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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
FLOWERS FOR ALL PURPOSES
Some Simple Rules, the Observance of
Which May or May Not Lead to
Popularity.

"What you figuring on?" asked the
florist of his advertisi ng>-writer.
ION an elaboration into details of
our plan to say it with flowers l
have arranged to state that the man
who wants to smile at his wife should
use smilax, that the man that wants
to growl at her ought to say it with
tiger lilies or dog-tosth violets, that
the bird who wants to sweeten her up
without the expense of box of choco-
lates may use candytuft, that instead
OF giving her d wrist watch you can
present her with bunch CT four
0'clocks. that he who wants to serve
notice on his spouse that he is out
oI funds needs only hand her a cluster
OF touch-me-nots, that when the larder
is low and the grub money gone he can
slip her some butter and-eggS plucked
from the roadside, that if he is be-
Wildered by his love for the sweet
young thing he can express his feel
lngs by sending around a nosegay of
loVe-in-a-lniSt. that if he thinks his girl
is cat and is afraid to say so other
wise he can endow her with vase of
LsSy-willOws. that if she has low
down opinion of him she can have
co"Sage bouquet OF skunk cabbage de-
Hvered at his hOuse-that's about as
far as l have il worked out now
Retail Ledger Philadelphia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
WORK OF ANCIENT BUILDERS
Methods Of Thousands Of Years Ago
Seem Crude Today, but They i.
Were Effective.

DR.. G. S. Fisher Of the University
OF pennsylvania has recently spent six
years at the head Of archaeological ex-
petitions to Egypt, and among his dis
coVer1es were some which help to
make the methods Of the ancient build
ers less mysterious. Three thousand
years before Christ they were work
ing an alabaster quarry at Ell Amar-
ma, II miles from the Nile and 200
miles above Memphis. From this quar-
ry they transported blocks of alabas-
ter, each many tons in weight, to Men,
phis In the following manner: They
quilt road, much as we should build
1t now, from the quarry to the river
oank, with smooth surface OF
pounded stone.
Inc blocks were quarried by means
Of wooden wedges driven In at in
tervals along the cleavage line When
soaked with water, the wedges ex-
panded and split off the stone, which
was then shaped and dressed with
chlsels and drills of very hard bronze.
The blocks were mounted on slads
and dragged by gangs of slaves the
II miles to the river, the road being
watered, possibly oiled, to make II
slippery under the sled runners (they
had no wheels). Down the river the
blocks were tioated on RATS. to ba
dragged finally to the building sites.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
SHARK FISHING is EXCITING
In Australia the Element Of Danosp
Adds to It's Attraction for
The Sportsman.

Shark fshing is a sport In Australia
shat has found many devotees among
Englishmen because of the lure
OF danger. AS the native practiced 1t,
there were times when the sharks
had all the fun, as In large numbers
they could transform the sport to
native hunting, remarks an exchange
Fishermen are sometimes the victim.
OF the vicious tiger sharks, most dan-
gerous Of the species, with thef
swift lunges through the water and
powerful jaws. They are hated and
feared with equal intensity.
An English sportsman describes his
efforts to catch shark and his fail
ure after all his hooks were gone. The
shark would take the hook, allowing
himself to be drawn almost to the rock
where the sportsman stood. Then the
sharks sharp jaws would sever the line
and he would swim slowly about until
another hook could be dropped in. A
stout hook was attached to a line by
chain, and with this the shark was
drawn half way out Of the water. Then
wave tossed him about and the line
passed through his jaws, to be cut at
one slash. After this several hooks.
attached to a brass line, were taken
oy the shark, but could not hold him
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
NOT FOR PUBLIC PERUsAL
New York Girl Who Kept Diary
Found Means to Hide Home
cominqs From Mamma.

Ruth was approaching her nineteenth
yer and she considered herself Old
enough to remain at social affairs az
lUg as she pleased. Her tolerant
mother contended that girl her age
should be home at II 80
Ruth kept a diary. When she came
home one night after mother had gons
to bed mother took the liberty of read
in. her daughters diary. ITO bed at
l. 10 a H. she said. the New York
Sun says.
When Ruth returned from the Office
that evening mother and daughter had
a quarrel. 1t was not long afterward
that Ruth again came home from
dance after every one had gone to bed.
Faithfully she sat down and wrote in
her diary. Mother arose next morn.
Ing earlier than the remainder of the
family and rushed to the closet which
held the diary. Quickly she turned the
page until she came to the last con
uibution.
Arose at 30" she read "and went
to the office To lunch with Al. my
country Romeo. Home to dinner at
6 To dance Mt the center with Flos-
sir AT = 80. Fine time. Home"
Al.d then mother could read no more
WHAT followed was written In short,
hand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Largest Known Coin,

Probably the largest coin In the
world is one belonging to Farren Ter
be, internationally famous expert on
rare coins 1t is a piece of stamped
copper plate 10 inches square, and
weighs 81 pounds. 1t has a value of
ID Daler' (the daler was a coin of
varying value) stamped on it, and the
date 1870.
Such coins were commonly used 10
Sweden for some time during and after
the wars of Charles XII. 1t is part Of
a collection of more than 10000 speci-
mems, representing mediums Of ex-
change Of all countries and periods
from the earliest times to the pres
ent day. The total face, or original
exchange, value Of the collection -
counted In millions, but no presentW1l-
ne has ever been placed on It.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
CARDUI HELPED
REGAIN STRENGTH
Alabama Lady Was Sick For Three
Years, Suffering Pain, Nervous
and Unprecedented Her
Own Story Of Recovery.

Paint Rock, A1a-Mrs. C. M. Stegall
of near here, recently related the fol
lowing interesting account of her re.
covery: Il was in weakened con.
dltlon. I was sick three years in bed
suffering a great deal of pain, weak,
nervous, depressed. was so weak,
| couldn't walk across the floor; just
had to lay and my little ones do the
work. | was almost dead. | tried
every thing heard of, and number Of
doctors. Still l didn't q, :.:.y relief.
l couldn't eat, and slept poorly. !
believe if hadn't tao", of and taker
Cardui I would II: lied. I bought
six bottles, after & lelsnhor told me
what it did for her.
Il began to eat and sleep, began to
gain my strength and am now we'll
and strong. haven't had any trou-
bic since -. sure can testify to the
good that Cardui did me. / don't
think there is better tonic made
and believe 1t saved my life"
For over 40 years, thousands of wo.
men have used Cardui successfully,
IN the treatment Of many womanly
ailments.
II you suffer as these women did.
take Cardui. It may help you. too.
At all druggista e IS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
BLOOD Money!

Blood Money" was the name ap-
piled In the Middle ages and We'll into
the more modern period to the money
paid for bloodshed. 1t might be either
the compensation paid by a manslayer
10 the nearest relatives of the victim.
10 secure himself and his kin frbm
vengeance, or the money paid as a
reward for bringing about the death
Of another, directly or through evil
dcnce. 1t was once common among
the Scandinavian and TeutonIc PEG
pies, who called this money payment
wergild. The price varied with the
nature of the crime and the rank Of
the victim. Certain crimes, such as
the Staying Of a sleeping person. could
not be compensated by money pay
ment; such criminals were declared
outlaws and could be slain with i'm
punity The term is now often applied
to the reward or bride paid for giving
up q criminal to justice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
ARE LEARNING ABOUT STARS
men o. Science Beginning to Believe
'hey Know Something Con.
cernlnU the Subject.

The first successful attempt 70
measure stellar distances was made
In 1888 by Bessel, who determined the
paraliax Of 81 Cygni, a little star of
tne sixth magnitude which had at.
tracted attention by its great proper
motion Of i've seconds Of arc a wear
At the beginning Of the present cen.
fury 40 or so parallaxes had become
known and In recent years progress
IN measurement has become very
rapid Greenwich observatory reports
.ne determination Of the parallaxes Of
" stars year, while some American
ooservatories are doing even more.
american astronomers have in prepa.
ration 4 catalogue giving the paral.
iaxes OF 5000 stars and it Il expected
mat within q very few years the dis
tanees Of Ill stars visible TO the naked,
eye IN the northern hemisphere will
nave Deem made known, - well q.
lnase Of many fainter SARA The
paFslia1es are determined ~ hoth
tsgonomstric and spsctroscopie meth.
Cos while Z third nsthod eaa 8 ~.
y many doub8o go
49, -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
| SCIENTISTS WILL STUDY RAT
| Good Results Expected to Follow OBJ
servations to Be Carried Out at
Philadelphia.

The superrat, unlike the supe;1Nan
of Nietzsche, is not of the warriors
type, but is gentleman, an arls,oerat
at heart, although democratic in his
ways.
He is gentle and sociable, good fell
low, healthy and active. and has an
esthetic side, being fond Of good mu-
sic.
These are some of the conclusions
drawn from years Of experiments
with the rodent by DR.. Milton h.
Greenman. director of the Wistar in
stitute, at Philadelphia.
To make observations on more ex-
tensive scale and under more favor
able conditions than heretofore, par
ticularly in food research, the instt-
tute is building a $4,000 home for
rats. The building will be one-story
wing to the present structure, and
will be provided with every kind OF
convenience conducive to rat comfort
and well being. The results, it is be-
lieved. Will be of far-reaching benefit
to mankind.
Outside of an office and laboratory
there will be a well-eQuipped gymnasi-
UNI for the rats. Ladders for climb
ing modified trapezes, running space,
treadmill cages, and knawing appara-
tus will be provided TO give the eu-
genically raised rat the proper eXer-
else.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
NEW YORK HINT OF VENICE
Teservoir Is Beautiful Spot, WA
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 path on the brink, is
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 it
seemed like stretch of gray taffeta,
with inserts of blue crepe where the
wind rippled the patches of water that
remained. Close to the shore broken
bits of ice ttnkled continually against
a stretch Of solid ice with the sound
of sleigh bells.
But in summer there is another
aspect to the reservoir. Horseback
riders gall0p around in fetching cos
tunes, while the water sparkles in the
sun.
But there is one point at a 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 Is sunset The
magic is produced by the fountain. a
thin, high sweep of spray painted
with rainbow shades by the setting
sun. Up goes the stream, swirling 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 a few breath-catch-
ing seconds. The spray sweeps here
and there, covering YOU for an instant
The sun leaves it for q moment and
the fountain becomes a bridal veil.
Out comes the sun and the fountain
flashes into glory.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14

Ii Is the good fortune OF the drama
tAat IL Is the most democratic of the
arts, since 1t must direct itself TO the
neople as whole. Yet this appeal TO
multitude has never debused the
drama. Hamlet and "Tartutfe" are
IL, ST popular plays; and they are also
masterpieces of dramatic art. Shake
Speare and Moliere did not condeseend
70 the public; they gave that public
he best they had In them, but with
the utmost care to give it also what
they knew it relished. OF course, very
few pieces have ever had the breadth
OF appeal of Hamlet" and "Tartuffe" !;
and tie modern dramatist, when he is
building his play is likely TO have in
! ind some subdivision OF the throng--
either the larger segment that Graves
TIE fierce Joys Of melodrama or the
smaller cross section that is ever eager
to discuss the m-play.-Brander
Matthews.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
~ Franc Or"

Numismaasts have been gladdened
by the news that a single gold franc
has been struck as the monetary unit
which is the basis of all financial
transactions Of the League Of Nations
1t is a piece Of gold about one-third
the size of an English farthing, with
the inscription on one side, rs. DIES N.
(Societe des Nations), 1921" and on
the other Il franc or" In American
currency it Is equal to O19Z5 dollar
Apart from there being only one gold
franc, the remarkable thing about 1t
is the shape. which is octagonal, and
maybe 1t will act as a protest against
the continued use of round coins
which does not enable one. say, to tell
the difference ~ feeling between a
six-pence and hafsovereign.--
dan Science Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly Al The
HFRA1 = OFFICE
Making the Hammer Safer.

The hammer Is a useful tool, but tn
use is not quite free from danger to
the user or fromS1njury to materials
The fat highly polished surface is
likely to glance off the nail unless the
blow Is squarely delivered; and when
the nail Is Of cast metal, It's head
often flies Off and infiicts quite severe
injuries.
One firm had innumerable accidents
from this cause, and some Of the men
were permanently injured. Thereupon.
the managers tried hammer heads with
scored faces as an experiment. and
owing to the success of the expert
ment, the polished faced hammer has
been abolished in that firms factory,
except for special classes of work.
When the hammers face Is scored
or roughened it is very much less
likely to glance off the nail head. The
fact that this type Of hammer has
proved so conspicuously successful and
safe, has encouraged many manufac-
turers to place 1t on the market
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Amusing, but What About Musieians1

An unrehearsed scene was enacted
during the production of the revue
Splash Me" at the Tivoli Music hall
at Hull, England A spectacular fea-
ture is a great glass tank, said to hold
10000 gallons of water, in which
bathing bellies" disport themselves. AS
he tank was being prepared for the
performance the rear side burst and
water flooded the stage. The revue
artists scampered off, but many Of the
musicians were drenched. The water
found its way to the basement beneath
the stage, and stood at such a level
that the orchestra, on an elevated plat
form, had to play with their feet In
several inches of water when they re-
turned to their places. The consterna-
ton of the audience gave way to
amusement when the orchestra was
overwhelmed The bathing scene, Of
course. had to be abandoned.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Hover Worth Small fortune.


Ten thousand dollars is an extraes>
binary price for single plant; yet h
was paid by English horticulturists
for an orchid raised In America, the
Catteleya gigas alba.
This Catteleya was Powered In 1910,
ard exhibited at an orchid show In the
United States where it was awarded
gold medal. The plant was found In
1913 In a lot of other specimens Of
Catteleya gigas. 1t was only by chance
that the plant was not sold for a dol.
lar or two. The only reason was that
after most Of its companions had been
disposed Of this one with some others
that were not In very good condition.
was set aside. Finally all the speci-
mems were ported.
To the great surprise Of the horti-
culturists when, next spring, the plant
came up 1t was with pure white fow-
ers. The plant was sold In London
FOR perhaps the highest figure that an
orchid ever brought.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
GREAT MUSICAL FEATURES PLANNED
FOR VIRGINIA HISTORICAL PAGEANT
Marine OF United States To Play Pageant At Rich
mond-Weird Electrical Effects Planned For Stage
Daily Parades During Week OF May 1928

drainage pipes, for the completion of
the lake, and all of this work is under,
way
Contracts have been awarded for the
lumber to floor the three acres of land
on which the amphitheatre will stand.
1t will take 10000 square feet of lum-
Der for this purpose. Individual chairs
will be provided the patrons of the
pageant, contract having been made
for 20,400 chairs to be supplied by
Cleveland, Ohio, firm. These chairs,
with the bleachers, and the boxes will
afford accommodation for more than
$4,000 spectators.
Parades or Gorgeous Floats.
Experts who are familiar with the
details for the Pageant of Virginia say
that the floats to be shown during the
forenoon of each day of Pageant
Week, will be more gorgeous, more
stupendous and more attractive than
the most spectacular shown at the
Mardi Gras in New Orleans OF the eel
ebrated yelled Prophets" parade in
81. Louis.
More than 200 floats have already
been contracted for, and local con-
tractors are busy WITH the construc-
ton of floats. while one great New
York firm has shipped two car loads
of material here which is being util-
lied in the more costly floats These
! floats will show some scene or Incl
/ dent of some city, county or section Of
! Virginia, either in the Colonial, the
Revolutionary or the Confederate
periods, while veterans OF the Spanish.
American War and Of the World War
will participate in the parades on the
| days covering those periods
Flower Parade, May rs.
On Thursday, May %, which will be
flower day" and Confederate Day
combined. the James River Garden
Clubs will have charge of the floral
features, in which the Iris. the Off
cial flower of the City of Richmond,
and the "Dogwood" the official flower
Of Virginia. Will play prominent part.
/ The floats for the Confederate period
will be under the direction of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
and the Sons Of Confederate Veterans,
and various chapters Of the Daughters
Of the Confedoracy are PROVIDING
floats for the parade that day.
Boy Scouts Of Richmond viii act a.
guides to the thousands of visitors ex.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14

Wallace Nuttlngs' book on Fur
niture of the Pilgrim Century" is an
argument TO disprove the fallacy that
the Purltans were lnsensble to beauty
and art
OF the rugged substantial relics
Of their building, Mr.. Nutting 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 at low cost and
freedom from discordant lines, Puritan
domestic architecture deserves high
praise"
This is no less true of their furni-
ture accessories. 1t is wrong to as
sumo that their austerity and sim
plicity were 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, 1922-04-14
Original Playing Cards.

The original pack of cards was
culver of arrows. Playing cards are
regarded as derived from the diyina-
tory use of the arrow away back in
the cradle of civilization--Chna or
India, says Stewart Culin, the archae-
ologist. The ancients played games
with marked arrows, and the
Museum OF Archaeology, University of
Pennsylvania, has several specimens
of these primitive playing cards.
Ancient Chinese and Corean cards
are long and narrow. and by their
design and name show Enthusiastically
that they are conventionalZed shaft
ments of arrows, retaining in their
suit marks the same symbolism as that
of the culver of arrows from which they
were derived The old Corean and
Chinese name for playing cards Is
fighting tablets"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14

Gentiemen"-it came from the lips
OF an attorney pleading 4 cGse recent
" before the Supreme court of the
state Of Idaho. In front Of him sat
the judges clothed with their judicial
dignity. listening inteatly to the case.
The attorney had sersd Judges
should be addressed ~ your honora."
Gentiemen"-repeatsd the lawyer.
and the tiniest hint e. smile fitted
across the features q he men n froue
Of HIN.
Suddenly he stoppsd, rsalisins ~
blundef.
4 apoaogise Tor calling you .rsat,,.
men, he blurted eat
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14

Richmond, Va, April 12.-Music
will be an outstanding feature Of the
Virginia Historical Pageant to be pre-
scented in this city each day and night
during the week Of May q. Local
bands and others from cities in the
State will participate in the parades
featuring the forenoons of each day,
while at the pageant drama to be pre-
scented each evening the music will be
furnished by the Marine Band Of the
United States. 1t will take a power
full musical organization to entertain
the more than $4,000 spectators who
will occupy an open air amphitheatre
covering a ground area Of three acres.
and pageant officials decided shat the
greatest band in the United States
should perform this city. Local mu-
sicians endorsed the idea OF the Ma
rine Band being brought to the city for
this great Statewide project
Daily RehearsaIs Held
Daily rehearsals are being held in
Stieff's auditorium, where Assistant
Director H F. Smith is selecting the
most talented men and women for the
principal roles. 1t takes men of eX-
ceptional talent to represent the
sinewy John Smith. and for the char
acters Of Henry Clay. Washington, JEFF
ferson, Lee and the other history max
ers OF Virginia, special talent is re-
10 ,Aio jNy,
of the cast is one Of care and discre-
ton, but there is wealth OF ma
terial available from all over the State
and the roles are being assigned and
the 5000 participants will soon be
gathered for the rehearsals looking to-
wards the finished production.
Weird Electrical Effects.
Skilled electricians are devoting
their time to working out the details
for the lighting of the stage and the
amphitheatre, There will be no cur
tain to the immense stage. none other
than the blue-sky OF May moonlight
night, and all the stage effects will be
through the medium of electric lights
OF varied hues and colors. AS Cap
tain John Smith and his party move of
the stage after embarking from the
Sarah Constance" the lights follow
the party and the stage becomes dark
The party moves back to the stage
after parley In adjoining woods. and
To- as the light sweeps the stage ar
Indian village has arisen and red
skins" abound so throughout the en-
tire three hours performance, the
unique electrical effects play the par
Of screening the next scene while the
attention OF the audience IL riveteC
on the thrilling event or episode beins
depicted.
Entire Budget la Approved.
The financial budget covering every
expense OF the great spectacle. which
will depict Wrgin!as history from tn:
early days OF 1907, down to date, ha.
been approved by the board OF trus
tees, and appropriations have beer
made for the necessary excavation fol-