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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

A German scientist says that II a
marksman at noon on clOudless,
MINDLESS day sets his rifle so that II
will cover the bullseye OF target the
gun will I'm the same position the next
day. If 1t also happens to be cloudless
and windless. shoot "high left" The
bullseye is apparently attracted by the
position OF the sun or Of any other iu-
rninous point" says the scientist, land
apparently during the day follows the
course of the sun in a semicircular line
on the target"
This seemingly changed position OF
an object under the changing influence
OF light cannot, he thinks, be produced
by refraction nor by the changing
temperature of the air nor by chang
ing barometric pressure. The change
OF position is instantly responsive to
the sun breaking through a cloud. II
cannot be akin TO mirage, because the
shooter would then have to lower his
gun at noon instead of elevating 1t as
he now does.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Smoking In Spain.

In Spain people smoke incessantly
under all conditions, at all hours and
In all places, except In church. Men
smoke in the railway carriages; they
smoke in all the tram cars; they smoke
In all the minor theaters; they smoke
I'm all the restaurants. in the hotel din
ing rooms a nd. of course. in the cafes
In business Offices the merchant and
his clerks smoke. In shops the shop
man, while trying to sell goods to a
lady. will stop 10 roll a cigarette,
which, when lighted, he will pun in
her face. You see conductors ana
drivers OF tram cars smoking. All the
hackney cabmen smoke all the time,
while even coachmen and footmen OF
private carriages sometimes smoke on
the box. Beggars approach you, ciga-
rette in mouth, to whine for aims. IL
you ask for tickets at a railway office.
the clerk lays down his cigarette as he
hands you the dingy bits Of pasteboard.
The innumerable peddlers all smoke
cigarettes all the time.-J. a. Hart In
Argonaut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

At a conference OF ministers Of one
OF the smaller American denominations
the question OF the insutficiency OF
some of the salaries was being argued.
one brother who was stationed at a
mission post made a strong plea for an
Increase In salary. ITO properly pro
vide my family with the necessities,
he said. lis a serious problem" How
many children have your asked q
sympathetic brother Of the cloth. Il
have four boys. and each one has a
sister" was the prompt reply. Imme-
dlately the sympathetic friend took the
floor. How Is it possible that our
brother can provide even the bares
necessities for his eight children -
did not say had eight children; the
boys have the same sister"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

There Is no mention Of crowns before
the eighth century after Christ. The
crown really did not become the head
covering of kings until the times OF the
Christian rulers after the might ana
power Of pagan Rome were broken
Before those days the crowning was
done with helmet. This change In the
method Of crowning the rulers IS typ
zeal of the changes that occurred in
the spirit that animated nations ana
races I'm the selection Of their kings.
The first kings and chiefs, after the
world had emerged from the patri-
archaI forms of government, were Sc
lected almost altogether for their
prominence as leaders in war Thus,
gradually. the chief Of the army be-
came the chief of the nation. Almost
all the ancient kings were military
despots. Then. with the prevalence or
Christianity and the. overthrow of the
old governments, came the new rulers
who claimed to rule by divine right.
They. too. were almost all military
despots. especially in the beginning,
but the world had progressed far
enough to demand more proof OF au-
thority TO rule than mere brute power
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

Richard NJ Hunt, the artist. honest
fin his opinion and blunt in its express
sion. was appreciated by budding stu
dents. What he said in criticism some
times necessitated the destruction OF a
picture. but the advice eventually was
profitable.
A lady called on Mr.. Hunt one day
requesting him to select a frame suit
able for sketch which dear nephew
had palnted. a frame in harmony
with the thought suggested by the pic
ture." was desired.
Artist Hunt betook himself to the
woods. A few days after he called on
picture dealer saying that he wished
the sketch framed In the material lie
had collected.
"Impossiblew exclaimed the picture
dealer. Cant frame the picture with
this stuff. It's rotten wood"
"You must" said Mr.. Hunt grui1y.
This frame is 20 be in harmony with
the picture"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Curious Mathematical Fact.

There is certain popular young
LAWYER In Atlanta who when in college
was known as the best mathematician
in his class. He is still much interest
ed in knotty questions Of figures, and
he propounded a query on the street
yesterday that none of a dozen men
could answer.
Take any two consecutive mum
bers." he said. SAY four and five
square them and subtract the lesser
result from the greater, and the mum
Der YOU have is the same as the sum
of the numbers you started within
this case four and five, their sum being
nine.
"This will work out every time, nc
matter what two consecutive numbers
YOU take. The rule Is well known, but
| have never been able to find an ex
planatlon of il. Why is this always
true. and can any one explain it &c
me-"
His hearers figured long. but none
was able to tell why the sum of the
two consecutive numbers Is equal tc
the difference Of their squares.-Atlan
Ia Constitution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
How sleigh Bells Are Made.

"The making Of sleigh bells is quite
an art" says an iron founder. THE
little iron ball is too big to be put In
through the holes in the bell, and yet
II IS inside. How did 1t get there? The
little iron ball Is called the jinglet.
When you shake the sleigh bell II jim
giles. In making the bell the Jinglet Is
put inside little bail or mud, just the
shape Of the inside Of the bell. Ihen
a mold is made just the shape OF the
outside Of the bell. This mud ball with
the jinglet inside is placed In the mold
OF the outside, and the metal is poured
in, which fills up the space between
the ball and the mold.
when the mold is taken of. you see
a sleigh bell. but 1t will not ring, as 1t
Is full Of dirt. The hot metal that the
bell is made OF dries the dirt so that
IL can be shaken out. After the dirt
Is all shaken out Of the holes In the
bell the little iron jinglet will still be
I'm the bell and will ring. 1t took a
good many years TO think out how to
make a sleigh bell"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Poyyderin= the Hair.

In 1795 the mayor OF Yarmouth
England. issued the following procla-
nation: owing to the present enor-
nous price of corn and the alarming
apprehension of a scarcity in that most
necessary article, many towns through
out the kingdom have set the laudable
example Of leaving off for a time the
custom of wearing powder In theiI
hair by which means a great quantity
of wheat must infallibly be saved tC
the nation. and If the price be not re-
duced It may at least be prevented
from increasing. We. therefore. the
mayor. Justices and principal inhab
itants of Great Yarmouth. do recon-
mend the example as worthy imitation
and we fatter ourselves the military
will not hesitate to adopt 1t, being
fully convinced that appearances are
at all times to be sacrificed to the pub
lie veal. and that in doing this theI
will really do good"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
IN. os the Only "Kersv Plays.

An ancient baseball fan tells tsls
story TO illustrate the quickness ana
thickness Of Mike Kelly, the one time
king of the green diamond:
"A game between Boston and WASH
ington was played at Beantown. Char
lie Bennett was catching, and Nike
Kelly was sitting on the bench when
foul which Bennett could not possibly
get goes up In the air toward the
bench, and Kelly. being captain. yells
to the umpire that he will put Bennett
out Of the game, and at the same time
he puts on a mitt with lightning speed
and catches the ball. He then tries 10
make the umpire allow the catch, but
the umpire, after wrangling long
time with Kelly, decides the ball was
in play and Bennett could not be re-
moved from the game until the ball
had been caught by a player in the
game. so he ordered the batsman 10
hit over. This was quick thought OF
Kelly, even If it did not work"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

II is said by some authorities that
the honeymoon, or month after mar
riage. takes its sweet sounding title
from a practice of the ancient Teutons.
who drank honey wine (hydromeD for
thirty days after a wedding.
A far more simple and direct deriva-
tion is found in associations common
10 many times and people. The words
month and moon have come to us from
one source. the Anglo-SaXon mona,
which is formed from an old root, ma,
10 measure. The moon thus measures
time. and Dryden links it with It's
kindred month when lie speaks of "one
revolving moon." Honey Is an obvious
equivalent for anything enjoyable ana
sweet, and Shakespeare attaches II
closely to the tender passion when ne
SAYS. "honeying and making love-
Anthony Trollope has used honey
moon as q verb-"Some decent sort OF
body to honeymoon along with me,
and In an old volume of the London
Tatler there is an interesting sentence
which clinches the connection between
moon and month-"Sometimes the par
ties fly asunder even in the midst or
courtship and sometimes grow cool In
the very honey month"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22


Glory IS but transient dream tna'
gives color 10 sleep bespangled with
illusions Of greatness; mirage GIT
terinc. but unsubstantial, lowering
above the oasis in tie desert OF lie al
whose fountain many weary traYei-
or would Quench his burning thirst
that he may press on TO grahuer
heights. II beckOns us on TO where
the broad light plays on countless
graves of those once called great but
now forgotten. upon whose gravestone
IS chlseled the mocking phrase, "Sic
transit gloria mundi" How often
does the victor, spent and worn. LOOK
around for the laurels and the peace
he has earned only to find the bubble
bursted. the colors faded.-RoanoAe
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Eour Great Musfcia

Paleslrina was a reyolutionist In his
day, but is now virtually obsolete even
for the severest classicists. Gluck was
as radical an innovator as Wagner,
yet it is only occasionally and with dif'
ficulty that one OF his works can now
be briefly resuscitated. Beethoven was
n madman even to many of the best
musicians as late as 1903, when as
that musical veteran. Professor Haupt.
himself said. the Fifth SYMPHONY"
was rehearsed in Berlin for the ilrSt
time. and the orchestra dashed the
music from the racks, declaring 1t was
crazy and could never be played. Now
this same Fifth Symphony" Is consld-
cred a model OF form, and Its composer
Is the cherished idol OF conservatives
and classicists.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

The English word of direct Indian
origin most frequently In use IS to-
mato. 4 native of tropical or sub
tropical America, II was cultivated by
the subjects Of the Incas and Monte
zumas. as we'll as by the other semi
civilized natives. long before the adj
vent OF Europeans on this hemisphere
under the name of tumatl or tomatl'
Though introduced into Europe al
most as early as its cOngener, the po'
tato. 1t was many years before IL made
its way into popular favor. There II
was first known 10 the English as love
apple. to the French rs pOmme damouE
end to the Italians as pomi d'amore
and these names are still In use, per
petuating the old. widespread notion
that its use as food had an influence
on the amatOry passions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Might Have Made a difference,

'T say" said Berkeley 10 his wife
Yesterday AZ dinner. you didn't say
anything to any one about'what was
telling you the night before last, dc
you? That's n secret"
a secret! Why, | didn't know d
was a secret" she replied resretfully.
"Wen. did you tell It? | want tt
know"
why. no: never thought Of RI since
I didn't know il was Il secret"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
school CnstOms In Chind.

Many strange school customs prevail
in China. The girls in that country
seldom 20 to school unless they are the
children of very rich people. School
work begins before daylight, and after
studying their lessons aloud for two
hours the pupils recite them. They
then 90 home 10 breakfast, after which
they return and study again till din
ner time. I'm the afternoon they 60
again to school to prepare lessons for
the following day. BY this time it Is
night. This goes on every day Of the
week. for there is no such thing as the
Sunday holiday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

A Partisan lady went out recently
for a walk in the Avenue de Clichy'
taking with her 4 toy terrier. which
she held by string. While she was
looking into shop window two mis-
chievous boys substituted a bone for
the dog. 4 Great Dane then appeared
on the scene, and. seeing the bone,
made dash and swallowed it. string
included. The lady turned round AMI
in despair cried out that the Great
Dane had eaten her pet. The little dog
was found later on. much TO the joy OF
his mistress, who carried him of In a
cab
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

The Burmese girl begins smoking
when she is about three years Of age.
4 group of schoolgirls in Mandalay
will sit in a circle passing around the
cigarette, just as American girls would
pass round the bag Of caramels. IL
isn't a weedy little thing two inches
long and no thickness that the Bur
mese girl smokes. 1t is a whacking big
cheroot. nearly q foot long and weigh
ing about three-quarters Of a pound.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Why He Was Single.

"Why don't you marryf" asked one
Frenchman Of another.
Because | must do 1t on certain con-
ditions."
what conditions"
"Well, you know, the lady must be
beautiful. rich and Il fool If she isn't
rich and beautiful, won't take her,
and IL she isn't fool she won't take
mel'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
neing Restored to Caste.

4 FyZabad HindOo was restored 10
his caste by the following process OF
"purihcation." He lost caste eating
cooked food in a railway carriage III
which persons OF another caste were
travelling. lie had to pay his own
weight first in rice, the value reacnin-
$50 rupees. and then In wheat. After
being twice weighed ia this way he
was made to sit on n square stone
while his body was covered with ma
nure. the face only excepted. He was
then taken up 10y two men and thrown
into the river. and after bath was
received by the BI-lhmans. fully re
stored TO caste fellowship.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

There are two systems OF numera-
ton in use at the present day, common
ly called the English and the French
sys: ems. In the former the billion IS
million Of millions. trillion a MIL
lion of billions and each denomination
Is million times the one preceding
In the latter (Which is the system used
In the United States) the billion Is a
thousand millions. and each denomina-
ton is a thousand times the preceding.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Nine National Capitals

How many readers could tell oifhano
the number Of national capitals this
country's congress has sat in ana give
the names? Not many probably. Wen
there have been nine OF them WASH
ineton: Baltimore and Annapolis, IN
Maryland: g'reuscn- and Princeton, IN
New Ierscy: Philadelphia, Lancaster
and YORK. m Fpnasy!vana. and New
YORK clty.-Na li0i1ai MAGAZINE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
The RAYS.

Recent experiments, by practical
tests and examination with the aid
of the X Rays, establish it as a facI
that Catarrh of the Stomach is not
a disease of itself, but that it results
from repeated attacks Of Indigestion
How Can | Cure Nv indigestion?
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is curing
thousands. 1t will cure you o.
indigestion ard dyspepsia, and
prevent or cure Catarrh of the
Stomach. Kodol digests what vou
makes the stomach sweet. SOLD
by l.. r. Irwin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Character.

"The only thing that walks Daci
from the tomb with the mourner> An'
refuses to be buried is character.
That is true. What a man y SUI
wives him. II never can be buried
stays about tie home when his loot
steps are heard thcrcrno more. 1t hve'
in the community where he was
known: hence we should take care Il
build into our character only beautl
full things.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

Bismarck on one occasion told SID
ney Whitman of his well known Feat
in oyster eating. He was once In
Liege. where he ordered some oysters
in a restaurant-ffty to begin with.
He saw the lady behind the counter
look up in surprise; so. when he had
eaten them, wishing 10 see what eject
il might have on her, he ordered an
other fifty, and so on until he had
eaten 40 oysters. Mr.. Whitman adds
that "it is only fair TO remember that
in all probability they were the small
Ostend variety"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
WINE CARDuy
two nefinition. of a Gentleman.

To be gentleman "is 10 be honest
10 be gentle. to be generous. to be
brave, TO be wise, and. possessed OF all
these qualities. 10 exercise them in the
most graceful manner" says the great
novelist Thackeray.
A diner in certain hotel became SO
noisy that the proprietor directed his
removal. The waiter who successfully
accomplished this. on returning to the
room, expressed his regret at having
been obliged to put the individual out.
for. said he. with emphasis, hes a
perfect gentleman" adding after a
pause, as If TO explain how he arrived
at so decided a conclusion, "lle give
me 'alf a crown. Notes and Queries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
Right nt Home e.

"Now." said Mrs. Biggleson's cousin
at breakfast on the morning after her
arrival. don't make company OF me
want TO be treated just ms if | were
one of the family"
"All right" replied Mr.. Bigghson
helplne himself TO the tcnderest part
of the steak. "we'll try TO make you
feel right at home. ."--Chicago Record
Uarold
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

Sir Hartley Williams. celebrated
Judge of Australia, said lie once knew
n pious lawyer wLo was in the habit
of praying for ci.en.s. Imagine" eX-
claimed the Judge. the insult TO the
Almighty contained in the request that
he should stir up strife among people,
foment discord and promote litigation
inst TO serve the selfish purposes OF
this pious solicitor"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

The blood IS Il very river OF human
life. It's pulmonary and systematic cir
culatlons constituting an intricate net
work of canals, making the body sort
of corporeal Amsterdam or human Ven
ice. writes George Dana Boardman iI
Ethics Of the Body" Each corpusclC
Is a barge. moving with varying rates
OF speed In different parts Of the body
tolling through the capinaries at the
rate Of two inches minute, rushlna
through the arteries ut the rate OF IRON
twelve to twenty feet second. cease
lessly carrying on tire organic functions
OF the body by perpetually exchanging
freight. depostng at the depot OF thl'
and that tissue oxygen and taking III
dioxide Of carbon. What money Is tC
society that blood is to the body. X l.
the means VI exchange or the clrculat
ing medium.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

The force OF naval discipline Is
shown in this true story of the captain
who. fatally smitten with cholera was
being taken ashore TO the hospital The
story Is told in Sport In the Navy
The captains men were rowing rs
slowly and gently as possible in order
not TO disturb him. The dying captain
beckoned the nlidshipman in charge OF
the boat and whispered these last
words:
Ten days black list Tor the Gre"
for not giving way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

Daughter - Yes, pa, there are two
young men who have asked me TO mar
ry. and both are nice fellows.
Father-And are both in a way 10
support you?
Daughter-I think so. Phil tells me
he has a tidy salary. and George says
he Is receiving good wages.
Father-You choose George, and you
will make no mistake, | think. Al
any rate. it's safer TO marry a man
who has wages than one who has a sal
ary.-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
TnrfiilnS

Tortillas, the Mexican substitute Tor
wheat bread. are made from selected
corn. The kernels are boiled soft III
limewater and after being Thoroughly
washed are rubbed between the hands
10 remove the outer husk. tl.y are
then ground while wet to soft mas
with stones or peanut butter mill
patted into thin cakes. baked on dry
griddle and eaten while still hot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
WnoigafherIng.

"For ones wits to go woolgather'
ing" is an alusion TO pltlful industry
sometimes seen In older countries. In
parts OF France, Germany and Spain
very old people are sometimes employ
ed in gathering wool from bushes IN
sheep pastures where it has been pluck
ed from the fleece as the animals pass
too close 10 the branches.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
She Could Spell Too.

While waiting in the reception room
for their hostess some visitors were
entertained by that lady's four-year-
old daughter. One of the callers re-
marked to the other:
"She Is not very pretty"
"No." instantly replied the child; Il
am not very pretty, but | am very
s-m-a-r-t."-New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
His Trial.

"Ah. Sam, SO you've been In trouble
ehT'
"Yes, jim"
"Well. cheer up, man. Adversely tries
us and shows up our better qualities.
"Ah. but adversely didn't try me. II
was a solemn old judge, and he showed
I'D my worst qualities"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22
The PubIishers' Error.

"The publishers told Arthur that he
would have to rewrite a good portion
Of his book before they could bring IL
out" -.
"Humph. I should think they would
have had him rewrite some OF the bad
portions. s."-Kansas City Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

More awful rubbish Is written about
the people, especially the women, OF
Latin countries than OF almost any
thing else. Take them all, the spar
king daughters OF Andalusia, the no
blv grave women OF the CASTLES, the
enchanting Valencianas, the rudy
checked women OF the Asturias and ol
Galicia. the robust and wholesome
Catalonlans. the proud Aragonesas
and they make up nat )nal grouping
Of women hard to surpass for charm
and verye.-Mexican Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

Mr.. Tytephist lat the club)-By the
way, doc, what is good for indigestion
Doctor 0ellow club man)-Well. a
Welsh rabbit is sometimes good fol
about three days of it.-Chicago Trib
une.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

"Do you know you can tell mans
disposition by his teeth" asked the
girl who believes in signs. bumps and
palm reading.
"How interesting" said her compan
ion. who did not believe in anything
Then Jack must have golden dispo
sition."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-05-22

Little Elmer while out walking WITH
his nurse saw a blacksmith shoelng .
horse and upon returning home said
Mamma. saw the man who makes
horses today"
~Are you sure you did," asked nam
ma.
"Of course ! am" replied Elmer
"He had one nearly finished when
saw him. He was just mailing on III
behind feet."-Chicago News.