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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
ANATOLE FRANCE AND INGRES
Great Author, az a Youth, Glad Of OPP
pertunlty to Be Of Service 20
Venerable Man.

Ingres lived 200 feet away from my
home, on the DUAL Yoltaire. I knew
him by sight He was more than
eighty years old. Age, which Is dis
aster for ordinary mortals, is an
apotheosis for men Of genius.
| was In the Theater du Chatelet on
the night when THE Magic Flute" was
sung for the first time by Christine
Nilsson. had an orchestra seat Long
before the curtain rose the theater was
full. saw NJ Ingres coming toward
me. 1t was he, his head like bull,
his eyes still black and piercing, his
short stature. his powerful gait. It
was known that he loved music. I
realized that having the entree to the
theater he had come In and was vainly
looking for a seat. l was about to
offer him mine he did not give me the
chance.
Young man." he said, give me your
place; l am NJ Ingres"
rose radiant. The venerable old
man had done me the honor Of choOs-
ing me to give up my place to NJ.
Ingres-Anatole France, in the Dial
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Fruit From Cac4s-

The newest achievement Of Bur.
bank, the plant wizard, Is the produc-
ton OF cacti that bear fruits beautiful
to the eye and with favor resembling
those OF peaches, muskmelons, pineap-
Pies etc. yet suficiently unlike to rem
der them appetizing novelties. They
are very sweet. containing from II to
10 per cent Of sugar.
These fruits may be eaten fresh or
put up as sweetmeats. They are Of
various colors, and their juices, par.
ticularly Of the red ones (which are
Of brilliant hues), are utilizabls fse
celortng Ices. jellies and candles.
How France 10 RepepuIatine
Vital statistics show that the birth
rate increased In France In 1920. AT
Marseilles, for the first time in years,
the number Of births greatly exceed
ed the number Of deaths At Chalons-
sur-Saone the total Of births for the
year was $50 and that Of deaths, ST..
In Toulon the number Of births ex-
ceeded by 118 that Of deaths, some
thing that has not happened for 80
years. From Orleans satisfa Glory
figures also have been communicated.
and At Dieppe the number Of births
exceeded By 30 per cent the numbs
Of doofhA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03

Safety first, the oft-repeated warn.
Ing was very religiously needed by
the umpire at a recent benefit ball
game on the Pacific coast. He ap-
peared, Popular Mechanics relates, at
the park with a large wire contriv-
ance that looked Ike an exaggerated
bird cage. When the game started
he took his stand inside the cage.
On top of the cage were mounted sem,
aphores, lettered very plainly with
the usual umpire's verdicts, ball."
strike" "out," etc, and his decis-
ions we're announced by raising the
necessary semaphore. Thus, he was
not only safe from unintenuonal foul
balls and the Intentional pop bottles
Of irate fans who differed from his
Judgment but he also saved himself
from much expenditure Of lung
power
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Robin Is Inventor.

The robin lives in trees and part
ly on the ground, so that it some
times hops, like birds that live in
trees. and sometimes walks or runs,
like birds that live on the ground.
The robin is Il plucky little fellow.
He will stand W for himself, and
ref7ses to let other birds put upon
him. Generally he lives alone-some-
times with a mate, but never do you
fnd robins in t1ocks.
This little bird can claim to be the
inventor of pottery.
Look at a robins nest and YOU will
see that it is a clay pot, set into a
pile Of straw. When a robin has fin
ished with a nest, take it and put 1t
on the fire, having first thoroughly
dried it. Leave it on the fire until all
the straws have been burnt, and If il
has not broken, YOU will find that
you have perfectly good earthen pot
-Pearson's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
YaIe,s Fine Gothic Buildings.

In the Hardness quadrangle at Yale
university the architect, James Gam
BILE Rogers, has created, In keeping
with the express wishes Of the univer-
sity authorities, a group Of Gothic
buildings that it Is believed will bear
comparison with any In the world
Based primarily upon Tudor Gothic,
they yet embody many varieties Of the
style and include, as a matter Of fact,
elements that the curious student will
find tell practically the whole story Of
Gothic development.
In their marvellous details and pic
turesqueness they are the most dis
tinctive collegiate buildings In exist
ence. There is a remarkable and en-
ticing variety Of designs in their con
struction and the most surprising play
Of fancy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
maxim Gorky" a Pseudonynn.

Maxim Gorky," who was reported to
be on his way to England on a visit to
H. G. Wells, but is still held up by the
Bolshevist authorities on the frontier,
is Alexei Pyeshkof, the poet and
chronicler Of the pariahs and vaga-
bonds of Russian society.
'Gorky' means bitter" The full
name, Maxim Gorky,' may perhaps
be read to mean the "bitterest of the
bitter The pseudonym effectively
symbolizes Pyeshkof's attitude toward
life, for his fiction is the distilled es-
sence Of the disappointed
He was not at first a Boshevik, and
he s"c.Is only to have joined the
B"lsaeNist ranks under pressure
Given his choice between low diet and
high office he preferred the latter,
which is one happily, that does not
require him to take any active part
If The preparation of atrocities-Liv-
ing Age
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
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 We're
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from Japan or eastern Asia.
They are distinct species with short
forelegs, and elevated headquarters.
and differ from other cats somewhat il
call, ways, and character. They vary
In color. People who have owned them
for long periods say they are not good
meusers or hunters. In character they
are rather similar to dog being high
iy 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, 1922-03-03
The GuIleIess YokeI.

James R. Howard. president of tina
Farm Bureau federation, said In
Washington the other day:
THE farmer is going to market his
own product hereafter. The farmer
Of the past, who let the middleman
collar all the profit Of the farm, was
more guileless than Cornelius Husk.
Corn Husk, you know, came to
New York to see his uncle. He got
of at the Pennsylvania station and
asked a policeman how long q walk
1t was to his uncle's place.
"'YOud better take the elevated,
the policeman said. handing back the
card with the address on it. It's q
seven-mile walk to where you're
going
We'll. by crinus, I'll walk her,
anyhow said Corn Husk. Seven
miles. though! Say, amt there NO
short cut across the fieldsr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Writers Got Money in Advance.

The Seventeenth or Eighteenth cen
tG:-y author traded rather more on
the trustfulness Of the public thar
does the new school, for he peddIec
his book before it was written ano
sometimes spent the proceeds before
he had completed half a dozen chap
tiers. The only difference is that his
peddling was particular rather thai
general; he went round the houses
Of the great and wealthy with n,
plan" and the great and wealthy
generally in sufficient numbers. S"'
rid Of him by agreeing to have thel'
names put down for subscription
If they were very great or very
wealthy they might expect a dedica
ton thrown in. as it were, in which
respect the modern peddler mas
no advantage. for no obligation is i'm
piled in the purchase Of a copy Of the
book.-Manchester Guardian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
ChaIeur BAYS mEira Shinn

According to Investigations of Pro.
lessor Ganong, the traditional fire
ship Of Chaleur bay. New Brunswick,
appearing usually before a storm, has
A basis of fact 1t is hemispherica!
light, with the fiat side toward the
water, glowing sometimes without
much change Of form. but at other
times rising into slender, moving col
INNS, in which an pXcited Imagination
night recognize the flaming riggin. Of
n ship.
The general explanation offered is
that this object 10 a manifestation of
st, Elmo's fire, an electrical phe
nomenon. but the reason for its ap
2earance only on or near Chaleur bay
3 not known.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
GOWN WORN BY JOHN WESLEY
English Wesleyan Body Receives Gift
Of Robe That Belonged to Found
er of Methodism.

The Wesleyan Methodist Connection
has just received from one OF its lead
Ing laymen d gown that belonged to
the founder Of Netlodlslu, accor lns
to the London Daily NeN- join Yves
ley died In I7Jl 50 TIA Tic garment
is more than 1870 years Old.
Time has, of course, left its marks
upon the gown. Some parts are dis
colored and others are worn and
patched, The material is heavy, and
upon it, worked in black, are flowers
and prancing horses. AS the great
preacher was little man, the gown
must have hung about his heels.
1t is claimed that the gown was a
preaching gown, but it is very dis
similar to the ecclesiastical garment
that, according to authentic records,
John Wesley Wore in the pulpit This
one POSSESSES an ordinary sleeve, and,
generally speaking, it seems to accord
with the style OF black Study-goWn.
The donor Of the gown has also pre-
sented a pair of shippers arlonging to
Wesley. The~,. arr lu -uod condition.
and are Of the kind that he would
wear il His Study.
Wesley, ID course, Travelled through
cut Great Britain and Ireland in Ill
weathers o. his preaching tours, anG
1t was suggested that he Wore thts
heavy gown as protection against
atmospheric conditions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
REFUSE TO ACCEPT "cMITr,"
Members of That Family Rave Hard
Work Convincing Strangers That
the Name Is Real

"Tt isn't the fact that Smith is such
common name that | dislike it." said
Miss Smith, according TO a New Yol$
Sun writer but the fact that every
one who wants to give a fictitious
name just says she's Miss Smith
Every time l have to introduce myself
somebody sort of smokers about it
and supposes my name is Gugen-
heimer or Cafferey or something else
Take my sister and myself for in
stance. We often go out together to
the rink or down in the village for
supper.
There's always some nice boys
around who want to dance with US or
skate around a couple of times. or
course, YOU don't need any official in
PRODUCTION these days, and the boys
know it. So they come over and In
little while they're telling US where
they work and their telephone number
and all that. It's all right. too, be
cause you get used to that way of
getting acquainted, and it's much bet
ter than some funny guys, who try to
| hand you a line that they're in the
movies or doing fiction writing.
"Well, anyway, pretty soon, if they
like US, they say, You're a pretty
nifty little dancer. I'd like to see You
again You know all about me, so
tell me your name, will youT Then
when 1 say Miss Smith, they say
| Come on, quit your kidding. That
doesn't mean anything to me Tell
me your real name
"When I insist my name is Smith,
! they say, What's the matter? You're
married or something
$50 we don't tell our real names
any more. We say we're Miss Cooper
or Stuyvesant or something else. anc
since we don't look like sisters we
each have to use different names tc
| he believed. Funny, isn't it,?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Whistle Easy Ia PLAY.

"Ss simple that even a child can
use it, is phrase commonly seen and
heard these days, and which is ap-
pied with ease to a new whistle In
strument, described with illustration
in Popular Mechanics Magazine. BY
pulling and pushing q lever attached
on the inside Of its barrsl to a small
piston, the tones Of the whistle are
caused to change. This fever termi-
mates on the outside in q triangular
shaped dnger-pieca running through
slotted plate. Markings representative
OF musical tones appear On the plata
ana u the triangular lsvse moves into
place before the maEkinsA core.
spondingly pitched 0uGleal ~ inDnao
oum Tie whistle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
IanicIa CamplImenS

The other evening Janice was
watching her up-to-date grandmother
dress for ball. The child surveyed
her grandmother from all angles as
the dressing progressed.
Finally she said "Ganny. you look
'ust beautiful now
AS her grandmother finished she put
ON a gown trimmed with lynx on
which there were a few tails Of the
animal.
Janice looked the finished product
over and exclaimed, land now. Ganny
you look 'ust like a dog"
Auto Watches Jewels.
ruF the benefit Of your wife, you
might tell her that, If she wants IT,
many of the automobile manufactur-
ers win have her 1921 car match her
Jewels. This Is fad In many Sec
dons Of the East, where amethyst.
garnet, topaz. sapphire and other
eolors are used in the upholstery, tops
and the body made to correspond. In
this way your wife will know that her
Jewels harmonic with the car. OF
course, II she hasn't the jewels, she
can order the car as she wants it, and
then buy the jewels to match.-Chi-
eago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Sense of Obligation.

What a wonderful thing 1t would
be If Shakespeare were alive today?''
Il 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 l have interpreted his po-
airy"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Playing safe.

The firm OF. Hansen &, Fransen was
started In wartime and did very well
for 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 q little
honest businessf'
ma thanks" said Fransen. II never
lsdslQ n azperimsnnL" Hoaabos
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
Benefits of Dark Food

A party of picknickers, after long,
dusty walk reached the parking place
where they spread out their luncheon
As they were setting the table, one
young woman exclaimed:
"Ain't I glad l brought a chocolate
cake. 1t doesn't show dirt,"-Nl
Waukee Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03

You say that your wife went to CO..
lege before you married herr
Yes, she did"
And she thought of taking up Law
you Sald2'
Yes; but now she's satisfied to La
1t down."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-03-03
BLAME ANCESTORS FOR COLDS
Descendants Of Forest DweiIers In
herit Susceptibility to Drafts,
1t Is Asserted.

Do drafts bother you more than 9TH
er people? If so, you probably have
German blood in your veins. This
opinion is advanced by Herr Prot
Doktor TIL Zell, according to the Vos,
stsche Zeitung.
Doctor Zell says that certain species
of animals exhibit evident dislike for
drafts and that such beasts naturally
live in forests and sheltered places
Conversely, animals whose natural
habitat is an open space are content
when hreezes blow. Hence a horse
lets the wind smooth his coat while
monkeys and balloons shun such ex.
pertences
The professor in conclusion asks,
rs il then a wonder that the Ger
mans, who In earlier centuries lived In
wooded regions, are still today more
susceptible to drafts than other PEG
pies who come from treeless coun-
tries?"
An evident objection to this opinion
as the explanation of sensitiveness to
drafts is that the ancestors Of all men
lived in forests, although some races
migrated earlier than others and
therefore 1t may be presumed lost
their ancestral susceptibility to drafts
earlier
Boiling Steel In on.
Cincinnati Is one of six places In ths
world where steel IL strengthened b.
being boiled In oil. At plant in Car
image, steel shaft weighing 5000
pounds, the largest piece ever subjset
I'd to the new method, went thrUdkh
The process of being strengthened n
vas hollow bored tumbler shaft" fOr
use in dredging gold In California, eust.
ing about $4,000. The great shaft was
drst suspended in an upright furnace
until heated to just below the mating
point A crane then picked It up and
dropped It into a huge well q IN,
whese 1t boiled and sputtered throUAs
ut clouds Of oily mist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06
Enoauement of Local Interest

The engagement has been recently
announced in Portland of Miss Mary
Evelyn Huston of Portland and
George Edward Roberts Of China, Me.
He is we'll known in this city. Miss
Huston is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter J. Huston of Alba street,
Portland. She is graduate OF
WestbrooE Seminary. Deering High
school and Pennington Normal
school. She taught household arts
1T Castine Normal school one year
and since that time has been teacher
Of cooking at the Deering High
school. Miss Huston is a student of
voice culture at the Maine Con-
servatory of Music at Portland. Mr.
Koberts is the son of Mrs. Laura
(Capen) Roberts and the late Fred j..
Roberts of China, formerly of Lynn,
Mass. He is a graduate of Waterville
High school and the University of
Maine; member OF Alpha Tau
Omega and also the U. of M. Agri-
culture club; member of st. Omer
Commandery, No. IL. X. p. of Wa
tcrville and Central Lodge. No. As.
T.. & A. NJ. Dunlap Chapter, No. IL,
r A. M. and Golden Gate Chapter,
O. F.. S., also China Grange. He
carries on extensive dairying and
farming, operating formerly under
the firm name of F. J. Roberts 4
Son, owner of Maple Grove Farms on
China Lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06

The thinner Harp Ensemble pre-
sents one of the most unique combi-
nations known to the musical world
Three concert grand harps (valued
at $7,000.00) playing in a glorious en-
semble. Descriptive pieces, during
the playing of which the nearer i'm
AGNES himself in green fields listen
ing to the babbling brooks and the
songs Of the birds, are a feature of
this Trio. Their music can be appre-
ciated and enjoyed by the least
musical person, yet 1t is rendered so
beautifully that the severest critic
will wax enthusiastic.
De Ross MacAlister. head of the
Artists Grand Concert Company. is
one Of the leading tenors in concert
work before the public. His voice is
smooth. rich and sympathetic, and his
work equals that of Grand Opera
stars whose names are household
words.
The name of Mary Potter, conceded
to be the leading young contralto of
this country, carries with it delight
full anticipation to music lovers. She
has a voice rare in its volume and
sweetness and with the rich sympa-
thetic quality that touches the human
heart strings as few do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06
campaign and conduct poultry

campaign and conduct poultry
culling demonstration.
The result of their years work
was as follows: Eight men in the
Farm Bureau are keeping farm
accounts in books furnished by the
Agriculture Extension Service. These
accounts were started in April, 1922
and will be closed April, 1923. The
Extension Service will assist the men
in closing their accounts. check up
their edition and furnish them with
summary of the year and also
make q study of all accounts and
furnish each man with an account
M. ID. Jones, extension farm man.
agement expert, met the men in
March and helped them start their
accounts. 1t was found impossible
to do any sweet corn project work
as the sweet corn factory in that
vicinity did not run this year.
Mrs. w. A. Nickerson formed a
Boys and Girls club, which has ten
members, nine taking sewing and
one sweet corn. This club has held
at least twelve meetings with Mrs.
Nickerson during the year. They
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06
Misleading Advertising

The United States Civil Service
Commission states that there have
been brought to it's attention numer-
Gus misleading advertising circulars
and newspaper advertisements OF
certain so-called civil service schools
In these circulars and advertise
rnents, information ssgiven that a
railway postal clerk examination is
soon to be held. The Commission
states that no such examination has
been announced and when one is to
be held it will be duly announced.
Many of these so-called civil serv-
Two schools, said the Commission, re-
crut a considerable part of their
clientele among young people OF lin
tied education in rural communities
Authentic information regarding
pending examinations may always be
obtained from any of its local repre-
scntativcs or by writing direct to the
office of the Commission at Washing
ten, d. G.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06
READF|ELD'S YEAR IS
MODEL OF COUNTY IN
FARM BUREAU WORK

One of the leading Farm Bureau
communities in the county is at
Readfeld. The work that has been
accomplished there il the past year
is a fair sample of the work which
has been done in other'communites
of the county. Readfeld has 70
members 81 men and Al women.
The way the work was planned
out was as follows: In September
1921, the county agent, Clarence A.
Day. met the community planning
committee. The community needs
were discussed and the committee
recommended types of work they
thought ought to be done. These
recommendation were presented to
the Farm Bureau members at their
annual community planning meet
ing which was Jan. 4. At that meet
ing, the following agricultural pro-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06
Rare Treat For !
City Hall Patrons
Thursday Evening

Ninety-nine out of every hundred
concerts given, feature one stella
artist, assisted by others Of limited
experience who are glad to obtain the
prestige gained by appearing on the
same program with the star
Tomorrow evening at city hall will
be heard something entirely different
in the concert line when headliners of
three leading American Concert Com
panies will appear together for the
first time. and all the remaining lesser
lights of the three companies will be
given an evening off.