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he should not have been so near to
her royal throne. But White Spider
said, not In a cross voice but In a
pleasant tone, Don't run away, little
mouse. Come back here and sit on
the throne beside me, and I will tell
you story"
Little Brown Mouse dearly loved
story SO he climbed up to the big
throne seat while White Spider sat In
her silvery thread house In corner
by one arm and told him about prin-
cess who once lived In the castle.
Long, long ago. In the tower Of
this castle, a beautiful princess was
imprisoned" said the White Spider.
Her mother was dead and the King
had married again. A bad, selfish
woman was the new Queen. She did
not love the little Princess, because
she would some day be Queen and
the stepmother wanted her own daugh-
ter to have the royal title.
$50 she coaxed the King into tax.
ing a journey and leaving a servant
who was in the pay of the new Queen
to take care Of the castle and the
Princess while they were away.
"As soon as they were gone this
wicked servant imprisoned the little
Princess In the tower and left her to
starve, for the new Queen and the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19

In all times some degree Of healing
power has been ascribed to the priest.
hood. Medicine-men. mystery-man, sha-
mans. or by whatever name they might
be called, were to be found In every
tribe Of North American Indians.
Some Of these knew the medicinal
qualities of roots and herbs and pra6
ticed rude surgery. and others were
takers" A medicine-man Of the
Ralapai. Yuman tribe on the Colo.
RADIO river, says John @. Bourke In an
article on the Apache medicine-men,
would cast bullet In q mold contain
ing small piece Of paper. The healer
would have an Indian FIRE this bullet
at him and the lead, because Of the
paper. would split into pieces and do
him no harm.
Another would secretly fasten the
end Of roll Of sinew to q twig, swal-
low the ball and hold the twig between
his teeth. After the sinew had
softened and expanded because Of thu
heat and moisture Of the stomach" the
magician would astound NJ 3xlenda.-
Adventure Magnx1nA Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
GREAT TEACHER OF VERACiTY
Socrates, Originating Genius Of Com
mon Sense, an Influence In Anglo
Saxon Civilization.

At the dawn of modern history
stands the figure of an old stone-cut-
ter; attractive and quaint, likeable and
eccentric, but wholly unimpressive;
the last man in the world sculptor
would take for any aspect of human
glory.
No picturesque dust Of the wilder
ness stains his shabby garment; no
prophetic fire burns in his rather ludi-
crous eyes. On the contrary, he Is
playful, a whimsical, a waggish, an
ironical person; in form. comic and
clownish, so that he is likened by ono
of his friends to a cottage loaf; in
nature, nearer akin to Bunyan. Samuel
Johnson, Sir Thomas Browne, or even
Charles Lamb, than to John the Bai-
fist, Mohammed, Luther, Robespierre,
or any other firebrand Of history.
Such was Socrates, the originating
genius of common sense, the great
teacher of moral and intellectual YER
acity, one of the profoundest infiu-
ences in our Anglo-Saxon civilization.
A Gentleman With q Buster, in
Seven Ages"
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servant had arranged to tell the King
when he came home that the Princess
had been sick and died while he was
away.
Then the wicked Queen expected
to coax the King into making her own
daughter princess and his heir.
"Of course, the little Princess was
terribly frightened the first night
when 1t grew dark In the tower and
she was hungry, too. But when the
moonlight came in through the little
window l crept out of my corner and
let myself down on the sill in the
moonlight.
".Poor Spider said the little Prin-
cess. Have they shut you In here,
too? But you won't starve. suppose,
as 1 shall. Oh dear! II someone
would only tell my father. how quick
ly all would be changed
"'You won't starve, my pretty DEAR
told her, and your father shall know
before another day. For though they
did not know it, they have imprisoned
you with an enchanted creature. Once
l lived in a cave with an old witch
and she threw over me spell OF en-
chantment which enables me to do
strange things
night fairies and they brought her
food and before the Princess slept
fairy messenger was on her way to
tell the King his child was In great
danger.
1.-THE next day the fairies brought
her food and that night the King
returned. And though the bad serv-
ant tried to tell the King his daughter
was lost, in the end he became fright
ened and confessed all.
1.-THE King quickly brought the lit
tie Princess from the tower and the
| bad servant and the new Queen and
her daughter were sent out of the
country and never were seen after
ward.
But this all happened long, long
time ago and the old castle Is desert
ed; and here I am Queen on the very
throne where the little Princess once
sat"
When the White Spider stopped
talking Little Brown Mouse asked /:
did they reward you for saving the
PrincessY
"Well, you see they could never find
me- hid every time anyone came to
the tower and then no one really ever
believed what the little Princess told
about the White Spider. They said
she was delirious with fright on that
night.
But never was a spider harmed
that lived in this castle and SO you
see l was rewarded. for here I am,
when all the royal folk are gone
queen on a throne when all those who
lived here long ago are gone"
THAT is a very nice story" said
Little Brown Mouse. land I am glad
1 know you were always white, too
Some Of those who live here thought
you were very old and had turned
white with age"
"Oh, that is the enchantment the
witch threw over me-" said the White
Spider. IT shall never grow old"
q. 1923. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
THE
RIGHT THING AT
THE RIGHT TIME
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE
TRAVELLING

good custom is better than q law
Euripides.
OUR friends are beginning to travel
~ again.
Now 1t is more like old times, and
II our friends go abroad they go with
lighter hearts and with more baggage.
Therefore it is quite the thing to give
them little gifts and, If they want US
to, to see them off. Be sure, though.
that you are wanted. Nothing is more
embarrassing than to arrive unexpect-
eddy on the deck of a steamer to find
the friend you have gone to see OF
surrounded by an invited party of
which you are not member. So don't
go unless you are quite certain that
you are wanted. both for your sake
and for the sake of the traveller.
AS for the gifts you send. be sure
that they are really desirable, and not
merely something that will fill up the
steamer trunk and bags. If you know
of some travelling accessory Of which
your friend stands in need, that Is a
kOOu CHOICE. ~ DOOh - newer dlAoS
because after 1t is read 1t can be left
on shipboard II 1t is in the way.
Candy, although it Is a conventional
present, and one of the few things that
a man is supposed to give to woman,
is nevertheless not very good choice.
A great many persons even though
they enjoy ocean travel are particu-
larly careful not to indulge In sweets.
Flowers, another Of the conventional
gifts of men to women, are always in
perfectly good taste. However, they
are sometimes in the way In the state
room. II you know that anyone dis
likes flowers on the steamer don't send
them.
AS in oil other cases where gifts are
concerned man may send flowers,
candy or books to woman. Books
in this case include magazines, and
sometimes half a dozen current maya
zines are as welcome a gift as anyone
could receive. They provide just the
kind of reading that some people like
on shipboard and can be discarded
without a qualm when their reader II
through with them.
e By Mcclure Newspaper syndicaas1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
His Own Opinion.

Gap Johnson Of Rumpus Ridge
leaned over his rickety fence and nom
chalantly contemplated covered
wagon which was being snailed along
the big road by yoke Of oxen.
'Howdy!" he saluted when the equi-
page finally arrived in front Of his
residence. "Whur are you-p'tu go
ing TOT"
"Well, I'll tell you," responded the
venerable man who walked beside the
oxen. 81 loaded up my family and one
thing and another a spell ago, aiming
to go to Oklahomy, as it were But
I've had to turn out'n the road and
stop so often to let automobiles, wag-
ons, and so forth go by, and then
prob'ly got stuck in the mud and had
a HI Of time In dragging out and
getting started agin, that, all things
considered, / don't reckon I'm going
do place."-Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"FiLIBUST ER"

THIS word, generally used as
= a synonym for pirate" has
a most interesting history, being
derived In an extremely round
about manner from the Dutch
vrijbuiter, translated phonetical-
ly into English as freebooter"
and, by the nautical section Of
the British Isles as '.fyboat."
"Flyboat" and "fllibuster" do not
appear to have much In common,
but the original vrijbuiter be-
came fllibustier in the French
and f1libote in the Spanish,
while the pirates and smugglers
who used these craft were
known as filibusteros. Thus we
have two words derived from
the same source-.freebooter"
which is Of Enthusiastically Dutch
origin and "fllibuster" which is
from the Dutch, by way Of the
French and Spanish.
In this connection 1t is also
Interesting to note that the
buccaneers" the generic term
for the pirates that menaced the
Spanish Main, were usually d.
vidcd into three classes-the
houcaniers who hunted their
prey nearby, the filibustiers who
roved abroad in search Of it and
the habitans who remained at
home and attended to the bust
ness details.
e by Wheeler Syndicate. Ino.)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
To Honor Congo 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 20
to England and submit to all the ex-
periments 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 his lifa-Tha IAv.
ing Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
THE SPIDERS STORY

NNCE in deserted old castle there
- lived white spider. Whether
it had always been white or whether
1t was so old it had turned gray and
then white no one who lived In the
castle knew. And no one dared to ask
questions of this naughty White Spi-
der. for 1t sat on a throne.
Yes, in the very throne room on
the very throne where once had sat
king did the White Spider spin her
silver webs And the mice and rats
that lived there never dared even to
speak to her, for somehow, without
anyone saying 80, they all knew she
ruled the deserted old castle.
One day little Brown Mouse, who
was very nice-mannered and never
made noise running about at night
as did the others, sat at the foot of
the throne nibbling something he had
found when White Spider let herself
down by a slender thread right close
beside him. Little Brown Mouse
started to run away, for he was afraid
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Put out Your Tongue,

Inc latest science .called gloss.
NANCY" purports 10 read the persons
character By the size and shape e
the tongue. According to Rlossoman-
cists, those who possess short ana
broad tongues ara apt to be untruth-
ful, while people whose tongues are
short and narrow are sly and bad.
tempered. When the tongue IL long
and broad, It IL q sign that tn owner
10 inclined to be q gossip. A tongue
that Ii long and aaxrow denotes
frank, open disposition. Girls with
small. round, plump tongues possess
trustful and aAectionate dispositions;
out men with similar shaped tongues
are apt to be Inconsistent. what
glossomancists term the rectangular
type OF tongue-one that IL almost
square In shape-is indicative az q
strong, yiriie nature. Men with these
shaped tongues are ambitious active.
and likely to get on In the world.
suuarstensued women. howsyar. a.
akaly to Do self-asssx<lxa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
YOUR%z..-....,~
HAND =. y c 4".s.s.,..".s
Capabilities or Weak.
nesses That Make for Success or
Failure as Shown In Your Palm
CARRIAGE AND MOTIONS OF THE
HANDS

DROBABLY every one has seen the
= person who carries the left hand
and forearm across the front of the
body. with the hand dropping at the
wrist, while the right forearm is car
ried vertically, and doubled back on
the biceps. The right hand droops at
the wrist and frequently carries some
trife. such as a pair Of eyeglasses,
which Is whirled or twirled gently as
the person walks.
The restless person, uncertain in
purpose, with emotions that vary rap
idly, seems to find no resting-place for
his or her hands. They are always
in motion. lingering the watch chain.
or a button. or something else.
These people are very often very
strong characters but need directing"
says one well-known writer on the
hand.
a xryr--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Make Success of Reindeer RAISING,

The experiment which was made
some years ago In introducing reindeer
into Labrador has conclusively proved
that both in Newfoundland and Lab
rador it is a good economic PROPOSE
ton, writes w. T. Grenfell in Current
History. In Alaska it has been so sue
cessful that last year, by special ar
rangement with the Canadian govern.
ment, the Hudson's Bay company i'm
ported a fine herd of 700 deer into
Baffin land. We have helped to form
another company, which has received
special concessions from the New
foundland government and expects to
start with herd of a thousand deer
next spring. The fact that, as result
of the war, the Lapp pastures were
greatly restricted. made 1t possible to
secure plenty of animals and herders.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
The Metric System.

The metric system is proceeding
slowly as regards its adoption in Eng
disappearing countries. One sugges-
ton which was made at a luncheon
given in New York on May by the
Metric association was that the con-
duct of international trade is at pres
ent hampered and confused by the
circumstance that the content of the
British gallon is greater than that Of
the American gallon. The recon-
mendation was made that both gov.
ernments should abandon their stand
ards and adopt in their place the liter
as the common unit Of capacity
Scientific American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Relics Of tho Fourteenth Century.

An interesting relic of the early
Fourteenth century was discovered
by workingmen when they were ex-
cavating below the foundation of a
disused building in the ancient parish
church of Mold, Flintshire. They IN
earthed a tombstone which bears an
inscription showing that "Gwenllian,
daughter of Ieuan ap David ap Tor
werth," was buried there. History
records that the latter was one of the
gentlemen of "Ffiynt" who did homage
to the first prince of Wales at Ches-
ter in 1901. When the old tower of
the parish church was taken down in
1773, 1t is recorded that large num-
Der Of human bones were found near
the same spot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Professional Opinion.

Kathie, who's fluffy and blonde and
demure, was having a little trouble
with her eyes. 1t CHANGED that the
specialist to whom she went was
young and handsome Kathie west
every day for a. week. Then the
young man began calling at her home.
One evening dad finally detached
himself from the Wild West stories
long enough to make an inquiry.
swell, well, Kathie, what does the
doctor say about your eyesf"
"Oh. he says they are beautiful
New York Sun and Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Safety First.

A woman went into a photographers
to have her picture Internationally.
While the photographer was adjust
ing the camera the woman wrapped a
clothesline around her skirts.
You'll have to take that of.
madam" said the photographer. II
can't take your picture that way"
"You can't fool me that way, young
man," she said. II know you see me
upside down in that camera"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19

Carved and handmade chests, SIDE
boards, tables, chairs and other an
tQues are rightly valued by people Of
discriminating taste. N the Fifteenth
century men were known to have
worked eight years or more carving
a single one Of these intricate pieces.
Htting the drawers perfectly ana bai-
ancing everything. Certainty any
piece Of furniture on which those mas.
tiers Of the cabinetmaker's art spent
90 much time and thought are worthy
Of appreciation.
An apprentice TO the art Of cab.
inetmakins commonly worked from
three to eight years making his first
piece Of furniture This work then
was passed upon by jurors. and q the
verdict was imperfect" It was burned
before the door Of the maker ana ha
was forbidden 10 make furniture fcg
sale untfl be had redeemed h1znssle
VIII an secactaAle rlacA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
The Helpful Caddy.

At one Of the New England golf
aubs Q young lady who Is very popS
ar with her caddies arranged q match
with an old woman who Ia proud Of
her mediocre ability. The young lady,
! good player. wished to lose the game
sut Of courtesy and for social reasons
Ger opponent was in even worse form
dian usual and the girl grew desperate.
she seemed unable to prevent her op
ponent from losing. Finally she told
her caddy that she would like to lose
the match "Ah. miss." he muttered.
4 didn't know that Here I've been
stamping On her bali every tims 4
- = ~ la9s gra1s-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Each for HerReIf

When forty women met recently to
form musical club in W, and were
asked to write on slips of paper the
name Of their choice for president the
organization of the club had to be
abandoned because the nominating
committee found on the slips the
names of thirty-nine Of those present.
The fortieth slip bore the word ME"
Musical Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Kind of q Mean Shot.

A small-town constable in an east
ern state hailed motorist. : Haven't
you been reading the signs along the
road?"
"Yes."
what do they sayT
twenty-five miles an hour on roads
fifteen miles through towns"
'You should have slowed down." de-
clared the official. "You are now in
side our town limits. You admit the
signs are plain enough?"
plain enough" responded the mo-
torist. "But why don't you label your
towns7"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Early Golf.

Speaking of golf, q correspondent
says that Ananias must have been q
golfer-at any rate, after a bad lie''
he LAY dead" Sapphire, too, he adds,
for after a worse "lie" she "halved
the hole."-Boston Evening Tran
script.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendriok Bangs.
THE GARDENER

" on never heard of him and
i / have never known his
name.
And history will pass him by as
one unknown to fame,
And yet the world was fairer for
this man of humble place
Who turned the acre at his door
into a realm OF grace.
Hts flowers grew on every side.
and where were sordid
scenes
His roses bloomed In fragrant
pride mid restful summer
greens,
And as I passed the notion came
how fair this world would
be
If all of us would do the same
as hei
re by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
Plants Have Heart and Pulse Beat

Plants Have Heart and Pulse Beat
Plants have heart and pulse and
q "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
a pulse" astonishingly similar to that
Of animals. Besides, 1t also reacts
upon stimulation in almost the same
way, and shows that 1t possesses q
nervous system.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
BY {. r. PEYsER

Has a Cabot Like This Pro-
posed to You?
Symptoms: The man whose
collar goes over his hair in the
back-black straight hair. Miles
of mouth and mountains of nose.
Sprawlly sort, never looks seedy
and never looks spruced up.
Seems to be just middle
weight getter In every line. Aw-
fully sensitive; likes plain, un-
exciting woman and generally
spends his Sundays walking.
IN FACT
He Is no hummer. He is not
and never will be the kind who
! is in the running.
Prescription for Bride to Bes
u Be a good cook, wash
x ironer, and a pleasant jog
ger.
Absorb This:
THERE Is NO SAFETY 10
RUNNERS.
- ~ 1EeC1ws Nsxspapas ayndifzHa3
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19
UNSELFISHNESS
By GRACE e. HALL

T SET myself task: Never to ask
For what did not just as freely
give.
No kindness, sweet consideration;
aught
In attitude, in gentleness, in thought
Nothing save what in full return from
Another might expect as bounteously.
Then day by day my life began to
prove
How selfish and how narrow was my
groove,
For one by one the blessings had
known
Took wings, and to another realm, had
flown;
How little I had given through the
days!
How much demanded In a thousand
ways!
So humbied by my own acknowledge
ment,
! set myself task and to II bent:
I ceased to talk OF faults by others
shown,
Aware at last Of greater ones-my
own;
Asked not of sympathy and love part
Unless I found the same within my
heart.
And lol there is bluer sky Ger head,
The birds sing sweeter than they did
before;
And each day kindly thoughts TO me
are sped.
And loving hands come knocking At
my door.
tesy Dodd. Mead . Company,
BoiilnU Steel IN On
Oncfnnati Is one Of SIX places N Ae
world where steel Is strengthened b.
being boi:ed In OIL. At a plant In Gar
thage, a steel shaft weighing 5000
pounds, the largest piece ever subject
I'd to the new method. went thrUdRA
the process Of being strengthened. n
was 4hoilow bored tumbler shaft" for
use In dredging gold in California, cost
ing about $4,000. The great SHAFT was
nrst suspended In an upright furnace
until heated to just below the meitins
point A crane then picked n - and
drcDpsd Il into huge wpQ = -
sAms = bellsd ana spate1s ens6p1ng
- 1n11A - ~ - --a1ss- -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19

chayes oaIe, the veteran character
actor and "mevie" star had twenty
years Of stage experience before en-
tering motion pictures. He was born
In Ohio and educated at the College Of
Law In Chicago. He stands six feet
two and one-half inches, weighs two
hundred pounds and has dark brown
hair and eyes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-15
MFORNAC[ON GENERAL

con 1s Parises, 1s G6novas II Berli-
nes, IL Moscds, II vienas, 6 Pekines
Bruselas. Y como utopia los hon.
bres estan Representatives con 2 Utopias
e Eurekas. 18 Arcsdias, Is EsperanEas
8 Manuelas IA Eldorados
Los nombres de los Presidentes de
Los Estados Unidos son tambi6n eau.
sa de inspiration en- los nombres ori.
ginales de muchas ciudades de- impor-
tancia siendo estas representadas CO.
mo sigue: % Washington. 27 Madison
25 Cleyelands, "a Monroes. % Wilson
Is Rocscvelts, Is Adamses, - Tafts
is Hacdinzs.