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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
SILVER PRODUCTION FELL OFF
Year 1921 Saw Less of 1t Mined and
Consumed Than in the Preceding
Twelve Months.

An estimate Of the worlds produc-
don and consumption of silver in 1921
gives the worlds total product last
year as 161,OO0OOO ounces, against
174,Oo0,OOO IN 1920. Of this total tbs
United States is estimated to have
produced 100000 ounces in 1921,
against $4,000 in 1920; Mexico ST.
100000, against 66,70O,000; Canada,
100000, against 12,S00,000, and
other countries 100000, against 3d.
100000.
1t is estimated that consumption for
governmental purchases and exports to
the East absorbed 36,5O0,000 ounces
more Of silver than the years produc-
zion. The total distribution on these
accounts is estimated at 1871, 10000
ounces, of which 100000 ounces
were assigned to this country's con-
sumption In the arts, 100000 to sim
liar English consumption, 100000 TO
purchases under the Pittsman act by
the United States mint, 100000 to
Mexican government purchases, 49,
100000 to shipments from England to
India, 100000 to shipments from the
United States to India, 5S,500,0OO to
shipments by England and the United
States to China and the Far East and
u, 100000 to purchases in the United
States for subsidiary coinage and 9th
4r purposes
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
DlVERGING THEORIES or LIFE
Question Of Chance and Evolution
Apparently viii Long Be Matter
Of Discussion.

Writing on the work Of Jacques
Loeb, the famous exponent of the me
chanical theory of life, in Harper's
Magazine, Paul II. De Kruiff said !:
1T Is constantly remarked by lay peo-
pie Of intelligence and by many biol
ogists that the apparently wonderful
way In which animals are adapted to
their environment Is the best evidence
Of some purpose and design in nature.
To Loeb, with his detached vision and
his freedom from anthropomorphism,
1t Is just as conceivable that nature is
accidental and a pure matter of
chance. 1t Is possible that those sur
vive who have the equipment-they
did not acquire the equipment under
the influence of environment
1t is possible for forms with moderate
disharmonies to survive, those with
gross disharmonies do not exist, and
we are not reminded Of their possible
existence Nature, the master points
out, is enormously wasteful. There
are, for instance, a hundred million
possible crosses of marine bony fish.
OF these only ten thousand, or one
hundredth Of 1 per cent, actually ex-
list. Every one will admit that this
fact is a much better argument for
planlessness than for design. For
out of an almost infinite number of
combinations 1t would be strange b
chance did not bring about the exist.
ence Of small number of forms
capable Of survival"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
ALWAYS A WELCOME VISITOR
Occasionally Late, but Once Evsr3
Month She Was at the Door
to Receive Him.

She waitei patiently for his arrival
feeling that he wouldn't disappoint
her. Sometimes he was q little early
sometimes little late, but eventu-
ally he would come, bringing with him
something dear to her heart.
Once every month for four years he
hs3 been a welcome visitor. How
well she knew his voice-his smile
his CHEEKY whistlel
At times when he passed the house
Without as much as glance, she un
derstood and made no effort TO at
tract his attention. If he appeared
distant now and then, she did not
grieve, knowing the day would come
week, two weeks perhaps-when he
would walk fearlessly up the wall
with a smile and CHEEKY word Of
greeting.
After today she would never look foi
nim again. at least his appearance
would never again cause the delight.
full little heart throbs that were nos
agitating her.
At last she saw him. Her arma
were outstretched to receive-the last
War Risk Bureau allotment check.
which the postman handed to her with
q smile.-The Leatherneck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
PUTS NEW LIGHT ON HISTORY
Discovery in Sweden Proves That
Arts Of Civilization Are Older
Than Has Been Thought.

A cloak of wooden cloth, believed to
be 5000 years old, has been found in
a peat bog in Sweden. The slightly
acid water of the peat formation acted
as a preservative.
This is the oldest complete garment
ever found in Europe, though the
British museum has several bits Of
cloth that are considered still older.
But 5000 years is a fairly respectable
age. When that cloth was woven,
Homers father or grandfather was a
boy, playing in the streets of some
Greek town. The Israelitish monarchy
was not yet thought of-Saul. its first
king, probably was not vet born.
Egypt, rich but defenseIess, was verg-
ing to decay; but the founding of
Rome lay farther in the future than
the landing of the Pilgrims now lies
in the past. Through most of Europe,
bronze, rather than iron, was the
chosen metal
Yet even in that mistily distant
time, the northern barbarians either
wove wooden cloaks for themselves or
carried on trade enough to buy them
from more advanced peoples.
A good many of the arts of civiliza-
ton date farther back than our grand
fathers dreamed, and were more wide
ly diffused, too.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
NATIONS DEBT TO FRANKLIN
Outstanding Figure of the Revolution
Should Never Be Forgotten by
Any American.

II a hundred professors Of American
history were asked what man, next to
Washington, did most to launch the
American republic as an independent,
self-moving nation, 90 Of the answers
would name Benjamin Franklin. But
II Is to be feared that the average stu
dent of history does not appreciate so
well what this country owes to the
memory Of the author, statesman and
philosopher who was born in Boston
PIT years ago.
For such, the best course Is not to
plunge into historical discussion, but
to get acquainted with Franklin, the
man. The task, fortunately, Is at once
easy and delightful. His autobiog-
raphy, with It's shrewd wisdom, incis-
i've wit, kindly humor and amazing
frankness and insight, Is one Of the
moat readable books in the English
language. Let the doubter read that,
and proper appraisal Of Franklin is
almost certain to follow. We do not
underrate our friends, and there is
something wrong with the person who
does not count Franklin a friend
after peruslng that memoir-Chicago
Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
SCIENTISTS WILL STUDY RAT
Good Results Expected to Follow OBJ
servations to Be Carried Out at
Philadelphia.

The superrat, unlike the superman
of Nietzsche, is not of the warriors
type, but is gentleman, an aristocrat
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 81.
Greenman, director of the Wistar In
stitute, at Philadelphia.
To make observations on a more ex.
tensive scale and under more favor
able conditions than heretofore, par
ticularly in food research the insti-
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-
Heved, will be of tar-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, 1923-03-02
NH. FOX AND MIR. DOG

Mr. FOX had . faast IT, seuas
AVA time because the farmer did net
have . Dog a& the big farm % IA Ait.
and then the window Of The psvlts7
house was broken. and lsft 20. unS1
ona DAY the 1armsr discovered that ~
q biz cAsskAns and youns Ssw4 were
eoot = gs4. Gsat,e sesss s,z
oaiy he fswi.. that xsss net tsaA~
- - llkias Of n. w wsgv is<a
I shall not sisit xoat 1Arsn any
mors this season." sstd ~. rex ~
n tsettsd AsmA oas niSAs. r viii -
q b new hunting s1suAds tomorrow
aiehA"
ora might a hs wss On his way to
another lam. ~. Fox happened to
pass the ]rouitry house whsrs ~ had
found % many ehtchsas. He leaked
% a$ the Window aAA smiled - HIM
~ When 10 saw that . new pane Of
1aaA had been put In and there was
- way tsr him o. oehR Mr.. Foxes to
gse N. .,s-... 49,. -..-....
"Hs - too late with his repairs" said
xr. Fox - he trotted Oh. "fos shall
nst bother him for some time to
coma -'-~-. ~
Thea one night Mr.. Fox ssw - he
ran along the top Of q stone wall,
hat the farmer had brought . AR.
Dog b live near the poultry house.
ia ! ha," laughed ~. Fox. You are
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
GRANDEUR HARD TO PORTRAY
Visitor Asserts View From Summit of
Andes Is Such as Almost TO Defy
Description.

The view from the summit is mag
nificent in whichever direction one
turns, but it is rather more interesting
and varied toward the Pacific That
ocean is not over hundred miles in
a straight line from the crest of the
divide, but all sight of it is cut off by
the intervening SUBMITS. The scenery
in this, or any other part of the Andes,
is on too vast and imposing a scale for
a man to come to any adequate com
prehension of It, Still more hopeless
is the possibility of conveying any eff
fective impression of it to others. You
may think you can describe it until you
try; then you find that you are but
stringing meaningless adjectives and
shopwOrn SMILES together
At first you are inclined to be disap-
pointed at your impotency; then you
begin to feel small and ashamed that
you should have presumed to attempt
such a thing; finally like man cover
ing up traces of guilt, you hasten to
tear up and burn what you have writ
ten before some one comes and finds
what you have been doing. There are
some men who can draw better than
others word-pictures of these great
manifestations of nature, just as some
men can paint better pictures on can
vas than can others; but the best de-
scriptions are only sounding brass and
tinkling cymbal limitations of the I'M
speakable grandeur of the originals
Personally I throw up my hands and
call myself off at the outset.-Lewis
R. Freeman in the CornhiI Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Transient Value.

PurposenOvels, ike advertisements,
belong in the temporary department
AS certain goods and wares go out of
date, and the often eloquent announce
ments that commended them suddenly
disappear; even so the burning ques-
tons" of the hour and age burn out.
and the solutions of them presented in
the form of fiction fall down with the
other ashes They have served their
purpose, we'll or ill. and their transient
Importance is ended. What endures,
if anything, is the human story wildly
told the human characters graphically
depicted. These have a permanent
value. These belong to literature
Here I would place adam Bede' and
"Silas Mariner" and The Mill on the
Floss" and "Middlemarch," because
they deal with problems which never
grow old; but not Robert Elsmere,"
because it deals chiefly with a defunct
controversy in Biblical criticism
Henry Van Dyke, in "Companionable
Books"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
EXAMPLE or FOOL PARENTS
oniss,<srs psustIsss Would Have SAID
the "Twis" Might Have Been
"Bsnt' 70 Advantage.

They" boarded an outbound street
car. 'rhsy"-fathsR and mother. mis-
taksoly, unfairly adoring and old
enough to be wiser. and sturdy, hand
some, adorable Cat timss) -two-year-
old son. wise beyond his years and
beyond his parents. Not quite 10
adorable at this particular time, for
he was scresching. yelling, bowling.
screaming. kicking and doing every
thing else In his small but mighty
power to make known his wants and
attain his dssire. His attention re-
fused TO be distracted. Older people
might have snvted him his power Of
concentration.
What do you wsnt, darlingf Come
on, let's have o little lunch. Oh, look
At the pretty lights. Tell mother
what sweetheart. wants"-repeated n
tsaes Of varying invitation and hope
fulnessEwere all In vain. Darling
sweetheart refused to be diverted
from his purpose or to vouchsafe q
single word Of reply.
Altar two blocks Of this uninter-
ruptsd performance the small family
rosa to leave the car. the mother ex-
planning to an obviously curious be-
holder: we have to get OF. He won't
ride In q street car. He must have Q
taxi" Last seen, adersd and adoring
were hiking up Sixth avenue to q
taxi station. adered oil smiles ana
ssnshins in his fathers arms.-Rsho-
18Th Sunday herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Oidtime Beauty Hints.

Some strange recipes for beauty are
given by oldtime writer's. THE eyes
Of pike powdered are wonderful in
increasing beauty" naively suggests
one author. In the South of England
even today the eating of behring's
brains Is thought to improve the ap-
pearance. The fat of the grayllng
mixed with honey and exposed for a
day or two to the sun made a fine
preparation for cleaning the skin.
The fat Of the lamprey, though this
creature Is otherwise considered I'M
lucky, was efficacious in removing
smallpox scars. Wolverine greas sc
would cure all skin troubles. The
Chinese have great faith in the medic
1nal properties Of water in which
cookies have been boiled and it is
their favorite remedy for smallpox
One Of the strangest remedies is at
tributed to the monks of the Tenth
century who are said to have pre-
;scribed ashes Of burnt flies for the
complexion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Obesity Undesirable,

Are you fat? Be on your guard II
you are. Doctor Joslin of Boston has
gathered striking statistics that show
an undenfable association of obesity
and diabetes, the condition In which
sugar, the most common Of food fuels,
Is not properly metabolized or stored
Ia the body. There are In this country
alone more than half a million dia-
5etics. 'The penalty Of taking toe
much alcohol is we'll known, and q
ffunkard is looked upon with pity or
contempt" says Doctor Joslin. Rare
ly, persons who become fat deserve
pity, because of a real tendency to put
on weight despite moderate eating, but
most Of them should be placed In some
what the same category as the alec
holic. In 900 cases out Of 1000 be-
ing fat implies too much food or toe
little exercise, or both combineds@-
Science Service.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
maxim Gorky" a PseudonYni.

Maxim Gorky," who was reported 20
be on his way to England on visit to
H. G. Wells, but is still held up by the
Bolshevist authorities on the frontier,
Ia 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 Pyeshkofs attitude toward
life, for his fiction is the distilled es-
sence of the disappointed.
He was not at first Bolshevik, and
he seems only to have joined the
Bolshevist 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
In the preparation of atrocitles.-Iiv.
Ing Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
BEFORE LIFE WAS COMPLEX
peshistsrle Woman Whose Remains
Have just Been Found Had Com.
parativsly Placid Existence.

Z Bones Of q prehistoric woman, be-
nsvsd to have been q tree-climber.
have been found In the bed of the
River Cam. and are being submitted
to expert opinion In London, England.
The bones were brought to the sur
face BY q drsdger within a quarter
on mile Of the famous Fenland inn.
The Five Niles From Anywhere; No
Hurfyw
The whole district Is one vast for.
est OF buried oaks. which were In ex-
istencs many thousands Of years ago.
before the Fens were formed, and 1t
II hoped to recover the complete skel-
ston.
The 6nd 10 q most interesting oaa,"
said Fellow Of the Royal society.
The leg bones are undoubtedly
those Of a woman, but they are 81
extraordinary conformation.
y "Whoever she was, she had pFs11V
foot.
IF alive today. she would be shsse,
deeD-chested creature. covered with
hair. and with long. ape-like arms aaA
pTshensils toes.
"Her home would be a rudely built
platform Of sticks, with family like
ness to a glorifed crows nest. From
this, excursions would be made among
the tree tops, she and her mate swing
ing themselves. monkey.fashion, from
bough to bouRh.
when on the ground, her gait
would be that OF monkey, with the
arms swinging to the knees"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Ancient Citadel of Athens.

The Acropolis of Athens was the an
cfent citadel of Athens, sometimes
called Ceeropia, from It's reputed
founder, the mythical Cecrops. 1t was
built upon a rock 500 feet above the
Attic plain. This eminence was 1850
feet In length from east to west and
500 feet In width from north to south.
and was accessible on the west side
only, through the Propylaea or EN-
frances" built by Pericles. Upon its
summit were the world famous Parthe-
non. sacred to Minerva, the Temple of
Wingless Victory, the Erechtheum, and
other structures.
Between the Parthenon and the
Erechtheum stood the colossal figure
of Minerva, the protectress Of the city,
70 feet In height.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Elevator Operator Scores.

Elevator service at a Brooklyn
gymnasium largely patronized by fat
business men is not always what the
members think it should be. On the
way to their volley ball games or set
ting-up exercises they frequently have
to wait several minutes before the
overworked operator descends with
the '1ift" to carry them to the gym
nasium floor.
The elevator operator thinks much
of his patrons criticism is unealIed
for So when he was berated the
other day for being tardy in answer,
ing the lobby signals he told one of
the grumblers:
THE gymnasium is on the third
floor. You come here for exercise.
Instead of waiting for the elevator
why don't you walk upY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
MEN foV NAY MARRY
Dy Z. \. pEfsEN

Has 4 man like THE prspsssd
70 yeui
eymptsmsi Tall thin, sleeves
always look as IL they lad bssa
pulled. trousers a. II they ha1
been slept IN. shoes Q BIZ srsy,
always carries . mussy nswvps.
per and never seems to b. up
On tho news. He always mildly
smiles at y0u. agrees Win you,
beams on you. seems b alttis
back on you - Il ysu wsrs one
Of those nsw.typs life prss>ev.
srA He has . middling IS and
yoS feel sure that Il he weuN
spruce ~ s.bit hs has the rood.
Hs pSayS q rather good game II
waist.
IN PACT s.
He 70 the wistfHl Vps that
nesds Z new stseri1y gsls.
ersssstDtisa ~ ANlsi
X Study the nasiAs eenesss
ana know he chart Of lie. he
y 9 god fellow. ~ nes4a &s
wssadnss Of the eas ana saiy
eompaas: Love. s
Abesrh Ihlss
rNg erS1HtNo e1AN VITA,
OUT 4 CRANK WILL WoAk
WoND1NA
% ~ Mcclure Nsvspsssr synAisssa,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Natural Mouse Trap.

In the East Indies there grows a
plant that eats micel This plant has
4 very strong sweet odor which at
tracts mice and moles to it. The little
animals, ATTRACTED by the strong scent,
run up the stalk of the plant right into
the flower, from which there is no es.
cape, as they are caught in a sticky
substance, and are kept from backing
out by down-pointing bristles which
close around their victim.
Digestive juices, like those found in
the stomachs of animals, exude and
the rodent is slowly consumed. 1t is
rumored that this fesh-eating plant
may be put to use as a mouse trap, as
1t has an irresistible attraction for
rodents.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
NOT ALL BEER AND sKITTLEs
gnsiishman Has Somewhat Lengthy
List % Drawhaeks 70 Life In
the Turkiah captsAl.

An unglish business man backed me
into q corner IN Q Constantinople club.
looked ct me sternly svsr the top of his
brandy and soda and addressed me an
fellows:
when you write about this town,
cid chap. hoDs youn tell your peo-
pie what 4 beasuy place Il Id. whatS
A chap can't make q move, you know.
without some one asking him to have
something. Look here, old chap. In
q court Of law. you know. Q chap II
ordinarily supposed to be sehee after
o'clock at night, WHAT Here It's
the opposite, BY Jovsl A bit thick, Oh.
whate
Look here. make q note Of this,
whati They celebrate Ave Christmas
% and Eve New Years In this rotten
tsvn. Oh, at least ave- On ny
hoaoE. cid chap! English. Armenian.
Greek, Russian, Turkish. Jswish-rsai'
iy, old chap. become fsarfuliy In
coherent when I try TO remember
what they are. BY the time the last
New Year IL over one can Just tettss
aysuaA. oh. absolutely. give you
nay verdi And thea there 10 the Rus
sian Easter, which II fearfully nerve
saching. II lasts from one to TIVE
weeks. and one 10 obliged to do fear.
ful amount Of drinking. While u
lasts one goes up to any one and says
He 10 risen and kisses him three
times. It's done that way. old chap.
give ysu my word. everybody does
Il. ona hunts for . pretty girl and
says ne 10 risen and kisses her three
!. tmss. and. By jew. IT'S eonsideres
quite ell right. Oh. cutie. In way,
I'D ehaD. Il beats sgg rsllisg on lawn
all hollow, WHAT A bit thick. By Jsve.
but q bit q all right, whaeS
'sDut " course there's fsarfui ies
q rood feeling ana one must ever
iastiaely Be buying . drink for SONS
sas. h euts int ones work fesrsully.
Yea nit tell an that to he chaps a
hsns, and they'll see that living IN
CensssAslnsDls Isn't al bssr and skit-
de-, n 3svet WhstY-CAieass Uasls
News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
Nav Fast for Months.

Beaded lizards live in dry places,
hidden by day and become active in
the evening. says the Detroit News.
They lie asleep during the hottest
part Of the year. They eat frogs,
marrHs, centipedes, ants and other in
seGta, as well as the eggs of frogs.
birds and other lizards.
In good times the extra nourish-
ment liz stored up as fat in the tail.
When food is scarce this fat can be
absorbed and carried to the hungry
cells through the blood, and thus the
gila monster may go without other
food for several months.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02

Avlstofs Tying over the Rocky
mountains have discovered 600 lakes
heretofore unknown to the white man.
These lakes are hidden In almost i'm.
penetrable Businesses. An idea OF hsw
q lake may be lost to white men 10
found In the Box Canon falls near
Ouray, which were undiscovered for
peverul years after the settlement and
then By accident. Now the fails form
show place. 70 reach them one
passes through Q narrow rift Ia rocka
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02

Domestic production Of chaulmoogrA
oil, long used in Asia for the treat.
ment Of leprosy, Is made possible
through q consignment Of seeds Of the
Hydnecarpus tree, sent from Siam to
thu bureau Of plant industry. They
Win be expsrimentally propagated in
F1srida, Porto Rico and Hawaii. The
OIL formerly was obtained only from
Sosls e another tree grown In Burma
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-02
The pitcher and the Well.

"Did you participate in many en-
gagements while in Frances" asked
the interested old lady.
only FIVE" replied the ex-A. e. b..
sr with becoming modesty.
sand you came through them all
1nhurt?"
MOT exactly" he returned sadly. Il
married the fifth. "-American Legion
Weekly.