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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Odd dumping" Customs
in Various Countries

Jumping" customs are to be found
in numerous countries among the SUI
perstitious peasantry. In Russia, on
Midsummer eve, young men and
maidens carrying a straw figure of d
mythical hero, jump over bonfire in
couples This act is supposed to help
the crops In Baganda, South Africa,
when the beans are ripe, woman calls
upon her eldest son to eat some of
them which she has cooked. If she
neglects to do this it is believed that
she will fall Ill. After the meal her
husband must jump over her, Follow
ing this the beans may be eaten with
impunity by the family. These people
also treat fishing tremendously. The
first catch Of the season is devoted to
the god Musasa. The second catch is
taken home and, after the fish have
been cooked and eaten, the man of the
family jumps over his wife and all Is
well. Otherwise, distress may ensue.
In Uganda, when warrior returns to
his home after campaign, his first act
is to jump over his wife. Before start
ing out on a warlike expedition each
general must jump over his wife, or
disaster will befall.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Where Insects Are Food

In Mexico live tribes Of Indians who
eat kind of bread made in great part
of the eggs of notonectes, which are
large water bugs. The honey ants,
swelled with sweet matter, are used
for a dessert in Central America The
natives Of Africa make bread with the
termites, while those Of Brazil prepare
them with a sauce.
Several Chinese peoples find cater
pillars and the chrysalises of the silk
worm excellent food. They are fried
in butter oil, with the addition OF yolk
of egg and other ingredients. The
Hovas Of Madagascar regale them
selves with the chrysalises of the bonn
byx, which are often fried or boiled.
Natives of Australia eat moths, which
they pursue and catch with the aid OF
torches. They are first dried and then
their wings are removed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18

Respect for ones elders is
praiseworthy custom. which, neverthe-
less, may be carried too far. j. d.
Newson observes in Adventure Maya
zine. On Raga. in the New Hebrides,
1t has become quite bad form to let
ones parents die OF course. il is
rather difficult to keep them alive if
they fall out Of tree and break their
necks, or meet a shark while they are
swimming about in mid-ocean. and ex-
IRENE old age is also responsible for
many casualties.
Even so, the respected parent must
not die; he must, on the contrary, live
more vitality than ever, and the practi-
cal-mlnded indigenes have found
perfectly simple solution to this awS-
ward problem. They go to the next
village or neighboring island and
buy child of the desired sex. whom
they adopt--as their father, mother or
grandparent, as the case may require.
The child is given the deceased's
name rank and precedence. He is
treated with every mark of respect
formerly accorded the real relative
at least when the occasion calls for
ceremony.
This makes for astonishing confu
sion among relatives. and it drew from
one visitor, who came from another
island the scornful comment:
'Ragal Oh, that is the place where
they marry their granddaughters =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Roman Soldier Figures
in Crucifxion Legend

In the legendary lore of the church,
the soldier who pierced the side o.
Christ on the cross with the spear has
been called Longinus. This man, I'M
founded tradition said, was one of the
soldiers appointed to guard the cross,
and was led to become a follower of
Christ through the miracles which at
tended the crucifixion. He was also set
with the band who watched the sepul-
cher and was the only one who re-
fused to be bribed by money to say
that the body of Christ had been
stolen by the disciples.
For his fidelity to the truth, PLATE
resolved on his destruction; but for a
time Longinus managed to escape. He
left the army to devote himself to the
work of the gospel, but he did this
without getting legal discharge from
military life.
He and two of his fellow soldiers re
tired to Cappadocia, where they began
to preach the gospel, but at the insti-
cation of the Jews, PLATE sent after
them as deserters, beheaded them and
had their heads brought back to Je-
rusalem.
So runs the story which may have
mistake for its base, lenginus being
the technical name for long spear.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Old Hens Christmas Gift

An attorney who was also an en-
thusiastic chicken fancier spent much
money and time eoddling blooded hens
that did not begin. to pay for their
keep. He had several pullets that
were guaranteed to be the best KIND
Of layers, yet every morning for al
most year he returned empty-hanoed
from his search for eggs. Finally ne
had given up hope.
On Christmas morning, however, ne
was astonished and delighted to fine
four beautiful pearly eggs in one OF
the enests. He quickly gathered them
up and ran trimphantly to show them
to his skeptical wife. Not until ne
had emerged from the dimness Of the
henhouse did he notice that each egg
bore the neatly penciled greeting
"Merry christmas from the Old Hen.
Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Early Envelopes

When envelopes were flrst maue the
sealing flaps were urgummed and were
closed by applying at the point OF tne
sealing flap a wafer of sealing wax.
About 1910 there appeared On the mar.
ket envelopes with a small lick OF
gum about half an inch square at inc
point Of the sealing flap, and this very
soon supplanted the wafer OF wax
When. however, as still further I'M
nroyement, some manufacturers began
to gum the whole of the sealing nap,
many protested against it; and while
willing to moisten the small spot OF
gum, for sanitary reasons they were 1f'
not willing to 'lick" the entire flap
After some time this prejudice was
overcome and envelopes with gum r,ues'
flaps rapidly came into favor.-patn-
finder Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
S;ann Country Of One Town

One Of the oldest features OF that
odd country, Siam, is that 1t Is a coun-
try of one town, observes a writer In
the Detroit News.
Bangkok is the seat Of very CEN
tralized form of government and adj
ministration. 1t contains the only per-
manent residence Of the king and all
officials and mobiles. except-a very few
provincial officers, have their work ana
dwellings in the capital. 1t is there
too that they take all their pleasures.
To tbe European BANGKOK is all Siam.
Here he meets all the FOREIGNERS in the
country, all officials Of foreign govern I'm
ments and the mercantile community.
Aside from this unique Importance
which Bangkok holds in Siam, it is one
Of the most interesting of the great
cities of the East.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Ring Lore

The origin of the finger ring reaches
back to ancient Greek mythology. Pro-
metheus is said to have worn the first
ring. Prometheus stole fire from
Heaven with which to cook his food
and so brought upon himself the dis
pleasure of Jupiter, who condemned
the daring mortal to be chained for
ever to a rock Jupiter later repented
and released Prometheus, but ordered
that lest he might forget his punish
ment and perhaps dare to steal from
the gods, he should always wear
chain about his finger to which frag-
ment of rock was attached, and thus
technically at least, carry out the
original sentence of being chained to
rock forever. In this is seen both the
origin Of the ring and also the practice
Of setting rings with precious stones.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18

SIR William Hale White, president
OF the Royal Society of Medicine. re-
Gently expressed the opinion that
nothing that doctors do has seized
the popular imagination more than
their habit of tapping the chest and
listening to 1t with a stethoscope."
Medical men in their investigations
nave found that this tapping of the
chest is quite remote custom, the
Toronto Globe observes. A book writ
ten in Latin in 1851 recorded the fact
that the chest Of healthy person
when tapped yielded a note like the
stifled sound of drum covered with
thick CLOTH"
A French physician, Laennec, is said
to have made the first use of the
sfethoscope. For years he was the vic.
tim of i'll health and family troubles,
but after the battle of Waterloo he
made public the discovery that it was
possible to listen to persons chest
with a stethOscope.
He also wrote book telling of all
the human ailments it was possible to
detect by means of this instrument.
Sir William Hale White says that
from this book arose the physician's
habit of asking patients to pronounce
certain words like "ninety-nine" when
examining the chest. These words are
produced in the larynx, and are suit
able sounds when carried through the
chest to help the physician to obtain
confrmatory evidence of his tapping.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
European "HoIy Grass

Sweet-grass, or vanilla grass. is the
holy grass of Europe, which is strewn
before churches and religious process
sions. 1t is the material from which
the Indians of the st. Lawrence re-
gion weave, when dry, their thin
walled baskets, and which, when made
of the genuine grass, retain an odor OF
new-mown hay indefinitely.
Another sweet grass does not in the
least resemble grass, having whirls and
white flowers like tiny stars in syInes.
When dried, 1t is fragrant, however
The name is given, also, to certain
other plants, most Of which are fra
grant, especially in drying. A sweet,
vernal grass is found in fields and
meadows over nearly the whole OF
America.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Back Lame and Achy?
The Advice of This Nearby Resident
Should Help You Get Well.

Do you suffer nagging backachef J.
Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed
Are the kidney secretions irregu
lar; breaking your rest?
Likely your kidneys are at fault.
Weak kidneys give warning. You
have backache; rheumatic twinges.
You feel weak, tired, all worn-out.
Heed the warning. Don't delayl
Use Doan's Pills-a stimulant diu
retic to the kidneys.
Thousands recommend Doan's.
Here's an example:
C. M. Marshall, prop. of barber
shop, Mckinley Ave, residence 200 N
Thorn St., Kellogg, Idaho, says
mornings it was hard to get up be
because my back was stiff and sore
Heavy aches settled in my back AM
| felt weak and tired. My kidney
were in poor condition because | wal
disturbed at night. used Doan'i
Pills and kidney trouble became I
thing of the past"
Coo, at all dealers. Foster-Milburs
Co.. Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18

Little did think what an interesting
task had set myself when | set ont TO
inquire why some wives and husbands
had married.
Let US get over the unpleasant part
nrst. asked young wife why she
nad married, since she apparently took
little interest in her husband and
home.
"Oh, wanted to be free. Mother
wouldn't let me have a latchkey. and
II was ten minutes late coming home
at night there was as much fuss as If
the house had caught fire. SO l es-
capped with the first boy who asked
me. He's not much Of a catch either.
Incidentally, that woman finds it is
impossible to do exactly what one
likes even when married. Her hus-
band watches the clock" when she's
out, tool
Next man told me he married his
wife because he was sorry for her. She
was unhappy at home and he couldn't
bear to see her cry. Now he sees what
fool he's been, and from what 1
gather it is he who makes her cry now
adays. Its to be hoped that no other
man will come along and pity her.
'Why did l marry?" echoed another
man.; vWhy, because she is the sweet
est, best and dearest little girl in the
world, and | just couldn't have lived
without her." Pleasant hearing words
like that, isn't it?-Vera Leslie, in
Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Scene of WesIey's Labors

The border of Fermanagh county Is
ono of tbe strongholds of Methodism
n IRELAND 1t came under the per-
sonal sway of John Wesley ana ms
influence has never been forgotten. IN
tba course of his missionary visits
wesley crossed the Irish channel no
fewer than AZ times, and carried the
tenets Of his faith even as far west as
the county of Limerick. In one Of tn !,
wesleyan chapels there a long coa .-
ing horn is still hung up in the yestry
room # is not a relic of sporting
norson but was used in the OLD DAYS
70 calI n the flock when Wesley OF one
Of his itinerant preachers paid an I'M
expected visit
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
LIGHT Mystery Solved

One Of the most spectacular forms Oh
lightning (if it can be so ealled' oc-
c7rs in the Andes. and has occasional
~ been reported from other noun
+a;no11s regions. AT times the noun
tains seem to act as gigantic lightning
rods. giving rise to more or less con
tinuous diffused discharges between
themselves and the clouds, says va
fire Magazine. A few years ago Amer
loan meteorologists thought they mao
found an example of this striking 1ls
phenomenon in North Carolina, put
tbe once mysterious Brown mountain
, r have been proved to be merely
+ta beams of distant locomotive ana
automobile headlights or due 10 o'ne'
human agencies.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Old Harvest Custom

Years ago in the Middle West, wnen
wheat was harvested with sickle and
rake. 1t was the custom, when the last
shock was capped and finished, to
stack all the rakes around it, thrust
the sickle into it, and then the whole
company of harvesters formed circle
and at a signal given by the captain
~ the rsapers gave three cheers. Thes
listened for the echo. If it replied
three times, it was accounted. good
omen for the next crop. This was
known as the stubble call. A blast OF
. horn from the cabin was heard ID
answer to it and the harvest was
snded.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
Roman Theater Unearthed

The remains of Roman tneater, %
~ n diameter, dating from the Sec
o oT century of the Christian era, nave
~, pna discovered in garden at Feren-
tino about fifty miles south OF tome me,
= ene background is provided by the
. 2 m Of the Monti Lepini and the val
10 of the Sacco, along which the raii-
,rav runs from Rome to Naples. me
WY .ss,ont Ferentinum was city OF the
Hernisi, taken by the Romans eas Ivy ,.
ta,Is Ms, and destroyed in the second
n rs war It afterward became no
n, an colony and was selected by hor-
a zee as typical quiet country town q
where the nerve-fagged Roman eouiu
temperate. Scientific American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
wonders of Insect World

The champion aeronaut is the king
grasshopper which has the ability to
iumn 100 times its length, and can
sail for 1000 miles before the wind.
THE cricket is a powerful singer, its
shrill note sometimes being heard a
mile away. The males alone are mu-
steal and the females listen to their
melodious wooings with ears which are
on their forelegs. Being so musical, IT
would hardly be expected that they
would be such fighters among them
selves as they are. or cannibals, eating
members of their own species when
there is not enough other food at
hand..-Our Dumb Animals.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
No Change at All

aYou'ye heard of person Delng ~ Z
ouandary, haven't your Peterson
asked. .,,
.sure.r replied Brown. "Wnyf
swell. / just had letter IRON an
old friend, and he's in one. He's peen
IN rather bad health for some time, SO
the other day he went to see a doctor,
and the doctor advised him to take wv ~,
or three months complete rest. Inat ;
where the quandary comes IN. ne >
been working for the government III
Is years and doesn't know wnere -
look for a more complete rest.
American Legion Weekly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18

337 meets at Fraternal Temple
second and fourth Tuesday ev-
enings of each month. Visiting
neighbers welcomed.
Emma MeLennan, G. N.
Kathryn MeCown. Clerk
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18

PRIMROSE CHAPTER NO. %
Eastern Star will meet on the
Monday nights before and after
the regular Masonic meeting.
Laura rowe, W. M.
Mrs. Jessie Croker, Sec ".
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18

EUREKA REBEKAH LODGE
No. 81 meets first and third
Tuesday of each month.
Mrs. Hazel move, N. G.
Mrs. Nola Mechanism, Y. q.
Mrs. Lena Emerson, Rec. Sec y:
Gladys Smith, Financial Sec y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

The Post Office is gain makingde
mands on publishers of newspapers to
revise their mailing lists. Under the
ruling of the Department the publisher
will not be allowed to mail papers as
second-class matter to subscribers who
owe for more than one year, unless
the subscriber has given instructions
to continue sending it for a definite
time and bona fide promise to pay.
Because Of this law, we are compelled
to communicate with all onr subscrib-
ers and ask them to cooperate with us
that we may put our mailing list in the
shape required.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28
Pathways to Highway Safety
Outlined

George M. Graham, vice presi-
dent of the Chandler Motor Co.,
in an address before the tenth
annual conference of highway
engineers at Ann Arbor Uaiver-
sity, said that there were FIVE
things to be done to make high
ways safe for present day traffic.
These are
/. Take away the cars of the
careless drivers;
2. Punish the reckless and In
toxicated operators until they
recognize the rights of the great
majority of law-abiding and care
full motorists;
3. Investigate accident causes;
which newspapers throughout
the country are now helping to
do. to point the way for proper
remedies j;
4. Give safety education In
the schools;
5. Make thorough analysis oil
traffic movement; regulations and
facilities are needed in each city
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28
Maurertown r. /.

This letter was received too late for
pu blication last week.
Mrs. Hampson Wilkin was
visitor at the home of Mrs. Nil-
liam Neff Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Kern were
recent visitors at the home of
Mr.. Charles Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shipe
were shopping in Woodstock last
week.
Harry Wilkin spent Monday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hampson Wilkin.
Miss Cleta Fleming spent Sun
day with Miss Ruth Windle,
Mr., and Mrs. w. E. Fleming
were shopping in Woodstock
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Myers and
daughters Ruth and Gladys
spent Tuesday with John Myers
and family near Toms Brook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Teller
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson
Wilkiu Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cook and
children Harold aud Mildred
spent Sunday with Mrs. Cooks
brother, Mr.. Tom Wilmington
near Harrisville.
Rev. and Mrs. H. r. Mowery
returned home Monday from
Harrisonburg. where they spent
several DAYS, having been called
there by the death of Mrs.
Mowery's mother, Mrs. job n
Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shipe,
Mrs. P. A. Myers and daughter
Ruth and Miss Ruth Windle
were recent visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Teller.
Visitors at w. e. Fleming
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs, Will
liam Baker of Mt. Olive, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hawkins and
Elmer Lutz of near Mt. jackson.
Minor Cavinall was a recent
visitor at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wolverton.
Mrs. Floyd Shillingburg and
two little daughters are visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Coffman.
Bernie Teller IS suffering from
an attack of Rheumatism.
Mrs. Daniel Hottie and daug b.
ter Sadie and Stella Gochenour
we're in Woodstock Saturday.
Mrs. William CIary speut
Tuesday with her parents Nh.
and Mrs. John Cook.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28
WAR ON CARP IN
SHENANDOAH RIVER.

| The Virginia State Department Q
Game and Fisheries viii open cam
paign this spring for the cradles
ton Of German Carp. known as..th
''piscatorial hog, from the Shenan
doah River, according to an Associates
Press dispatch to the Daily News
Record from Richmond. This cam
paign is in line with the campaign
staged in the James River and in Bacl
Bay, near Norfolk, for the destruction
Of this fish. which feeds on the spawl
of edible fish. More than 1000, 0OI
pounds Of the German Carp were
caught in the campaign last spring.
County Game Warden Michael,
while in Harrisonburg one day last
week, stated he would ask permission
to seine for the German Carp in the
Shenandoah river near Port Republic.
He says the Carp simply swamp in the
river at that point.
While German Carp is not relished
as food by Americans, it is enjoyed
by foreigners. Mr.. Michael said the
fish is ''good to eat" and he will in
vite number of Harrisonburg fisher
men to join him when he makes his
haul in the Shenandoah river.
BROUGHT HERE 40 WARS AGO.
1t was more than forty years ago,
when the first German carp were
brought to this country by immigrants
for use as food fish. While multiply
ing rapidly, the carp devoured the
spawn of other fish such as shad and
herring. This progressed until ex-
perts were faced with the realization
that the carp was menace to Amer
lean waters unless held in cheek.
Virginia, according to Commissioner
Lee, of the Game and Inland Fisheries
department, is one of the first states
in the country to begin regulatory
work. New Jersey and Wisconsin are
among the other states.
The campaign in New Jersey has
been so successful the Virginia de-
partment will bring several experts
from there to assist in the work in|
this state. A flat price of half cent
per pound is paid by lhe state de
partment of New Jersey for German
carp caught in its waters, Virginia last
year paid fishermen~the market price!
for carp, which sold then from 4 to ISL
tents per pound.
NO DEMAND HERE AS FOOD.
There is no demand in Virginia for
arp as food fish according to Com
missioner Lee. During the height of
he season, the market becomes flood |
ID with carp and the price drops very
ow. Approximately "a, 600, 600 pounds
IF carp was sold in this country last
year.
In order to promote its educational
aghinst the carp, the de-
1artment has made several motion |
picture films showing how to best
latch the fish. These films show how
he state is fishing with nets for the |
arp in shallow and deep water.
The carp is very shrewd and is hard
o catch even with nets unless proper
are followed. During the |
winter. the fish buries its head in the
mud of stream and does not feed
Until spring. With the coming of the
'reshets, it becomes active, not only
destroying the spawn of other fish but
tlso water plants which it bites off at
he RIOTS Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28
Removal Notice

Having vacated j. F. Ramey's Room
on Court Street, am temporarily To-
Gated. Until permanently located, work
left at F. s. Bowman's Department
Store, or Arthur BoyeE's Variety Store
viii be given prompt attention.
Dec. lift. B. F. HIsEY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28

At Woodstock pay telephone dues to
Ernest Sine.
At Edinburg pay telephone dues to
Frank Dinqes.
At Mt. jackson pay telephone dues
to J. William Harpine.
Mar. list s. B. MrLEY, Treas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28

Put your savings In the Saving
Department. of thu Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va at a.per cent compound interests
Amounts oil. 81 90 and upwards receiv-
ed. The only savings institution Ia
the county for the accumulation Of the
small savings of lsboring men, NO
men, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-28

Invest yosr money the 4 percen
Certifcatss OF the Shenandoah Valley
Loan l. Trust Co., Woodstock, Va
Security unqusstioned. Interest pay
able semi-annually, and Certificate
redesmable any time after six months
on short nosice-