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Evening star., 1923-11-13
Conscience Fund
Enriched by $17
From y. C.. Man
Some Washingtonian's con

science is resting easier today.
The Treasury is richer BY SIT.
contributed to the conscience
fund" by some one unidentified,
who today sent the money to Sec
retary Of the Treasury Mellon.
Inclosed in the envelope were a
ten-dollar bill, one fiye-dollar bill
and two ones. The envelope was
mailed in Washington and includ-
ed only the money with note
saying it belonged to the govern
ment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
SPARED OBLIVION OF GRAVE
Many Animal Pets Receive Minlstra-
tlons OF TaxldermIsts Instead
Of Sections.

There are hundreds Of people In
Greater New York who become 50 fond
Of their pets that when they die they
will not permit them to be buried. When
a pet cat or toy dog dies they find
the idea Of sending it to the city dump
SO utterly intolerable that they take
the departed favorite to a taxidermist
and by this route It acquires the right
to remain In New York with them In
definitely, and the stuffed animal be-
comes cherished ornament.
There is nothing fippant about ths
owners feelings in the matter. Down
tewn taxidermists who conduct annu-
ally thirty or forty Of these ceremoni.
al comfortings Of those who have lost
their pets, smile a little always a.
they speak Of this branch Of the bust.
ness, which Is small but steady item
In every years work.
Some taNdermists have more birds
brought In for mounting than cats and
dogs. Canaries are still being mount
ed, sitting on branch, surrounded BY
the same sort Of grasses and immor.
telles that were in vogue a generation
ago. They are still covered by q grass
bell. and the resulting ornament IL as
tcndly treasured today as 1t ever was.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
MUST BE FREAK OR FOSSIL
Has Split the Worlds Scien-
lists Into Two Camps.

A stone form exactly resembling the
leather sole of a shoe, was found in
the Nevada mountains. Biologists,
psychologists and other scientific men
were astounded with the specimens
similarity to a shoe, but none would
accept it as anything but freak Of
nature This strange fossil or freak,
was found imbedded in mass Of Tri-
assic rock, which is considered by sci
entists to be from 100OOO,O00 to 300,-
100000 years old. By those who con-
slider it a freak rather than a fossil
It has been pronounced one Of the
most remarkable natural limitations Of
an artificial object ever discovered by
man.
Acknowledgements Of the fossil reveal
very clearly the holes punched in the
sole for stitching, and even the twist
Of the thread used in the welt is plainly
shown. It's warp is brought out in I'M
slistakable prominence In every re-
spect 1t duplicates the exact process
which takes place In wornout shoe.
These facts would seem to prove be-
yond a reasonable doubt that 1t Is the
fossil of real shoe, and that 1t was
done by the hand of man. The up
shot of the matter leads to one Of
these two scientific facts: Either man
has lived on the earth three or four
times as long as has hitherto been sup
posed, or biologists are badly mistaken
in the age Of the Triassic rocks in
Nevada.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Fine Silks and Linens.

The mother country of linen Is
Egypt, and linen tapestries were en-
broidered In that land 1000 years ago.
Because it can be bleached to snowy
whiteness 1t was known as the SYM
Dol of purity. 1t was used for sacred
vestments and was sometimes so fine
and delicate that it was worth twice
It's weight in gold.
Certain authorities state that the
reference made to silk In the Bible is
a mistake Of the translators, since il
does not occur in the original The
cultivation of the silkworm in Europe
was known $50 B. c., but the Chinese
knew about it centuries before that
date, for the making of it was begun
by Sizing, wife of an emperor 2609
B. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
nxy "BARRACK" GOOD. TRAP
Odd Idea Used by lrIshman Said e
Have Had the Merit Of
Effectiveness.

A correspondent Of the British Med
zeal Journal has unearthed the follow
ing ingenious method Of dealing with
rats, which he found in Halls book.
ireland published In 1S41.
Mr.. Russell has a rat barrack' on
his premises. 1t is about IL feet long.
. feet broad and 4 feet high, with q
coping-stone on the top that projects
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 whole Is covered with
old boards. There are two passages
for them to come out into the yard,
where they are fed and never dis
turbed. The consequence Is they never
80 into his store where the bacon is.
"Once every three months he closes
The holes that communicate with tbs
Fard. He uncovers the walls, and the
rats all run into the holes. Their tails
are hanging out. A man goes in, takes
them one by one by the tails and
throws them into barrel, where they
ars nj destroyed, to leave room fer Z
frssh sd1UaEe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
RECOGNIZED POWER OF MUSIC
IN All Ages the Value Of Sweet Sounds
Has Been Acknowledged
by the Wise.

A leading edueationalist has this to
say concerning the value of music:
Il cannot think of an ideal home
without music, for it would surely be
very incomplete without 1t. To me,
the beauty of music cannot be de-
scribed in words. There seems to be
no state of mind that one can be In
In which music Is not welcome. Even
In the Bible we read that David played
on the harp for Saul to quiet his
troubled mind. We need music every
day in our home more than any other
place. for the good Of our mind and
body.
The benefits Of music are also
reaching the hospitals, the homes of
the sick. and busy people after hard
days work find 1t refreshing to come
home and hear its soothing strains.
"We also enjoy music In our homes
Of learning-the schools. The school
orchestra and the songs we sing In
assembly make us feel like starting
cut On the days studv In N sxco11me
& 49, A--kae
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
BEFORE LIFE WAS COMPLEX
Have Just Been Found Had Com.
paratively Placid Existence.

Bones of a prehistoric woman, be
Heved to have been tree-climber,
have been found in the bed Of the
River Cam, and are being submitted
to expert opinion in London, England.
The bones we're brought to the sur.
face by dredger within quarter
of a mile Of the famous Fenland inn,
'.The Five Miles From Anywhere; No
Hurry"
The whole district Is one vast for.
est Of buried oaks, which were In ex-
lstence many thousands Of years ago,
before the Fens were formed, and It
IS hoped to recover the complete skel-
ston.
1.-The find is a most interesting ona..
said Fellow Of the Royal society.
"The leg bones are undoubtedly
those of a woman, but they are %
extraordinary conformation.
Whoever she was, she had q pretty
foot
IF alive today, she would be a shcgk
deep-chested creature, covered with
hair, and with long, ape-like arms and
prehensile toes.
"Her home would be a rudely built
platform Of sticks, with family like
ness to giorified crows nest. From
this, excursions would be made among
the tree tops, she and her mate swing
ing themselves. monkey-fashion. from
bough to bough.
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, 1923-08-17
CONDOR GIANT AMONG BIRDS
California Species Believed to Havs
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
full 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 buzzard, q
smaller relative, appears to be a
dwarf. Both birds are carrion 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
tonly killed through the indiscriminate
usa Of firearms.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Problem In Psychology,

A commuter who spends most Of his
dime on the train thinking instead of
playing bridge or reading the papers
has new problem that he has been
unable to solve.
II buy monthly ticket, which en-
titles me to two rides each day, Sun
lays included" he says. IT never
come to town on Sunday and 80 !
have four or five round-trip tickets
left over at the end Of the month.
When holiday comes along I hare
another one. Occasionally the con.
ductor fails to punch my ticket and
l can't help having a feeling of ex-
ultation, 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 1 be pleased at
gaining something of absolutely no
value to me? Perhaps Einstein could
answer. ] n't."-Chicago Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Recent Australian Discoveries.

Recent explorations In the very cen.
ter of Australia have resulted in the
discovery of a hitherto unknown fresh
water lake. During the rainy season
1t has a circumference Of 20 miles.
The surface was described as "a NOV
ing mass of ducks" At Alice springs
in the mcdonnell range, where set
Elements have already been made many
miles beyond the terminus of the rail-.
way, the climate in July and early
August is described as ideal. There
are frosts at night and sometimes ice
in the morning Fruits and vegetables
Pre- excellent and surprisingly prolific.
"The white children of the pioneers In
this remote district look like English
children, and the adults are pictures
Of health"-at least in the eyes of
Australia's enthusiastic explorers
Living Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
EXAMPLE OF FOOL PARENTS
Oniooksrs Doubtless Would Have Said
the "Twig" Might Have Been
"Bent" to Advantage.

They" boarded an outbound street
ear. "They"-father and mother, mis-
takenly, unfairly adoring and old
enough to be wiser. and sturdy, hand
some, adorable Cat times) two-year-
old son, wise beyond his years and
beyond his parents Not quite So
adorable at this particular time, for
he was screeching. yelling, bowling.
screaming. kicking and doing every
thing else In his small but mighty
power to make known his wants and
attain his desire. His attention re-
fused to be distracted. Older people
might have snvied him his power Of
concentration.
What do you wsnt, darling? Come
on, let's have a little lunch. Oh, loot
at the pretty lights. Tell mother
what sweetheart wants"-repeated In
tones OF varying invitation and hope
fulness-were all In vain. Darling
sweetheart" refused to be diverted
from his purpose or to vouchsafe q
single word Of reply.
After two blocks Of this unlntsr.
rupted performance the small family
rose to leave the car, the mother ex-
planning to an obviously curious be-
holder: Eve have to get of. He won't
ride In street car He must have Q
taxi" Last seen. adored and adoring
were hiking up Sixth avenue TO q
taxi station. adored all. smiles and
sunshine In his fathers armA-Rahs-
both Sunday Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Peculiar Manx cata.

The origin of Manx cats Ia nov a.
tfbuted 10 the arrival Of these catl
on the Isle of Man from ships belong
Ing to the Spanish armada that wers
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from japan or eastern Asia.
They are a distinct species with short
forslegs. and elevated hindquarters,
ana differ from other cats somewhat In
cali, ways. and character. They vary
u color. People who have owned them
Tor long periods say they are not good
meusers or hunters. In character they
are rather similar to dog. being high
" 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, 1923-08-17
Rhubarb Valued as Tonic,

Rhubarb, which seems to have no
romance, has history. 1t was brought
into England in 1873 from the Volga,
out for two centuries it remained a
gardeners curiosity, so that it's use
as an article of food Is of compare
lively recent origin. In 1910, when
a Deptford market gardener sent a
few stalks to London he was unable
TO find customers for it. However,
the use and cultivation of the plant
made rapid progress from that time
forward. 1t was brought to this coun.
try from England. Rhubarb is valu-
able not only for it's mineral content
and its acid, but for it's flavor, and
is therefore much in favor as fine
spring tonic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Gardeners ADVANTAGE.


1wo men were out for a walk ous
aay. and they commenced a discus.ios
- 20 what was the best employment
% which to put their sons
They discussed various businesses
and trades..
! had been thinking Of putting INV
Soy INTO the motor works" confessed
Robinson.
husnes had been getting the wort
OF the argument. SO he fell haek an
hnmor to save himself
think I shall let my son bscoms
. gardener" he said quietly
a sardener" retorted Robinson
lan,ng INTO thu trap. "whysyer .
gardenera"
Because gardener runs hls own
a ..lnl sets his own thyme. and raises
avs esiery every year"
And they walked On for m,lss and
miles In silence. '
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
NO ESCAPE FOR THE SEAL
Once Hooked by Eskimo Hunter, There
Is No Way by Which He
Can Get Away,


An Eskimo, when once he has gone
to the trouble Of splicing fine spear
handle. does not wish to break 1t, SO
the point is put on with a tangle or
joint.
When seal or walrus is harpooned
the sudden struggle of the animal does
not break the spear, but merely I'M
joints the point, and the more the ami
NAL struggles the more the point turns
crosswise In the wound and the flrmer
the barbs take hold.
But the animal cannot escape, for
with thongs Of skin the point is con-
nected with the spear shaft. The ami
NAL merely swims away or dives deep
into the sea, carrying with him the
spear. The long leather thong which
is attached to 1t uncoils from the deck
Of the kyack and pays out. 1t carries
with 1t drag like a kite, which re-
tards the animal and exhausts him,
but does not pull hard enough to break
the line. Even this draw is made of
skin stretched over spliced frame
work.
When the line is all played out 1t Ia
seen to be attached to float, which is
also carried on the deck Of the boat
This Is made. Of an inflated skin. II
has plugs and attachments Of cleverly
carved ivory, for wood is far too pre-
cious to be used in this land Of ivory
SO far from the forests.
The float serves as a buoy so that
the Eskimo can follow the animal and
find it after it gives up its struggle
and dies. Then, too, the float keeps
the catch from sinking and being lost
In the oceans depths.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Racine.


Strange as 1t may seem to those
who have been accustomed to think OF
that great artist merely as a type Of
the frigid pomposity Of an antiquated
age his music, to ears that are at
tuned to hear 1t, comes fraught with a
poignancy Of loneliness whose pecul-
lar quality is shared by no other
poetry In the world. To have grown
familiar with the voice Of Racine, to
have realized once and for all its
intensity. its beauty and its depth, Ia
to have learnt a new happiness. to
have discovered something exquisite
and splendid, to have enlarged the
glorious boundaries Of art. For such
benefits as these, who would not be
grateful Who would not seek to
make them known to others, that they
too may enjoy, and render thanks.-
Lytton Strachey. III Books and CAar
acter."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Where Washington Wooed.

Yonkers. N. z, has an interesting
history. 1t is connected indirectly
with the sparkling" days of George
Washington, before he yielded to the
charms of Widow Custis. Washington
at one time paid very ardent court to
one Mary Philipse. Her father, the
Detroit News recalls, was one of the
pig landed proprietoys Of prerevolu.
donary times. Hir premises extended
from what is now Philipse Manor sta.
ton. three miles above Tarrytown.
and close TO Washington Irving's loved
Sleepy Hollow, to what is now Getty
square, In the heart Of Tonkers.
The original manor house was AZ
the former location. 1t is still stand
ing, and few years ago was bought
and occupied by Elsie Janis, who has
restored 1t to Its early splendor and
hlled 1t with colonial furniture, much
OF which was there when Mary Phil
lpse used to entertain the handsome
ysung Officer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
umpsr Far Ahead.

What Of their timber assets In the
national forests? They contain 563 bill
lion feet of standing timber, or
twenty-five per cent Of the sremaining
timber in the United States, says the
American Forestry Magazine. All told
the national forests embrace seven.
teen per cent of all forest growing
land in the United States. In add.
ton TO the many millions of acres con
taining forests Of merchantable size
there are twenty million acres bearing
young growing forests which are being
protected against fire and other forms
Of devastation so that they will pro.
duce timber crops In the years ahead
The American Forestry ASSOCIATIONS
calls on the owners. the citizens, to
protest against taking the control OF
these forests from the United States
forest service.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Linotype Laughs.

@. d. Gibson of Life has choice
collection Of newspaper misprints
some Of which are screams. At a din,
ner in New York he quoted number
CT them. One was about a bishop who
was laid up with cold. A newspaper
reported that he was confined to the
house with violent scold.r
Another told of surgeon" being
taken alive in the river and being sold
for six cents q pound. But the most
amusing one, he said, was clipped
from Vermont paper. This paper.
wishing to say In praise OF very aged
and distinguished citizen that he wan
"a noble old burgher proudly living
In his native state" was made to nav.
according to Mr.. Gibson, John Green
Is nobby old burglar, providing
around In naked n--Bostor
Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
Deer One Of the Family

At Matamagon on the east branch
OF the Penobscot, where a supply depot
Is maintained, there Is a tame deer
which enters the house occasionally
and eats food from the table. The
deer prefers to sleep in the open at
the edge of the woods, but during the
day plays around the dooryard of the
farm, following dog, of whom 1t ap-
pears to be fond. wherever the animal
goes. Several times when the deer
has been in the house and has wanted
to go out it has leaped through win
dow, taking out sash and glass with 1t.
Portland (Me.) Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
InrrrIy.
History Continuous,

There are, Of course, no beginnings
or ends In history. We may walk for
a few miles by the side Of a river,
noting its shadows and Its rapids, the
gorges which confne it and the plains
through which 1t meanders; but we
know that we have seen neither the be-
ginning nor the end of its course, that
the whole river has an unbroken CON
tinuity, and that sections, whether Of
space or time, are purely arbitrary.
we are always sowing our future; We
are slxss Es,gIoE Sgs RI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
: sense Of obIIaatIon.

swhat wonderful thing Il would
- II Shakespeare we're alive todayT'
Il wish he were," said Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, earnestly. II should
like to meet him. I'm sure he would
be very grateful to me for the manner
y which have interpreted hls -
at43yf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17
According to Nationality.

Accent apart. there is said to be a
tea-table test by which the national.
ity of a hostess may be determined
In serving tea the Englishwoman Sc
lects one or more Jumps of sugar, ac-
cording to the capacity Of the cup.
The Irish hostess hands round the
sugar basin so that guests may help
themselves.
In Scotland, however, the guild
wife fixes her eye on the guest and
inquiries sternly: Are We sure we've
stirred ltr"- Chicago Daily NewR
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-17

In the upper picture members
Of the Marietta Truck Growers
Association are shown hauling
Pioneer brand tomatoes to the
loading platform, in the lower
left is shown the method Of
packing Grated cabbage In cars
and In the lower right Is shown
the label of the association,
used on all shipments.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-21

Hubert tells me he was just in the
library, and Santa left Christmas
tree and some gifts for you in there. y
They all made dash for the door.
"Where do you suppose she got these
things?" queried Mr.. Fremont of his
wife.
II can't imagine" she replied; this
must have been the planning of more
than today.
It came time for Thelma to give the
dread announcement that they were to
leave for the home. Before doing so
she surveyed the scene before her:
There was Dad, on his hands and
knees, crawling about the floor with
Tony, playing train. Tony had sue
ceeded in winning over Mr.. Fremont.
There sat her mother reading a story
to three of the youngsters, and HUI
bert-she could hardly believe her
eyes-sat cuddling a little sleeping
form In his arms. She went over and
sat down on the arm of his chair.
You dear old thing" she said, put
ting her arm around him; then, "Hu-
bert, look at Dad. Won't you say this
day was been a SUGGEST"
GO. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)