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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
EaIiipo Bodies.

Men from the Michigan College o.
Mines made some interesting exper
ments with falling bodies in the deeI
vertical shaft OF a copper mine at Ga
nmet, which. says Machinery. has three
Of the deepest shafts In the world
The experimenters tried to drop mt
box OF clay 4.2U0 feet below tive
metal balls two inches In diameter, on.
from the center OF shaft nine feet
wide and thirty feet long and one from
the southwest corner of it Neither vi
the balls reached the box of clay. Out
was never found. the other. probably
the one dropped from the center. wa
found lodged iii the tinbers in the cas-
side of the shaft. 800 feet from the sur
face. In fact. bodies dropped into thu
shaft invariably lodged In the cas-
wall, because the earth rotates on it!
axis froIu west 10 east If load y
ore We're spilled into the shaft most o
1t would ,lllg to the side of the shat
or land on the leveis to the east
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Prolific Eunui,

An average sized mushroom will pro-
duce as many as 1,800.000O0O spores,
and a common toadstool shaggy cap
has been shown to produce as many
as 5,0OO,O00.O00. Fortunately for the
other inhabitants of the world, how
ever, the probability Of successful
growth of any given spore is some
what remote.
The mushroom or toadstool plant II
formed by fine Harmonious threads
which ramify beneath the soil, and if
We assume that a successful plant Of
the mushroom or shaggy caps pro-
duces as many as ten mushrooms or
toadstools we find that the chance
against successful growth to maturity
is respectively about $4,000, 100000 and
50,000, 100000 to one in the two species
mentioned. Even more prolific than
the mushrooms and toadstools proper
is the giant puffball, large specimen
of which has been known to produce
as many as 7,OOO,0O0,O0O.OOO Spores
London knowledge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Fruits In England.

BY far the greatest achievement OF
Cardinal Wolsey was combining straw
berries and cream. A world benefac.
tor, his failings may well be forgotten
and forgiven!
How long have Britishers been, at
least, partial fruitarians? Apples,
pears. gooseberries and plums appear
to have been grown in England for a
very long time, but cultivated rasp-
berries did not arrive until the six.
teenth century.
Rhubarb was introduced from Rus
STA in 1873, but did not become pop
ular until the nineteenth century. II
is recorded that Deptford gardener
in 1910 sent few sticks to the Lop.
don market, but was unable to find q
customer
Cherries were brought over by the
Romans, but ceased to be cultivated
until enc of Henry Wis gardeners re.
introduced them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
UNIQUE SHIPMENT OF BIBLES
Books Destined for instruction Of tbs
Heather Are Most Carefully
Sent Forth.

The Bible house at New York cit!
has recently made shipment of 1,00t
Bibles on q voyage of $4,000 milea
Poison was worked into the covers Of
the books to hinder the operations d
destroying insects. The Bibles wers
soldered up in tin boxes containing ten
each for protection against waves an,
weather. The tin boxes were repacket
in pairs in heavy wooden crates de-
signed to withstand the hard knocks
incident to many relcadings and t6
long journeys under varying condi
tons. These Bibles, being q part t
the eighth edition printed in the Ian
guage Of the Gilbert islands, are to II
1--WE ultimately at Ocean Island, q
small speck in the Pacific 5000 miles
southwest OF San Francisco, lying al.
most under the equator. Ocean II
land is only mile and half in dia-
meter, but it is visited by many steam
srs on account of its rich deposits Of
phosphate. Hence its choice as q dis.
tributing center for Bibles In the H.
lands Of the Gilbert group. Mr.. Rich.
ard Grenfell of Australia, acting for
the American board, will send or car
~ these books on adventurous voy.
ages Of 200 miles or more to the mis-
sion stations scattered through the 10
lnlaL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12

Exactly bow our language came int
Possession OF the word "deadhead.
which b 80 frequently used In connec
tion with the transportation business
p not known. OF the many versions
Of its origin which are current the fol
lowing whether correct or not. is al
least the most interesting:
Many years ago the principal avenue
Of q town passed close to the entrance
Of toll road leading to a cemetery
Az this cemetery had been laid Out
some time previous to the construction
OF the road, It was arranged that ali
funeral professions should be allowed
to pass along the road free OF toll. On.
day. as well known physician who
was driving along this road stopped td
pay his toll. he observed to the keeper
Considering the benevolent character
Of our profession. think you ought to
let Us pass free Of charge"
mo. no. doctor" said the gatekeep.
er. I'VE can't afford that You send
too many deadheads through as it is. !"
The story Travelled around the coun
try. and in this way the word dead
head" eventually came to be applied
to those who obtain free transportation
from railway and steamship hnes.-
New York American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
csmsl,s s,snacE.

The stomach Of a camel Is divided
into four compartments. and the walls
of these are lined with large cells.
every one OF which can be opened and
closed at will B., the means of power
fui muscles. explains ii writer in thu
Presbyterian When camel drinks
It drinks great deal. Indeed. il
drinks for such d long time you reaIi.
would think II never meant to leave Of
The fact is that II is not Satisfying
its thirst, but is filing up its iSterI
as We'll One after another the Cell.
IN its stomach are filled with the wa
TEL and as soon as each is quite FIJI
it Is rightly closed Then when a few
hours later the uIAmai becomes thirsty
ali thai II has to do is TO open ON
of the cells and allow the water To flow
Out Next day 1t Opens one OF tive
more cells. and so II goes on day aftel
day until the whole supply rs exhaust
ID In tins curious way camel cal
i've nve or even six days withon
drinking at ali. and SO is Bile TO trave
quite easily through the desert. wher'
the wells are often hundreds OF mile
hDart
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12

It Is a Spanish tradition that tho
fate Of Columbus overhung on game
Of chess. For years the great nayiga-
tor had haunted the Spanish court, try
ing to interest some one in his plans,
but at last he determined to abandon
the country and visit France. The
night before his intended departure he
sought an audience with the queen to
communicate his intentions and to take
his leave. The queen asked him to
wait while she made another effort to
interest the king. She found Ferdi-
nand engaged at a game of chess and.
disturbing him by her entrance, caused
him to lose piece. Annoyed and irri.
tated by the incident, the king. after
rudely denouncing Columbus and his
schemes, informed Isabella that the
result of the petition would depend on
the result of the game. 1t grew worse,
and the chances were all against the
launching of. the expedition. But the
queen, overlooking the board. whisper
ed to her august spouse suggestion
relative to a move that would be ad.
vantageous. The king followed the
advice, the complexion Of the game
was quickly reversed, and Columbus
dream of years was realized at last.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Empty Commitments.

Fifty years or more ago Sir Harry
Smith, after whose wife Ladysmith
was named, was governor of Cape Col
ony, and led number of campaigns
against the Kaffirs. Returning from Z
particularly lively one. he held re-
view of his troops, who We're in most
dilapidated condition-barefoote rag
ged and half starving.
Wien the time came for him to say
few words he lavished praise upon
them. dwelling upon their bravery. en-
durance and even upon their soldier
like appearance.
This last compliment was too much
for the patience Of the old color-ser-
geant. He stepped forward-tattered
and unkempt-saluted most respect
fully and then said:
Begging your pardon. Sir AIRY, we
don't want no CANNON; we want
boots!'
This outspoken criticism was for
tunately taken in good part and shortly
afterward the men got their boots
London Scraps.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
why MOI ENERGY FROM SUM
r.cniesn That should Engage the ~
tention of Those Interested N
Deep Experiments

In view Of the fact that the sui
delivers energy to the earth at tins
gate OF 1000 horsepower per acre. II
Is not surprising that the problem Oh
aevising a motor which shall trans
NIT this energy into useful work has
proven an attractive one to the ex-
perimentalist. Thus. In California
there was erected plant In which
the heat rays were made to converge
upon steam boiler, that generated
sufficient steam to run an eaght-horse'
power pump Two more modern and
perhaps better known installations
are those erected at Philadelphia. and
later at Meadi, Egypt, the plants IN
these two experiments being designed
On the principle of concentrating the
suns rays upon G boiler OF large area
and very low pressure.
An analysis of tie Egyptian plant
made by Mr.. A. s. e Ackermann, b
Sc, extended over three weeks; dur
ing which he was able to record al
the highest output only 19.1 pump
horsepower from a sunshine absorb
ing plant covering seven-eighths Of
an acre. That is to say, he recorded
less than 20 pump horsepower, as
against the 5000 horsepower which
would have been obtained from . per
feet motor, capable Of utilizing thu
suns radiation direct.
The result show how little promise
there is of obtaining mechanical sasr
gy from the sunshine on q conner
cially economical scale.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12

Take two high backed dining room
eeairs, Set with front Of seats togeth-
ler. This leaves the backs at each
end. Then measure the sides of ths
tive chairs and make light frame Of
that size. to which tack small wire
fencing. TIE frame at top and bot
tom Of chair posts and thus the cage
u completed. 1t can be easily put
together and taken apart at pleas
sre. Put baby in with playthings and
cushions This keeps baby off the
hoor and away from drafts. Baby
can STAND or sit or even walk little,
~ the fancy seizes him. Baby will
- delighted and SO will his mama.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
a newspaoe, Dictionary

Bury Negro An, colored man ar
rested
Engineer The uian who gets blamed
for railroad accident tSee probe.l
Gentleman Burglar "A thief with )
collar tSee itatiies.,
Joy Ride What precedes an automo
ole accident. See brokers'
Loot-Goods found in fat in Har
lem
AIiilionaire-A man who owns hi
own home See divorces
Plot Something that is thwarted
tSee foil,
Pretty Giri-Any female.
Scanty Attire What people escape
from burning buildings in
Sleuth-A detective in the headlines
Society Leader-A woman who re
turns from Europe
Twenty four HVrs-The period h
which the police expect to catch tn
murderer Puck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
ron fAEsNfe's pAsfec1ioh
French ESSs Make DRAWING up Of
Antesf$uptiaI Contract 4 Matter
% Hiohsst Importance.

II an American girl marries .
Fenchman. or vice versa. and they 20
TO live in France. let there always be
an ante-nuptial contract. But let 1t
be remembered that II no contract has
been signed the consorts, after they
have returned to France. will find
themselves under the community
regime. Every married couple il sup.
posed to n -le a marriage contract in
France, p / Il they have not done SC
the lie gives them contract, which
IS ths lagal community, Case and Com
r, - says.
The legal community may be likened
to partnership, but partnership of
special kind. in which the husband
Is the sole manager and absolute mas.
ter, and the wife has no voice in the
management. Consequently the hus
band may dispose Of all community
property without any hinderance. By
community property you must under.
stand all personal property belonging
to the spouses before and after the
marriage. The husband has full and
untrammeled right to cash and squan.
der all interest and dividends, to draw
checks against the community funds,
to incumber or sell at pleasure all real
estate belonging to the community.
He is the lord and master.
Now, let US take 1t for granted that
the French husband is a sterling char.
acter, that he is possessed of high
business ability. But he may be un-
successful IN the management Of the
community. He may have debts, and
still be the best man on earth. Pre-
cisely in the case Of debts or unsuc-
cessfui management, and because
there is no fraud. the creditors Of the
community will have the right to at.
tach the community property, even if
It belongs exclusively to the wife, thus
leaving her penniless.
Enough has been said, we believe, to
demonstrate that it is a wise precau.
ton to carefully draw an ante-nuptial
contract, infinitely describing and re-
citing what property belongs to the
wife, and it is not to be included In
the regime Of the community.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Njhan sWebster Died.

ELOQUENT In life. Webster was sub
lime In death. He took leave OF his
household one by one. addressing to
each fitting words of consolation. He
wanted to know the gradual steps to-
ward dissolution and calmly discussed
them with his physician At one time.
weakened from partiy stupor which
preceded death. he heard repeated the
words of the psalm which has smooth
I'd the death pillow Of many Christ
tan: Yea, though walk through the
valley of the shadow Of death. will
fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy
rod and thy staff. they comfort me-"
The dying statesman exclaimed, Yes
thy rod-thy staff-but the fact. the
fuct | want'-for he was not certain
whether the words that had been re
peated to him were intended as an III
timatiop that be was already in the
dark valley. Waking up again PAST
midnight and conscious that he WAS
living. be uttered the well known
words. Il still i've" Later he saio
something about poetry. and his son
repeated one of the verses of Gray s
"Elegy." He heard 1t and smiled. In
the early morning Webster's soul went
out with the tide.-Rhodes' History OF
the United States"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
The Nurses Dilemma.

"Habit Is cable" somebody has
written, with other and sundry re-
marks as to this selfsame cable be-
coming stronger until at last you
cannot break it Be the last SO or
not, the first portion was never more
aptly illustrated than one day recently
in one of the board of health children's
clinics.
The nurse in charge had fallen into
the habit of calling her little patients
dear and ''dearie." imagine her con-
sternation when. turning to address
the physician who was that day in
charge. she started off with something
like this:
"Dearie, don't you think"-
At this point bali suppressed giggles
from the other nurses and loud outlaws
of laughter from the doctor himself
brought the conversation to a suddef
pause, while waves of crimson covered
her face.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Fine Enceuraeement.

Willie was of an economical turn OF
mind BE called upon Elizabeth many
times before he bought her a box Of
candy. At last he loosened up and
bought an eighty cent pound box
That evening his brother noticed
that be bad a crouch Oh and asked the
trouble.
THAT blamed old cur ate half OF
that boz OF eighty cent candy" he
said. referring to Elizabeth's Scotch
collie.
The next time be bought candy he
bought In addition to another eighty
cent pound box, bag OF ten cent
store candy for the dog.
-Oh. William said Elizabeth. bow
thoughtful of you. I am so glad that
you and Rover are becoming friendsr'
New York Globe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
RULE THAT HAS EXCEPTIONS
Not Always Well to Place Building
Stone as Experts Have Agreed
Il Should Be.

In modern masonry It is, generally
speaking. the rule that stone used In
building should be SO placed that It
will be as it lay in its natural bed
when Quarried. This rule Is not, how.
ever, always to be depended upon and
in many cases needs to be supplement.
ed with other precautions.
There are three planes of fracture
known to quarrymen. The rift" Is
the direction in which the stone splits
most easily; the grain" that which is
next easiest; the head" that which of.
fers greatest resistance. In a paving
block the two sides represent the rift
fracture, the top and bottom the grain,
and ends the head. But in a quarry
the natural bed is sometimes consider
ably inclined to the plane Of the rift;
hence the imperfection of the ordinary
rule for placing stone in building
Popular Mechanics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
A Gladstone Anecdote.

Lord Alverstone tells this anecdote
OF Gladstone In his "Recollectons:'
"Mr Gladstone was very much in
terested In the Caucasus. | had a
friend. Captain K. who had recently
come home from that district, and |
gave him letter Of Introduction to
Mr.. Gladstone A few days later l
met MIR Gladstone IN Parliament
street He stopped me and said.
Your friend. Captain &. knows more
about the Caucasus than any man /
ever met A few minutes afterward
! met Captain 4 IN Pail Mail. said
to him. Well. you have made great
impression on Mr.. Gladstone Have
II he said. Yes l replied He says
you know more about the Caucasus
than any man be ever met Well.
said Captain x. that IL very strange.
for, though J was With him for three
quarters of an hour. only made three
observations
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Insects That Carry Diseases.

Sir Donald Ross. who discovered how
the anOpheles or notified winged mos
quito carries malaria. gave in lecture
an account of other diseases that are
carried by insects or bugs Mosquitoes
carry not only malaria, but yellow
fever. dengue fever and elephantiasis,
Giossina morsitans Is the carrying
agent OF the tropical disease known as
magma. while tsetse flies are the
cause of sleeping sickness
The spirocnaetes OF tick fever are
borne by ticks. and mild fever is
conveyed by sand flies. Plague is due
to the rat nea, which carries the para
sites In the salivary glands and leaves
them In the flesh of whomsoever it
bites. Mediterranean fever is carried
principally by the milk of infected
goats LeprOsy has been attributed to
hedbngs, and some are even beginning
to think that measles Is due to heas.-
London opinion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Tommy Atkins.

The nse of the name Tommy Atkins
applying to the british soldiers. dates
back to the indian mutiny In 1851
when the rebellion broke out In Luck
now all the Europeans fed To the Res
idency On theii way they came upol
ii private OF the Thirty second regimen
Duke of Co~uwalfs Light infantry
Oh sentry duty at an u'.tpost TheJ
urged him to make his escape will
them, but he would not do so and wa:
killed. His name happened to b.
Thomas Atkins. and so throughout thu
mutiny campaign when daring deet
was done the doer was said to be Il
regular Tommy Atkins Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Mans First Wjnus.

The first effort to equip man with
wings that he might fly through the
air, says the American Boy, seems to
have been made by Watson E. Quin.
by. Delaware inventor, who patented
Aging machine many years ago. The
inventor used the bat as the model in
designing the wings. Previous flying
machines had been constructed, on the
balloon principle, but Quinby's appara.
tus consisted of wings IL feet in di.
ameter and semi-circular in form. The
wings were attached to the limbs of
the person flying, and the motions
used were very similar to those used
in swimming. The wings refused to
work. however, and no one ever suo
ceeded in flying with their aid.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
catan's Wav,

Mrs. Kiigare was the pretty youna
wife of The elderly village pastor. One
iay she went into the city witt
friend and among other things h''nyh'
i new frock
Another frork. my dearT" SAID nei
husband IBID sou need .anotberT
"YtS" said the wife, h">itatltgly
| dc need IL and. besides. il WAS ST
,rettS that the devil tempted me.
But won shtruld have said Get thee
.ehird iue Satan Have yvn forge,
tu that:
oh nn' But that WIS what made
he trou!,e nnhby dear sand tie
ht- behind ine. Saith aud ur diG
uut he whispered over III, >houideI
1t just tits you beautifully III thu
back And just had to take 1t then
iarper'S Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Not Mumps,

A small DO. OF Nashville has been
afflicted with mumps- The siege was
unusually long and disagreeable. One
evening recently an aunt who is a
newspaper woman called up the boys
mother on the telephone to cancel an
engagement She was absent, and the
boy himself answered the call
Tell your mother" said the aunt.
that l can't come out this evening
because have taken an assignment
Can you remember that?"
Yes. ma'am," said the boy. "I'l
tell her." When the mother returned
he said to her:
Mother, auntie telephoned that she
couldn't come. because she Is sick"
"Sick? Why. what's the mattery'
she wanted to know
Il forgot what it Is she's got" said
the boy. ITS something she has tax
en-. but it isn't mumps." - Nashville
Banner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Deepest Wells Il. the World.

AZ Czuchow, in the coal field Of
upper Silesia, is the deepest we'll In
tie world. 1t has reached a depth Of
over 7,34S feet, trifle under a mile
and half below the surface. America
has three wells ranking next in order.
That near Mcdonald, Pa, some tea
miles southeast of Pittsburgh, is CSC
fest deep; one in Putnam Heights
Conn, is 6.004 feet deep. and one nov
eesns bored at Derrick City. Pa. hal
sesched the depth of $500 feet. Al
though each of these wells is over a
nile in depth, little that is new in
geologic formation has been learned
from the behring's, as owing to the dip
OF the strsta, many comparatively shall
SOw wells have touched the underlying
rock beds Of very old formations
Fepzlar Mechanics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Family Pride.

Mrs. Blunt-Weli. Louisa, don't sup
pose you will attempt to deny that your
original ancestors were stone age ruff
fans who lived In damp cave.
Mrs. Tre-If my earliest ancestors
We're part of the geologic period OF
which you speak they must have had
q red sandstone chateau of their own
on Flinthead avenue. with stalactite
decorations and running water on the
first toorlCleveland Plain Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Bedlam.

The word "bedlam' is corruption
of the word Bethlehem" and originat-
ed as syVuym for chaos at the time
when the mouse of Bethlehem, occu-
pied by sisterhood of London, be-
came an insane asylum. The treat
ment of the insane in the early part Of
the sixteenth century was not we'll IN
derstood, and. according to the theo-
ries then prevalent, it was necessary
to brighten the patient out of his lu-
macy. All sorts Of awful expedients
We're resorted to, among them sur
prise foors.'' which slipped from under
the feet; surprise baths and fog
gings at the periods of most severe i'll
ness; hence the name "bedlam," the
result of incorrect spelling possibly
came easily to stand for awful things
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-12
Love Your Task.

1'as thing one loves to do is never
dresome. and if you can teach your
eeif 10 enjoy the common routine there
will never be any depressing fatigue.
Perhaps one can never grow to love
the drudgery part of any work, but If
the mind is kept above 1t by working
toward a more efficient way of per.
forming the task, or II not that, train.
ing the mind to do the homely things
with the thoughts on something else,
you will obviate much Of the usual
WEAKNESS, especially In the housework
routine.