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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
COPIED PRACTICES OF BIRDS
Man In His Attempted Conquest Of
the Air Has Only Initiated the
Feathered Creatures.

Now that man has practically con-
Quered the problem Of flying, it is il.
teresting to observe that he actually
learned this in the same way as did
the birds themselves
But birds were originally not birds
at all, but belonged to the repti,k
family, and acquired wings througl
a long series of changes in the forwaJ
part of the body. These reptiles couE.
swim, and this Is the nearest approach
to actual flying there is.
The first fossil bird on record ap'
pears to have had quill feathers be
tween the legs and the body, being d
combination of bird and reptile. These
feathers and tail enabled it to sail
through the air. Continued practice
of this sailing would have a tendency
to affect the scales on the body of the
.eptile through friction with the air
causing them to split and become
fuzzy.
Scientists agree upon this, but they
do not all stand together upon the
AutSlIoll Vi lllG pl VpttuiS AihuJCl IL
which flying was first attempted, re
marks the Detroit News. Some think
that these creatures learned to fly by
springing upward from the ground
others say that they started from the
top of tree or hill and sailed down
ward. 1t probably was practiced ii
d downward direction from a height
and the cumbersome creatures gradual
ly learned from moving their wings tc
steady themselves in sailing down
ward. Afterward they found that BY
continued Tapping they could also rise
Man, in learning to fly, also initiated
the birds in this respect for he starteC
where the birds did. His first success
with the flying machine was in "gl d
ing from height downward, and hr
too, learned how to start from the
ground and rise.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
Kings Who Never Grow Old.

Kings Who Never Grow Old,
A curious custom Of q pastoral peo.
pie Of Uganda. known as the Banyoro,
is related by the Rev. John Roscoe.
He said that when once q king
was enthroned his person became
sacred, and his food was restricted to
milk and beef from a sacred herd Of
COWS.
The Banyoro monarch never allowed
himself to grow old nor his faculties
to become impaired. When he thought
he was going to be seriously III he
called council arranged state affairs
with the principal chiefs without CIV.
ing them any reason for thinking that
he was about to die, and dismissed
them to carry out his instructionA
Then he returned to his private
house, summoned his CHIEF wife, and
ordered her to bring him Z cup Of
poison. He drank the eeoeenaR md n.
. ~ 1tnutee vas - j
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29

The points" or ends of the crescent
moon always point away from the sun.
When the moon is new the setting
sun, or sun recently set, is on the
west of It, which sends the points to
the east. AS the sun sinks farther
below the horizon the points Of the
crescent moon point more in an up
ward direction; for the convex part
Of the crescent must always be
toward the sun. When the moon is
waning the sun is on the east of It,
which, of course, sends the points
toward the west. The moon Is always
q sphere; the crescent is merely that
part Of its Illuminated side which
we are in a position to see.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
In Different Glasses.

A visitor in an Australian home in
CURED of his hosts little son, DO you
90 to school now?'
Yes, sir"
And what do you learn-reading,
writing, sums?"
"Oh, yes, and learn religion, too"
"Religion?'
Yes. l learn the little religion
which teaches that We all come from
Adam. But my older brother is in a
higher class; he learns the big religion
and that teaches that we all come
from monkeys. Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
HaItey's Genet.

Halley's comet, which visits thie
part Of the universe about every sew
enty-six years, was seen at its best
here on April 10, 1910. Prof. Mar
Wolff of Heidelberg first detected the
comet on this visit on September II
1909 In the late spring Of 1910 II
became visible to the naked eye. Be
tween 2:3O in the morning and dawn
It was a beautiful spectacle in the
eastern sky. The tail grew In length
and impressiveness ~ perihelion wa,
approa ched, April 10. "Halley" passed
within half q million miles Of Venus @
May 2, and IN observed irregularity Or
tail structure was perhaps occasiona
THEREBY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
Got the ToiI-keepeTs Goat.

A Dutchman riding a little cart
drawn by goat was stopped at the
bridge by the toll-keeper.
II got to pay toll?" said Hans.
Yes; five cents to cross the
bridge"
After an argument he paid the toll
and went back again, only this time
he had the goat sitting in the cart and
he was drawing 1t himself Out came
the tollkeeper. Here, you know
you've got to pay five cents
The Dutchman shook his head and
pointing to the goat, said, Don't talk
to me-ask the ver.'-Boston Tran
script.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29

ana cnamper of depu.fes rive ntlh 4osa
power to put INTO eject his sontem-
plated reforms aud economic paeasr
ures, and as he had the support OF
most Of the people, the prospects Tor
Italy were bright.
Greece's disaster in Asia Minor re-
suited In the second abdication OF
King Constantine on September rs, In
the face of revolt by the returning
troops. Next day the crown prince,
George, was sworn in as king ana
new government installed. The revo-
lutionists In control caused the arrest
of various former cabinet officers and
generals on the charge of high treason
in connection with the debacle In Ana
tolia, and six Of them, including three
former premiers, were condemned TO
death. Great Britain tried vainly to
prevent the execution and then broke
off relations with Greece, probably glad
to get rid Of an embarrassing alliance.
Prince Andrew uncle of the king also
was tr1eu ana condemned, but escaped
with exile.
NJ. BRAND resigned as premier of
France on January IL because his pol
icies at the Cannes conference were
opposed. He was succeeded by NJ.
Poincare, whose policies included strict
enforcement of the treaty Of Yer
sailles.
Pope Benedict XIV died on January
%, and on February the Sacred Col
lege met In Rome to choose his success
sor. Four days later Cardinal Achille
Ratti, archbishop of Milan, was elect
ed and on February II he was
crowned pope as Plus XII.
To the account of affairs in Turkey
related above is to be added the down.
fall Of the sultan Considered by the
Angora government to be tool Of the
British, and consequently a traitor, he
was deposed on November l. The SOW
ereignty of the nation was declared to
be In the hands of the people and the
name changed from Ottoman empire to
State of Turkey. The dethroned ruler
took refuge on Malta. On November
IS his nephew, Abdul Medjd Effendi
was elected caliph of the Moslem
church.
Germany devoted herself through the
year largely TO efforts to evade the
payment of Preparations. to determined
work to regain her foreign trade, and
to the printing of innumerable billions
Of paper marks. The value of the
mark fluctuated widely, reaching low
level of more than eight thousand for
dollar. On June 81 Dr. Walter Rath-
p!!t.... foreign minister. was assassi-
mated i'll I'p"lin by reactionaries. Chan
nllor Wirth md his cabinet were
iced out of office November IA and
va I'm Cuno became chancellor with
a ministry In which the socialists and
communists were not included.
On December 9 Gabriel Narutowicz
was elected president of Poland to
succeed General Pilsudski. He was
duly inaugurated, amid scenes Of
great disorder and on December IS
WAS aSsaSsinated by an artist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
Wonder of Small Tkinos,

The greatness of our life depends
on SO little In the midst of the
humblest incidents of ordinary days
The verse of poet may suddenly re-
veal to US something stupendous. No
solemn word has been spoken, and
we feel that nothing has been called
forth; and yet, why has an ineffable
face beckoned to us from behind an old
mans fears? Or why does a vast
night, starred with angels, extend over
the smile of achild?-Maeterlinc
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
When Does He Work.

May speak with Mr.. Wombat7"
HE Is at lunch.'
II te1ephoned at 2 o'clock and he
was at lunch then. It Is now nearly
FIVE"
well, he's at dinner nowsN-Louis-
Vile Courier Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
A sian.

II think that small boy of ours IL
going to be poet
THAT so? Why?"
He never wants to have his hair
cut"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29

Helium, the gas used in the three
latest army balloons, was discovered
81 years ago in the sun by means Of
4 spectroscope. n years before Il was
Aound On earth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-29
labcr-Savinq Implement.

do you find that taking summer
boarders lightens your burden as an
agricultural toiler"
'I'll say 1t does" declared Farmer
Corntossel. "It's heap easier to get
your tomatoes with can opener than
It is with a hoe"
The New York herald., 1922-05-03

both physiological and psychological
factors too elusive for measurement.
The broad fact remains that re-
markable increase has occurred and
that much of 1t falls within the three
years since the national prohibition
law was promulgated.
II increased candy consumption is
really a result of abstention from
alcoholic beverages it should be
borne in mind that for many years
prior to prohibition there had been
a growing tendency toward the exclu-
sion of even the mildly incorporate
from employment in large industrial
concerns. Hence 1t was that In those
years there was a large and increas-
ing passenger list on the water
wagon. That many OF these more or
less unwilling riders took to candy
instead of drink and thus were
among the pioneers of the present
great candy consumption develop
ment is entirely possible.
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
CHILDREN TO GIVE PAGEANT.
Hospital Patients ON Randalls Isl
and to Present 'sPandora."

A pageans. Pandora" will be pre-
Hospital on Randalrs Island on the af-
ternoon Of May 49, The performance
will be done entirely by the children of
the school, and even the music will be
supplied by the Girls Orchestra.
In making announcement of the en-
tertanment yesterday Commissioner
Bird S. Coler of the Department of Pub
lie Welfare extended to the public a
general invitation to attend. and also to
inspect the institution and make note of
the Improvements which have recently
been effected in the plant. The present
character and administration Of the hos
pital was one of Commissioner Coler's
strongest arguments against the pro-
posed Knight mental deficiency bill
which threatened an invasion Of Ran
dalrs Island by delinquent type of de-
fective
"A visit to the institution will clearly
demonstrate that the New York City
Children's Hospital is not a proper place
for the Incarceration of delinquents-
mental detectives with criminal tenden-
cies." he said. land will readily explain
one of my principal objections to the
mental deficiency hill. Had this meas-
ure become law the constructive work
now being done in care of mentally de-
fective children at Randalps Island
would have come to a speedy end"
!. Some of the improvements which have
been brought about at the institution arc
the occupation of twelve new buildings,
the remodeling of four old buildings and
the demolition Of five others, the aboli-
tion of an institutional uniform and the
reorganization of the administrative and
educational departments.
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
How the Candy Trade Has Grown

At recent Brooklyn meeting OF
fire insurance brokers WALTER L.
CLARK, an expert in fire hazard engi-
neering, read a paper in which he
cited the fact that money invested In
the confectionery business increased
from s170, ,S45,0OO in 1914 to s447,-
100000 in 1919.
The expansion Of this business
created problems OF public health and
fire insurance. In the various
processes of candy manufacture there
are such conditions OF fire peril that
the business has become a special in
surance risk. AS far as the public
health Is concerned the supervision
of materials and OF manufacturing
conditions, as exercised in New York
since 1913 over ice cream plants, is
essential TO many candy making con-
Germs. Especially this is true of the
smaller shops. which. II would seem,
are likely to be established In quar-.
ters which do not meet sanitary
requirements.
The extent to which prohibition is
responsible for the increase Of candy
consumption Is beyond exact deter.
mination. II is problem involving
The New York herald., 1922-05-03

long. and at the end of the world
war they were asking the Allies,
whom they had favored in every pos
sible way and over whose victories
they had been warmly enthusiastic,
to help them to the goal Of self gov
ernmen, for which they had struggled
for centuries.
The Catalonians are considered the
most cnterprising and progressive
people of the Iberian peninsula. They
are distinct in origin from the other
people of Spain and they differ from
them In costume, dialect and Gus
toms. Moreover, they are a hard
headed people with strong national
spirit which has often carried them
into revolutionary movements. When
the Spanish Government refused
them autonomy at the end Of the
world war they attacked the Govern
ment itself. They declared that they
were In ravolt not so much against
oPaiA thC ppdAioh
system. They told Madrid some
wholesome truths which were ac-
cepted by other parts of the king
dom. This brought about some much
needed reforms.
They return to the fight now with
their old time spirit. They want au-
tonomy, they want 1t as right. but
II it is not conferred on them they
will get it some other way. They
argue that, with the Catalan question
out of the way, the Moroccan prob
lem will be less acute, and that Spain
can then proceed without opposition
upon her policy of internal pacifica-
tion and development. In other
words, with the Catalan question
definitely settled, Spain will be rid of
her greatest source of worry. Span.
ish politics are often difficult to un-
derstand, but II may not be going
beyond the limits of possibility to
say that her politicians may yet come
around to the Catalonians' view.
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
Enjoining Treasure Hunts.

In the spring the adventurer's fan
cies always turn to hunting for
pirates gold and sunken treasures, If
he Is that particular kind of gam
bier. News paragraphs from time to
time record the beginning Of treasure
hunts. A characteristic tale of this
kind comes from Cape May. A bust
ness man of that New Jersey, coast
resort is organizing a syndicate to
salvage the treasure of Spanish coins
lost with pirate ship which was
wrecked on the shoals, of Turtle Cut
Inlet, seven miles north Of Cape May,
matter Of century ago.
No one would have thought that
the courts would be brought into this
particular form of adventuring, gen.
orally looked upon as a harmless and
Improbable way Of wasting time and
money. Yet New Jersey has pro-
duced case Of director Of sal
wage company appealing with sue
cess to the courts at Newark for an
injunction to prevent the company
from making any attempt at "re-
moval of tons of gold bullion and
bags Of rubies from sunken ships"
The cold blooded, unromantic reason
given in the application for the in
junction was that the director
objected to unusual expenses at this
time.
II the old chart essential to all
well regulated tales of pirates hidden
gold had been filed with the applica-
tion for the Injunction, anybody with
the proper sporting spirit could have
manned ship and gone in search Of
the treasure Of gold bullion and bags
of rubies. But as this was not done
the Injunction against treasure hunt
ing will probably hold that fantastic
treasure below the sea for some tim.
to come.
1t is indeed depressing period in
American history when the craze for
regulation reaches even down tc the
treasure hunter.
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
Nv w. J. HENDERSON.

Beniamino Gigli. the popular tenor Of
the Metropolitan Opera House. made his
first local appearance in concert last
evening in Carnegie Hall. He made IT.
under difficulties. For two days before
the entertainment he had been suffering
from an attack of rheumatism which
affected his pedestrian apparatus to
such an extent that he could hardly
walk. He had to be carried into the hall
from his automobile.
1t seemed quite in the natural order
of things to see William ]. Guard of
the celebrity department OF the opera
appear on the stage to prepare the audi
ence in a few perfectly int.lligible re-
marks for the spectacle Of rheumatic
romantic tenor. After Mr.. Guards pre-
lude Mr.. Gigli limped into the presence
of his audience and began his enter
tainment by singing "M'Appari," from
Marta 1t quickly became clear that
his affliction had not touched his voice,
for he sang with his customary beauty
of tone and skill In dynamic gradation.
Other operate airs on his list were
"Salve dimora" from Faust" "Vaine-
ment ma bien Anne" from la Roy
dYs" and Una furtiva lagrima" from
"L'Elisi~ d'Amore." He sang also q
number OF songs.
Mr.. Gigli was assisted more or less
by Miss Bassye Rosenthal. soprano, who
essaysd "Qel rusceletto.' "Caro Nome
and other selections with tones usually
unsteady and considerable uncertainty
as to pitch. The audience expended its
enthusiasm in large quantities on Mr..
Gigli. who received not only applause
but also many flowers.
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
Mind Jolted, Home Upset.
A Daylight Saver Resents Interfer
enco With His Habits.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Where is
any benefit derived from the present
daylight saving order? Personally
think law like this one is more Of q
discomfort than blessing.
To be obliged to rise at 6 80 In the
morning and to go to bed at 10 changes
the regular routine of life to the detri-
ment of physical well being. The mind
had been accustomed TO regular hours
of sleep. Now the mind receives a jolt
when at 6 o'clock hear the ashcart
rattle in front Of my window instead
Of at 7. At 10 o'clock at night the
mind is not prepared to go to sleep be-
cause before It waited for II p. M. to
strike.
Last night I could hardly find slumber
so early result. awoke several times
during the night. therefore lost my
usual sleep. undisturbed for six hours
Also 1t brings havoc to the household.
Luncheon is served at IL NJ. With day
light saving time I have to eat at II
A. NJ. Just one hour too early. This is
bad for the system.
Look at It from every angle, this law
foisted on US Is preposterous
Keep standard time agoing! If some
wish to rise earlier all right. that is q
personal affair. Have Americans lost
their American freedom? AS It is they
are slaves to the minority.
LOUIS M. ErLsHEMIus.
NEW YORK, May ..
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
The River.

Like ribbon of sapphire
The Oriskany winds between emerald
banks.
Flashing, leaping.
Tossing it's pearls of spray into the air
where they hover a moment
Tiny iridescent globes Of light.
Then fling themselves upon the breast
of the river,
The shining. billowing breast Of the
river,
Blue In the sunlight,
silver In the shadows where the willows
lean down to kiss II
And trail their thin fingers In It's CULVER
ing crystal.
Singing. the Oriskany dances to meet the
Mohawk.
Lifting It's smiling face to tho farm
lands as II flows through them:
Joyful irradiant, brimming with happi-
ness, II fulfllls It's mission In life.
Which is TO make the world more beau
tIful for others.
When man. like the laughing river,
Sings on his way. filling others lives
with sunshine.
He will find his own life bright. beauti-
ful. brimming with happiness.
ELISABETH ScoLLARp.
The New York herald., 1922-05-03
RUSSIAN TENOR IN RECITAL.
Elsenheimer Among Composer
Represented in Skrobisch Program

Elsenheimer Among Composers
Represented in skrobisch Program.
Jean Skrobisch. a Russian tenor and
pupil of Jean de Reszke. gave a recital
Of songs sung in German, by Schubert.
Schumann and DR.. Nicholas J. Elsen-
heimer. last evening in Carnegie Cham
Der Music Hall. His program also con-
tanned reading of Tennyson's poem.
"A Dream Of Fair Women" illumined
by living pictures, with incidental music
by Elsenheimer for string quartet, harp.
piano and soprano solo.
Mr.. Skrobisch proved to be an inter-
esting singer. His voice-more barry
tone in quality than tenor--is a service
able one, and he knows how to interpret
the moods of various songs with clear
diction. good phrasing and admirable
dramatic ability His performance was
warmly applauded.
DR.. Elsenheimer, an American, who
Is we'll KNOWN here as a fine musician
and one whose cantata for mixed voices
was awarded $1,000 prize by Edward
Mcdowell, who was one Of the judges.
assisted the singer by playing artistic
accomplishments, and he was at the
piano in his own music for the poem.
Some of those in the pictures were
Miss Dorothy Pyle as Helen of Troy.
Mrs. Melvin Henry as Iphigentd, Mrs
Anna Baton as Cleopatra and Miss
Ersily Caire as Joan of Arc. Albert
Harrington read the poems of the songs
In English before each group and he was
The New York herald., 1922-05-03

Dominion $120.OOO,00O OF business
with us in commodities affected by
the emergency tariff. has cost the
United States still more than that in
reduced exports of its goods to Can
ada. Department of Commerce re-
ports to date do not show the details
of our foreign trade for exactly the
same period as the Canadian reports
for the first eight months Of the
present fiscal year make 1t strikingly
clear that under the emergency
tariff we have been going to the bad
in our sales to Canada faster than
Canada has been going to the bad in
her sales to us.
For the eight months ended with
February our total imports from
Canada, those affected by the emer-
gency tariff and all others, have fallen
$215. 900. In the same period our
total exports to Canada have fallen
1927 ,0O0,000
If the American farmers have
gained by the less amount of Cana
dian agricultural commodities sold
here under the emergency tariff
less by 100000 month-the coun-
try has lost by the less amount of its
goods sold in Canada-less by $685..
100000 month.
And the Canadians have put ex-
portable commodities into hot COM
petition with our farmers anyhow.
Their agricultural exports, which
were kept out of this country by the
emergency tariff, went across the
seas and sold there in place of Amer
lean agricultural products that other.
wise would have sold there. So, after
all. the Canadians are now pointing
out, that part of the business was as
broad as it was long in respect of
their selling against our farmers.
But when the Canadians did not
buy from us the goods they previ.
ously did buy from us-did not buy
here by $28.500, 900 a month, or at the
rate Of 100000 a year-it was
because they were now spending
more Of their money where they were
selling more of their products. That
was not as broad as it was long for
the country.