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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-14
The House.


Tallahassee, April 10 Mr.. HArvell's
memorial to Congress asking al APP
preparation OF 10000 tor Black Water
River In Santa Rosa county, Was ih-
tFod uoed, pAssed ~ tie third reading
and unanimously passed.
Mrs, stephens resolution asking tor
more committee FoUm was adopted
The motion In regard 90 receiving
the Confederate fiARs VAS passed and
II was then decided TO reconsider IL
until the Governor would submit q
message on the subject.
New bills introd uccd As fOlloWs.
Mr. Robers-To prohibit children
under Is yeHs working In factories.
The House concurrent resolution, by
MI P,rFOnR Ut Calhoun, directing The
trustees Of the Internal Improvement
Fund 10 ins,ltU,e legal proceedings to
compel . settlement Of the indebted.
meas Of certain railroads aud canal
companies OF this state, vas passed
over informally.
Mr.. Avryb bill. IN require street
eat companies sud Others ia this state
u furnish separate cars or eompAr,.
menb ior Sh,Ir aud colorrd pas,en.
gers 10 require said companies aud
Others Ia turnish comfortable seats
well ventilated, heated aud lighted
cars, aud Keep White aud colorrd Pas
srheru Ia their respective cAu, q,
compartments, 10 give coDducto and
employees ct said companies polio,
P9~eu and To provide penalties Tot
'hs NolA'ou OF thw act. vas read th,
'voond tame Mr. Avery onerrt
Amendmer" Tending 10 eliminate tron
me eH' ell feature, save those r~qur
'NS separate eAr, ~ compartment. lot
White aud eolotvd passengers tn,
o'h Va upon motion Of Mr. Ruekma,
Z" 'a'sl' ordered printed aud mad,
'p"S'a' order io' Friday morning. a
~ o'eiocl
Senate COrNru,a,,oo,
Tallahassee. April In. -,
held q" nr,' elvcu,,,r session -,
SS ADD confirmed "a. follou,r, =,
P0.a'meha made ~ Gos,ruo, Re-.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
A Doctor of the Old school.

Father was doctor, genuine. hemp
sewed, corn fed country physician or
the gray haired class OF our oldest
school. He neither wore kid gloves nor
practiced In them. His patients either
had TO get we'll or die, with no loiter-
Ing on the way. He felt the pulse with
one hand and poured castor oil with
the other.
put your trust in castor" was IA
Tiers creed, and he lived 1t and ad-
ministered II.
Castor oil was both his diagnoser and
his curer. He gave 1t any way. If 1t
worked. well and good; If not, he used
some other lubricant or else admins
tered liberal doses Of more energetic
concoctlons. There were no milk and
water mixtures in his medicine case.
But castor oil first; castor oil, the dis
ease seeking chaser OF everything with
In its reach. and by the great table
spoon 1t reached about everything
"Gumption," by y. c. Fowler, Jr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
story Of FaIse ImprisOn m mt.

One Of the strangest OF stories OF
false imprisonment comes from France.
A woman was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life for having caused the
death of her husband and brother. The
three had lived together at Malaunay,
near Rouen. in a cottage, the lower
part of which was used as q wine
shop. When the woman was sent to
prison other people took the wine shop,
but the new tenants suffered, the man
from fainting fits, his wife from nau-
sea, from which she died. Another
couple tried their fortune. but they.
too. were overcome by the spell OF the
accursed place" as they thought 1t.
They were subject to fainting and loss
Of memory. At last scientific exam
ination Of the premises was made.
Then II was found that adjoining the
inn was n lime kiln. In the wall divid-
ing 1t from the cottage were many u.s.
sures, so that whenever lime was burnt
monOxide Of carbon escaped into the
inn. This was the secret of the deaths
for which the woman was suffering.
She was brought out OF prison after
six years Of servitude.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
when Folks Feared Gas.

In the early days Of the last century,
when Illuminating gas was first used ID
London. timOrous people talked or the
dangers OF suffOcation and OF exrlo-
sions to which the gas, which was sui
imperfectly purified, exposed the clu-
zens. Scientists confirmed these asser-
tions. and the first gasometers erected
In London by Samuel Clegg so terriiied
the people that no workman would ven
ture TO light the gas jets which had
been placed on Westminster bridge.
But Clegg soon overcame this difficulty
by lighting torch and applying 1t to
the burners with his own hands. On
another occasion before committee OF
the Royal society Of London he bored
q hole In the gas holder and put light
ed candle to it, to the great alarm OF
the spectators, but without causing the
slightest accident. Gradually the eyes
even of the most prejudiced were open
ed to the truth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
actttrg on Il sure Thing.

A certain captain in Colombo was
an ipyeterate gambler. He had had
such bad luck he determined 10 go
home to his friends in Europe. The
night before he was to sail he stayed
at Il friends house and the next morn
inS at breakfast remarked apropos OF
nothing, What a high table this is!'
lis it?- said his host carelessly.
"Why, It cannot be less than-yes, |
should say it was quite thirty inches.
Bet you what you like it's thirty
inches"
Il thought you had given up bet
ting"
This is my last bet in Ceylon.
Shan't have another chance"
'FAs you like"
A measure was brought and the
height ascertaincd. 1t was found to
be twenty-nine inches exactly.
"I've lost" said the captain ruefully,
yet | would have sworn 1t was
thirty inches"
Il know You would. Shall | tell you
why? When 1 was shGvingjhis morn
Ing ny bedroom door was osen. | saw
your reflection in the glass. You were
measuring the height, and. knowing
p'hat was 10 follow, | took the precau-
ton while you were out for. stroll OF
having an inch sawed of the legs"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
ChInege swine.

The American swine Of today are
very different from their English an
cestors. which a few centuries ago con-
stituted one Of the chief sources Of
British wealth. The improvement IN
the race IS largely due to the introduc-
ton Of the Chinese and Neapoiltan
breeds. The crossing OF the former up
on the English hog has resulted In the
production Of the Berkshire, Essex, Po-
land d-China. Small Yorkshire and Suf-
folk breeds. The Chinese hog Is re-
markably prepOtent, as Is shown by the
tendency OF the modern breeds to re-
vert to the original type. This is doubt
less owing TO the many centuries OF in
breeding which have so firmly fixed its
characteristics. One Of the most I'M
portant Of these is its propensity to
fatten under the most adverse c.rcum-
stances. This superabundance Of fat
prevents the flesh Of this breed being
highly esteemed in this country, but 1t
has had most valuable effect in modi-
flying the lean. gaunt hogs Of England,
while the NeapOltan has added delica-
cy Of flavor. The original Chinese hog
is a very peculiar shape. 1t has a
long body, with short legs, very heavy
fowls. small prick ears. short head,
neck and snout and the eyes wide
apart. In color it is white or black or
q mixture Of both, with the white pre-
dominating.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
Facts .bOUt Cigars.

Few cigar smokers are aware that
all cigars are named according to their
color and shape A dead black cigar,
for instance, Is an "OScuro." very
dark brown one Is q Colorado Madu-
ro," IL dark brown IS Colorado" a
medium brown is Il Colorado Claro,
and a yellowish light brown Is
"Claro." Most smokers know the names
of the shades from "Clar0' to "Colora-
do" and that is rs far as most OF them
need TO know. As TO the shapes, Ma
po!eon," the biggest OF ali cigars, Is
seven inches long; "Perfecto' swells
in the middle and tapers down to n
very small head at the lighting end;
"Panatea" Is q thin, straight up and
down cigGr without the graceful curve
of the "PerfectO;" a "COachGS" Is very
short and fat, and Al -LOndres' Is shap-
cd like "Perfeceo." except that Ii
does not taper To SO small a head at
the lighting end 4 "Reina Victoria Is
n "LondreS" that comes packed In
ribbon tied bundle Of fifty pieces In
stead of IN the usual four layers of
thirteen. twelve, thirteen and twelve.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
Daisies Follow Railways.

"Buttercups and daisies follow rail-
roads the world over" said an en-
-.neer. IN lnlia. il central Asia, III
Brazil. the parallel rails run continual
~ between meadows white and yellow
w.th home flowers. In the construction
Of all foreign railways American or
English engineers have hand. These
men know that good home grass is the
best thing for holding together the
eaIth on embankmentS. Grass Is tough
and lasting. 1t strikes root so easily
hat It practically cements the most
fimsy eartEwOrks. So grass seed from
home is sOwn on railway embankments
all over the world by the home en-
glueers helping to build them, and thus
in the most tropical places, among gor-
ceOUs orchids and palms and giant
cacti. YOU VIII see mile after mile Of
vh0'o-o~,c, clean home grass, studded
With White daisies and yellow butter
cups"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
I'll. yyorId.s Uirbcst Monument.

Tie cornerstone Of the Washington
monument was laid. on Its fine site
which overloOrs Washington. George
town. Arlington and Mount Vernon, by
President Polk, July 4. 1913. Its mar
bic shaft rises. In all the dignity OF IN
adorned simplicity. 70 the height OF 800
feet. The base of the shaft IS tfty-hye
feet square. and il gradually tapers,
until nj TIE $50 foot point it has di-
minished to less than thirty-hve feet.
This monument IS said % contain $4,000
blocks OF marble. each two feet thick.
They were lifted on an elevator run by
steam. suspended in an inner frame
work Of iron. which was built up ar
intervals, thirty or forty feet at time
In advance Of the surrounding masonry.
The aluminium capstone, nine Inches
high. was set in position Dec. q, 1881,
thlrty-six years and half AFTER the
cornerstone was laid.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
The Penang Patrol Wagon.

Writing Of the local patrol wagon the
Penang correspondent Of the Straits
Times. Singapore. says: 1T forcibly
calls to mind at first sight four wheel
ed bakers cart, bar the fact that 1t Is
drawn by about the slowest pair of
bullocks in the settlement. There is
nothing grim at all about 1t, for 1t Is
commanded by sleepy Malay con-
stable perched on the box; It's roof and
sides are formed of white canvas. and
1t has no door to close at the back. but
merely IN opening in which another
Malay constable half slumbers. Two
or three other constables ride inside sit
ting on the benches with the prisoners,
who seem to lie too struck with novelty
of the ride to make any attempt at es-
cape. should say that an escape from
this prison van would be as easy as
falling off a log"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
A Feminine Failing.

was being rowed across Canadian
lake by a party Of Indians and was
told | must not break the stiffness or
the spirits Of the place would be or
Tended, says a woman writer IN the
Indiana Farmer 1t was calm, cloud
less day, and the canoe sped like an ar
row across the smooth waters. Sud
denly, when in the middle OF the iake'
| determined to prove to these simple
folk the folly OF their belief. So lifted
lid my voice in wild cry that woke
every echo OF the hills. The Indians
were filed with CONSERVATION. Ihey
uttered no word. but, straining every
nerve. rowed on in frowning silence
They reached the shore in safety, and
l had triumphed. But the leader OF Tie
Indians looked on me in concern.
"The great spirit Is merclfui' he
said. "He knows that the white WON
nm cannot hold her peace
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
Tall Wives, Short Men,

Big men are usually shy and dlffident
and lacking in self assurance. The wo-
man who appeals to them Is usually
some sparkling, vivacious, fairylike ere
ature with ktteniSh ways and roguish
glances. Tie little man, on the con
trary, Is seldom burdened with humil.
ity. He is being OF great aspirations
and stupendOus ambitions. He be-
lieves in himself, which IS the reason
why he generally can get the woman
of his choice to smile upon him. The
dainty, Titanla-like woman has nc
charms for him. says WOman's Life
The five foot six or seven man likes O
woman TO be one or two inches his SUI
perior and thoroughly mature. He
breads any trace Of the bread and but
ter schoolgirl. His ideal resembles the
strong. heroic women Shakespeare has
pictured, full Of character and spirit
with fair spice Of temper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22

John Ihiipot CurrGn. The famous
Irish lawyer, ranks among the wittiest
men the Emerald Isle has ever pro
Iuced. His Wit, however, was some
times turned against himself by the III
tended victim, the following story, TAX
or from the volume of biographical
"reminiscences entitled Mrs. Brook
field and Her Circle" furnishing al
amusing example Of how Curran was
once OuldOne:
\ brisk young widow in some part of
Ireland used to preside at the table OF
coffeehouse patrOnlzed by Curran
Her name was Honor, and one day
there was some disputed charge.
Curran slyly winked at the friend
who happened 10 be dining with him
AID proposed honor and honesty"
by all means added the widow
br.skly, holding her glass 10 be filed.
''let us drink to Mr.. Curran's absent
friends"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
Ten In All Forms.

"Pickled ten IS n Burmese delicacy,
said the sailor. ~ Burmese girl once
gave me some. 1t wasn't bad; sweetlsh
and splced; cross between picked
and preserved.
Tea amt only drunk. Down Siam
way they chew IT, 1t is stuck together
with melted sugar into little cakes, ana
every Siamese carries one Of those
cakes in his pocket. \ Plug OF tea; you
might say Il plug o chewin tea.
Some folks smoke Ii. An EngllSh
girl once gave me cigarette. / I'm
Ished it. But such headache!
"Stewed tea is the national dish OF
the Tibetans. Tea. fat. salt. -four and
milk are cooked together 10 the thick
ness of oatmeal and eaten cold
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
more punctilious courtesy. 1t ran:


It has been said In cold print that
men and women are growing more and
more beautiful and that the progress
OF civilization, the better understand
ing Of the laws of health, is 10 bring
time when all of Us will be Of abso-
lutely perfect beauty-ori rather, not
US. but our ultimate remote descend
ants. It IS little difficult % feel envy,
hatred and malice for Owes Ds end
ants. but this news IS e-3a- III
duce that evil state Of minc. --r go,
the prospect affects one wr.ter quite
Otherwise. After all, says she, our
lovely descendants will not have SO
gay q time. For if every one is good
looking. what on earth IS the good OF
being good boxing? SO. after all, there
are some advantages in living now
adays. Few OF Us have no dear frien"s
uglier than ourselves. What IS the use
Of 4 friend ii she Is not a lttle-wel'
plain?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22

Every fcw yt rs. specially alons the
seacoast and the larger ..ars ana
l:.kes. there is wave Of those splenG'G
day hunting rascais. the -nowy owls.
They are great fiehermc. th' oH.y
owls TO make this sort Of hunting q
practice. and may sometimes t- seen
sitting. silent and motcnlesS, like
block of ice. at the edge OF tie open
water waiting for a chance 10 Lab III
unsuspecting fish. OF course this is
not very paying way 10 get q living
and they also catch field mice, musk
rats. hares and even large birds Ike
quail or grouse. But there are only two
other birds of prey in our country thaS
habituaIly eat fish. and one Of these
seldom catches It's own, preferring %
eat the dead fish along tie shore d.
pirate it from the real fisherman me
oSprey st. Nicholas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
VANS and Needs.

The moment the monthly salary
crosses the bare necessity line, that
moment the horizon Of wants begins
to widen, says Harper's Bazaar. For
every dollar the salary increases the
imagination finds a place for 81, So, "a
or SO. A great part of the demands
existing In the world today are ro-
mantle. How shall the Imagination
be schooled, where shall the line be
drawn?
1t should be considered a part of
morality to live within the income, but
on every side there seems to be an
attempt to stretch the $1,000 income to
a $1,000 scale, the $4,000 income to a
$4,000 scale $4,000 is made 10 do duty
for $4,000 and $4,000 is thinly stretched
to the breaking point to stimulate a
$4,000 income With every added dol
lar the horizon of wants will widen
unless the imagination IS wisely school
ed. Sadly 90 we need training to draw
the line between wants and needs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
The Story of n Brook.

To lovers of outdoors there are few
things in the wide world which are
more enchanting. more altogether de-
lighting than just such brook, whose
course-whose life, SO TO speak, have
been trying TO bring TO the mind OF
those who know all its turns and
whims and caprices in summer and In
winter, IN spring and in autumn. when
much rain had maddened Ii and when
none had caused 1t to shrink Into a
warped thing Of nature without form
and void. We may be hundreds OF
miles from the brook which we know
best, but we know it Is flowing just as
it used to do, and there IS ever the
thought that if we cannot see 1t In Its
daily moods there are others who may
do so. And. no matter the name Of the
peaceful valley through which 1t flow
ed or where that valley may be, 1t
was the brook of our childhood, and
there is q brook, or ought to be, away
back somewhere in the mind Of every
one whose heart and memory take him
back to the scenes where at least some
younger days were spent.-Outdoors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
No. 81.


Most men of weight dislike the fran
gilt and satin chairs which accidental
Is fall to the.r lot In a crowded draw
tag room. Tlcy were in use in Mr..
Webster's IIe. At an evening recep-
ton given 60 some western laTyers
soon ar-cr ~ accession OF President
Tyler md tie dissolution Of Pre- j.jent
Harriscu= cabinet Mr.. Stanbelry. late
attorney general. was accompanied by
his bashful friend. Mr. Leonard. who
Immediately retired to a corner and
selected tbs glldeI triie as Il resting
place. IN order to withdraw still far
thpr rom notice he tilted the frail
structure backward. Down it went
smashed into a dozen pieces. and Leon
srd the embarrassed was Leonard the
observed by all. Mr.. Webster imme-
,liately rushed TO the rescue Of his un-
fortunate guest and raised him from
the floor with the reassurirg remark,
"Why, my dear Mr.. Leonard, you
should have remembered 1t no cabi-
net work would b.. .lt.g. Lee"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
l--.nrt E;nc nInwers.

The japanese are eX. cts on smoke
rings. and il ia said in Japan II Is con-
sidered 10 uncommon tick to blow
three ril = Of smoke in succession, the
second travelling throUgh the first ana
the third tro.gh 10th. Some stage
performers are credited with becoming
30 expert IN smoke blowing that they
are not only able 10 multiply the num-
ber Of rings thus made. but actua.4y
'orm japanese characters represelt'ng
words and sentences. One japanese
iurgler. il is declared, proposed to his
wife by forming the characters @. re-
sentiug his ayowal Of love through
th'n ,,.rcam of smoke.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22

Among the reasons why the nine Of
diamonds has been called the curse Of
Scotland are the following:
Diamonds. nine Of. called the curse
Of scotland. from a Scotch member Of
pa3,ia.Aoat. part OF whose family arms
is tie niue If diamonds. voting for the
Introduction of tie malt tax into Scot
land. "Chr2uoloGy; or, The Histo-
rian's C0mpanan." Fourth Edition, by
Thomas Tegg. London. 1926.
There IS u George Campbell men
t'o.tl III BUrtOn's History Of Scot
land" IS having caused the nine Of
diamonds . he called the curse of
Scotland because lie stole nine dla-
monds ont of the royal crown in the
reign of Mary Stuart, in consequence
Of which all Scotland was taxed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
The Derrick.

A derrick Is All innocent mechanical
apparatus for lifting heavy weights
but It gets its name from an Engllsh
hangman called Derrick. who flourish
ed many years ago. The people OF that
time thought that the device used only
in the hangman's trade resembled the
more common mechanism which now
bears his surname. Somewhat similar
ly, the term ruffian is believed by
many to have come from Morocco
where the inha 9tants of the Riff coun
try were and are pirates and altogether
persons OF evil character.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
TI,n nIucE MATCH

The title Of BLACK Watch" conferre(
on the Forty-Second regiment. now th'
Royal hlghlanders. originated In tn
time of the JacObite risings In Scotlant
In 1870. when companies Of the loya
clans were set to watch the highlands
forming a corps Of military police un
Ger the tile Of the Royal Highland
Black Watch, the color having refer
ence 10 the dark tartan worn by the
men.-London Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
Canaries.

Sometimes a canary's coat gets a
pale. sickly yellow. Give him half an
ounce Of ground red pepper such as is
used on Your table ana let the bird eat
L as he likes. In a week he'll turn a
beautiful orange color. Bird lice are
troublesome at times. a pinch Of pow
dered saffron put under the wings will
drive away the pests. Gravel in the
cage every day and dish Of tepid wa
ter fo.' a bath every other day are In
dispensable to the singers health and
h9n-ineES.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22

Some Light on the fate Of flies V+
thrown by II. Hill in a lecture 4a
Royal Victoria hall. London. o. giles
and How They DIsappca.." ID r..
land alone there are 5000 dife~rrt
kinds Of flies. and Mr.. III men ei
he following PRINCIPAL wavs .r
lies PERISH: 'IJcy are Gro~
1T the Jlcdkfast table; the
rounded by a white fungus.
their strength: they are eaten
ders. wasrs. frogs. chame.eol5 .1r
fed mice or fish.
,Tith 50 rany enemies f.
wondered h1w fios have mt
ex,st. nut Alr. Hill said that
himself witnessed c1''y
whose front A.lf was
BY rontnH
ogts I'D, Ole: .-.
uC hing Were h1?pen.n~.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
The Bark of the Sequoias.

California's giant trees, the sequolas'
thousands Of years old, have been pre-
served to this day because of their
enormously thick bark. From time 10
time in the course of ages forest fires
have swept through the big tree lands
destroying everything. yet only scorch-
ing for a couple of inches depth OF so
the almost freproof bark. The flames
having carbonized that much Oh ue
bark. could not penetrate farther, for
the carbonlzed portion formed IN aO-
solutely fireproof covering for the re-
mainder of the interior bark.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
sydney Smiths RetOrt.

1--WE can relish Il pleasantry," observ-
ed Scotchman once TO Sydney Smith
las much as our neighOOrs. You must
have seen that toe Scotch have con
siderable fund Of humor."
"Oh. by all mems" said Sydney
Smith, "you are an immensely funn!
people, but you neel Il little operating
upon to let the fun o It. know no IN
strument so effectrEl for the purpose
as the corkScrew."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-22
The Gordian Knot.

The Gordian knot was said to have
been made of thongs used as harness
to the wagon of Gordius, king or
Phrygia. Whosoever loosened this knot
the ends OF which were not discover
able, the oracle declared should be rul-
er of Persia. Alexander the Great cut
away the knot with his sword until be
found the ends Of it, and thus. In q
military sense at least, interpreted the
oracle. 230 B. c.