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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Tribute to the Candle,

A clever writer pays tribute to the
candle in the following: "All down the
years 1t has trailed Its lovely light. II
has burned before affairs In old cathe-
drals, illumined banquet halls In old
palaces. and has ever a niche in the
heart Of man.
I'm England the candles waited In
stately rows on hall tables for gallants
to hand the ladies at retiring time to
light them upstairs, and it is said that
Washington observed this quaint Gus
tom at Mount Vernon, lighting his
guests to their bedroom door.
"Candle-lighting time in New Eng
land breathes the fragrance Of bay
berries and brings back visions of colo
NAL halls and kitchens and demure
msidens In cap and kerchief. The fame
Of many beauty Of the past might not
have lived had 1t not shone by candle
light, which shows woman at her love
lest"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
HAVOC IN HOUSE or DEAD
Egyptian Mourners for Departed
Break All Mirrors and the Choicest
Of the chlnaWare.

When a member of an Egyptian
household passes away, every mirror
In the house is taken out and smashed,
together with the choicest Of china
ware to be found In the home. 1t L.
always the women who do the break
ing, while the men sit quietly in 4
room on the lower floor Of the house
and smoke.
Professional wailing women 60 to
the home which has suffered loss
as soon as the news reaches them
They are not invited, but go of their
own accord, taking with them drums,
upon which they beat loud tattoo.
When the family, the professional
mourners and the friends are all
assembled at the house of mourning.
the preparing of the house In
honor Of the dead begins. All of the
pictures are turned face to the wall,
the furniture is carried into the yard.
the mirrors are taken out and smashed
against stone, and the choice china
suffers the same fate.
While the women wall and break
the mirrors and china they beat their
faces until they are black and blue,
and tear their hair until they are
completely exhausted.
During all of this time the men
have been silent, not even shedding q
tear.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
THRILLED BY RACING TRAINS
Lying In Berth, Traveller Enjoyed
Sight of Locomotives in Keen
Contest.

A looker-in at the window confesSes
to a guilty admiration for train race.
He says that in his travels by nigat
he has a habit of looking out of the
window. Sometimes he enjoys views
of the starlit heavens which he does
not obtain in any other way. Once he
was astonished by the sight of brill
liant constellation which he had never
observed before He drew diagram
of it and was told that he had dis
covered Orion. Early one morning on
the Grand Trunk he observed a Cana
dian Pacific train gaining on his own,
with the fireman shoveling in coal
with unusual energy.
Evidently the Grand Trunk engineer
and fireman saw it, too, for the speed
Of his own train perceptibly increased,
and eventually the national locomo-
tive won out. While the Canadian
Pacific train was gaining he regarded
the race as a foolish and dangerous
performance; but as the contest be-
came more even his point of view
changed. It seemed like healthy
competition.
There could be no finer race to
watch-it beat horse racing and yacht
racing all hollow. He could see all
the time which was gaining. Then to
lie in bed and witness such contest
suggested that combination of luxury
and excitement which was one of the
marks of the decadence of Rome.
That comparison sobered him again
he did not like to contemplate the de
cline and fall of our civilization
through this kind of indulgence He
admits that it is dangerous, but he
would like to see another race.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
WideaWake Snorino.

A group of women were in the dress
ing room of the Pullman, laughing
good naturedly over having been kept
awake all night by the snoring of
their own husbands and the husbands
of each other. The whole car had
resounded with the mighty chorus
throughout the night.
As they were making their way
back to their seats again they heard
their husbands talking.
didn't sleep a wink last night"
one said.
Il never do on a sleeper" said a sec
ond.
81 knew every time the train
stopped" said third. (The train had
made but one stop)
And all agreed to sleepless night,
while the wives, poor dears, took COM
fort in the fact that no one husband
was more truthful than the other.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Houahton and Copper Industry.

Up to ten years ago the little shed
In which Douglas Houghton made the
experiments in metallurgy which later
resulted in his demonstrating the cop
per possibilities of the upper PENN.
sula of Michigan was standing In
Fredonia, n. Y.
Houghton. son of a judge who was
pioneer of the town, was regarded
as n phenomenally bright boy, and
established a chemical and metal
IIrgical laboratory when in his teens.
Old residents tell of his once produc-
ing an explosion which nearly ended
his career
He became an instructor in chem
istry in one of the colleges of the
state at twenty-one, and was less than
thirty years old when he was drowned
in Lake Superior, after having been
the means of establishing a mining in
dustry that brought untold millions to
Michigan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
USE FIREFLlES AS ORNAMENTS
Cuban Ladies' Employ Them for
Adornment-Give Light for Do
mestic Purposes in Haiti.

The most brilliant firef1ies are found
only in the warmer regions of the
world. The ordinary FREELY gives off
a very much brighter light if placed
In warm water. Fine print can be
read by the light Of one kind which
is found In the West Indies. In Cuba
the ladies have a fashion of imprison-
ing them as dress ornaments, and in
Haiti they are used to give light for
domestic purposes, eight or ten con-
fined in vial emitting sufficient
light to enable person to write. The
fireflies seen so often on summer eve
nings in America are similar to the
species of beetle called the glowworm
In Great Britain, although the glow
worm there does not give as much
light as the freely in America.
1t is really only the female which
is the FREELY, for the male is not
equipped with any lighting power. She
seems to possess the power of mod
Grating or increasing the light at will
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Hook and Eye Becomes Popular.

In the Sixteenth century the manu-
facture Of silk, which had formerly
been imported from the East, was
taken up in Italy, and the vogue of
this lighter material created a de
mand for smaller and lighter dress
fasteners. The hook and eye became
more popular. Their manufacture
was also made easier now by the ap-
plication Of water power to wire
drawing, and from that time until the
present day they have been continu-
ally In use.
The first modern improvement on
all these fasteners of old were the
attempts at spring fasteners made for
the close-ftting gloves when they sue
ceeded the gauntlet. About 1890 a
sewed-on fastener with a spring was
successfully tried out on all sorts of
clothes, and the making of these little
snaps has now become a world In
dustry.
They have their place in the mu-
scum at Prague, but what long road
leads back through time from the
snap fastener to the bone pin Of the
caverns in the Pyrennees!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
FAMOUS AS ANIMALS FRIEND
irishman Father of Law Which
Aimed to Put Stop to Their
III Treatment.

Richard Martin introduced into the
British parliament in 1922 an act pro-
viding punishment for the ''ill treat
ment of cattle" and by the force Of
his personality forced its passage as
law.
Humanity" Martin, SO named by
King George " because of his intro
duction and support of the law, was
an Irish nobleman with immense
estates in Galway.
Less than a year after Martins
death at Boulogne, France, in 1884,
his original act was amended, and bull
ana bear batting and cock fighting
were prohibited throughout the Brit
ish isles.
Two years after the passage Of the
act Martin organized the Society for
lie Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Queen Victoria later giving her ap-
prevail to the addition of the word
"Royal" to the title. From this So
ciety originated the American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
THE LIFE OF GAS MANTLEs
Illuminating Device Should Last 1000
Burning Hours--May Be Destroyed
in Few Moments.

The following facts about gas man
Ties are taken from Gas Logic, the
house organ OF the biggest gas company
In New York.
"A good gas mantle should last from
BOO to 500 or even 1000 burning hours
"Breakage, however, Is not always
due to poor mantle quality. Turning
the gas Off and on and the slight en-
plosion that sometimes occurs when
It Is lighted is highly destructive Of
nantes. A mantle which, burning
steadily, might last for several thou
sand hours, may be destroyed In few
minutes by rough handling or In a few
hours BY unusual but unavoidable wear
and tear.
Initial candle power is that meas
ured when the mantle Is first lighted.
It Is extremely high In cheap and In
ferior nantes. But soon, often with
In few minutes. the brilliancy Of the
light fades, never to be regained. The
Intensity Of this initial light Is a snare
into which the unwary and unwise ire
quently fall In purchasing cheap man.
ties.
Sustained candle power 70 the meas.
ure Of light given out by a mantle
over long period. end Is OF course, the
real test Of good mantle. The high
class mantle may not have an initial
handle power equal to that Of a cheap.
er substitute but IN the long test its
superiority Is demonstrated
Some OF the gas companies are now
selling nantes with q guarantees a
ct least 80 days servicAr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Lace Announces Visit Of .Stnrk

So fond are Hollanders of their chill
dren that when new baby arrives the
parents want to tell the whole world
about 1t. So they hang out a dainty
bit of lace on the front door, so neigh.
bors and friends may know the good
news. If the baby is a girl, the lace
has background of bright tinsel. If
1t Is a boy, pink background is used
with the lace.
The lace is not only an announce
ment. 1t is also an invitation for the
neighbors to call All bring presents
These visits continue for several DAVIS
after the baby is born.
Father treats the "boys" of the
crowd to beer in large stems. while
the women drink coffee in honor OF
the new heir.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
CHANGED IN TIMES COURSE
Formation of Quotation Marks Not
Always Exactly as They Are
Seen Today.

The use of quotation marks dates
from about 1850. They were not COM
mon in books of the Eighteenth CEN
fury in England, and when they were
introduced the English printers re-
fused to accept the French form,
which consisted of two parentheses
at the beginning and end of the quota
ton.
When the English printers decided
to use quotations, they substituted
two inverted commas for the begin
ming and two apostrophes for the end
of a quotation. Later, quotation
marks in imitation of these, necessi-
Eating the setting of merely one type
instead of two, were cast by certain
founders.
In his Practise Of Typography"
Theodore l.. DeVinne In the chapter
On Correct Composition" uses moth
Ing but quotation marks beginning
with tails up and closing with tails
down. He illustrates the use Of the
French method of double parentheses.
The introduction of quotation marks
with tails down at the beginning Of
quotation as well as tails down at the
end is a comparatively recent innova-
ton due to our appetite for novelty to
create new forms.
In the old Ben Franklin type the
beginning quotations had their tails
up; in the Bodoni type Of today the
quotations have their tails down. The
standard of American typographical
practice as reflected by the trade pub
LEGATIONS as we'll as books treating of
The subject shows in the beginning
quotations have tails up and ending
quotations have tails down, but the
craft cannot prevent the Introduction
of crasies.-Literary Digest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Flour Used In MAKING Watcher.

Two barrels Of -four are used every
week In making watches at a we'll
known factory, which turns out from
1000 to 5000 watches a week. Since
baker uses about three pounds of
-four to five loaves Of bread, it follows
that for every watch the maker uses
the equivalent Of third of loaf. The
-four Is made into dough and the
dough is used to handle screws, rivets
and other small parts.
Each man in that part of the busl-
ness has a lump of dough always al
hanl and when he wants to examine
screw he jabs a piece of dough on it.
Then, turning 1t over, he has good
chance to look at it with his watch
makers microscopic. eyeglass. Many
of the screws are too minute to pick up
easily with the fingers, and many
more, though large enough to be
picked up, would be so covered by the
fingers or the forcers as to be almost
hidden from sight.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
sugar Once a peileacy.

We are apt to forget how short q
lime 1t Is since sugar was regarded
as a costly delicacy, proper to be used
by the wealthy alone or as medicine.
In the early colonial days it sold az
about rs cents pound, In the LOAF
and granulated sugar was unknown.
1t was with thf growth Of the custom
Of drinking coffee and tea that 1t be-
came a food staple. When it was IN
troduced to England in medieval times
1t was as Indian salt" rare anG
precious condiment, although the arr
Of boiling sugar was known In India
before the Seventh century. and In
Egypt much earlier. The Dutch
brought sugar to Manhattan, and
New York Gazette Of 1870 carried
this advertisement: "Publlc notice
Is hereby given that Nicholas Bayard,
of the City Of New York, has erected
s house for refining all sorts Of sugar
and sugar candy. and has procured
from Europe an experienced artist In
that mystery. -New York nvenins
Pei
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Polite to Make Noise While Eating

When an Abyssinian and his guest
sit down to the table woman is sta
toned on each side of them, not to
dine, but to see that they get plenty
to eat. These women cut the food and
cram it into the mouths of the men
with as much speed as possible.
To show their appreciation of the
food which is set before them, the
Abyssinians must make as much
noise as possible in eating The man
who can manage the largest bites and
make the most noise while doing so
is held in high esteem by his fellows.
and considered quite well bred.
The women vie with one another in
trying to see who can feed thu
Abyssinian men the swiftest, and ex.
press keen pleasure when their par
ticular charge makes the most noise
while eating.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Words With Many Meanings.

In some languages the same sound
is used for ever so many different
things. Even in English there are
words and sounds with more than
one meaning. The word "box," for
instance, has at least six meanings
"Glass" does duty not only for a very
useful vitreous substance, but also
for a mirror, a drinking vessel. a ba-
rometer, telescope, and several other
things. Or think of the various senses
in which the word cease" is used. You
can easily recall many English words
which have double or a triple mean
ing-to say nothing Of words which
are spelled differently and mean quite
different things, yet have the same
sound.
In Japanese, such pitfalls cr fol
eigners are far more humorous .ad be-
wildering. The sound Iii for exam
pie, has no less than - difforen
meanings! In writing. each of tbes,
u words has distinct Japanese rbar
acter all to itself, yet ALI are pro
nounced XII
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12

Polished Shoes Once Decried.
Polished shoes were for long time
looked upon as sure. sign Of effem-
macy In men, and were often even
ridicuied, says London Answers.
Therefore, ''mock me all over, from
my nat cap unto my shining shoes, j"
became almost proyerbial.
Shoe ornamentation Of any kind
came to us from France. 1t was OF
q Frenchined Englishman that Ben
Jonson wrote In his famous satire
"would you believe that so much scarf
Of France, Of hat. and feather, and
shoe, and tye. and garter, should come
hitherY
Now let rs look at the other extrem-
fly. Powder for the hair was first
introduced into England early in the
Seventeenth century, and Became i'm
mediately the mock Of. the dramatists,
and was severely censused by the
Purftnna.
The fashion became very popular
about 1875, when q tax Of guinea
per annum was levied on every per.
son Who wore their hair powdered.
me haiHp0wder duty for the nrst
ysar - 1nl1nated = l16Qooo 81
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
PRICED AMBER AS ORNAMENT
Romans Secured 1t From "Barbarous"
Germans, Who Had Small Idea
of Its Real Value.

Amber, which Is fOssilized resin, was
In great demand among the Romans
for ornaments. Tacitus, in his
"Germania," tells that it was gathered
by the barbarian Germans "They ex-
plore the sea for amber, in their
language called 'gleese,' and are the
only people who gather that curious
substance" he says. TT is generally
found among the shadows; sometimes
on the shore. Concerning the nature
of the cause Of this concretion the
barbarians, with their usual want of
curiosity, make no inquiry. Amongst
other superf1uities discharged by the
sea this substance lay long neglected,
till Roman luxury gave it name and
brought it into request. To the saw
ages 1t is Of no use. They gather
it into rude heaps and offer it for sale
without any form or polish, wondering
at the price they receive for it."
Tacitus guessed correctly the origin
Of amber, saying: "There is reason
to think that amber is a distillation
from certain trees, since In the trans
parent medium we see a variety of
insects and even animals Of the wing,
which, being caught in the viscous
fluid, are afterwards, when 1t grows
hard incorporated with It."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Elk Teeth as Ornaments.

Indian braves decorated themselves
with necklaces made of claws taken
from the most ferocious animal In
America, the grizzly bear. Only the
squaws wore elk teeth as decorations
and they used only those from the
animals killed for food and clothing
Now the white men are following the
fashion of the sQuaws, but are pay
ing a price that tempts the lowest
characters to slaughter and waste tn
elk for these really worthless trinkets
A fuller understanding of the history
and significance of the custom OF
wearing elk teeth should have an In
f1uence in depreciating the market for
them and thus removing the incen.
tive for this wanton destruction of
our noblest and most valuable game
animal.-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Peculiar Manx Cats.

The origin Of Manx cats is now at
tributed to the arrival OF these cats
on the Isle of Man from ships belong.
ing to the Spanish armada that were
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from japan or eastern Asia.
They are distinct species with short
forslegs, and elevated hinduuarters,
ana differ from other cats somewhat Ia
coli, ways, and character. They vary
'in color. People who have owned them
for long periods say they are not good
meusers or hunters. In character they
are rather similar to dog, being high
~ companionable and having some Of
the qualities of guardian, but they
are not considered hunters in any
sense of the word.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Somewhat Odd Phrases.

ave use many phrases very glibly,"
said college professor, (which have
an entirely different meaning from the
one we intended. We all speak, for
instance, of man being scholar and
a gentleman. It's supposed to be
highly complimentary. Now 1 have
spent the most of my life trying to
be scholar and hope I am a gen,
tleman, but why should we make the
distinction? Another phase insults
a mrch larger class. 1t is the use
Of the WORT but in the phrase, poor
but honest This is a confession, of
course, that 1t is remarkable thing
far Moor man 10 be honest"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Names.

A writer has just issued a list of
girls names and what they stand for
In most peoples minds. Lucy, he says,
suggests to most people a girl who is
tender and clinging. Margaret and
Elizabeth carry a cross, but bear IL
with patience and courage. Olive is
successful and hard. Susan and Sally
are bewitching. Ethel has no imagina-
ton. Madge has brilliant wit. But
for q truly womanly woman, says the
writer, choose Anne.-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12

1t has always been an interesting
fact that girls cannot throw straight.
There are two reasons. First, girls
clavicle or collar bone. being shorter
than a boys, gives her smaller play
of forearm. Second. direction In over
hand throwing depends chiefly upon
the shoulders and chest being carried
forward with the swing of the arm.
With a boy this is the heaviest part
Of his body, but girl Is heaviest at
the hips. Consequently. instead OF
the girls body swinging straight for
ward. 1t frequently turns around AT
the waist, thus completely spelling the
aim.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
WomanIy Interest.

Small Susan. the youngest niece, was
taken by the Woman up to Lincoln
park to view the animals. Though she
was deeply Interested In all, especially
the fierce ones, like lions and tigers, II
was at the elephant that she gased
longest and hardest. At last she
turned to the Woman and whispered,
anxiously:
"Auntie. aren't his trousers awful
loosef'-Chicago Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Maryland Names,

Maryland cities and towns received
their names largely from Indian
tribes, their lodges once dotting the
shores of Maryland's fine streams.
The Maryland Academy of Sciences
mentions the following tribes which
have left their imprint on the state,
although the names now In use have
been changed somewhat: The Seco-
wocomocos, the Patapscios, the Pama-
cacacks, the Yawacomicos, the Patux-
ents, the Wighcomicos, the Nanticokes
and the Delawares.-Bal News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Mirror Not New; Looking Glass Ia

In Greece and IN Rome wealthy peo-
pie adorned the walls of their houses
with polished. shining plates of copper,
gold or silver. The pieces were square,
provided with a nicely carved frame
and were polished afresh by slaves
every day so that their masters and
mistresses might look at themselves
in the metal mirrors.
Up to the Fifteenth century Europe
Did not know the glass mirrors. These
were first made In Venice and acquired
an enormous fame which they have
held to the present time. It seems as
though no other city is able to rival
Venice In the manufacture of mirrors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Sense Of Utilization.

"What a wonderful thiag 1t would
be II Shakespeare were alive today3"
Il wish he were," said Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, earnestly. Il should
ike to meet him. I'm sure he would
be very grateful to me for the manner
n which / have interpreted bis po-
etr2."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Predatory Wasp.

A convict, who wanted more than the
regular prison fare, once made COM
plant In rather ingenious terms. An
inspector entered this mans cell and
found 1t very hot and stuffy.
why have you your ventilator
closed?" he asked.
The prisoner answered pleintively /:
well, inspector, the last time / had
the ventilator open wasp flew in, you
see, and carried off my dinner while
my back was turned. "-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Booklets.

'"The railroads mention the salt air,
the hotels mention the salt air, the
pier people mention the salt air"
"Well?'
do they all collect fer it?'-Louis-
vile Courier-Journa