were all that
was necessary to straighten them OUT
-Phiiadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Ii IA fowerpot IS iaid ol ~ s.dc' th'
stalk of the plant growing .n ; grad
ually curves upward un-iI ,t resume.
the vertical position This is callo'
geotropic curvature. anG the question
IS by what means tAe plant is srimr
lated 10 change is direction o.. growth
One theory AYERS that movable starci
grains in tie plant cells fail 90 TIE low
er side as the position is chan-ci anc
by their pressure influence tie mech
anlsm OF growth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
4 Contrast In Lungs.

Three human lungs lie next one an
other I'm the anatomical museum NJ
Edinburgh university The first Is that
of an Eskimo and IL snow white. In
life this would, OF course. be ruddy
from the presence Of blood. The third
is that OF a coal miner and Is coal
black. The intermediate one Is that OF
q town dweller and Is dirty slate
gray. rs are the lungs OF all dwellers
in cities at this moment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
A Faithful servant.

Carlyle told once Of lawsuit pend
Ing I'm Scotland affecting the succession
to a great estate OF which he haC
known something. The case depended
on n family secret known only 10 one
old servant. who refused TO reveal II
a kirk minister was sent 10 tell hel
she must speak on peril Of her soul
Peril Of my saul!- she said. "AnC
would ye put the honor Of an aulc
Scottish family in competition with the
saul of poor creature like meT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

4 man recently made a fortune by
picking out specks of gold from tho
heaps which the miners had east up
and abandoned They were In search
of nuggets and despised the smaller
grains which rewarded their pcrseyer-
ance. And how frequently the rich
est findings OF philosophy ere in the
commonplace incidents Of life! In cir
eumsmncos and places that seem Who'll
y uncongenial 20 II the poets heaven
y attuncd ear disccrns IA sweet under
tone of harmony which all the hurry
5urly OF sin and misery cannot dow
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

Probably the first authentic record oi
a wrestling match is In \. ID. 1222
when chiyalry on the European cont
nent was undergoing a change for the
better During the reign Of Henry III
OF England n match tooR place in st
Giles field, London. between citizens
Of Westminster and the city OF Londor
proper Wrestling was however, pop
ular as pastime In England at
much earlier period. and from thai
country many Of the different style
originated.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07
TnEratefrI Girl.

Miss Pechls." began Mr.. Klose. 'f'
you marry me you can be assured
that
I'm sorry. Mr.. Klosc." the girl In
terrupted hastily. "but IL IS impossible
I can never marry YOU
What. Wei. if that amt ingrat
tude. Didp't bring you box OF
candy last week? Philadelphia Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-08-07

The Jewels of an Indian idol must be-
worth stealing IL many Of those re-
markably hideous images possess such
valuable head ornaments as one made
for the idol Parthasathy, In the Tripli.
cane temple AT Madras The orna-
ment Is worth some $1,000 rupees and
IS made Of sovereign gold, studded with
diamonds. cmcralds and rubies, the
largest emerald being valued at 1000
rupees and the biggest ruby aud dia-
mOnd at 800 rupees apiece.