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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
CHRISTMAS TREES WILL LAST
Little Danger That in Years to Come
the Children Will Be De-
priVed of Joy.

Don't join any gloom group that may
be trying to form a society for the pre-
yention of cruelty to Christmas trees,
advises a writer in the Kansas City
Star.
The forests are there to be used, and
if, as we utilize the trees, we make it
possible by replanting for our children
and our childrens children to have
trees, there is no reason FOR not having
Christmas trees as we'll as all the lum-
Der we need
That is the way the scientific for
ester, the man who grows trees like
the farmer grows wheat. looks at this
matter Of Christmas trees.
While there is still some regrettable
ruthless cutting Of spruce and fir for
the Christmas tree market in northern
states, many Christmas trees are now q
by-product Of the forests. There are
small trees in every properly managed
woodlot that must be sacrificed 50
that the others may have room to
grow. These make fine Christmas
trees
Christmas trees are also being
raised in nurseries Baby spruce and
fir trees are planted by man SO that
the babies and children of man can
have Christmas trees in their nurs-
cries. And a Christmas tree is
usually between the ages of five and
ten years, just about the age Of vie
child who enjoys Christmas most. In
the future years, it is expected that
nearly all Of our Christmas trees will
be raised by nurserymen from the
forests.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
CAPTAIN sUBDUES MUTlNEER5
Hooch-crazed Crew Of Steamer Ches.
ter KiWanjs Finds His Fist
Worse Than Hurricane

--latest reports from the mutiny on
the shipping board tramp steamer
Chester KiwaniS while she was an,
chored off Staten island early the other
morning, indicate that it was not Tor
assistance Capt. Job Cunningham
called the harbor squad of the police
department. The captain and his chief
engineer although they were only two
against thirty-four drunken and
quarrelSome Seamon. finished the job
of quelling the mutiny in such work
manlko manner that they thought it
the results of their efficiency, the New
York World states.
The mixup started when some Of the
white sailors having smuggled aboard
a quantity of bootleg hooch. renewed
quarrel with the eight negro members
of the crew, who appealed to the
captain for protection. There had
been friction all the way over from
Boulogne, from which port the Chester
Kiwanis cleared and Capt. Cunning
ham was pretty we'll fed up with argu-
ment
Therefore he went to the fo'clsle,
where he found the crew had bar
ricaded itself in. With one blow OF
his huge fist the captain shattered
panel Of the door, driving his fore
arm clear through At this point a
sailor made tactical error of biting
the captains wrist. After that the
captain laid out every sailor within
reach, and he managed to reach about
all Of them. Chief Engineer Michael
son Joined the fray and although he
got a couple Of black eyes, he gave
better than he received, and it was
not long before all was quiet along the
Staten island shore.
That was the time that the captain
and the chief decided it was too bad
no one could see their handiwork.
Therefore, when one of the crew below
started to yell they summoned the
police boat, explaining that they
feared a second outbreak"
Current opinion among the crew 10
that those two officers are not In tear
Of anything.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
81. DaVid'S

On Sunday 9th St. Davids
Sunday School reorganized with
the following officers: Fred Lich
liter, Supt,, and VIM. Brown.
Assist. Supt. and Miss Annie
Shipe, Sec. and Treas. as we'll as
organist
And on the same date Mt.
lions Sunday School organized
with the following officers: NJ.
Rinker Sup't with Nlertie E..
McClanalian, Assistant Supt.
and Lehman Habron Sec. and
Tres.
Howard f. Glenn and Elmer F.
Rinker, who works for the West
ern Union telegraph Company
stationed at huntsville, ". Va. :,
spent the Easter holidays at
their respective homes here.
Tressel S1bert, son of J. M,
Sibert, who lives at Charles
Town, W. Va, spent Easter
with relatives here.
M. M, McClanahan and family
have moved to Freeland, Md, on
a farm.
Turner Jones and wife Of New
Market, spent the week end with
Mrs. Jones parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. G.. Glenn.
Miss Thelma Golladay visited
Miss Bruce Rinker first Of tile
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. McClana-
han and tw children Louis and
Leo, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Nc
Clanaln and two children spent
Easter Sunday with Robert l..
Glen, of DERRICK.
Easter visitors at Edward L,
'Clem's were Mr.. and Mrs. E. r,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
DON'T SWALLOW THEIR YOUNG
Popular Idea Concerning Snakes Is Not
Borne Out by the Observations
of Scientists.

Snakes don't swallow their young.
The ventral scales on a female snake
are controlled by a muscle just behind
the head Ordinarily they are hori-
zontal, but when the mother snake
scents danger she contracts the muscle
on the back of her neck, which i'm
mediately brings the scales to YER
teal position. This opens r slit
under the bottom jaw. and at the same
time loosens the abdominal skin, thus
forming a pouch. The younger ones
dart through the slit and into the
pouch. and this is what has led peo-
pie to think they take refuge in the
mother snakes stomach.
1t requires careful and skilled dis
section to detect the pouch, because
the skin shrinks when snake is
killed. When the poison gland is re-
moved it tightens the skin under the
neck. and the youngsters can't get
into the pouch. In the female snake,
between the pharynx and the gullet,
there is a peculiar lid-like valve,
and anything passing this valve can't
possibly return.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
His Mistake.

The editor of a magazine which Is
published by New York bus COM
pany offers prize each month for the
best story turned in by an employee
81 the company on any topic pertain
m to company affairs. Here is the
one which Won this month:
zone seat on top and one inside"
shouted 4 bus conductor at q stopping
place.
sure, now, and you wouldn't be
after Separatin' a daughter from her
mother," said the elder of two women
on the sidewalk.
Right We are, l would not" said
the conductor, starting the bus. 81
did that once an I've been regrettin'
it ever since, Cincinnati Times
Star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
How Black Cats Got Bad Repute.

The origin of the superstitiOus aver
sion to black cats is believed to date
back 900 years to the Seyennes noun
tain district of France. At. that time
one William. abbot Of a monastery be-
side the river Herault, and before then
a warrior in the Crusades, decided to
build bridge across the swift, noun
tain stream. But as fast as the foun-
dations for the piers were put down
they we're swept away by the torrent.
He persisted for a long time and final
" decided that his lack of success was
due to interference by the devil
He is supposed then to have invoked
the EVIL One and made a compact
with him by the terms of which the
abbot would complete the bridge. but
the first animal to cross it would be-
long thereafter to the devil. So 1t
came about and the first animal TO
cross the bridge was a black cat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Unbreakable Glass,

Ordinary glass is very sensitive 20
temperature changes of sudden ma
ture. A drop of water on a hot lamp
chimney is very apt to set up strains
that will result in instant fracture
glass Is now manufactured that
is absolutely immune from sudden
temperature changes, says the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. Two sentimental
tic substances enter into its compost
ton that have different points Of ex-
FEASIBILITY. tube is made from each
of the glasses. The tubes are then
placed one within the other and fused
sogether. A very rugged glass results,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Chinese Wedding Customs.

On her wedding day the Chinese
bride Is clad in red and carried In a
sedan chair covered with red. Any
person who wishes may turn back the
chair curtains and have a look at the
bride. Hayseed takes the place of
rice and confetti. The brides hair
Is deliberately oiled, and so when the
girls throw hayseeds at her they
stick. When she has reached the end
Of her journey she has come to the
home of her husband and must bear
the candid criticism of the whole fam
lily.
The wedding ceremony Is nothing
more than a rice affair. Instead OF
throwing 1t, the guests eat it. The
husband and-wife-to-b eat rice from
each others bowl, then mix the rice
and both eat from the same bowl-an6
they are married.
OF course there is q feast, but the
custom makes it such that the
American father Of reception-givinl
bride might envy the Chinese fathe1
e the bride. Every guest contributes
sem1fhln4 lqd % II costs vary uta1a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Methods of Preserving Eggs

1t is easy to preserve eggs at
| home II few fundamental prin-
Clples are observed. Alw V re-
member that newly laid eggs
contain practically no bacteria
which will cause decomposition
and III order not to be polluted
they should be clean and not be
washed, allowed to remain in
damp places or handled more than
Is absolutely necessary. They
should be preserved as soon as
possible. The principle of pr
serving eggs is to close up the
pores Of the shell so that tile
supply Of oxygen will be cut eff
and the bacteria will not have a
chance to develop. Infertile eggs
Will keep longer than fertile ones.
The three most satisfactory
methods Of preserving eggs are
by using Waterglass, limewater
or grease preparations. The water
glass or sodium silicate (bought
at any drugstore) is most popular.
use quart of waters glass to 9
quarts OF water which has been
boiled and cooled. Place eggs
small end down, i'll a crock or jar
and cover with mix ture. A five
ga Hon receptacle is sufficient to
preserve Is dozen. If sufficient
eggs are not at hand when solu
ton is first made additional eggs
may be added from time to time.
be very careful to have solution
completely cover all eggs at all
times. If powdered sodium Sill
ca te is used instead of liquid, dis
solve | part Of powdered material
III 10 parts Of water and use in
same way IS Water-glass solution.
The llme-water method IS 10
dissolve about pounds of UNI
s aked lime IN : gallons of water
and allow miNture to stand until
lime hos, .a+tI,j ,,,J I,,,.;I g,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
FEW WALKERS IN AUSTRALIA
In That Respect Country is Much
Like Our Own West of Some
Years Ago

There was once q gay French hu-
morist, Max ORel who arrived in
Australia on a hot day and straight
way declared that the chief oCcupa
ton of the people was holding up
lamp posts. The adherence which
pursued that Partisan would pale be
side the indignation which would
overwhelm the man who dared to de-
clare that the Australian is conserva-
tive, and this in spite Of the persist
ence Of the galvanized iron roofs of
early Queensland, the determination
with which the black bowler hat
still clings to progressive heads in
Pitt or George street Sydney, and
the universal rule from Cooktown to
Kalgoorlie Of the good old roast beer.
All Of which is intended to prepare
US for the story retold in the Sydney
Morning Herald the widest read and
most conservative journal in all Aus,
tralasia. of the young Englishman In
Rolf Bolderwood's novel who was in
vited to visit New South Wales sta
ton seventy years ago, and innocently
resolved to walk part of the way and
see the country. After many unhappy
misunderstanding rejecting on his
right to be at large, the visitor Dor
rows horse and becomes respectable,
That story would be in keeping to-
day. with the exception that the
motorcar and the airplane would have
partly replaced the horse.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Edith.
DEATH or GEORGE DUNCAN

George Duncan an aged citizen OF
this neighborhood died Wednesday
April 18th aged 81 years During the
war between the States Mr.. Duncan
was one Of the famous Whites Battalion
joining Captain John H. Grabill 5 com
pany and serving CALAMITY throughout
the entire conflict.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21

While growing protuseiy IN al
wherever planted, Swiss chard is
a vegetable which is not esteemed
as it should be. It makes fine
greens, and IS very wholesome.
A sugar mill at Yakima, WASH
ington, recently discovered by *
pertinent that the stalks and
caves Of this plant are capable
OF ma king very superior paper
RESEMBLING somewhat the parcIl-
ment made by the Japs. Swiss
ohard belongs to the best family,
but its strength runs to the
stalks instead of the roots.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Told at the Dinner Table.

Bobby-Yessir, and that CRATES
neck was-why, it was as long as dad
dy's neck, and-daddy's neck and
His Mother-Bobby, haven't l told
you I don't know how many times,
you mustn't exaggerate so?-Wayside
Tales.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21


Sunday School GAS q. NJ, Preach
ng at II u. N. and 500 y. N. eaci
sunday Prayer meeting Wednesda,
night at 500 p. m.
L. S. RUDASILL
Paste
PRESBYTERIAN
Preaching each Sunday at Hoo e
IN and 1870 D. m
Sunday School every Sunday morn
lag AT 1000 O'Clock, Mr. Jos i
Clover, Supt
Prayer meeting Wednesday 1880 =
~ The public IS cordially invited It
all the services
y 0. PRICE, Minister.
CHRISTIAN
Second and Fifth Sundays of each
month at II A NJ and 7SU = Nj
REV. J. d. HAMAKER.
nr.rORMED
81 rau.'s WuodstUck-2nd and An
N-"u vs. 3. vi. i4serY sunday aigL
Ca,Nary-lst ami 3rd Sundays a N
REV. W f. II. CAUSEY, Pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICES.
" oodstock-ls ISL and 3rd Sundays
a. ii % a. NJ. End and 4th Sunday )
At 30 p Nj
MI. Jackson-lst and and Ord SnL-
days at I 30 2 NJ. 2ld ard 4.h San
lays at / 90 \. NJ
The pubic are cordially invited to
ali services.
FRANCIS A BROWN, Rector.
LUTHERAN CHARGE.
Preaching at Lebanon Church-2nd
md 4th sunday of month at II d. m
AT Mt. Zion-(lst Sunday II a. N.
ga sunday at p. m.
communion service on 9TH Sunday
ii a. N.
AZ 81. Luke-lst Sunday at ! p. NJ
3rd Sunday at II d. m.
REV l.. w. GROSS, Pastor
ST. LUKE.
Rev p. w. Wisman will preach at
ST. Luxe, the first Sunday in every
month at l. \. NJ.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Domestic Stuff.

"Oh, goodness gracious mercy, I'm
most distracted! I've looked for it
everywhere and l simply can't find it !!
walled Mrs. Worrylotte.
"Why dontcha look where you're
sure yuh didn't put it?' inquired
Worrylotte, who knew his woman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Lots fOr sale

so feet front and 31S feet deep, price
$500 and up 5. B. GLEN,
Feb. "A 6mos Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Notice

This is to notify the public that have
taken charge Of Sisler Brothers Marble
Yard at Woodstock, Va, and will tran
sact their business for them in the Val
ley VIII be there every Saturday and
Court Days
GEO. S. BOWMAN.
Toms Brook. Va,
Il r + D. No.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21

A prophecy Of the monograph may
be found in Cvrano de BergeraCs
Voyage to the Moon" Cyrano's i'm
aginary traveller tells Of a wonderful
book presented to him by a lunar In
habitant, which had neither leaves nor
letters, a book made wholly for
the ears and not for the eyes
when anybody has a mind to read it,
he winds UP that machine with a great
many little springs, then he turns
the hand to the chapter which he
desires, and straight as from the mouth
of a man. or musical instrument,
proceed all the distinct and different
sounds which all the lunar grandees
make use Of for expressing their
thoughts instead of language"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Temperamentai.

ave have several famous movlS
stars dining with us this evening"
vhispereA the waiter. Would you
like TO have a seat near their tableF'
No" replied the sour-faced patron.
Il came in here to eat, not to star
gaze. and besides if were to over
hear them talking about the salaries
they got. I'd be so dissatisfied with
my prospects in life wouldn't 1ee1
that could afford to tip yoAr-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-21
Church DlreCIOry.'

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Sunday School GAS q. NJ, Preach.
ng at II u. N. and 500 %. N. each
sunday Prayer meeting Wednesday
night at 500 p. m.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22
EIrr, Method Of Advertising.

In Old Testament times, when the
countries bordering on the Nile, the
Euphrates and Tigris rivers were the
center Of trade. the Carthaginians
used to sail along the Mediterranean
with a boatlOad Of their manufactures
which they would unload on the coast
Of Lydia, and having lighted q bonfire
near the goods, returned to their ships.
The inhabitants, knowing by the bon
fire that the Carthaginians had some
thing to sell, would come out Of their
city to inspect IL. Then they would
pile up gold near the merchandise and
retire into the city. The Carthage
mans would land again, examine the
gold. and IL In their judgment It was
equal In value TO the goods they left,
they would take II and sail away.
This bonfire custom is the first
method Of advertising Of which his
tory tells.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22
NEW YORK HINT OF VENICE
Reservoir IS Beautiful Spot, With
Stately Homes That Seem to
Arise From the Water.

What the Brooklyn bridge is to the
resident Of Brooklyn the reservoir is
to the middle uptown New YOrker-a
refreshing and beautiful place for a
brisk walk, says the New York Sun.
The reservoir, particularly the up
per one. with a path on the brink, IL a
place Of romance. Across the water
rise stately houses; they seem almost
on the edge Of the water, like the
houses Of Venice. Sometimes the
water is a sheet OF ice. One day il
seemed like a stretch Of gray taffeta,
with inserts Of blue crepe where the
wind rppled the patches Of water that
remained. Close to the shore broken
bits Of ice tinkled continually against
q stretch Of solid ice, with the sound
Of sleigh bells.
But In summer there Is another
aspect to the reservoir. Horseback
riders gallop around In fetching cos
tunes, while the water sparkles In the
sun.
But there u one point at q certain
hour that lifts you out Of New York,
out Of America, out Of the world. The
point Is the western stretch Of the
southern side. The hour Ii sunset The
magic Is produced by the fountain, q
thin, high sweep Of spray painted
with rainbow shades by the setting
sun Up goes the stream, swiriing into
a gigantic feather In the gentle hands
Of the breeze. Suddenly the rainbow
appears. to vanish as the wind swings
the spray In another direction, to re
appear again for q few breath-catch-
ing seconds. The spray sweeps here
and there. covering you for an instant
The sun leaves II for moment and
the fountain becomes a bridal veil
Out comes the sun and the fountain
flashes into glory.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22
Fireworks Development.

Few industries have shown more
development within II century than
that Of making fireworks. The fire.
works makers have not only made Inn
pOrtant contributions TO the art them
selves, but have taken advantage of
many discoveries and refnements
made by others in chemistry and me-
chanics.
The cOlOrs given to fireworks are
produced by mineral salts, copper be-
ing made to produce green and blue /;
barium, green; sodium, yellow; cal
cium, red, and strOntium, crimson.
These salts are arranged in cOmbIna-
ton with meal gunpOwder and the
recipes for star compositions, rockets,
sQuibs, roman candles and the like
are almost without number. Among
the set pieces" are portraits, lettered
designs, fixed suns" fountains, palm
trees, mosaic work and ships.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22
rImepleees ROYAL Hnhhx.

Louis XVI had passion for time
pieces, ana IL is said that be had 50
difficult time in adjusting his clocks
and watches that he reflected on the
absurdity Of his having attempted to
bring men to anything like uniformity
OF belief In matters Of faith when
he could not make any two of his
dmepieces agree with each other" On
one occasion his royal chef al his wits
end for variety in his dishes said: Il
really do not know what 70 do, unless
IL be TO serve up your majesty a
fFicassee Of watches"
The broad ax., 1922-04-22
Hint 70 Pr.eautinun

Take a piece Of heavy copper wire
IL inches long and bend 1t in the
shape Of a bairpin. Lock the door,
leaving the key in the lock. then place
the curved anzie Of the wire over the
shank or spindle back Of the knob
and put the two ends Of the wire
through the head Of the key. The key
cannot be pushed out nor turned.
This is a light device which one can
carry in a handbag II so desired and
ne In hotel rooms when travelling.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22

Lovers Of dogs win he interested In
the story told at an inquest at the
London hospital on the body Of a man
who committed suicide by throwing
himself out Of window. In a letter
written Just before his death he
wrote: Ny dog Teddy follows me
about. He Knows things are very bad
with me. 90 hope he win be taken
care Of. As pace up and down my
room he walks with me" A witness
said that the dog was very fond Of
his master and always seemed to I'M
derstand when he was worried and IN
trouble.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22

During 3 hurricane In the West In
dies the tank steamship Philip Pub
Ticker, carrying molasses in bulk,
pumped overheard $4,000 gallons Of
the liquid to smooth on the seas and
break their force. The action OF ths
molasses on the water seemed to havs
TIE same effect as oil.-Shlp News.
The broad ax., 1922-04-22
Hon Ari1ana cltr a., Nam

Phoenix. ARK. was built near the
Well-dehned ruins Of an ancient
pueblo. Darrell Duppa. a scholar who
was with the men who chose the spot.
said: Let rs call 1t Phoenix, for
here. upon the old. a new city shan
rise" and told them Of the bird "a
mythology called phoenix which aroso
from its own aGhes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-10-21
BIG LOAN ovERsUescRlsEp.
Full Amounts To BE Allowed To Small
Subscribers.

Washington. - The Government g
new bond issue-the first since the
war-has been oversubscribed Score
tary Mellon announced The total
subscriptions 1t is understood. aggre-
gate something near one billion dol
lars on an offering limited to about
five hundred millions.
Preliminary reports received from
the Federal Reserve Banks show.
Mr. Mellon said. that the subscrip-
tons for the new Az per cent. bonds
of 1947-52 are we'll distributed over
all sections OF the country.
Notwithstanding the oversubscrip-
ton of the issue. the Secretary an.
nounced investors who subscribed for
amounts OF $4,000 or less, or who de.
sire to exchange their "a. per cent.
Victory notes or December Is certifl-
Gates for the new bonds. may still get
an allotment in full upon their appli-
cation. II rendered promptly TO the
Federal Reserve Banks.