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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
PASS UP ALL KINDS OF WORK
Masculine Natives Of the South Sea
Islands Cannot BE Brought to
Do Any Labor.

The natives Of the Marshall islands,
80 years ago. before the advent OF
the missionaries, were typical savages
Of the South seas They lived q nat
ural wild existence, unburdened by
clothes, and eating only what nature
provided for them-coconut and the
pandanus fruit. They had no houses.
They lived under matched roofs, sup
ported at the four corners by poles.
Today the natives wear white linen
suits. The stiff white collar seems
TO make their faces blacker than they
really are, and to bring out the de-
signs Of the tattoo marks more clear
ly. They have schools and hospitals,
which were started by those brave
missionaries Of half a century ago.
Their chief Is particularly modern.
He lives in a house, and since Japan
has taken possession he has a wire
less station on his island, the island
OF Wolfe. He even dictates to Z
stenographer, who sits on the floor
with a typewriter between his legs
The natives are not 80 far modern
lied, however, that the men win be
stir themselves to do any work. They
do not believe In work. They leave
work to the women. The hardest task
the men perform Is to carry around
the babies. They do this SO the won
en- will have nothing to Interfere with
fheir work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Elephants on Re yapags.

Stories Of how an elephant occasion.
ally upsets a circus are not uncom.
mon, but one rarely hears Of an orgy
Of destruction like that which oc-
CURED In the Malay peninsula. A herd
Of wild elephants attacked a railway
station, pulling down the stationmas-
ter's kitchen and bathroom. They did
the same to the clerks quarters and
then tackled the station while the Of
fee force looked on from trees. One
elephant took Off an automatic weigh
ing machine as souvenir Of the raid,
but finding 1t heavy, threw 1t down on
the track One Of the elephants
trumpeted the recall and they all went
back into the jungle exceps enc who
fell in a well and had to be got out by
human aid, but was not detained
By the time help arrived after a gen.
eral telegraphic alarm the huge beasts
had entirely disappeared
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
IS LARGEST BARREL VAULT
Structure Built Many Centuries Ago
Proves Value of Bitumen Used
to Cement Mortar.

OIL seeps. large and small, occur
throughout Persia and Mesopotamia.
Asphalt played an important part in
the enduring character of the build
ings of the ancient civilization in that
part of the world. One of the most re-
markable instances of the use of as
p.ialt or bitumen Is the Arch of Ctesi.
phon on the River Tigris, about thirty
miles to the south of Bagdad. This
arch was built by Chosroes, one of the
Sassanian kings, about the year $50
A. D., and of this famous structure
two wings are still standing. 1t Is
built of bricks laid in bitumen. and
the original structure consisted of a
large hall 1853 feet long and So feet
wide with vaulted roof 95 feet high
open at one end and closed at the
other. The crown of the arch was 8
feet thick, and the wall supporting 1t
% feet across at the base. The open
end of the hall was fianked by two
wing walls. rising to the height Of the
top Of the arch and some 20 feet thick
at the base.
The whole Is built OF large. fiat
burnt bricks. some of them bearing a
cuneiform stamp. The Ctesiphon arch
has always remained the largest bar.
rex vault In the world, and furnishes
valuable evidence rs to the value Of
used In cement Imnrfn.-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Skunk Cabbage Has Its Uses.

The skunk cabbage. although fits
blossom has. as its name implies, an
extremely unpleasant, malodorous
scent, Is, nevertheless, a flower.
Despite the fact that the skunk cub
bage is despised by most flower lovers
1t nevertheless plays somewhat Inn
portant part in natures wonderful
scheme. With the earliest days that
have suspicion of spring warmth the
bees commence to leave the hooks and
crannies where they have been hIber-
mating through the long winter months,
and start out In search of that which
they are most in need of-food. This,
were it not for our lowly swamp dwell
er. they would be unable to find, says
Nature Magazine, and they would all
perish uiserably OF starvation feng be-
Gwe another flower could ssrply fhW
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Why Cardinals Wear Red Hats.

The custom of wearing red robes
and red hats by the cardinals or
princes Of the Catholic church dates
back to the early days Of catholicism
when the ambassador of the pope took
precedence over royalty itself. for he
was regarded not only as represents
tive Of temporal ruler but also as
parsonage whose spiritual power was
superior to that Of arcfbishops. Jus,
as purple was the color worn by the
emperors of Rome. red was, during
the Middle ages. the distinctive color
throughout the Christian world.
Kings and princesses dressed them
selves and furnished their palaces in
materials of scarlet hue. and as "the
father of kings and princes" accord
ing to the ritual OF his coronation. the
nope ranked with the most influ intiai
sovereigns. his ambassadors were en-
x1tted 70 wear the same royal calnE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Music or American Indians

The music of the American Indians
is solely and simply vocal. 1t seems
to be generally agreed by musical
authorities that the Indians songs
have in them nothing borrowed from
instruments, nothing of artificial in.
Etigation. An Indian melody never
serves two sets of words. There is
no instance, it appears, where the
people have sung the different stanzas
Of ballad to the same air A large
proportion of Indian songs are entire
ly without words at all, syllables be-
Ing employed to carry the tones.
Perhaps the most striking popularity
of Indian music is the lack of definite
pitch. The Indian begins his song
where the natural quality Of his voice
and his mood at the time render 1t
easiest for him to sing It, The pitch
of the song depends upon the individ-
ual.-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Fireworks DEVELOPMENT

Few industries have shown more
development within century than
that of making fireworks. The fire.
works makers have not only made i'm.
portant contributions to the art them
selves, but have taken advantage of
many discoveries and refnements
made by others in chemistry and me.
ehanicS.
The colors given to fireworks are
produced by mineral salts, copper be
Ing made to produce green and blue
barium, green; sodium, yellow; cal.
cium, red, and strontium, crimson.
These salts are arranged In combina-
ton with meal gunpowder and the
recipes for star Compositions, rockets.
sQuibs, roman candles and the like
are almost without number. Among
the 'set pieces" are portraits. lettaxad
designs, fixed suns" founts,
trees, mosaic work and st
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
HELD IN MUD FOR CENTURIES
Delicate Organisms Have Been Won
drousIy Preserved During the Up
building of the World.

Fragments Of colony of marine AMI
mails on q slab Of black rock. with
many trilobites (dark) and shells of
the Sidney crab Qight), were discov-
cred by G. D. Walcott on Mount Wap-
Ia. These creatures lived before the
day of the fish or any other vertebrate
animal, and when land plants, and
even marine vegetable life, were al
most unrepresented. Other animals
OF the sea, however, existed in great
profusion, and here and there condi-
tons were so favorable for their burial
: In the mud and sand Of ths Cambrian
sea that they were preserved un-
broken, and throughout all the proc
esses Of rock-making and mountain
building escaped destruction.
In one of these favorable places In
the Canadian Rockies the most delicate
Of organisms, like the jelly fish, have
been so exquisitely preserved that one
can hardly realize that they were
buried In the mud fifteen to twenty
million years ago, and have remained
undisturbed while several miles Of
thickness of sediment were deposited
over them, changed into rock, elevated
into mountain masses, and later eroded
INTO the present mountains and cam
yonS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
ODD IDEAS CONCERNING RATS
Belief That the Rodents Could Not
Live in Certain Parts of Scotland
-Witchcraft Symbols.

Many curious beliefs formerly pre-
vailed in Scotland concerning the rat.
One Of the most common of these was
that there were certain districts where
rats could not live, and could not even
be introduced. The old Scottish his
torian Hector Boece states that there
were no rats to be found in his day in
Buchan, while a later author, Sir
Robert Gordon, made a similar state
ment regarding Sutherlandshire. He
says, IF they come thither in ships
from other parts, they die presently,
how soon they do smell the air of
that country" At the same time, &C
cording to correspondent of the
Sportsman, he asserts that rats
abounded in the neighfEoring county
Of Caithness. Even so late as 1854
the belief prevailed The writer of
the articles on Morven and Roseneath
In 1.-THE Statistical Account of Scot
land" states that attempts were made
to introduce the rat into these par
ishes, but without success. With re-
gard to Roseneath, he says: From
a prevailing opinion that the soil Of
this parish is hostile to that animal,
some years ago West Indian planter
actually carried out to Jamaica sew
eral casks of Roseneath earth, with a
view to kill the rats that were de-
stroying his sugar-canes. 1t is said
this had not the desired effect so we
lost a valuable export" During the
period Of the witch mania rats were
looked upon az the symbols of witch
craft. That yhey could be extermi-
mated by a course of rhyming was
belief common to both Scotland and
Ireland, though more popular in the
latter country than the former.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
PARENTS OF NAVEL ORANGE
From Two Trees Has Grown an In.
dustry Which is Now Estimated
in Millions

From two lone orange trees, to
which buds of the seedless navel" or
ange of Brazil were grated some years
ago, has grown an industry which last
year showed net profit of some forty
million dollars. Today one hundred
and seventy-five thousand acres of Cal
fornia land is planted to navel or
anges, which are set out In numbers
ranging from so to 100 trees to the
acre.
William Saunders, one-time superin.
tendent of the government horticul-
tural grounds at Washington, D. O.,
learned in 1870 that a new seedless
orange had been developed at BahaL
Brazil, and procured u Of the young
trees through the aid Of a missionary.
They were brought to the United
States and planted under conditions as
nearly those of their native land as
could be found, but they could not
withstand the more rigorous northern
climate, and they soon died. Buds had
been taken from them, however, and
grated upon sprouts Of native prcpa.
cation. Two Of these sprouts survived
and were transplanted to the West
coast In 1875.
From them have sprung the thou
sands Of trees which have made the ma,
vel grange the foremost among the many
varieties Of oranges. Every year buds
have been taken from them to impart
navel characteristics to homegrown
seedlings, and still though somewhat
sayished by time. these patriarchs an.
nually add their small quota to the
thousands Of bushels of fruit their of.
spring yields.
One of them stands just outside Riv.
erside.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
NOVELIST PROVED HIS CASE
Critics Of Dickens "spontaneous Com
bustion" Death Proved Wrong
by Eminent Medical Men.

It may be recalled that Charles
Dickens, the famous novelist, employs
spontaneous combustion to give force
to one of the episodes in his fasci-
mating story known as "Bleak House"
One Of the dark characters Of the
story is old Krook, proprietor of rag
and bone warehouse. He is grasping
drunkard. consuming great quantities
Of gin. One day two men, occupying
an upper room In the old warehouse,
smelt burning, and on going below to
investigate, found a smouldering heap
OF something looking like charred oiled
rags. At the inquest the coroner's
jury held that old Krook came to his
end by spontaneous combustion.
Some critics Of Dickens challenged
this as being impossible. The account
Of Krook's death was, therefore, bad
art and blemish on the whole story.
Dickens replied by citing a similar
case that had occurred In Paris,
France, and was confirmed by a report
Of several eminent medical men who
had thoroughly investigated the mat.
ter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
china's Sacred Mountains.

Thousands Of pilgrims come every
year from all parts of China to visit
the shrines and temples of the sacred
mountain of Human, Nan Yoh Shan,
one Of the five sacred peaks Of China.
Early in October more than 10000 pill
grims arrive daily. Some of the pill
grims travel from their homes on foot,
coming great distances. They kneel
and bow their heads down to the little
stools, which they carry in their hands,
every FIVE, seven or ten steps, accord.
ing to the vow they have made. At
one end of the stools are made sticks
Of incense, the burning Of which is part
Of their worship.
In large majority Of the cases the
vows have been made on behalf Of a
sick mother, and the Journeys are
taken as an expression of thanksgiv,
ing in case of recovery, or as prayer
for mercies in the other world in case
Of fatal issue of the illness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Pigeons in Primitive Times.

Pigeons have been domesticated
from the earliest times. They were
looked upon with much affection by
primitive peoples, and one of the in
dications of wealth was the number of
dovecotes man possessed. Mention
of turtledoves and pigeons in the Bible
usually IS in connection with sacrifice.
AS in the case of the parents Of Jesus
duke 2:24), the poor were allowed to
bring, instead of a lamb, two turtle
doves or two young pigeons.
The first known law for bird pro-
lection, found in Deuteronomy % g,
forbiding the killing of mother bird
on the nest, probably was largely for
the benefit Of the pigeon. Pliny wrote
Of pigeons especially noting their man.
ner In drinking-"not holding up their
bills between whiles.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
No Doubt About IL.

Mr.. Newlywed was on his honeymoon,
and as he had married a very pretty
young wife, he lost no chance of telling
everybody with whom he came In con-
fact that he was a married man.
Il want rooms" he announced, as
he approached the hotel reception
clerk, trying to appear as nonchalant
as possible.
Certainly, sir" said the clerk. 'For
now many?"
For myself and my wife," replied
Eewlywed.
YES" said, the clerk. "Suite, sir?"
Sweet" cred Mr.. Newlywed. cot
course she is -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
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 a 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 it down In
the road. The lid had been tied
down loosely, and one of the hares
managed to get out.
The man rushed after il, but all to
no purpose; and just as he got back
the other hare jumped out and ran
away in the opposite direction.
The countryman made no attempt
to follow, but. pointing first one way
and then the other, said: do you
90 there and do you go there if you
like. I've got the tickets
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Facts About Famous per.ora,

Somebody who writes for the Arrp-
saut has collected a number Of insig.
nifcant facts about significant per
sons Oliver Wendell Holmes used to
carry horse chestnut in one pocket
and potato in another to ward of
rheumatism. Edgar Allen Poe slept
With his cat and was Unfortunately proud
OF his feet. Robert Browning shuffled
ais feet SO constantly that he wore
holes in the carpet. Sardou imagined
be had a perpetual cold. Count Tolls
fsy was very rich. but he wore the
eA0pest clothes IN could buy.
1nk H@an vaED - 0nGR nGGbGk
80 -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
To Honor Como MARTYR

A tablet is to be placed in one of
the wards Of a London hospital In
honor of the Congo chief, Mandobi.
who volunteered, when sleeping Sick
ness appeared among his tribe, to 90
to England and submit to all the ex-
perfments necessary to determine the
cause of this malady and to discover
a remedy. For several months he per
mitted himself to be bled daily In
order to supply material for the mi.
croscopists. At length the germ Of the
sleeping sickness was discovered; but
almost simultaneously the volunteer
subject Of these researches paid for
that discovery with ~ llSe-Ue fav.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Truly Pathetic p,..

a doctor received a hammer ana i.
note from his elderly aunt who MA.
passionately devoted to cats.
This was the note:
Dear Richarae L am sending Won
oy special messenger a hamper con.
tanning I1ggies. The realization has
oeen forced upon me that he has be.
come extremely old and infirrn and tha
painful necessity arises for me. az
bis devoted mistress. to arrange to-
his speedy and merciful demise n
Nouid pc TOO heartless. / think, to con-
suit q veterinary surgeon. Therefore.
GEAR Ricfsard. beg OF you to treat
him with the same care that Won az.
pend upon your own patients and KIN
him with chloroform.s M
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Sleeps important Place in World.

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 assis,
him, offering in return a share of the
wool and the meat that were now s.
easy to obtain. And so at the edge ui
the pastures the first villages grew uI
Thanks, largely to sheep, human Sc
ciety came into being, and with ii came
laws and customs for the benefit Of
the little community.
The next tremendous step was the
yarn and weave yarn into cloth, which
paved the way for manufactures and
commerce.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Plants Have Heart and Pulse Beat,

Plants Have Heart and Pulse Beat
Plants have heart and pulse and
a blood circulation very similar to
that Of the animal world. This Is the
sensational discovery of Sir Jagardis
Chandra Bose, the famous Indian
botanist. According to Sir Jagardis
great quantities Of water are absorbed
daily by the average tree. This water
is driven up to the very top of the
tree and then breathed out again
through the leaves. Experiments
were carried out by Sir Jagardis at
his botanical institute In Calcutta. He
says there is no characteristic mani.
festation of animal life which could
not be found in simple form in plants
also. The plant has a heart beat and
pulse" astonishingly similar to that
of animals. Besides, 1t also reacts
upon stimulation IN almost the same
way, and shows that 1t possesses
nervous system.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Cost Of Stopping Trains.

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 a fuel loss
of from 500 to $50 pounds of coal, de-
pending on the weight Of the train,
the length of the stop and the grade
conditions. IS
A brake-line air leak on train OF
50 freight cars has been known to
cause loss of as much as 2,540
pounds of coal in ten-hour period.
The loss of coal each time modern
locomotive pops OF for five minutes is
about seventy-fve pounds. Ii loconp-
live firemen were to save little more
than one shovelful of coal out Of each
ten used, the total saving would be
equal to nearly per cent OF all the
eaal handled. Worlds Work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
Yes, He Was Eirst-CIass.

Bart Kennedy, chief deck steward of
a transatlantic liner, tells this one:
One morning between six and sew
en- o'clock second-class passenger
climbed over the first class promenade
to enjoy a stroll ON the long deck. He
did some lively walking and some
fancy calisthenics. A sailor was scrub
bling the deck, and, feeling that he
should not permit the rules Of the
ship to be broken even at that early
hour, intercepted the passenger and
asked:
"Are you first-class, sir?"
The passenger laid his hands on the
sailors shoulders and replied:
Il never felt better in my life."-
Judge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31

What kinds Of breakfast food have
youi" the dyspeptic inquired ~ The
waitress at the Klinkerville inn. who
$1,000 before him with her arms akin.
we've got all the reg'lar kinds"
said the waitress, who was Kllnka,.
vhle girl; ham an eggs. steak, brook
trout doughnuts an apple pie. You
can have 'em all. If you like, an, a Gun
. coffee an griddle-cakas. We ealcn.
aaIe % charge enough 90 ebzh1 can aaa
- EheV wauk rh1aad7en<<& Y -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-08-31
As Your Wife Does at Home.

"What is your idea of clever won.
ana woman who can see the point OF
a joker"
mo, a woman who can laugh at a
joke without seeing She point. "-Bos
to3 TRANSCRIPT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-26

he occasionally makes mistakes
which he deplores more than 9th
ers.
I'VE made a mistake in last
weeks ISSUE" says the Glen
Elder, Kas., Sentinel. A good
subscriber told US about it. The
same day there was letter in
our postoffice box that didn't
belong to US. We called for
% and got 1913 over the tele-
phone. We asked for a spool of
No. so thread and when we got
home found it was No. 60. The
train was reDorted thirty min
utes late. We arrived at the
depot twenty minutes after train
time bought a ticket and there
was mistake of ten cents in
our favor. We felt sick and the
doctor said we were eating too
much meat. We hadn't tasted
meat for nearly two months. The
garage man said the iitney was
missing because it needed a new
timer We cleaned a spark plug
and it runs fine. Yes. we made
a mistake in last weeks issue of
the paper"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-26
WANTED: A BIG
MAN FOR A BIG JOB.

Never before has The state been
so disgustedly tired of small poll
tics; never so heartily sick of fake
issues and professional office-seek-
ers. At least that's our opinion
to the cry for a change that comes
from worthwhile men over the
state.
Men who have identified them
selves with the political line-ups
are ready to join any comprehen-
sive movement that will give to
Georgia a business administration.
The demand is coming from ev.
cry section Of the state for a lead
er-for big-brained, hard-headed
business man, who is neither poll
tician nor seeker after office.
The names of several of the
states Big Men are being discuss
ed. Means are being searched for
to compel such man to sacrifice
himself for the benefit Of his state.
Georgia is tagging. Other states
are going forward. 1t is time that
all politics be forgotten in an en-
deavor to place the Empire State
where she rightfully belongs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-26
METHANOL

Wood alcohol, scientifically
known as the methanol, will be
widely used as fuel for autos. So
predicts Dr.. Ralph Fl. Mckee, who's
discovered a cheaper and quicker
synthetic process of making
methanol.
Mckee estimates that 6S million
quarts of wood alcohol will be
manufactured in America this year,
which is grand news for bootleg
gers. Government is criminaIly
negligent in not properly safe
guarding the public against being
duped by disguised wood alcohol.
The sale of all other poisons is
rigidly restricted. One safeguard
could be compulsory use of strong
scent.