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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
AFFAIR OF GREAT DIGNITY
Daily Opening OF Session of British
House Of Commons Is q Ceres
nonious Matter.

The recent retirement of Hon.
William Lowther. who was speaker Of
the British house Of commons for 16
years. has given rise to considerable
comment on that job, which Is one
of great dignity. The opening Of the
daily session Of commons Is itself an
affair Of much solemn1ty.
First comes the speakers attend
ant, wearing evening dress, with q
gold badge suspended from chain.
AS he approaches the inner lobby
from the corridor the sergeant
shouts. FLATS off, strangers" and the
procession Immediately enters the
lobby. Following the speakers attend
ant comes the sergeant-at-arms
bearing the massive gold mace. Some
body recalls that 1t was Oliver Crom-
well who cried, Take away that
bauble," and for the time wrecked a
custom that was speedily revived.
The speaker follows the mace. He
Is attired in black silk gown, full
bottomed wig and silk knee breeches,
the tail of the gown being lifted from
the ground by the speakers attendant
also gowned in silk The chamberlain
and the speakers secretary bring up
the rear of the parade.
1t is said that the stranger who
was inclined to smile at this display
had only to glance at the face of the
speaker to check his levity. The
latter's composure and the fine dignity
of his mien, robbed the ceremony of
all staginess.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Circulating the Scriptures.

The 1919 issues of the American BIZ
bic society were 1852, 800 volumes,
The sun never sets on the representa-
tives of this society, which asserts
that some one is busy every hour Of
the day and every day Of the year cir
culating the Scriptures. This total
means that seven volumes were issued
every minute of every hour Of every
day Of the year.
The issues of 1919 were the small
est since 1911; chiefly because of
after war conditions. The average
OF annual issues for the last ten years
has been over 100000 volumes. For
the period Of the war, 19141919, it
was over $4,000, which means that
on an average II volumes Of Scrip
lures were issued every minute of the
years Of the war by the American BIZ
BILE society.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
EAST INDIA SLOW TO CHANGE
Eight Varieties Of Marriage In That
Region Remain as They Were
In Manu's Day.

There are eight varieties Of mar
rage in India, all Of them outlined by
Manu-, the great Hindu lawgiver, and
it Is not until one comes In contact
with such examples Of custom that one
realizes how little the native Indian
has advanced to meet modern ideas,
an exchange says. The eight ways OF
marriage are:
Brahmya, which consists in gift
Of girl bedecked with ornaments to
learned and v1rtuous bridegroom
who has been invited for the purpose,
accompanied by proper religious cere-
monies.
Daiva, or gift Of girl decked with
ornaments to priest who is at that
time officiating at sacrifice.
Adsha, or gift Of daughter in con-
sideration Of pair Of bullocks given
by the bridegroom.
Parajapatya, or gift Of daughter
after the father has thus addressed
the couple: MAY both Of you perform
your duties together"
Asura, or gifts Of a girl after her
relatives have given as much wealth
as possible.
Rakashasa. or forcible capture Of q
girl after her relatives have been killed
or wounded.
Gandharba. or voluntary union b.
tween a young lady and a mdn.
Palsacha. o. he sadnct3eh q =
naidm whe b tahaaR 1nGla1a1D -
,enekegoonol
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
FEAR EPIDEMIC OF TYPHUs.
British Authority Tells of Danger to
the World Because of Bad Condi-
tons In Russia.

DR.. L. Haden Guest of London. who
has been investigating conditions in
Russia, reports to the Lancet Uon-
DOM that the whole of that country
has been swept by typhus and relaps-
hg fever, and that all indications point
Enthusiastically to q formidable epidem-
ic In the coming winter. Cholera also
has made its appearance and small
pox Is widely prevalent.
The Lancet warns the world at
large that unless immediate and eff.
fective steps be taken these frightful
diseases will spread through the Dor.
der states to other countries, and be-.
fore long will appear all over the.
world. 1.-THE council of the League of
Nations has thoroughly studied the
situation, with the aid of some of the
best-known psychologists in the
world; they have a reasonable and
economical program, and have appoint
ed commissioners, but the actual
work cannot proceed until they have,
obtained money guarantees from the.
different nations, which SO far have
not materialized, except In the case
Of few countries, including Great
Britain and Canada. The future Of
the matter may well prove, in the par
lance Of the day, an acid test Of the
reality Of the league a. a family Of
stations, ready to act for the common
rod and 70 project members e -
1hmG1uAo0a 1lnoan1 1ne9
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
SATISFIED WITH DULL LIVES
'slamese Require Little, and Have a
Government Which Sees That
They Get It

Bangkok, for all its modern water
works and trolley cars, is a fairy-tale
land, with a fairy-tale king, writes
Florence Burgess Meehan in Asia
Magazine. In Bangkok the king is
reality, not a f1gurehead. Two or
three times day whistles announce
his approach along the street, as he
takes the route to or from the golden
rooted palace and the audience hall
two miles distant.
Rama VI Oxford graduate, play
wright, poet and keen administrator
is perhaps the most absolute of all the
monarchs left on earth. He is an
autocrat, but his government is more
like an advanced state socialism
than anything else. The state owns
the main lines Of the railroads, the
oil fields, the forests and the mines
The street cars and waterworks and
the lighting system Of the capital are
state property, and the king is the
state.
Siamese are satisfied with autoc
racy. Siam seems to be the happiest
land In the world. 1t has no exclu
sion laws. 1t has no class struggle
They are a happy go-lucky people
Their by-word is "MypenaryT' CWhat
does it matter?") They cultivate theil
little rice paddles, and work at jewel
ry or ivory carving or weaving, bu
they almost invariably remain crafts
men in d small way, content with {
mere livelihood.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24

Above all it is ever to be kept in
mind that not by material but by
moral force are men and their &C
tons governed. How noiseless is
thought. No rolling Of drums no
tramp of squadrons, or Unreasonable
tumult of baggage wagons, attends
the movement. In what obscure and
sequestered places may the head be
meditating which Is one day to be
crowned with more than imperial au-
thority for kings and emperors will
be among its ministering servants; 1t
will rule not over but in their heads,
and with these its solitary combina-
tons of ideas, as with magic formu-
las, bend the world to its will. The
time may come when Napoleon him
self will be better known for his laws
than for his battles; and the victory
of Waterloo prove less momentous
than the opening of the first mechan-
les tnstitute-Thomas Carlyle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
PLANET DESTROYED BY HEAT
Possibility That Our Own World May
Meet the Same Fate Through the
Rays of the Sun.

Worlds. with probably millions of
human beings like ourselves, have
been destroyed and turned into glow
ing gas by a stupendous contiagration
In the heavens
The sun to which these worlds be-
longed must have rushed into q zone
of heated gas and have had its atmos-
phere set on fire.
1t was toward the end of last sum-
mer that the vast outbreak was first
seen. but it was only lately that as
tronomers realized its awful signif1-
canoe. Now it is known that the star
which caught fire had its heat III
creased by no less an amount than five
hundred thousand times in the course
of q few days.
Can anyone imagine our own sun
filing the sky with its blaze and send
ing forth a heat hundreds Of thou
sands of times greater than it does at
present.
Humanity would be withered as a
leaf dropped into white-hot furnace,
and the earth itself would melt with
fervent heat.
Yet there are those who predict
such a fate as that for our planet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
TO GROW BED aRAcEFULtN
Desirable Condition That Greatly De-
ponds on Ones Habits Of Mind
Formed In Youth.

The most inevitable-and one Of the
easiest-of the things We do is to grow
old. Yet what a difference there is In
the way different people do It'll
You probably knew, for instance,
some little old lady who, although she
may not be beautiful or brilliant, is
lust "nice"-which is apt to mean
that instead of bossing OF scolding, she
tries not to be troublesome or unrea
sonable to those around her. Or rath-
er, she does not have to try, for it is
characteristic Of elderly human beings
that they seldom try very hard to form
new habits. Youth is the period Of
endeavor, and old age Of results. This
is the reason for the futility of young
folks displeasure at their parents
"old-fashioned" ideas. Such ideas are
fixed; they will not change.
Yet not all elderly people are age
bound in their thoughts; many can be
tolerant of innovations, and few can
even adopt them. Such flexible con
dition Of the elderly mind is, like the
rlRlQ, lQIUleTdul SOIl, q plouuSl VI
earlier life and habits; 1t is not likely
to indicate any particular good OF
evil trait In the person possessing It
If the young man or woman who
] feels impatient at the old folks no
| lions will cease to shrug a shoulder
| and e1claim: II hope I'm not like
| that when I'm old" and will turn hi:
| attention to the younger generation
starting with himself, he is likely II
| do much more for human progress
| When he himself has reached the ag
! of fixed ideas his character will de
| pend on his previous habits of mind
If he has kept himself free from pref
| udice and cocksuredness and has beel
always willing to learn better ways o
thinking and doing, he will be lfkel
to remain correspondingly more ration
al with advancing years, and will, il
truth not be like that when he
| old.-Pendleton East Oregonian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
COMMUNAL SPIRIT IN JAPAN
Writer Notes the Fact That Natives
Share Their Sneezes With Strang-
ers on Street Cars.

Japanese do things In public for
which we would ostracize man or
send him to the lookup. From their
communal spirit which tolerates bath
ing in public together they sc to the
other extreme of coming out on their
balconies and clearing their threats
at five o'clock In the morning and ex-
pectorating into the open cutters be-
low.
They will hold their fans before
their mouths when talking or yawning,
as do We. but will cough and sneeZe
In your face on street cars. And yet,
among the refined observance of Gus.
tom IS patherically beautiful. They
come to celebrate the arrival of the
cherry blossoms by bringing with them
their geisha and their children; they
move in perfect hordes; they go to the
station in masses to see off some
friend or relative and crowd the plat
forms, bowling and bowling and bowling
again as though there weren't a thou,
sand strangers passing before them
they dress, undress, eat, sleep and
drink whisky by the tumblerful on the
| trains-yet their inner lives are as Sc
eret to one another as they seem to
| be to the foreigner.
It is as though from behind the
| scenes-in which many people are
! more interested than in the play 1t
/ self-the actors had come, forgetting
| II q moment of Observation-Disclosures Il
| put or their makeup. or had CONT
| upon the street, forgetting to take /
of.-Sydney Greenbie, in Japan, Rea
| and Imaginary"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
New Reason for Dehorninp.

Young red cedar trees In the
Wichita National forest are no longer
injured by the herds which Craze
there. The solution Of the problem
was simple, the cattle are now de-
horned. One of the drawbacks to pas
turing national forests has been the
injury which was apt to result to the
young growth from the grazing ami
mails.
After are-protection methods on the
Wichita were fairly worked out
and fires became rare instead Of
the rule, red cedar began to come
rather plentifully all over the forest
under the oak stands. AS the cedar
began to reach little size the super
visor Of the forest noticed that it was
being broken rather badly by cattle,
both In the tops and in the branches
After some consideration the super
visor decided to ask the cattlemen
users Of the forest to run none but
dehorned cattle on the Wichita.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
ALL WELCOME IN LUXEMBOURG
tile State Cosmopolitan in the Ex.
IRENE, but Second to None In
Patriotic Spirit.

We live at the crossroads Of the
tung. We are of all the peoples of
the world those most cosmopolitan in
spirit. On July Il there was a French
evening on the parade grounds, and
everyone was enthusiastic for France
On July 20 We had a Belgian evening
In the same place and again everyone,
was inspired with enthusiasm. Should
there be an American. Italian, Czecho-
Slovac or Polish evening any pleasant
summer night. the throng would greet
II with the same enthusiasm. We like,
70 have people of other nations as
our guests. We wish them to feel at
home III our midst
A stranger who does not know us
and many who have lived among us
fail to know us-might fancy that we
lack national sentiment.
But precisely the reverse is true
our national sentiment is so deep
that we are like a tree whose trunk
stands mistaken when its crown Is
rushed Dy the WIND or sympathy FOR
other countries.
Last Wednesday, after our French
and Belgian evenings, We had Luxem-
burg evening, The parade ground was.
too small and the armament was too
low to contain the enthusiasm of the
multitude. We were at home among
ourselves. The leader had provided
a program of old. modern, and very
recent Luxembourg music. During the
choruses the thousands surrounding
the platform stood as reverently as
If they were In church. When ap-
plause was called for it was so thun-
ierous as to be almost intimidating.
The depth and sincerity of a ma
TONS patriotism is not measured by
The area of its territory.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
GIass-covered Electric Meters

The use of the glass-covered meter
IS increasing. and many central sta
tion men and manufacturers believe
that they will be ordered in greater
numbers when deliveries become cas-
Ter. Companies which are using these
meters find that they facilitate the set
Element of complaints, especially when
a meter is suspected of creeping. Gus
toners prefer & meter that can be seen
working. The objections to glass COW
ers have for the most part been
overcome. Uneyenness of the edge
of the cover which might cause poor
fit has been taken care of by felt
gasket, consequently no trouble from
this source has been experienced.
Condensation, which sometimes ap-
pears on the outside Of the glass could
he present on the inside of metal COW
ers without being noticed upon inspec-
ton of the outside.-Electrica World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
National Museum Gets opals.

The National museum in Washing
ton has just received from Archie
Rice, an opal expert In New York,
100 specimens Of gem opal in the
rough just as they come from the
only opal mines in the United States.
The opals are red, white, blue, black.
brown, green and purple; two have
replaced fossil wood, and three pos
stbly fossil bones.
The mine is located in Humboldt
county, Nevada, about mile above
sea level and some 200 miles inland
from the Pacific; not very accessible,
since the railroad town Of Whine
mucca is about 120 miles away. Be
cause Of the high altitude, the or
binary water content of the opals Is
often injuriously affected when they
are removed from the ground
Thus far, excavation for opals has
gone only to a depth Of 90 or 80 fest
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Pittsburghers Will Bore.

After having tried, for number
Of years, to get over and around the
hills surrounding their city, the resi-
dents of Pittsburgh have decided to
strike at the heart of the difficulty
and go through them Accordingly
tunneling operations have been got
ten under way which, when COM
pleted, will result in a double-tube
bore that will accommodate pedes-
TRAN, street car and vehicular
traffic, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The estimated cost of the
undertaking is between $1,000 900 and
S3,000000, and it is expected that two
years will be required for its COM
pletioR. 1t establishes no precedent.
as another bore, made several years
ago. has given satisfactory service, al
though reserved for the use of street
ears only.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Wonderful Poison Gases.

Canned, soliditied. poison gas, which,
Is claimed to be absolutely fooiproot
and mobile, has been perfected for use
by the American soldier, according to
Popular Mechanics Magazine. That
two studies-defen Sive and offensive
gas research-go hand in hand al
ready has been de monstrated for. in
addition to the Development of new
forms of gas, army experts at the
EGGoWood (Md) arsenal. have had to
improve the gas masks to make them
effective against some of the new
gases brought into existence there. In
technical military progress, every new
weapon means a call upon the armorer
for q new deferSe. AS a result, this
country today has not only gases
which surpass anything used during
the World war, but a mask which, In
recent tests wass worn "a hours a day
for week, except at mealtime. with
out any discomfort whatever. Breath
ing was normal, speaking was simple,
and it kept out all the gases thus far
known.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Another Dlscoverer.

In an old Spanish geographical w0rf
on America published in 1862 by Fran
cesco Lopez de Genera, a priest of
Sevilla, it is mentioned that Labrador
was reached for the first time by a
party of Norwegian sailors piloted by
John Scolvus or Jon Skolp In 1476
The announcement was made for the
first time some years ago, but 1t was
greeted with skepticism that Colum
bus had been anticipated on the Amer
lean shorts by any but Left Ericsson,
but recently additional evidence has
country was antedated by Scolvus by
20 years and steps are being taken to
urge the formers claims for honors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
NOT In His Calendar,

Little Dickie Is an Episcopalian, and
therefore accustomed to celebrating
many church holidays. The other day
he stood looking at the signs in the
window Of a closed drug store. He was
thirsty, very Thirsty. and longed for
Monday to come when he might in
vest In something cool. LAboriously
he spelled out the sign. NUT Sum-
day. His counnenance assumed q
look Of disgust.
We'll" he calculated. I've heard Of
Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday and
Good I1i0ay, but to have the drug
stogo c110oG 'cnise It's Nut SundGy Il
q - - au,t1ne. TheEsS - eo1lIeh
- - - - A te1r
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
AND CUPID FLED, SHRIEKING
Truly, as Many Have Averred, Re
nance Today Has Fallen From
Its Once High Estate.

They were young and it was eve
ming, and the moon was shining. And
they were young.
He was facing her, silhouetted
against the silvery light Of the moon.
Every line Of his stalwart, manly fg-
ure stood plainly outlined before her.
He looked into her lovely dark eyes.
Their liquid depths fascinated him, en-
thralled him.
He leaned forward.
Darling, love your he breathed
passionately into her tiny ear.
She gazed at him passively.
"You are beautiful. wonderful, love
lyT he cried, as the moonlight IL
| Illuminated her classic features.
Her glance rested upon him as he
stood out clearly in the pale light.
, will you marry me, be my wtfe%'
| he asked with bated breath and eyes
| shining. Hidden fires glowed in their
| burning depths.
| And still her gaze was upon him.
He leaned forward q little farther,
!
fully.
"WJn YOU marry me precious oneT'
he asked again, his burning glance
! upon her scarlet lips
She opened her mouth to speak
| Pearly teeth cleaned In the silvery
light
"Ah! You are going to say yes. =
he muttered, passionately, taking hold
of her tiny, Lly-like hands. You are
going 10 say something"
He leaned closer, his head outlined
clearly against the pale moonlight
II was going to say, why don't yor
wear a rubber band around your head
to train your ears not to stick out?'
(The end of perfect EVENING"
Detroit Free Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Duke, by the Hosyr.

In Concord, Mass, there used 10 b
a Hveryman who rented horses for
trips around the town, all his horspe
except one. Duke invariably was rsut-
ed BY the hour. One day, when ~
Hveryman was about to retire on a
good-sized competence, he explaiasa:
Duke" he said, illustrates the NJ
sibility Of visible motion without hin
~ visible progress" 1t should Be IN.
derstosd that the llveryman dated hack
to the day Of the Concord school of
philosophy. "Duke," he explained.
makes no money by the trip, but b
the hour well, Duke W.
h gooa 0oga can trut fpr ~ -
= - aAalD r. q en0c
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24

When Sir Walter Raleigh started out
to End his Ell Dorado he was seeking
tabled city whose houses were covered
with sheets of pure gold and which
was surrounded by hundreds Of square
miles Of rock so filled with surface
gold that when the sun shone IT was as
IL great yellow mirror ws,S blazing as
far as the dazZled nyes could reach
Raleigh, Of course. f'nnd nothing that
even came near to such wonder, and
many a brave gentleman of England
lost his life or his fortune In seeking
the same tabled Ell Dorado
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Really Not tmportanf

An investigator claims to have dis
covered In some dusty archives that
back in the days when the Pilgrims
landed each person coming to Amer
lea from England was required to
bring with them eight bushels Of corn
meal, two bushels of oatmeal, two
gallons Of vinegar and a gallon each
Of oil and brandy. In view Of the
fact that nothing Of importance hinges
on the truth or falsity of this state
mf0t not much time need be consumed
Qtaen whether this is truth or
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Pecks Of Diamond,

During the year 1919 South Africa
exported 1,124 pounds Of diamonds.
This quantity represented just absut
125 quarts.
This vast quantity Of precious stones
reduced to terms Of bushels would
equal a trifle less than four, or what
would be two ordinary grain bags
full Of them. Naturally the stsnes r.
cluded Q great number Of very AGuo
ones . vUQ - many 1e11nDA1no1
- AD1 lRr&lGln0l - 1n1nk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24
Carrots for Lunch.

Az lived far from school, I had 10
carry my lunch. One morning my step
mother asked me to 60 to the grocery
store for some carrots, ~ We had some
pet rabbits. When returned ! ut the
sack on the table and hurried to nnish
getting myself ready for school When
I had finished she had my lunch ready
and told me It was on the tabla. That
day at noon opened my sack and -
my Amusement had tho sack q car
rots. st course the gifis NJ lan11ed
ana lad I god time st9 Z - TT
- 4 was ~ e -
snan1e - ~ nlAr011uR -