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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
MANY WAR TROPHIES
Trophies brought Rack From France
Husting tn pierrs--eoyt. Not Vet
Able Ia Give Them Away,

Washington. May ai-War trophies
brought hack from France by the 4,
y. r, ara proving an increasing em-
barrassmsnt 70 the War department.
particularly with the approaching dis
position OF the port of Newark. y. j..
army hasa site and facilities, a large
portion OF the nearly 100000 big
and little cannons.rihns. machine guns
and other fighting equipment OF the
enemy still heing stored nj that place,
The remainder OF them IL in storage
at Norfolk, Va,
Efforts through two years TO get
legislation through congress for tho
disposition OF tho war trophies 10 the
various states have failed. 4 new
bill Is in process Of formulation at
the War department
The smaller trophies are stored In
warehouses and are in good condition,
The large items. including Abr guns,
are stored In the open with four
thousand German war vehicles OF
many kinds. These. according TO
army reports arc rapidly deteriorat-
ing.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
AIRpIANE PAL FATAL

Warren, o., May william Pei
der Pittsburgh real estate man, died
here today fFem burns and injuries
suffered yesterday afternoon when an
aiFplans In which he Was riding as a
passenger fen near here and vas de-
stFoysd by hre, The plane piletsd by
Kirk Harvey Of this slty, fell several
hundred feet Harvey sustained burns
ann cuts
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
VESSELS WINS TOURNEY
Captures Memorial has Handicap
Match 40 shuttle Meadow Gnlf
Giuh-SWeNneE h Ion Man,

In the is-hale Memorial nay handi-
cap tournament at the Shuttle Mead
aw riuh yesterday W J, Sweeney had
low soft R'iih a mark ~ So,
Austin u, Vessels wen the taurna
ment with a mark Of ~, having a
2h handicap and making a score al
ss, Is going ont and ~ coming in,
There was q tie far second place,
], II. nahins0n with a handicap ~
Is, made II In n. having taken a. ent
and AZ in, Louie ", famng, With q
handicap Of ~, made IL In n, having
taken ~ ont ahd a. In,
G, II, BALDWIN took third place with
- handicap and score af ~, lie
went out in As ami back In a..
The Shuttle Meadow course is now
coming along IN line shape The
greens are in excellent condition and
the entire course is nearing mid sea-
Nn coalition,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
KITCHEN, WHO OPPOSED
WILSON ON WAR, DIES
feanilnnsa From rir., rsgsl.

smile Or a gFin AS he slaughtered the
eRemK.n ami republicans Nfiea dsflaT-
81 that kiiehia keRl smiling nas he
operated on them before the country -
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31

point the petition rerited, that ''plaiR-
l4H virtually believes that the ae-
counts at n, ], 0teF when said audit
IL complete will show that money
belonging 70 said college is not in
tact and that the said ~, ], 0tey's
account viii he found 30 he shoFt a
snm exceeding slaA,N0A.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
MARKS TIMRLE AGAIN

New York. May alderman marks
dropped nearly sls points over the
holiday. being quoted in the local
foreign exchange market today A.
,h6lii. cents ar T6,iIH 10 the Ameri,
can dollar, new low record for All
time,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31

Red lead is the pigment that is
used in making red paint for coating
iron and steel,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
fIJIANS POLITE TO A faulty
In Some Respects, II Might Be critL
eized, They Garry Desirable
Quality to Excess.

So eager are the F1jians to be po-
lite to visitors that If a guest slips
and falls they most Immediately fol.
low suit. II a guest slips and hap.
pens to fall in the presence Of many
Fijians, there will be a great scram.
bling, as everyone tries to place him
self PROSTATE upon the ground first.
Instead of hastily getting UP and
looking around in an embarrassed
manner to see If any one saw the mis-
hap, a guest In Fiji has the satisfac-
ton of feeling that he Is not the
only unfortunate one.
In many other ways the E1jian
shows his respect for his guest.
When the subjects Of a ruler In Eli
hear that the tribe is to be visited
b. a chief from another tribe, or a
person from another country, all vol
unteer to help entertain the guest.
Each man begs to be allowed to
contribute something toward the
feast, or in some other way to add
to the comfort Of the visitor. The
chief Is at liberty to command any
thing the Fijian has for the comfort
of his guest. The ruler seldom abuses
this privilege. He is very DESTROYS to
win and hold the favor of his sub
1ects, and, as rule, rewards them
literally for their services.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
HISTORY MADE IN FACTORY
French Revolution Said to Have Had
Its Inception in Institution of
the ReVeiIons.

Included among the first wall paper
stead, of Boston He travelled in
France in 1924, and also ten years
later. He left an interesting diary
of the industry. Bumstead visited the
Zuber works in Alsace and in his diary
wrote that aZuber had succeeded in
1929, in making the first paper in con-
tinuous rolls at his paper factory In
Ropperswiller, and had sold the Eng
lish rights for $1,000. In 1850 Zuber
took back from Manchester, England,
the first wall paper printing machine
used in France A few years later near
ly all wall papers were machine printed
in designs that were mostly bad.
History records that It was at a
wall paper factory, the famous Royal
Mandatory of Reveillon, that the
French revolution broke out on April
IS. 1889. Reveillon employed more than
800 workmen. A rumor had been cir
culated that the workmen were to
be taxed 10 sous day, and that bread
was too good for them" A mob as
sembled and proceeded to pillage the
factory. The furniture and fixtures
were thrown out into the street. The
troops were called out Reveillon fed
to London where he passed the re-
mainder Of his life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
Plants That Select Homes.

One Of the chief popular distinc-
lions between vegetable and animal
life IS that the animals have power Of
choice and Of voluntary motion, while
vegetables and plants grow only me-
chanically. But the microscope seems
to show that many vegetable forms can
move as easily as can animals. There
is q plant called volvox globator, so
minute that millions of it could be put
in a drinking glass, which is seen to
whlrl like a top across the field Of
the microscope. Some plants found
in ponds, which are still more minute,
move habitually, as with an apparent
purpose. Naturalists who have given
closer study than others to climbing
plants state that these seem to exer-
else the liberty Of choice. Their ten
drills, in climbing over pieces Of wood
with holes will try one hole after an
other until they find one that pleases
them. One investigator saw a ten
drill withdraw itself after having
pushed itself in a hole for 80 hours.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
Sing Deeds of Liqht Tenders.

The hardships endured by light
keepers have inspired the pens o.
some Of our best writer's. Robert
Louis Stevenson, in sketching the life
Of his grandfather, Robert Stevenson
a distinguished Scotch lighthouse en-
gineer, gives some entertaining pen
pictures Of their lot.
The first lighthousekeeper in this
country, George Worthylake, at Bos-
ton light, whose first years salary
was 30 pounds, was drowned with
his wife and daughter OK November
8, IT'S, and this incident was the in.
spiration for ballad, the Lighthouse
Tragedy" written by Benjamin Frank
lin, then a boy off thirteen. In his
autobiography he tells US that his
brother induced him to print and sell
copies of this ballad on the streets
of Boston, and that it sold wonder.
fully" the event being recent and
having made a great noise" No
copy of this ballad seems to have been
preserved, but the author admits I,
vas "wretched stuff"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
DON'T POISON INNOCENT BEE
Many Of the Little Honey Gatherers
Are Destroyed by Spraying
at Wrong Time.

Why poison the innocent bee by
spraying your fruit trees in full bloom,
when 1t is absolutely unnecessary?
The only way to save and protect
our bees" says R. E. Vaughan, plant
disease expert at the Wisconsin Col
lege of Agriculture, sis TO conduct a
spray at the right time" He is heartily
In favor Of the resolution No. l, passed
by the forty-fourth annual convention
Of the Wisconsin State Bee Keepers
association.
I'VE don't stop TO think of the dam
age we do to the bees in the neighbor-
hood every time we spray our trees
when in full bloom says Mr.. Vaughan.
ut does no good to spray trees when
IN full bloom"
r. 81. Roberts Of the horticultural
department Of the University of Wis
consin and a fruit specialist, also is in
favor Of the resolution. He says we
must realize the Importance Of bee
keeping, and arrange our work so that
we can do our spraying at the proper
time
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
SIDELIGHT ON SYRIAN LIFE
Writer Gives an Insight Into His Lila
as Small Boy in That Little
Known Country.

The roads were open. Travellers
came into our village. Scarcely q
night was the guest house In our court.
yard unoccupied. I liked TO sit with
my father and his guests in this room
built after European style with four
large windows over which in winter
oiled paper was passed to keep the
cold out. The walls Of the guest room
were white and on them were hung
the choicest rugs brought back FROM
kurdistan by my Grandfather Mira.
There were chairs In this room.
was very proud that we should owl
chairs, but l found them most uncoE
Portable to sit on. After q few mo
ments my legs began to ache and
slipped down on the cushions. In the
alcove of the guest chamber were
some old manuscripts bound in course
leather. They were holy books with IL
Illuminated margins. Among them was
Bible IN Syriac I carefully refrained
from touching 1t. 1t was too holy.
might perhaps be struck dead for my
temerity.
Among the travellers that came along
the road was Hady, the singer. He
was the ugliest man that l had ever
seen, sore-eyed, pOck-marked and dirty.
But he was very wise. His ivory han
died dagger In It's silver sheath was 80
long that it reached from his chest to
his hips. My playmates and 1 would
have laughed and jeered at him, per
haps, 1t he had not carried this dag
ser.-Youel B. Mira In Asia Maya,
unA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
CREDIT GIVEN CASTE SYSTEM
Iona Freedom of India From Plague
Was Indirectly Caused by lts
Prevalence.

Although Europe had suffered from
many visitations of plague before and
during the Middle ages, it was not
until the Nineteenth century that
plague came TO India, says ]. H.
Stephens in Popular Mechanics.
This was due to the prevalence in
India of the ancient caste system Of
the Brahmins, which resulted IN sep
aration and segregation. The higher
castles lived apart from the lower
castles, and between each Of such
segregations open spaces were left,
which allowed the circulation of fresh
air, and provided for expansion with
out congestion. Thus, unwittingly, the
caste system adopted one of the most
effective measures for preventing the
spreading of disease.
Under the British administration,
caste rules were less strictly OBJ
served and the different castles tend
ed to converge, while congestion in
creased, resulting in the first appear.
ance Of plague In the city Of Manga
lore capital Of the native state Of
Mysore, South India. It broke out
first In the most congested quarter,
where sunlight and air were excluded
or polluted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
Fall of the Roman Empire.

The fall of the Roman empire was
in A. D. 476, when the western en-
pire was finally extinguished by the
deposition Of Romulus Augustulus as
emperor of the West, and the proclaim
ing of Qdoacer as king Of Italy. The
later Roman or Eastern empire, with
It's capital at Byzantium Constants
nople), continued to exist for q thou.
sand years longer It's history may
be divided into four periods: az That
covering the struggle with Persia, end
Ing in favor of the empire about $50
A. D.; ~ the struggle with the Sara
Gems, who were pra"t ,cally crushed In
the Eleventh century; (3) the wars
with the Seljuk Turks in the Eleventh
and Twelfth centuries; and az those
with the Ottoman Turks in which the
Roman power at last went down In
1853, when Mohammed captured Con.
stantincple, and the last emperor,
Constantine XI, was killed.-Literary
Digest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
CASTE PREJUDICE IN INDIA
Not Bar to Any Occupation, Though
the Observance Is Most Rlgidly
Enforced.

There are four main castles in India
the Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas
and Sudras, corresponding traditional
II to the occupations Of priest, warrior,
trader and artisan. But. though this
would suggest that caste was at one
time a class distinction, vet at the
present day a caste may include all
classes save that Of priest, which IS
reserved TO the Brahmans Caste is
no bar to any occupation. A rajah
may be Sudra. His cook may be
Brahman. The rajah is Of a higher
class than his cook, though of a very
much lower caste. And though the
Brahman will cook the rajah's dinner,
he will not eat it with him, or permit
his daughter to marry the rajah
Though it is not looked upon with
approval, marriage is possible between
castles which are not widely separated
In particular, legal marriage can take
place between two contiguous castles.
But in all such mixed marriages the
children belong entirely to the lower
caste.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
GottIand "Pearl Of BaItic.r

The saga relates that the discoverer,
and first settler on the Isle of Colt
land, was a man named Thjelvar.
From the same source one learns that
the island was then in such an IN
stable condition that it was sub
merged in the daytime, and rose to
the surface at night, but Thjelvar ex-
terminated with fire the trolls and
evil spirits that infested it, and never
since that time have the waters broken
over "the Pearl Of the Baltic" In
later years, the early Middle ages,
GOttland was indeed a power to be
reckoned with, and it is the combina-
ton of ancient fairy lore and an inter-
esting historical past that makes the
island so attractive and a favorite $,
for tourists intent on exploring strange
ground.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
WISDOM FROM ANCIENT SAGE
Egyptian Knew Whereof He Spoke, and
His Words Are Worth Keeping
in Remembrance Today.

Long centuries before. Tut-Ankh-
Amen ruled as Pharaoh in the land of
the Nile, a certain Ptah Hotep served
his king, Itoso, in the capacity OF vizier.
Very little is known about this ancient
philosopher beyond the fact
that, like all fond parents since the
world began, he exercised his paternal
prerogative by giving unsought advice
to his son.
DR.. James Walsh of Fordham uni
versity has called attention to the
vizier's letters to his boy, written ap-
parently about $500 years ago, and
preserved in what is claimed by some
to be the Oldest book in the world
The burden of one epistle seems 10
have been not unlike the oft-quoted
advice of Shakespeare's PolOnius of a
much later day-"Beware of entrance
TO a quarrel" Other words of Hotep
were: Don't argue with your superb
ors; it does not do any good. Don't
argue with your equals; make a plain
statement and let 1t go at that. Don't
argue with your interiors; let them
talk and they will make fools Of them
selves"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
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-
tact 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
how many?"
For myself and my wife," replied
Newlywed
yes" said, the clerk. suite, sir?"
"SweetT cried Mr.. Newlywed. "Of
course she isl"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
Skunk Cabbage Has Its Uses.

The skunk cabbage, although its
blossom has. as its name implies, an
extremely unpleasant, malodorous
scent, is, nevertheless, a flower.
Despite the fact that the skunk cab
bage is despised by most flower lovers.
1t nevertheless plays a somewhat i'm
portant part in natures wonderful
scheme. With the earliest days that
have a 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 miserably of starvation long be-
fore another flower could supply them
with the needed food.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
Remarkable Oak Grove.

A member of the forestry service
states that near Champaign, H.,
there exists an isolated oak grove,
about three miles long by one mile
broad, and that this is indeed a pc
culiar phenomenon. 1t is known as
Burr Oak grove and is surrounded on
all sides by open prairie, being stu
ated at a considerable distance from
the nearest stream, whereas all the
other forest tracks in central Illinois
lie along the larger water courses.
1t is believed from the character Of
the trees in the grove that it mi
grated" into its position, from the
northeast. 1t lies on a large glacial
moraine. formerly, it is believed, COW
cred with similar trees, and has been
protected from forest fires, which
have destroyed the remainder of the
wooded area, by the water standing
in the low grounds scattered through
out the groye.-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
WAR IN IRREGULAR MANNER
GuerriIIas Have Never Been Recos-
nZed as Part of the Armed
Forces in a Controversy.

The term guerrilla is applied to
armed bands who, on the occasion of
foreign invasion or civil war, carry on
an irregular warfare on their own
account. This class of fighters belongs
particularly to Spain, where from 1903
to 1914 they were systematically or
ganized against the French, whose
operations they very seriously en-
barrassed The country itself also
suffered from them Many of them,
particularly Mina's band, Joined Well
ington, and, after having undergone
course of discipline, rendered signal
service as regular troops. On the
conclusion of peace large numbers
were organized into rObber bands. In
most Of the civil wars of Spain since
1920, guerrilla warfare, especially in
the Basque provinces, played a promi-
nent part. In the Civil war of the
United States, bands of guerrillas com
mitted depredations on both Federals
and Confederates
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
NATIONS DEBT TO FRANKLIN
Outstanding Figure of the Revolution
Should Never Be Forgotten by
Any American.

If hundred professors of American
history were asked what man, next to
Washington, did most to launch the
American republic as an Independent.
self-moylng nation, 80 Of the answers
would name Benjamin Franklin. But
IT is to be feared that the average stu.
dent Of history does not appreciate so
well what this country owes to the
memory of the author, statesman and
philosopher who was born In Boston
III years ago.
For such, the best course is not to
plunge into historical discussion, but
to get acquainted with Franklin, the
man. The task, Fortunately, is at once
easy and delightful. His autobiog.
raphy, with its shrewd wisdom, incis-
I've wit, kindly humor and amazing
frankness and insight, is one of the
most readable books in the English
language. Let the doubter read that.
and proper appraisal of Franklin is
almost certain to follow. We do not
underrate our friends, and there Is
something wrong with the person who
does not count Franklin a friend
after perusing that memoir.-Chicago
Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08

@. d. Gibson Of Life has a choice
collection of newspaper misprints
some of which are screams. At din.
ner in New York he quoted q humble,
of them. One was about bishop who
was laid up with cold. A newspaper
reported that he was confined to the
house with a violent scold."
Another told of a surgeon" being
taken alive in the river and being sold
for six cents pound. But the most
amusing one, he said, was clipped
from Vermont paper. This paper.
wishing to say in praise of very aged
and distinguished citizen that he was
"a noble old burgher proudly living
In his native state" was made to saw.
according to Mr. Gibson, "John Green
is a nobby old burglar, providing
around in a naked state."-Bostoo
Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08

The Large Animal Is an Aberdeen
Angus Steer Year Old; the
Small One Is Piney-Woods Steer
3La Years OId-Setter Breeding
Is One of the Principal Methods
Of Overcoming Runtiness in Live
Stock.
Prize money for the show amounted
to $l,700, which will be increased next
year to $1,000.
\ cattleman in Crittendon county,
Kentucky, reports that he has been
offered three cents a pound more for
his feeder calves since he used pure
bred sires. Formerly his bulls were
grades, but having used purebreds he
expresses his Intention never to re
turn 10 grade sireS
AS typical of the determination Of
Kentucky communities to improve
their live stock, following is one days
work of County Agent John R. Spen-
Ger and NJ Way and Rhoads of the
State university, who was with him
that day: Three farmers visited dis
posed of scrub bulls and ordered good
purebreds; four farmers disposed of
scrub rams. d signed enrolment
blanks in the Better Sires-Better
Stock" movement, pledging themselves
to use purebred sires only; a farmer
placed an order for a purebred dairy
bull from a register-of-merit COW; and
the same day full program of work
for further live stock improvement
was drawn up with the farm bureau
executive committee. The foregoing
statements are believed to be Of edu-
cational interest since nine years ago
more than 80 per cent of the bulls in
the county were scrubs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
Polished Shoes Once DecrIed,

Polished shoes were for long time
looked upon as a sure sign of effem-
macy In men, and were often even
ridieuled, says London Answers.
Therefore, mock me all over, from
my fiat cap unto my shining Shoes"
secame almost proverbial.
Shoe ornamentation Of any kind
came to Us from France. 1t was OF
F~enchified Englishman that Ben
.fonson wrote in his famous satire:
"Wculd you believe that so much scarf
Of France, of hat, and feather, ant
shoe, and tye, and garter, should come
hither?"
Now lei as look at the other extrerr-
lty. 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 censured by the
PuritanS.
The fashion became very popular
about 1895, when tax Of 1 guinea
per annum was levied on every per.
son who wore their hair powdered.
The hair-powder duty for the frs
rear was estimated at k250OO0 (sL.
s5aO00s.