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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-12-11

The first known advertisement an
peared in a Greco Roman drinking
cup, it is said. 1t bears the inscrip-
ton, Made by Ennion. Let the
buyer remember"
II pays to ADVERTISED
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-12-11

Every man who conducts himself
as a good citizen, is accountable
alone to God for his religious faith,
and should be protected in worship
ping God according to the dictates
of his own conscience.--George
Washington.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
LOCATES FIRES ON SHIPS
Smoke 0eteotor, Invented by Briton,
Used to Find Flames Before
They Become Dangerous.

An ingenious device for detecting
and locating fires on ships at sea is
embodied in the Rich smoke detector,
an English invention
Pipes, communicating with all parts
of the vessel, are led into a glass
Enclosed chamber In which a vacuum
pump is constantly at work, thus draw
ing afr from every part reached by the
pipes. Should a fire start at any
point, the smoke is drawn into the
chamber; q beam of light crosses
above the pipes, against which the
smoke is plainly visible.
The pipes are numbered, so that the
observer knows instantly where the
fire is by noting from which pipe the
smoke emerges Below the vacuum
chamber Is a system Of levers which
control three-way valves; each lever
controls a valve feeding q part of the
ship corresponding to the numbering
Of the pipes By pulling a lever steam
Is forced into the part which is burn
ing, enfectua1ly quenching the blaze
before It reaches dangerous proper
lions.
When ships are heavily loaded it is
often difficult to get at fire, and fire.
quently the flames get under full head
way before they are discovered. With
the use of the Rich detector blaze
can be put out literally before 1t
starts.-Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
SULTAN HAD WRONG TITLE
Al Raschid the Just Could Listsn to
Complaint of Outraged Widow
Without Feeling.

The title to the name Of Al Raschid
the Just is sullied by his extirpation
Of the generous, perhaps the innocent,
Bermecides. Yet he could listen to
the complaint Of 8 poor widow who
had been pillaged By his troops, who
dared, from passage IN the Koran,
TO threaten the inattentive despot with
the judgment Of God and posterity.
Al Raschid was the third sultan Of
the line of Ambascifes. He was a
contemporary OF Charlemagne, to
whom he Sent an embassy with
present Of a famous clock, which,
when put in motion By means Of a
clepsydra, pointed ont the hours
struck them BY dropping little balls
en- a bell or drums, and caused little
doors to open, and q number OF knights
on horseback TO come ont as cor.
responded with the hours. He was
last Of the caliphs who made Pill.
grimage to Mecca, and he visited the
prophets shrine eight different timeG.
He reigned A. D. 7S0 to sos.
The meaning of the word caliph is
successor or vicar" indicating the
claims of the sultan to be the sue.
cessor Of Mohammed, and hence. in a
more exalted sense, the vicar Of God.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
FATHER or LITERARY CLUBS
Chair Supposed to Have Been Throne
of Doctor johnson Is Exhibited
in London Club.

London's literary associations have
long been bound up with London club
land. 1t goes back to the days when
the "penny-a-liners" foregathered for
evening diversion in the taverns Of
Fleet street and about Covent Garden.
Doctor Johnson was the father of all
literary clubs. Americans today gaze
with awe upon the chair in the Che
shire Cheese, IN Wine Office court,
Fleet street. which is supposed to
have been his throne. The fact that
there is no evidence to show that John
son ever visited the Cheshire Cheese
Is of not the slightest Importance.
wherever 1t was, dogmatically he took
the chair, and as there was no club or
ganization in his day he constituted
himself president, corresponding sec
rotary, board Of directors and chair
man of the house committee. When
he began to growl complaints ceased.
Perhaps, regarded strictly as man
OF letters, the doctor has been some
what overrated by posterity. The IA
nous dictionary, at best, was a pom
derous labor, and no one now is likely
to read for pleasure "Rasselas. Prince
OF Abyssinia." But were he alive to
day, what an ideal chairman of the
handicap committee of a golf club he
would make.-New York Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
PASS UP ALL KINDS OF WORK
Masculine Natives of the South Sea
Islands Cannot Be Brought 10
Do Any Labor.

The natives Of the Marshall islands
so years ago. before the advent OF
the missionaries, were typical savages
Of the South seas They lived a nat
nral wild existence, unburdened by
clothes, and eating only what nature
provided for them-coconut and the
pandanus fruit. They had no houses.
They lived under matched roots, sup.
ported at the four corners by poles.
Today the natives wear white linen
suits. The stiff white collar seems
to make their faces blacker than they
really are, and to bring out the de-
signs of the tattoo marks more clear
", They have schools and hospitals,
which were started By those brave
missionaries Of halt century ago.
Their chief is particularly modern.
He lives In a house, and since Japan
has taken possession he has a wire
less station on his. island, the island
of Wolfe. He even dictates to q
stenographer, who sits on the floor
with typewriter between his legs
The natives are not so far moderN
lied. however, that the men viii be-
stir themselves to do any work. They
do not believe in work. They leave
work to the women. The hardest task
the men perform Ia to carry around
the babies. They do this so the wom-
en- WIN have nothing to interfere with
their work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
kiIIino crocodiles.

A double-bladed dagger is used by
African natives in the marshes of the
Zambesi and other localities in killing
crocodiles. The native approaches the
animal, and when the latter opens his
jaws to seize him, he springs forward,
thrusts his arm and the knife far into
the yawning mouth, holding it there a
moment, one end pointing up to the
brain, the ether to the tongue be-
meath, says Adventure Magazine.
AS the jaws close he is able to pull
back his arm, the mouth being pried
open, and throw himself to one side.
At each effort to close its jaws 1t
driv s the sharp point of the upper
knife further into the brain, until IL
dies In its struggles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
The Opposite.

The teacher had spent two solid
hours giving the class a lesson in Eng
lish grammar. The particular point
she wished to impress upon her pupils
on this occasion was that Of words
and their opposltes.
She gave them numerous examples
and then thought she would apply a
little test to see if they understood
what she had been talking about.
Nov, tell me" she began, what Is
the opposite of misery?"
Happiness said the class In uni"
son.
And sadness?" she asked.
"Gladness" came the answering
chorus and the teacher smiled as she
saw what good fruit the lesson had
borne
And the opposite of woeT' she
asked, as the bell rang to signal din
ner time.
"Gee-upl" responded the enthusiasts.
tic class.-Kansas City Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
sinns Of TrouhIa.

A Montana fire marshal lists the fol-
lowing as sure signs that something
unpleasant is going to happen to you:
"a crack in your chimney is a sure
signsthat you are going to move. If you
.dream Of smelling smoke, 1t is a sign
you are asleep and had better wake
up. To see a paperhanger papering
over fiue-hole indicates an impending
loss. 1t is bad luck to look into dark
closet with match. IL you can see
your shadow from an oil lamp while
filling a gasoline stove it indicates a
crowd of people coming to your house.
When the wind means, 1t Is extremely
bad luck to burn trash near the house.
If you smell gas or gasoline and look
for IT with light, 1t foretells that you
are about to start on a long journey.
Even if your house and furniture are
covered by Insurance. 1t is extremely
unluciSy to have them burn on Friday
the 18TH
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Quartz in PHOTOGRAPHY.

1t Is well known that pure quartz
glass possesses the property Of trans
hitting, very abundant1y, the so
called chemical rays of light, by means
of which Photographic effects are pro-
duced. and it has often been attempted
10 make Photographic plates Of quartz
alone. Unfortunately, quartz also
possesses the property Of double re-
fraction, so that, unless the opening
of the lenses is very narrow, good
images are not produced. A French
optician, g. Norm, is reported TO have
succeeded in making small photo
graphic lenses of quartz glass in which
some of the difficulties have been
avoided and the lenses show great
rapidity Of action.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
NOT ALL BEER AND SKITTLES
Engllshman Has Somewhat Lengthy
List of Drawbacks to Life In
the Turkish Capital.

An English business man backed ms
Into q corner in a Constantinople club.
looked at me sternly over the top Of his
brandy and soda and addressed me as
follows:
when you write about this town
old chap, hope you'll tell your PEG
pie what beastly place 1t is, WHAT
a chap can't make move you know,
WITHOUT some one asking him to have
something. Look here, old chap. 70
4 court Of law, you know, chap is
ordinarily supposed TO be sober after
o'clock at night, what? Here It's
the opposite, by Jove! A bit thick, eh,
what?
Look here, make 8 note of this,
what? They celebrate five Christmas
- md FIVE New Years in this rotten
5ov p. Oh, at least five. On my
BIZ or, old chapl English, Armenian,
Creek, Russian, Turkish, Jewish-real.
S. -old chap, 1 become fearfully ~
coherent when I try TO remember
what they are. BY the time the las,
New Year is over one can just tote,
around. Oh, absolutely, I give you
my wordl And then there is the Rus
sian Easter, which is fearfully nerve
racking. It lasts from one to two
weeks, and one Is obliged to do fear.
fut amount of drinking. While Il
lasts one goes up to any one and says
He is risen and kisses him three
times. It's done tho way, old chap
I give you my word, everybody doe
It. One hunts for a pretty girl and
says He is risen and kisses her three
times, and. by jove It's considered
quite all right. Oh, quite. In way
sid chap, 1t beats egg rolling on lawn
all hollow, what? a bit thick. by joye,
but a Dit Of ali right, what?
''sut of course there's a fearful lot
OF good feeling and one must sver-
lastingly be buying drink for some
one. It cuts into ones work fearfuily
You Just tell all that to the chaps at
home, and they'll see that living 10
Constantinople isn't all beer and sklS-
ties, By jovei WhatT'-Chicago Daily
News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
RIVER IS 1000 MILES LONG
Alexander the Great Bridoed the Indus
in India and Led His Army
Into ths PunIab.

The Indus is one Of the three great
rivers of northern India. 1t has lGs
source in the glaciers of the mountain
region Of the north, and aftot flowing
across the hill country, Inhabited by
tie fanatical tribes. Of which Kip'ir1
wrote, it comes out upon the pla.15 Of
India, which II crosses. flowing 10 the
southwest, ard enjoying into the
Arabian sea d, lttle SOU Of +.7 from
tier OF Blue star The dista-te IN a
stra ght line rom source 70 mouth Is
1900 miles, ut II ne curves Of the
river be taken into ccount, the river
has 8 length Of 900 miles.
The Induz enters the sea through
several mouths, thereby forming a
large delta, and on the creme west
ern end of this delta stan1s the port
of Karachi, the capital Of the Prov
ince OF sind and the gateway for the
,rade OF the Puntab anG large mart Of
central india. TIE city has a popula-
ton Of about $4,000. It has a large
export trade In wheat, oilseeds, cot
ton, wool and hides. It contains ex-
tensive iron works and other manu-
factories. Karachi is 500 miles by sea
from Bombay.
1t will be remembered that when
Alexander the Great, the Macedonian
conqueror, invaded northern India, he
came to the River Indus, bridged 1t,
and crossing in the year 926 B. O., led
his army into the Punjab. His Victo-
rious career continued for a time, but
finally his troops refused to advance
further and Alexander was compelled
to turn back He died on the home
ward march. --<4t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Cautious Horse.

Harris prided himself on a thorougf
knowledge of horses and their habits
and so he was interested when, on q
visit to the country, he saw a farmer
having some trouble with his mount.
1t would start. amble along slowly
for a short distance and then stop
Then the farmer would have great
difficulty in getting 1t started again.
Finally Harris approached the farmer
and asked kindly:
rs your horse sieky
Not as l know Of" was the short
reply.
rs he balky?"
"No. But he's so afraid I'll say
Whoa and he won't hear me that he
stops every once in a while to listen"
kansas City Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
LAST TO INVADE ENGLAND
Writer Says John Paul Jones Was
First land Only American to
Forclbly Enter Britain.

A decidedly interesting point Is
raised by well-known Chester gen.
tleman who, in letter, says of John
Paul Jones:
HE was the first and the only
American officer, in army or navy, to
invade Great Britain, and he was the
last invader Of that country in the
world"
Jones carried the torch to England
as a British general carried 1t to the
White House at Washington a genera
ton later.
But do not airplanes count as In
vaders? Many German planes lowered
over England and hundreds were
killed by bombs dropped from such air
craft.
Buy piece Of real estate and the
title reaches up to the sky. l imagine
England would assume that anybody
who invaded her air space was invad-
ing England, which would take. from
our greatest naval hero the distinction
of being the last invader.
Very likely 1t was meant that Jones
was the last man-o'-warsman to reach
England, and yet German submarine
officers might dispute that.-Glrard in
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
He Could Held Them.

A christening ceremony was taking
place in church In a rniuing district.
The infant wore Respondent bonnet
which, when the critical moment ar
rived, the mother found some difficulty
in removing.
With the eyes Of the congregation
on her, the mother became fiustered
and her attempts to remove the bon
net and hold the baby at the same
time looked as though they would end
in the baby being dropped on the floor.
The clergyman turned at last to the
father, a powerful looking man.
"Can you hold the childg' he asked
sharply.
The man looked at the clergyman,
who was rather diminutive, very dis
painfully.
Hold him?" he whispered fiercely.
Man, I could fling him over the
church, and you, too"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Cursed to Wander Over Earn.

People without country, the gyp-
sizes roam to all four corners of the
earth. Tt Is said that many years ago
a Moslem saint of Turkey cursed the
people with these words: May you
never more enter or belong to the
7715 races of the earth, but as out
casts be scattered, homeless, wretched
and poor; ever wandering and toiling,
never realizing wealth, never enjoy
ing the fruits OF your labor, and never
acquiring the esteem Of mankind"
The curse didn't work In all Its par
ticulars. For instance, a lot of gypsies
are not poor. 1t Is said that many
have pretty fair bank accounts. And
the saint cursed them to everlasting
toll. But who ever saw gypsy work?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
sABER TOOTH LONG EXTINCT
Tigers Had Upper CANNES Which Pre-
Vented Them From Eating Only
Small Amountsof Flesh.

The saber-tooth tiger, which seems
to have become extinct at about the
time of the beginning of the Glacial
period, had upper CANNES which in
some cases are said to have been five
or six times as long as the neighbor-
Ing teeth, and hence were called
"saber-teeth."
The animals became extinct because
the great CANNES had oyergrown their
usefulness, and became a hindrance in
stead Of help to them in getting a
living.
The CANNES finally became so large
that the animal could not open It's
mouth wide enough to make use Of them
in biting, and the space between them
would admit none but a very small
piece Of meat to enter, even IL large
piece could be torn away.-Detroit
News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Too Deem for Him.

Little Paul was turning the leaves Of
q new picture book which had been
given to him. He came to two leaves
which were uncut. He tried to turn
the page, found that he could not, lift
ed up tue corner of the page and
peeked dnder, and stopped to ponder
The situation.
Mamma" he called. Mamma, come
here minute"
"What Is 1t, dearie?" mamma asked.
"Look here at my book" Paul point
ID, showing his mother how the leaves
we're stuck together. Mamma, how on
earth did they ever get the pictures put
Ia there?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
State Dairyulen to meet Agrl-
cultural Advisory Committee
Meeting

The Virginia State Dairvmen
will hold their annual Convention
in Harrisonourg March 6 and
9TH. This is the first time Tor a
number of years that this cou-
veution has been held III The
Valley and every one interested
in the Dairy industry. or Ill boost
iue Tue Valley should be inter-
ested in making this meeting a
success. The program committee
has not published the program
but we have every assurance that
they will have some excellent
speakers for the occasion.
With the large dairy interests
in Shenandoah County we should
take advantage of the nearness
of this convention and have a
representation present. Further
information as to. the program
and speakers will be published
later, and in the meantime we
hope you will be making plans to
attend at least one day OF the
convention.
The Shenandoah County Agri-
cultural Committee met in the
county agents Office Friday after
noon February LIST, with ten
members present. The object OF
this meeting was to review the
work done by the county agent
in 1928 aud to discuss the plan
of work that he should follow i'll
1924.
District Agent w. c. Shackel-
tord was present and told Of the
work that was being done bv
similar committees in other
counties. After brief review
Of the past years work, the plan
Of work for 1924 was thoroughly
discussed aud several recommen-
dations made.
This committee was appointed
by Director Hutcheson of the
Extension Division upon recon-
neudations Of the Board oil
Supervisors, and consists of three
men from each District in the
County. There were two men
resent at tins meeting from each
Tie districts except from Davis
- nicn was notrepresented at all
The purpose of the Advisory
Committee i to work with the
county agent ia finding ont tht
work most needed in each district,
n5 to discuss vlth him the bes
NE sd> of accomplishing this
AIRY L MOORE, County Agent
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
A FIGHT for Reputation.

A man going along lonely road was
set upon by two highwaymen. He
fought desperately, but was finally
overcome and searched. All that the
bandits found was dime. Search
him again." said one. HE would new
err put up fight like that for a dime.'
They searched him again, but could
End no more.
Nov tell me-" asked the spokesman,
"why you fought so we nearly had to
kill your
WELL" answered the victim, "the
truth of the matter Is didn't want
my financial condition exposed. "-Har-
Der's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
scientific EXPLANATION Called For.

II there be, as some suppose, sixth
sense, by which animals, birds and In
sects know in which direction to move
toward a given spot, how many strange
.hings 1t explains A scientist once
hatched some japanese sillworms In
Chicago. He confined a female moth
IN a small cage; he carried male Of
the family by night to another part Of
he city, mile and half away, and
liberated it, having first attached a
silk thread to Its abdomen. In the
morning the male moth was lowering
around the cage of his impEtsone9
sister.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
urescent was Christian once.

The national emblem of the TURKS
Is the crescent. Their organization Tor
aiding their wounded is called me
Red Crescent" Under the crescent
they fought the soldiers of the cross.
Yet crescent as well as cross was rear
ly a Christian emblem. For the cres-
cent was first used by the primitive
Christians Of Constantinople as an en-
blem of the growing power OF chris
tianity 1t was not until about the
year 1853, after the Turks had cap
tured Constantinople, that they adopt
ed the crescent as their national en-
bIem. The reason why has never been
satisfactorily explained. The crescent
is essentially a symbol, and yet the
Koran forbids the use of all symbols
or images in the religious ceremonies
Of the Turks. The crescent is used,
however. and none seem to object, or
recall It's Christian origin and sfgnif-
canoe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Ideal Shattered.

Movies were very real to tender
hearted Mrs. Toodles. She always
wept freely through the sad scenes
and considered that her favorite ac-
tress was nothing short Of an angel
with a baby stare. So when she came
home looking grave Mr.. Toodles knew
that something serious had happened
Whats wrong, my dear?' asked ne.
Z don't like this. My favorite hero
Inc is playing vamp," she replied.
you mustn't let that worry you. II
IS only pretense. Sou know that"
Maybe so. But where did she
learn to smoke cigarettesT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Shenandoah Herald

ovrnTISING RI
g'.ansie41 Yertisements Will De
inserted at 50 cents per square OF
ten lines each insertion. Reading
notices at five cents per line, each
insertion.
Quarterly and Yearly Display &C.
yersisements by contract.
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set'ions Is la~rkeS apon the manu-.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
q h FENoE'
YAICL5Nt-
nR. WILSON GEARING,

Having decided to locate perma
neatly In Woods:ock, / can be foupf
or telephoned al my home on Souti
Main Street | am now prepared h
answer all calls during the day o.
night. Thorough laboratory anal. 81
add phys1eai examination made IL n1
office. Your patronage will be appre
clated.
July 25-t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
a sngnr ErN.

n Sngnr Esrsns
he was a very patient and long-su1-
fering young man, but when at last she
arrived at the corner where they had
arranged to meet he ventured remon-
STRANGE.
Darling, you are late" he said.
mildly.
Only q few minutes she protested
In an injured tone. Il said I'd be here
at o'clock and it's only twenty
minutes past"
@Oh." sighed the young man, then
you must have mistaken the day. I've
been waiting here since Last night
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08

lowest yoa money n the percer
Cess hcatss OF the Sbena adoah Valley
Loan & Trust Co., Woodstock, Va
Security unquestioned- Interest pay
able semi-anuually, and Certificate.
redeernabIe any time after six months
on short notice
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08

Pot your savings in the Saving
Department of the Shenandoah Val
lev Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va, ut 3 per eeut compound interests
Amounts of 81 90 aud upwards receiv
ed. The ono savings Institution II
the unity fer the accommodation OF th'
small savines 4 laboriDg men, We
neu, aud CT