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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
HAS TWO CLAIMS TO FAME
Daniel Defoe Was Great Editor as
Well as Writer Of Fiction That
Is immortal.

Daniel Defoe is thought Of by most
present-day people only for having
written Robinson Crusoe," but his
reputation among his own contempt
raries rested on great variety Of &C.
complishments, of which producing
that now famous book probably came
very near the last. He was chiefly
noted, in his own day, as a very great
editor, the Detroit News observes. De-
foe survived three great political up
heavals, for he wrote and schemed In
the reigns of James II, William III and
Queen Anne. His fortunes were varied
during these troublous times and, as
he said Of himself, within six months
he saw "the difference between the
closet of king and the dungeon Of
NewEate."
one Of his greatest friends from
boyhood was Samuel Wesley. Wesley
and Defoe married the two daughters
of certain Doctor Anncsley, Defoe's
pastor Samuel Wesley's two sons
We're John and Charles, who after
ward became two OF the most cele-
brated dlvines OF modern history.
Thus Defoe was their uncle by mar
riuge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
TWO kinds of Thinkers.

There are two kinds of people in
the world-word people and fact
people. The former deal in words ana
phrases and form their judgments On
opinions and beliefs. The latter
Aualyze questions and draw con-
illusions only from the point Of view
Of what they believe TO be established
facts. The two types are as far apart
as the north and south poles and are
incapable of carrying on anything Ia
the way of intelligent argument or de-
bate. because they do not talk the
same language or think by the same
method. The word man starts with q
desired conclusion and fashions his
facts to produce that result The
fact man analyses his subject, seeks
to establish the truth In regard to
facts which have bearing on 1t and
then fearlessly draws what he be-
lieves to be honest conclusions. His
process is like the working out Of a
mathematical problem; he does not
know what the answer will be until
the last figure Is made. He thinks for
ward, while the word man thinks
backward.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
ANTS MUCH LIKE FI9EFLlES
Species in Brazil, Travellers Assert,
Throw Off a Small but Quite
Distinct Light.

At least two Brazilian travellers
have described an extraordinary phe-
nomenon connected with the nests OF
white ants, or ternites, DR.. da Fon-
SEGA, who saw the exhibition on the
headWaters Of the Rio Verde, gives the
appearance as that Of tiny stars, af-
fording the nest the look Of Il min
nature tower brilliantly illuminated.
When the nest was struck with Il stick
the lights went out, only to re-appear
little by little.
Castelnau, in the middle Of the last
century, beheld similar spectacle
near the city of Goyuz. He says that
the lights were produced by an i'm
mense number Of small phosphores-
cent larvae which withdrew into the
galleries of the mound when an at
tempt was made to capture them.
Branner Of Stanford university re-
marks that this exhibition Is prob
ably confined to some particular spe-
cles, or to some special occasions or
conditions Of tcruite life, since he has
lived and Travelled for years in Brazil
without seeing it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
THOUGHT NOT REALLY RAPID
Mind Moves Comparatively Slowly,
Notwithstanding Expression That
Has Become Common.

"As quick as thought" is an express
sion much used to denote the acme
of speed In action. but. like so many
popular expressions, this one is mis-
leading Thought or at least the men
tai registering of a sensation, is not
an exceedingly speedy process the
thought impulse moving at the com
paratively slow speed of 40 feet a
second. or 75 miles an hour. Light
travels nearly nine million times as
swiftly. Thought would be hopelessly
beaten In race with a motorcar.
Perhaps a good illustration Of the
comparative slowness OF thought
waves E to assume that man had
an arm 70 miles long and that when
he was not looking friend should
grasp his hand. Before the owner OF
that arm became conscious that his
hand had been touched, the friend
would have released 1t, and had time
to walk four miles or eat very ex-
tensiye dInner-kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
-. - - :. -'-
GRAVES THINGS or BEAUTY
fed-inartistic Surroundings
Produce Depression.

Housewives have wondered why
Bridget, the cook, packed up and left
without giving reason for her action.
Now the secret is out. 1t was in all
probability, Dudley Crafts Watson.
interior decorator, says, because her
esthetic sense was not gratified In her
inartistic surroundings.
Perhaps the coloring and design on
the wallpaper did not strike a har-
monious cord in her spiritual makeup.
MANY cook has left because Of
the pictures in her room," Watson said
in a recent lecture in Milwaukee ;he
Milwaukee Journal reports. "No Oh,
inartistic picture should be hung in
her room. The wallpaper should be
warm, rosy, full of jolly color and of
graceful design. She needs beauty"
In order to keep the cook from be-
coming dissatisfied and leaving he Of
fers the following advice:
eff your cook enjoys your finest
painting or rarest print hang it in her
ROOM"
Or, in case one is fortunate enough
to support a gallery, the problem, nc
doubt, could be simplified by moving
In a bed and turning the gallery over
to the cook.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Peculiar Manx Cats.

The origin Of Manx cats is now at
tributed to the arrival Of these cats
on the Isle of Man from ships belong
ing to the Spanish armada that were
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from japan or eastern Asia.
They are a distinct species with short
forelegs. and elevated headquarters,
ana differ from other cats somewhat In
coll, ways, and character. They vary
ID color. People who have owned them
tx long periods> say they are not good
mousers or hunters. In character they
are rather similar to dog being high
" companionable and having some of
the qualities Of guardian, but they
are not considered hunters In any
sense Of the word.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23

Wallace Nuttings book on "Fur-
niture of the Pilgrim Century is an
argument 10 disprove the fallacy that
the Purltans We're insensible to beauty
and art
Ul the rugged substantial relics
of their building, Mr.. Nuttirg says,
There is solidity in them, durability,
freedom from caprice, and an express
sion of that sober nationality every
where characteristic Of the Puritan
genius.
For adaptation to climate. wise use
of accessible materials, inner cons
yenience obtained 1T low cost and
freedom from discordant lines. Puritan
domestic architecture deserves nigh
praise"
This is no less true Of their furn.-
ture accessories. 1t is wrong to as
sumo that their austerity and sim
plicity We're forced upon them by mere
hardship. Rather were they the out
ward expression of an inner nobility
and spiritual eXaltation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23

The position of chief Of an Indian
tribe In the days when the red man
roamed the western prairies was a
precarious one at the best, according
10 the account of Francis Parkman,
Jr., in his THE California and Ore
gon Trail"
The chief dared not assume any
Of the outward aspects of rank, for
fear of mourning the dlspleasure Of
his braves Many man in the viii
lage lived better, owned more squaws
and horses, and went better clad than
did the chief. He must needs ingrati-
ate himself with hts young men by
making them many presents, often
to his own impoverishment.
The happiest chief was he who was
1t the head of large family. With
& group of relatives TO avenge him in
event Of his murder, his position took
on some semblance Of security. One
Of the most powerful Dakotah chiefs
was secure in his position by~his fam
i1 of 30 stalwart sons
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23

continental Europe boasts Of an
owl Of such stature and habit that II
mas been named the eagle-owl. The
BIRD has an eye like an eagle and a
look like an owl. The owl look II EN-
phasized by the fact that the eyes Of
This natural field-pest destroyer have
never been known to move during
lie. They cannot be moved after
death.
The immovable eyeball Of this giant
owl has caused two German anatomists
to examine the musculature Of tn.
organ with view toward ascertain
Ing the why Of the steady scrutiny.
But the vacant stare Of the wise old
owl still remains secret except to
the sophisticated bird. The anatomists
found the usual six muscles that con.
troll the movements Of the eyes Of ami
mails. The sur1nise Is that from con-
tinued staring and resulting non-use
the muscles have become functionless.
The three pairs of muscles of the
eagle-owl's eye, all in balance and
immovable, suggest a locomotiye,s,
driving wheel on dead center.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Fast Boats In 1S1O.

Although the Cunnrd line operated
the first regular passenger schedule
on the Atlantic ocean, iuaugurated by
the britannia in 1910, the Savannah,
an American ship, was the first steam
vessel to make the crossing. depend
ing, according to the records, more
upon her sails than her engines, which
ran for less than 100 hours. She was
built in New York city and sailed from
Savannah for Liverpool on May Is,
1919, arriving IS days later.
The Royal William, built at Three
Rivers, near Quebec, made the entire
voyage under steam in 1888. Her first
trip from Quebec to London consumed
10 days. The Britannias maiden trip
from Liverpool to Boston in 1910 was
made in Ii days and hours. Her Sis
ter ship, the Acadia, crossed from Liv
erpool to Halifax in the same year in
II days and 4 hours. The next year
she made this voyage In days and 20
hours, q record which stood for many
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
~5sl
qAN1lR MhlpkNe HAVE eHAnM
Pretty oIrls In Profus!on to Be Seen
on the Famous "streak" in
oopenhagen.

Nowhere except on Fifth avenue,
girls in the space Of a short walk as
you do on the Streak" The maid Of
Copenhagen is nothing at all like ones
preconceived notion Of what Scandi-
navian girl should be. Up in Norway
you encounter the flaming red cheeks
and yellow locks and robust forms
which Anders Zorn has immortalized
on canvas. But the maid Of Copen-
hagen, the typical one, the kind that
you will always remember when your
thoughts dwell on the Danish capital,
is not like any of these. She is petite
and trim, neatly dressed, with hair that
Is copper brown as often - yellow.
A walk along the "Streak' a sun
ny afternoon at the shopping sour re-
veals to perfection the charm of Co.
Langelinie, the delightful park that
skirts the harbor, or venture into the
grounds Of the Rosenberg palace, it
will be much the same; pretty girls,
dozens Of them, alone, or in twos and
threes, or escorted by devoted SWANS !;
girls as chic and Parisienne, with COM
plexions that the fogs and winds Of
the Baltic have made into worthy ri
walls Of those Of England, chattering
like magpies, bursting into smiles that
reveal whole nests Of dimples, tripping
along with life and mischief in their
eyes and charm in every Inch Of them.
No wonder visitor to Copenhagen
can never get too much Of afternoon
promenading? How sincerely does he
growl a curse when dusk begins to
shroud the fair metropolis Of Denmark
and put an end to his enjoyment OF
the beauty parade on the "Streak. -
The World Traveller.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Called White House "Barn.Itke,n

The letters written by Mrs. John
Adams, the first First Lady Of the
Land to be hostess at 1900 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, In which she described
the palace" as being "barn.ltke" and
half furnished" have been source
Of historical Interest In comparison to
the newspaper accounts of the COM
forts and luxuries of the White House
as it stands today. However, Mrs.
Adams had made the executive man.
sion more home-like by the time Thorn
as Jefferson and his many daughters
came to occupy it from his magnificent
homestead at Monticello, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
THREE WAYS OF EMBALMlNc
metnods Followed IN Ancient EGYPT
Differed According to the Rank
Of the Deceased.

There were three different wavs NJ
embalming in old Egypt. The most
magnificent was bestowed only upon
persons OF distinguished rank. When
person OF distinction died the BODY
was put into a coffin, the upper ex.
terror OF which represented the do.
ceased, with suitable embellishment
The coffin itself was usually MADE ~
sycamore wood, which IL said to be-
almost incorruptible. Sometimes dealJ
was used. in which case It was broughe
from abroad. The embalminp ~
the body occupied 20 to 20 days II
consisted mainly Of the introduction
OF astringent drugs and SPICES int,
.he BODY, amounting It with oils Of
cedar. myrrh ana cinnamon, ana rat
urating 1t with inter. It was then
washed and wrapped in linen band.
a'pped IN myrrh and eum-~thes.,
oands In some instances beinr InO0
yards iong-commencins at the he.d
ana terminating at the feet. avoiA,n-
'ne race. The body was then re-
stored By the embalmsrs to tie reIs-
ives, who placed It In the conn
a less expensive method Of smbalu,.
ing was simply to inject into tie how
e.s nQuid extract Of cedar, ana
Wrapping up the body IN salt sAd
. ul.e' others were soaked, q @ ssm.
.nlnk' boiled IA = Kind q batunen
mace OF mixed resinous srbetancee
ansy were then placed, wleAopt sny
v.ner cova.mg than tn basdasee ~
u u,sseo with thae suhslancs4 6 SD
SS3f94 1nd tAelA dapaea1sd d sowt
y aosP
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
How Man SpoiIs the Air.

"Windows open more would keep
doctors from the door" A very large
quantity of fresh air is spoiled and
rendered foul by the act of breathing
A man spells not less than gallon
every minute. In eight hours breath
Ing a full-grown man spoils as much
fresh air as seventeen three-bushel
sacks could hold. II he were shut up
In rosm seven feet broad, seven feet
long and seven feet high, the doors
and windows fitting so tightly that no
air could pass through, he would die
poisoned by his own breath, In a Wy
few hours; In twsnty-four hours Ae
would have spoiled all the air 60
tanned in the room, and have eeopets-
Cd It into poison.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
ERROR COMMITTED Bf NAVY
eravs Mistake to Leave susinsss
Position In a Genera! Cloud 81
Unpleasant Feeling.

The man or woman Of small am
bition and smaller achievement feels
that it is his privilege and pleasure
always to leave position he is quit
ting" Fin a cloud Of unpleasant feel
ing. So long as he remains in his
position he puts up with unpleasant
ness, stiles his dislikes for the men
over him and does his best to grin
and bear things. When he realizes
that he can take his destiny in his
own hands, and ask to have his name
stricken off the pay roll, he takes
intense satisfaction in airing his preju-
dices and showing every one in the
place just how he feels about things.
He undoes in day all that he has
gained in the months or years that he
has worked there
The man or woman with ambition
knows that the world of business is
small place. Merely from selfish
point of view it is essential to main
tain pleasant relations even with those
who you feel, have treated you I'M
justly. If you have put up WIN thelr
III treatment while working for them
surely you ought to be more willing TO
do so when you have the inner salts
faction Of knowing that you are going.
In fact. you can stretch point and
forgive and forget old rancors. 1t may
be, you know, that in another shuttle
up you will be placed in position
where one of the persons for whom
you have the most spite will be placed
in position where his friendship Will
mean a great deal to you, So do the
we'll bred thing, which Is to stitie your
own petty animosities and exercise
your self-control to the extent of
leaving the old place with handshake
Observation-Disclosures
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Mechanism Of Glaciers.

In tunneling through glaciers during
the Alpine operations of the war, op-
portunity was offered for observa.
lions of inner structure and move,
ments. In shallow cuttings character.
istics only to be expected at much
greater depths Wee found The al.
formation of lighter and denser layers
cannot here be caused by pressure,
but must be primary, sedlmentary
formation. Interior crevasses often
ended In q plane Of qualification, thus
pointing to the Importance Of such
planes In the glacier mechanism.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
s4@w She Helped Mamma.

A teacher at a certain private
school strives to instill flial devotion
In her pupils. Recently she asked her
class 10 what way they had been help
ing their parents. Various answers
were given Of a more or less to-be-
expected nature, till she reached a
little girl who had been casting rather
contemptuous glances ut the hum
drum reports. When her turn came
the eyes of the others were fixed on
her as she lives In an opulent home
that boasts staff Of servants. We'll
Oracle" the teacher asked, what
have you been doing to help mamma p
"Oh, lots" was the scornful response
Of Oracle, "but mostly l 60 to the
Country club and get cigarettes for
her."-San Francisco Argonaut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Truly, Puck Was RlohS

A club this writer belongs to has
been ready for year or more to nut
up a new -building-but It hasn't.
Three friends have been for over a
year In position to build three new
residences but they haven't. What's
the trouble? The reader can easily
guess. It's d bit discouraging. God
mas given us beautiful world and we
don't know how to run 1t, any more
than Adam did to run Eden-and we
have several thousand years of ex-
perience over Adam. at that. We ought
to be ashamed, lunkheads that we arel
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Eroos in Rocks and Trees,

Attention may be invited to the as
tonishing longevity Of the popular
delusion, to which even educated per-
sons at the present day give credence,
that living frogs, toads and other ami
mails are sometimes discovered In
Theoretically sealed cavities in tree
trunks and rocks.
A little reflection shows, from the
very nature of things, that such tales
are incredible, and that those who
vouch for them must be mistaken in
their observations, as the most sharp
sighted persons are deceived by the
fsats of p1estidigltator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Peculiarities OF the Whale,

The whale Is able to hold his breath
for long time, sometimes for 45
minutes and he is able to open his
mouth under water when eating, be-
cause his nostrils connect directly
with his windpipe and not with the
back Of his mouth, as In most other
animals. When he comes to the sur
face he blows the air out of his lungs
1t has by this time become so heated
that 1t forms column Of vapor when
expelled into the cool all Of the sur
face and this is what happens when
he Is said to spout" Incidentally
the most famous whale of history
the one which swallowed Jonah-was
not whale at all, but Is called In the
Bible "a great fish,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Gold Teeth as Ornaments.

In a village street (China) sat a
man selling gold teeth. He had a num-
Der of molds, of different shapes and
sizes. These are slipped on over
sound teeth and worn as ornaments
writes William L. Hail. In Asia Maya.
zine.
Prospective customers fit the molds
on their own teeth and watch the ef-
feet in a small mirror provided by the
tooth merchant When a fit Is found.
or tooth that suits special fancy.
the price is discussed
II an agreement Is reached. the Gus
toner pays the bill and goes awav
with his new possession In his mouth
but If no trade is made, the tooth Is
thrown back into the pile and held for
the next customer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Rosin Beds Now Mined

Many articles In daily use came orig
inally from the ground, but few realizs
that mining rosin has been a thirty.
ing industry in the United States for
many years despite the fact that rosIn
is the product of the sap Of certain
species Of evergreen tree, observes the
New York Sun.
Half century ago rosin was so
cheap that It did not pay to put It in
barrels and send 1t to market. The
barrels were worth more than the
rosln. Turpentine, however. brought
Il good price and came from the same
sap which yielded rosin as BY
product. In consequence manufactur-
ers concentrated on the turpentine and
allowed the molten rosin to run into
pits, where 1t hardened and was
covered with earth to get it out Of the
way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Hadn't Affected Him.

A newspaper reporter had been re-
called with a most sensational story
from rural subscriber and was trying
to seek vertication.
us the fellow who gave you the ac-
count of this story regarded as a truth
full MANI he asked
"Waal," replied the next-door neigh
Dor and best friend of the man Ia
question, 81 amt sayin' he amt alto
gether truthful. but l kin say that
what happened t Ananlas an Sapphiry
amt never affected him none"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
White House Once "Palaes.e

When the capital Of the United
States was moved to Washington in
1900, during the administration Of
John Adams, the official residence Of
the President was called, the Palace"
This first Washington home Of the
chief executive was begun In 1872 and
was completed at cost OF about
third Of million, just before II be
came occupied by the second Prssi-
dent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Japanese Metals,

The japanese ARE famed not only
for their skill In making decorative
articles hut also for the beauty Of the
materials used. 1t Is said that the
secret of the composition Of some OF
their alloys of brass and copper has
only lately been revealed. The finest
Japanese brass. called "slnchu," con.
ssts Of ten parts of copper and Eve Of
zinc Another very beautiful alloy,
named "shadko." to which splendid
hues are impaired by treatment with
acids. is formed by mixing gold and
copper, the proportion Of gold vary.
ing from l to 10 per cent Of the entire
mass.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
PlayIno Safe.

The firm of Hansen & Fransen was
started In wartime and did very well
for q couple of years. But last year
things were on the downward grade,
and the other day. when the two part
ners had finished making up their
none too good record for the year.
Hansen said. "This would make any.
one thoughtful Now that the good
times are over, how about a little
honest businessr
mo, thanks" said Transen. II never
hdulaA IN expsrinenta." - HeuGtoo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
Sense Of Obligation.

what a wonderful thing 1t would
be II Shakespeare were alive today 2"
II wish he WERE" said Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, earnestly. Il should
like to meet him. I'm sure he would
be very grateful to me for the manner
In which have interpreted his 20.
stx1.s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23

Il resent the imputation that I am
, member of the pie brigade" said
the pompous citizen.
"But you don't deny that you want
a government Job, do your asked Mr.
Dubwaite.
Certainly not It should be the
ambition of every patriot to servo his
country"
Il agree with you. It should be
the ambition Of every patriot 10 Ssrve
his country-without pecuniary -.
ward."-Birmingham Ago,HeenA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
The Boy Made Coed,

II thought Mr.. Wadleigh aid tn
money he was spending op SO "a
education was total lQSn6 II -
''That was before be -
Prom H. he'd qQoeh: =.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-06-23
obsyed Orders.

obsyed Orders.
II told the chef to prepare the fowl
- that It would tickle my palate"
And 10 ditr
"Yo; ~ 1T the feathers snr-afnz
Tsek CsntE1 xlne2