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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
How lie Told Countcrfeits.

1--WE have q man In this Office, re-
marked one OF the officials Of the treas
ury department the other day. "who Is
without "A peer anywhere in the coun-
try when il comes - SpOttinG Il coun-
terfeit coin. His faculty for telling the
spurious product has been developed to
Il remarkable degree. lie gave an Illus
tration of his skill the other day. On
that table in the corner there were
piled up Il couple hundred half dollars.
Apparently they were all sound and
genuine specimens from the govern
ment mint our expert walked into the
room, and. giving one glance ut the pile
Of halves twenty-five feet distant, he
quietly remarked:
There's counterfeit in that stack.
"IIc then stepped Up to the table ana
pulled coin from out OF the middle OF
the pile. 1t was tested and found TO be
spurious | asked the man TO tell how
he discovered the counterfeit.
"'By the reflection Of the light he
replied. The rays east from that coin
were wholly different from those sent
ont by the other p,sssS That coin stood
out rs distinctly from the rest as a
blood red poppy in Il field Of white
flowers. '"-NaSLington Cor Brooklyn
Eagle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Dcnfh fn rInnt o. Tree.

AS 10 the depth II plant tree.
SAYS Suburban Life. 1t seems To be the
general idea that the future prosperity
Of the tree is propOrtionatc 10 the
depth and firmncss with which it IS
placed in the ground. and the percent
age that plant too shallow is almost
too insignificant u be worth consider
inc. for the SHINING is al in the opp0-
site direction. Look for the mark
made by the earth on the trunk OF the
tree when il stood in the nursery, and.
going by that, although it may seem
shallow to you, you will make no mis-
take. The roots want warmth, light
and moisture. such rs they receive
when placed properly, but when her
metically sealed two 10 three feet III
the ground 1t is impossible 10 develop
any vigorous root action while contend
ing against the terribly handicapplnG
conditions. Give your tree plenty oi
feeding ground. plenty Of good ibrouS
earth. ana if the place OF planting Is
not naturally suitable dig 1t out deep
and put in what i needed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Fresh Wntcr Pearls.

The river mussel and some othei
fresh water bivalves often contain
beautiful pearls. III SaXony the trade
in these dates from 1910 and code OF
rules to regulate ii. The fish are placed
In prepared beds and examined every
five years. From two 10 ten pearls are
welded by each. \ similar and proilta
hle pearl cultivation is carried on II
Sweden and in other parts of Europe
The fact that grains Of sand and Other
foreign substances that intrude within
the shells are covered in course OF time
with layers Of pearl has been takei
advantage of 10y the willy Chinese
Opcning the shells Of suitable bivalve'
and holding them open with Woodcl
wedges. they insert small objects o.
wood. stone or metal and restore th'
shellfsh uninjured to their beds. lrrl
tated by these pieces. the mollu'ks sooi
cover them with cOatings Of mother-oi
pearl of bright purity and luster ah'
thns convert them into articles OF con
siderable commercial valuc.-Londoi
GIOhp
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Curious Notices.

The following. ambiguous notice was
postcd up early in the last century foi
the information and guidance of tho
dwellers on certain property IN the
county of Kent. in England: Notice Is
hereby given that the Marquis OF cam
den ton account Of the backwardhesS
Of the harvest will not shoot himself
nor any of his tenants till the 14th ol
September"
\ similar notice as regards amblgu
ity once made its appearance neal
Brentford In England. 1t read: Ter
Shillings Reward.-Any person tount
trespassing Oh these lands Or damag
Ing these fences on conviction Will re
ceiye the above reward. Dogs poison
cd" If the magistrates were at al
lenient thercabout il might have be
come a profitable occupation trespaSs
ING or breaking down fences.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Thc Oh NntionnI ROnh.

When the panic of 1884 swept over
the country the national road was
barely halfway through Illinois. No
work was done on il after 1871. Two
years before, however, line Of stages
and post routes had been started from
Cumberland. in Maryland. TO Terre
Haute. in Indiana. from which latter
place there was a triWcekly service for
passengers and mail 10 Springfield. ILL.,
This marked the first overland travel
from east to west Passengers and
mail bags were joltcd along in cum
bersome coaches, each with four
strong horses. ON account Of the high
rates travel WAS confined mainly TO
merchants and lawyers. The passen-
ger. with an allowance OF fifty pounds
Of baggage, paid at the rate Of 10
cents Il miip. II is noted that Clay
and Lincoln were among the frequent
passengers Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Sleeping Plants.

Plants sleep much the same rs AMI
mails. Their sleep is quite real, and
its reality can be shown. Perhaps the
best marked form OF slumber in the
vegetable world is that Of the great
winter rest. when SO many species re-
tire altogether under the sheltering soil
and there lie dormant side by side with
the slumbering animals. How does the
long winter rest of animals differ, art
or All. from the winter rest of the GRO
Gus and the hyaclnth. which withdraw
all the living material from their leaves
in autumn and bury themselves inches
decp in the soil In the shape Of Il bulb
till February rains or April suns tempt
leaves and flowers out again! The
whole vast class Of bulbOus and tuDer-
Gus plants. indeed-the lilies. orchids,
daffodils, narcissi, tulips, squills, blue
bells and snowdrops- they not just
alternating creatures which retire un-
derground in autumn with the slugs
and the queen wasps, TO reappear III
spring about the same time with the
return to upper air Of the moles, the
tortoises AMI the fritillary butterflies?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
PccuIiarifies of Ferrets.

Ferrets are usually rather shy and
sometimes are very cross and bad tenn
pered. If they take fancy to people
they are like squirrels and can be ca
ressed and made much of and enjoy it
very greatly. FerretS were originally
brought from England. They are OF
great value 10 clear premises of rats.
When moi hunting the ferrets should be
kept in Dry box or pen, with the top
off, the del tn TO be about three feet,
the bottom filled in with sawdust or
earth. The rat is the natural prey ana
the favorite food Of the ferret. When
there are no more rats raw meat IS the
very best thing to feed, although bread
and milk or any other food. with the
exception Of salt meat, can be given
them. together with milk and water,
the same as to cats. At first the ferret
should be handled by the tail or back
Of the neck, the latter being the pre-
ferred way. \ strange ferret should
never be handled from the front, as he
may bite.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Gave the SUN Permission IN SSt

One of the odd things that | saw i'll
4 trip up The east coast Of Africa was
the permission given each day by one
of the kings for the sun u set, said a
man who made a trip 10 South Africa.
AT one Of the ports where we stopped
the soldiers were drawn up on the pa
rade ground before the royal palace as
the sun was setting. With pomp and
ceremony the ruler advanced to the
front of the balcony on the second 1iool
and majestically waved his hand to-
ward the sun.
"One of his subjects explained to me
that 1t was the royal sanction for the
,un 70 set. When asked rs 10 whether
The ruler gave his permission for the
sun to rise IN the morning the man re
piled that the sun must always rise be
fore the ruler, but that it could never
90 down unless the royal hand waved
approval. The king who did this was
the sultan Of Zanzibar.
81 hardly believe that lac himself was
sincere in thinking his permission nee
essarv. for he was educated for foul
years at Harrow college in England
but the performance was to increase
the belief among the subjects In his Iii
vine origin ."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Our Digestive Apparatus.

If men were designed TO live on one
particular standard diet, such as each
food faddist thinks he has discovered.
they would have simple, straightior-
ward digestive apparatus. calculated 10
deal with such a diet without undue
complexity or Overlapping On the
contrary. our digestive apparatus IS
like our teeth, Enthusiastically omniv-
orous. Pepsin is only one Of at least q
dozen different ferments, some OF
which can only act in alkaline medium,
others only In an acid medium, others
only in the presence of such and such
a body. others only In It's absence. This
extraordinary, complex apparatus was
hot constructed to provide problems for
DhvsiOlogiSts or to consume supcriiu-
Gus vital energy. Its plain meaning
If peOple were on the lookout for mean
lngs-is that the more complex. adapta-
bic and varied the apparatus the litter
IS its owner 10 survive in all dieteuc
emergencies Mall Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12

4 man who was once in the plumbing
business told the following story Oh
Bob IngersOll. "Ingersol,' said he
"came into my place and asked me to
fix a sink at his house. How much
money have you got in your clothes !
says 1. What. says he. That's what
says 1, and he went into his pocket and
pulled up Il roll. 'That'll do says l.
taking 1t. Never mind about counting
II. I'll DO the job
"'What do you meanT says he.
"'Thls,' says |: 4 was Oh spree last
night and got locked up. In the next
cell to me was a thief who was caught
with the goods. He sent for you, and
the first thing you did was to ask HIN
how much money he had, and you tooi
it. I'm doing the same thing by you
"'Keep the money, says he
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
The Policeman and His Uniform

Why is it that / policeman of medi-
um build can handle frequently two
and sometimes three men his size In a
fight? An officer on the local force was
discussing the question. "Ill tell you
why It is" he said. 1T Is simply be
cause the policeman IS in uniform. The
uniform denotes authority, and that
takes the nerve out Of his opponents
to certain extent. They know that
they are breaking the law by resisting
him. while he might even Kill them and
not commit a crime All through fight
with a policeman the other fellow or
fellows are thinking Of escape. The
officer isn't. He's thinking Of subduing
and arrestIng the man or men. He puts
his whole effort and strength into 1t,
while his opponents generally fight In
a half hearted way. Put policeman In
citizens clothes, with his star under his
coat. and he wouldn't be able to whip
two men his size any more than you
would unless the two men knew he
was an officer of the law."-Kansas
City Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
The Monkeys Role.

A monkey is not fortunately com
mon gift, but one was brought, never
thelesS. 10 Il New York young woman
by friend returning from a voyage IN
the tropics From the moment Of his
entrance into the house the monkey
showed that he would be a strenuous
pet to look after and for the next hour
the family was kept busy trying to
repair the damage he did. The mon
key made his way TO the kitchen and
IN the temporary absence of the cook
snatchcd part of 4 chicken which lay
Oh the table. Coming in presently, the
cook missed the chicken and looked
about in surprise TO see what had be
come Of it. Suddenly she gave a wild
shrek of terror and, rushing upstairs
she burst into the family sitting ROOM
crying:
"Oh. ma'am. the old boy himself is
downstairs, slttin' on the washtubs
pickin' the chickenw-New York Trib
une
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
A Genial Smile.

Above all things smile, Smile though
YOU cannot see any cause for smiling.
Smile though a burden of sorrow seems
crushing you to the earth. Smile though
grief tugs at your holrtstrings. II your
DAYS are gray and your tasks hum
drum. smile. Smile until you awaken
that 10y center which lives at the core
Of you. And after You have once awak-
ened 1t keep on stimulating 1t daily
with your persistent practice Of joy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Chrisfmns In Cnnsinntinople

In Constantinoplc three Christmas
celebrations. two New Years days and
two other holy days follow each other
in quick succession. AS the "old
style" calendar brings Dee. % two
weeks after the same day new style,
two Christmascs. the first Latin and
the second Greek. are inevitable. And
as stormy weather kept a delegation
Of Armenians from attending an
ecumenical council at Chalcedon In
451. at which council the date of Christ.
mas was changed from Jan. 9 to Dec
%. the Armenians have ever since kept
their old day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Inst Streets.

"The highest street In the world
said a globe trotter. lis Main street III
Denver, the richest is Fifth avenue N
New York. the widest is Market street
I'm philadelphia and the shortest is the
Rue Bile in Paris. This street IS only
twenty feet long. The dirtiest street
is Tchangtsi in Nankin, the cleanesr
Is the Via CASTLE in Seville, the most
aristocratic is GroSyenor place, Lon
don: the most beautiful is the Avenue
des Champs Elysees, Paris. The mar
rowest street is Via Sol, Havana, which
has a width of forty-two inches. The
ucllest street is considered by many
foreign artists and architects To be
Broadway, New York. with its SKY
scrapers. philadelphia Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Spider CourtsliIp.

The court,hip Of the Salts pulex, a
spider. is described by an expert III
insect life as Il most elaborate eXhibi-
ton Of skill and grace In dancing. Bal
ancing his body on his long legs. he
moves In Il Semicircle for about two
inches and then, reversing the position
twists and turns In the opposite direc
ton. repeating this grOtesque figure
scores Of times and pausing every few
minutes to rock from side 10 side and
10 bend his brilliant legs so that they
may be brought into full view Of his
admiring mate. \ similar display, but
with varied antics. marks the lOvemak
ing of other sorts Of spiders, but this
manner Of courting IS not without IT.
risks. and il may often happen that
the lively Suitor, if he prOlongs his per
fornancc or shows of his points OF
perfection too persiStcntly. is suddenly
seized and devOured by his more mus
cular mate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12

The quiu.ne bearing trees A"AeI b}
Lnnrus ciucl5ua were - called l-
honor of Ana. countess Of Ch.nchoA"
vicereine OF Peru, in 1922, Spanish
lady whose first husband was twice
ylceroy of Mexico and once Of Peru
and her second also yiceroy of Peru
While IN Lima She fell Ill Of an aguc
from which she was relieved by The
powder of n bark given 10 her phy
sician by Il Peruvian noble, whom il
had cured some years before and whe"
She returned 10 Europe she tool!
with her a quantity Of tAiS bark. Sh'
died before reaching Spain. but il was
owing 70 her cure and the measure
she had taken 10 make known The
remedy that quinine was first intro
duced into Europe. where the knoWi
edge OF its virtues was soon spread by
the JcSuits. The name properly Should
be. according TO the Spanish chm
chona. but 1t is rarely - spelled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12

A young bride was invited to
bridge whist luncheon and. after spend
ing a delightful afternoon. was told by
her hostess that she was in debt SO.
Mrs. -. unaware that she had beer
playing for money. was Mortified a
the idea Of having to ask her husband
for the necessary amount
She mournfully coniided her woes L
him. and hc Immediately wrote checl
for $3.50 and sent il II the hostess.
The hostess believing that a mis-
had been made. Informed him that l.
had sent $50 too much.
Mr.. --. however. returned 1t VII
the curt statement that the so SCI
tied the bridge score ANA the balanc
was for his wife's luncheon.-New YOr
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
The students Explanation.

4 notably amusing answer was Civ
Ell by a student in the natural philoso-
ply class at Edinburgh university.
Professor TAFT had given as one OF
the questions in an examination pa
per. Define transparent. translucent
and Opaque" which was dealt with by
the student thus: 81 cannot precisely
define these terms, but | can Indicate
their meaning in this way: The win
dows Of this classroom were once
transparent. they are now translucent
and if not cleaned very soon Will be
Opaque"
The answer gained full marks from
lhe amused professor. - Westminster
Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
StomDs on Nailed Letters.

A stamp collector received a letter
from a friend i'm foreign parts and WIS
annoyed to find that the postage stamp
had been removed. evidently while in
transit. \ complaint 10 the p)stoiiice
brought the reply that the matter could
not be gone into. as the stamp, once af-
fixed to the letter as payment for post
age, WAS the property Of the poStmas-
ter general. and neither the sender Of
the letter nor the addrcSSce had further
claim to Kansas CITY Independent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Thc Gnmc of Checkers.

The game OF checkers. whether w
call it checkers or draughts. is ancien
and almost universal. The Chinese
have a form Of it which they call 'tht
game OF circumvention." 1t wa
known to the Egyptians. the Greek
and the Romans. AM. what is stranger
still. antiquarians CnI it t. he one o!
the amusements Of the aborigines OF
New Zealand. Il people who were ap
parently cut OF FROM al continenta
associations AMI inAucnccS for thou
sands of years. So the pedigree OF The
game is as long aS that OF chess, ant
indeed there have been SEiliful playerS
of both games who regarded checkers
as the better Of the two Youths Com
DaniOn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12

1t is supposed that the saddle was IN
vented about the middle OF the fourth
century. but the fact, in the opinion OF
some. has not been positively proved.
Zonaras. the historian, tells uS that
Constantine the younger was killed IN
the year $40. when he fell from his sad
die. The word translated into saddle
also means. however. the back OF the
horse or the place where the rider sat.
II Is true nevertheless. that SidOniuS
Apollinaris used lhc word that unmlS-
takably refers to the Saddletree.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
The BObolink Route.

The bobolinkS are so open in the
movements that the passage froi
Florida To cuba and thence 10 Sout
America IS known aS the "bobolin
route" SO energetic and brave Is tn
plump little Traveller in feathers tha
il often compaSSeS in Il single Ion
ocean flight the 100 miles from Cub
to South America. while many othc
species which also use the "bobo!in
route" stop ut jamaica. apparent
dreading the long. sustained trip acros
the Caribbean sca.-YOuth'S COmpal
ION
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
The Cermnn Bride.

As soon as a German girl is engaged
she is called bride" by her lover. who
continues 10 call her so until she be
comes his wife Immediately on be
trothal the lovers exchange rings,
which are intended to be worn by both
for the rest of their lives. The woman
wears her ring OH her left hand dur
ing her engagement and on her right
afterward. The man continues to wear
his as his wife did when she was a
bride" and thus one can tell at a
glance whether man be free to marry
or not
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Warsn,,'s "SocInI Glass"

The town of Warsaw, Russia. may
he called the milk producers Eden.
There is probably nowhere such a
milk town" Restaurants are but III
tie freduented. ON the other hand, the
public frequentS the various dairieS III
great numbers in order 10 chat with
friends or read the newspapers to the
accompaniment Of black or white cof-
fee or a glass Of cold or warm milk.
To close a bargain or to talk business
the milk saloon is reSorted to. Chess
and billiards are allowed to be played
Ia these recognized places of public re
sort-LOndOn Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12

Trees have about them something
beautiful and attractive even 10 the
fancy. since they cannot change thcli
places. are witnesses Of all the change
that take place around them and a'
some reach II great age they become
as it were. historical monuments, ana
like ourselves, they have life, grow
ing and passing away. not being inan!
mate and unvarying. like the fields ant
rivers. One sees them passing throuSi
various stages and ut last, step by ep
approaching death, which makes then
look still more like OurSelycs.-lIum
boldt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
He Was Firm .

The comptroller of the treasury l.
an autocrat whose decision Overrides
even that OF the chief magistrate OF
the nation. Some years ago the then
incumbent Of the office refused 20
sign a warrant for money which Cen
eral Grant thought it proper to ex-
pend. THAT is right" the president
said. II admire your firmness. Where
your conscience is concerned never
permit yourself to be coerced. You
NAV consider yourself clear in this
affair for | shall appoint a new comp
troller tomorrow"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
CuttiuU OF the Nose.

In some parts of the world, especial
ly Italy and India. ii has been custom
ary TO employ removal Of the nose as
a form of punishment. sometimes judi
cial, but chiefly as mode Of carrying
ont private revenge. Especially in some
districts Of India is it considered SUIT
able form of punishment for husband
10 infict on wife whose conduct nc
does not approve. Among the Romans
this penalty was not at all rarely III
dicted both by the law and by private
animOSity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Uts IIIuI, Hone.

The ambitious young merchant ca
ressed the shapely hand of the heiress.
Dear little hand" he murmured ab
sentmlndedly. $50 defeated. so frag
lie. And yet | hope some day to So
it lift the heavy mortgage that's on N.
Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
The Eneet OF nieclnlimr

Just see how the chickens mind the
old hen. Robby." said Mrs. Norris t.
her son. "Watch them run to her when
she calls them
II suppose size sat on thom when
they were little" remarked the infant
phenomenon rcGcctivc.y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Indian Twins.

Indian twins are great curiosity
for II is said that Indians never permit
twins 70 live. Twins. in their belief
are heralds Of impending evil, for q
great many years ago the abduction ol
beautiful twin daughters by members
of q distant tribe was the cause of wal
and great loss Of life. Hence. proDa
bly,. originated the practice of killing
Indian twins as soon as they are born.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12

"There's jest two things that break
up most happy homes observed th'
Pohick philosopher.
"What's them?" inquired the Sque-
dunk ignoramuS.
"Woman's love for dry goods an
mans love fer wet goods d gOSh. -
washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-05-12
Rembrandt n Unique Figure.

The sudden uprising Of art in lol
land produced in the person Of Rem
brandt one Of the foremost artists o.
the world. He is one Of the few grca'
original men who stand alone. Ior
cannot trace his genius TO the influence
Of bis time or to the work Of other me-
who preceded him. and, although lie hat
followers. none of them could do wha
he did. He shines out IN solitary biz
ness like a Shakespeare or Beethoven
or Michael AngelO.-St Nicholas.