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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
WANT VIEW OF WEALTHY
Visitors to New York More Interested
In MultlmiIIionalres Than In
Architectural Attractions

The biggest attraction In New York
is the multimillionaire. Sightseers
from the hinterland who crowd Fifth
avenue buses are not half so interested
In such spectacles as the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the great railroad ter
mlnal stations, the WOODWORK build
ing and other skyscrapers, the long
cxpanse Of water front, with its great
sea craft, the palaces along the worlds
greatest and most gorgeous thorough
fare, or the rabble under the nitrogen
lamps of Broadway as they are in get
ting flrst-hand, intimate view Of the
great captains Of industry and finance.
So say the men that whirl these
sightseers over and across New York
by day and by night.
Sightseeing buses ply the financial
district it is true, but the conductors
are as ignorant of who's who down
around Wall street as their passen-
gers from Oshkosh, Alfalfa Center OF
Deer Trail, but Wall street Is the de-
nand of the passengers, nevertheless,
and when the sightseeing buses reach
Wall street they invariably discharge
at least so per cent Of their cargo,
which goes abroad to see the sights
Cor itself.
The sight of a Vanderbilt or arf as
tor would repay most of these sight
seers, say the bus conductors. A close
up Of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., n light
cause a stoppage of traffic, they de-
clare, and a glimpse Of J. Pierp ont
Morgan would fix New York IRE vo-
cably in their minds-New York S, IN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
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 a gift
Of a girl bedecked with ornaments to
a learned and virtuous bridegroom
who has been invited for the purpose,
accompanied by proper religious cere-
monies.
Daiva, or gift of girl decked with
ornaments to a priest who is at that
time officiating at sacrifice.
Adsha, or gift of a daughter in con-
sideration of a pair Of bullocks given
by the bridegroom.
Parajapatya, or gift Of a 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 a
yirl after her relatives have been killed
Or wounded.
Gandharba, or a voluntary union b.
tween a young lady and a man.
Palsacha. or the seduction Of .
maiden who IL asleep, intexiann q
eEaek,brained
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
MEAT UNDER PERPETUAL l.
Reside IS and Visitors on Island Of
VaI11o Finland, Must Obey Law
Centuries Old.

Every day is fish day on the little
Island Of EalamO, Finland, II squares
miles In area. Almost ten centuries
ago monks of the Greek Catholic
church embarked on Lake Ladoga to
find a new home and landed on Vala-
mo.
A fine old monastery they built and
framed law that from that day on
no meat should ever he eaten on the
island. Recently several members Of
the American Red Cross stationed at
the Russian refugee camp at Viborg,
made - Journey to the island and were
entertained at lunch in the monas-
te.. iuilt to replace the one destroyed
in l.54. The old law is still observed
by the $50 monks now living there.
From the day they arrive on the
is,dAd to the day they leave or die
no meat is eaten by them. Husky.
strong and living to a good old age
this lack of meat as food is not ap-
parent in their build For lunch the
Americans had fish in several forms,
fried, baked and in soup, but always
fish.
Hunting is barred, trapping Is ia
boo, so that temptation in the shape
of meat may never come. Smoking
also is banned.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Gets Power Without Coal.

A large paper mill at Vargo, Swede u,
was recently rebuilt on the most in l.
proved lines. Formerly 10000 tons o
coal were consumed annually, and the
problem of maintaining this supply
was very serious one, but at the
present time no coal whatever is con-
eumed at the plant. The boilerhouse
contains seven electric" boilers, each
Of 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 Is stated that
full steam pressure can be 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.
- a.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
MiaRT LEARN FROM FREllcA
American wHtsr ef Opinion Thsr9 An
Things Hle foutrymsn Could
Probably Absorb.

They are q wonderful folk, Hsss
French, and there IS no people from
whom Americans en- learn more Of
the art Of living. While We. With our
high rents, are harassed by the CUES
ton Of where to live, they, In spite Of
their high rents. think only m how to
live. We would do wen t. s0end lnss
thought on the abode and more On the
mode. We could learn from them to
forget our national timidity and 10 dis
cover our next-door neighbors, says
writer in LeslIes.
The contrast between the excited
buzz and chatter and gayety that
strikes one on entering even the most
homely French restaurant and the
frightened and tremulous whispering
thrown in between long intervals Of
logged eating that goes on In our own
restaurants is enough to shame any
good American. We could learn from
them to put aside our little pamphlets
on "Facts About Sugar" long enough
to enjoy the beauty Of a hillside-and
still make enough money out Of the
sugar business.
Our shopkeepers could learn that
politeness does not drive away trade.
We could have learned, alas, how to
drink and how not 10 drink behind
sW1ng-doors, or too strongly or toe
much. The American business man
who hopes to do business with the
French must learn to deal with for
eigners as well as they do and not tt
look upon what seems to him an e1
aggerated politeness as a rich bit o.
comedy, fault Of which our business
men are, unfortunately, too often gull
ty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
The Calm Level

1 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 billows
but the calm level Of the sea. from
which all heights and depths are
measured. When the storm has passed
and the hour Of calm settles on the
ocean, when the sunlight bathes ,ts
smooth surface, then the astronomer
and the surveyor take the level from
which to measure terrestrial heixhts
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.
and by which their final action win b.
observation-disclosures A. Garfield.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
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 ha
ordered three to be sent to Mukden,
for possible postal use, and the re-
mainder to Paotlngfu for military pur-
poses. Those shipped to Mukden were
loaded on fiat cars and started on
their way. Some distance from Tient-
sin they bumped a railroad bridge and
we're 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, 1921-05-13
Thrill Not on PROGRAM.

President Obregon Of Mexico has
given his sanction to bull fighting by
appearing one Sunday afternoon when
Rodolfo Gaona and Ernesto Pastor
fought Jointly. He occupied a ring
side seat. When Pastor, playing the
last bull. made what appeared to be a
death thrust, the President arose to
leave and the band Immediately
struck up the national anthem. The
bull, however, was not dead and start
ed to charge. At the sound Of the an
them he stopped in his tracks, lowered
his head, and with Pastor standing It
rigid attention not three feet from the
bulls horns, the hymn was completed.
A second later the bull tumbled over
dead. Veteran fightgoers asserted the
spectacle was the strangest evor seQn
in the Mexico City arena.-l3roso15n
Eagle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Razor Strokes to Shave.

There is barber In London. EnR.
land, with nice taste for figuring, and
he has computed the number of razor
strokes that 90 to a clean shave. He
offers to prove the general correctness
of his count on any customer. "Yop
shall keep the count yourself, sir"
says he.
The first man counted $50 strokes
made by the barber. Much too low.
Sir" said the barber. But knowing
you were counting I couldn't help TAX.
Ing longer strokes. 1t takes more. sir.
usually"
His own computation Is that, on an
average, 1t takes 200 strokes to shave
man. Now If he shaves so MANY per
sons day, so many days a week. how
many times does the barber use his
razor a weekT'
hundreds Of thousanda sir" savs
the barber. Pinned to something mora
exact, he claimed $1,000 for one week.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
GREAT TUN OF HEIDELBERG
Constructed In the Middle Ages, Mon.
ster Receptacle Held s2s Heea
heads Of Wine,

The construction Of the great tun Of
Heidelberg In the castle Of the Princes
Palatine Of the Rhine was begun In
1889 and was not finished until moro
than two years later.
Il was composed Of beams twenty
seven feet long and had q diameter Of
eighteen feet. The iron hopping was
LOO pounds in weight, and the cost,
figured in our money, was nearly
$4,000. It could hold 02o hogsheads
and the value at that time Of the wine
1t contained was in the neighbofhood
Of $4,000.
When the cellarer drew wine out Of
the cask he assembled several fights Of
wooden stairs leading to the top;
about the middle was q bunshole. into
which was inserted IN instrument
made in the form u q spout, With
which the wine was drawn up md
placed in q vessel provided for the
purpose.
There was another tun buiit, evident.
1y succeeding the one inst described,
IN 1881: this was % fest long and "a
feet high, with capacity u so hons
heads, or 2Ss,2O0 bottles. This cask
has not been h ~ sincs ~ ist1se
part = tn iah1 genD
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
boHoUER0R COULD NOT WRITE
William Of England Signed His
Name by a Cross to a Charter
He Granted.

In the collection of Norman char
tiers sold recently in England, the
property of Baroness Beaumont Of
Carlton Towers, York. there is strong
presumptive evidence that William
the Conqueror was unable to write
for grant signed by him and NATL
da, the queen, bears their crosses.
This collection of Norman charters
was made by the antiquary Thomas
Stapleton, one Of the ancestors Of
the barony of Beaumont, and has been
preserved for centuries at Carlton
Towers. It's sale is attributed to the
costs Of the war and the present high
taxes.
The earliest grant is undated, but
was made between the years 1857 and
1919. It Is in Latin, on vellum, and
is a grant by Walderand (de Meulin?)
for the salvation of the soul of his
lord, William l, king Of the English,
and others, 70 ST. Stephens church.
Caen, of the Church of St Mary. In
serted in their names are the crosses
OF the witnesses, William, king Of the
English; Matalda. the queen; John,
archbishop (of RouenO; Roger Bel
montensis (Beaumont) and Robert
Belmontensfs (Beaumont). The docu-
ment is one Of the most interesting
autographs that IS likely to come into
the auction room for some time The
evidence of William tho commemorate
llliteracy is not conclusive, however,
as it may have been thought beneath
the dignity Of the king to write his
name, as William Roberts suggests
King Henry I also signed one Of the
charters with his cross.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Impressive Thrift E@sson

The father of a ten-year-old boy In
New York was besieged by his young
hopeful to buy a certain plaything
amounting in value to 500, says
Thrift. Day after day the father was
coaxed caj0led and threatened. He
put up numerous defensive arguments
that were brushed aside With scorn
and bitterness. Finally the father
said: "Son, which would you rather
have, this toy or so cents a mouth as
long as you liver"
The boy chose the 80 cents q month
for life. The father invested 500
in gilt-edged security yielding six
per cent and the boy WIS given q les
son In thrift and the value Of money
that will be Of untold value % him az
long as he lives
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
ISLANDS FOUND BY SPANiARD
Soiomons, in the Southern Pacific.
Were Discovered In 1867 by
Aware de Mendana.

The Solomon islands. in the south.
ern Pacific, long before Australia was
discovered, were known to daring
voFagers. In 1857 famous Spanish
navigator named Aware de Mendana
sailed from Peru to discover a great
South continent. Three months cruis-
Ing brought him to the Solomons and
YSabeI island which he named, as his
log states, after his much-loved
wife"
Mendana cruised for SIX months In
the group, and was so impressed with
the richness and fertility Of these
uopic lands that he named them the
Solomons, In the hope that on his re-
turn his countrymen would believe
they were the source from which King
Solomon obtained the gold for his
great temple. This story, he thought,
would encourage the colonization Of
the islands, and he conceived the
Yainglorious ambition Of becoming the
King OF new Spain. On his return
home, so brightly did he paint the
prospects that he was soon able to
prepare an expedition Of many hum
dI"ds Of settlers, including his wife
an! her three brothers. In the party
were also two sailors, afterward
known to fame as connected with the
discovery Of acknowledgements de
Qufr2s and Fuis vaes de Torres.
The expedition failed through sick.
ness and bad management; In fact.
IT never reached the Solomons at IN.
but instead-owing to faulty naviga-
tton-arrived at the northern islands
of the New Hebrides group Here after
a few months. Mendana died, a disap-
pointed and broken-hearted man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
The Tabernacle of the
Great Outdoors

The Salvation Army is the most
gigantic evangelistic movement for the
common people in the World
Recognizing neither creed, caste or
color, it achieves where all other
agencies fail
With $4,000 officers in 70 countries
and colonies, it breaches the gospels
OF love and redemption in AZ Ian
guages.
It has held48,0O0 indoor meetings of
which, in the United States, the at,
tendance has been 5,949,454 and $4,000
street meetings with an attendance of
1908, 44%>peopie.
Fully q, third or 100000 of this
great army Of the unchurched would
never otherwise have heard a sermon.
In the United States alone, the
Army has converted 32,738 converts as
the result Of the efforts Of The Saliva.
ton Army workers IN its 9S3 Corps
In connection with its preaching has
come the establishment of Relief Eff
forts and in the past year 1895 fam
Lies have been visited.
In order to facilitate its work, The
Salvation Army issues 81 periodicals.;
ITS chief publication called the War
Cry" has circulation OF 6I71,s40 in
twelve months.
The Salvation Army conducts So
hotels for men and two for women. In
these establishments it has supplied
100000 beds and $4,000 meals. In
the years span also 1000 meetings
have been conducted with an attend.
ance of 1910 people.
The Army reports 32,738 converts as
the result Of a years work which
means just that many less charges
upon the public charity and that many
more producers and good citizens.
The Salvation Army seeks those who
will never seek the churches and they
find them in the slums, paths and
streets In all degrees OF restitution
and desperation and indifference. The
voice of the Army speaker or singer
IS the Voice crying in the Wilder.
ness" the lonely wilderness Of the city
streets.
So also In the prisons and jails, the
poorhouses, hospitals and army camps,
the Gospel is carried in spirit of fel.
lowship and love that sooner or later
rouses spark of manhood in the low.
est criminal
Thus the Salvation Army supple
nents the work of the churches and
Indirectly recruits for them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Tests for Djamond..

The true diamond is not cut by 4
hle, has a specific gravity Of 1852 and
a luster that shows clearly even when
the stone is immersed in water. A
small drop Of water dropped on tho
face Of a clean, dry diamond preserves
its globular form and does mot spreaA
When q line % drawn on a diamond
with m aluminium pencil, and It u
then rubbed briskly with moistanaA
cloth. the line disappea1sL The com
monest test Il to draw tie edge e IL
stone over glass; thu diamond eula n
withsut much prsssuse. vhlle II u.
Aa,so Aessly senaehR
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Then All Was Quiet.

Junior has reached the age Of u
quisitiveness. With grandma, he was
making social call. He noticed that
the piano was not in the same posi-.
ton as the one at home that the dav-
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 chairsT
"Why of course they have. Now
keep quiet"
well, why II that man sittine On
the plano stool thenr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Novel Wireless Experiment..

ABy means of vibratory waves sone
ou from an oscillator cut in her hull.
the battle cruiser Ohio has been con-
due ting some remarkable wireless ex-
peri ments with the abandoned battle
ship Iowa In the Delaware bay near
Phil adelphia. The dot and dash waves
are caught on the sensitive horns 1t
the Iowa's submarine listener 10 feet
below her stern. In this MANNER the
Ohio Is able to control the lowa1 en-
eines and helm and direct ~ course
600 =, .rds away. Insulated wlfoo NoGO
install ed on the Iowa to attempe O~
arate l ser at greater distAncG
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
Psychic Too Mush for Her.

Il do wish this psychic, or what
ever-you-call-it Dad was over" said 4
reader. She put dowA . popular pub
LEGATION.
"Why, when the dog used to snore
under tho couch, q soGne naughty boy
played ttck-tack On the windows, or
the pstatoes took llttlo slide down in
eheir bin In the cellar, the entire fam
ny knew 1t once what IL noise was
md calmly went abcuk their business.
Now they say myseaeipusiy, :Hark,
WHAT'S Instr and ~ N ~ 10 listen
- - u We expected - 80 IN appa-
ndso. Call Il your Iubegnscious SELF
q ghost that ma1ap svsry SLIGHT
disturbance in the hosDs ana you're
sure t. Be jumpy. ana fbr one WIN
Be siad when the psychic busnaas =
Dasssa and We aR4ihA e 3 49,
soao = srdlnary nd vi VI llpS /
l-i.hl Il.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly AT The
HERALD OFFICE.


~ WU5U7S04S
10 said that l inexperienced him.
am not quite sure that do. He told
- That he loved to ride up and down
BroedWay Ill day on an omnibus dt.
ting beside the driver. listening to the
roaf q the eartA and semseimes re-.
dculating and declaiminx Homer at
tne top q his voica He has lonx been
IN ediose and writer to- tn news.
paper-was editor Of the .New
Orleans Crescent" once: but nov has
no employment but 10 read and vrtts
In the foreneon and walk IA tha sfYer-
noon. like al the rest q d. acrib.
bling gentry.-"Henry Dawn Tbs
1eau," BY r. B. Sanhorn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
H1ohlard SuperstitIona

DID you know that If you lived In
Scotland all salt cellars in the house
must be full on New Years day, else
the household will suffer want during
the year?
mat Is not the only superstition
peculiar to Scotland. The country Is
full OF them. For instance, the high.
land nurses believe that If an infants
feet are put in snow he will never have
colds during his life. A regular prac.
tice among the farmers used to be the
placing of honeysuckle branches in
their COW houses on May 2 to keep
their cattle from being witched.
A bad storm is prophesied when q
cat frolics about a room If the cat
washes its face Wit is paws before
the ire. the coming -:y will be rainy.
Intelligent Geese.
Many are the cases on record Of
geese whose ma sters or mistresses en-
deared themselves to them and as
result were followed about everywhere
by the geese just as they might have
oeen by dogs, and dogs are supposed
TO be the most intelligent Of animals.
There Is the historical case of the
aged blind won ian who was piloted to
church On Sundays by her goose. The
little old lady would t0tter along, and
when she ould be on the point Of
taking a mtsstep the silly goose would
pluck her by the skirt and guide her
IN the right dfrec ton. IN the steps
OF the church the. old woman would
be guided to her pew BY her neigh
pors, while the oose retired to the
nearby cemetery to nip grass. When
service was over the goose would be
beside the church steps waiting to
guide Its mistress home again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13
$1,000
The New, Low Price of the
International 8.16 Tractor !!

VXyE have reduced the price of the
w Tractor to rock-bottom agure-S!,o o1 I. o: b;
Chicago and are releasing it for sale ~ gu paris OF
speed twoplow tractor which operates
kerosene It's popular efficient record Is on
it's practical design and strength OF
bty and protection of working parts, dependable OIL
ing system, and other features
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-05-13

A famous tire-and 4 famous tread.
Acknowledged among motorists and
dealers alike as the worlds foremost
example Of Cord tire building. Al
ways delivering the same repeated
economy, tire after tire, and season
after season.
The stripe around the, sidewalk Is
registered as Trademark in the y. s.
Patent Office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-29
LOOSE FITTING LINES

Inc simple. loose lines Of the
chcmise fr0ck so favored by the smar.
women this season. display a siIhou-
cite that. to all indications. will bc
seen. Tor some time to come. The
very abscnc" OF intricate draping and
"Ner'unics makes tn. chcmise frock
an excellent design for u fabric OF
exceptional beauty or az back
GROUND for Il unique and decorative
motif worked in bright coiorcd or
scit-'oned wool. silk. or beading. I'm
the Illustration below. the short XII.
mono sleeves, the t'iorcntine nccl;
inc. The attraction of slipping on over
the head. which eliminates all fastcn-
ing. and the advantage of being cut
In one piece. from sleeve to hem. are
fashion points that should not be
overlooked by those seeking chic az
we'll as simplicity. becomingncss ~
well as comfort. Two materials may
be used very effectively. If desired.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-29
N,., =, ~ o,,,,ock T,Io,.

The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society Will meet at II o'clock this
morning at the Confederate Memo
rial Institute. All members have been
notified TO attend.