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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
WORK OF ANCIENT BUILDERS
Methods Of Thousands Of Years Ago
Seem Crude Today, but They
Were Effective.

Or. c.. s. Fisher of the University
OF Pennsylvania has recently spent six
years at the head Of archaeological eX-
petitions to Egypt, and among his dis
coveries were some which help TO
make the methods of the ancient build
ers less mysterious. Three thousand
years before Christ they We're work
ing an alabaSter quarry at FL Amar-
ma. II miles from the Nile and POO
miles above Memphis. From this quar-
ry they transported blocks Of alabaS-
ter, each many tons in weight, to Mem
phis in the following manner: They
built a road, much as we should build
it now, from the quarry to the river
bank, with smooth surface of
pounded stone.
The blocks were quarried by means
of wooden wedges driven in at in
tervals along the cleavage line. When
soaked with water, the wedges eX-
panded and split off the stone. which
was then shaped and dressed with
chisels and drills of very hard bronze.
The blocks were mounted on sleds
and dragged by gangs of slaves the
IL miles to the river, the road being
watered. possibly oiled, to make it
slippery under the sled runners (they
had no wheels). Down the river the
blocks were f1oated on RATS, to be
dragged finally to the building sites.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
ALWAYS A WELCOME VISITOR
Occasionally Late, but Once Every
Month She Was at the Door
to Receive Him.

She waited patiently for his arrival.
feeling that he wouldn't di>uppoint
her. Sometimes he was a little early
sometimes 4 little late, but eventu-
ally he would come bringing with him
something dear to her heart.
once every month for four years he
had been a welcome visitor. How
we'll She knew his voice-his smile
his CHEEKY whistle.
AT times when he passed the house
without as much as glance, she I'M
derStood and made no effort to at
tract his attention. If he appeared
distant now and then, she did not
grieve, knowing the day would come
a week, two weeks perhaps-When he
would walk fearlessly up the walk
with smile and a CHEEKY word of
greeting.
After today She would never look for
him again. At least his appearance
would never again cause the delight
full little heart throbs that were now
agitating her
At last she saw him. Her arms
were outstretchcd to receive-the last
War Risk Bureau allotment check,
which the postman handed to her with
a Smile.-The Leatherneck
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
HAS POSITION TO MAINTAIN
Drum Horse of British and American
Cavalry Bands Must Be of Dis
tingushed Appearance.

There are grades Of honor. even
the war horse as i proud animal, and
so he is, and has a right to be, for he
is called upon to be as brave as he is
proud. But proudest and most dlgni-
fed of all horses of the army Is the
animal that is called upon to ill the
position of drum-horse in the regimental
band In the American and British
armies cavalry bands are mounted, and
the most honorable position in all the
band is that Of the bearer of the kettle
drums. The horse is selected for his
distinguished appearance. He IS often
piebald, altho sometimes pure white
Something more than mere beauty of
form is required of the drum-horse. He
must be trained until he becomes a dig
nitied and graceful bearer of the hand
some trappings that pertain to his high
calling His education is severe and
prolonged bringing him up to that point
where his pride and intelligence make
him equal to the duties required OF
him.
He is severely tried by the booming
of the large drums he carries, but In
time he becomes Indifferent to their
noise. In the parade, his rider has his
hands full in the use of the sticks; he
controls the horse by means of reins
fastened to the stirrup-strap near the
foot.-Christian Science Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
REVIVAL OF CLASSIC GREEK
Western Newspaper Welcomes Pos
sbiIity of Its Becoming, in
Time, a World Language.

Were one to judge from the fuss
made from time 10 time, one would
suppose there was real need of an in
tenational language. In the golden
age Of the English language the great
queen addressed the ambassador at
her court in Latin, and all diplomatic
conversation and correspondence of
Europe was in Latin. Erasmus. the
great scholar and writer, who visited
the court of Elizaheth'S father, Henry
VIII, wrote Latin works that pro-
duced an effect comparable to that
produced by the writings of Eoltaire
two centuries later.
Much pains have been expended in
f0bricating artificial language, such
as Esperanto, to serve as the medium
of communication. But such construc-
tons have no chance of practical adop-
ton, nor could they answer as well as
actual language whether dead like
Latin or living like English.
There is a language, however,
which is gradually becoming again a
living one, and which as a world Ian
guage would be ideal. The Greek uni
versities and Greek men of culture,
including Eenizelos himself, are ell
gagged in an attempt TO restore CLASH
cal purity and perfection to modern
Greek. 1t is said that the endeavor
is by no means vain, and that gradu-
ally the ancient model is being ap-
preached We may yet have the speech
of Pericles, the written language of
Plato employed in social intercourse
and commercial transactions, in con-
tracts in courts of law, in houses Of
assembly Minneapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Mud Pie Census.

Doctor Russell, who tells us that in
a spoonful of good arabic land there
are more living organisms than there
are people in the United Kingdom,
has probably not wasted his time
making an accurate count, but there
is no doubt he is we'll within the mark,
observes the London Chronicle.
A French bacteriologist recently
caught his little son playing with a
mud pie, and, borrowing small por-
ton of the mixture, carefully analysed
1t in his laboratory. He found 1t
teeming with microbes, but only took
q census of the harmful varieties.
He found when he had finished his
labor that the little bit of the pie"
he dealt with contained the following
germs: Diphtheria, 100000; measles,
2.450000; smallpox, 100000; lockjaw,
100000; dysentery, 100000; pneu-
monia, 5O5,OOO tuberculosis, 100000,
And the total of nearly IL million was
only percentage of the organisms in
the delicacy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Obesity Undesirable.

Are you fat? Be on your guard If
you are. Doctor JoSlin of Boston has
gathered striking statistics that show
an undeniable association of obesity
and diabetes. the condition in which
sugar, the most common of food fuels,
is not properly metabolized or stored
in the body. There are in this country
alone more than half million dia-
betics. THE penalty of taking too
much alcohol is well known, and a
drunkard is looked upon with pity or
contempt" says Doctor Joslin. Rare
ly, persons who become fat deserve
pity, because of a real tendency to put
on weight despite moderate eating, but
most of them should be placed in some
what the same category as the alco-
holic. In 800 cases out of 1000 be-
ing fat implies too much food or too
little exercise, or both combined. -
Science Service
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Stone Mountain.

Stone mountain. on whose granite
wall is to be Sculptured memorial to
the Confederacy, is l6 miles from At
lanta. Ga. 1t Will be the largest monu-
ment III the world. The space COW
cred will be about eight hundred feet
high and fifteen hundred feet wide.
The project first attracted attention
in 1915, when Mrs. c. Helen Plane,
then lightweight years of age, lead
er of Southern women. sent for Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor, to come to
Georgia, to consider the feasibility of
a great sculptural monument to the
Confederacy on the wall of the noun
tain. Mr.. Borglum made careful
study of several plans. The plan
adopted represents an army marching
into battle. 1t will comprise portraits
Of all the Confederate leaders.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
ARE LEARNING ABOUT STARS
Men of Science Beginning to Believe
They Know Something Con-
corning the Subject.

The first successful attempt to
measure stellar distances was made
In 1888 by Bessel, who determined the
parallax of 81 Cygni, a little star of
the sixth magnitude which had at
tracted attention by its great proper
motion of five seconds Of arc year.
At the beginning Of the present CEN
fury 40 or 80 parallaxes had become
known and in recent years progress
in measurement has become very
rapid. Greenwich observatory reports
the determination of the parallaxes of
so stars year, while some American
observatories are doing even more.
American astronomers have in prepa-
ration a catalogue giving the paral-
lakes Of 5000 stars and 1t is expected
that within very few years the dis
tances Of all stars visible 70 the naked
eye In the northern hemisphere will
have been made known, as well as
those Of many fainter stars. The
parallaxes are determined by both
trigonometric and spectroscopic meth
DDS, while third method can be ap-
piled to many double stars.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
USED BAMBOO TO MAKE CLOCK
Rema rkable Work of italian Consd-
cred Well Worth the Money
He Asks for 1t.

An eight-day clock whitfield out Of
bamboo by Constance Renzi, of Rome,
and valued at $4,000, is on exhibition
In the jewelry and silverware division
on the fourth floor Of the Bush Ter
minal sales building, says the New
York Times. Two years were re-
quired to make the clock, which is
made entirely of bamboo with the ex-
ception Of the leaden weight and two
small glasses which serve as gongs.
The clock, with its complicated
bamboo mechanism suggesting a min
iature steel skyscraper in course OF
construction, stands about ~ feet
high. At any time by looking at it
one can tell the hour, minute and sec
ond, the day of the week and the
month of the year, as well as the
phases Of the moon.
The clock strikes the hours and
Quarter-hours a cane mallet forced
by a cane spring striking two goblets
which serve as bells. The chimes
are regulated to indicate the time to
those who cannot see the clock. At
noon, if desired, small flag Is raised.
the raising being preceded BY q wins
ltle from q bamboo Cube. and Ne0 MN
80 Aelor the nec DuE
I1if VI iI1 Is
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
EASY WAY TO GET MONEY
indianapolis Youngster Preferred Good
Time at Lawn Fete to Pos
session of Two Teeth.

This young man OF eight years has
been suffering the loss of his first
teeth, and his mother has had him in
the dentist chair several times. As
the teeth show an inclination to part
company with the boy, the dentists
bill is running up Until last week
the boy positively refused to permit
his mother to pull his teeth. She told
him finally that he could pull them
and she would give him 30 cents for
each one. He thought it over and de-
Cided to pull two loose ones himself.
1t was easy and he got 81.
y lawn fete was to be given in the
neighborhoOd the other night and the
boy wished to go. The day before the
affair was scheduled he brought four
teeth to his mother and demanded 81.
His mother was shocked, examined
the teeth and found they were sound
and would have lasted long time.
The youngster said he needed the
money as he expected to attend the
lawn fete He got it.-Indianapolis
News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
BY Herbert johnson.

socks. The only way to locate this
treasure, uncover it and make it Of
use to its owners and to the nation.
is to inculcate in the people of this
country knowledge OF safe and profit.
able investment"
The savings securities of this gov.
eminent, issued first during the war
and continued since that time, have
done more to uncover hidden treasure
and make it profitable and useful than
all the divining rods and treasure
maps, collected since the days of Cap
tain Kidd. The best instrument to
secure treasure that the writer of the
letter could find are 81 Treasury Say.
ings Stamps bought regularly every
week. So he really went to the right
shop for his information after all and
the United States Treasury was able
to supply both the information and the
instruments needed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
rurure of Brazil.

Brazil which is almost wholly in
the tropics. has the opportunity to up
set the belief that no people can reach
the very highest civilization in q tropi-
cal climate. The census, just COM
pleted. credits Brazil with 30,50O,OOO
people, which makes it the second
American country in point of popula-
ton. Some modern men of science
maintain that when means have been
found to utilize the heat of the sun
as mechanical energy the tropics will
become centers Of production and
therefore Of civilization. II that should
be true. what country could match
Brasil, with it's great resources Of min
erals, timber and lapd, and III ypeat
naylgahle fiversf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Vol. 104
Church Directory.

l METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
| Sunday School 9:45 a. M, Preach
ling at II a. N. and 500 ID. m. each
ISunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday
might at 500 p. m.
S. K. COCKRELL,
Pastor
PRES BYTERIAN.
Preaching each Sunday at HOO a..
| m. and $50 p. N.
| Sunday School every Sunday morn
! ing at 1000 o'clock, MIR. Jos. b.
Glover, Supt
Prayer meeting Wednesday 1870 y.
N. The public is cordially invited to
Il the services
4 0. PRICE, Minister
LUTHERAN.
Every, Sunday II A. M and 7.30
z. M. REV S. w. KUENs, Pastor
CHRISTIAN.
secord and Fifth Sundays of each
month at IL A. NJ. and 7.3O = NJ.
Rev. j. D. BAMAKER.
REFORMED
ST Paul's oodst0ck-2nd and 4th
Sundays A. NJ. Every Sunday night
Calvary-1st AMI Bird Sundays A NJ
REV. w. Il. CAUSEY, Pastor.
LUTHERAN CHARGE.
Preaching at ebanon Church-2nd
and 4th Sunday Of month at II q. m.
AT Mt Zion Qst Sunday II - M
ga sunday at p, NJ
Communion service On'5th Sunday
ii a. N.
At St. Luke-1sl Sunday at : p N.
3rd Sunday at II q. m,
REV L. W. GROSS, Pastor.
ST. LUKE.
Rev. z. ", Wisman will preach at
St. Luke. the first Sunday in every
month at II y. NJ.
The appointments for Toms Brook
Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, are as follows:
TOMS BROOK CIRCUIT
2nd Sunday-Mt. Olive, 1915 a.
M: Mt. carmel, 500 p. M; Toms
Brook, 500 p. m.
4th ounday-Toms Brook, 1915 a,
~; Nj; Carmel 300 p. M: Mt. Olive,
500 p. N.
MAsSANCTTEN CIRCUIT.
LIST sunday-White Chapel, $50 p.
M: Oak Level. 1850 a. m.
@rd SundAy-N bite Chapel, 11;o0I
Il. N Oak Level, $50 p. N,
All changes will be announced
from pal p.t. W, G WINTON.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Bulaarians Reduce Alphabet.

Simpifcation of the Bulgarian Or
biography by eliminating three letters
of the alphabet, recently ordered by
the cabinet council has just been put
ing here, will enforce the new spelling
in all publications.
These three letters are remnants Of
the old Slav tongue. They do not ex-
list in the Serbian language and they
recently were ordered stricken from
the Russian alphabet by the soviet
ministry Of public instruction. Their
principal spelling is taken in some
quarters to be an effort toward closer
relations with the Serbs,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Auto Matches Jewels.

For the benefit of your wife, you
might tell her that. if she wants it,
many of the automobile manufacture
ers will have her 1921 car match her
jewels. This is fad in many sec
lions of the East where amethyst,
garnet topaz sapphire and other
colors are used in the upholstery, tops
and the body made to correspond. In
this way your wife will know that her
jewels harmonic with the car. OF
course, if she hasn't the jewels, she
can order the car as she wants it, and
then buy the jewels to match.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
Vacuum PLAYS Havoc With Boiler.


The usually impercepuble force Of
atmospheric pressure often reveals it.
self by some unexpected and peculiar
tricks. One Of the latest of it's pranks
was to crumple the shell Of a heavy
Okla. The steam within the boiler
had been allowed to cool, and in ceol-
ing condensed. All Of the boiler fit
tings were so tight that no air cpuld
get into the boiler to take thes place
Of the Steam, which was nowaeS
much reduced in volume, and
vacuum was thus created In the shell.
The result was that the pressure OF.
ths oksade air crpahed the botlor
Ill le No. lanaan. 8
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
PLAYING Safe.

The firm of Hansen & Fransen was
started In wartime and did very well
for a couple of years. But last year
things were on the downward grade,
and the other day when the two part
ners had finished making up their
none too good record for the year,
Hansen said. This would make any
one, thoughtful. Now that the good
times are over. how about little
honesL business7"
mo, thanks" said Fransen. Il never
jndnlae n experiments" - Houston
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
For Sale

Big Type PolandChinas two gifts
ready to breed, Big Joe breeding.
One male ready for service, Giant
Buster breeding Registered free in
buyers name. Priced to sell.
G. Landon Hoover. May 81, If
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
To Our Subscribers.

The date of the expiration of yom
subscription will be found on every
COPY Of the Shenandoah Herald.
Please remit without waiting fer
statement 10 be sent from this office
BY SO doing Won will greatly oblieg
THE HERALD pUBS,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02
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SHENANDOAH HERALD
ADvBRrIsINo HArDS

Transient adve. .issineuts will be
inserted st SO .H1t. osr square OF
ten lines each insertion. Reading
notices at tive cents per line.
~Quarterly and Yearly Display
advertisements by contract.
~ Unless the number of inser-
tions Is marked upon the manu-
script, advertisements will be pub.
ltshed until forbidden and charg-
ed accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-09-02

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Sunday School 9:45 a. M, Preach
Ing at II a. N. and 500 d. m. each
Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday
night at 500 p. m.
S. K. COCKRELL,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

Leader classified ads get results.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22
GOOD ROADS WILL BE GOOD
WHEN WELL DRAGGED


reach these small towns, aud in an
attempt to divert the tourist travel
away from Guthrie. But the positive
and permanent routing OF the biz
Lincoln Highway, and the completion
OF the Ozark Trail win completely
neutralixe all such ambitions.
Another fact has been emphasized
II Is not so much the building OF good
roads that will hold all this tourist
travel as the proper maintainance OF
the roads already built. The en-
gineers OK all these trails declare
these routes are the best located and
most direct routes possible The
roads, with very few short pieces.
are properly constructed. But pres
ent methods OF upkeep are both in
efficient and impractical
SO far as Logan county is concern
ed. the chamber OF commerce has
definitely provided for a splendid
system OF marking. and II the proper
dragging can now be secured. with
few short "mends" OF the roadbed.
Guthrie Will surely be on the map for
all the tourists travelling across this
state, either way
The next requirement will be that
free tourists camp, and that viii
come.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

Birthday Party In Hanxel Home
Mrs George Hanzel assisted by
Miss Kathryn wolgamot entertainef
with a delightful birthday party for
Francis Wilcox yesterday afternoon
A color scheme OF both pink and
white was carried out in the decora-
tions and after playing many game
refreshments were served TO the fol
lowing guests: Forest and Francis
Lille. Mildred. Esther and Fern Sta
baugh, James and Edgar Rhinehart
Carolyn Koetsct, Ella Foster. John
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22
KANSAS HAS MOST
MODERN SCHOOL PLANT
Consolidated District Is Located
Near Garden City, Cost
1925, 900 To Establish
Institution

Garden city. Kan, June - What
Is described as one OF the most
elaborate aud complete consolidated
school plants tn America has just
been dedicated at Holeomb. seven
miles west OF Garden City on the
western Kansas prairie. The plant
cost s225.co0.
Seven - COL districts Joined to
construct the single plaht where the
pupils may have the advantages of a
city school, Including manual train
Ing. domestic science ana scientific
training Of several varieties. six
one room schools OF the o'd type ana
three room school at Holcomh we're
abandoned in favor the consolidated
project.
The pupils are transported 70 the
school by motor buses driven by
ieAchers who receive $50 month for
this extra work The buses have
capacity Of thirty to forty pupils
each.
The Holcomb consolidated school
district has an area OF l24 l-2 square
miles. The school population at
present It s7E. The new plant has a
capacity OF $50 grade and high school
pupils
The Consolidated school groun
consists OF seven buildings In all.
with others to be added later. first
class farm for instruction IN practical
agriculture. and large athletic field
In addition to the main high school
building and a grade school building.
there Is a large garage for housing
the motor busses. a cottage for the
superintendent, a faculty home. cot
tage for the agricultural Instructor
and farm superintendent and a cot
,age for the janItor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

A crowd enjoyed a dinner al the
cafeteria at the Country club last
hight. In the game OF. bridge follow
ing the prizes we're won by Mrs.
frank Brown and Mrs. r. @. Olson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

Mr.. Win bergman and daughter
Nsdylyn from Cape Cirardeau. Mo-.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22
WHY DOES SHE LOOK so oLpY

This question has been asked about
many women under thirty. who
has married and taken upon herself
the cares Of a house and young
children.
When a woman Is suffering from
female weakness, bearing down pains.
heal and hackache and nervous irri-
tation. IL Is well nigh impossible to
attend 10 her duties and retain the
oS1rm and freshness of youth. Must
ra 'Aen struggle on toward the In
ev''ahle nervous breakdown or pre-
rature old age
LYDIA T. pinkham's Vegetable
compound has saved many women
from such fate Thousands of
grateful letters from such women
testify TO the merits OF this wonder
m root and herb medicine for fe-
male ills
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

Mrs. A. b. Corey and daughter
Maxine spent the last week with Mrs.
corey's sister Mrs. w D. Jenkins.
They we're joined by Mr.. Corey who
spent the week end.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

A telegraph wire 2,2si miles long.
placed In service between New YORK
and Seattle, IS believed to be the
longest trauscon,inental lihe IN the
world.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-22

Metal arches spanning the strings
have been patented to keep the bow
IN the right place on the strings OF
a violin for a person learning to play
that instrument.