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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
WILLING TO SHARE HUSBAND
Curious Custom That Came Under the
Observation of Traveller
In Persia.

One Of the most extraordinary Gus
toms In the world is that observed
by certain Persian tribes.
When a native woman wishes to
display her affection for q friend! OF
her own sex, she proposes that the
latter shall become her husbands wife
on equal terms with herself.
This Is the greatest compliment
she can bestow," wrote the late Dr.
Elizabeth Macbean Ross, who spent
some years as a doctor among the
tribes of North Persia. She had the
hand of many Persian husbands Of
fered to her in this way.
II must say it is somewhat embar-
RAISING" she said, in her remin1-
SCIENCES, according to London Tit-Bits,
when the gentleman himself happens
to be present, and l have sometimes
wondered what the effect on the wife
would be if her generous offer were
accepted.
"When I told them it appeared to
me a curious thing that one wife
should select another, l was Informed
that 1t presented many advantages
Tt is much better for US to choose
our husbands wife, then we get some
one we like and with whom we can
agree"
If a husband dies his wives are
divided among his brothers, the eldest
having first choice and taking all or
as many of the women as he fancies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
TOWN BUILT ON GREAT ROCK
Ancoma, in Mexico, Surely Has Site
Such as No Other Place
on Earth Can Boast.

To live on top of mushroom
would be a peculiar sensation. II
the mushroom we're Of gigantic pro-
portions and were planted so as to
overhang the sea, the experience
would be very similar to that of living
in the town Of Ancoma. which is three
miles south Of the Mesa Escantada
in Mexico, says the Christian Sci
ence Monitor The strange mush-
room-like rock on which the town
stands is a splendid specimen of
fantastic erosion having overhanging
sides nearly 400 feet high. The top
of the rock Is comparatively level,
and Is about 70 acres in extent. 1t
is notched with dizzy chasms. The
greater portion of it overhangs the
sea like an immense mushroom, and
the oldest thing is that it should have
q town at the top.
Now, this town pertains to past
civilization. 1t liz one of the most
perfect specimens Of the pre-his-
toric Pueblan architecture. With in
conceivable labor this town In the
air was built and fortified for the
safety of It's inhabitants. 1t was
reached by a mere trail Of toe-holes
I'D the stem Of the mushroom. The
age of the town is not known, but
1t was already old in 1910, when the
first explorers visited it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Hesitate to Attack Mankind.

DR.. Rodi of the Italian Somaliland
gives an account of lion and leopard
bites in the Giornale di Medicina Mill
tere. Many deaths occur annually
almost entirely among the indigenous
in which either one Of the felidae or
the crocodile is accused. There is
notable difference between the wounds
inflicted by the felidae and the reptile
in question, for the former, winch at
tack living victims only, int1ict clean
wounds. The crocodile on the con-
trary. secretes its caIcasses until they
become decomposed-
In Benadir-the Italian Somaliland
the lion does not attack mankind by
choice, preferring cattle and goats !;
but nevertheless the beast is greatly
feared by the natives, who use reason
in dealing with the leopard and croco-
die, but are thrown into panic by the
larger cat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Eel-Like Water Doq.

The hellbender is large, ugly look
ing but harmless salamander found
in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and
southwark. The hellbender is known
as an alligator and water dog. Two
species inhabit the central parts OF
the United States, Of which the more
common and widespread is the Neo-
turus maculatus 1t reaches the length
of one foot to twenty inches, is
smooth, Shiny and brown blotched,
with the tufted gills dark red. These
creatures remain mostly among weeds
Or rocks at the bottom of the water
during the daytime but at night they
move about often with quick ell-like
motions, in search of crnwfish, worms,
Insects, frogs and 1t readily takes the
bait off the tisherman's hook. 1t is
tenacious of life and can live for hours
out of water. They spawn during the
months Of April and May. The spawn
much resembles that Of frogs, but
Is lighter In color.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
SEARCH FOR MUSICAL THIEF
Now Engaging the Attention Of
London Police.

Detectives are searching for an &C
eompnshed thief who plays the piano
and sings for his victim before going
away with the valuables.
Although known to the police, he has
been operating" in st. Johns Wood,
London, for more than a month and
his two latest coups have been car
Fied out within a few minutes walk
of each other.
He returned a fortnight ago to
house In St Georges terrace, Prim-
rose Hill, where he had taken apart
ments, while the other boarders were
at dinner. Inquiries resulted in the
discovery that the ledger had gone
with Jewelry including four gold rings
set with diamonds, worth $1,000.
A woman in King Henry's road, Lon
don, is the latest victim. On Monday
the man rang up and in short time
arrived in a taxicab. He stated that
he would fetch his luggage later.
Insisting in paying in advance he
made out check for a weeks board
and made himself agreeable by his
musical accomplishments. but pro-
longed absence in the bathroom excited
suspicion, and 1t was found that a
trunk had been forced and $1,000 worth
Of jewelry stolen. A fnely-cased gold
watch, valued at $500, was among the
articles stolen, and the check was dis
honored.-From the Continental Edi-
ton of the London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
BELL MADE TOO MUCH NOISE
lnvsatien Of the Telephone Evidently
Was Not BY Any Means d
Quiet AffaiE,

The tandiady couldn't stand n any
longer, and the dodgers threaten ed ~
leave unless the racket stopped.
Alexander Graham Bell was the
cause Of the trouble. He had rugged
up a contraption In his bedroom and
a duplicate in the room OF his accom-
plice, Thomas A Watson. A wire went
out Of the window and connected the
two machines.
These two machines, according to
young Bell, were first models Of @
revolutionary invention, the telephone.
II don't care what 1t is" said the
landlady, "but If you two boys DONE
stop yelling your heads of, into those
boxes, you'll have to pack your trunks
and get out"
This episode Of tho angry landlady
happened years ago In cheap lodging
house In Boston.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany offered Bell 100000 for all his
patents. Bell, with vision, realized
that he had a fortune within grasp
and rejected the offer. he and Wat
son went around the country, deliver.
/ ing lectures, and with the proceeds
financed themselves.
Today there Is a telephone to every
nine Americans and more than "a
600 900 miles of wire In the Bell tele-
phone lines.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
STATESMAN KNEW, ALL RIGHT
the Motto Of the State Was
In Latin.

A Chicago lawyer, a man of great
ability and wide learning, visited,
during a trip to the Southwest, the
capital of one state, where he was
given a dinner at the expense Of the
state.
The feast was an abundant one, and
all the great men from miles around
were invited to 1t, to honor the great
lawyer. He had the governor on one
side of him at the table and the lieu
tenant governor on the other side.
AS the party sat down the menu cards
had already been laid beside their
plates. These cards were very FIVE.
They cost $25 each, and they bore at
their heads the state coat OF arms,
upon which was engraved a motto In
Latin.
AS the lawyer sat down he took up
this card and, looking at the motto,
said to the man at his left, Every
good, indeed, and very appropriate"
whats goodY asked the lieu
tenant governor.
u refer to these words" said the
lawyer, as he pointed to the motto.
YES" replied the lieutenant gov
ernor, with knowing look. them
words is Latin"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
WOULD MIX LOVE AND LOGIC
Writer'S Advice to Woman DESTROYS
of Retaining Husbands Devo-
ton After the Honeymoon.

Years ago poet wrote Of love as
being "woman's whole existence" he
must have known a lot about the
feminine sex. Love and logic are at
opposite poles Of woman's world; and
1t is a fact that many a woman has
lost mans love through not allow
ing little common sense in courtship
and marriage, the mixing of love and
logic, as it were.
A girl may be adorable, but II she
Is forever making her lover appear
SILLY" in the eyes of the public, she
: in danger Of losing that mans love.
simply because a woman finds love
and one man her whole existence,
that Is no reason why a man is going
to find that true in regard to the
woman he loves. There Is difference
in the sexes in that respect. God
made it so, and no woman need try
to alter it. Lovers, married or other
wise, grow FESTIVE under restraint,
and 1t is a wise woman who never
puts up the "check rein"
One very clever woman whose life
runs smoothly and happily after years
Of married life insisted at the be-
ginning that one night In the week her
husband would not be expected to
come home until he chose to come.
She didn't ask him to drop all the
friends he had before he married her.
What was the result? He took the
night off regularly, for a month, and
pretended that he liked it. Then he
started coming home on these "o1
nights" There were never any mes
sages of being detained at the Office"
His friends couldn't get him to stay
in town, but they would go home with
him, being sure Of a smile and q
warm welcome from his wHe.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Nature,s Eireless Cooker.

Western towns have lately been pre-
pairing and maintaining camping
grounds, equipped with water and
lights. for the convenience Of automo-
bile tourists. There is at least one
spot where natural tireless cookers are
among the gratuitous provisions for
the comfort of the touring public. This
unique inducement is found at Hot
Springs, New, where boiling water has
been spouting up from the unknown
depths Of the sun-baked earth. Near
this remarkable hot spring there are
several Cooking holes" excavations
about three feet in depth, whose sides
are lined with sheet iron. At the bot
tom the boiling water gurgles. Into
these holes visitors lower the vessels
containing their food or drink. Be
cause of the boiling temperature and
the heat of the surrounding steam
which fills the cavity, the process of
cooking is rapid.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17

We spend q great deal Of cur time
in learning what literature II good.
and a great deal more in attuning our
minds to it, reception, rightly CON
vinced that. by the training Of our in
tellectual faculties, we are unlocking
one Of the doors through which sweet
ness and light may enter. We are
fond Of reading, too, and have always
maintained with MacAulay that We
would rather be q poor man with
books than q great king without,
though luckily for our resolution. and
perhaps for his, such q choacs has
never yet been offered Books, We
say, are our dearest friends. and -,
with true friendly aeutsnao4 We are
prompt to discover their faults. and
take great credit b eur ingenuity
Agnes RepBlasr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
QUIT TELLING FUNNY STORIES
Why Congressman Kelly Sacrificed
HHnor on the Altar Of Serious
Craftsmanship.

Patrick Kelly, a representative In
congress from Michigan, says that he
used to tell many stories In going
about in his political campaigns The
audiences always liked them and went
away pleased. Telling them looked
like good politics.
Years later Kelly would meet
man and he would say:
Il have met you before. I remem-
Der very well certain story you
told"
Then he would repeat the anecdote.
Kelly would ask him what else he re-
membered that had been said, and he
would be unable to remember thing.
The congressman began to wonder II the
telling Of stories prevented more sert-
Gus matters from finding Judgement
in the hearers mind.
He became fearful. He was not
sure, but he decided to lay Off the
funny story. So was the possibility
of a multitude Of good laughs sacri-
feed at the atar Of serious states
manship.-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Old Estates In America.

The commonest real estate phe-
nomenon in England is the rarest one
in America; namely, long-handed-
down holdings still belonging to de-
scendants Of the ancient owners.
A certain William Douglas, born
twhere else than) in Scotland. came
to this country In 1926 and settled
near New London, Connecticut, where
he built a house. The homestead has
been In the hands Of his offspring
ever since. What is believed to be
the first English settlement within the
present boundaries Of New York
state, Gardeners Island, at the east
ern end Of Long Island sound, Is still
owned by descendants Of the original
owner Of the island, Lion Gardiner,
who purchased It in 1889 from the
Indians The present home Of the
GARDENERS was built in 1774 and has
been exteriorly little altered since.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Land Words at Sea,

Cat Is not On animal; it is a tackle
used to hoist the anchor. Chains are
not chains, but plates Of iron bolted
through a ships side, to which the
rigging supporting the masts is fas-
tened
Dog watches are not periods of time
consumed in watching dogs, but they
are half watches Of two hours each
from to 6 and 6 to p. NJ
Draught is not a drink Of water,
but the depth Of water In which q
vessel is required to float.
Duck is not thing that swims and
quacks, but light canvas used for
small sails.
Eye is not an organ Of sight; it is
a circular part Of a shroud or stay
that is looped over a mast.-Natoa's
Business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17

The toughest American wood Is that
Of the Usage orange, which is not an
orange at all, but belongs to the nsttle
family. This has been proved By
series of tests made BY the United
States Forest Service. but the Indians
knew it before the coming Of the white
man, and it was known to them as the
bow tree, because they used 1t for
making their finest bows Some idea
Of It's strength may be had from the
report made not long ago By the
forest service, which shows that q
block thirty inches long and two
inches In cross-section whsn bent
breaks under a stress Of 13,600 pounds.
its nearest rival being a variety Of
the hickory called monkey-nut When
bent by the impact OF 100pound
hammer. it stands 4 stress Of 1880,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Memory and Instinct.

In the higher animals, we can see
evidences OF the possession of some
faculty similar to human memory.
which is made use Of particularly oy
animal trainers. 1t is obvious that
instinct alone would not enable these
animals to perform such feats. While
we cannot investigate the animal mlno
as we do the human mind, we can
judge of its processes by the outward
signs and these point to the posses
sion of what we may call animal men,
ory. Some students Of the subject
deny that animals have imagination
and assert their memory Is only as
sociative-saneth the animal sees,
smells or hears, recalling group OF
facts connected with it, and 1t being
impossible for it to recall this group
without some concrete suggestion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
No u Sc For Aiilnc wife.

The New York Medical Journal
says:
DIR. Lick twardt a medical mission
airy, tells, that many of the Persian
sick women are obliged to steal away,
during their husbands absence, to
see a doctor.
'Honoqable,sir.' says the introduc-
tory note. please see me at once that
I may 'rekurn home before my hus-
band, else. he will beat me severely
I'VE should not think neurotics
abound; for the; husband often says to
the doctor:
We'll, tther die, for even If she
gets well, Til divorce her and get a
news wife. Il, don't want weak one
In my house,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
REMAINS IN her MEMORY
New North Star Brings W vision OF
Happy Childhood - thu
Mind Of Writer.

One Of my own most perfect child
hood memories concerns my visits to
my grandmother. when she invited me
to stay for sapper, and my GRANDPA.
Their walked home with me after dark.
An along the way, he used to point
out our two shadows On the pavement.
as we passed the street Lights one ~
one.
We watched the way the shadows
were very short directly below the
lamp, and how they heightened until
they were just our height-his more
than twice as tall as mine-and how
they finally grew 30 long that their
tops were almost out Of sight The
object was to and the point where
the shadows were exactly A. tall AZ
ourselves. When we came to the
darkest part Of the street, where our
shadows were lost in the hedges. VIC
used to stop and find the North star
over a pointed tree near my owS
home.
THAT Was always the way We made
the journey from his home to mime,
until he thought that I was too old
to care to have him show me stars
and shadows any more. But for me,
as long as live, the North star win
shine over that particular tree. And
shall always keep the memory Of
that funny little shadow that used
to be mine, clear cut with the light
behind it-and beside 1t, hand in hand
with 1t, that dear characteristic shdds
ow that never falls on any road In
the wor1d.-Frances Lester Warner III
| the Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
HEIDI Help!

"Good advertising" says man'wen
up in that line, benefits any form OF
business. The right sort OF advertfs-
ing gives you friendly feeling toward
a firm. 1t makes you believe that 1t
will be both pleasant and profitable
to deal with the advertiser. A certain
grocer once inserted in the newspapers
an advertisement that had this merit.
It ran:
Twins are comes to me Tor the
third time This time q boy and a
girl. I beseech my friends to support
me stoutly'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Not Seen,

tfght-fsted old gentleman, who
tack Of fever, called up his physician
on the phone and made complaint with
reference to the total Of the bill rem
dered by him on this occasion.
"See here!' shouted the old gentle
man, you have me charged for five
weeks calls. will pay for four
weeks only"
But, my dear sir" expostulated the
doctor, II visited you each day for
FIVE weeks"
Perhaps you did. I don't know"
retorted the tight one, "but for one
week I was delirious, and I didn't see
you come in
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17

The prosperity Of Greater Tokyo
city is shown by the increased taxes
over last year, the average being 81
per cent. In the eight tax-collection
districts the total exceeds $4,000. 0O0
yen (s49, 500. O0O); the rates Of in
crease vary from on per cent in the
Yotsuya district to 80 per cent in the
Ryogoku and = per cent in the Yeitai
districts, where the Offices and rsel'
Anncee az the narikin are located
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Dream Lore.

kill-To dream you kill some one
signifies that you will inherit small
fortune by the death of an old friend.
To kill friend denotes sickness. To
kill a relative foretells failure in your
undertaking. To dream you are killed
signifies great loss to him who kills
you. To kill wild beasts denotes do
nestle happiness. But to kill tame or
useful animals, great family troubles.
Buttons-To dream of bright but
tons is always good; If rusty, it por-
tends misfortune; if covered, happi-
ness; if he has lost his buttons, 1t Ii
a sign he will not live long.-Chicago
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
One wav to Attract Customers

OHS way 10 NILEdCt SuSIonSfH
In small New England town I met
a druggist who makes a specially Of
selling postage stamps. He says that to
retail 2-cent stamps for , cents each
is the most profitable line In his store.
These sales, would be extremely IN
profitable, If he handled stamps
grouchily or. grudgingly. saying by his
manner: "Whatta you mean by both
ering me to sell you postage stamps%
But he has signs in his window tell
ing that he .has plenty Of stamps, and
makes a special effort to be more
pleasant and accommodating and gra-
cious about "a stamp sale than at any
other time. He has attracted thou
sands of permanent customers in that
way "a NEW customer is worth many
dollars a year." he observes, whether
the thing that first brought him In 70
postage stamps, cigars or whatnot.
SO having senuced him in, why should
I do anything to make him sorry he
came7"-Fs ed Kelly in The Nations
Business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
The Eternal Feminine.

ut is really time you took an in
terest in serious things" said the
husband. you think of nothing but
clothes. Try to read little history.
I've brought you a story about William
Tell and the Swiss, and how Gessler
put up the hat for them to salute,
and"
"How was it trimmedY' asked the
eternal feminine.
Giant Telegraph System.
According to the United States bu
reau of the census there are q tele-
graph companies operating in this
country, with total pole line of 241,-
OBJ miles and 1855, 703 miles Of single
wire. More than 155,OO0,OOO mes
sages are transmitted each year. For
the convenience Of customers 28,N&
Offices are scattered over the country.
A total Of 80,6O0 employees receive
salaries amounting 10 nearly $4,000
600 annol1Z
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
To 0ur Subscribers.

The date OF the expiration of yom
subscription will be found on every
copy of the Shenandoah Herald,
Please remit without waiting for
statement 10 be sent from this office
BY so doing You will greatly oblieg
TIE HERALD pUBS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
chanasat RailMnm.

Ofs8,s38 miles Of railway in China
In 1918, more than 1900 miles Of main
and branch lines were owned and op-
Grated by the 60 vernment, these COM
prising ID railways in II out Of the 10
provinces. In addition there were II
provincial and private railways (some
owned by mining companies) aggre-
eating 4 % miles and five concession
un0 a. regutine jnear 23oOfpileA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
But viii Il SeII2

1--WE invented a new one, boss"
said the soda clerk. You take a dab
of violet ice cream and serve it with
crushed blueberrieS on top
1t sounds good" admitted the boss.
what are you going to call it?"
"Why, blue sundae, Of courseR-
Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Morris { CHAIR Ftre-Escape.

A morris chair are-escape. which
is described In Popular Mechanics
Magazine, comprises a comfortable
niece of furniture and ready means
Of safety In LOT IRE. BY extend
ing two brackets, attached to the back
of the chair out. Of a window and
stringing a rope; wound on \ spool
under the chair seat, over q pulley
located On q rod between the two
bracket ends, a quick descent to the
ground is accomplished. A brake, con-
trolled by the IRE victim, regulates
the speed Of thes descent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Prehistoric Creature.

The remains of what is described as
the largest and most mysterious land
animal that ever walked the earth
have been found in Baluchistan. The
creature was probably more like a
rhinoceros than like any other animal
of today but it had d neck that sug-
gests that Of the giraffe. Two Of the
neck bones, compared with similar
bones of the largest previously known
land animals, make them look small.
and nothing but dynamite or a stump
puler could have drawn one Of its
teeth.-Youth's Companion.