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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
AeEs-oLD SIGN IS PASSING
Pawnbrokers Gradually Doing Away
With Emblem That Has Been
Common the World Over.

The crest Of the house Of lombard,
which for three centuries has topped
the entrance to avery pawnshop in
Christendom, is gradually coming
down. Here In New York the fire
department has discovered that the
three golden balls, which remind you
that your watch and your overocat are
,ever-present friends In need, seriously
hamper the operations of the freight
ing forces.
The department has sent out no con-
crete orders to do away with the signs,
but the pawnbrokers themselves have
come to the conclusion that their busi-
ness can be as effectually served by
painting the three golden balls on
their display windows as by hanging
them out In the open where every be-
deviled kid In the neighborhood takes
a shot at them with a stone.
But the three balls will all be down
inside Of year or so, is the predic-
ton of pawnbroker on lower Park
row.
Your Uncle Abe" he said, doesn't
have to depend on the sign of the
House of lombard The man or wom-
an who is broke has learned the loca-
ton Of the pawnshops. It has been
found that the three balls have actual
ly impeded business. Men and women
who want to negotiate loan on their
personal effects hesitate to enter a
pawnshop which Is heralded to the
world by the three balls.
'They want privacy, and they are
entitled to the same consideration from
us as the big banking houses accord
their patrons who need financial as
sistance. We are taking down the
three balls gradually, but we are hav.
ing a monogram made on the windows
which serves the same purpose. Every
sign or symbol above the door Is an
obstacle In the way of the fire fighters
and there is no sense in the three-ball
sign anyway."-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Camel Is Horse, Cow and Sheep.

Without the camel the hot deserts of
the Old World would lie unpeopled and
unknown. In the hot, dry desert re-
gions the camel Is the horse, the COW.
and the sheep Of the herders and trad
ers. He carries all the burdens, he
furnishes flesh and milk for food, and
his hair or wool furnishes material for
weaving cloth. At night In camp the
little children of the chief get cups Of
the camers thick, cheesy milk, mixed
with water On the chiefs table is
cooked camel flesh. The herders wear
robes and turbans of brown camePs-
hair cloth. The master sleeps under a
camel's-hair tent.
For many hundreds Of years the
camel has been one of the most useful
animals to men, because of his great
strength and his ability to endure heat.
thirst and hunger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
STARTLING.

An East-end matron got the shock
Of her life over the telephone the
other day. The lady in question is
extremely dignified, and conducts her
whole life In keeping with a calm
stateliness that is increasing with
the whitening OF her hair. In her
quiet. slow, perfectly self-possessed
manner and tone of voice she called
the Pennsylvania station, requested
information" and from the person at
the other end of the wire inquired con.
corning trains to a certain town.
Imagine her emotions when said voice
fippantly rasped out: "What time Of
the day do You want to go. girlle?"-
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
A Story of Parts.

A city man. driving his automobile
along little-used country road, heard
something rattle beneath his car,
stopped, looked back and saw bright
metal object lying in the road a short
distance behind. 1t was plow-point,
evidently lost by some farmer. .
1t was fully half an hour before the
next car came along, and it's occupant,
seeing the first man fiat on his back
under his vehicle by the roadside,
stopped and asked what the trouble
was
The city man emerged and held up
the plow-point.
"This blooming thing dropped off
my car" he said, "and I've been hunt.
ing for half an hour to find out where
1t belongs. "-Everybody's Magazine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Amusing, but wha. About Musicians,

An unrehearsed scene was enacted
during the production of the revue
splash Me" at the Tivoli Music hall
at Hull, England A spectacular fea-
ture is a great glass tank. said to hold
10000 gallons OF water, In which
bathing bellies" disport themselves. As
the tank was being prepared for the
performance the rear side burst and
water flooded the stage. The revue
artists scampered off. but many Of the
musicians were drenched. The water
found its way to the basement beneath
the stage. and stood at such q level
that the orchestra, on an elevated plat
form, had to play with their feet In
several inches Of water when they re-
turned to their places. The consterna-
ton Of the audience gave way to
amusement when the orchestra was
overwhelmed. The bathing scene, Of
esursA had 70 be abandoned
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Boomerang Wonderful Weapon.

The sport of boomerang-throwing Is
peculiar to the Australian aboriginal,
the boomerang being thing Of his own
invention, and being in a way the most
remarkable weapon in the world. l
have seen an Australian aboriginal
stand in the street of city, throw his
boomerang right around substantial
modern building, and have it returned
to his hand without moving from the
spot. Needless Ito say, boomerang
throwing is seldom seen in the large
centers of population; but in the coun-
try districts it is INDUCED in not only
by blacks, but by white people, who
find it most fascinating game Of skill.
Albert Goldie, in Adventure Maya
zine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Why Insects Can Walk on water.

What makes It possible for the long.
legged water flea to run right over the
surface Of sheet Of water2 II we
observe 1t closely, says Science Slft
ings," we see that the end Of each
of Its six long legs makes a slight de-
preston where 1t rests upon the sur.
face. The surface Is elastic In fact
and acts like springy mattress. The
physical basis Of this mode Of action
may be explained as follows: The
separate molecules Of water cohere
with considerable firmness and there
fore offer certain degree Of resist
ance to penetration by any solid mat
ter-but this Is true only In case the
body cannot be wet, l. e, II 1t has a
composition like that Of the fats. This
resistance IL result Of the surface
tension Of the liquid. which acts like
I stretched membrane. This Ia bufii-
Client . support the weight Of the Va
fer -, though Il would be prne11p
enl1v noGllE11e IT. ouEneipaA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Today.

The crucial moment is ever the pres
eRt. The wise man has not far to
look to find his future. And when the
experience of today Is deepened and
lifted to its limit of current blessed
ness, from that lofty altitude the mys-
teries of the Highest will not be too
distant. Jesus consciousness of divine
things stands ever in from our COM
moner circumference of knowledge,
drawing us to the heart of the great
reality. From the center streams the
light that makes our object and our
way plain. 1t is the illumination of
true, perfect life shining into and
shaming all poorer experence.-Ed-
ward F. Hayward.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
TeIephonic Tit-Bits.

How the telephone dawned on the
shopping public way back in 1879, is
described in Edward Hungerford's
'The Romance of Great Store"
"Soon after the first electric lamps
the first telephone was installed in
large department store. 1t, too, was
a great novelty, and the customers of
the establishment developed habit of
calling up their friends just so they
could say they had used it. Event
ually the convenience of the device
became so apparent that folk stood in
queues awaiting their turn to use it,
and the telephone company requested
the store to take it out or at least to
discontinue the practice Of using 1t
so freely"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Grateful Son.

MY boy" said the millionaire lee
turing his son on the Importance Of
economy. "when ! was your age l
carried water for gang of brick
layers"
'sI'm proud Of you, father" an
swered his offspring; ''if 1t hadn't
been for your pluck and perseverance
] might have had to do something Of
hat sort myself. Irish World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
In the Vernacular.

Napoleon's invasion of Russia was
the subject under discussion in the
class In history and the teacher was
doing her utmost to make every SEN
tence clear. Referring to his retreat
from Moscow she asked: "And then,
james, what did the French do?" ''They
ran away" was the quick reply. Yes,
they ran away. James, but that is hard
~ the correct phrase to use." said
the teacher. "Now think and tell me
what you should have said" James
was lost in deep thought for moment,
then his face beamed benignantly In
the light of new thought. "Oh, ]
know" he cried. .They beat It."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Worlds Most Perfect Tower

Among the wealth Of beauty and
magniflcence in and about Delhi, one
of the most wonderful sights is the
Kutub Minar, said to be the most per-
feet tower in the world. 1t stands 10
miles outside the city in the midst Of
vast pile Of ruins which tell Of Delhis
ancient greatness, when it was the
largest city of India.
The Minar scars 23S feet above the
plain. Its sandstone sides are deeply
fiuted, and shade from purplish reds
through pink to orange in the topmost
of its five balconied stories. 1t was
built by followers of Allah.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Got on His Nerves.

"why did you rise up and hit that
man who was complaining about the
discomforts of travelling in Pull
manf"
LESS than a week ago." said the
belligerent person with a shudder,
tless than week ago / completed a
trip across the continent In a flivver."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05

Somebody who writes for the Areo-
naut has collected number of inslr.
niiicant facts about significant per
sons Oliver Wendell Holmes used to
carry horse chestnut In one pocket
and q potato In another to ward OF
rheumatism. Edgar Allen Poe sleps
with his cat and was inordinately proud
o. his feet. Robert Browning shufhed
ais feet so constantly that he wore
holes In the carpet. Sardou imagined
ne had perpetual cold. Count Tols-
10Y was very rich. but he wore the
cheapest clothes he could bar.
Ernest Renan wore his fngev nails d
sesmaizx ls1e
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05

SEEING POWER OF INSECTS
ton With Studies in Comparison
With the Human Eye.

Very curious data have been collect
insects. The human eye in perfect
condition is able to see objects sepa-
rately that are only one minute of arc
apart. Put two objects, as, for In
stance, two black circles, on white
ground just one inch apart and then
place them at q distance of about
s2S611 feet. AS seen with the naked
eye the apparent space between the
circles will be a minute of arc. This
space is plainly the limit of detail Wis
tbfe to the unassisted human eye.
Now it might be supposed that an
insect, having a compound eye, would
be able to see more detail than we do;
in other words, could separate small
objects closer together AS a matter
of fact, owing to the small aperture OF
the lenses composing the facets Of the
eve. and the spacing between the
facets. insects see less detail than
we do.
1t has been calculated that a dragon
lily cannot see separately two objects
thai are placed less than one degree
apart. In other words, to such an in
sect two silver coins lying on a table
three inches apart, and viewed from a
distance exceeding 14x feet, would
appear as single object.
Bees and flies, according to the
same invests gator ara Sffll moro lin,
tied in their ability to see the details
of objects presented to their eyes. A
fly could see the two silver coins above
described separately only at a dis
lance not exceeding about seven feet.
1t has been remarked as a conse-
quence Of this that we can see the de
tails on the antennae of fly at a dis.
lance of two feet or more better than
the fly itself can, though they are but
the fraction of an inch from its eyes.
Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Best Book Was Labor of Love.

Best Book Was Labor OF Love.
"Unc' Edinburg's Drownin'," which
Thomas Nelson Page considered the
best picture of life in old Virginia
which he had ever drawn, was writ
ten to obtain money with which to pur-
chase his engagement ring to the love-
ly bride OF his youth. Anne Seldom
Bruce, daughter of Charles Bruce of
Stanton Hill, Charlotte county, yir-
ginia.
The description of the heroine, al
though not identically the same, was
that of his fiancee, while the setting
of the scenes was the home of Mrs.
Bruce's brother. the late Seldom
Bruce of Richmond. which she often
visited in her girlhood.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
self-Startlna Engine.

Automatic starting of an engine
surprised the driver and fireman Of q
train at Beauvais, in France. The two
men In charge were standing by their
detached steam engine, when 1t sud-
denly started off. leaving them at the
station. The engine, being short of
steam, ran only six miles, to Hercules
Junction, where II pulled up and
awaited the arrival Of Its crew.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Danish Folk Songs Simple In sty,.

Danish Folk Songs Simple In Style,
The people of Denmark are not as
musical as those of the other northern
countries. Danish music of impor-
lance dates almost entirely from the
Nineteenth century. In earlier times
Denmark depended on Italian and
German musicians for most of her
music. Old Danish folk-music ia
closely related to the Swedish. as
these two countries arc similar in
language and customs. Celtic tunes
are also like those Of the Danes, due,
no doubt, to the Danish invasion of
northern Britain. Both In Ireland and
Denmark the reel is popular dance.
The Danish folk-songs are simple in
style and usually of a gay character.
They tell of the sea, the chase and
sometimes of love- The usual melan-
choly Of Scandinavian tunes is not so
noticeable here.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-05
Just Wonders.

There's q lot of traffic along the
road, isn't there?" inquired Will H.
Adams, reporter Of the Supreme and
Appellate courts. Of an aged farm
woman. as he repaired a tire in the
shade Of the farmyard while thu old
woman watched interestedly.
Yes, they whix along here from
morning to night, every day. / just
wonder sometimes who's doing the
work up there in town these dayA"--
Indianapolis News.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19

LAMAR ST. 5l1-TWO ROOMS AND
kitchenette: private bath; southeast
exposure, private entrance, walking dis
lance to postofi>e. Or. 1888
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
ROOMS FURNISHED
SPAIN HOTEL

Crockett S3l2. $50 East Commerce st
PARAMOUNT HOTEL, $50 f. COM.
merce. Room TJc and 81 daily. So 81
up weekly. You will like this place
try II.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19

SJs0U N-NU u
Weekly and monthly rates; hot and
cold water; all outside rooms; European
plan. Eighteen lS) Hotel Entrance
,O4 South ST.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
.n1nn lin.Ls Bed RuGs. CR. eses.

DIME FURNITURE Co. ms NORTH
Flores St, exchange new furniture for
old, BUYS and sells on cash or time pay
neuts Crockett 294.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
HELP, MALE OR FEMALE

MEN. .woMES. IS OVER. GET RAIL
way mail. postoffiCe. clerical positions
paying S14OO-S@3OO: experience unnecCs-
ssry. Full particulars free Write G. W.
Robbins civil service expert e15 Pope
Bldg, Washington, d. c.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
Observation-Disclosures
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

RUIZ BROS. CAN REPAIR, RFFTNIsH.
] upholster. polish your furniture,
pianos monographs. match any color
work guaranteed. Crockett 6533.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19

COMFORTABLY FURNISHED SOUTH
east room in private family. near car
line, garage. Travis 1868. sl5 Howard
ST
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
SITUATION WANTED MALE

FREE EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT.
Selective help OF all classes furnished.
Open Shop Association, 2O4 Beden Bldg:'
Ernnk cit Rnn1.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19

LOST-BLACK FOLDING WALLET IN
Grand, $50 currency, $500 check and
nthsr papers. Reward. Mission aI3S.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19

ROOM ADJOINING BATH, MODERN
home, two adults, no othey rOomers.
breakfast if desired, near Beacon Hill
car 1919 Merchant, Travis l74j.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

TEXAS EMPLOYMENT CO., 22S r.
Commerce st. Help and positlons tnr-
pIshed. Oldest agency In state. Travis SO.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
CARD OF THANKS

WE WISH TO THANK OUR GOOD
neighbOrs and friends for their express
siuns OF sympathy. their loyalty and the
beautiful floral offerings manifested dur
ing the illness and death Of our beloved
mother, Mrs Eliza RuEglCs LiuscOtt.
MRS. ROSE LINSCOTT.
Mr.. AND MRS. r. T.. SADLER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
MONEY TO LOAN
MONEY TO LOAN

Any amount on ranches farms and
city properties. TeNas-MeKiCo Land Co.
6O3 Houston Bldg. san Antonio. Tex.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
Auto Owners Attention

Have your car repaired az nome N
your own garage by auto mechanical
engineer. 20 years experience, save
money by calling Mission 1923, no job
too large or none TO small.
RETURNED SOLDIER WANTS PLACE
as Waterman or caretaker. 1906 Cross
by st. Travis Sl52.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
HELP. MALE OR FEMALE

ALAMO EMPLOYMENT COMPANY,
.i4k Z. Commerce ST., upstairs, all
kinds OF help and positions furnished IN
and out OF city. Travis 2.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
ROOMS AND BOARD

RUIZ ST, 2l24-NICELY FURNISHED
room with sleeping porch, adjoining
bath, on car line, with or without meals.
garage, prefer lady or couple. Travis
$40.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
OFtIt ES F0K RES

s~S~~s~I@S--~~~~~~-@-'N-N@--N~
FOR RENT-FURNTSHE BUSIN|
office on Houston ST., with typew|
and phone. Light Box ~.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
AUCTION SALES
BUSINESS PERSONALS

GIRLS IN NEED OF A FRIEND ARE
invited to call at the Salvation Army
Reserve Hospital, 3019 River Ave, at
any time. Crockett 1879.
PARAMOUNT MATERNITY HOSPITAL
For confinement, may work for part
OF expenses. babies for adoption. Write
for booklet. 49l1 East Twenty-seyenth
street. Kansas City, Mo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
LOST AND FOUND

LOST FOUR MULES. TWO L. S.
mules and two sorTels. Liberal reward.
Ring Travis Ash.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
NURSERIES,
LIVESTOCK.

USE MALTINE, REAL MILK PRODCC-
er. at low cost. For sale by Ferd
Staffel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19
CLEANING AND PRESSING

FIVE CENTS Up = SUITS PRESSED.
Crockett 1901; investigate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-19

.AIREDALE DOG STRAYED FROM
home saturday night; has straight
black coat OF hair and answers TO name
Of Jack" age five months. Liberal re-
ward will be paid for return or informa
ton as to wherea bouts. Frost Wood
hull. 2317 Main Ave. Phone Travis 1886.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-22
THE PUBLIC ROAD

There was a time when the rivers and the seas were the
avenues of travel and transportation. A river large or little was
a path between peoples and tribes. There came a later time when
and horses drew clumsy vehicles here and there, occupying
months in the distance we cover in days.
The change of times, the greater ease and joy of living
the very prosperity that we live with today was born of reader
transportation of men and the products of their labor.
1t runs that a good road is a necessity. In this day a good
road is essential to prosperity. We all want a good road. 1t is
the first thing we ask of when we are going to make any kind of
a trip for business of s~ociaibility. 1t is the one thing we speak
of first when we return. The road was good or it was bad.
The one greatest and most useful Improvement that lies
before this generation is the road. The automobile has changed
life. 1t has changed business of all kinds. 1t has made an auto
mobile road a necessity. The truck has become a part of all
operations. 1t doubles the day and doubles or trebles the use
fulness of the man. Man power is the most expensive power we
use. The truck is cheaper than the man. It is the difference
between the double shovel pillow of a generation ago and the
row corn plow of the present. AS machinery has doubled and
trebled the productive power of the man so the truck and the
motor have come to double the mans usefulness by doubling his
day. An OK team day is a fortnight compared to a motor day.
Casting aside personal and class prejudice that is how it
actually stands. We couldn't go back to the roads our fathers
made the best of. A good road is it's own best argument. 1t
proves itself. Nobody ever desires to return to the conditions
that obtained before the good road came.
Let's try to look at it as it is and as it ought to be. Let's
all boost for good roads in the Galatin, Let's not be content with
fixing up the road to the West Galatin, but get after some of
the other highways in the county. We want good roads, not
$43, 900 a mile roads but substantial gravel highways that are
far more satisfactory than a concrete thoroughfare.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-22
AFTER THE

The funeral is over, the last rites said and the final honors
paid to the nations dead leader. Another leader heads the march
of America. Forward!
Men die in the course of nature and by reason of the weak
ness and eventualtes of life. That is a part of the life of the
world is withdrawn to be replaced with new life. AS one wave
succeeds another to break or subside so the waves of human life
rise and fall. The wave that gave way to it's successor was not
lost in the sea. The lives that pass to give place are not lost
but have given their usefulness and have retired. Life itself
is always triumphant. 1t continues and serves.
The world goes on whether a man dies or is born. The
universe swings in its orbits undisturbed by life and death. When
one leader or one follower or many die another and many others
step into line and the world continues.
All lies ahead. Nothing lies behind except the regret the
living hold for the dead. The road Of life has no turning back.
It's road signs point on and on. So humanity has Travelled since
lie Segan. 1t has come a long way. So it will travel to the future
along an unending path, always on and if the past is the true
prophecy Of the future, always upward.
Advancement is built on lives, not life but lives, for the lives
of those who have made foothods to the feet of the race mean
service. Such lives and such service are the ladders by which
we rise. That is why the service of a great leader or that a
humble person who does his duty in his narrow sphere constitutes
a mere distinction. Gold is gold from the mass to the smallest
grain.