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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
GOES BACN ~ OLD EGYPT
Legend OF Cinderella, Almost Uni
versai, Believed to Have Come
From Ancient Memphis.

Cinderella and the legend surround
Ing her glass slipper is believed to
have originally come from ancient
Memphis. In the ruins of this buried
city lies the pyramid of Rhodopis, who
lived at Naucratis, and was incom-
parably beautiful and chaste. One day
when Rhodopis was bathing an eagle
flew through the open ceiling of her
bathroom and plucked from her maids
hands the sandal which she was just
about to lace about her mistress
foot.
The eagle then few to Memphis,
where the king was administering JUS
tice in one of the courts of the palace,
and, lowering above the king, dropped
the sandal, which fell into the folds of
the kings garment. He examined the
sandal and found it so small and love-
ly that he babe his servants search all
Egypt till they should find the woman
whom it would fit.
Rhodopis was found In Naucratis
and carried to the king, who married
her. She died after a few months
happiness, and the disconsolate king
had one of the costlieSt pyramids of
antiquity built In her memory. In the
first century B. G. the priests Of Mem
phis were won't to exhibit a sandal in
a crystal shrine which, they declared,
once belonged to Rhodopis, miraculous
ly preserved through many centuries.
Rhodopis have entirely vanished and
her pyramid is little more than ruin,
but her legend lives in every land.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
FAMOUS "LION OF LUCERNE"
Thorvaldsen's Masterpiece commem-
crates the Heroism of the Swiss
Guards In Paris in 1892.

The well-known monument called
the Lion Of Lucerne," erected near
Lucerne In 1921, commentaries the
tragic fate of the Swiss guards In the
French Revolution when in their de-
votion to duty they were sacrificed to
the bullets of the Marseillais and the
pixies of the mob, August 10, 1892.
This infantry regiment, the "Gardas
SMsses," had been originally Swiss
mercenary regiment in the Wars Of
Religion; but for their own good con-
duct at the combat Of Argues they
were incorporated in the permanent
establishment of the Maison du Roi.
by Henry ", (Henry of Navarre), in
1889, and in the guards in 1915. The
French guards sided openly with the
constitutional movement at the Revo-
luton, and were disbanded, but the
Swiss guards remained faithful to
their trust.
This monument was the work Of
Bertel Thorvaldsen Q770194D, a
Danish sculptor, noted for his statues
of Christ and the apostles, and for
his efforts at classical sculpture. He
was the son of an Icelander who had
settled in Denmark, and was born at
Coz 4nhagen There he lies buried I'M
der Il bed of roses in the courtyard
of the museum he endowed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
FIND HEALTH IN SUMS RAYS
Ancients Had Full Faith In Treatment
Now Practiced in the Most Mod
ern Sanitariums.

In a small village in the Adiron-
patients take sun baths. And a high
price is charged for the treatment.
Bathing in the suns rays for health
is an ancient ceremony, handed down
from the earliest ages. Wiseacres in
bygone times used to battle in the
sunshine, believing in the great value
Of light as a destroyer Of disease.
Light was the secret and universal
medicine by which they cured many
diseases.
Sunlight is the greatest factor in
our planetary existence; if 1t failed
all life would perish One has only to
look at nature for potent examples.
In vegetable. animal and human life
the influence of sunlight is STRONGLY
manifest. Compare the vegetation In
the gardens of a back street away
from the sunlight with similar growth
in the open country. Compare the
children Of the country with those
living down a narrow street of the
city slums.
For creating good general health
and happiness no medicine is so eff
fective as the direct rays of the sun.
A sun bath consists Of letting the rays
of the sun battle the skin each day,
preferably during the morning. The
body IS, of course, wholly or partial
ly uncovered.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
TESTING AIR IN OLD MINE
OF All Methods, the Lowering Of
Miners Safety Lamp Is AeknowI-
edged to Be Safest.

Raising and lowering bucket sew
eral times, to bring into long-disused
mine fresh air from the surface, is
common practice. Methane may be
expected in abandoned shafts or pits
driven In coal measures or carbona-
ceous states, or where a heavily tim.
bered shaft is partly filled with wa
ter. II methane is suspected, it Is best
to lower nothing but a miners safety
lamp. II the light Is not extinguished,
the descent can be considered reason
ably safe. When no safety lamp is
available, and 1t is necessary to test
with an open light, care should be
taken to Immediately withdraw all
persons In close proximity to the shaft
or pit as there may be an explosion.
Generally, there is no physiological
warning of oxygen deficiency in the
air. The first decideu feeling Is one of
extreme weakness accompanied by dlz-
ziness, better described as partial
paralysis, and the victim collapses
practically without warning. To guard
against this danger, q man should not
enter old workings without having a
rope tied around his body and at least
two men on the top. The rope should
be kept taut Then if distress signal
Is given, the explorer will not only be
prevented from falling, but can be
quickly pulled to fresh air and his life
saved
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
"GIbraltar of Canada"

Quebec citadel, sometimes called
the "Gibraltar Of Canada" is strong
fertilization covering 40 acres OF
ground, and in its present form it dates
from 1928. The more modern forti-
fications were constructed in lS2o-3o,
substantially on the lines of the French
works of 1920. The citadel has been
garrisoned by Canadian soldiers since
the withdrawal of British troops in
1871. 1t incloses a parade and drill
ground. AZ acres in extent, surrounded
by barracks and magazines under the
walls. Heavy cannon are mounted on
the ramparts. A large stone building
forms the "Officers Quarters" with the
Governor Generals Residence" COCOA
sionally occupied by him) at the east
end, overlooking the river.
A splendid vista can be seen from
the kings bastion at the northeast
angle Of the ramparts. The west ram
parts overlook the Plains of Abra-
ham
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20

This is a remedy of an English
woman for taking off superfuous
ounces from the face that has be-
come too fat through overeating and
lack of exercise.
To begin with, of course, she rec
ommends mild dieting and plenty of
walking and lots of water to drink
every day. This to cut down super
fluous fat all over the body.
One good exercise is this: Open
the mouth and work the jaw yigor-
ously, first to the right, then to the
left, then backward, then forward.
Do this persistently.
Then draw the cheeks in between
the teeth and puff them out hard and
full. Then, with the teeth shut tight,
stroke the cheeks with the palms Of
the hands gently upward from the
chin tip to forehead. Don't do any
of the stroking exercises too rapidly
or vigorously, but do them for a long
time, persistently, slowly. You will
get the best results in this way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
JEWISH FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Has Been Held for Centuries as
Memorial Of the Dedication
of the Altar.

Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication,
also called "Feast of the Maccabees,"
Is a Jewish festival beginning on the
twenty-ffth day of Kislew Oecem-
ber) and continuing for eight days,
chiefly as a festival of lights. It
was instituted by Judas Maccabeus,
his brothers, and the elders of the
congregation of Israel, in the year 165
B. c., to be celebrated annually with
mirth and Joy as a memorial Of the
dedication Of the altar, or the puri-
fcation of the sanctuary.
After having recovered the Holy
city and the Temple from the Greeks,
Judas ordered a new altar to be
built in the place of the one which had
been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes,
who had caused a pagan altar to be
set up in the Temple of Jerusalem and
sacrifices to be offered to his idol.
When the fire had been kindIed anew
upon the altar and the lamps Of the
candlestick lit, the dedication of the
altar was celebrated for eight days
amid sacrifices and songs.
In the Talmud the festival is prin-
cipally known as the Feast of Il
lumination," and it was usual either
to display eight lamps on the first
night of the festival, and reduce the
number on each successive night, or
to begin with one lamp the first night,
increasing the number till the eighth
night. The lights are supposed to be
symbolical of the liberty obtained by
the Jews on the day Of which Hanuk-
kah Is the celebration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
Vol. los
Church directory.

Church directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Sunday School 9:45 =. m, Preach
ng Ut IL .. m. and 500 y. m. each
Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday
night at 500 p. m.
s. K. CooKRELL,
Pastor
Preaching each Sunday at 1l:00 =.
N. and 1880 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday MORN
ing 1t 1000 O'Clock, MIR. Jos b.
Clover, Supt.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 1880 p
m. The public is cordially invited to
ii the ser vices.
a. o. PRICE, Nina or.
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday IL A. Nj and 7.30
z. M. REV S.W. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second and Fifth Sundays of each
month at II A. M. and $50 2 M.
REV. J. ID. HAMAKER.
REFORMED
st. Paul's oodstock-2nda and 4th
Sundays A. M. Everv Sun1a} aipht
REV. W. ii. CAUSEY, Pastor.
EPISCOPAL.
Services at Emanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church on Second Sundays
at IL O'Clock A M. and on the 4thl
Sundays at O'Clock P. M.
At Mt jackson on the End Sundays
in the evening at 8 O'Clock and Attn
Sundays at IL A. Nj.
LUTHERAN CHARGE.
Preaching at Lebanon Church-2nd |
and 4th Sunday of month at II a. M.
At Mt. Zion-Ost Sunday II 81 m.
I'D Sunday at p. M
Communion service on 9th Sunday |
Ii 3. m.
At ST. Luke-1st Sunday at 7 p. m.
3rd Sunday at IL q. N.
REV L. W GROSS, Pastor.
ST. LUKE.
Rev. P. W. Wisman will preach at
st. Luke, the first Sunday In every |
month a. "A. M.
The appointments for Toms Brook
Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, are as follows:
TOMS BROOK CIRCUIT
End SuudaY-Mt. Olive, 10:45 a.
M; Mt. Carmel, 800 p. m Toms
Brock, 500 p. m.
4th Sunday-Toms Brook, 10:45 a.
m; Mt. Carmel, 800 p. M; Mt Olive,
6 100 p. m.
MASSANUTTEN CIRCUIT.
lst Sunday-White Chapel, $3.50 p
II; Oak Level, 1870 a. m.
d N Oak Level. $3.50 p. N.
All changes will be ANNOUNCED
from pulpit W. G. WINToN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20

In the quaint little town of st. Gal
len, Switzerland, which has retained
many Of its curious medieval customs,
Santa Claus makes his visits ringing
gigantic cowbell, says Popular Science
Magazine.
In st. Gallen, every Christmas eve
twelve men array themselves in white
trousers and shirts, embroidered wool
suspenders, and bright red ties. Each
one fastens an enormous cowbell on
to wide leather belt and covers his
head with an enormous mask Of card
board, the upper part of which is
decorated by stenciled designs.
One of the twelve is called "Sami-
chlaus." 1t is his duty to give the good
children presents The other eleven
remain at little distance on the out.
skirts of the jolly crowd that follows
them on their rounds, giving candy to
the grownups and entertaining every
body with their Glowing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
Marine Phenomenon,

Late one January the steamship
Trafalgar, when within ten miles of
Wolf rock, off the southeast coast Of
England, met with a remarkable ac-
cident.
A report like that of cannon was
heard. and a large fiery body with
tail 80 or 10 feet long struck the
water 20 feet from the vessel 1t
was accompanied by a loud kissing,
and a column of water rose where it
struck the sea. Immediately after
ward the ship seemed to be on fire,
the engine room glowing with violet
light filled with multitudes of sparks.
The mate engaged at the wheel SIf-
fered violent shock through the steel
rod in his hand. The crew fled to the
deck. 1t was found that all the COM
passes had been demagnetized. aAd
the ship had much difficulty in making
her way to Falmouth. 1t was prob
ably a strong lightning flash which
struck the water, and the subsequent
electric phenomena were produced by
the dispersal Of the charge supplied
to the surface Of the sea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
RELICS OF AGES LONG PAST
England Has Three Of the Most Re-
markabIe That the Whole World
Has to Offer.

A loaf of bread more than 900 years
old, it is said. is to be found at Ambas-
ton, in Derbyshire, England. 1t was
included In a grant Of land from the
crown In the reign of King John, and
has remained In the Soar family ever
since.
Almost as great curiosity as this
is a house HOO years of age. and yet
fit for habitation. This old dwelling,
the Oldest inhabited house in England,
was built in the time of King Offa OF
Mercia. It is octagonal in shape, the
walls Of Its lower story being Of great
thickness. The upper part is Of oak
At one time the house was fortified
and known by the name of st. Ger
mans Gate. 1t stands close to the
River Yer, and only few yards from
st. Adams abbey.
A marriage proposal 3,40O years OF
age Is In existence In the British
museum. 1t is the oldest marriage
proposal of which there Is any definite
record. It consists Of about ninety
eight lines Of very fine cuneiform writ
ing, and il on small clay tablet made
Of. Nile mud. It is \ marriage pro-
posal Of q Pharaoh for the hand %
the daughter of the king Of Babyion.
II was written about the ysar III
\ O.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
American Time Signals Best.

The English freely admit that the
system of Geographic time signals
adopted by the naval observatory at
Washington is much to be preferred to
that in use at Greenwich for supplying
Great Britain with standard time.
At Greenwich a signal Is sent out at
noon, whereas at Washington a series
Of signals IS used. beginning FIVE
minutes before noon. During these
five minutes every tick of the observa-
tory clock Is electrically transmitted,
except the twenty-ninth second of each
minute, the last five seconds Of the
first four minutes, and at last ten
seconds Of the fifth minute. After this
final ten seconds break, the noon
signal is given. In this manner the
middle Of each minute is clearly in
dictated, and yet more clearly the in
slant Of noon. The length Of the
series facilitates the regulation Of
clocks and chronometers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
BETTER THAN ALL MEDICINE
Oysters Put Artemus Ward on Hia
Feet Whom Every Other Remedy
Had Proved Failure.

When Artemus Ward and DIR. Hing
ston, who acted as his manager Oh his
western lecture tour, arrived in Salt
Lake City. after that amusing and
successful visit to California, the be-
loved humorist fell sick So badly
was he, after his arduous rounds of
the Pacific coast and his strenuous
days in Virginia City, New, with Mark
Twain and Bill Nye, that his life was
despaired of.
The lecture Artemus had arranged
with Brigham Young to give in the
theater, had to be postponed. In fact
so hopeless seemed the case that DIR.
Kingston even tried to arrange to have
the body of his friend and partner
transported to the East on the stage
coach. But the optimism of Artemus
brought him back to safety again, q
very thin and weak man.
But before he was allowed to leave
his room, Artemus had difficulty gain
Ing sufficient strength even to walk.
From Brigham Young to the least
humble of the Mormon Saints" atten-
tons in the form of fresh eggs, jellies
and other helpful delicacies were
showered upon the convalescent. Ar
temus enjoyed everything, but nothing
seemed to give him strength.
At last a food was discovered In a
local grocery, so we are told, that
gifted him from his couch" This
was nothing more or less than dozen
cans Of Baltimore oysters. put up in
squares of block tin. The first oyster
stew "hit the spot" and Artemus
chirped up:
"Get out the bills for the lecture
See Mr.. Clawson and arrange for the
date The show is safe enough, now
we've got on an oyster basis Mark
Stuyvesant In the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
ve-Dwelling Snakes.

Until recent times no reptiles were
known to have adapted themselves to
existence in the darkness Of caverns.
Now, however, it is known that in the
Malay peninsula a snake, species
of coluber. inhabits certain caverns,
feeding upon the bats.
These cave-dwelling snakes attain
a length of between eight and nine
feet. Their coloring Stimulates that of
the walls Of the caverns. The rock
is yellowish limestone, traversed
with blackish veins, and these mark
ings and colors are curiously repro
duced in the snakes, many Of which
lurk on the ledge In the semi-darkness
near the entrances, watching for the
bats
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
Deep Gratitude.

II is related that the famous Sheri-
dan went to a hairdressers on one
oeeasion to order q wig. The barber
was q liberal soul. and on the, orator
belne measured. a bottle OF port was
ursduced and 70 much hospitality was
shown that Shsridan's heart was
touched.
When they rose from the table ana
veeO about to separate, Sher1oan'
locking the barber full In the face.
"a: 'Oa rejecting. doe't intsnd that
- ehaii make my wig!"
AstonisAed, and With q blank visage.
~ barber exclaimed: "But, Mr. Sheri-
dan. how can have Displaced you?
why. look you" said Sheridan. you
~ n honest fellow, and I repeat 1t,
you saan't make my wig, for I never
intsnded 10 pay for It I'll 60 to an
other less worthy son Of the craft"
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
The Home Garden
Prepared by Extension Division

Prepared by Extension Division
V P l.
Give the garden another chance
this year. IF it did not pay last
season it was probably due to un-
usual weather conditions. Make
an early start and lay the found
alton for an all.year-round gar
den.
The foundation stones of a sue
cessfuf garden are FIVE:
|. Good seed
2. Thorough preparation of sol
). Liberal fertilization
4. Frequent cultivation
S. Protection from insects and
diseases.
It is now time to order vegets-
BILE seed. Do not depend on cheap
seed or those that are easiest to
get. Order from a reliable seeds
man. If you start out with poo.
seed all of yous later efforts viii
be wasted.
The garden should have b-en
plcwed in December. Ii this has
not been done have it attended to
as soon as the ground can be
worked. Where stable manure
has been used apply acid phos-
plate in the spring at the rate
of 500 lbs. per acre. If no manure
was used, apply high grade
commercial fertilizer in the spring
at the rate of 1900 lbs. per acre
List of vegetables, with varie
ties sent upon request. Call on
your County Agent or write the
Extension Division, Virginia
POLYTECHNIC Institute, Blacks
burg, Virginia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
Some cssnpensatlen.

An ofacial of a large corporation,
which had made rather poor earn
ings report, commented with satisfac-
ton on the fact that competing com
panies had had considerably larger
deficits.
I'VE can derive some consolation
from this" he said, and went on:
ut reminds me Of the story of the
man who was travelling through the
West Virginia mountains and. ap-
preaching q poor cottage. saw three
boys. two Of whom were sobbing loud
" while the smallest seemed not to
have a ease in the world. At the door
Of the cott1ge, the father Of the boys
stood. gun in hand. and the stranger
,nouired the source of the sorrow OF
the two older boys.
".Waal, stranger said the noun
taineer, 1t was this way: Today is
the birthday Of my youngest kid.
didn't have any money to buy him a
birthday present so I licked his two
brothers wall Street Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
The Game of Whist.

All great discoveries are works of
time, and the game OF whist Is no ex-
ception to the rule. Its merits were
not recognized in early times, and I'M
der the vulgar appellation Of "whisk
and swobbers" it long fingered in the
servants hall ere it could ascend to
the drawing room.
At length some gentlemen in Eng
land who met at the Crown coffee
house in Bedford Rod, studied the
game, gave it rules, established Its
principles and then Edward Hoyle, in
1743, blazoned 1t forth to all the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
Fifty Men and One Elephant.

Interesting tests were once made to
determine the respective pulling pow
er Of horses, men and elephants. Two
horses. weighing 1.6OO pounds each,
together pulled $3.50 pounds, or $50
pounds more than their combined
weight. One elephant. weighing 1900
pounds, pulled $3.50 pounds, or $3.50
pounds less than his weight. Fifty
men. aggregating about 1890 pounds
in weight, pulled $3.50 pounds, or just
as much as the single elephant. But,
like the horses, they pulled more than
their own weight. One hundred men
pulled 1900 pounds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20

Father Bernard Vaughan, the famous
1nglish Jesuit preacher. says what be
means and means what he says and
= Asvsf afraid u directing his criti.
dGus even against tho most powerful
sDetsnns u society. especially the Idle
ID
Aa'amusins refersncs was encs made
- ~ aefy methods " Aao1oc4ation
- employs when In tho poipaE Hs
~ besa preaching II nome and had,
- usuAl, dealt out plain truths sbout
sesEybody with his sceustossa force
o. q the cardinals roDasks6 thai
- PREACHED IKE IN Italian. "Y0,'
s13d another dignitary, "b1s - b q
nnj1an. He was born - Veguvius
nd W only cent him 70 BnS1aol Il
eeeL "-Lo0don GlobA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
A MastsrpIses.

IN eminent critic was wandering
througl, IN art gallery, and. pointing
b Z CANVAS hung censpicuously on the
wall, he inquired Of 4 man standing
b, "What can they mean by allowing
auaA q daub heeer
~ hAa bosn awarded the ART pf1se,"
vaeSthe ansWer.
.Awarasa u art prize !" gaspsd the
critic.
]. WY. there u net . trace q AZ
an1k Mr. -
s1na111w Stts nj ~ sthsft sast =
= l110s4 a1t - h1sw -
- 49,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
u,earth Home Of Cave Men.

One of the most comprehensive Of
many finds of relics Of prehistoric man
in Austria has been discovered In q
cave near Mixnftx. The cavern known
as DRAGONS Den," Is being excavat-
ed for enormous deposits Of phosphate.
In q side cave 1000 yards from the
opening, evidences Of human occupa-
ton In ancient times were uncovered
Great quantities Of quartz implements
and otiIer ubensils and human 6eno0
haSA boeat taken eat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
Delicate Revenge.

you must have made few enc
mics in your long political careerr
more than a few" answered Sem
ator Sorghum. II have forgiven them
all"
'sThat il magnanimous."
.Not especially. By forgiving them
I call their attention to the fact that
thsy never succeeded in injuring me
enough 10 earn my abidin. resent-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20

Invest you money in the 4 per cen
Certificates Of the shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able ssmi.snnuslly, and Certificates
rsdeemsble lny time after six month.
no short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-01-20
All the SYMPTOMS,

"Was Mr.. Grabcoin In his Office when
you called"
mo, he must have been playing
golf"
Are you sure about this?"
REASONABLY sure. The office force
seemed to think he wouldn't be back
soon. Most Of the clerks had their
feet up on their desks and three
stenographers were glued to tele-
phones."-Birmingha Age-Herald.