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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18

Marvel % Workmanship Seen on Many
Of Those Of churehes Of the
Old World.

Among the famous doors Of history
are the carved wooden doors Of the
church Of Santa Sabina. Rome, depict
ing in relief, scenes from the Old and
New Testaments. These are one OF
the most remarkable examples Of early
Christian sculpture extant.
In the earliest times, as In Babylon.
doors swung ON sockets instead of
hinges.
In Roman days wooden doors were
decorated with bronze and inlaid. and
throughout the Middle ages richly
carved doors Of wood adorned the
churches.
In the Gothic period. wooden doors
were decorated with wrought-iron
hinges which were often elaborated
into intricate ornamentation covering
large part of the door.
The doors Of the cathedral OF Notre
Dame In Paris Of the Thirteenth cen
fury are the finest examples of this
class.
During the Renaissance in German,
and France deliberately carved doors
| were among the most beautiful prod
| ucts of wood sculpture.
Some Of the old English doors were
| formed Of narrow planks placed side
by side and in dwelling houses gen.
orally, in the Middle ages the doors
were small and fairly simple. meant
for strictly practicable purposes and
often provided with some means Of
! defense.
The doors of the Norman period
were round headed, while with the
| Thirteenth century, came the doorway
with the pointed arch and later the
| Aattened arch. In the case Of interior
! doors, splendid old polished mahogany
doors were important features in some
old English homes and there were old
| oak doors of wonderful beauty, espe-
cially when found in oak-paneled
| rooms.-From the National Lumber
| Manufacturers Association.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Gets Power Without Coal

a large paper mill at Targo, Sweden,
was recently rebuilt on the most i'm
proved lines. Formerly 10000 tons of
coal We're consumed annually and the
problem Of maintaining this supply
@as q very serious one. but at the
present time no coal whatever is con-
Humed at the plant The boilerhouse
contains seven electric" boilers, each
sf 5000 horsepower, and the current
enters the boilers at a pressure of
10000 volts, without having to be
stepped down, Each of the boilers is
provided with three electrodes. and the
coupling arrangements are such that
steam generation can be regulated
within per cent. 1t IL stated that
full steam pressure can he raised in
from five to ten minutes after switch
ing on the current. and considerable
economy in attendance is obtained. as
compared with coal firing
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
MayfloWer Relic TO America

Jordan hostel. an old Friends meet
Ing house near Chalfont st. Giles. in
Notwithstanding, England, in the
yard of which is the grave of William
Penn and his family, was the scene Of
The presentation to two Americans
Of a piece of timber of the Pilgrim
ship Maytiower. The timber was dis
covered in the barn of the horse last
year
Samuel Hill and Frank Terris of
Seattle, acting in behalf of the Ameri-
can Society Of Friends. received the
timber from A. Cotterell, representing
the British Society of Friends. and will
take it to the United States, where it
will be placed in the peace portal to
be dedicated at Blaine, Wash, next
October.-London Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Which Way Do You Sleep?

Do you sleep with your body lying
from east to west or are your toes
pointing southeast while your head
Hes northwest? If you are lying in
this position, you are under the pres
sure of the magnetic meridian. In
other words, you are sleeping under a
tension and there is a bad effect on
the blood pressure and the pulse rate.
Change your bed with the head
north or south and you'll sleep bet
ter"
These are some of the theories pro-
pounded by Dr. W. W. Bailey of Dav-
export, IA, secretary of the Central
Society of Physical Therapeutics,
which held its convention In Chicago
Il short time ago. The convention was
made up of licensed doctors of the
Middle West who rely more on
physical methods of curing diseases
than on medical methods.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Better Weather Forecasts.

Weather forecasts for months ahead
will be possible within a few years as
q direct result of solar observations,
R. NJ. Stewart, assistant director Of
the Dominion observatory, told the
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
The sun is the great influence over
varying weather conditions on the
earth, and recent observations Of 1t
have led to the belief that observa-
tories will be able to predict with &C
curacy the general trend Of weather
for six months or even year ahead,
he said.
To be able TO foretell the amount
Of precipitation and the general
temperature for several months in
advance may take so or even 100
years Of observation, he added, but
expressed the confidence Of the OBJ
servatory that this end would be
reached.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
German "Thorouahness."

Max Walter, head Of a boys train.
ing school In Frankfort, tells the fol
lowing story by way Of illustrating
German thoroughness:
A venerable teacher In one Of Ger.
many's preparatory schools was dis.
tractedly ambling about his study one
day when he noticed a stray piece OF
paper. Picking 1t up he saw that II
was Latin composition from one OF
his devoted disciples.
On looking at 1t more closely he de-
tected an error which he had over
looked. Seating himself at his desk,
he dipped his pen in good red ink and
made the necessary correction. He
then folded the paper into neat
roll, stuck it in the fire. and with 1t
lighted his pipe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
PIGS SqueaI for Squalls.

Animals will often tell US all we
gnnt TO know about the weather.
Watch your dog. If he refuses food
In the morning, and is found subse-
uupntlN chewing grass on the lawn,
Il a.. .',our may be anticipated. Sheep
sin .rHtter far and wide over hill
de ,iuliug fair and settled weather
p.eIer to huddle together under
y Her when storm approaches.
= 90 people say that the higher the
sheep on the hillside, the finer the
weather.
If cattle go reluctantly to pasture
in the morning, or lie down early in
the day, bad weather is imminent, as
it is when the mornings milk supply
is scanty, or the beasts themselves
low and look at the sky.
Pigs, of course are infallible barom-
eters; they squeal and grunt inces-
sanity when storms approach.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
The Calm Level.

/ have seen the sea dashed into fury
and tossed into spray, and its grand
eur moves the soul Of the dullest man :
but remember it is not the billowa
but the calm level of the sea. from
which all heights and depths are
measured. When the storm has passed
ana the hour of calm settles on the
ocean, when the sunlight bathes ito
smooth surface, then the astronomer
and the surveyor take the level from
which to measure terrestrial heights
and depths. When the emotion of the
hour has subsidized, we shall find that
calm level of public opinion below the
storm, from which the thoughts of a
mighty people are to be measured
ND by which their final action VIII he
observation-disclosures A. Garfield
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Tests for Diamonds

The true diamond is not cut by a.
file. has a specific gravity of 3,52 and
ulster that shows clearly even wher
the stone is immersed in water A
small drop Of water dropped on the
face of a clean, dry diamond preserves
Its globular form and does not spreaa
When a line Is drawn ON diamond
with an aluminium pencil. and it is
then rubbed briskly with moistened
cloth, the line disappears. The com
monest test is to draw the edge Of tn.
stone over glass; the C1ia mond cuts 4,
without much pressure. while the i'm.
itat!on merely scratches it
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18


She was tall and exceedingly thin
and when she emerged from the exit
of the building where she is employed
In taking dictation she carried in her
hand bag of fresh eggs.
The product of the hennery was no
more fresh than are some members
Of the mashers club that is wont to
frequent that corner and as she passed
one young man he ogled her and sa-
luted her with Hello Slim"
Turning square around in her tracks
the girl took an egg from the sack
and with an aim that would do credit
to baseball pitcher she pasted him
with it in the very middle of his back
Then she went on her way uncon-
cerned over the merriment resulting
from the little episode.-Tulsa World,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18

Advsrtissrs In Turkey Necessarily
Under Handicap That Amounts
to q Good Deal.

In order to advertise In CONSTANT
nople 1t Is necessary to use four Ian.
guagea The market IL hard to cult
vate, but newspapers give good results
there. The population Of CONSTANT
nople is very cosmopolitan. and all the
foreigners speak their own language
and read their own newspapers, writes
Trade Commissioner Eliot q. Mears.
To reach the public In general, adver-
tisements should be published In news
papers Of at least four languages.
However. the best results are OBJ
tanned by publication In Turkish news
papers, for, on the one hand, the Turk.
ish population Is most numerous, and
on the other the Turkish reader il more
susceptible to the claims Of advertise
ments than are Europeans and Ar
menians. It has been found by expo
rience that advertising in newspaper
gives very good results in Constant
nople, especially II it Is pushed Wig
orously.
No advertising is carried on tram
cars. Street advertising Is not pro
tected by law and cannot be recon
mended to foreign concerns. The cir
ulation Of newspapers is not great
French newspapers have an approx
mate issue Of 5000 to 5000, Greek 4
900 to 1900, Armenian 1000 to 5000
and Turkish 10000 to $4,000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
SAVAGE TRIBE ON TIBUR0N
"White cannibais" Said to lnfest Pa.
cific Island Believed to Be
Rich In PltchbIende.

Tiburon island, in the Pacific, four
miles off the Mexican coast, is inhab-
tied by tribe Of "white cannibals"
who are said to be descendants Of the
Dutch, Swedish and German prisoners
who escaped from Mexican prisons
several centuries ago. Yaqui Indians,
who live on the mainland, call Tiburon
the island Of DEATH" for the reason
that any person who lands on It Is
shot by poisoned darts and then eaten
by natives. says an exchange.
In addition to poisoned arrows used
by the natives the cannibals also use
an ancient blunderbuss in attacking
their victims. They are supposed to
number from 500 to 1000 persons. OF
10 persons known to have visited the
island In the last few years, In parties
OF two and three. only nine are said
to have returned alive, the others fall.
ing victims Of the naxen-hairsd, blue.
eyed white Indians" % the Mexican
people cali them. +
Tiburon Il aid to have r1eA dspee-
~ q pitcAblsndA 1Een vo1aA -
= @ee ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Nav Combine LANGUAGES,

1t will be of interest not only TO
students of philology In general but to
anyone who has wondered why Nor
way, Denmark and Sweden waste SO
much time through having three differ
ent languages to know that Adolf No
reen. long professor of philology at
Upsdla. has started q movement to
bring the three languages more close
ly together His task is stupendous,
but since he is a philologist himself he
may usher in the day when a drama
written by y Dane can be played in
Stockholm without being translated.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Whale Bones for BUILDINGS,

The scarcity of building material is
not worrying Avalon, Calf, residents,
For twenty years several huge whale
ibis have been bleaching in the sun
IN front of the Avalon Tuna club. An
enterprising contractor sought the
owner of the historic bones. He didn't
want them for a museum, but they
would make the supports for whale
of bungalette," he explained.
Canvas, wallboard and flooring have
been added to the bones and the pop-
'llar little Catalina island city has ac-
CURED new shelter for its many Wis
jtors
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
nkYE ONLY ALLOTTED SPAN
oeath q Treut, Although At Advanced
Age, oisproves Theory WhlsA
Seems Absurd,

An ancient controversy has beon -
vaved by the published story Of III
death in Dumfriesshire, Scotland q
. trout which for 20 years had ~.
vived in a well.
The fish was caught in an adtoinins
stream-the River Evan. a tributary
Of the Amman, near Mofrat, and VA
placed In well formed In q burn i'd
jacent to remote railway signal boz
4 few miles north Of Beattock, a thS
Caledonian main line. The signalnsp
who at the time was In charge Of the
cabin took lively interest In the Hah
as did also various engine drivers and
other railway workers on that oeeeaon
Of the line, when intervals permiefva
Of their visiting the aquarium" NM
Its solitary occupant. The trout nu4
aally became quite tame and doclla
and was accustomed to swim beooly
to the edge Of the well to receivo al
pits from visitors IN the form Of WORM
" insects suitable to its appstieA
It b still argued BY some autAse1ess6
that unless some accident beeaIlD -
: trout lives on indefinitely. Il
Opponents Of that tAeory And -
port In the account ~ the dam e a.
Scotch trout for, their opiaioa - -
dsh. svsn ths msnhe4s Z fko
1air1oa z rout CO. nave e. r. ]
p6oDeo1 nan q ~ -
TT sa sei
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18

Nearly all the orchids found IN
Burma can be grown with little caro-
Hnd attention In private gardens.
ing species called tain by the Bur
'aese. and which is usually brought to
market In Christmas week In Rangoon.
m only seems to flower In the most
raniarious and least frequented locali-
t~es and at time Of the year which IL
fse tigers mating season. and when
they are most dangerous to human be-
raes. 1t is in great demand by Bur
nese and sells for it's weight in silver
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18

The Belgian government has hit
upon a novel scheme Of teaching the
farmers Of the country better methods
Of farming, says Motor. The idea Of
a school for farmers Is not new, but
the idea Of taking the school to the
farmer by means Of motor caravan
is certainly novel. The school build
ing consists of three units. one pow
cred with a gasoline motor; in short
a building section on a motor truck.
With this powered unit go two trail
ers and the three rolled into position
and Joined together makes the COM
ra1>ai>s,. nnd convenient classroom.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Beaver COLONY for Profit

Probably the largest fur farm IN
the West is beaver ranch at Edxer-
ton, Canada, where more than 100
beavers are being raised with the ex-
pectation of providing a yearly reve-
nue. as soon as it is believed they have
multiplied sufficiently to justify some
trapping. The ranch is located on
the banks of a small creek which has
been the home of a colony OF beavers
Tor years, and on account of the rapid
multiplication the owner OF the land
secured privileges of breeding them
and selling the increase.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18

women smokers "Under co~ee.s
The mystery Of where women cir.
arctic smokers obtain their supply 3
solved. In part at least BY an IN.
town druggist, who was asked vhy
nearly all such stores keep the,e %.
bacco stands in inconspscoous pisesa
says the New York sun. h said ~
reason tor doing - Il becauss, Dc
druggists cater to women sunekera "a
this class Is rather timid about psr.
chasing In the open. The womsa II
seems prefer to glide back to SOM cut.
oe-the-way corner, where nobody VIM
see them. OF course. tAaEv an n.
cepttons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
% 10 Glass by UNDERGROUND ru,,,.,

S'asS oy Underground Tunnels
An Underground tunnel system that
mas Ill the fascination of the cat.-
comos, although it serves the less dr,.
oatlc junction of conveying heating
pipes, Is one of the chief attracttons
ut Wellesley college. ~1~''$'
II mas just been completed and I'm
dergraduates are being permitted -
famble around under the aoo.oor.
campus.
Inc tunnels are six feet high and
VIDE enough for comfortable walking
Girls have found that no matter how
cola the weather, it is goe.d plan 70
abandon coats when taking this LONG
adventure. The temperature from tho
heating pipes is about that of a Turk-
ish bath.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18

I heard knock at my door the
1ther morning and on answering Il
found my neichbor's small son.
Mother wants to borrow your
,emorh- at once knew
re wsu1ted my lemon sqneezer. hut us
j." always finds some way to express
himself I did not offer to help him
.,u1
Again he started and. With OuUu
i've motions Of his hands, IN: -
wants your lemon-O. AaUo -.
Jour Aanea Aaxgsr4'--1neAo1OA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
This OIL Nav Cure

The use Of Chaulmoogra oil has been
known Tor some time to have some viz
tue IN the treatment of leprosy. and
recently 1t has been discovered th.t
there are great many points Of sim,-
larity between the germs Of. leprosy
ana those Of tuberculosis. This has
lea to some government experiments
In the direction Of combating trber-
cul0ais which will BE- conducNnd u -.
nfa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
A Politician,

A woman hater l knew was quite a
politician and once while running for
much coveted Office. was DESTROYS Of
getting the women's votes. He sud.
denly became courteous to all women
Of voting age and not only was sue
cessful In getting their votes but NO.
~ GaA-Chicago EibunA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
The Variously Valuable Shark.

Sharks are now priced for their
skin by manufacturers Of shoes and
leather articles. Special seines have
been constructed with which to catch
the man-fsh, and as many as 200 q
day have been captured. One hide,
says Experimental Science, will pro-
duce 10 to 40 square feet Of leather
The liver of the shark yields upon
boiling with water a valuable oil, used
in making glue, soap, paints and medt-
cines. The meat is white, resembling
halibut, and is edible
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Egypt Grew Cotton in 200 3. c.

Egypt Grew Cotton in 200 3. C.
Cotton has been grown in Egypt
since 200 B. c., but it was not until a
hundred years ago that Jumel a
French engineer, suggested the intro
luction of the commercial varieties
In 1922 the famous American sea
island cotton was the first sown. Five
Years later Brazilian variety was In
troduced. The two strains were mir
gled and from them came the famous
"Ash,nouni' plant and the still finer
"Mutaffi," which is one of the mos,
productive cottons in the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-18
Danger In improper Cooking

SuHSSs W fipPt SRSI SOoNiH3s
In the Italian experiments indicat.
ing that much of our food Is knocked,
or at least not cooked enough to de-
stroy bacteria, large joint Of corned
beef that had been boiled three and
a half hours showed temperature in
the center Of less than 40 degrees
Fahrenheit. This is harmless to most
disease germs. including tubercle ba-
GILL, with which beef is believed to
be especially liable to be infected. A
meat pie eaten by number Of people
caused two deaths, and. while this ap-
peared to be well baked outside, the
middle gave evidence that it had not
been heated above 105 degrees Fab
renheit.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13
PEP PARAGRAPHS


 Plums fall to those who go after them.
 Get bead on the target, then blaze away.
 It takes lotta pull to push some boobs ahead
 Confidence is half the battle; the other half is action
 If work were half as popular as play we'd all be happy and gay.
 Most people grade about the same as the roads along which they live.
 You can't sail straight through an island, but you can tack around it. Don't start up a blind alley; go where you can see something ahead.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13

The United States geographic board recently held a public hearing hearing in connection with a decision as to the future name of Mt. Rainier. The hearing was largely attended. After considering all the pros and cons, the board decided in favor of the continuation of the name Mt. Rainier. Since the mountain was named by it's discoverer, Vancouver, and it's name has stood for 190 years. the board agreed that it would be a gross violation of worldwide geog- raphical usage and custom to change it.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13

Sound waves can be seen by prop erly Illuminating the air with an cleo. tric spark.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13
TWO DEAD FROM FIRE STARTED
 BY LIGHTNING
(By Associated Press)

SALT LAKE, June 13. - Two known dead and the probability that at least six others are in the debris !; more than 25 injured and many more unaccounted for, and property loss of nearly $1,000,000, was the toll of a fire Saturday night at the plant of the Utah Oil Refining Company when lighning struck a tank contain ing million and half gallons of gasoline and distillate. A million gallons of oil were endangered but the blaze was prevented from spread ing to it.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13

State of Oregon land board and the federal government, through the Faorest Service, made an agreement for the transfer of equal areas and val ue permitting consolidation of hold ings of state land now embraced in national forests. Nearly 5000 acres of state lands are scattered over the Umpqua nationad forests. The pro- posed plan is for the state to turn over this land for solid block of equal area and value The new state flores will be administered by the for estry department of the Oregon Az ricultural College. A similar plan has been adopted in Washington in con- nection with the forestry department of the University of Washington, with most excellent results.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

FOR SALE - PLEASURE SKIFF,
 5-h. D. engine. Good condition,
 $10O. See Lunday, A. P. U. J-11-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13

For Rent-Furnished rooms with bath, over Northern Club. Apply up- stars. 10-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13
TRIAL OF FRENCHMAN
 TO COMMENCE IN JULY
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, June 13-It seems fairly certain that Henri Desire Landru, who, for the past 30 months, has been awaiting trial on charges of mur- der growing out of the disappearance, without trace, of II woman to whom he had promised marriage, will come before the Versailles assizes in July.
 Landru has become a great favorite with the wardens owing to his un- faltering good humor.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-13
FOR RENT-THREE ROOM HOUSE.
 inquire Bank of Alaska. J3-tf.

FOR SALE-TWO STORY FRAME building on automobile road to Eyak lake, at real sacrifice. Apply Henry Schafer, on premises.