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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
SHOW NAMED FOR A VALLEY
Quite 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 oval de Vire"-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
word became corrupted to "vaude-
Vile" and was applied to a 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
nent that included singing and dia
logue as we'll as dancing and variety
acting
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
HAD REHEARSAL OF FUNERAL
Curious Motion Held by Spanish Nor
arch Concerning Ceremony In
Which He Would Figure.

Charles V, king of Spain and emperor
OF Germany in the Sixteenth century,
was a pious ruler Toward the end of
his life he conceived the curious idea
of rehearsing his own funeral, not be
cause he wished to have the event go
off without a fitch when the time
should come, but because he thought
the performance of the ceremony
would rebound to the credit and we'll
being of his soul in the after-world.
His friends sought to dissuade him,
but, deening it a holy act, the ruler
went ahead with his preparations. A
catafalque was erected and the Serv-
ice performed. The high altar, the
catafalque, and the entire church
shone with wax lights; the fr1ars were
all in their proper places and the
household Of the emperor attended in
deep mourning. The pious monarch
himself was there, attired in sable
Weeds" according to the monkish his
torian, land bearing a taper, to see
himself inferred and to celebrate his
own obsequies" While the mass for
the dead was sung, he came forward
and gave his taper to the officiating
priest as a symbol Of bis desire to
yield up his soul. Not only once, but
for many years, until he finally died
In 1858 Charles V performed this
strange ceremony annually.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
DEAL JUSTLY WITH CHILDREN
Courts TO Handle Cases of JuVe-
nile Delinquency.

The example set by the United
States In establishing juvenile courts
has been followed by all the princi
pal countries of Europe. Spain. the
nst to fall In line, has adopted the
modern viewpoint that delinquent chill
dren should not be treated as crimi-
nails, but rather as victims Of adverse
conditions and surroundings. In work
ing out the details of the Law, Spanish
authorities have followed Americas
experience, according to information
received by the children's bureau Of
the United States department Of
labor.
Under the Spanish law the children's
Judge Is not necessarily a member of
the bench. He is assisted by two ad
visory members appointed by the com
mission for the protection Of children.
Privacy is guarded very closely in the
Spanish Juvenile courts; no one ex-
cept probation officers is allowed in
the court unless by special permission,
and the press is forbidden to publish
any information about cases OF Juvenile
delinQuents.
Since Chicago established the first
juvenile court in 1899, similar courts
have been established in England
France, Belgium, Holland Denmark,
Switzerland, Italy, GermaIE, Russia,
Austria and Hungary.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
| ANCIENT AND MODERN LIGHT
Users of Electricity Today Read With
Smile of the "Link Boy" of
Old England.

A couple of centuries ago permanent
street lights in the large cities Of the
world were almost unknown. In old
England "Iink 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
perfuous as the sedan chair
In 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
~ all these subterranean places that
are visited by sightseers are equipped
with electric lights, and instead of car
rying bag of candles the guide mere
ly turns on or off a series of electric
switches as he conducts a 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 lectricity.-Boston Com
mercial Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07

The Pilgrims In America were
more inclined to look after gunpowder
than books, but several hundred vol-
umes were brought over on the May
flower, including 400 books owned by
William Brewster, the leader. Sixty
four of them were in Latin, and a
number Of others in Greek and He
brew, while still others were devoted
strictly to systematic theology, vol
umes of controversies with the Roman
church, volumes on liberation, polemi-
cal works, and discussions on the Ref
ormation. Every family had a Bible,
of course, and everyone read it. They
started at the first chapter and read
the book from cover to cover.
OF 81 Pilgrims the inventory Of
whose estates is given in T. G..
Wright's Literary Culture in Early
New England" not one had less than
fl worth of books, and II had IS or
more, though only four of these es-
tates totaled more than f20O.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Sheep Driven to Mountains.

Wild sheep live IN small ffocks IN
rocky, mountainous parts where FOOD
is sparse. Had they been possessed
Of such means Of defense as the heels
and the speed Of the horse, or the
horns and the strength Of the bison
they would probably have congregated
on the plains where food was plenti-
full AS it was, their only protection
from their natural enemies, the wolves,
lay In their agility in the most mac
cessfble spots The length Of time
sheep have been domestcated is as
nothing compared with the preceding
ages when their home was in the
mountains, consequently coming under
the dominion of man has utterly re-
versed their conditions Of life. So the
growth of the hoof is out Of all pro-
portion to the wear on our soft pas
lures, and footrot supervenes. SINH
larly the thick coating Of wool which
was absolutely necessary at the alti-
tudes the wild sheep inhabited, has, as
far as the sheep itself is concerned,
become a nuisance, and rendered it a
prey to ticks and maggots.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
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-conf1dence
are undiminished, and he can start
again Many a man has been made by
his failures, because he used them as
a stepping stone for his advance.
Failure is the final test of persist
ence and an iron will; it either
brushes a life or solidifes it.-Orison
SWEET Marden il the New Success
MagaZine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
DRAWN WITH MASTER HAND
Walter scott's Portraits Of the Past =
Notable Contribution to Eng
iish Literature.

No wonder that Walter Scott, who,
strelsy and the Lay that he was ed
ttor and poet, and being himself
novel reader, should be utterly dissat
isfed with the quality Of the existing
supply. The French Revolution, dis
tinguished by it's leveling principle and
action, had ended in substituting
feudal empire for an effete monarchy:
and even when Napoleon was redivid-
ing Europe into kingdoms and princi-
palities for his family and his follow
ers, there had sprung up-or rather
reVived-a deep devotion to the chiv-
airy which had done so much in the
past, and whose traditions had in
grated grace into history and breathed
reality into song.
To this feeling, this principle, Scott
had lninistered in his poems; and now,
acknowledged head of the romantic
school, he resolved to extend its linn
its, beyond the ballad to the narrative
poem and use prose as the more suit
oDAC 4HSuAulA. lie SIoNS " oSiiiAeee@
the past as it seemed in the eyes of
men who were dubious of the present
and afraid Of the future-noble, state
ly, glittering and gay, with the pulse of
life ever beating to heroic measures.
His view of feudalism in THE Tails
man." "Ivanhoe" and The Fair Maid
of Perth" was not the caricature
few preceding authors had drawn, but
portrait-faithful if idealized.-
Robert Shelton Mackenzie.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
SURE GUILTY OF SOMETHING
Fact That 1t Didn't Happen to Be
Larceny Didn't Make Much Diff
ference to Hank.

There is an old New England squire
whose knowledge of the statute law Is
limited, but who has decided views as
to common justice. Not long ago q
certain Hank Miller was brought bN-
fore him, charged with larceny. 1t ap-
peared from the evidence that Hank
had rented a horse from a farmer to
DO some hauling and that, during the
period the animal had remained in his
possession, he had fed it from the own
er's stock Of grain, although the agree
ment was that Hank himself should
supply the feed He was charged by
the farmer, therefore, with the theft
of two bushels Of oats and corn.
The statutes made and provided"
the old squire announced ponderously,
say that theft is to convert to your
own use the property of another. The
horse is the servant of the owner. not
of Hank, and Hank converted them
oats to the horses use, not his-so l
acquit Hank of stealin them oats-he
amt guilty of larceny"
Hank rose, thanked the squire and
was about to leave the room, when the
old man called him back.
CAS- I said, Hank" he remarked,
with q CLEAN of hunor in his eye, "you
amt guilty of larceny, but you shore
air guilty of something, and I'm goin'
to send you to Jail for q month for It,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
How to Enjoy Walk

There are road walkers, trail fol-
lowers, forest roamers-locality and
scenery are matters of taste. The
thing is to keep marching, to fill ones
lungs with draughts of invigorating
air, to Danish care and to revel in high
spirits. There should be stop at
every spring, the colder and shyer the
better, and when landscape is to be
viewed, some scene that charms and
inspires, it is sacrilege if the walker
does not throw himself down on the
grass, or seat himself on fallen tree,
to spend a few minutes feasting his
eyes on the picture. The true walker
rs not one who merely puts miles be-
hind him, to vaunt his speed and en-
durance.-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Briefly, Find Your Niche.

When you can't do what you want
to do do the next best thing. 1t may
be the failure is for your good. Some
times we let our enthusiasm run of
with our judgment. We would do
many things that are not for the best.
So a kind Providence heads the thing
off. Marshall Field could not succeed
as a clerk in little down-East store,
but he could build up one Of the big
gest commercial enterprises in tho
world in Chicago. Green, the histori-
an, could not do any work for month";
before he died, but he could dictate
the best history Of the English people
ever written. Francis Parkman could
not see to make watches, but he could
become Americas historian. Haydn
was not 4 great success % 4 barber
but hs could write '.Ths Creation" ~
Mn wuEaG fame.r 0Elk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
The NaVipendufLNn.

One Of the problems which naval
architects have 70 confront is the roll
ing of a ship on the waves, and the
'navipendufuIn" is an invention for
dealing with it experimentally.
The apparatus consists OF two
parts: A plate to which motion cor
responding to that Of a portion Of the
surface of wave is impaired, and a
pendulum of peculiar shape which
rolls upon the moving plate IN the man
ner of vessel supported by water.
The same pendulum can be made
to represent different vessels Of given
size and shape by adding or removing
artificial resistance to the oscillatory
motion
This instrument fEfs been employed
to study the rolling Of the Italian bat
tleships as wen as those Of other
countries
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
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 a common invitation to the caller
in this state, though in some parts of
the country it would be unusual.
When a housewife changes her abode,
she moves her things" and when 60
ing on a journey, she packs her
things" IN grip.
In the south county it frequently
rains "pitchforks" and sometimes
"cats and dogs" The most intensive
expressions of the native, however, are
that it Is raining like all Sam Hill
or like "all possessed. Boston
Globe"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
QUEEN MONSTER OF CRUELTY
Fredegonde, Wife of French King
Woman of Amazing Beauty and
Seemingly Without Heart.

One of the most bloodthirsty queens
the world has known, but about whom
little has been related in ordinary
histories, was Fredegonde, a woman
of amazing beauty and utterly heart
less who ruled France with her hus-
band Chilperic from 569 to 597. She
came from an obscure Picardy family,
and secured the notice Of the king by
taking service as a common servant
at the court. Her beauty was so great
she won his heart, and he sent his
queen to prison for life, and raised
Fredegonde to high rank. He married
Spanish princess and Fredegonde
caused her to be strangled in her bed.
The brother-in-law of the princess at
tempted revenge, was stabbed by
Fredegonde's hirelings, and then she
brought about the assassination of the
kings three sons by his former wife.
Ten young people in all died Of her
command or at her own hand, and she
was not above an attempt to murder
her own child, Regunthe, a beautiful
maiden Of whom Fredegonde became
jealous. She took the girl to her
treasure chest and told her to play
with the Jewels AS the child stopped
over the chest the queen slammed
down the great lid and only aid from
chance passers saved the life Of the
child.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
A REGULAR Stunt.

Ferguson-Tve just been reading
that the aviators today can do any
thing a bird can do. Yes, sir, they've
got the thing down so fine that there
isn't bird alive that has anything on
them.
Fftzgerald-Zatso? Well, when you
see an aviator fast asleep hanging
onto a branch of tree with one foot
then Til come and take look.-Amer-
lean Legion Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Correct test:
An Everlasting Memorial.

Nature has great part In this last
ing and beautiful memorial, that Is to
he erected to the local service men IN
the city of Santa Monica, Cal. 1t Is
to be large open-air theater, and
will take the conventional Greek form,
with seats arranged in concentric tiers,
the orchestral area in the center and
pillared stage at the bottom OF the
slope. As in the conventional thea
tiers Of ancient Greece, the site and
BACKGROUND will be beautiful wooded
hillside.
The level area in the center will bc
loored with mosaic stone work. This
s0eautiful tribute to the service men
VIM no doubt, be the pride Of the cfti-
ssns d this dp Tor many years =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Change Ringers.

English peals are rung by man to
a bell, the bell swinging on a heavy
mounting, starting at an inverted po-
sition when it is at rest The bell Is
attached to a wheel over which a rope
is strung pulley-Wise, each ringer hay
ing the two ends in his hands. The
ringers-they call themselves Change
ringers'-stand in circle, with a con-
ductOr in the center. 1t takes a wear
of training, one night a week, to make
a change-ringer. 1t requires a strong
tower to stand the strain Of the swing
ing bells. The effect of the swinging
is to give a more beautiful tone than
that of fixed bell.
Changeringers usually are trained
church folk. The Ancient Society Of
College Youths, founded in 1887, is
their London organization. There are
more than a thousand members who
meet monthly and ring special peals
in relays. On the kings birthday, cor
onation day, peace day and others,
there Is such a demand for change
ringers that the bell foundries are
called upon for their professional band.
But none Of the other change-rIngers
are paid-London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
SAYS FEW READ THE BIBLE
Writer Criticises the Present Genera
ton for Tvs Lack Of knowledge
Of the Scriptures.

The booksellers story Of the woman
Bible she could find the story of Da
mon and Pythias is called to mind by
the recently reported attempt Of pro-
fessor at the university to measure the
Biblical knowledge Of his class in Eng
nsh literature. The test resulted in q
rather naive display Of ignorance cea-
corning a book which has been called
"'the fountain head of English literA-
ture," and which, with Shakespeare,
Invariably heads the list Of best"
books and gathers more dust than any
other.
There are those who. having made
acquaintance with the Bible in their
own youth, and realizing its poetry,
history and style, agree with Prof. Dali
las Lore Sharp that we are 'fBible-
starved nation" What parent reads
the Bible to or with the children these
days? They get fairy stories or animal
fables. Even the Sunday-school les
sons are given from leatiet. The BIZ
Die has been storyized and expurgated
In the so-called interests Of children.
and has shared the usual fate of such
well-meant but unnecessary endeavors.
1t is not without occasion that educa-
tors are discussing the need and the
methods Of increasing interest in the
book.
Whether we regard the Bible as a
sacred book, as saga of the Hebrews,
or as a collection Of stories, legends
and historical fact of ancient origin, it
is so thoroughly part Of our litera-
ture, which is so abundant in illusions
and references to its content, that not
to know their source and application
is to argue ones self unread. Youth
ought to be as aware of Moses the
lawgiver as Of Hamlet or King Lear
Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Do Well Without Meat.

Less than third of the WORLDS
population gets what we should call
three good meals a day, yet the work
ing capabilities of the, from our point
of view, underfed continents Of Asia
and Africa win compare very well with
either Europe or America. The aver
age annual meat consumption of the
world Is 80 pounds head, yet both the
Australian and the American eat nearer
1870 pounds per head, and the English
man is not far behind with about 120
nOuniS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
CriticizeS Use Of OIL.

DR.. White of the United States ge-
illogical survey has declared it mo
less than an economic crime to use oil
under boilers as fuel" because the sup
ply of oil was so rapidly declining in
the United States and elsewhere and
because it would soon be "a very seri-
Gus problem as to getting the neces-
sary amount of lubricants-which is
really the most important part Of the
rock oil business"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Panal Poison Antidote

The horn of an Indian rhinoceroA
presented to Pope Gregory XIV in
1890 to protect him against poisoning
by its putative medicinal properties,
has been donated to the American
Museum Of Natural History, New
York.
The horn, given to the pope by the
prior and brothers OF the monastery
Of st. Mary Of Guadalupe in Spain,
was credited with sweating in the
presence Of poison, by the way Of
warning, and If powdered and takea
internally, with acting as an antidote.
The tip Is missing. It was cut Of
n 1871 and administered to the poQ
tn11s last illness. II
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Oriuin Of LANGUAGES.

Authorities believe that all Ian
Yuages had their origin in the dialect
of one common language whose home
Is conjectured to have been be-
tween the Baltic and Caspian seas.
The language spread with migrations
In different places. and separation and
race admixture increased the differ
ences in the dialects until they be-
came distinct languages, which In tpsn
spread and broke up into dialeuo.
Surveyors Use AIrpianes.
-Four airplanes are being used to sur
vey the extensive forests Of Labrador
b determine the value Of the wood
pulp represented by the growing treeA
Aerial photographs will be taken q
many parts Of the peninsula FOR use
n compiling statistics. The surveying
party, which LETT tic UalisQk ates ~
centiy 1er NOM ocet1a, npossd
! q q ~ ~ m : 11Aa
J !! - e! j! 4 - Z. 4
49, NM 3z4 IS
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Symbolism Of Animals.

In the symbolism of animals, the ant
typities frugality and provision; the
bear i'll temper and uncOuthness the
bull raightforwardness; the bull dog.
pertinacity; the butterfly, sp0tiveness
and living in pleasure; the dove inno-
cence and harmlessness; the fox, cum
ming, artifce; 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, 1921-01-07
Remarkable Thirsts,

Glassblowers are known to drink
from fifty to sixty pints of water dur
ing a days work and to be nothing
the worse for 1t, but they are beaten
by a young and capable worker Of
whom a physician reports that he
drank II gallons of water day and a
whole tubful of it during the night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-01-07
Times Whiriidfd.

Old Horse-Remember how the au-
tomobiles, when they came into prom
inence, laughed at US for poking
along1
Buggy-Yep, but them was happy
days.
Old Horse-Now it's a case Of the
sirplane laughing at the automobiles.