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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
USE.FIREFLIES AS ORNAMENTS
Cuban Ladies' Employ Them for
Adornment-Gve Light for Do
mestie Purposes in Haiti.

The most brilliant f1refies are found
only in the warmer regions Of the
world. The ordinary FREELY gives off
very much brighter light If placed
In warm water. Fine print can be
read by the light of one kind which
is found In the West Indies. In Cuba
the ladies have a fashion of inpris0n-
ing them as dress ornaments, and in
Haiti they are used to give light for
domestic purposes, eight or ten con-
fined in vial emitting sufficient
light to enable person to write. The
firefies seen so often on summer eve
nings In America are similar to the
species Of beetle called the glowworm
In Great Britain, although the glow
worm there does not give as much
light as the freely in America.
1t is really only the female which
Is the FREELY, for the male Is not
equipped with any lighting power. She
seems to possess the power of mod
Grating or increasing the light at will.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
CHANGED IN TIMES COURSE
Formation Of Quotation Marks Not
Always Exactly as They Are
Seen Today.

The use Of quotation marks dates
from about 1850. They were not COM
mon In books Of the Eighteenth CEN
fury In England. and when they were
introduced the English printers re-
fused to accept the French form,
which consisted Of two parentheses
at the beginning and end of the quota
ton.
When the English printers decided
to use quotations, they substituted
two inverted commas for the begin
ming and two apostrophes for the end
Of a quotation. Later, quotation
marks in imitation Of these, necessi-
tating the setting Of merely one type
instead Of two. were cast by certain
founders
In his practise Of Typography"
Theodore L. DeVinne in the chapter
on Correct Composition uses moth
ing but quotation marks beginning
with tails up and closing with tails
down. He Illustrates the use Of the
French method of double parentheses.
The introduction Of quotation marks
with tails down at the beginning Of a
quotation as well as tails down at the
end Is comparatively recent innova-
ton due to our appetite for novelty to
create new FORMS
In the old Ben Franklin type the
beginning quotations had their tails
up; in the Bodoni type Of today the
quotations have their tails down. The
standard Of American typographical
practice as reflected by the trade pub
locations as well as books treating OF
the subject shows In the beginning
quotations have tails up and ending
quotations have tails down, but the
craft cannot prevent the Introduction
Of ncrasies.-Literary Digest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Joys ARE BUT TRANSIT0Ry
DeieetabIe Perfumes viii Not Long
GLADDEN. the Prisoner ta eaevs-
land County Jail.

Altar of roses and sweet scents OF
Nraby! There's an electric perfumer
1t the county jail. It casts all kinds
Of sweetness on the prison air. Just
turn the button and the Jail becomes
= Earden of roses or fragrant with
he scent of orange blossoms.
The other day the atmosphere OF
the Jail reflected the aroma of the
forest cedar 1t might have been Nor
aay pine, sassafras, crab apple bios
som, but 1t just happened that the per
fumer was charged to dispense an
aroma tinged with forest cedar.
The machine has possibilities, the
sheriff believes. 1t might be employed
to awaken the prisoners each morning
with scents of violets and soothe them
at breakfast with odors of ham, eggs
corn fritters, grapefruit and other
viands not on the regular morning
menu of coffee and BUTTERFLIES bread.
Oh, yes, indeed, the machine has
possibilities. If it was charged with
a few quarts of hootch confiscated in
raids, why, the old jail would be one
Of the most popular breathing places
IN the county.
At night 1t could discharge the odol
Of pineapple or. figs or dates, and any
prisoner with a good sense Of smell
and strong imagination could read
lily go to sleep and feel that he was in
Hawaii.
But the perfumer La In Jail oH&y OIL
trial.-Ceyeland Plain Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Sunset Joy.

What sunset! How golden! how
beautiful The sun just disap-
pearing, and the narrow liny clouds,
which a few minutes ago lay like soft
vapory streaks along the horizon
lighted up with golden splendor
that the eye can scarcely endure.
Another minute and the bril-
liant orb totally disappears, and the
sky above grows every moment more
varied and more beautiful as the daz-
cling golden lines are mixed with
glowing red and gorgeous purple, dap
pied with small dark specks and
mingled with such a blue as the egg
Of the hedge-sparrow. To look up at
that glorious sky. and then to see
that magnificent picture reflected in
the clear and lovely Loddon water Is
a pleasure never to be described and
never forgotten. My heart swells and
my eyes fill as l write of 1t and think
Of the Unreasonable majesty of nature
and the unspeakable goodness Of God
who has spread an enjoyment SO pure,
so peaceful and so intense before the
meanest and the lowest of His crea.
tures.-Mary Russell Milford.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Bobby Burns, Snuff Box.

Robert Burns was never happier
than when he could pass a winter
evening under some venerable roof
and smoke a pipe of tobacco or drink
water Cruel" He also took tobacco
In the form of snuff. Mr.. Bacon, who
kept a celebrated westinghouse north
of Dumfries, was his almost insep-
arabic companion. Many merry
night they spent together over their
cups of foaming ale or bowls Of whis-
ky toddy, and on some of these occa-
sions Scotlands great bard composed
several of his bestowed convivial
songs. The bard and innkeeper be-
came so attached to each other that.
as a token of regard, Burns gave Ba-
con his snuff box. which for many
years had been his pocket companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Obesity Undesirable.

Are you fat7 Be on your guard II
you are. Doctor Joslin Of Boston has
yathered striking statistics that show
an undeniable association Of obesity
and diabeteA the condition In which
sugar, the most common Of food fuels.
70 not properly metabolized or stored
In the body. There are In this country
alone more than half q million dia.
Setics. The penalty Of taking toe
much alcohol is well known, and q
zunkard Is looked upon with pity q
contempt" says Doctor Joslin. "Rare-
". persons who become fat deserve
Hty. because Of a real tendency to put
q weight despite moderate eating, but
NEST Of them should be placed in some
what the same category as the alce
Asiic. In 800 cases out Of 1000 BE-
ing fat implies too much food q tos
little exercise, or both eombineA"-
Science Service.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
WIdeaWake Snoring.

A group of women were in the dress
ing room Of the Pullman, laughing
good naturedly over having been kept
awake all night by the snoring OF
their own husbands and the husbands
of each other. The whole car had
resounded with the mighty chorus
throughout the night.
AS they were making their way
back to their seats again they heard
their husbands talking.
Didn't sleep wink last night,
one said.
Il never do on a sleeper" said sec
ond.
II knew every time the train
stopped" said a third. (The train had
made but one stop.)
And all agreed to sleepless night
while the wives, poor dears, took com
fort In the fact that no one husband
was more truthful than the other.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
TEND 10 sTARVE THE BRAis
Writer Warns Of PernlcIous Effects
That May 30 Exercised by the
Stiff Collar.

We are once moro threatened with
the stiff. tight pre-war collar. Doc
tors have repeatedly warned parents
against the dangers Of allowing theil
sons to wear collars of this type.
It is pointed out that the wearing
Of high, stiff, tight collars retards the
flow Of blood to the brain, and thus
starves the brain cells, says London
Tit-Bits.
The result Of this brain starvation l.
that tho wearer becomes lethargic, and
stupid and dull In his school work
His brain Is not up to the tasks 1t Is
required to perform; he becomes In
different to his studies, and will pore
over his books in a semi-dazed man
ner. Often, too, he will take less In
terest in athletics, and this tends to
reduce bis vitality and mental &C
tivity.
Although the effect Of wearing q
high, stiff collar Is not so noticeable
In the case Of an adult, 1t Is not good
for the general health, and also leads
to colds
The old-fashioned stiff collar with
turned-down corners is still worn by
Doctor Chamberlain, while for years
Lloyd George has worn kind OF
Gladstone collar, but without the GAP
at the throat
Bernard Shaw has always de
nounced the starched collar as an
abomination. Many other famous men
especially literary and artistic celebri
ties, have worn soft collars. Byron
always wore a style Of his own-soft
wide open.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
MARK LOVERS RESTING PLACE
Pretty Indian Legend ce7eernlna
Trees Of Somewhat Peculiar Growth
at Athens, Tennessee.

About century and a quarter ?
near where Athens, Tenn, now st,
lived a Cherokee chief and his he-,t
tul Indian daughter, Nicolula Ko"5r
She was betrothed to young chief
her tribe when white youth ca
Ato the village, met her, won h. lo1
9hd succeeded in getting her t. rea
Der betrothal to the Indian bra and
promise to marry her white loN r, re-
hates the Ladies' Home Journs sThe
disappointment fred the heart Of the
discarded Indian suitor with a spirit
q revenge. Watching his opportunity,
De stole upon the two lovers when
they were seated on a fallen log in a
secluded spot and plunged his knife
Into the heart Of the white man who
had robbed him Of his sweetheart.
But Nicolula Kowena, renGere5
frantic by the death Of her lover
seized the knife, plunged 1t into ac-
swn breast and fell dying ecroSs his
feet. Later their bodies were found
end buried where they fell. According
10 the tribal custom In burying the
unmarried, twig Of forest tree and
ITS fruit was placed in one hand Of
each.
Today there are two large trees
with roots and branches interlocked-
one large black oak and the other a
hackberry-the two aged trees with
their mingled roots and branches
which, legead says, sprang from the
hands Of the two forest lovers Of long
ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
The SINGER and the SONG.

A song Is a great adventure. Thou
sands write it, tens succeed; and
when they have succeeded, its fate
still lies entirely with the singer. No
one ever had it so much in his power
to make the worse appear the better
cause, or to refrain from SO doing.
The ancients placed Thamyris and
Narada among the gods; the moderns
pay their counterparts royalties But
the singers personality is still meal
culable in terms of canonization or Of
CASH That personality means all that
he has been able to crowd into his life {:
and he may still enlarge it. A good
way to do that is to read Ill the poetry
thot he does not sing, and to listen to
all the music written for some other
instrument than the voice.-A. ii. Fog
Strangways.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
The Child and the Animal.

Everyone knows how quickly the
child's interest Is aroused in the pres
ence Of an animal He takes to it
much more naturally than to one of
his own kind This seems to be in
stfnctive In childhood, and within rea-
sonable limits parents should encour
age it, Children brought up with ami
NAL pets are bound to show the influ
ence of that companionship through
out the rest of their lives, but it is
Of great Importance that parents and
others should teach young children
how to handle these pets Of which
they really become so fond. They
should be taken up not by the nape
of the neck, with all the rest Of the
body left dragging down, but picked
up carefully In the arms. so the whole
body gets some support; If they
should not be squeezed and mauled
about and their lives made unhappy
by such usage, which, while 1t may
denote affection, often grows into
carelessness as to the animals vel
fare.-Our Dumb Animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
veneer QUICKLY WORE OFF
dlatsly Forgotten When indian Chill.
dren Returned to Tepees.

When General Hancock opened his
campaign in the Indian spring Of 1857
he was waited on at the outset by
some Cheyenne chiefs and asked to
hold a council. Among other matters
brought up for readjustment was one
Of two Indian children, supposed to be
survivors of the Chivington massacre
at Sand Creek, Col Taken a. waits
By the government, they were placed
Ia homes and educated. Because Of
their extreme youth it seemed an easy
task to eradicate the "1njun" and
bring them up in the white mans
road.
One Of the two, boy, was taken
east The other, a girl, was placed
with family near Denver. They were
dressed and educated according to
civilized standards. Then their people
demanded that they be returned. The
government had promised by treaty to
return such, and the boy and girl,
eight or nine years Of age, were Or
dered back to their people.
To all outward appearances. includ-
ing habits and mannerisms, the two
were like any white, children. When
delivered to their people they showed
no desire to quit the white mans road.
Inside Of a years residence with the
Indians the two lost their veneer, had
forgotten, or at least claimed to have
forgotten, all knowledge Of tho Eng
fish language, and were quick to avoid
contact with the whites. The blood OF
he wild claimed its own.-Adventure
magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
cHlEFTAlN DIED LIKE HERO
Two Armies Watched Brave Arab as
He Rode Alone Into the Ranks
Of His Enemies.

Col. Thomas E. Lawrence. La the
Worlds Work, gives this very vivid
description Of the death of enc Of
his Arabian chiefs:
After some minutes Talal very SLOW
~ drew his beadcloth about his face
and then seemed to take hold Of him
self, for he dished his stirrups into his
horses tanks and galloped headlong
bending low in the saddle and sway.
Ing as though he would fall, straight
At the main body of the enemy. II
was long ride down the gentle slope
and across the hollow. and we all sat
there like stone while he rushed fee
ward, the drumming of his horseA
hoofs sounding unnaturally loud In
our ears. We had stopped shooting
and the Turks had stopped shooting {;
both armies waited for him. He flew
on in this bushed evening till he was
only a few lengths from the enemy.
Then he sat up in his saddle and cried
his war cry. "Talal. Talal," twice h
q tremendous voice Instantly all their
rides and machine guns crashed oat
together and he and his mare, nd
died through and through with boil
lets, fell dead among their lance
points.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
QUEER LIKES AND DISLlKES
Have Been People Who Hated the
Smell Of Roses, and to Some
Ii Was Fatal.

The ancient writer's tell US some
wonderful stories about queer likes
and dislikes, and some Of the most
amazing Of these are about people
who dreaded to see or smell q rose,
says London Tit-Bits.
According to Sir Kenelm Dgby, one
OF the ladies Of the bedchamber to
Queen Elizabeth had her cheek bis
tered by placing rose against It.
She was Lady Heneage. Afterward,
whenever she saw a rose she would
fall into q swoon.
Cardinal Don Henrique de Cardona
became faint and Ill if he entered q
room where roses were placed; and
1t is said that Laurentius, bishop Of
Urstislavta, was killed by the smell
of rose. Cardinal Oliverius Carassa
lived In fear of roses. he would not
allow a rose to be brought into his
palace, and dreaded to approach any
person who had a rose about him.
The smell of rose was considered
fatal by all the members of the noble
Venetian family named Barbarigi.
Doctors warned them to remain at
home in the rose season, as If they
went abroad they were In danger of
being overcome
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
AS TO TURKEY IN EUROPE
Question Involves Not Geographical
Matters but the Introduction
of the Famous Bird.

There Ia a turkey question. 1t is
not Of capital moment and it IL GER
tain that the fate Of Europe Is not
involved in its solution, but it Is still
curious, because it raises q point In
gastronomic history.
At what epoch did the turkey make
its first appearance on the European
contfnent3
Anderson and Crucy assert that the
first turkey eaten in France was at
the marriage of Charles TX, l. e., IL
1871. Now, a document has been dis
coveged Of 1890 where mention Is
made If the Indian fowls of Charles
VII, two years before Columbus first
voyage, although this precious bird
had come from America
Until now it was thought that the
first turkeys raised in France were In
Bourges in 1913. On the other hand
it is confidently declared that these
birds were introduced somewhat later
in Spain, whence they were taken tt
England in 1924
A grave problem indeed. Who will
furnish the solution?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
houahton and Copper Industry.

Up to ten years ago the little shed
In which Douglas Houghton made the
experiments in metallurgy which later
resulted in his demonstrating the cop
per possibilities Of the upper PENN.
sula Of Michigan was standing in
Fredonia, N. 7.
Houghton, son of judge who was
q pioneer Of the town, was regarded
as a phenomenally bright boy, and
established chemical and metal
lurgical laboratory when In his teens.
Old residents tell Of his once produc-
ing an explosion which nearly ended
his career.
He became an instructor in chem,
istry in one Of the colleges Of the
state at twenty-one, and was less than
thirty years old when he was drowned
in Lake Superior. after having been
the means OF establishing mining in
dustry that brought untold millions to
Michigan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Folklore Of the Hair.

A heavy head Of hair indicates feW
e any virtues, according to folklore
gathered from many parts Of the
world. The Turks claim that womea
with short intellect have long hair.
The Albanians say with fnality. Long
hair, little brains" Other contrib
utors say that much hair indicates u
governable temper and inclination t.
melancholy. "If 4 girl has a great
deal Of hair she will marry poverty.
while the girl with little hair will mar
~ nch," according to another source.
Curly hair Is 4 sign Of a seold, and
also early widowhood II the hair falls
IN little curls at the back Of the neck.
A long and peaceful life Is promised
the owner Of hair that grows low Oh
the forehead and retreats up the side
Of the head over the temples. Chest.
nut or brown hair denotes fairness n
dealings, generosity. absence Of d.
eeit. but unhappiness 10 domestic lifA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
"peath Valley" on island Of Java.

death Valley" on island Of Java.
California is not alone in the dis
tinction Of having Death valley"
On the island of Java is an oval
shaped hollow, near the summit of a
mountain, about IS feet in depth and
half a mile wide, which. from the
deadly nature of its atmosphere, Is
known as the valley Of Death" or
the "Poison valley" The atmosphere
Is loaded with carbonic acid gas, and
though not at once fatal to human
beings, proves so to dogs or fowls.
The valley has seldom. been ex-
plored much beyond the borders, as
from there 1t Is seen that the surface
Of the ground is strewn with the
bones Of tigers, pigs deer and all
kinds of birds, and also human beings.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
FARMS FOR Salt.

Some very fine farms, ranging from
so to 200 acres, good buildings. located
in one of the finest farming counties in
Pennsylvania. Excellent markets for
all farm produce. Farm located near
York. Pa. the third size manufacture
ing city in Pennsylvania. For infor-
ton address
E. w. Loucks, Real Estate
Insurance and Loans.
P. O. B. 1853, York, Pa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
voices That VIII Live Forever.


It is not generally known, but there
are many Of the leading personages OF
the last century whose voices will
never die. These are records which
are part Of the Edison collection at
Menlo Park. N. ]. When the Edison
machine for reproducing speech was
perfected, the inventor sent a repre-
sentative around the world for the
purpose Of interviewing famous people
and persuading them to speak into Z
photograph.
Thus, Gladstone can be heard con
graduating Edison on his wonderful
inventive genius. King Edward ex-
presses his establishment and admira-
ton at being able to hear voices repro
duced by a machine. Tennyson reads
a verse from one Of his poems. Brown
ing tries to recite and falls. Among
others, Cardinal Manning, the duke Of
Clarence, Lord Salisbury and the duke
OF Cambridge contributed to this Won
derful collection, which cost a great
deal Of money.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Asoka Sovereign Of Ancient India

Asoka Of Magadha, whom II. e.
Wells selected as one of the worlds
greatest men. was sovereign Of
India who relgned 255 to 223 B. C.
over the whole of northern Hindu,
stan. He embraced Buddhism anG
forced his subjects to do likewise
Many temples and "topes" in India
are attributed to him. He welded a
powerful influence and was the "nurs-
ing father" of Buddhism. as Constan-
tine was of Christianity.
Asoka Is often called "the king be-
loved of the gods" by natives Of India.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
ALWAYS A WELCOME VISITOR
Occasionally Late, but Once Evss7
0snth She Wac At the Door
g Receive Him.

She waited patiently for his arrival.
feeling that he wouldn't disappoint
her. Sometimes he was q little early
sometimes little lata. but eventu-
ally he would come. bringing with him
something dear to her heart.
Once every month for four years ha
had been q welcome visitor. How
wall she knew his voicehis SMILE
Ais CHEEKY whistlei ..
At times when he passsd the house
Without a. much Al q glance, she ul,.
dsrstood and made NO effort 70 q.
tract his attention. II ha appeared
distant now and then, she did not
grieve. knowing the day would come
/ week. two weeks perhaps-when b
would walk fearlessly up the walk
With smile and Q cheery word q
greeting.
After today she would never look fss
him again. At least his appearance
would never again cause the delight.
eul little heart throbs that were now
agitating her.
At last she saw him. Her arms
were outstretchcd to receive-the last
War Risk Bureau allotment check
which the r'ostman handed to her WITH
. mile.-The Leatherneck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Iawsuit Of Iona Duration,

The longest drawn out lawsuit -
record In legal history Is between two
neighboring French villages in Jura-
Charchillat and Meusia. The case had
lts beginning in the Thirteenth century
In 1882 a certain knight Of the Holy
empire divided a certain wood between
the two villages. Although the wood
IL Of small value. the two villages
sngaged in a controversy over the
nact line OF division and a lawsuit,
which has lasted through the centuries
b the present age, was begun.
During the past century there have
been 1lhny judgments rendered, all Of
which have bsen appealed from. In
nns court decision the advantage was
oven to Neusia. Charchillat appealed
and the case was finally sent back to
the court Of eivl appeal at Nancy.
where last December Charchilldt was
awarded third " the wood instead Of
Z nth, q settled before Each Of the
towns was condemned 70 pay its owp
costs since 1924 Meusia has appaQ
from the award. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-12-01
Three Citiea In One

Picking Is really three cities in one.
There is an inner or Manchu city and
an outer or Chinese city. The inner
comprises the imperial city, which,
in turn, contains the forbidden City"
or the purple forbidden city. inside
the walls of which again is the i'm
perial palace. Picking itself is one
Of the Oldest cities In the world, be-
ing known to exist in the Twelfth
century before Christ, but although 1t
Is of immense size. being % miles in
circumference, much OF the space with
In the walls Is unoccupied