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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
SINGING SHOULD COME FIRST
Famous English Musician Gives ~.
Vice 40 t. Musical Educatlea
of the Child.

italicized in an article by Sir Dan
Godfrey is this sentence: mo child
should be given piano lessons until II
has sung for some years in order to
develop its musical instinct" he
points outNtR at perfection in lisping
baby songs Is attained very early In
life. and this power brings contact
with beauty before drawing Is devel-
oped or color appreciated. Singing f.
such a personal art that 1t lends It,.
self to the development Of the indi.
yidual as nothing else does. The Joy
which a child gets in reproducing
beautiful melodies is like nqopther ex-
perience In life. Piano pIUying re-
quires so much attention that the little
performer often hears very little Of
the music. The capacity Of children
for memorizing and performing suit
able music is very great, and few, In
proportion, have no ear for music
Generally speaking. they, are better
performers thaa listeners. except
when R9eHhg 70 music they know.
School without music would be a
dreadful place, for. apart from its
educational value. good music pro-
vides a.. bond Of sympathy between
teacher and pupil. In this short article
Sir Dan Godfrey has given a lead to
parents.on the right lines. he wants
ehildren's ears to be trained. their
.aste awakened, their listening pow.
ers developed. and their love Of the
beautiful cultivated through musical
stgdy.-Montreal Family Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
KEPT HATS ON SECOND FLOOR
English Dealer, Following Ancient Gus.
tom, Exhibited Only Sample in
Show Window.

A man who attended the meetings OF
the International Chamber of Com
merce came back by way of England.
He wanted a hat, and a business ac-
quaintance, man who had lived for
years in England, suggested a place to
go.
The shop was small and dingy, but
its windows held hat which appealed
An old man appeared to be the only
attendant.
"Wait a moment" said the shop
keeper, "and I'll bring down hat like
the one in the window" Bringing
down the hat meant trip up flight
of stairs in the corner of the shop, and
while the proprietor was gone the
American looked about the place.
There were hat boxes on the shelves,
but no hats were on display, except in
the window. Presently down came the
proprietor with the hat. 1t seemed to
be what the American wanted, but he
asked to see some other colors. Back
up the steps went the shopkeeper, and
down he came with more hats.
The purchase was made, and while
the hat was being wrapped the Ameri-
can made some inquiries regarding the
business. He learned with astonish-
ment that the hat store had been OPP
Grated for more than a hundred years; ;
that the present proprietor was the
grandson of the founder, and that most
Of the stock of hats had been kept on
the floor above the store ever since the
business had been started.-Nation's
Business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
First Naval Disarmament.

The first naval disarmament on rec
ord was that Of King Canute In 1913
He dispensed with the English fleet,
sending it to Denmark. He did not do
this, however, until England had been
thoroughly pacified.
By nature Canute was cruel and VIC
lent, but he displayed talent as a ruler
He knew how to subordinate his pas
sions to the interests of government.
Although practically a heather at the
time of his accession to the English
throne he succeeded in winning the
favor Of the church.
Having achieved naval disarmament
Canute may have thought that the sea
would become peaceful, too. But he
did not succeed in his tabled attempt
to make the tides obey him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
CONFUSED BY OZARK STAGE
When Lights Are Shut OFF at
End of Scenes.

In an American quick-fire play there
occurred one rapid change of scene
which made 1t impossible to fix the
scenery In position. Portions of it,
therefore. were held UP by concealed
stage hands. Miss Lord had to rush
onto the sdarkened stage just as her
stage husband was committing suicide
and utter piercing shrek.
On the night in question she mis-
took her bearings in the dsEizness. and
gave, her shrtea>fn the wrsng See, A.
happened to be right in the eaISe
OF the stage hands hdsn1g, "a ihss
OF SCENERY. He sppff5ssihpa szeEs 5lNdsd
TO her shrek with enolher, @sa fell
over one way. while hisSeehel fen
over the other. Then the ATieks be-
came general.
Somewhat reminiscent, this, ID. an
other story Ia which an ACTOR lost his
bearings on darkened> stage Tie
sudden darkness was used instead of
a curtain at the end Of a scene. ~and
when the lights went up again Tor his
call he was discovered bowling to the
'back-ciothI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Romans In England.

All Of the medieval styles Of English
architecture are found in the Canter-
bury cathedral. 1t is said to have its
origin in an edifice which was built
by Roman Christians. But its anthem
tic history begins with the Norman
conquest.
1t has been buNt and rebuilt many
ZINES and has housed many relics.
There was brought the body Of the
martyr, Blasius, from Rome; there
were the relics of st. W1lfred, ST. Dun
stan and st. Elfege.
The northeast transept where
Thomas a Beckett was murdered Is
called the Msftyrdom.
The city about the base Of the great
cathedral carries on a considerable
trade in hops.-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Fravel Furniture Store,
Court Street. WOODSTOCK, VA.
Memorial for Baxter poas.

At the summer home of Governor
Baxter of Maine on Mackworth island.
CISCO hay. are buried all the dogs
owned by him which have died since
1887. says q Boston dispatch to the
New York Times. The governor IS now
having made bronze tablet, giving
The names and record of these animals
This will rest on the face Of a big
granite bowlder. around which the
dogs have been buried.
The dogs were all of the same fam
lily and strain of Irish settlers. The
trst and great grandmother was Glen
cora. given to the governor in 1887 by
his father, the late James P. Baxter
Of Portland, Me.
The governor has raised about sew.
enty-five of these dogs, and white he
has sold few, most of those he has
not kept have been given to friends.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
AUTHOR DREW ON POSTERITY
oliver oo'dsmlth's Humorous Idea Of
Leaving His Claim to Fame
70 Future Generations

However, whatever right I have to
complain Of the public, they can, as
yet. have no just reason to complain
Of me. If have written dull essays,
they have hitherto treated them as
dull essays. Thus far we are at least
upon par, and until they think fit to
make me their humble debtor by
praise. / am resolved not to lose a
single inch Of my self-importance.
Instead, therefore, Of attempting to
establish credit amongst them, It
viii perhaps be wiser to apply to some
more distant correspondent; and as
my drafts are In some danger Of be-
Ing protested at home, 1t may not be
imprudent, upon this occasion, to
draw my bills upon Posterity.
Mr.. Posterity:
Sir-Nine hundred and ninety-nine
years after sight hereof pay the bear.
er. or order, thousand pounds worth
OF praise, free from all deductions
whatsoever, It being q commodity
that win then be very serviceable ia
him, and place 1t to the account Of
&c.-Preface to EssayA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
G!RDLES FAMOUS IN HISTORY
Garment, Still Ia Favor, Made Vital
Distinction of Caste In oIden
Times.

The history Of the girdle, says the
Westminster Gazette. is the history of
civilization and though, more than
most Of the little matters Of mode, it
has known very happily how to COM
bine utility and the decorative, yet its
third and most interesting phase Of all
has lam in its symbolism. 1t has. even
formed bond betw9eas woman and
goddess. and II Helen Of Troy would
have been, metaphorically speaking, in
sore plight II she had had no girdle IN
der which to tuck her skirts when she
fled with Parts, how many devotees
would Venus have lacked If she had
had no magic girdle to inspire love and
charm hearts, so that even great Juno
herself. when she wanted very special
ly to please her husband, had.to kneel
very humbly to borrow it.
In Rome a man without a girdle
stamped himself thereby as a lazy,
good-for-nOthfng fellow, while it was
the girdle which made vital distinc-
fion between matron and maid. Roman
girls wore girdles of white wool, curl
ously knotted, as emblem Of their girl
hood, and the unknotting Of the brides
girdle by the bridegroom was an Inn
portant part ofsthe marriageGeremony.
Bernhard, who did nothing by
halves, wore no fewer than eight
girdles when she played the part of
Theodore. III have lust maddened my
self thinking how eight girdles could
be worn," wrote Burne-Jones. st
wouldn't be fair to call necklace a
girdle or a garter. Eight girdles-
however do they come? But I have
the greatest confidence in her. / dream
of those eight girdles around that twig
of the Oriental willow"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Wild Bears Become plague.

From the few swine that were let
loose on the island of Santa Cruz In
1917 have come 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 II
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, 1923-10-12

me origin Of Manx cats II now q.
t1buted 70 the arrival. Of these eata
On the Isle Of Man from ships belong.
ing to the Spanish armada that WEN
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from Japan or eastern Asia.
They ara distinct species with Short
forsIegs, and elevated hindquarters,
anl differ from other cats somewhat Ia
can, ways. and character. They vary
r color. People who have owned them
~ long periods say they are not good
meusers or hunters. In character they
are rather similar to dog: being high
II eompanionable and having Some Of
de qualities Of q guardian. but thsy
are not considered hunters n any
sense Of the word.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12

NlTl
The singer and the sona.

A song is great adventure. Thou
sands write 1t, tens succeed; and
when they have succeeded, its fate
still lies entirely with the singer. No
one ever had it so much in his power
to make the worse appear the better
cause. or to refrain from so doing
The ancients placed ThamyTis and
Narada among the gods; the moderns
pay their counterparts royalties. But
the singers personality is still meal.
culable In terms Of canonization or OF
cash. That personality means all that
he has been able to crowd into his life !;
and he may still enlarge It. A good
way 10 do that Is to read All the poetry
that he does not sing, and to listen to
all the music written for some other
instrument than the Eoice.-,A. II. Eos
8frnngwayA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
sIIoht Misunderstanding.

A new millionaire made contract
to have fine home erected. The build
er wanted to make showing. On a
corner of the lot he put up the usual
frame structure from which operations
are directed. Only he made 1t neat
two-story affair, reserving the lower
door for time sheets and office data.
and the upper floor for blue prints.
The outside was nicely painted and the
millionaire. having appeared on the
scene, the builder waited for congratu-
lations. None being Forthcoming, he
asked: "Well, what do you think Of
it?'
"I'll accept it, said the millionaire,
without enthusiasm, but 1t isn't what
I expected for $4,000"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
-msxlm oorky" a Pssudeny.n.

Maxim Gorky." who was reported %
Be ON his way to England on a visit to
H.sG. Wells, but is still held up By the
Bolshevist authorities on the frontier.
10 Alexei Pyeshkof. the poet and
ehronicler Of the pariahs and vaga.
bonds Of Russian society.
"Gorky' meaQs bitter" The full
name. Maxim Gorky." may. perhaps
be read to mean the ''bitterest Of the
bitter" The pseudonyn effectively
symbolizes Pyeshkof's attitude toward
life. for his fiction IL the distilled e.
sence Of the disappointed.
He was not at first Bolshevfk. 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 Kim b take ny acfivs poxs
= ~ DszDsfrnftn - alssa11mrfnH
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
CROPS FOR SPRING PLANTING
Planted Early in Season
Rich Soil Needed.

Rhubarb and asparagus may be
planted in the fall, but most gardeners
prefer spring planting in the North
Fall planting will give good results In
the South where the roots are not In
jured by frost. Both these plants
thrive best in very rich sandy loan,
but will give good results in any soil
that is not wet and Is well filled with
humus. Rhubarb roots containing one
or two eyes are set about three inches
deep in rows four feet apart and from
two to four feet apart In the row, de-
pending on the richness of the soil and
variety. Pinnaeus and Victoria are
popular varieties. Give frequent shall.
low cultivation during the growing sea-
son. Remove seed stalks when they
appear. Asparagus needs much the
same treatment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Grafton In Crimson. Gulch.

"You placed a pitcher on the table"
whispered Senator Sorghum, ito ,the
chairman of the reception committee,
"but I notice you didn't put any water
In it."
Il hurried around to give you tip
about that" said Judge Cactus aloe
'(the title having been conferred on
him by popular consent for the pur-
pose Of this occasion). i left the wa
ter out cause 1t 'ud only be in your
own way. See that Teller over there
:withl eyebrows as big as his mus
Aache7"
"Yes."
"That's Tarantula Tim. He makes
\ speciality of breakin' up meetin's
That pitcher amt for you to drink out
of. It's for you to throw as straight as
you know how the minute you see Tim
shown q sign Of gettif restless"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Cost Of Stopping rra,n.L


An ordinary passenger locomotive
consumes pound OF fuel for every
az feet 1t travels. Each unnecessary
stop. made with a heavy freight or
passenger train. represents fnel loss
Of from 500 to 750 pounds Of coal. de.
pending on the weight Of the train.
the length Of the stop and the grade
conditions.
A Drake-line air leak on a train of
90 freight cars has been known TO
cause loss Of as much as $50
pounds OF coal in a ten-hour period.
The loss of coal each time 4 modern
locomotive pops or for five minutes is
about seventy-dve pounds. II loconnD-
i've fremen were to save a little more
than one shovelful of coal out of each
ten used. the total saving would be
equal 20 nearly Z per cent Of ali kha
eoal haz1died. Worllzs Woka.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Lizard Lives on N. Tan.

Beaded lizards are seldom seen By
day. In the dry places where they
i've they lie hidden until the GOODNESS
Of evening brings them forth. During
the hottest part Of the year they re-
main In Q state Of torpor. They eat
fogA worms. centipedes, ants and
other insects, as well as the eggs Of
frogs birds and other lizards. In gooa
times the extra nourishment Is stored
up ~ fat In the TAN. When food is
scarce this fat can be absorbed and
carried to the hungry cells through
the blood. and thus the ella monster
may 90 without other food for sew.
erai months. In midsummer the f.
male lays from six to thirteen soft
shelled eggs In q hole scraped out Of
the damp sand near a stream, and
then covered. After being incubated
In the sun for about four weeks the
young are Matched. They are four
inches long and brighter coiored than
he parents. The mouth Is armed with
many fang-like teeth arising from the
inner edge Of the jaws. Four teeth on
each side Of each jaw arc grooved
deeply on the front surface and slight.
" on the rear. A poison sac opens
between the lip and the base Of each
srseved tooth Of the lower Jaw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Sleeps Important place in worfd.

One man alone could not look after
a whole flock, so the first shepherd
called in others. who lived In scattered
huts or In caves, far apart, to assist
him. offering In return share of the
wool and the meat that were now 50
easy to obtain And so at the edge Of
the pastures the irst villages grew ND.
Thanks, largely to sheep. human So
ciety came into being, and with it came
laws and customs for the benefit Of
the little community.
The next tremendous step was the
discovery Of how to spin wool into
yarn and weave yarn into cloth, which
paved the way for manufactures and
commerce.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Held Commanding Position.

A countryman was In charge Of q
couple Of live hares, which he was
conveying by rail. He had to change
at station and wait some time.
To pass the time he took the basket
In which the hares were confined out,
side the station and put 1t down In
the road. The lid had been tied
down loosely. and one Of the hares
managed to get out.
The man rushed after ft, but all to
no purpose; and just as he got back
the other hare jumped out and ran
away in the opposite direction.
The eountryman made no attempt
to follow, but, pointing first one way
and then the other. said: do you
go there and do you go there If you
like. I've got the tickets"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Misplaced Assistance.

: At onelof the golf clubs young lady
who ifs very popular with the caddiea
arranged match with an elderly
womaIf who fiatters herself that she
can play. The young lady, an excel.
Gent golfer, wished to keep from win
ming, for social reasons, but her op-
ponent was in her~wQrst form, and II
seemed impossible to keep from win.
ming. Finally she whispered to her
icaddy that she wanted to lose.
"Ah, miss" he said, II didn't know
that. Here I've been stamping on her
ball every time 1t got In the long
grass."-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
sulphur and the Soil.

In certain parts Of France the rest.
due from gasworks is extensively used
as fertilizer. Analysis Of several
samples Of the material show that Il
contains about 40 per cent Of sulphur
and from to s per cent of nitrogen,
In the form. Of ammonia or its salts.
Experiments In garden soil prove
that the value of this unusual fertiliz-
Ing agent is due in part to the large
amount of sulphur In it. Flour Of
sulphur Is said to promote the growth
of both roots and leaves. and to give
the plants a deeper green color than
they would have without it. Probably
II helps them to form chlorophyl. More
oyer. some Of the sulphur II oKidixed
M bon1Dp aulphstn y IN III
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Microbes Hard TO Destroy

Though some microbes are very
tough and can stand great extremes Of
aeat and cold, the majority of them
are easily killed If the right methods
are used. But what puzzled scientists
for many years wac that KILLED" mi.
erobes seemed able to come to life
again. You could kill them as dead as
door nails, but in very short space
Of time they would appear In swarms
and as lively as crickets. Then a
discovery was made. 1t was found
thut many microbes bred by means Of
SEEDS or spores, which ara almost In
deezzzek1kla- aszM hx- ara
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Poor Shot.

When Mark Twain was running hi,
country newspaper, he was deluged
with all sorts of contributions that
would have hurried anyone less than a
humorist, to an early grave. One day
he received a poetic effusion all tied
up with pink ribbon and entitled q
Wonder If He'll Miss MeT'
When Mark Twain had recovered his
composure sufficiently to mail back the
poem he did so, with this note at
tached: IF he does he ought never to
be trusted with firearms again."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
MAKING USE OF cURRYcoMB
5est-Llked Grooming Tool for Lazy
Man-Never Use 1t on Anil
mal's Head or Legs.

The use of the currycomb is very
much abused, because it is the best
liked grooming tool for the lazy man,
as it makes possible a quick grooming.
1t should not be used much upon the
animals body, and never upon the head
or upon the legs. except for dirt that
cannot be brushed off. It's greatest
use Is for cleaning the body brush. It
does enable much quicker grooming
where 1t is employed for the entire
body, and in some thick. heavy-coated,
thick-skinned horses 1t may do no par
as--a>- <,-~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
ARTIST NOT SLEEP WALKER
Put" When Conveyed to His
Home by Good Friend.

Mr.. Ward tells in his 'Recollections
of a Savage" how Mr.. Odell took Phil
May home ON one occasion, when 1t
became quite obvious that the best
and only place for him was bed. With
out disturbing Mrs. May, he. got the
artist onto a couch in the hall, and
left him asleep. Mr.. Odell, having
spent an he had on the cab, set out
and tramped back to the Savage club
-comforted by the reflection that he
had rendered a service to an old
friend. Arriving eventually at his
destination, footsore and exhausted,
he dragged his weary way up the
stairs leading to the bar, where he was
saddened and surprised to see the tri-
umphant figure of Phil May, glass in
hand held aloft, flushed with the joy
of having defeated the designs of his
Good Samaritan by swift recovery
from the ruse of the sleep on the
couch, where Odell had deposited him,
and by catching a smart hanson which
returned him to the club to put fin
ish to great evening.
memories Perpetuated by Lamps.
A curious custom exists among the
natives of the island of Raiatea (the
chief island of the Leeward group OF
the Society islands) to preserve the
memory of deceased relatives. In the
large church at Uturoa. the principal
settlement on that island, will be seen
q great number of brass hanging lamps
hanging from brackets all about the
building. Each of these has been pre-
sented by some native family In mem
DRY of some beloved member Of the
clan who had died, and they consti.
tute memorial, such as bronze
tablet or stained-glass window would
represent In European countries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Az Your Wife Does AZ ua...

What is your idea of clever won.
ana woman who can see the point Of
a joker
NO. woman who can laugh az a
joke without seeing the point."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
A,a.ka,s surplus Of PuIuwood.

The United States market how con.
sumes about 100000 cords of pulp
wood annually and it is estimated that
a third of this amount could be pro.
duced from Alaskan forests in add.
ton to their supplying local needs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12

During the fast SIX years there havs
been abput 5000 typewriters sold ts
Venezuela, according to a report to
the Department OF Commerce from
Trade Commissioners G. Jackson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-12
Walnut Bedroom Suite in Tudor Perio6

well made suite of charming Tudor Period de-
sign in genuine Mahogany. Especially good con-
struction throughout, including panel Bowend Bed,
Dresser, Semi Vanity and Chiffonette.
szsZSE
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
DENVER AS HOST

Grand Chapter
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who by plain yet
West
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brilliant characters city Eminent
Following the Grand Chapter
lodge
of
We call these
mind these
gatherings Influential
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honoraby
of
SO
to
and