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Evening journal., 1921-04-29

down 10 nand us
out the real ar
ticle in baseball
weather. b a C k
Gloomy Jupe Pluv
on the boards and
hog-tie his show
ers. Deliver the
baseball bug from
sorrows. Pluv, al
though IL takes
m lore than bad
weather to phase
the all wool and a
yard wide. war
ranted n not %
s hrink variety.
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
DUPONT HIGH
BOWS TO ELKTON

ELKTON. Nd. April 2s.-Blk-
ton High School defeated dupont
High school OF wilmington here yes
terdav afternoon 4 70 s. The score;
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
RY BEN GREENsrEIN

It's time for Mr.. weatherman 10
get through with April and settle
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
American I,eague.

Washington at Philadelphia
New York az Boston.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St. Louis at Detroit
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League,

National League.
Philadelphia. Il: Boston. 6.
Brooklyn. 2; New York. !.
Cincinnati-St. Louis. rain.
other teams not scheduled.
American League.
Boston. s.; Athletics. ..
Cleveland. IS; Detroit. s.
New York. .; Washington. s.
other teams postponed.
STANDING OF THE CLUBE.
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
American League.
ToDAYs SCHEDULE
NationnI Leagne.

National League.
Philles at Brooklyn.
Boston at New York.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at ST. Louis.
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

Detroit lost the eleventh con-
secutive game OF the season
without a victory.
Scott and Hooper, Red Sox.
hit Harris. OF the-Athletics, for
home runs in the sixth inning.
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
Ntdle ssssss
EAgTTAkE TPg

Eastlake 5000 900 2-2 10 8
Edge Moor o % o o x-4 8 /
Earned runs, Edge Moor. 2; stolen
bases. Kelley. 4: Fish, Z; Arrandale,
r. Arrandale. Burton. 2 two base
hits. Nitz. Fish, VIM. Adamson; dou-
BILE plays. T.. Adamson 10 Kelley,
Nitz 10 Kelly. Nitz unassisted; struck
out by Adamson. 4; by Davis. IL;
bases on balls by Adamson. 8 by
Davis. 5; Umpire j. Stapleford.
Evening journal., 1921-04-29
Totals .....o Z
trinity

'Batted for Collins in eleventh
nning.
Evening journal., 1921-04-29

Dull is the day that Paddock fails
To pull on nifty deeds.
1t seems he had a paddock on
Most all the running speeds.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-10
Remember

-yOu need only roll it up. address
It to your friend. put a penny
stamp on it and drop it in the mail
box. He will appreciate your
thoughtfulness.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-10
No Matter
How Often
You Write

Even if you write every day. it is
quite impossible to give your
friend out Of town all the news Of
interest and importance. He will
be glad to receive this copy Of
The Weekly Review" because it
surveys affairs and events Of ma
donal and international import
from the logical point Of review
the Nations Capital.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
SAILORS MADE FIRST GLASS
According to Story Of Its Discovery,
1t Was Entirely the Result
of Chance.

One of the most useful materials in
domestic necessity, but scientific es-
sential. The development of chemistry
would have been far more laborius
process had it not been for the many
utensils manufactured from glass. So
numerous and varied are its uses that
one can hardly conceive Of present
day civilization without this product.
Yet the discovery of this valuable ma
terial was what might be termed an
accident, Floyd W. Parsons writes in
the Saturday Evening Post.
AS the story runs, q merchant ship
laden with natron, a brittle white car
Donate of sodium. was driven ashore at
the mouth of the River BeluS in Phe-
nicia. The crew prepared their food
on the beach, supporting their kettles
on piles made up of Jumps Of the ma
tron. Later the sailors were amazed
to discover transparent masses of
stone among the Cinders Of their fires
The heat had melted the soda and the
siliceous sand together, with the result
that a crude variety of glass was
formed If the early records are cor
rect the art Of glass manufacture was
exclusively an industry of the Phenici-
ans. One reason for crediting this
statement Is the fact that the ingredi-
ents of glass-natron, sand and fuel
were abundant upon the coast of
Phenicia
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
SHOW NAMED FOR A VALLEY
Quite a Few of Those Who Use the
Word Vaudeville" Are Ignorant
Of Its Origin.

The Fairest Lady turned to her es-
cort at the variety show the other
night during the intermission and
asked him where the word "vaude-
Vile" came from anyway.
Movies" is simple, she said. Any
one can trace the origin Of the word
coined by Young America and now
generally used The British cinema"
applied to cinematograph pictures is
also easily traced.
1t wasn't until next day that the es-
cort, who had pretended not to hear
The Fairest Lady's question about
vaudeville got a chance to look 1t up.
Then he found that the word came
from the French "Val de Nire"-a val
ley In Normandy where originated
many humorous and satirical drinking
songs that became popular all over
France-known by the name of the
place of their origin. Eventually the
wcrd became corrupted to "vaude
vile" and was applied to certain
kind of popular song. Its application
was limited to such songs until the
end of the Eighteenth century, when
it began to refer also to an entertain
ment that included singing and dla-
Iogue as well as dancing and variety
acting.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
ANCIENT AND @opEnfs LlsnT
tssfs Of Electricity To-day Read With
a Smile Of the "Link Boy" ~
Old England.

A couple Of centuries ago permanent
street lights in the large cities Of the
world were almost unknown. In old
England link boys" carrying torches,
were hired by gentlemen to light the
way for them when they went out In
the evening in London. When lamp
posts were placed in the city streets
the link boys occupation was gone.
With progress of time lanterns light
ed by candles or by oil were succeeded
by gas or by electric lights. Every
city Of the civilized world normally
has its principal streets lighted at
night, and the link boy today is as SUI
perfluous as the sedan chair.
In a similar way the famous caves
Of the world. such as the Mammoth
cave of Kentucky and Luray cavern
In Virginia were formerly lighted by
candles carried by guides who con-
Quoted travellers. But today practical
ly all these Subterranean places that
are visited by sightseers are equipped
with electric lights, and instead OF car
rying a bag of candles the guide mere
ly turns on or off a series of electric
switches as he conducts party
through the cave.
Railroad tunnels were formerly un-
lighted, excepting the lights in the
trains that passed through them, but
today tunnels, as well as stations, are
lighted by DISQUALIFICATION Com
mercial Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
HOTEL MEN NOT ALL BAD
to Prove the Truth of Asser-
ton He Makes.

Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti-Sa-
loon league said in San Francisco:
81 think were unjust to hotel men
as q rule. We are too ready to ac-
cuse them of robbery. AS a matter
of fact, they are very fine lot.
Il once knew an engineer who was
travelling in Nevada He had a good
deal of money with him, and one night
he put up at very primitive hotel
in the wilds. The landlord of this
hotel looked like brigand, and the
engineer could hardly sleep for fear.
Nothing, however, happened, and
the next morning he set off with a re-
lieved heart The mountain trail was
a lonely one, and on toward noon, in
d Wild and desolate spot, three des-
peradoes fell on him, emptied his va
lise and pockets, and made off.
The engineer was convinced that
the landlord was at the bottom of this
holdup. Accordingly he turned back
TO notify the authorities. But he had
only gone a mile or so when he met
a mounted messenger, who handed him
a small packet Pinned to the packet
was a note from the yillainous land
lord that said:
~ inclose your pocketbook Contain
Ing $3.50, which you left under your
pillow last night. Please send re-
ceipt by bearer"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
HINDU IDEA Of "sEvEN SEAS"
Writer IN Boston Herald Shows That
Expression 10 Older Than the
EneIish Language.

The question as to the origin and
meaning Of the term 1.-THE Seven Seas"
having been raised in this column, !
am surprised, says a writer in the
Boston Herald, that as yet no one has
called attention to the fact that the
expression is far older than the Eng
fish language, antedating even the
science Of geography as we under
stand It. In prehistoric Hindu thought
our world consists as to its solid parts
Of seven concentric, continental Dvt-
pas, whose names are Jambu, Plaksha,
Salmali, Kusa, Krauncha, Saka and
Pushkara. According to the sacred
Vishnu Purana: '"They are surrounded
severally by seven great seas-the sea
Of salt water (Lavana), OF sugar-cane
juice (Ikshu), Of wine (Sura), Of clari-
fed butter (Sarpis), or curds (DadhD,
Of milk Ougdha), and Of fresh water
(Jala). Jambu-dvipa is the center Of
all these, and in the copies Of this is
the golden mountain Meru." Jambu
Is the dvipa occupied by human be-
ings. Meru the indescribably glorious
north polar mountain by which the
portal to the heaven or heavens is at
tainable.
In oriental literature, therefore, the
expression 1.-The seven seas" has no ref
erence to the bodies Of water named
seas by our geographers, but is an in
teresting survival Of the geocentric
world view which we of the western
nations have lost, but which all ortho-
dox Brahmins and Buddhists still hold
sacred and true. Its recent appear
ance in occidental literature IS doubt
less more due to Kipling than to any
other writer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
DREW ON HIS IMAGINATION
10 Put Il Mildly, LonsfeIIow was Not
Always Accurate In His De-
scHiptlvo Poems,

The poet Longfelow has set an ex.
ample OF fnaccuracy IN dealing with
our Pilgrim ancestors which has been
widely followed. His charming poem,
THE Courtship of Myles Standish,"
has been read by millions of his coun-
trymen and doubtless accepted by
great numbers as gospel truth. Yet
1t has no historical basis, says a writ
er in the Boston Transcript There
is not scintilla Of evidence that the
fearless captain, who was small of
stature and red-haired, but every inch
a soldier-had any desire to win the
affections of Priscilla Mullins. He
was very busy man during the first
years at Plymouth. And, but for his
wisdom, skill and heroic actions, there
is little doubt but what they would
have all been murdered by wild say
ages, who were not wholly restrained
by Massasoit. 1t seems too bad that
so brave and unselfish a man as Stan
dish was should now be paraded be-
fore his descendants as a rejected
sutton. He and they deserve better
fate.
The poet is no more accurate In
dealing with him than he is in de-
scribing the marriage Of John Alden
and Priscilla. What a pretty bit Of
fiction it was to place Priscilla on
''milk-white steer" when there was
not COW. nor a steer, In all New
England
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15

In the big desert of Chile there is
a considerable amount Of hrackish
water, but no water that either hu-
man beings or stock can drink
Science, however, has come to the aid
Of the rainless section of the coun-
try In the form of an ingenious desert
waterworks, consisting of a series of
frames containing 10000 square feet
Of glass. The panes of glass are ar
ranged in the shape of V, and I'M
der each pane is a shallow pan CON
tanning brackish water. The heat of
the sun evaporates the water. which
condenses upon the sloping glass and,
made pure by this operation, it runs
down into little channels at the bot
tom Of the Y and IS carried away into
the main canal. 1t is said that nearly
a thousand gallons of fresh water Is
collected daily by this means.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
What Is Art?

The conclusion is that heaven born
geniuses are a myth. Actors are no
fonder of thinking hard and lab0ring
hard than any other set Of humans.
The manager, seeing that there doesn't
appear to be very much difference in
their caliber, has taken to selecting
them by their physical appearance.
The actor is the cause, and the man
ager is the result. The public is
quick to respond to really fine acting
that is what fine acting is, for if it
doesn't make the public respond it
isn't fine acting. You often hear it
said that the public doesn't want art
1t would be just as sensible for a
man to take a broken watch to be
mended. state his wants to the watch
repairer and then add that he mustn't
employ skill in the operation. For
what is art in its practice? It is
Observation-Disclosures E. hel-
lerd, in the Forum.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
NAP0LEON's ONE BIG QUALITY
Great Frenchman's Fascination Lay in
His Drectness. That's All,
Says RI. C. Wells.

The world has largely recovered
from the mischief that Napoleon did;
perhaps thar amount of mischief had
70 be done by some agency: perhaps
his career, or some such career was
a necessary consequence of the worlds
mental Unpreparedness for the crisis
of the revolution. But that his Pc
c1lliar personality should dominate the
jmagiuatjons of great numbers of pro-
pie. throws light upon factors of en-
during significance in cur human
problem.
Marat was a far more noble, per
sistent, subtle and pathetic figure;
TaIleyrand a greater StateSIlaI and
much more amusing personality;
Moreau and Hoch ADLER leaders of
armies; his rival, Car Alexander, as
rgotisticui. more successful, more emo
tioual and with a finer imagination.
Are men dazzIel simply by the scale
OF his houAGorinss. by the mere vast
ness of his Hotoriety?
No doubt scale has something TO do
with the matter; he was a record,
the rccorG pluu-er; but there is
something N".e in it than that. There
is an apo in Napoleon TO something
deeper al more fundamental in hu-
man mature JAan mere astontshment at
bigneSs His very deficiencies bring
out starkly certain qualities that Turk
suppressed and hidden in us all. He
was unhampered. He had never q
CLEAN of religion. or affection or the
sense of duty.
Direcnes~ was his distinctive and
tmmortalizins qualify. He had no
brains To waste in secondary consider
ations. He flung his armies across
Europe straight at their mark, there
never were such marches before; he
fought to win; when he struck. he
struck with all his might. And what
he wanted, he wanted simply and COM
petely and @or-if tie could.
There lies his Standardization
THE Outline OF History" by H. G.
Wells.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Quaint New England Expressions

There are many quaint expressions
peculiar to New England, some Of
which are heard only in Rhode Isalnd
or in places where their use has been
perpetuated by former residents Of
this locality.
won't you take off your things?"
is common invitation to the caller
In this state, though in some parts Of
the country it would be unusual
When housewife changes her abode,
she moves her things" and when 60
ing on journey, she packs her
things" IN a grip.
In the south county 1t frequently
rains 'pitchforks" and sometimes
"cats and dogs" The most intensive
expressions of the native, however, are
that 1t is raining like all Sam Hill
or like "all possessed. "-Bsstou
Glo4sAAs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15

percentages intrigue our fancy. 50
wnen we read that rs per cent Of
our presidents have been college men"
we wonder how many that was. TWEEN
V-seven men have held the Office, and
on that basis 1885 were college men.
But MI. Harding may. be included and
that would indicate that 1k4 were col.
iege men. The fractions crow worse;
II looks as though SOMEONE wsre BE-
ING insulted. There IL furtAe pos
sDaAV: some folks reckau Grover
cleveland o. the twlntIscebd and
the twsnv-foarth pes1l his
duality of Mr. ofsvelanS x6old nsIke
Harding .ths twG1htA Htssi-
ont H . sefan sllapg ct = -
mn otaTe 4 Na1ees hsNannok AGepe
9 g aaw many ~ = eltyy
has ha1 1Id N { Z III r az.
G. 49, ill = =.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Croesus' immense Wealth,

Croesus was king of Lydia in the
middle of the sixth century before
Christ, and, while most of our men Of
affluence began in comparative power
ty, he inherited riches gathered by
long line of wealthy ancestors, each
of whom combined in his own person
f1nancer, monopolist and king.
Croesus, who inherited a fortune
steadily increasing through many gen.
erations, had control of wide realms
Of agriculture, rich mines and the
commerce of wealthy and populous
nations. If the monopoly of a single
industry can now produce hundreds
Of millions in single generation.
what could measure the wealth com
ing from a monopoly Of many indus
tries for nearly two centuries?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Perfect In Ono Particular.

The old and highly esteemed coach
man Of family has at last resigned
himself to pension and a lodge gate
keepers duties-if he is by no means
resigned to the sight Of the chauffeur
who now reigns in his stead. The
blow Of the loss of his post has been
softened slightly by the presentation
of handsome portrait, or, as he calls
it, likeness" Of himself in full rega-
liza, pair Of his favorite horses cavort-
ing nobly under his whip. The old
man is right we'll pleased with the eff
feet, and so is his good dame, though,
when questioned as to the portraits
resemblance to her husband, her an
swer was somewhat equivocal. Every
like" she said, but particular the but
tons."-London Tit-Bits
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Have You Euphoria7

It takes a doctor to give a high
sounding name to well-known phe-
noineron. "Euphoria" means feeling
fit" 1t is as much a physiological
fact RS scarlet fever.
Nature makes it worth while to be
alive simply through euphoria. The
Joy Of making a good tennis stroke,
the delight that a woodsman gets In
the open air. the artists rhapsody-all
are due to euphoria. Why do we drink
alcohol-when we can get it-of
smoke tobacco? To effect euphoria.
When q lunatic thinks that he II
Napoleon and demands the homage
due an emperor, he has euphoria In
its worst form.
Too little is known about euphoria.
Since It can be effected by drugs and
chemicals, who knows but It may have
it, seat in some glandl-Pupala1
oelsace Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Wonderful Nevada OPAL.

The mines Of Humboldt county, Ne
vada, have produced every kind Of
opal known to science. The great
black opal found there some years ago
was the largest ever discovered, weigh
ing 1919 troy ounces or, in jewelry
phraseology, 1855 karats It is nearly
4 inches long, 3 Is inches wide and
averages 2 is inches in thickness. 1t
is. in short, about half the size of an
ordinary brick. At Sc q karat its
value would be more than $4,000, but
its great size increases the value TO
the point where it is worth whatever
q gem fancier will pay for it. The
highest rating ever obtained for an
opal was that for a gem from Hun
gary, which was estimated to be worth
$4,000. On the same basis Of rating
the Nevada gem would be worth as
much.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
ALASKAN GOLD-L0DE MINING
Already Profitable, the Completion OF
the Government Railroad VIII Aid
In Its Development

Twenty-Five gold-lode mines were -
Grated in Alaska In 1918. according
to the United States geological sur
vey, department Of the interior. There
was also a production from seven
prospects-abandone mines Or small
mines that were not in regular oper-
alton. The value Of the lode-gold out
put decreased from $4,5s1. 45S in 1917
to 33,478,317 in 1918, owing partly to
the disaster at the Trea6ken mine In
April. 1917, and partly 10 curtatlment
Of operations, especially In the juneau
district because Of shortage II labor.
Southeastern Alaska, especially the
juneau district, 10 still the oaly CEN
ter Of large Quartz-mining operations
In the territory. Next in importance
Is the Willow Creek lode district. The
production in the Fairbanks district
decreased materially, - the lode-mins
owners Of Fairbanks are gti1l await.
Ing the cheapening Of operating COSTA.
especially Of fuel. which - sxpsceod
on the completion Of the government
railroad. In 1918 the average valus ~
the gold and silver contents ~ ~
siliceous ores mined was &1,W . 0es
the average for 1917 was $l.4 ! -
These Averages redsct the d.
IN tha total lode prsduct3pa e ~
largH tnnnaSs ~ $500 tn ~ + "a
= = 80 80; 4 il ~
~ ::aSs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Wealth and Hanninass

Much of the anxiety and care Of
these days Is needless and springs
from an overemphasis of the amount
OF property needed for happiness. Ev-
erythlng in our country tends to slim
uiate men toward excessive ambition.
Our climate Is rich in oxygen, and is
an rritant to work. The undeyeloped
resources of our land appeal to Gu
pidlty-even at time when we begin
10 realize that these treasures should
be conserved for our descendants. The
stories OF successful men are exploited
with endless variations tn magazines
that teach the art of getting on In
stead OF getting up. Little by little
young men feel that it is a disgrace
to live modestly. Avarice is a virus
IN the blood. Undue ambition Is pois-
oning the springs of contentment.
Youth has forgotten Cervantes' warn
ings not ITO fly too high toward the
sun lest the fame consume the wings"
Dwight Hills.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
Failure Is the Final Test.

Real winners in life never show the
white feather. They are like the drum
mer boy in our Civil war, who. when
his regiment was being moved down
still kept pushing ahead, beating an
advance. When ordered to beat a re-
treat, the boy replied that he had
never learned hoW-he had only been
taught to beat an advance.
The finest type of manhood is never
overwhelmed or entirely dismayed no
matter what comes. If a man of this
kind loses property, if his ambition is
thwarted and his plans demolished his
spirit remains undaunted, his courage,
his resistance and his self-confidence
are undirninished, and he can start
again. Many man has been made by
his failures, because he used them as
stepping stone for his advance.
Failure is the final test of persist
ence and an iron will; it either
brushes a life or solidities tt-Orison
SWEET Marden in the New Success
Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-15
VOLCANIC FIRES IN ALASKA
Torrent of Molten San Devastated
Everything in Its Path for
Some Fifteen Miles.

AT a meeting Of the American So
ctety for the Advancement Of Science,
DR.. Robert F. Griggs described q fiery
flood which occurred in Alaska, in
the valley of Ten Thousand Smokes"
Here he found traces of the flood Of
fire which, issuing from q assure in
the earth, swept roaring torrent of
molten sand through the fertile valley,
devastating all in its path for a dis
lance of more than Is miles. From
thousands Of assures live steam, heat
ed gas and smoke issued. One could
do ones cooking in any Of the smaller
holes. And that was the only saliva
ton Of the expedition, for all fuel had
been destroyed by the flood OF fire. 1t
is only few steps from the steaming
assures to cave in the side Of a
glacier in order to have the most per-
feet refrigeration in the world The
explorers tents were steam heated, as
1t were, and the bathing conditions
were of the best, for a stream from
the glacier fed crystal pure lake and
IN the middle Of the lake a steam Jet
dubbed and 1t was possible to get any
desired OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Amer
lean
get
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