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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
ALL HAVE SOME PROTECTION
merner Nature Abandons None Of Hss
Progeny, In q Helpless ssatA
to ThslP Enemisa

nature has provided for everything
down to frogs and little sucklebackA
All the little animals that seem so
helpless have their own ways Of pro-
tecung themselves, says London An
swerS
II he suspects that some larger and
stronger animal is out to eat him. the
TOAD Is able to swell himself out until
ne looks very ferocious and is far too
large to be swallowed.
The frog has longer legs than the
toad and therefore can lump better.
dis eyes are at the top Of his head,
20 enable him to see all round, for
having no neck. he cannot turn his
aead. He can change the color of his
coat II 1t should prove necessary. II
taxes him about quarter Of an hour
10 do this thoroughly and after it IL
accomplished it is extremely difficult
70 distinguish him from his surround.
ings
People sometimes try TO catch the
lizard. but meet with no success for
the only part Of Its body one can get
At Is Its tail. and 1t can drop this ut
moments notice The little sickle
oack, beloved Of all small bows has
nttie spiky spines sticking out to pro-
eect 1t from the other inhabitants
OF ponds and streams But these M.
ue spines are Of no avail when the
sdckieoack ends its days in the Jam
SaT Of some little fisherman
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
ANCIENT GUILD or AncnERS
institution Centuries Old Lodged In
One Of the Most interesting
Buildings in EFuees.

One Of the most interesting places
In Bruges both for Its antiquity and
its connection with the royal house
Of Stuart, is the Guild Of Archers OF
st. Sebastian. The date Of the founda-
ton Of the guild Is unknown. as all
the records were destroyed in the
great fire Of the belfry Of Bruges In
1880. However, there is every reason
to believe it must have existed before
1895, as 1t had already emblazoned In
Its arms the Cross of Jerusalem, or
the Holy Land, which was awarded
to all the medieval guilds that took
part In the first crusade. The guild
now has in it, possession archives
dating from 1905. The present build
iCg was given by Cornelius De Blod
in 1873. when a chapel with remark
ably fine ceiling was built, and is still
TO be seen.
Charles II, king Of England, togeth
or with his brother, the duke of Glo,a-
eester, became members during their
two years Of exile. Charles Ii was
The first to inaugurate the Gold Book
OF the Archers, and put his signature
TO his gift in which he promised 1000
golden crowns. The duke of Glouces-
ter gave 200 golden crowns to the
guild and also a silver arrow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
SEE stars IN GREAT FLOCK
Latest orsap oiseo*srsd Believed to
Contain Equivalent Of Quarter
Million Of Our Suns.

Every new invention Of the as
tronomer's observatory enlarges the
distance he can peer into space and
measure its receding boundaries, So
that one can never say which Is the
farthest star.
But we can say which Is at the Earth
est distance measured. This honor IL
at present borne by tiny blur Of light
which has no name and few years
ago was not noticed, but which is now
Identified in the new general catalogue
of stars as No. 7OO6-or. more pre-.
clsely, N. G. C. 7O06.
1t is not really one star. but great
flock Of stars, probably containing
more than the equivalent Of quarter
of a million Of our suns. and 1t is 50
far away that If some unknown as
tronomer could fash a light signal
at us from one of the suns or planets
there it would be nearly quarter Of
a million years before that message
could reach US.
There is good reason to believe that
this flock of stars Is moving toward
US. 1t is hardly necessary to say. thai
1t will lake long time coming.
Air Mail stamps.
Over forty varieties Of specially de-
signed postage stamps for air mails
have already been published, much to
the Joy OF the philatelists. Italy has
the credit for the first air stamp which
was issued by the Italian postal au-
thorities as long ago as 1917. The
United States, Canada, Newfoundland,
Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Esthonia.
Colombia and the Belgian Congo have
all considered 1t desirable to issue spe-
cial stamps to their peoples. Tuuis
has even produced a second contribu'
ton. Needless to mention. Germany
and Hungary were early In the field
lightly considering 1t an excellent
means Of educating the public In ths
practical side Of aviation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
An Elastic Metal.

The most remarkable thing abous
vanadium steels Is their almost mirac-
ulous elasticity. Today the metal va
nadium Is comparatively cheap. Yet
only 30 years ago it sold at $3.50 q
pound. and was hardly more than q
curiosity of the chemical laboratory.
When a use is found for rara
metal, sources from which 1t may be
obtained In quantity are sure to be
discovered. Thus, when the value Of
vanadium for steel alloys was escer-
tanned, the fact was soon disclosed
that vast ore beds containing 1t ex-
listed in Colorado. 1t is from these
beds that the demand Is now supplied
The ores are sandstone. impregnated
with vanadium. and are dug out In
enormous quantities. A by-product Of
vanadium mining Is uranium, from
which radium Is obtained
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
LARGEST KNOWN FOSSIL BONE
Disc oVery Made in Northern New
Mexico Is interesting for More
Than One Reason.

The largest shoulder blade Of any
animal on record, ancient or modern
has been discovered in San Juan basin
in northern New Mexico by John B.
Reside, Jr., of the United States
geological survey. This scapula bone
is part of an immense extinct diuosaur
estimated to be over one hundred feet
long and markedly larger ,han any
previously known 70 have existed
Charles Z. Gilmore Of the National
museum in Washington mas assembled
the collection of pieces Of this fosSi,
scapula and has found that the total
length of the bone is more than i've
feet, nearly as tall as a man. This is
five times the length of the shoulder
blade Of Il COW of today.
The large fossil was found IN the
part OF the earth that was deposited
and formed in the Upper Cretaceous
era, and this indicates to the geologist
that the dinosaurs lived at a later
geologic time than they had previously
supposed. This fact has created more
stir in geological circles than the
size OF the fossil.
dinosaurs were large reptiles with
long necks. little heads and brains
and long tails. Their bodies look
like that of an diversified
elephant with hind legs longer than
tore legs. They dominated the earth
In the days when the limestone beds
were laid, but for some reason dis.
appeared from the earth to give place
10 smaller and lvelier animala
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
Mud Pic Censua

Doctor Russell, who tells US that In
q spoonful of good arabic land there
are more living organisms than there
are people In the United Kingdom.
has probably not wasted his time
making an accurate count but there
Is no doubt he Is well within the mark,
observes the London Chronicle.
A French bacteriologist recently
caught his little son playing with a
mud pie, and, borrowing a small por-
ton of the mixture. carefully analysed
1t in his laboratory. He found II
seeming with microbes, but only took
a census of the harmful varieties.
He found when he had finished his
labor that the little bit Of the "pie"
he dealt with contained the following
germs: Diphtheria, 100000; measles
2.45O0O0; smallpox, 100000; lockjaw,
100000; dysentery, 100000; pneu.
monia, $4,000; tuberculosis, 100000.
And the total Of nearly II million was
only a percentage Of the organisms In
the dellcacy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
Obesity UndeatrabfA

Are you fat? Be on your guard II
you are. Doctor Joslin Of Boston has
eathered striking statistics that show
N undeniabie association Of obesity
and diabetes, the condition In which
sugar, the most common OF food fuels,
s not properly metabolized or stored
In the body. There are In this country
alone more than half a million dia.
oetics. THE penalty Of taking too
much alcohol is we'll known, and q
drunkard is looked upon with pity OF
contempt" says Doctor Joslin. Rare.
ly, persons who become fat deserve
pity. because Of real tendency to out
% weight despite moderate eating. but
most Of them should be placed In some.
what the same category a. the alco.
holic. In 900 cases out Of 1000 b,
ing fat implies too much food a to-
little exercise, o. both eo0hlsnlR ~
Science SBvice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
REMAINS IN HER MEMORY
Hsw North Star Brings Up Vision 81
Happy Childhood to the
Mind of Writer.

One Of my own most perfect child.
my grandmother, when she invited me
10 stay for supper, and my GRANDPA
Their walked home with me after dark.
All along the way, he used to point
cut our two shadows on the pavement,
as we passed the street lights one BY
enc.
We watched the way the shadows
were very short directly below the
lamp. and how they heightened until
they were just our height-his more
than twice as tall as mine-and how
they finally grew so long that their
tops were almost out of sight. The
object Was to find the point where
the shadows were exactly as tall as
ourselves. When we came to the
darkest part of the street, where our
shadows were lost In the hedges, We
used to stop and find the North star
over O pointed tree near my own
some.
That was always the way we made
the Journey from his home to mine,
anti he thought that / was too old
to care to have him show me stars
and shadows any more. But for me.
as long as / live, the North star will
shine over that particular tree. And
! shall always keep the memory of
that funny little shadow that usee
to be mine. clear cut with the Ngh:
behind it-and beside 1t, hand In hand
with 1t, that dear chara cteristic shad-
ow that never falls on any road In
me world.-Frances Lester Warner In
Ghe Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
Senses Keyed to Danger.

Since 1t is more important to be
warned OF danger than guided to de-
lights our senses are made mort
sensitive to pain than pleasure. writes
Edwin E. Slosson in the New York
Independent. We cannot detect by
the smell one two-millionth of a mtlli-
gram Of Oil Of roses or musk. but we
can detect one two-billionth of MILL
gram of mercaptan, which is the
silest smelling compound that man
has so far invented. II you do not
know how much a milligram Is, con-
slider a drop picked up by the point
of a needle and imagine that divided
into billion parts. Also try to es-
Innate the weight OF the odorous
particles that guide q dog to the fox
or warn a deer Of the presence of
man. The unaided nostril can rival
the spectroscope In the detection and
analysis Of unweighabls amounts Of
Uattax
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
EASY WAY TO GET MONEY
indianapolis Younoster Preferred Good
Time at Lawn Fete to Pos
session Of Two Teeth.

This young man Of eight years has
been suffering the loss of his first
teeth, and his mother has had him in
the dentist chair several times. AS
the teeth show an inclination to part
company with the boy, the dentists
bill is running up. Until last week
the boy positively refused to permit
his mother to pull his teeth. She told
him finally that he could pull them
and she would give him 30 cents for
each one He thought it over and de-
cided to pull two loose ones hiiIHeif.
1t was easy and he got 81.
A lawn fete was to be given IN The
neighborhood the other night, and the
boy wished to go. The day before the
affair was scheduled he brought four
teeth to his mother and demanded y.
His mother was shocked, examined
the teeth and found they were sound
and would have lasted a long time.
The youngster said he needed the
money, as he expected to attend the
lawn fete He got Indianapolis
News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
ALWAYS A WELCOME VISITOR
Occasionally Late, but ones Every
Month She Was at the Door
to Receive Him.

She waited patiently for his arrival,
feeling that he wouldn't disappoint
her. Sometimes he was a little early
sometimes a little lata, out eventu.
ally he would come. bringing with him
something dear to her heart.
once every month for four years he
had been welcome visitor. How
we'll she knew his voice-his smile
his CHEEKY whistle,
At times when he passed the house
Without as much as a glance, she I'm.
oerstood and made no effort to at.
sract his attention. II he appeared
distant now and then, she did not
grieve, knowing the day would come
week, two weeks perhaps-when he
would walk fearlessly up the walk
with a smile and a CHEEKY word of
greeting.
After today she would never look for
nim again. At least his appearance
would never again cause the delight.
tul little heart throbs that were now
sgitating her.
AT last she saw him. Her arms
were outstretcheo to receive-the last
War Risk Bureau allotment check.
which the postman handed to her with
smile.--The Leatherneck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
HORSES ABLE TO TELL TIME
Steeds Hired by the Hour Coed Judges
Of Distance, According to This
Stable Manager.

a rider needs a strong hand and q
arm seat to ride the hired horses Of a
certain suburban riding academy when
he attempts to 60 beyond an hours
distance from the stable. according to
the New York Sun. The rates are IS
for two hours, and the horses have be-
come so accustomed to going one hour
out and one back that when the first
hour Is reached and the rider does not
turn back toward the stable his horse
insists upon doing it for him.
Beyond this first hour, II the rider
still wishes mistakenly or extrava.
,antly to ride still farther away from
the stable. he will have to eight his
horse every twenty-five or thirty yards
rs the horse attempts to turn back,
md there will be no further Joy In the
ride. II he complains to the manager
II the stable, the manager will b
POLITELY regretful II the rider 10 q
stranger, or he will tell him the honest
ruth II the rider is an old acquain-
lance.
II get so many inexperienced
riders,' the manager will tell you
and they have no sense Of direction
md keep no track Of the time. md II
It were not for the good sense Of the
horses the riders would either lose
in the countryside or would
perhaps realize at soma point that
bell limit was nearly up and then
would come laundering In with winded
md steaming horses.
These horses manage the ride them
selves and the riders have very little
% do with it." said the stable manages.
and In that way they protect tAe
iders, they protect themselves ano
hey protect ma" 1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
Thedford's Black Draught Highly
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re.
sulting from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville. Tenn The effic-
ency Of Thedford's Black-Draught, the
genuine, herb. liver medicine, IS
vouched for by Mr.. ". N. Parsons,
grocer Of this city. ut Is without
doubt the best liver medicine, and
don't believe could get along without
1t. take 1t for sour stomach, head
ache. bad liver. indigestion, and all
other troubles that are the result Of
a torpid liver.
Il have known and used 1t for years,
and can and do highly recommend 1t
to every one won't go to bed with
out 1t in the house II will do all 1t
claims to do. I can't say enough for
it."
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black
Draught just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable In regulating the liver to
Its normal functions, and in cleansing
the bowels Of impurities.
Thedford's Black Draught liver medi-
cine Is the original and only genuine.
Accept no limitations or substitutes.
Always ask for Thedfords. esq
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
That Word "Hosplt1l.~

One Of the features Of an ancient
Roman home were the "hospitalia,"
OF apartments set aside for stranger1
or "hospes." Hence, In its original
meaning the word hospital" was ap.
piled to places where strangers were
received and kindly entertained. The
commonly restricted use Of the term
70 designate places where sick strang.
ers were received was an after de-
veaepment.
The word came to us directly from
ths French. whs got 1t from the Ro-
mana Il Il derived. Of course. from
~ same root a. "hospitable." The
name "Hospitaler' was borne with
pride BY several semi-religious and
ssmi-military orders. like the Knights
o. It John q the Knights Of Malta,
vhe made Il 4 business to relieve the
pooe, the strangers and the sick.
r n Wegth noting that the 6rst
sAesplfaI" fee diseased men and AMI
malo wae established By the Buddhists
r 0nhuDean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
SHAKESPEARE is ALL WRONG
Police Judge Rules World Isn't Stage,
After All, and Fines Woman I'M
personator of Men.

Police officers and detectives can
spot the shifty eye Of pickpocket,
the heavy jaw of stick-up man-per-
haps-and the other peculiar physical
characteristics Of the male clan of
crime. But 1t takes a policewoman
70 detect suspicious characters nv
their dress. Police routine and disci.
pine cannot, apparently, wear off the
keen instinct Of a woman for the
style Of a toQue, the set of a sash.
and the hang Of outer garments In
the back
Recently Bella de Turk walked down
town. She got as far as the post
ofice. In so doing she probably
passed several policemen who marked
no sign Of suspicious character In the
passerby. But at the post Office stood
Mrs. Dollie Fisher and Miss Emily
Greer, policewomen. The eyes of the
policewomen discerned at once that
the figure Of the gentleman walking
BY would have been set off to much
greater advantage had he worn fem
lnine dress, says the Columbus Dis
patch. So they accosted him and
found 1t was her. And Miss De Turk,
dtted out In a mans cap. coat and
trousers and other apparel to match.
took a ride to the police station with
Mrs. Fisher and Miss Greer. There
she refused to solve the riddle Of her
masculine attire and was released ON
bond.
Z am an impersonator Of men char
acters, appearing at the movie thea
tiers" she told the court. It then fol-
lowed that she had neglected to change
back into feminine dress after the
show. Judge Berry fined her $25
md eosts for The oversight and babe
her rsmsmber that Shakespeare to the
contrary Notwithstanding. all the
worlds net . STAN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
Rescne Home Beacons
Of Hope

si1ty-eight thousand girls, eight
women disappeared from the streets
OF our cities last year Six thousand
from New York alone. Where ara
they?
Everywhere throughout the country
the great problem of .llegitimacy ia
confronting those who interest them.
serves IN welfare work. but nowhere
perhaps has it been met with the
practical Christianity shown bv The
salvation Army. which through y.
twenty-s1x Rescue and Maternity
ttomes in the United States returns 70
health hope and sanity every wear.
approximately 1000 unfortunate girls
A salvation Army Rescue Home /,
pen to any girl who needs IL. nro.
lection and who otherwise would BE-
forced along the paths to which on,v
neartoreak. despair and disgrace can
point. Once admitted, the past ia
closed behind her. the future rbrnvn
open with hope and courage, while be.
sides the best OF physical care she "a.
ceives the spiritual and mental re~ep.
Grafton necessary If that physical car.
Is to have its best effect.
Besides the best OF prenata, a,a~
ternity care. the girl receives adec,.t.
opportunity for convalescence and al.
slstance IN finding work, which IN
many cases will not separate her fror,
her child, on the ground that tu.t =.
this responsibility 10 part q tho h,.s.
Ing 50. Is It part Of the care In th...
new opportunities for WORK the r,r,,.
history 10 forgotten aaa ne sutn,s
thrown open with such hone and COM
age that the bitterness ana reaent.
ment brought into Tie Home =. -.
placed BY : steady 1ope aad eo.r.rs
oo. only 70 b carried swsy VIZ -
put % be transfassd Il NJ is9.eese
a.ess sAsss vhsn - -.
-1toe EE-Hn-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
HERES NsW toeA or si6AMS
Did His Pleasant Home Life Inspire
Mueh-Wed Man to Seek Even
More Happinessf

Hercules, the apartment house pof>
ter, was deep in newspaper when Mrs
Uptown entered the lobby and he
scarcely looked up when she spoke to
c.m while waiting for the elevator to
come from the upper floors, says the
New York Sun. Finally he laid down
the paper with a sigh. Mrs. Uptown
noticed what be had been reading.
Strange case. wasn't 1t, Hercules
the man who had two wives for thirty
years2" she remarked.
ut beats me, 1t does. ma'am," ad-
mitted Hercules, with a faraway look
In his eyes. Just think he got away
with it so long, he did. I'll bet he
never talked In his sleep, he didn't,
ma'am."
II suppose his widows feel pretty
bad. now they've found it all out, '
commented Mrs. Uptown, giving the
elevator button another push.
They shouldn't feel bad, they
shouldn't" opined Hercules. 1.-THE
frst one should think that she made
such a nice home that he wanted to
increase his happiness by having an
other.
"And the second should think that OF
all the other women in the world he
picked her out to bring more Joy into
his life, she should. 1t was compli'
ment to them both, 1t was"
SIS your married life happy. Her
cules?" asked Mrs. Uptown.
ut is that" replied the porter.
well, shall we expect you to"
"Oh. no. ma'am," said Hercules
| glancing over his shoulder to make
sure nobody was listening. ITS 6
compliment to the ladIes-but II
rather be rude, would"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-17
WOULD PRESERVE OLD HOUSE
Plans Made for Restoring Structure,
Said to Be the Oldest in
the Northwest.

Plans are being laid by the Vancou-
yer Historical society to preserve the
old Coyington house at Orchards. six
miles from this little town The house
Is said TO be the oldest in the north
western part Of the United States II
Is of logs and is In q ruinous coudi
ton being used as a sheepfold. The
historical society expects To restore it,
The cabin was built early in the last
century by Richard Covington. an en-.
ployee of the Hudson's Bay company
when Fort EancouN or was the capital
of the fur company on the western
side Of the Rocky mountains. 1t was
the first schoolhouse in tie North
west Coyingtnn taught the children
Of fur company employees and settlers
there. Mrs Elizabeth Bird. eighty,
FIVE years Of age still living in Clarke
county. Washington. was married in
it in 1858 by Chaplain John McCartv.
stationed at Fort Vancouver. This
was a short time after [. S. Grant
after his return from the Mexican
war. visited the fort.
When Fort Vancouver was owned by
the Hudson's Bay company, the com
nany was ruler of three-fourths Of the
North American continent. Its do
minion extended from Labrador to the
Pacific and from he Arctic ocean to
the Spanish settlements in California
1t moved its western headquarters to
trrt Victoria on Vancouver islant
'''r'"- The dispute between England
an@ lie United States over the Oregon
boundary line. 1t surrendered its SOY
~reiShty to Canada in 1870.