davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
NOT ALWAYS PACIFIC PEOPLE
Chinese Have Had Great Military
Past, But Have Not Fostered
the Fighting Spirit

Writing Of the romance Of military
insignia, Col. Robert e. Wyllie doubt
less surprised some Of his readers in
the National Geographic Magazine
when he informed them that the first
military medal was probably awarded
by Chinese emperor. some 1,9OG
years ago. The statement falls pat
with an article by Mr.. T. L. Leo, a
Chinese student Of the history of his
own country, published in Asia maya
zine. in which Mr.. Leo looks back to
Chinese military practice, in the early
centuries Of the Christian era, and
shows how the treatise on the "Art OF
War;" written by the ancient Chinese
military leader, Sun WI, correspond.
ed to the maxims Of Frederick the
Great, which were In turn expressed
by Won Hindenburg. The military past
Of China II nowadays very generally
overlooked, and the explanation ad-
vanced by Mr.. Leo Is interesting at
this period. The Chinese, he say1
have never admired the fighting spirit
but IN the contrary. have ever 49,.
eoQd4nn1Ag Il. cur1ane Il anA -
- ndualb 1DuunnGp
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
GooD-NATURED AND PATIENT
English Visitor Pays Tribute to vIr-
tues He Noted as Distinguishing
American People.

A while ago I published a little
book on a tour made In America dur
Ing war time. I dedicated it ITO the
kindest people In the world" and I
put the dedication in Latin to spare
their bushes. Should write another
work Of the same kind, I think I
should dedicate it "To the most good
natured, tolerant and patient people
in the world" writes Sir Arthur E
Shipley in the Outlook.
Although as the election grew I'M
minent interest in 1t became keen and
discussion eager, still l only once
heard an acute disagreement between
the supporters Of the rival candidates,
and this was between a husband and
wife. 1t seemed based upon a funda-
mtrtnl difference of opinion on that
II st innocuous and unexciting fluid,
In!lE.
rs a rule ire discussions were most
arIeable ,l.a usually finished up. aft
er tka u.y ct o. Lincoln, IN joke or
story. II liberation equals their
good hu ~, They bear patiently
every var cty of religious dogma;
these are almost as numerous in the
United States as are patent medicines.
They quietly endure and ignore the
most internal noises. Owing to the
enormous distances one has to trav-
erse in the states. one spends a con-
siderable part of ones time on the
tran and it is this reason which pos
sihly accounts for the fact that Ameff-
cans persist in talking on the cars.
Mr.. Lucas has recently reminded US
that Carlyle bequeathed certain books
to Harvard university because of his
esteem and regard for the American
particularly the more silent
part of them" The latter exist not
only in the Imagination of the Chelsea
philosopher. They are perhaps NOT
Very numerous. still they exist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
49, ---,------------
0emt Affected BY Cnft

The colors Of most gems are more
or less fugitive. That is, under Ger
tain circumstances they are liable to
fade. Take two rubies exactly sim
liar, shut one in the dark, and leave
the other exposed to full sunlight, and
at the end of two years there will be
distinct difference between them.
The one that has been exposed to the
light will be decidedly paler than the
other. Similar results may be OBJ
served with both emeralds and sap
phires. Garnets also will turn lighter.
while in the case Of the topaz, SUM-
light ends by dimming and dulling the
color of this nrettY stone
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
MOTION PICTURES IN ITALY
Development of Industry in That
Country Makes it Second Only
to the United States.

The production of motion pictures,
says the United States commerce re-
pert, is an industry for which physi'
cal conditions in Italy and the Italian
temperament IRE peculiarly favorable,
and consequently this branch of actlvi-
ty early attained a high degree OF Oe-
velopment. Italy now claims to rank
second to the United States among
the nations of the world in the manu-
featuring of motion pictures. An idea
of the Importance of this industry in
the economic life of the country can
be derived from the fact that the work
ing capital employed is now estimated
at 3OO,OOO,0OO lire and the actual CAPT
tai invested at 1OO,00O0O0 lire. There
are eighty-two companies engaged in
the production of films. of which the
greater number are located at Rome
which naturally presents unusual adj
vantages from the scenic standpoint
The annual production of new films
in Italy has reached 100000 meters
and if it is estimated that forty copies
are made from each negative the total
Of printed films is 64.OOO000 meters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
No Aerial Mail for Chinese.

While Chang Tso Lin, who today
dominates the north of China, WAS
wondering just what he would do with
SIX airplanes which he ordered from
England the question of the disposal
of three of them was settled for him.
He was undecided whether to use
them for military purposes or for the
establishment of a mail service, in ac-
cordance with the terms of the con-
tract. While debating the question hs
ordered three to be sent to Mukden
for possible postal use, and the re-
mainder to Paotingfu for military pur-
poses. Those shipped to Mukden were
loaded on fiat cars and started on
tleir way. Some distance from Tient-
sin they bumped a railroad bridge and
were not only smashed but also put
the bridge out of commission. So it
looks as though those who expected
to get their mail via the air route are
doomed to disappointment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
CONDITIONS NOW AND IN 1865
According to General sherman's
Memoirs, History Seems to Be
Merely Repeating itself.

A single page in the story Of the
Civil war, the Memoirs Of General
Sherman, carries observations by two
Ohio men prominent in that war, Gen.
eral Sherman himself and Secretary
OF War Stanton, that have a strange.
ly familiar sound now amid the dis.
tressing conditions that have followed
the World war here.
General Sherman has arrived with
his story at the opening Of the year
1865, and he Is dealing with the clos.
Ing events Of the Civil war. He Is
at Savannah and the secretary Of war
is there, partly on an official visit and
partly for recreation. The policy Of
enlisting slaves is under discussion
and the order giving the freed slaves
the right to occupy seized lands is
agreed on.
"He professed to have come from
Washington for rest and recreation"
writes General Sherman, land he
spoke unreservedly Of the chickering's
and jealousies at the national capital,
of the tnterminable quarrels of the
state governors about their quotas
and more particularly ef the very ex-
tstence Of the government itself.
HE said that the price Of every
thing had so risen In comparison with
the deprecated money that there was
danger of national bankruptcy, and he
appealed to me, as a soldier and pa
triot to hurry up matters so as to
bring the war to close.
Il was quite impatient to get Oft
myself for city life had become duil
and tame, and we were all anxious tc
| get into the pine woods again, free
| from the opportunities Of Southern
| women asking for protection, and Of
| civilians from the North who were
coming to Savannah for cotton and
all sorts Of profit"
High prices, WEAKNESS Of the wal
/ conditions, eagerness on all sides fol
| the return of peace swarms of people
at Washington-official and private
| citizens, with axes to grind, and spec
ulators from the North pushing RICH
down to the hostile lines in promottn,
their profiteering enterprises. But WI
came through it.-Columbus Dispatch
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Then All Was Quiet.

Junior has reached the age Of -
quiSitiveness. With grandma, he was
making a social call. He noticed that
the piano was not in the same posi-
ton as the one at home. that the day.
export was different, and that the
library table was of another design
and called attention to the facts In
tones that all heard.
Grandma" he said, finally, haven't
they got any more chairs?'
"Why Of course they have. Now
keep quiet"
well, why is that man sitting OH
the piano stool them"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Metal Suits In We Olden Times.

Armorers Of ancient days often
achieved fame for the quality Of their
metal suits, but their secrets are an
open book in the light Of modern met
allurgical analysis and microscopy.
Sections of iron cut from some IL sam
pies Of old armor and examined by the
United States bureau Of standards re-
vealed that pure wrought iron was
used, carboniZed into steel by cementa-
ton, hammered into sheets and welded
together. The completed suit Of armor,
uenching.-Popular Mechanics Maya
zine,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
ApIarv In Bio CITY.

It seems a little odd to think Of
domictling bees in great city, yet
there has been discovered In New
York a man who successfully attempt
ed this. It was this mans love for
natural history and particula -ly for
insects that led him to experiment
in keeping one apiary on the roof Of
his home on One Hundred and Sew
enteenth street. he procured hive,
stocked it and awaited results. The
bees sailed forth, but not to starva-
ton. In short time they had combs
In process Of construction and were
filing them with honey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Outrage.

In Denver they tell story of a new.
ly rich family that became discon-
tented with the services of their old
physician, despite that fact that for
many years he had kept all of them
in excellent health.
$50 you have decided to get a new
doctor" said caller to the lady Of
the house, who had confded in her
friend.
81 certainly have" said the other.
THE idea Of his prescribing faxseed
tea and mustard plasters for people a.
rich as we arev'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04

l may not rise to wealth and fame
md hear the millions praise my name.
H9t many do. But just the same I'll
do the best can. If someone else
excel my work, let in my breast Go
malice Turk. That is no reason /
should shirk or curse creations plan.
In life's great race where all must run,
we cannot all be number one; but
someone when the race Is done must
BE- an "also ran" And IL the man
who lost can smile and say .I'm beat
= by mile, but still I'm siadI made
H. fz4al." hb's proved himself Z nan
~Ennnoe Cntv 9tnr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
PAINTED IN FIVE MINUTES
London Newspaper Tells of Meritors
GUS Pictures Made Quickly by
Travelling Artist.

While great painters have spent
~eeks-perhaps months-on a simple
study, young artist is turning out de-
ughtful views of the sea and country
In Ave minutes, says London Answers
Impossible as this sounds, it is
fact, and The artist N question IS AL
bert Crcnkshaw of Manchester
1t was an extremely dull day, with
dark clouds overhead, when crowd
of holiday makers stopped to- watch
smart looking man. mounted on a plat
form, transforming a plain piece Of
canvas into a marvellous scene of beau
~. Every one forgot the dark, gloomy
atmosphere as they We're transported,
first, to & beautiful spot in North
Wales, and then to picturesque cas-
tie. And it was all done in 10 min
utes
They were pictures to be proud of,
too, painted with taste and an eye to
the artistic. AS fast as they were
painted so We're they sold to the add
miring audience.
great demand for rapid artists IL
the near future, when we get some of
those promised houses built, and I'M
doubtedly the economical housewife
will be on the lookout for good, cheap
pictures to beautify the walls OF her
domain. She need search no further
Cham The travelling artist, who will com
plete picture in five minutes and
charge less for it than almost any art
de- 'er,
Here, too, is an opportunity for any
! >rharged soldiers who are artlstical-
y Inclined. In neat little hand book
issued by the travelling painter they
will find all the businesslike methods
explained clearly and simply. 1t is
really useful short cut to rapid paint
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
The Newly Married,

Nothing Is to me more distasteful
than that entire complacency and sat
isfaction which beam in the coun-
tenances Of a newly married couple
in that of the lady particularly; 1t
tells you that her lot is disposed of
in this world; that you can have no
hopes of her. It Is true I have none,
nor wishes either, perhaps, but this
is one of those truths which ought,
as l said before, to be taken for grant
ed, not xpressed.-Charles Lamb.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Symbolism of Animals,

In the symbolism of animals, the ant
typifies frugality and provision; the
bear. i'll temper and uncouthness; the
bull straightforwardness the bull dog.
the butterfly, sportiveness.
and living in pleasure; the dove limo
cence and harmlessness; the fox, cum
ming, nrtifice; the goose, conceit and
folly; the grasshopper, old age; the
mule, obstinacy; the owl, wisdom; the
peacock, pride; the swan, grace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Color and Precious Stones.

Diamonds are not always crystal
clear, but vary greatly as to color and
few Of the precious stones are true
to color. The famous Hope diamond
Is real and most beautiful blue.
Green diamonds are found, and others
of a lovely crimson, but these are
very rare. Black diamonds are COM
mon enough. Black pearls are rarer,
but are found. Pink pearls are great
IL priced.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
>oY Dreadful 1mso,nsrM;

The werewolf belongs to the class
that includes the dragon, the unicorn,
the basilisk, the cockatrice and other
fabulous monsters, but he was probably
the most terrifying Of all, for he was
believed to have the malice and cum
ming Of man with the ferocity Of
voracious animal. Mans Imagination
has made some strange animals with
which to frighten him, but nature out
stripped him with the ichthyosaurus,
the megalosaurus and the pterodactyl,
which she grew tired Of and threw out
before man made his appearance in the
scheme Of life on this globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Do Well Without Meat.

Less than a third Of the worlds
population gets what we should call
three good meals day, yet the work
ing capabilities Of the, from our point
Of view, underfed continents Of Asia
and Africa will compare very wen with
either Europe or America. The aver.
age annual meat consumption Of the
world IL 50 pounds head; VI both the
Australian and H. Amsg1eoA - fU1e
$50 psunds pr hsa4 - 1a1
ma o. Mt 1nr bah1D1
DoA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
The Perfect Man.

A young king once asked a sage
what kind of person he considered
was the most perfect, whom it would
be wise if all men would initiate. THE
most perfect man. said the wise old
man, "is not he who seems most per-
feet, but he who not only is able to
discover that he is imperfect, but also
strives through life to amend his
faults as much as possible"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
She Works Fast.

My most embarrassing moment was
one time when a young girl I was
supposed to marry asked me to buy
her mink fur I told her to wait
awhile, Next time I saw her she was
wearing a mink fur coat and told me
she had met another young man who
bought it for her, and was engaged to
marry her-Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04

In the art Of making and using pa
per We are not in line with the Chi
nese and other Asiatics, who not only
make the finest paper in the world,
but apply it to all sorts Of uses,
making window panes. umbrellas,
fans, sandals and even cloaks and gar
ments of It.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Mixed Her Metaphors,

Among the humors Of the campaign
for woman's suffrage Is the following
'bull," which, we may remark, is about
as good as anything in this line ever
perpetrated by one of the opposing sex.
Indignant over something, we forget
exactly what, q suffragist once ex-
claimed: This action is almost as II
the senate had hurled its glove into
the teeth Of the advancing wave that
IL sounding the clarion Of equal
rtghts."-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Shetlands Return to Ancient IND

shetlands Return to Ancient lndusesy.
A Central News correspondent re-
ports that the whaling season OF the
Shetland isles has been most sue
cessful. Twenty-Five large and valu-
able whales were landed last week at
Olnafirth station. bringing the cstch.
Cor the season at that station to go.
whales, while the seasons catch ut;
QDllAfirth. another station in the 0het-.
NenR, was 18N.-Westminste e..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Bare Feet Not Injurious.

Eve was reputedly barefoot and
Nausicaa played ball all the better
because she went unshod. Helen Of
Troy at the most wore sandals. and
the sandal is the compromise between
the shoeless and the shod. 1t Is easier
to make sandals than to make boots.
In Ireland and Scotland the children
have run barefoot for many a day,
and the wit of one and the enter
prise Of the other show that there
Is nothing really demoralizing in go
ing without shoes and Stockings
London Chronicle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
"French Leave"

Many authorities believe that the
term French leave" originated in q
French custom in the eighteenth cen
fury Of withdrawing from crowded as
semblies without taking leave of host
or hostess. Others maintain that the
word French" is a corruption OF
frank" meaning free"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Two Meaninns In Dream

To dream of Hood where houses
and people are carried away foretells
great disaster, loss in business and
mental weakness. unless you swim out
of the food, when it signifies power
and wealth
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
SUGAR Gives Off Sparks.

A queer phenomenon has recently
come to the notice of Washington sci
entists. Disks of loaf sugar mounted
on a rapidly rotating lathe while a
hammer beat lightly against them
were seen to give off a continuous
light that has not been satisfactorily
explained.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Ancient Popular Pastime.

The Chinese have played ball in va
rious ways from times of remote an
tiQuity. For centuries games of ball
have been known and played in Japan.
Ethiopian and East Indian traditions
refer to games with balls played many
centuries ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Rose Leaves AGAIN.

Rose bowls are no longer old fash.
Toned, but modern, comes the word
from New York The idea Of keep
ing rose leaves has been revived and
Chinese pattern bowls are becoming
very popular.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Zern In EasclnafInn-

Personally we don't know any kind
Of merchandise that looks less fasci-
mating than a hair switch in a show
WindoW.=Dallas News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Grains Many Names.

Corn is term often used used for
the important cereal crop of given
region; thus in England corn usually
means wheat; in Scotland. oats; in
Ireland, barley, while in this coun-
try it means maize.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Building a Concrete HOUSE.

An English engineer is building one
piece concrete house walls with q cen.
trail air space by erecting the core first
and moving the outer mold upward -
the concrete is poured. .esa6
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Speakinc Of Mama.

The friends OF certain first-day
school were aStonished at the text
given by 4 small girl who in a tone Of
great eaneStness repeated during the
closing exercises: I'VE cannot serve
God and na."-Friends' Intelli-
geMcer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Waltz in Mid-Air.

Upon meeting one of its own species,
the tiger sWalloWtail butterflies will
execute a kind of aerial waltz as they
fit above. below and around each 9TH
er in their play on the wing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Change Your Key.

The fellow who is always harping
on one string soon gets out of tune
with the world-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
That Goes With Peppermint. Too

"Many girls exhaust their energy
chewing gum" remarks writer. The
more pepsin. the less pep, so to speak
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Always ObIieing.

Jud Tunkins says he's perfectly will
ing to be wrong sometimes. for the
sake of not spoilin' an interestin' ar
gument.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Chance Your Kew,

The fellow who is always harpinc
Oh one string soon gets out Of tune
with the world.-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Land of the Orris Root.

Orris root, which is used as ba-
sis of many perfumes, is obtained only
around Florence and In the neighbor-
hood Of Verona.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Blind. Reads With Tongue.

Braille characters are, of course
read with the fingers, but one armless
blind man has been taught to read
with his tongue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Did II Seem Inar Lonn1

Santa Cruz News-"She was sixty.
nine years of age and she had been
married for more than a century,
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
To Dream of Hanuino.

To dream of hanging is said to sig
nifty that serious Illness threatens
someone you love, or it may he great
danger Is lying in wait for them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
Somewhat Hard on Humanity.

SOH1eWHdt F1aTu UH humanity.
Every mans experience Of today Ia
that he was a fool yesterday and the
day before yesterday. Tomorrow he
will most likely be of exactly the same
opinion.-Mackay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04
When Green and Tender.

It Is in our salad days that we are
most particular about our dressing.
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-03-04

Thought and Art.
Poetry" says Matthew Arnold, sis
thought and art in one.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
MOTORISTS HAVE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY
 KELLY TIRES AT SALE

file of motorists. Kelly Springfield, as everybody knows. has always set the highest standard possible for the quality production of it's tires. Noth-
 ing is left undone at the Kelly fac tories to produce tire that cannot be eqralled. Pride of doing some thing better than the other fellow is the ruling spirit in the Kelly organi- zation throughout and that is why motorists have always looked upon Kelly Springfield tires as the one tire not built to a price but built for the utmost maximum of service.
 There has never before, to my knowl- edge, been a sale on Kelly Springfield tires, and now that we are going to have one it will last only until the minute our stock is reduced to what we consider a normal amount. The recent price reduction on Kelly Springfield tires, which put them at a price as low as ordinary and 'produc- ton" tires are sold at, has meant a great deal to the many motorists who will use no tire but a Kelly, and with this further reduction of 20 per cent together with no war tax, there will be little excuse for any man driving around with anything but the best rubber tire built. We have Kelly Springfield tires right here. brought in by owners, which have gone all the