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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Music of the Orient
Harsh and .Sfridenf

The idea as to what real music really
Is varies according to race and en-
vironment. Music of the Orient is apt
TO jar upon sensitive occidental ears.
Take the question Of drums as an In.
staree. The playing Of drums In Euro
pean orchestras has reached a high
standard of art. though Il Ia rare that
more than three or four are used. In
a Burmese orchestra, however. the two
principal instruments are one made OF
Il series of drums called the ssina
weing and similar series Of gongs
called the kyee or gongs graduated in
size, the drums being played with the
fingers and hands and the sonas with
knobsticks. Besides these there are
cymbals, tom-toms and castanets. the
last-named being much larger than the
European instruments and made of
tamboo. OF wind instruments there
: only number az clarfnets and one
lutte played by the leader or conduc-
Tor. String instruments are not used.
and there are also no brass inetru-
ments.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Tongue I tcisters That
Haze Become CLnss;cs

Some time ago there appeared In the
British comic journal Punch, particu
larry effective tongue twister, which
ran something to this effect:
A lady was walking down a country
lane when she met tinker. "Ah," shs
said. Il see you are -bottomins
your pots" "Oh, no." he replied, I'm
aluminiuming 'em, num-" As a tongue
twfster this is pretty hard to get,
though perhaps the American form of
the words is just trifle more difficult
to wrap ones tongue around: "Tm
aluminuming 'em, num-"
There are. of course, many thou
sands of these traps for the unwary
floating about. Here are a few. The
test is, not merely to say them, but to
manage TO repeat them quickly, say q
haif a dozen times without getting
ones tongue tied up in knot.
The sea ceaseth and It suficeth us.
A growing CLEAN growing green.
The bleak breeze blighted the bright
lloom blossoms.
She took switch at Smiths nsh
sauce shop.
Flesh Of fresh-frying fish.
High roller, low roller, lower roller.
A box of mixed biscuits, mixed
biscuit box.
She stood at the gate welcoming him
in.
She sells sea shells on the sea shore,
Which switch is the switch, miss, for
Ipswich kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
WhcIe Fishing

In early days the wooden sailins
ships engaged in the whaling Industry
In southern seas pursued only right
whales and sperm whales, or cacha.
lots. The so-called timers" such as
the blue whale, the largest animal in
the world; the finer whale. the small
hsh whale, and the humpback, were
all too active and sank too quickly
when killed. But their turn has now
come, for the whale gun is a finely
fashioned cannon the harpoon carries
a shell, and the body OF the whale is
Kept afioat by initiating 1t with air
through pipes from the engine room
OF the whaler. The rendering is now
done in factory on shore. or in a
special large vessel moored in the har.
Dor. Besides tie whalebone. which no
longer pays we'll or al all, and the oil.
which Is sraded into qualities as It
comes from the bluhber. the fat of the
tongue and kidn VS. the flesh and
bones and the refnse. there remain
the dried flesh and bones. which are
now also put to commercial use. The
fresh flesh Is used to make whale meat
meal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
0euics to Facilitate
Instruction in Wrifino

BiectroEraph Is the name of an In.
st-a1lent invented In Spain to facili-
tafe instruction In writing In schools.
PA atus is designed to educate
TIE ad to move in accordance with
the will First Of all, metallic sheets
are ut In such manner as to afror.i
graphic designs most difficult for the
uatr--ned muscles-angles. loops,
straight lines, crooked lines, vertical
Il horizontal lines, etc. The sheets,
hen used By the child. must be so ar
fsnsed that they may easily be
hr2nght together or separated, as de-
sifsd. and this is necessary also In
order to make the lesson difiicult or
Ag. a. desired by the instructor.
11sss nhsets. consequently, are fas-
tened down with screws 80 peculiarly
nnde that certain pressure may
cause them to give a bit to one side
or the other. Under the desk IL an
electric bell connected with the sheets
above by copper wire. Below these,
and entirely isolated, IL another sys-
oem Il sheets. The child IL BROUGHT
oefsre the instrument and told to
place his paper between the free
spaces q the sheets, mark his outline
ane 0ea punch q key. This contact
WIN spen the electric current and
make The bsn ring. II the pressure
Ne sxsrts does not make the metallic
eufiAs Drsctssly cover the one on his
padded paper. the bell below rings.
evtAg Immediate notice Of his error.
Inc eAnd Enjoys the game" and Ii
seanulatsd to make his loop or curve
exaetly match that Of the metallic
sheet,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Joy of Going to Work
and Returning Home

From the time / was six years Old
and started out to school until the time
when l got married and started keep
Ing house, 1t was part Of my routine to
get up and get dressed. eat Breakfast
and go somewhere in the early morn
ing. The two years before I married
Bill walked to the schoolhouse where
/ taught every day, rain or shine, hail
Or snow
And many a morning since I've been
married have wished, when | rose
that I had to get dressed and hurry
and walk off somewhere. past the farm
and the schoolhouse, a couple of miles
Or so, to my work. For the love of the
outdoors, and the meeting it IN al.
weatters is In my blood, and will never
be wiped out. Yet many days my do,
ties keep me in the house from dawn
till dark, and, In spite of an honest eff.
fort to get out, the days sometimes
slip by one after the other and l am
scarcely out Of doors, With all this
open country around me
Tn not willing to admit that there
are any disadvantages In being mar
cied, but if l did admit one, it would
be this-that the wife and mother
rises In the midst Of her work-her
family and her duties are upon her
often before the clothes are on her
back-and she retires also in the midst
Of 1t, aften taking of, at bedtime, the
very apron that she tied about her
waist before breakfast.
It's nice TO go to work-to get up
and dress and go out Of doors for o
brisk walk in the morning freshness,
and to come home again In the fall OF
dusk to lighted lamps and singing
kettle.
But then, IL mother wasn't home to
do these breakfast dishes, and wasn't
there to put the kettle on, perhaps the
rest Of the world couldn't have the
Joy of going to wor'; and coming home
again, and better f3r some of US to
have 1t than none of US at all, writes
Margaret W. Jackson, In Farm Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Unable to Oblise

An actor was stopped one day by
pretty girl, who pinned a yellow
chrysanthemum in his buttonhole, gave
him a dazzling smile and hurried off
without a word.
The actor went on his way and that
evening received note from the girl,
reminding him of the afternoons ro-
mantle episode and asking him to send
her two seats as a memento of the oc-
casion.
The actor, with a grim smile,
snatched up postcard and wrote the
pretty girl these lines:
II should be delighted to send you
the seats you ask for as a memento,
but on personal investigation at the
theater I find that they are all nailed
down"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Snesss Greeted in Many
Ways In Various Places

"A vss seuhaitsl' (God bless you u
New = the season when you hear
the oppression very frequently. With
these words we apostrophixe one who
sneezeG.
Among the Indian tribes Of North
Amsrica. We understand, a polite ques-
tiea II elected By the mesze Of ones
companion: who calls msr When
IN nnkimo sneezes he says to him
self: Come back to meT for popular
belief has II that the sneexe indicates
an escape or flight Of the soul.
In as British East Indies II In also
sAiieves that part Of the soul flies
slzb - each sneeze; and when the
tires hear a friend sneeze, they
say God protect your to which the
sne~sr's response should be: "And
yor iikewisei" The Siamese believe
hat G person sneezes because God,
turning the pages Of the Doomsday
Book. has paused at His name.
In Portugal. when anyone sneezes.
you raise your hat. The Irish and the
hussians, IKE the Hindus, excIaim:
God protect youf" The Italians saysi
"Felieita r.
A for the English. they don't say
anything at all, but they Immediately
take precautions against cold In the
head, Of which the sneeze is supposed
70 BE a warning.-Le Petit Parisien.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
LONG. The "RIessed Esls"

Iona, one of the smaller of the In
ner Hebrides, was the Blessed Isle
of early Christian days in the British
islands, says the Detroit News, st
Columbia. noted Irish missionary, made
1t the center of Celtiz Christianity.
From there missionaries went out to
convert Scotland and northern Eng
land to Christianity. Kings were
brought to be buried In the soil Of the
sacred island. The Importance Of Iona
was ended, however. BY the Danes who
swept down about the beginning Of
the Ninth century and seized the Heb
rides from the Scotch.
The islands were returned to Scot
land's overload in 1926. More than
800 islands make up the Hebrides
group, but only about 100 are inhab-
tied
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Generates Fierce Heat

What is declared TO be the hottest
fame known to man has been pro-
duced by artificial means in expert
ments held to study the form of
atoms. An electric blast, lasting for
only a small part of a second. occur
ring on charged wire, seemed to ex-
plode, creating heat so intense that
1t could not be measured, although es-
Inmates put it at as high as $4,000 de-
grees. Pictures taken as the explo-
sions occur are expected to aid as
tronomers in solving the causes for
different kinds of light thrown off by
many Of the planets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Scretcs Used in Watches

Certain Of the screws used In max
ing watches are SO tiny that 100000
Of them could be placed In a woman's
thimble. These screws are cut by q
machine from steel wire that 10 emily
four-sne-thousandths Of an inch In d.
ameter, and a. the chips fall Il locks
as though the operator were simply
shaving the wire for his own amuse-
ment No screws can be seen, and yer
a screw Ia made at every third opera
ton Studied through q mierescope. n
wiz b seen that each little aniahsd
screw - evenly groeved at the pre-
portion q 200 threads TO the inch. N
10 estimated that = xtnxie machine
turns cut about q naiifisn q month
They are poiishs4 In wholesale fash.
ion-teA thousand st Q cine. Thar
would never BE- nnished taken ssp.I
arately.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

It is a somewhat strange coincidence
that no Goldfish swim nearer the Medi-
terranean sea than the banks Of New
foundland or Iceland. The dwellers
In that part Of the world, however, eat
cod. salted, and cooked In many and
varied forms. New England for many
years got its salt from Italy and paid
for it with goldfish. sometimes with
Old Medford rum. Those days are
past The French explorers who fol-
lowed close upon the heels Of Colum-
bus discovered the virtues of New
found1and cod. Lately curing plants
have been established on the Mediter-
ranean shores Of France-to save one
handling since the Mediterranean
peoples eat so much Of II, also because
the salt Il conveniently dried out from
the very salty water Of the Medi-
terranean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Record Cold June

A vivid account of the cold June
of 1916 has been unearthed at Wes-
ton, Vt, in the yellowed pages of an
ancient account book which belonged
to one Simeon Spaulding, 1.-The six
Of June 1t showed from s o'clock in
the morning to o'clock in the after
noon like a snowstorm supposed to
run as much as four or five inches of
snow If it had not melted, and the
night following it froze the ground
one inch deep, and continued froze
the seventh day where the sun did
shine all day, and the eighth day
morning it showed about two hours
and the ground was white in many
places"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Origin of Adams AnpIe

The Adams apple, which is a pro-
lection or enlargement on the fore
part Of the throat, received its name
from the old absurd belief that when
Eve gave Adam the forbidden fruit.
which was supposedly an apple, por-
ton of 1t lodged in his throat. This
theory was all the more plausible from
the fact that the Adams apple is Wis
ible on men but rarely noticeable on
women, and then usually only late in
life. According to the superstition the
lump caused by this piece of apple in
Adams throat was transmitted to his
descendants and became q character
istic of the human race. The projec-
ticn Is produced by the thyroid CART.
lage Of the larynx.
Says He Photographs Sounds
4 British inventor asserts that
sounds make actual rings In the air
when they occur, and that these at
mospheric disturbances affect light
coming through the air In such a wav
as to make them visible-at least to
representative lens.
According to Popular Science Month
~ this engineer has constructed a
camera which actually records the
waves Of sound on its plate, and is
using It In the study of the exhaust OF
gasoline engines, acting on the theory
that the quality Of the sound win tell
exactly what, If anything, is wrong
with the motor.
| Inc camera. while apparently sue
cessful In photographing simple
SOUNDS. does not operate successfully
when the sounds are of complex ma
ture, as, for instance the notes Of an
orchestra.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Me- aav NJ vf.a

q nan. MnHee1Ag b Q exniz -. -
made essW& ahsspe seses aaa saaasn
5srkA hssamas Q ~ anz1smA &Aaee
ha1 hsam nnaasrvus acs6asaan eR "a
lfns e sass. % he ae6 eeaa ssaa sae
there was casse for fsaf. Cafzias tha
porter aside. be said: '%0eorgs, d GA
train nafeY
@Saes e. any, guhr
"ls there a block system On O.
roadY
Georges grin extended frua sss -
ear.
Block system. suhf VIZ. Aom -.
has De greatest block systsm A A.
world. Ten miles back ~ was hlpesae
BY load Of hay. sir miles back ne
was blocked by a mule, Just now we
was blocked By 4 COW, ana I reeRon
when We gets farther soufA, wen 81
blocked bv an alligatos. Rlock 90.
tenn, suhf Well. III say & 49,
CoanaT7 Craftsman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
"A RiUer Of Romance

What Z stream Of romance and story
t1e 4ioseuFi river has beenl This
wonderful river with its broad
stretches II lake and blum, It's bird.
hauatsd islands and bayous, it, chang
ms mecda. its varying chimes and
vsgstattou, it, Indian and white popu-
satisna. IT. song and story, has built
ftse6 fn1p 0ur national structure. ana
the end y not yet.
1hs story Of The Mississppi has not
yst beea written. II II liquid romance.
II has beea flowing down this central
valley ~ long a. water has flowed
anywhere On this continent. The gsol-
sgist speaks q 1t a. 'shoary with an
tiqulty." And It win now here when
~ last man has vanished from the
scene q desolation. and 20 long a.
Wafer en- dow on 4 payched and
61sslnfs globe-Indianapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly AT The
HERALD OFFICE.
Arts and Arteries

she had vast amount Of money,
but it had come to her quite recently.
One day an acquaintance asked her II
she was fond of art.
Fond of art" she exclaimed. "well.
1 should say ! was! If l am ever In
city where there's an artery, I never
fail to visit 1.-THE Christian Evan
gelist (St Louis).
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
TO DIX SUBSCRIBERS

The Post Office is again 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 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 u:
that we may put our mailing list in tht
shape required.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Desirable Fdinburg
iflorice For Sale

IA exec .ana. O. al. t. buy
lone Of fha most attractive residential
properties in Edinburg. Excellent
aiue room frame house Ia first-class
condition Porcles Gu three sides,
running water. good cellar. all neces-
sary outDulldings, fruit trees, an album
dance Of fine grapes. fifty feet front
of beautiful lawn, in center of town,
opposite Christian Church. This is
one OF the most desirable homes in
Edinburg and will be priced reason
ably with favorable terms. Possession
given on short notice. Call at resi-
dence or write.
rs. P. HoLLINGswoRTH,
May p Edinburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
A Real One

Bystander-I observe that You treat
that gentleman very respectfully.
Garageman-Yes. he's one OF our
early settlers.
Bystander-Early settlerf why, he's
not more than forty years Of age.
Cara geman-That may be true. but
he pays his bills on the first Of every
month.--Motor Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Order Takers

She had a high opinion Of herself
and regarded customers as really
rather nnlsances.
do you keep dog collarsS" inquired
the weak-looking man.
NO." she snapped: I'VE sell them
Anyway" he said. as he strolled
toward the door. you'll keep the one
you we're going to sell me. Good morn.
Ing"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

Maid-No. ma'am. Mrs. Hughes ID
out.
Visitor-How fortunatei When I
saw her neeping through the curtains
as ] came up the path was 30 afraid
she would be in. ~-Cassell'a Saturday
Journal u0ndon).
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

The astonishing effects sometimes
produced by cloudbursts are we'll
known, but not many Trustworthy
records OF the depth Of the rainfall
during such occurrences exist The
following Instance. therefore, nos
sesses much interest. On August a
curing a thunderstorm in the Fffi
Islands. the measured depth Of ths
rainfall In gauge elevated twentv.
nve reet above the ground was 4
feet and ! inch. The rain continued
thirteen hours. and owing to unmeas.
ured overflow. the total amount re.
mains unknown, but 1t ID estimated
2 have bean not less than fsfiy~ous
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
f1a!<,no a Home.

TT takes a heap o. living in house
60 make it home writes Eddie
Guest, the Detroit author. And Il
takes only little common sense in
the selection Of furniture to make that
home better furnished according to
the American scale. Sentiment sur
rounds the furniture in the home as
wen as It centers on some particular
spot or locality In which that home
vas built In fact, sympathy for good
furniture means better furnished
homes and the treatment Of that fur-
allure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Wine for Codfsh

spain and Iceland have made q trade
treaty. The document speeches thai
Spain Is to grant most-favored nation
treatment to dried Goldfish from Ice
land and Iceland Is to exempt Spanish
wines OF not more than n per cent
alcoholic content from prohibition.
What a standoffi Now the Spanish
Internal economy may be fabricated
and padded with portions Of cod-liver
oil and the cookies Of the Icelandit
heart may be warmed with drafts OF
Castiiian vintage.
The elevation Of Bacchus to equality
with the sacred cod is Ike to seem
heresy to folk up Gloucester way. Wine
for Goldfish. We lean for explanation
ON the ancient aphorism that there,
no accounting for tastes But were
we to choose7 Well. the thing doesn't
seem real-The Nations Business
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Fair Question

Barrister Ito clustered witness)-
Now, sir. did you or did you not on the
date In question, or at any other time,
say to the defendant or any one else
that the statement imputed to you and
denied by the plaintiff was a matter
Of no moment or otherwise-answer
me, yes or nos
BewiIdered Witness--Yes 9 10
what STRAY Stories.
, 1924-01-10
ST. Mills Races

St. Kits, Jan. 9th. days races at
Sandown course today. Pony Scurry 81
figs.
Norman LIST. Hotstutf 2nd.
The ST. KITS Nevis Turf Club stakes 5
h4s. Tim LIST. Minarette End.
The Administrators Purse z figs. Da-
Wis LIST. Bullet End.
The Clerks Purse 81 lags. zaza LIST.
Dutchman 2nd.
The Merchants Plate 6 figs. Tim lst.
Minarette End
The Governors Cup l mile. Printers
Devil LIST. Fairy Tale Ind
The Planters Purse 5 figs, Z1za lst,
Dutchtnan End.
, 1924-01-10

2 ~ { EN -.-A AF2T a thE- iITEE@f- t4-
fVr.ia, u.,r.I;n. rerur +, vjs;t Great
pr;ta77a1
mn, ~, nh Tho fret annoar.
o.oa of tbo T,i.b I7r,o Sr,ta loan bonds
m tho DnhHn Ctocx Evehafge caused
- - DI ayoitoJ J@.tiogs Fyarvh0dv
n,antoI - INV a. fba o,rsot and the
n,,otat,a anicLn, raachod 90 or four
u4infs h;,b1~ p, = tLs ;ss'a nrica The
,,arl.o+ aI.s.a staad, a. the ,4sr u3iDt
lo1chod
ToadnD Ion 75h An nnnso9I Incl
dant noo',rad ~ Wostmin.fa Abbey At
4ho sor[;oa Is+ ouaning whom Canon
parao. ~ fha o,urso of 6is sermon adj
uisod - oor~rrn~afi not 70 sell their
d.. i.h -.T.l h99cans. ~ the nresant
,-,oIi,inaI sit1s5ion A country which had
sII.h TIrT.1.n taI univ as fine British
,.norI, ...ad ho sud ,.,nla ~raioica in
r. 5,,, Dg..,,,. e',n.1i,1fion and tba Brit
- noa,Ia ..d no n.~qs.Gn ~ fear the
. - a1.,an.s ~ - o.iri~3I r1anIo. Canon
b., - .ooordeed as one If fhA finest
iaf.nootIoI Iiyhre AMMO the English
rla.ry
Ia1nion Ian 9Th Smear in stock on
+ba5th ;a , u,as~ A an ions Fast wear
120 0a6 TONS
N0n 0riaoos Ia lar IN -ramnico
bos hoon oant,rod nv rabal forces ac-
nordi9,r - Na,u 0,rIIoans daiIv which
Lasas H. Stow an in~fornation received
throngb MovIcan evolutionary circles
, 1924-01-10
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROlX STATION.

London. Jan. 18th. The arrival Of the
United States dreadnought 'Colnrado'
at Portsmouth today is an event of con-
Evening star., 1924-03-09
PUBLICITY OF AUTO.
ACCIDENTS URGED.
New A. A. A. Asks Co-0pera-
ton of Newspaper Men
Throughout Country.

4 Newspaper men throughout the
acountry will be asked to cooperate
with the new American Automobile
ssAssooiation in its Efforts TO educate
:;the public to. the need for safer driy-
ting by citing, wherever possible, tie
fexact cause of each accident Or 81
sitality.
T This announcement comes from the
sWashingten headquarters of the 4. a.
IA, following a discussion OF the plan
with members of the National Press
inClub. The plan is thought TO be one
ssof the first practical moves made by
ssAn automobile association to get at
Sthe heart of this growing accident
Gproblem.
!. Officials OF thea A. y. re IN favor
sof featuring automobile accident news
swhere it will have a good influence
that unless the news il presented in
srSuch a way as TO lead the reader to
sclear understanding of the causes
Sthe journalist does his paper as well
Gas his readers an injustice,
Z Two Facts demanded.
: Two facts are demanded by the
public in every accident. they point
out The first is how it happened,
and the other the extent of the dam
age. The average reporter. they say,
makes an elaborate story Of the lat
ter, but slides over the one feature
of the story which could help others
avoid similar fates.
by merely presenting the facts" :"
contends President Thomas P. Henry,
1.-The reporter can frequently give the
reader a cue for the formation of his
own conclusions and without in any
way exposing the paper to libel Ii
is highly important that the reader
he reads. but if he is only encouraged
TO think about the accident and seek
an explanation some progress has
been made toward removing the
causes of. accidents"
In presenting the matter to the
press the \. \. A. officials quoted sew
aral automobile manufacturers in
saying that the news of autom o bile
accidents treated as generalities has
a very depressing effect upon nervous
drivers, oausrtg them to think" ac