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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
CONDOR GIANT AMONG BIRDS
California Species Believed to Have
Exceeded In Size Its Cousin OF
South America.

Naturalists have determined that
the California condor exceeds in size
its cousin, the condor Of the Andes Of
South America, and is larger than the
giant or wandering albatross which
travels the ocean lanes Of the Pacific,
south of the equator. The extreme
wing expanse Of the California condor
Is close to twelve feet. Through care
ful measurements, the naturalist
learned that the condor Of the south
ern countries is smaller in all respects.
One Of these largest birds that fly
is on exhibition In the Natural His
tory museum at San Diego, Cal. Be
side the condor, the turkey buzzardr q
smaller relative. appears to - a
dwarf Both birds are carbon eaters,
fact which has contributed substan-
TALLY to the near extinction OF the
condor Naturalists of earlier years
record that the condor was once fairly
common In California.
Ranchers and settlers have been in
directly responsible for the killing Of
many condors through the placing Of
POISONED meat intended for consump-
ton by coyotes, bobcats and panthers
Large numbers have also been wan
tonlv killed through the indiscriminate
use Of firearms.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
CHINESE MINISTER As CUPID
Jestins Remark '.'ade by WI Ting
Fang Led to the i Won of TWO
Loving Hearts. @

WI Ting Fang was, while minister
at Washington, attending the wedding
Of the daughter Of the chief Justice
at that time. At the breakfast he
asked one of the bridesmaids when 1t
would be her turn to become BRIDE
She modestly said that she did not
know, as she had not yet had an Of
fer. Turning to group Of young men.
Doctor WI jocularly remarked to one
of them, "This Is a beautiful lady,
would you not like to marry herr"
He replied, 81 should be most delight
ed to-" "Will you accept his offerY'
said Doctor WI to the bridesmaid.
She seemed slightly embarrassed and
said something to the effect that as
she did not know the gentleman she
could not give a definite answer.
Meeting the Chinese minister at an
"at home" few days later, she scold-
ed him for his bluntness, and he ex-
cused himself by saying that he was
actuated by the best Of motives.
A few months afterward WI re-
ceived an invitation from the young
lady's parents to attend her marriage
The bridegroom was the young man
who had figured in the unconventional
Incident To Wu's agreeable surprise
the mother of the bride informed him
that it was he who had first brought
the young couple together, and both
bride and bridegroom heartily thanked
him for his good Offices.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
PANCAKES PAST AND PRESENT
Comp s7i1on Mace lI,as Is BY No Means
Flattcring to the Delicacy
Today.

The pancake Of our fathers was a
noble circular structure, spreading its
wrinkled suburbs to the edge of the
plate where the potter had wisely pro-
vided terraces. The radius must have
been all of three inches. Within the
area, duly buttered and sweetened, was
gustatory poetry, such glory and Won
der and delight and smacking SAVIOR
that the hired man, facing the break.
fast table, ceased altogether to grumble
over fate that got him out of bed be-
fore dawn. Appetites in the good old
days were, magnificent institutions, tho
finest products of open-air living and
service at the pillow handles. But for
all these grand proportions, no one
could eat more than eight or ten PAN
cakes at sitting. The things were
filling. They took up room like good
farm horse in his stall. At quarter
past the zero hour everyone at the
table cried Enough" even the hired
man. The pancake of our fathers was
no fluffy affair, after the manner of
our modern desserts, that made a man
ask what he'd eaten after he'd eaten
1t. In contest between neighbors in
Long Island village some time ago, a
native consumed 70 pancakes, so
called. The incident adds to the sorry
evidence that this is decadent age.
It is proof that the pancake of the
day is some miserable travesty of the
honest, whole-souled pancake of
blessed tradition.-Toledo Blade.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
SHALL l TRAvEL7n

IF THE lines of travel (extending
= from the rascette or bracelet upon
the mount of the moon) converge to-
ward The mount Of Saturn, which lies
ot lie base OF the finger of Saturn, or
ode finger, but are not joined
: ar indication that the yoy.
Trill Ii ole way; that is, the sub
III '.ot return from it. II one of
aes ends on the line of
s "A Indication of probable
s..'--'ssa- Tie voyage. Should the travel
lines Dc absolutely parallel through
out their course the voyage will be
PR iitable, but dangerous.
According to some good palmistic
authorities, the travel lines are the
heavy lines on the mount of Luna.
even If they do not rise from the
bracelets. These students of the hand
assert that the long line extending
TOM the bracelet and rising into the
mount of Luna are similar to the
travel lines of Luna, but more Inn
portant- When the line of fate
(which runs upward In the center of
the hand) shows considerable and
beneficial change at the same point.
the line Of travel shows voyage that
has been or will be prosperous. But
when the line Of fate does not show
any advantage at the same point, the
outcome Of the voyage will not be
successful for fho trovolar
60 By the Wheeler Syndicate, Ine.l
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
anslsNy LAW SrlLl stAaps
Edict Issusd by Roman Praetes 2.2s0
Years Ago Held 70 Be Enforce
able In Scotland.

A Roman praetor's edict OF 1890
years ago still affects innkeepers and
ostlers In Scotland. A Drainie farmer
handed his horse to an ostler to be
stabbed. and the ostler placed it into
double stable, where, shortly after. q
second horse was placed. These two
horses had previously shared a stall.
md were known to be quiet and not
Quarrelsome. The farmers horse was
sound when it was put into the stable,
but when he returned for 1t, 1t was
found to be lame on the off fore leg.
and two days later, on the advice OF
veterinary surgeon, was destroyed.
The farmer sued the ostler and the
Judge dismissed the case, which was
appealed The appeal Judge held that
In law the Praetorian edict Of 367 B.
G. applied and that the injury was
not due to "the act of God" The
lord justice-clerk said the case raised
questions Of Importance and difficulty.
The first question they had to decide
was whether a stabler fell within the
rraetor's edict. After carefully con-
sidering the arguments adduced and
surveying the authorities cited. he was
unable to find In modern law any war
rant for the suggested discrimination.
He was Of the opinion that stablers,
as well as inkeepers, according to the
law Of Scotland, fell within the edict
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
-
PRICED AMBER AS ORNAMENT
Germans, Who Had Small Idea
of Its Real Value.


Amber, which Is fossilized resin, was
In great demand among the Romans
for ornaments. Tacitus, in his
"Germania," tells that it was gathered
by the barbarian Germans. "They ex-
plore the sea for amber, in their
language called 'gleese,' and are the
only people who gather that curious
substance" he says. at is generally
found among the shadows; sometimes
on the shore. Concerning the nature
Z the cause Of this concretion the
bHrtArians. with their usual want Of
curiosity, mike no inquiry. Amongst
Il er superfluities discharged by the
sea this substance lay long neglected
till Rorian luxury gave 1t name and
brought it Into request. To the saw
ages 1t is of no use. They gather
II Into rude heaps and offer it for sale
without any form or polish, wondering
at the price they receive for it."
Tacitus guessed correctly the origin
Of amber. saying: 'There is reason
to think that amber is a distillation
from certain trees, since in the trans
parent medium we see a variety of
insects and even animals Of the wing
which, being caught in the viscous
fluid, are afterwards, when it grows
hard. incorporated with It"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
KRT "BARRACK' GOOD TRAP
Odd Idea Used by Irishman Said ts
Have Had the Merit of
Effectiveness.


A correspondent of the British Med
fcal Journal has unearthed the follow
Ing ingenious method of dealing with
rats, which he found in Halls book.
Ireland published in 1871:
MIR Russei has a rat barrack' or
his premises. It is about II feet long,
) feet broad and 4 feet high, with q
coping-stone on the top that projects
a couple of feet inside the wall The
inside of the wall is full OF holes that
just admit rats body. leaving the tail
outside. The WI lie is covered with
old boards. Tt 1--WE pa zes
for them ~ e.s INTO the yas
where they are AND never dis
turbed. The coAoeQ edce is they never
go into his store acre the bacon is.
"Once every three meuthS he cl0ses
the holes that communicate with the
yard. He uncover Tie 4a,ls apd Tie
rats all run into the holes Their tails
are hanging out A 1lau goes IN. takes
them one by one ~ re tails and
throws them into barrel, where they
are all destroyed. to leave room for Q
fresh supply"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
HANDS INDEX 70 6NkhI6TEA
etlll Reveal Much, Though Probably
Less Than Was the Case Some
Few Years Ago. -s;s-''ss. y

Once 1t was possible to tell ''lady,
by her hands-that is If you regarded
a lady as "a female of the favored 30
cial class" She had well-kept hands
because she did nothing to roughen
them or enlarge their knuckles or cause
premature wrinkles Even II fortune
had gone against her she somehow
avoided the work that would mar the
symmetry Of those hands. She did
without sugar for her tea and die
needlework for money In order to avoid
the work that she regarded as mental.
And because woman of this class
knew that 1t was at her hands that
others looked for an index to her So
clal position 1t was her hands that she
saved. wearing gloves by day and by
night to keep them white and to pro
tect them and repair them from the
ravages Of wind, sun and homework.
The situation Is rather different now
The young woman Of immigrant par
ents who sells tinware In the depart
ment store basement has deliberately
manicured nails and hands that are
smooth, but the wife of the college
president has hands that clearly show
the effects of work that we would once
have regarded as mental.
Perhaps still to the keen observer
hands have something to tell of their
owners rank or pedigree. There are
some hands that no matter how dill
gently manicured always look little
grimy at the corners, and others, lack
ing entirely the luster OF the manicure
buffer, that are always scrupulously
clean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
The UnQainiy FIaminqo.

The f1amingo, so beautiful in colcr-
ing and graceful in flight, is not espe
cially beautiful in build. In shape it
is midway between a goose and a
stork, ranging. when full-grown be-
tween and 61a feet in height. Il
bumped body is supported on leEs
amazingly long and thin, while its
slender neck curves upwards like a
big letter S, and ends in a small head
with a great fiat, down-curving beak
The lower part of this beak forms Il
deep, broad box, into which the upper
part fits like a cover. When the bird
Is feeding on shellfish or water piann.
in the shadows and flats the neck Is
twisted like a corksrew until ii
head is upside down; then the top OF
the beak is pushed along thrlp9h t1e
mud like scoop shovel, gathering "a
the food morsels. During the nesting
period the female builds a curious
mound of mud like a tiny volcano, in
the crater of which a single egg is
laid. On this the mother is said {
sit with legs drawn up like q
tesque statue on a nede ell
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
WIG Rosrs Become Plaque.

From the few swine that were let
loose on tbe island of Santa Cruz in
f547 have come a race of ferocious
wild boars. They have lost virtually
every trace of their original domes-
ITCHY, and have become powerful wild
beasts as fleet of hoof as deer. They
mature enormous tusks, long hoofs
and bristles that are like wire, and
are the plague Of the ranch people
who have sought to develop the island
for sheep and cattle raising.
The boars tear down fences faster
than the ranchers can build them.
they root up garden stuff as soon as IL
springs from the ground, and not In
frequently they have been known to
gore horses, sheep and cattle. Young
lambs are one of their favorite foods
and in the killing and eating of them
they show skill and cunning and
carnivorous traits comparable to the
tactics Of wolves.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Where WASHINGTON Wooed.

Yonkers, N. Y, has an interesting
history. 1t is connected indirectly
with the sparkling days of George
Washington, before he yielded to the
charms of Widow Gusts. Washington
at one time paid very ardent court to
one Mary Philipse. Her father, the
Detroit News recalls, wss one of the
dig landed proprietoys OF prerevolu.
tionary times Hir PREMISES extended
from what is now Philipse Manor sta.
ton, three miles above Tarrytown,
and close 10 Washington Irving's loved
Sleepy Hollow, to what is now Getty
square, in the heart of Yonkers.
The original manor house was al
the former location. 1t is still stand
ing, and few years ago was bought
aud occupied by Elsie Janis, who has
restored it to its early splendor and
filled it with colonial furniture, much
of which was there when Mary Phil
ipse used to entertain the handsome
Young officer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
PASS UP AL KINDS or WORK
Masculine Natives Of. the seuth asa
lsiands Cannot Ne Brsusht b
De Any Lahcr.

The natives OF the Marshall isiaHdA.
30 years ago. before the advent Of
the missionaries. were typical savases
Of the South seas. They lived a nat
ural wild existence, unburdened By
clothes, and eating only what nature
provided foe 4Aem-eoconut and the
psndanus fruit. They: had no houses.
They lived under matched roofs, SUP
ported. at the four corners by poles.
Today the natives wear white linen
suits. The stiR whike cellar seems
to make their faces biacksr than thar
really are. and. to bring out the de-
signs Of tho tattoo marks more CHAR
II. They have schools and hospitals
which were started By those brave
missionaries Of half a century aro.
Their chief "a particularly modern
He lives in house. and since japan
has taken possession he has a wire
less station on HIS island. the i.larA
OF Vote. he even dictates 70 A
stenographer. who sits on the Noor
with q typewriter between his legs
The natives are not so far modern
lied, however, that the men WIN be-
stir themselves to do any work. They
do not believe In work. They ieavs
work to the women. The hardest task
the men perform Ia to carry around
the babies. They do this 80 the won
en- WIN have nothing to interfers with
Inelr work. s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
THE LIFE OF GAS MAnTLEs
Illuminating Device Should Last 1000
Burning Hours-May Be Destroyed
In Few Moments.


The following facts about gas man
ties are taken from Gas Logic, the
house organ Of the biggest gas company
In New York.
"A good gas mantle should last from
800 to 800 or even 1000 burning hours
"Breakage, however, Is not always
due to poor mantle quality. Turning
the gas off and on and the slight ep.
plosion that sometimes occurs when
It Is lighted Is highly destructive q
nantes. A mantle which. burning
steadily, might last for several thou,
sand hours, may be destroyed In a few
minutes by rough handling or In few
hours by unusual but unavoidable weaS
and tear.
Initial candle power Is that meas
ured when the mantle Is first lighted.
It Is extremely high In cheap and In
ferior nantes. But soon, often with
In a few minutes. the brtlliancy Of the
light fades, never to be regained. The
Intensity Of this initial light 10 O snare
into which the unwary and unwise IRE
Quently fall In purchasing cheap man
ties. si
Sustained candle power Is the meas
ure Of light given out By q mantle
over a long period. End Is, Of course, tha
real test Of q good mantle. The high
class mantle may not have an initial
candle power equal to that Of q cheap
er substitute. but In the long test In
superiority e demonstrated.
Some Of the gas companies are now
selling nantes with q guarantees q
at least 90 days servicAr 2
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
INSOMNIA CAN BE BANIsHED
Trouble Is, With Too Many of Us,
That the prescription" Is
Hard to Take.

There is cure for insomnia, but It
is likely to be something awful-a ten
mile walk in the country or saving
wood for four hours. One has to give
up all other activities, it seems, when
enc 'rassles it out" with insomnia.
Nobody has time for saving wood
for four hours except deposed Euro
pean monarchs-fayored ones of earth
whom even q revolution gives leisure
Theodore Roosevelt, who enjoyed 50
amply all that the world had to give,
cut down trees for purposes of bodily
inyigoration; but then he had the trees
to cut down; so also, Gladstone.
Hard, physical labor these greai
ones considered necessary for their
well-being; and it is thoroughly estab-
lished that it is the best lure of sleep,
''balmy sleep. tired natures sweet re-
storer." The point in that quotation
is that one has to be tired; not tired
in the cares that infost the day, but
tired in the legs, arms and dersal
muscles. One can chase away insom-
MIA If one gives his undivided atten-
ton to it. That's the difiiculty.-St,
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Use of the Time-RaIl.

In the Middle ages the time-bah
as q means of marking the passing
hours was popular. For the con.
yenience Of the men and women Of
the various courts of Europe a great
ball was dropped from the ceiling OF
the palace throne room at certain in
-tervals. Today, many cities have time
balls in prominent places which drop
at noon to warn the citizens of the
time. Many harbors. Montreal and
Quebec, for instance, still use the
time-ball to mark noon and other
hours.
But it remained for little coun-
try In South America, Uruguay. to In
augurate really modern and eff.
cient system for sending broadcast
over the capital city, Montevideo, the
lime at exactly eight o'clock at night.
At that hour every electric light in
the city grows dim for a few seconds,
aud the residents set their clocka and
Watches.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
sugar Once a Dsllcacy.

We are apt to forget how snort Q
time It Is since sugar was regarded
~ a costly delicacy. proper to be used
by the wealthy alone or as medicine.
In the early colonial days 1t sold a.
about rs cents pound, in the loaf,
and granulated sugar was unknown
1t was with ths growth of the custom
Of drinking coffee and tea that 1t be
came a food staple. When 1t was is-
troduced to England in medieval times
1t was as Indian SALT" rare anc
precious condiment, although the arr
Of boiling sugar was known in India
before the Seventh century, and 10
Egypt much earlier. The Dutch
brought sugar to Manhattan, and 0
New York Gazette Of 1870 carried
this advertisement: 'sPublic notice
IL hereby given that Nicholas Bayard,
Of the City Of New York. has erected
: house for refining all sorts of sugar
and sugar candy. and has procured
from Europe an experienced artist In
that mystsry. New York Evening
FOGk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
PROVED ABILITY TO REASON
heartless Old Baboon Leader Had
Qualities That Might Be Con-
sidered Almost Human

Apes are so human that even when
they display traits that in man would
be simply abominable one cannot help
laughing. A correspondent in South
Africa writes that certain large apes
are so much in the habit of raiding
the coffee plantations that they have
to be guarded.
Among the coffee trees grows q
shrub the fruit Of which the apes
particularly enjoy. But as wasps
fasten their nests to the shrubs, the
apes, fearful of being stung, usually
keep away from them. One morning
the people In certain plantation
heard the apes making fearful out
cries and, rushing out, saw this
singular scene. A large baboon, the
leader Of band. was throwing some
young apes at the wasp nests just az
boy might have thrown stones at
them.
The poor victims, stung by the In
furiated insects, were crying piteous-
ly, but the old baboon paid no heed
to them whatever. While they were
suffering from the anger Of the
wasps he quietly proceeded to regals
himself with the fruit, which he
could now pluck without danger. Oc-
casionally he would turn round and
graciously throw a handful to some
females and young standing q little
way of.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Problem In Psychology.

A commuter who spends most 81 his
time on the train thinking instead Of
playing bridge or reading the papers
has new problem that he has been
Habie TO solve.
q buy a monthly ticket, which en-
les ire to two rides each day, Sun
iays included" he says. 81 never
come to town on Sunday and so I
have four or five round-trip tickets
left over at the end of the month.
When a holiday comes along have
another one. Occasionally the con-
ductor fails to punch my ticket and
7 amt help having a feeling Of ex-
uhation, a sort of idea that am
ahead of the game in some way. OF
course the extra ride is simply added
to the unpunched rides on the ticket
at the end of the month and is no real
gain.
Now, why should I be pleased at
gaining something of absolutely no
value to n'e? Perhaps Einstein could
8nswer ] can't Chicago Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Uncommon
Sense s ;s;;7 s1z;a
YOUR ENEMIES

nNE Of the most successful public
~ men In this country began liBs
by making an enemy. This enemy
was the kind Of an enemy that Mark
Twain called permanent and reli-
a5le."
lie was on the job all the time. He
bad diaholical ingenuity, which he
employed in devising ways and means
10 keep the public man out Of office
and to blight his political ambitions.
Sometimes he succeeded. Oftener
he didn't.
For the very fact Of his enmity kept
the other man keyed up TO the highest
rttch.
He knew that single mistake OF
judgment would bring his enemy down
: pom him. He avoided even the ap-
pearance of evil lest he be put int
f:tlse position.
And he himself confesses today that
he owes his present eminence, which
As very great, to the keenness and
alertness OF this implacable enemy.
We never succeed without battles,
and battles are always between enc
mics.
The course Of success Is as rough az
he course Of true love.
Moving along slowly and easily dulls
the senses, as slipping downstream
over the water In a canoe induces
drowsiness.
To go upstream in boat you must
battle with the current. The battle
develops muscles, and after a few of
them you make much better progress.
Gou must meet and match brains
with those of other men.
If they are strong and energetic, and
cunning sad crafty. 1t will take all the
mental alertness you have to defeat
them.
But whether you win or lose in the
preliminary skirmishes. every little
battle sharpens your wits and
strengthens your determination.
Don't be afraid of enemies. Do not
make them unnecessarily, but unless
you have a few OF them, and a few
able ones, you will be very seriously
handicapped in the game you are
playing.
! % By John Blakel