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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
CHINESE MINISTER AS cuPlD
Testing Remark Made by WI Ting
Fang Led to the unlon of Two
Loving Hearts.

WI Ting Fang was, while minister
at Washington. attending the wedding
Of the daughter of the chief justice
at that time. At the breakfast he
asked one of the bridesmaids when II
would be her turn to become a bride
She modestly said that she did NOT
know, as she had not yet had an Of
fer. Turning to group of young men,
Doctor WI jocularly remarked to one
Of them, "This Is beautiful lady,
would you not like to marry herr"
He replied, 81 should be most delight
ed to-" "Will you accept his offer?'
said Doctor WI 10 the bridesmaid.
She seemed slightly embarrassed and
said something to the effect that a.
She did not know the gentleman she
could not give a definite answer
Meeting the Chinese minister at an
at home few days later, she scold.
ed him for his bluntness, and he ex-
cused himself by saying that he was
actuated by the best of motives
A few months afterward WI re-
ceived an invitation from the young
iady's parents to attend her marriage.
The bridegroom was the young man
who had figured In the unconventional
Incident To WIS agreeable surprise
the mother of the bride informed him
that 1t was he who had first brought
the young couple together, and both
bride and bridegroom heartily thanked
him for his good offices.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Lord Hero of Romance,

The fame of Lord Richard ("Dick")
Wilmington, who in the latter part of
the Fourteenth and early part Of the
Fifteenth centuries was Mayor Of
London, is due mainly to the popular
romance of which he became the hero.
According to this legend, the lad Whit
tington went to London End found en-
ployment as scullion. To the freight
of an outgoing vessel he contributed
his cat, which was sold for large sum
in Barbary. When the ship returned
to London he heard the Bow bells
sounding. calling him to the future
mayorship. He received the price Of
his cat, married his lady fair, and,
living happily, rose to the honored post
Of mayor. There is, however, no
foundation for this tale. nor for the
accounts Of his being made knight,
and of his burning the kings bonds
for large sums due him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
r. L S. HAD WRITER'S cRAMP
Yet Robert Lewis stsvsnson's Labesl-
QUE Copying Of Manuscripts Kept
Him Alive.

All Stevenson's creative work was
done In the morning, though in those
days before typewriters an author had
an interminable amount Of writing to
do that was merely copying, and In
VOWED no mental effort
The writer's Of today never have
'scrivener's cramp." which pursued R.
I. 8. all his life, and which caused
him often to hold his pen between his
second and third fingers when the In
dex finger was useless.
His preference was for white, ruled
foolscap paper chosen because 1t ap-
proximated In his writing TO e Corn
hill page" Of I'VE hundred words. His
first essays had been taken by the
Cornhill Magazine, and its page estab-
lished for him a measure Of computa-
ton. He calculated the length Of all
his work in "Cornhill pages long after
he had ceased all connection with the
magazine itself, and indeed as long a.
he lived.
I think he found rewriting a very
SoolAinS pdSllHc, anu WOuiu Hut Haso
thanked anybody for mechanical
shortcut; It was an equivalent and a
much pleasanter one for the knitting
and bead stringing that doctors now
adays so often enforce on their pa
TENTS; and 1t had the agreeable quail
ity that he could pause as long as ne
liked over word or phrase that was
not quite to his liking, and polish end
lessly.
Those who criticize r. L. S. for his
excessive particularly are mistaken in
their judgment. 1t was this rewriting
and polishing that helped to keep him
alive.-Lloyd Osbourne in Scribner's
Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
SMALL BIRDS FALCONS PREY
esreerins, Like the Pirate He L.
Takes Toll From Weaker crea-
lures Of the Air.

1t was reported recently that in thu
syrie OF a peregrine, vicious bird, the
rings Of % racing pigeons were found
The peregrine falcon often kills birds
which are unfortunate enough to cross
its path. Peewits and other birds that
frequent the coast are relentlessly pur.
seed by this hawk, and another prey
70 the golden piover, but this bird If.
fords the hawk good chase before Il
b caught.
The peregrine catches its prey BY
protruding its strong legs and talons
to their fullest extent when within q
few feet Of the quarry. Then for o
moment its wings are almost closed.
and the next the prize Is seized and
carried of. II. however. the object IL
too heavy to be lifted from the ground
Il is forced along sometimes hundred
yards on the ground, and killed and
devoured on the spot. The nest Of the
beregrine ID usually placed on the face
q some precpitous clin, resting on :
shelf q rock or tuft Of vegetation, and
eonGlsfs q q mas d sticks and cnnrss
omw 6 GznD ~ f1lnA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
First Naval Disarmament.

The first naval disarmament on rec
ord was that Of King Canute In 1913
He dispensed with the English fleet,
sending 1t to Denmark. He did not do
this, however, until England had been
thoroughly pacified.
By nature Canute was cruel and VIC
lent, but he displayed talent as a ruler.
He knew how to subordinate his pas
sions to the interests of government.
Although practically a heather at the
time of his accession to the English
throne he succeeded In winning the
favor Of the church,
Having achieved naval disarmament
Canute may have thought that the sea
would become peaceful, too. But he
did not succeed in his tabled attempt
70 M y the tides obey him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
DEFINITION OF THE cYNIc
Himself-Grouches Because He
Can't Have His Fantasy.

A cynic is one who knows that his
illusions will not come true, but thinks
they ought to. He can accept neither
illusions nor actually. He is still
mad at having been walked from his
day-dream. He grouches because he
can't have his fantasy. It may even
be that while his intelligence assures
him that the illusions are false, the
child In him continues to believe In
them. and the resulting struggle be-
tween conscious disbelief and uncon-
scious belief makes him harsh and
critical.
The man, Tor instance, who says
bitterly that marriage Is hell, hugs the
belief that 1t ought to be heaven,
A woman surgeon tells me that
women sometimes come Into her Of
fee, detan their symptoms and expect
her to know instantly what ails them.
They are the very ones who win be
bitter critics II she fails to perform
a miracle. for their idea Of a cure is
still the child's Mother. kiss 1t and
make 1t WELL"
A cynic has not really disordered
his illusions; he has only hidden them
from himself.
1t Ii terrible thing to tell oneself
lies When one Intentionally Lies te
others, the truth stu exists In ones
own mind; but when one lies to one
self. all landmarks are swept away
Some very well-intentioned persons
deceive themselves to such q degree
that all their values are confused
Some women's idea Of faith u believ
Ing what they know Int 50. Tit
truth = too unpleaSant 10 faca-Ds
stgner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Romans In ENGLAND.

All Of the medieval styles Of Engiish
architecture are found In the Canter-
bury cathedral. 1t Is said to have its
origin In an edif1ce which was built
by Roman Christians. But its anthem
tic history begins with the Norman
conquest.
1t has been buVt and rebuilt many
fines and has housed many relics.
There was brought the body Of the
martyr, Blasius, from Rome; there
were the relics of st. Wllfred, st. Dun
stan and st. Elfege
The northeast transept where
Thomas u Beckett was murdered Ia
called the Martyrdom.
The city about the base Of the great
cathedral carries on a considerable
trade in hops.-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
ROSS FOUND MAGNETIC POLE
Interesting Spot ls Almost Directly
North Of the City OF
Winnipeg.

The magnetic pole, as distinguished
from the geographical pole, Is the
point where the needle stands vertical
ly, showing the center of terrestrial
magnetism for the Northern hemi-
sphere This was discovered June l,
1881, by Capt. John Ross. The amount
Of the dip Of the needle was SO de-
grees, so minutes. being thus within
one minute of the pole, II not its &C
tual existence where he stood, was
further confirmed by the actions Of
several horizontal needles In his pos
session. Not one of them showed the
slightest effort to move from the posi-
ton in which 1t was placed. This In
teresting spot is almost directly north
of the city Of Winnipeg, and within
less than 20 degrees of that city. TIC
be exact, the location Of the north
magnetic pole is 20 degrees, 5 minutes
and II seconds latitude and 90 degrees
46 minutes and 45 seconds longitude.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Slight misunderstanding.

A new millionaire made contract
to have fine home erected. The build
er wanted to make showing. On a
corner Of the lot he put up the usual
frame structure from which operations
are directed. Only he made Il a neat
two-story affair, reserving the lower
floor for time she's and Office data,
and the upper floor for blue prints.
The outside was nicely painted and the
millionaire, having appeared on the
scene. the builder waited for congratu-
lations. None being forthcoming, he
asked: well, what do you think Of
it?"
"Tll accept It." said the millionaire,
without enthusiasm. "but 1t isn't what
I expected for 100000"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Advice Came Hroh.

The only sure way to command a
good price is never to cheaper ones
stock In trade.
A Texas justice Of the peace received
an inquiry from neighboring city at
torney in regard to judgment that
had been entered against a certain
client. He inclosed a stamped enve-
lope for reply. Some few days later
he received postal card bearing this
information:
your inquiry duly received. beg
to inform you that my time Ia highly
valuable just now. Hay cutting Is
most nigh here. politics Is sizzling hot
and automobilipg Is mighty 1ne. II
you would inclose a dollar bill 1t
might stimulate me some. / paid two
once to lawyer for answering a ques-
ton. and all he said was No."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

me origin Of Manx cats 70 now at.
rs6uted to the arrival Of these cats
IN the Isle Of Man from ships belong
trg to the Spanish armada that were
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from japan or eastern Asia.
They are q distinct species with short
forslegs. and elevated headquarters.
sud differ from other cats somewhat in
al. ways, and character. They vary
u color. People who have owned them
for long periods say they are not good
mousers 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, 1924-02-29
Bed Time for Elowsra

Different flowers have different
closing times. The common water
lily retires about four O'Clock in the
afternoon, the daisy and buttercup
much later In the evening. Tulips and
crocuses. being susceptible to climat.
ic changes. go to bed as soon as the
heat Of the day is over and the eve
ming chill sets In. The goats beard,
something like dandelion, and grow
Ing in tall grass. shuts up its flowers
at noon. and does not open them again
till the next morning. For this reason
the flower Is sometimes called .John-
go-to-bed-at-noon." The scarlet pim-
pernel. found In most British corn
fields shuts its petals when the sky
gets dark and cloudy. Thus, 1t haa
earned for itself the name Of ssSh6I#
herds Weather Glass" sk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

Visitors to London will remember q
street back Of Westminster abbey,
which was called Horseferry road II
leads to q bridge across the Thames
and oncs had the only horse ferry al
lowed In London. monopoly granted
to the archbishops 81 Canterbury, and
when most Of the traflc u the old
ferry was diverted BY the opening Of
Westminster bridge. the see u Csnter-
bury was granted $1,000 compensa-
ton for loss Of revenue me old ferry.
which continued to ply until the cree
ton of Lambeth bridge, 60 years ago
had q place in English history. Tor b.
It James II and hts consorf passed
from Whitehall to the Surrey side one
dark night in December 1858. En- route
for France and exile. The king threw
the great seal into the river from the
ferryboat during the crossing. II was
picked up By q fisherman ana eiven
- Wnliam of Orange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Reasonable.

Village Doctor Ito old elder)-But
surely, Saunders, you'll have drop Of
something before you go7
Saunders-No. thank We, doctor.
I've three good reasons for refusing
your hospitality. First, I'm chairman
O. the local temperance society; sec
ond, I'm just gaeing tae kirk meet
Ing, and third, I've just had oaiA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Needed Lots Of space.

A recruit wearing fourteens In
boots was enlisted In the Irish Free
State army. One night he was in
Guided In rounding-up party, and
when the roll was called afterwards
he was absent.
HAS anyone seen O'HaIloran3"
asked the sergeant.
"Sir." said a voice. hes gone up to
the crossroads to turn roundl*
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
Kind Of a Mean shsA

A small-town constable In an east.
ern state hailed a motorist. Haven't
you been reading the signs along the
roadT
Eyes,
what do they say7s
twenty-five miles an hour on roads
fifteen miles through towns"
You should have slowed down." de-
clared the official. "You are now In
side our town limits. You admit tia
signs are plain enoughfr
plain enough" responded the mo-
torist. But why don't you label your
townsY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

You've been out with worse-look.
Ing fellows than / am. haven't your
(No answer.)
II say, you've been out with worsa
looking fellows than /. haven't won ).
i heard You the first time. II va.
just trying to Think vas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29

A newsboy took a handfu, 80
nuts from . peanut stand and was s =.
Wen, what are you here for,s :.
magistrate demanded - nae
=. don't. don't know, your honor" the cu,.
X. X. :. .sp pM unless ~ sluesrsonst-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-29
sense Of obllaatlon.

what wonderful thing It would
- q Shakespeare were alive today5"
II wish he were." said Mr.. Storm
inston Barnes, earnestly. Il should
HE to meet him. I'm sure he would
- very grateful 10 me for the mannse
, vhieb J havs intsrprsts1 - -
-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
Letters g sF4R Readers
TAKES ISSUE WITH EDITORIAL,

Editor The Star:
Tho fourth paragraph in your cdl.
ioriai. Your Power Market" con.
tains some inaccuracies 10 which l
desire 10 call your attention.
You gay.
The reason you can't seil Tn.
ysnsdnle tho volts that Il wants Is
that court decisions say you can't
The decisions arc designed for the
protection and advancement OF pri.
vaic power corporations. who
charge more for power than YOU
do
When electricity IL sold II Is sold
In terms OF kilowatthours and not in
volts. Kilowntt ia quantity and volt
IL term signifyinE the pressure un-
der which current flows.
The right OF tho city to sell outside
Is not abridged by court decisions.
but by the law. or absence OF law
comforting the rights. Cities acquire
rights BY charter and by statute. Tho
city OF Seattle has as yet acquired no
right TO SO into any sort or kind OF
business. utility business. banking
business. newspaper business or any
other business. outside It's corporate
limits. Therefore you arc in tho posi-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
Our Tourist Trade
BY THE EDITOR

HERBERT CUTHBERT, Of the Portland
Chamber Of Commerce, tells me that
tourists have spent S2000O,OO0 IN Washing
ton this year, and a similar amount in Ore
gon.
Cuhbert has prepared chart showing where the money
has gone
The hotels get most of IT, of course but auto camps pleas
ure resorts retail merchants and restaurants got theirs
Tourists buy clothing Of all kinds while travelling food
fishing tackle. guns and ammunition fishing and hunting
licenses gasoline tires and parts. The hundI1es and dry
cleaners reap harvest when the tourists, dusty and Soed
from travel reach city the size Of Seattle Men visit barber
up After days Of steady driving along highways and
try roads movie show provides appreciated variety.
Cuthbers chart shows what becomes Of the money after
the hotel and others get It, Some OF 1t goes TO the
for interior furnishings.
II goes to the fish and packers the butchers and
wholesale groces the fruit growers and truck gardeners
the poultry the bakers Some of it is spent in taxes
city and county And il goes TO labor.
And finally goes to the bank, deposits
| don't know how much of this S2000000O
get and how much you get, but undoubt-
eddy you and / get some of it.
We are selling scenery and fresh air. We selling good
roads, forests mountain streams, mighty rivers snowad
peaks balsamic beezes and breakers booming along
beaches
We've always had these hings-except the good roads
God gave them us-but just beginning TO find out
that they worth money
How much? That depends largely upon If are to
make the most out of our opportunities we must do two
things:
Frs,-wo make the things we sell desirable.
roads to them And having persuaded the tourist TO visit our North
west must give him square deal II don't no won't
home We be and hospltable
sseona-Hsyas made the things sen desirable ten
newspapers magazines
You and can help by writing 10 friends in the East and
Middle West that the Northwest is the playground par
excellent You and know this, but the rest of the world
Just beginning TO find 1T out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
The Cow and the Court

A SOLOMON sitting at Austin, Minnesota, has decided
n that, if a motoriSt bumps the broad high
way. he is liable in the amount of damage done BoSSy
AYERS this court, has the right of way.
While deprived of the pleasure of peruSlng the full de-
cSon gather from the brief items in the public
prints that the court remarkably discriminating and
analytical in its judgment II departed in the interest OF
exact justice from the mundane OF men TO the
restricted but potent realms of the cow That is the
cunt of tactical blessings not considered from the
motorists angle but the mooTSt from the standpoint oil
The cow entirely new idea, opine Thus the court
found that the had certain naienable rights not
youehsafed by the written constitution, OF course, but
established by the greater law Of nature One of those
rights is TO wander eccentric will and safety along
across beside zg-zag, up and down, here and there
wherever suburban needs have been answered by road
ways and that no red-dev tourist ow-down roadster
has any right that neuazeS hers compe her respect
She the and only pedestrian under the broad and
beautiful canopy of heaven If get the court accurately
that go her way undstrbed unafraid and unmacer
ated in gaS-Soused world that is filled with hurting
honking. highpowered harrasing, hel-roarng engines
of devastation and death.
Moral BE a cow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
asMurdered

NTAsH1NGToS. Aug f-what
w e. tho secret behind tho
killing Of American Vice Consul
Robert W. Imbrio by a Persian
mob IN tho streets % Tchonug
Apparently this. imbrio was
the chance victim or an atmos.
phsre an atmosphere sur.
charged with Mohammodan fan,
atheism and political unrest. No
one hero believes for n moment
that no was killed because 10
was an American OF because hs
was Imhrle
Here Is tho atmosphere" sur.
rounding the imbris murder.
The Persian monarchy II tot.
tsring The young shah Tor
years has spent most OF HIS time
and money at Paris and Dsau.
vile. flirting with French beau.
ties. and this spring his whole
dynasty came within an ACC Of
being swept from the throne.
only a religious demonstration
opposing a republic. engineered
by Moslsm priests and their pu
pills. saved the monarchy and
prevented persias strong man.
Ria Khan, premier and minis.
ter Of war. from becoming preal.
dent. ~ that. the shah was
forced 10 abdicats IN favor Of
his a-ysar.old son.
This victory Of the prlsata an.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SINIMS

parenily went 90 their heads.
and. a. the political events coin.
cided with the Persian New
Year. during which that great
religious festival occurs. tho Mo.
hammcdan celebration WA1td
unusually toycrkh.
on tho tenth day Of this cfi
shrsilou. the great festival
reaches ia climax. when the
martyrdom Of Hahan and Hu.
heln. sons Of Fatima. Moham.
mcd's daughter. II celebrated.
Iiasan and Huseln were NOLAN.
mtd's favorits Enndsuna. tho
Perslans clalm. and had bern
personally designated b. him
a. his SUCCESSOR Ha,an was
poisoned by his wife and Hu.
Hcin was brutality murdered with
his entire family.
The Shah sect. 10 whluh mos,
Persian Mohammedaus belong
AZ this season OF the year throw
themselves into tho widest
sort OF dcyotiona, including self.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
SHELTER STATIONS

Editor The Star; have often
wondered why tho elevated railroad
connecting the city with the Spokane
street bridge does not receive some
little attention from tho authorities
that be. the Municipal Railway com.
pany or the city council, or both, and
would like 20 ask why these por.
lions OF II, commonly called stations.
are permitted to exist in their pres.
ent condition.
These so.called shelters arc dis.
grace. They are rarely used. They
arc dark. dismal. dirty and dllapidat.
ed overhead dungeons. They are
never swept or cleaned up They are
absolutely neglected. Tho electric
lights in them burn "a hours. day In
and day out and are never switched
off a needless expense.
They are plastcred over and en-.
blazoned with many unslghtly de.
signs on tho walls. which have re.
NAMED there since the road was
built They are chalk.marked with
names and written on. both in verse
and prose. by the ignorant loitercr,
whose bent lies in this direction.
Some of them are falling TO pieces
with decay and dryrot and TO the
stranger are u source OF pity and
scornful remarks for those who are
responsible for this upkeep.
The car patrons are jorked. joltcd
jollicd and footballed from First and
Washington 20 tho end OF tho line
and back again. We hear that the
new bridge is TO DO reserved for tho
use OF automobiles and the old struc.
turc for street cars. Why2
Tho property owners OF West
Seattle voted for the construction of
tho bridge to get better and moro
rapid service TO and from the city.
1t is OUR bridge. and we have n
right to uso II for our use. How many
automobile owners living In West
Seattle arc property owncrs2
Could not these overhead stations
be made more slightly. more sanitary,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04

KING DARIUS

The most Important find ia arch
aroloEy greater even than king
Tut n Tho discovery in Egypt Of n
1apyrua In three languages contain
Ing "A history Of King Darius. VIII
ten by himself go.
parius started the famous Greek
and Persian wars Ills empire vas
ne largest known up that me-5so
q. &. n included Media, Persia. an
the aasyrian and Bnbyionlan en-
pirsa. Egypt and part Of India
The history refers 20 Ezm ana NJ
hemlah, Of the Bible, II was writ
ten ia three languages Aramaie'
Persian written IN Aramaic eharne'
ten. and Hebrew. u wa found on
one on the Nils islands. near AHauan'
n may have been left there by
DARIUS when be- was visiting hit
Egyptian possessions.
Darius was a Mode by birth. " u
said no was inrlled 10 attack the
Greeks by q homebick Greek phyH
elan In hh court. who saw ia ihiH
expedition a chance 10 set back %
Greece 10 died while planning "a
60 10 Egypt 20 suppress a revolt