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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
LEGEND MANY CENTURIES OLD
Story Of the Wandering Jew' Has
Been Common to All Peoples
Since the Crucifixion.

It is an ancient legend that Of the
ton I can find of 1t is said to be an
account related by an Armenian bish-
op in 1928. It has been exploited by
the novelist, the playwright, the poet
and the historian, for it is a subject
replete with fascinating thrills.
Tales have differed as to the identity
Of the Wandering Jew. One relates
that he was Kartaphilos, doorkeeper
In the judgment hall of Pontius PLATE
who, when the Man Of Sorrows was
passing through, struck him, saying.
go on faster, Jesus" and the replywas,
81 am going, but thou shall tarry till
come again." A German legend takes
1t up and relates that in the year 1547
the Jew appeared in Hamburg, giving
his name as Ahasuerus, saying that
he had been a shoemaker In Jerusalem
at the time of the crucifixion. When
Jesus paused at his door to rest the
cobbler pushed Him away, bidding
Him leave, to which the reply was !:
Truly l go away and that quickly,
but tarry thou till I come again."
And this tradition has 1t that the
condemned man, going from country
to country. speaking all languages
wandered throughout the centuries
Eugene Sue depicts this artisan Of
Jerusalem as pale, with the single line
Of his black brows crossing from tenn
pie to temple, ever urged by the
avenging Deity, who cries, go on, go
on. but shows him as repentant and
with hope of final rest.-Frederic Has.
kin Ia the Chicago Daily News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
BURNING OVER WASTE LANDS
Practice in Some Sections Frequently
Results in Great Destruction of
Bird Life.

The practice in some sections Of
burning over waste land and marshes
during April and May frequently re-
suits In great destruction of bird life
and birds nests and eggs, particularly
on marsh land where wild ducks
breed, according to the biological sur
vey of the United States Department
of Agriculture. The department sug-
gests that where it is at all possible
the growth should be left alone. or the
marshes burned previous to the arrival
of the birds or the building of the
nests, which would be, generally
speaking, in February and March. In
many instances the burning is unnec-
essary and no good purpose is served
by 1t. Due to the draining of numer-
Gus areas throughout the country for
agricultural purposes, suitable breed
ing places for birds are constantly be-
coming fewer in number, and for this
reason the unnecessary burning over
of waste lands and marshes should be
discouraged everywhere by bird lovers,
conservationists and sportsmen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
SILVER PRODUCTION FELL OFF
Consumed Than in the Preceding
Twelve Months.

An estimate of the worlds produc
don and consumption of silver In 1927
gives the worlds total product last
year as iG1,OOO,OOO ounces, against
174OO0,OOo In 1920. OF this total the
United States Is estimated to have
produced 100000 ounces in 1921.
against IS, 100000 in 1920; Mexico, g..
100000, against 66,700,e00; Canada.
10000, 900, against 12,8O0.O00 and
other countries 39,000,O00, against 3d.
100000.
It is estimated that consumption for
governmental purchases and exports to
the East absorbed 36,500,000 ounces
more of silver than the years produc-
ton. The total distribution on these
accounts Is estimated at 1871, 500, 900
ounces, of which 100000 ounces
were assigned to this country's con-
sumption In the arts, 100000 to SIM
liar English consumption, 100000 to
purchases under the Pittsman act by
the United States mint, 100000 to
Mexican government purchases, ga
100000 to shipments from England to
India, 100000 to shipments from the
United States to India, 58,500,OOO to
shipments by England and the United
States to China and the Far East and
22.20O,000 to purchases in the United
States for subsidiary coinage and 9TH
- purposes
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
EXAMPLE OF FOOL PARENTS
the "Twig" Might Have Been
"Bent" to Advantage.

"They" boarded an outbound street
car. ''They'-father and mother, mis-
takenly, unfairly adoring and old
enough to be wiser, and sturdy, hand
some, adorable Cat times) two-year-
old son, wise beyond his years and
beyond his parents. Not quite SO
adorable at this particular time, for
he was screeching, yelling, bowling,
screaming, kicking and doing every
thing else in his small but mighty
power to make known his wants and
attain his desire His attention Re
fused to be distracted. Older people
might have envied him his power Of
concentration.
What do you Want, darling? Come
on, let's have little lunch. Oh look
at the pretty lights. Tell mother
what sweetheart wants"-repeated In
tones of varying invitation and hope
fulness-were all in vain. Darling
sweetheart" refused to be diverted
from his purpose or to vouchsafe a
single word of reply.
After two blocks of this uninter.
upted performance the small family
rose to leave the car. the mother ex-
planning to an obviously curious be-
holder: "We have to get off. He won't
ride in a street car. He must have q
taxi" Last seen, adored and adoring
were hiking up Sixth avenue TO 0
taxi station, adored all smiles and
sunshine in his fathers arms.-Reho-
asth Sunday Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
PARENTS or NAVE. ORANGE
From Two Trees Has Grown an In
dustry Which is NOV 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-fve thousand acres of Cal
ifornia land is planted to navel or.
angeS, which are set out in numbers
ranging from 80 to 100 trees to the
acre.
William Saunders, one-time superin.
tendent of the government horticul-
tural grounds at Washington, D. c.,
learned in 1870 that "a new seedless
orange had been developed at Bahai,
Brazil, and procured II Of the young
trees through the aid Of 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 propa-
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
Tavished by time, these patriarchs an.
nually add their small quota to the
thousands of bushels of fruit their Off
spring yields.
erside.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
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,
90 years ago, before the advent OF
the missionaries, were typical savages
OF the South seas. They lived a 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 roots, 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 a
stenographer, who sits on the floor
with a typewriter between his legs
The natives are not so far modern
lied, however, that the men will 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 wom-
en- will have nothing to interfere with
their work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
CHANCE MADE IN
OPERATING FARM
Tractor Is Cause of Numerous
Alterations, According to De-
partment of Agriculture.
REDUCTION OF WORK STOCK
Among Other Innovations Brought
About Is Variation in Cropping
System, Increase In Size OF
n Farm and Fields.
prepared by the United States Department
+ of ARrtcuIture.1

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Numerous changes In the organiza-
ton and operation of a farm may be
effected by the use of a tractor, ac-
cording to recent investigations by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. These changes may be reduc-
tion in the number of work stock,
changes in cropping systems, an in
crease in the size Of the farm, a
change in the size Of fields, a saving
in man labor, and changes in live
stock enterprises. Detailed results of
the investigations are contained in
Farmers Bulletin 1895, entitled
Changes Erected by Tractors on
Corn Belt Farms, just published. L.
A. Reynoldson, junior farm economist,
and Fl. R. Tolley, agricultural en-
gineer, are the authors.
Reduction of Stock.
The extent of the reduction In work
stock depends primarily upon the
number which are already owned, and
the work which 1t is planned to do
with the tractor, says the bulletin.
No rule is given to show In advance
how many work stock can be disposed
of on farms in general, but 1t Is said
that on most corn-belt farms enough
horses will have to be kept to cultivate
corn and do the other necessary herse
labor which comes at that time.
Where hired help is employed dur
ing the year, all, or part at least,
of such help may be eliminated, ac-
cording to the bulletin. On farms run
without the use of hired help, the
tractor will enable the operator to do
his work in less time than he formerly
did by combining different operations,
such as disking and narrowing, and
by performing his work at more op-
perfume times. Where land Is avail
able, adjoining or in the vicinity of
the farm, it may be possible to in
crease the number of acres in crops
which can be handled with the same
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27

her table but has also proved to be
commercially practicable in prevent
ing loss by separating for local con-
sumption, eggs that, because of
cracks, wetness, incipient spoilage and
other defects, are likely to spoil in
shipment. Such eggs are suitable for
immediate use but will not stand ship
ping.
Gambling as near as possible to
source Of production will not only
save transportation and storage
charges for the farmers who wish to
buy and sell on an accurate quality
basis but will prevent the loss of a
valuable food product. This method
of conservation was tried out during
the World war and the results have
been so gratifying that many states
have made it a permanent feature of
their food-control work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
NOT AN EASY OCCUPATION
oeep-Sea Diver May With Much Truth
Be Said Constantly to "WaIk
With Death"

How does a deep-sea diver feel
when he puts on his diving suit? Capt.
@. A. W. Monckton tells US in Some
Experiences Of a New Guinea Resi-
dent Magistrate" that the feeling is
by no means pleasant.
The moment the face glass Is
screwed tight, he says, and the air
pump begins to work, the diver feels
that he has a grievance. AS he de-
cends the feeling becomes more posi-
tive until he is in fury Of rage
against everyone in general and usual
ly against one person In particular.
At the bottom he spends much Of his
time wondering how soon the dress
can be taken off so that he can injure
the person against whom he has the
imaginary grievance. However, the
moment the face glass is removed,
and the diver breathes the ordinary
air, the bad temper leaves him, and
he wonders what caused his anger.
The divers greatest danger is that
Of being drowned when he Is on his
way to the surface. After time, il
seems, the best Of diving dresses be-
comes leaky, and the water that finds
Its way through the seams settles
round the feet and the legs; divers
become accustomed to having their
dresses filed with water up to the
knees and even to the thighs. How
ever, when a diver who has water in
the bottom Of his suit Is being hauled
TO the surface he may involuntarily
Or accidentally allow his body to be-
come horizontal, and IL he does so
the water at once rushes into his
helmet, stands him On his head and
browns him.-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
WA+Iee Burpee Co.
Seed Growers Philadelphia
Something to
Think b0ut
BLOCKING THE WAY
By F. II. WALKER

THOSE apostles of laxity who can
l. never find time to do anything as
it ought to be done, go crookedly
through life complaining in their semi.
serious moments that they are tagging
leagues behind their rivals and never
getting anywhere.
They admit this without any appar-
ent sense of shame or conjunction of
conscience.
Sometimes to their intimates of like
ilk, they boast of their Shortcomings
in a spirit of bravado.
A laziness that distinguishes them
from what they disdainfully term the
common class" to whom they will
scarcely nod a courteous good morn
ing, seem in their minds to put them
upon worshipful pedestal.
Daily they go about their task in
slipshod manner, stunning respon-
sibility as a hen avoids a pool of
water. Everything they do is half
done.
Careless in observing how the pro
ficient save time and energy, and thus
make work a pleasure instead of
drag, these listless persons are always
in trouble, scowling and finding fault,
even when everything about them is
cheerful.
Their desks or benches are contin-
ua1ly in confusion, quite in keeping
with their unmethodical minds.
When urgently needed no paper or
tool is within sight or reach.
1t is generally hidden somewhere in
a disordered heap. Precious minutes
are lost while searching for the elusive
thing, and should the task of finding
1t happen to be more vexatious than
usual, some innocent fellew-worker Is
openly charged with pilfering.
Then a storm breaks and the at
mosphere Is surcharged with anger,
which in the customary slowness OF
cooling OF is likely to leave the prin-
cipals for days and days in sulky
humorS.
Persons of this character are doomed
to fail in everything they undertake,
except in the making of Quarrels and
the wrecking of friendships.
Blameful themselves, they pile their
sins on the blameless.
Wherever they are found there Is
turmoil, ineficiency, disloyalty and I'M
happiness, four danger signals which
block the way in every track of en-
deavor to promotion to the higher
ranks.
60. 1898. by Mcclure Newspaper syndlcats.)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
SCIENTISTS WILL STUDY RAT
ssrvatlons to Be Carried Out at
Philadelphia.

The superrat, unlike the superman
Of Nietzsche, is not of the warriors
type. out is a gentleman. an aristocrat
~ heart, although democratic In his
ways.
He is gentle and sociable, a good fell
low, healthy and active, and has an
estnetic side, being fond of good mu-
sic.
These are some of the conclusions
drawn from years of experiments
with the rodent by DR.. Milton 81.
Greenman, director of the Wistar in.
stisute, at Philadelphia.
To make observations on a more ex.
tensive scale and under more favor
able conditions than heretofore, par
ticularly In food research, the insti-
tnte is buildings $4,000 home for
rats. The building will be one-story
wing to the present structure, and
will be provided with every kind Of
convenience conducive to rat comfort
and well being. The results, it is be-
lieved, will be of tar-reaching benefit
20 mankind.
Outside of an Office and laboratory
there will be a well-equipped gymnasi-
um for the rats. Ladders for climb
ing, modified trapezes, running space,
treadmill cages, and knawing appara-
tus will be provided to give the eu-
genically raised rat the proper exer'
else
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
CALL TUESDAY UNLUCKY DAY
Members Of the Greek Church Have
Reasons to Look Upon II With
Misoivlngs.

To most persons Of western tradt
ton Friday is more or less considered
to be an unlucky day. Many Of them
prefer not to say this straight out,
but they are bit wary Of starting
any large enterprise on a Friday. The
idea may come from the fact that for
30 many people Friday Is held asa
fast day and great interest In purely
secular pursuits should be held some
what In allegiance. The old Morse peas
antry give different explanation.
ITO begin big thing on q Friday
leads to great temptation TO break
the Sabbath" Is the way one old grand
mother puts 1t.
To most members Of the Greek
church Il ID not Friday, but Tuesday
thas Is the most unlucky day. The
reason Is clearc12t and historical, for
Il was On this day that--a Tuesday, in
1863 ConstanfinopiA was lost to the
easterh empire and &passed und1r tn
contsa of H. Turzk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
LOST SLEEP OVER NOTHING
Explorers Story of Bad Night He
Spent in Venezuela Makes
Amusing Reading.

William ]. La Varre, Jr., who dis
covered diamonds in South America,
: tells as follows of an exciting adven-
ture he had in Venezuela, saws the
Worlds Work.
The nearest I have ever come to
catching up with adventure was just
over the boundary in Venezuela when
| sought the hospitality of a night at
the cabin of Spanish ranchero in the
mountains. He provided me with food
and shelter and / tried to convince
him that | was comforting as much
distinction on him as he was confer.
ring Kindness on me by showing him
letter of recommendation from the
President of his country. I then dis
covered that my host was a revolu-
ZIONIST and one of the Presidents Bit
terest enemies. He did not withdraw
his hospitality, however, so I swung
my hammock on his porch and was
about to drop off to sleep when / over.
heard him and companion talking
In low tones Their concluding remark
IN Spanish was: ''We won't kill him
till morning" spent an almost
sleepless night with my revolver
thrust in the breast of my shirt and
with one eye always half open for
trouble. In the gray of the dawn !
saw figure emerge from the house
carrying in Its hand a gIittering rifle
barrel. / carefully got my pistol ready
for action and kept 1t trained on the
figure without shifting my position in
the hammock. The figure advanced to
the edge of the porch. turned its back
to me, took firing position and blazed
away. Instantly loud squeals from the
brush resounded and to my immense
relief | learned that the discussiop@cf
the night before referred to. sne pig
which was to be slaughtersd Tor my
breakfast.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
BEFORE LIFE WAS COMPLEX
Prehistoric Woman Whose Remains
Have Just Been Found Had Com.
paratively Placid Existence.

Bones of a prehistoric woman, be-
lieved to have been a tree-climber,
have been found in the bed of the
River Cam, and are being submitted
to expert opinion in London, England
I The bones we're brought to the sur
face by dredger within a quarter
of mile of the famous Fenland inn
1.-The Five Miles From Anywhere; Nc
Hurry"
The whole district Is one vast for
est of buried oaks, which were in ex-
istence many thousands of years ago,
before the Fens were formed, and it
is hoped to recover the complete skel-
eton.
1.-THE find is a most interesting one,"
said Fellow of the Royal society.
The leg bones are undoubtedly
those of a woman, but they are OF
extraordinary conformation.
Whoever she was. she had pretty
foot.
IF alive today, she would be short,
deep-ehested creature, covered with
hair, and with long, ape-like arms and
| pTehenSile toes.
'Her home would be rudely built
platform of sticks, with family like
ness to a glorified crows nest. From
this, excursions would be made among
the tree tops, she and her mate swing
ing themselves, monkey-fashion, from
| bough to Dough.
"When on the ground, her gait
would be that of monkey, with the
/ arms swinging to the knees"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27

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 go
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 life.-The Liv.
ing Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
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
a pulse astonishingly similar to that
of animals. Besides, it also reacts
upon stimulation in almost the same
way, and shows that it possesses a
nervous system.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
Cabbade Salad

Make mixture OF finely-shredded
cabbage, green peppers and olives. Re-
move the stones from the olives; to
one small cabbage use one. green pep
per, seeds and white fiber removed,
and one cupful of chopped olives.
Moisten with rich, highly-seasoned
boiled dressing or a mayonnaise. Fill
lemon halves with the mixture and
serve with oysters.
Shredded lettuce added to cream
cheese well-seasoned and sprinkled
thickly with currants makes a tasty
salad to serve with bread and butter
for Sunday night lunch.
Cottage cheese to which two or
more tablespoonfuls of boiled dressing
is added and served on lettuce with
French dressing, is another simple
and easy way to prepare salad.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
Polished Shoe. Once pscri.d.

Polished shoes were for long time
looked upon as sure sign Of effem-
macy In men, and were often even
ridiculed, says London Answers.
Therefore, mock me all over, from
my fiat cap unto my shining shoes, +"
became almost proverbial.
Shoe ornamentation Of any kind
came to US from France. 1t was OF
Q Frenchified Englishman that Ben
Jonson wrote In his famous satire:
Would You believe that so much scar,
Of France. of hat, and feather, ans
shoe, and I've, and garter, should come
hitherY'
Now let Us look at the other extrelS
ity. Powder for the hair was first
introduced into England early in the,
Seventeenth century. and became iHsl
mediately the mock Of the dramatists,
and was severely censured by the
Puritans.
The fashion became very popular
about 1795. when a tax Of guinea
per annum was levied on every per
son who wore their hair powdered
The hair-powder duty for the ara
year was estimated at k250,o00 (s1r
100000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-27
CARE IN PASTURlNG ALFALFA
Bloat Caused in Sheep and Horses
When Changing From Dry Feed
Give Some Hay.

Care must be taken in pasturing al.
falfa as it will cause bloat in cattle,
sheep and horses. When changing
from dry feed to alfalfa pasture, the
animal should consume quantity Of
hay, and they should he allowed to
pasture on the alfalfa for very short
time at first. AS they become accus-
toned to alfalfa, they may remain
longer, but 1t is best to allow them ac-
cess to a straw stack or hay at all
times.