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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
FEAST CHANGED IN MEANING
ss"'sn Passover Originally Anrieul.
turai Festivai--Now Refers pi-
rectiy to Escape From Egypt.

The Jewish festival Of Passover com.
lemorates the release Of the Hebrews
from Egyptian bondage. The. festival
opens with a household Ceremony.
:Hlled the Seder. at which q collation.
Is served and various religious rites
performed. including . recital Of the
events Of the Exodus, from I specia,
ritual service compiled for this occa.
sion.
Originally Passover was an aqricul
rural feast. At later period It be
came ASSOCIATED In part from its prim-
tive nature and came to refer direct
" 70 the escape from Egypt, which In
vested the festival with the new sno
highly significant spiritual message o.
liberty for all mankind.
N the synagogue the note Of spring
. reelected In assigned scripturai
reading wherein the worshiper Il re.
minded that the winter Is over. This
y in harmony with the purpose Of the
Passover, which Is to recall to mind
the many miracles which were wrought
In behalf Of the House Of Jacob by the
aever.slumberins guardian and keeper
Of Israel. Israel y hidden, through
the annual message Y Passover, to
work for the eventual triumph q IN
mnnlfy over the tyranny e fnfnS61no
~ tniquity, Dstroif Noma
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
COPYING THE BANE OF ART
Critic Believes That Americans Neg
Iect Real Artistic Beauty
for European.

Copying is still carried 20 far that
ornament is copied all the time instead
Of being created. says Allen Tucker
In the North American Review, and
am told that in Offices the craftsman
must show his original for everything
he does. Out Of such q system artists
do not come.
1t is generally Europe that Is copied
| know we came from Europe, are Eu-
ropeans, but we have ourselves by
now, an accomplishment Of our own,
and until recently, when there Is a
rather senseless copying Of the exter.
nal or colonial stuff, we never cast our
eyes on our own things. The buildings
Of value we had we have been careless
Of. Think Of dumping that post Office
where 1t ruins the appearance of our
lovely city hall Think of the savage
and senseless destruction Of st. Johns
chapel of Trinity parish, with its I'M
rivaled spirel
We copy the old things. We do not
seek to develop the artistic spirit that
made nearly everything 1t touched a
thing Of delight and beauty. think II
was Mr.. Lay who first pointed out what
SO few realize, that the New England
town is the only town anywhere orig
lnally built on plan, the only town
made with design. the only town
with feeling for form instinct In its
very bones.
We rave about Italian villages an,
never see the quality of our nativ,
towns. don't believe In the American
eagle screaming, but there is no rea
son why he should spend his time sit
ting on foreign eggs in the attempt to
hatch out what are always foreign
birds, while so often the eggs have
proved to be nothing but china some
what devoid Of Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
SECOND LARGEST LAND DEAL
One Million Acres Of Good Lard
In Exchange for Common
Variety Of Hack.


One million acres Of perfectly good
ground for common old ''sea- going"
hack, beside which the most ordinary
automobile Of today Is like a palace
on wheels.
Can you imagine such transaction
The land involved was that COM
prising the old Sangrs de Christie
grant.
The carriage was q family vehicle
belonging to Charles Boubien, .
French Canadian.
The governor of Mexican province
took liking to the Boubien family
bus. Boubien craved land. They got
together in the spring Of 1S46 and the
swap was effected.
That, Of course, was before that per-
ton of the United States comprising
the grant was ceded to the American
government
Old Boubien, it would appear from
the history of the deal, was consider
able of land baron. He already held
one grant, which prevented the ma
ing of the Sangre de Christie grant d..
rect to him, so he put forward tive
nephews Boubien and Luis
lee-as the ostensible beneficiaries
They were killed in the Mexican revo-
luton of 1S47 and the elder Boubien
fell heir to the grant.
AS far as history records data with
respect TO ancient land grants, the
Sangre de Christie was the second
largest ever made. 1t included all the
territory under the watershed Of the
Rio Grande from source to mouth.
Eventually, the grant was divided
into two parts. The upper part, lying
mostly in southern Colorado, is now
known as the Trinchera estates: tbs
lower as the Costilla estates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
SAM HOUSTON TWICE MARRIED
His First Venture Unfortunate, but
His Second Had Good Effect
on His Life.

Long after Gen Sam Houston,s
death, the mystery of his separat,on
from his first wife was solved hv
means of some private letters which
fell into the hands Of his heirs. His
first wife. Eliza Allen. Nashv,lls
belle, before she met Houston had haan-
engaged to a Tennesseean named Torg.
lass. Houston was governor Of Ten.
nessee when he fell In love with Miss
Allen Her ambitious parents caused
her to break with Douglass and accent
the famous young governor. Still k,v.
ing douglass, she was married m
Houston. Three months later Houston
had discovered, somehow. that his
alteration was lavished on a woman
who had been sold to him by her mar.
ents and who cared for another man
Houston, heartbroken. behaved IN he
roic fashion, He gave .up everything
left his home and high Office. fool> him,
self wholly out Of his wife's Igfe ana
bore without contradiction the vils rr-
mors that were circulated about him
Mrs. Houston. after her husband had
wrecked his career for her sake. oh
tanned divorce on the ground If ahan.
donment and was married ia Douplass
After leaving his wife. Houston 70.
signed the governorship and went /
among the Indians. Three wears later
he threw his lot with the Texans Tn
der his leadership the Mexicays .,-s,.a
defeated and Texas was esfah1,sbs,,s =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
PRICED AMBER AS ORNAMENT
Romans Secured 1t From "Barbarouss
Germans, Who Had Small Idea
of Its Real Value.

Amber, which is fossilized resin. was
In great demand among the Romans
for ornaments. Tacitus, in his
"Germania," tells that 1t was gathered
By the barbarian Germans. 'sThey ex.
plore the sea for amber, in their
language called 'gleese,' and are the
only people who gather that curious
substance" he says. 1T is generally
found among the shadows; sometimes
on the shore. Concerning the nature
OF the cause of this concretion the
5arbarians, with their usual want of
curiosity, make no inquiry. Amongst
other superfiuities discharged by the
sea this substance lay long neglected.
till Roman luxury gave 1t a name and
brought 1t into request. To the saw
ages Il is of no use. They gather
1t into rude heaps and offer it for sale
without any form or polish. wondering
at the price they receive for It"
Tacitus guessed correctly the origin
Of amber. saying: There is reason
to think that amber is distillation
from certain trees, since In the trans
parent medium we see a variety OF
insects and even animals of the wing.
which, being caught in the viscous
fuid. are afterwards, when 1t grove
hard INCORPORATED with It"
SAM HOUSTON TWICE MARRIED
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
COUNTRIES FREE OF SNAKES
ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Tas-
mania and Patagonia Not Both
cred With Reptiles.

The Irish are fond Of Boosting Of the
immunity Of their island from snakes.
II is true that Ireland does not pos
sess any snakes, but she Is by no
means the only country SO blessed.
There are no snakes In New Zealand,
and few poisonous insects. New Zea-
land has a spider which is rather pol
sonous, and. Of course. 1t has Its mos
quitoes, but on the whole II is remark
ably free from venomous reptiles and
insects.
Canada for the greater part Is free
from snakes, especially those of tie
poisonous variety, and this, is Nor
strange because the rattlesnake Is
quite common In the northern part Of
the United States. Here and there In
the ranges Of British Columbia few
stray rattlers may be found, but as q
rule the border line between the two
countries marks the northernmost limit
Of this reptile.
Patagonia is another snakeless coun-
try. There are no snakes In Iceland
while Japan and Tasmania are also
places where these reptiles are rare.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Boasts Of Former beauty.

When you are old and peacefully
settled behind your years It is q par
donable vanity to boast Of how beauti-
full you were as girl. The homeliest
woman will do that. She may have Z
parchment complexion, q nose drawn
up =; the corners and spread like 9
bulbous knob at the end, thin lips that
look like puckered stitching, mere
wisp Of hair. eyebrows 30 sketchy that
they show Ike rubbed-out lines above
her faded eyes: still. she win toss her
palsled old head. give you proud look
and inform You that she was a famous
beauty In her youth. She may, indeed,
be telling the truth. because age does
make astonishing changes In the hui
man countenance. Nature seems to
lose interest N $50 sUnce you have full
filled your purpose. But my belief is
that we only remember how beautiful
we felt when we were young, whether
we were or not.-Saturday Evening
Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Up to the Widow.

Speaking on the marriage laws at q
meeting presided over by an archdea-
con, q curate remarked that 1t was
not generally known that man could
not Harry his widows cousin.
widows sister, you mean" cor
rected the president.
NO." replied the youthful cleric,
II mean widows cousin
The archdeacon was on his feet In
an instant. His law must not be chal-
lenged by curate.
II tell you," he said, "a man may
marry his widows cousin. but not his
widows sister. You must really allow
me to know"
But" persisted the curate, "how
can q man do anything In the way Of
marrying when his wife Is widow
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
GOWN WORN BY JOHN WEsLe,
Gnolish Wesleyan Body Receives ciss
OF Robe That Belonged to Found
or Of Methodism.

The Wesleyan Methodist Connexios
has just received from one of its lead
Ing laymen a gown that belonged to
The founder of Methodism, according
70 the London Daily News. John Yves
ley died In 1871, sa-that the garment
Is more than 130 years old.
Time has. Of course. left its marks
upon the gown. Some parts are dis
volored and others are worn and
patched. The material Is heavy. aud
upon 1t. worked in black. are flowers
and prancing horses. AS the great
preacher was a little man. the COWS
must have hung about his heels.
1t Il claimed that the gown was {
preaching gown. but It Is very die.
similar to the ecclesiastical garment
that, according to authentic recorda
John Wesley wore In the pulpit. This
one possesses an ordinary sleeve, and,
generally speaking, 1t seems to accord
With the style Of q black study-gown.
The donor Of the gown has also pre-
eented q pair OF slippers belonging to
Wesley. These are in good condition,
and are Of the kind that he would
wear In bis study.
Wesley, Of course, Travelled through
ut Great Britain and Ireland In al!
weathers on his preaching tours. and
Z was suggested that he wore th;a
heavy gown as Q protection againse
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Microbes Hard to Destroy.

Though some microbes are very
tough and can stand great extremes of
neat and cold. the majority of them
are easily killed If the right methods
are used. But what puzzled scientists
for many years was that KILLED" mi
crobes seemed able to come to life
again. You could kill them as dead as
door nails, but in very short space
of time they would appear in swarms
and as lively as crickets. Then a
discovery was made 1t was found
that many microbes bred by means Of
seeds or spores, which are almost In.
staafrurtihia awe hy hre
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
KING RESTORES OLD nTLE
ne Erskine FAM
turned by
Ruler.

:. lapse Of 2U8 years, the Office
" he arv keeper Of Stirling castle,
the ancient residence Of the Stuart
aes. hss heen restored BY King
.sfse te the earl Of Mar and Kellie.
This office was conferred on an an.
cestor Of the present earl 81 the gear
1S70 and held By the family. with one
break TIL Ills. The then earl took
aides with the Stuarts and, being de.
feated at sherinmuir. was deprived Of
his title.
At the ceremony Of restoration the
earl presented his royal warrant Of
office to the military commander Of the
castle, and received In return the key
on red velvet cushion. Taking over
the key. the earl said that King George
had forgiven the act which had de.
prived the Erskine family Of an honor
highly priced by It. and which had
now been restored.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
From Real Life.

you have heard Of the fellow VIII
married girl because he admired he
fine swimmingT began Jones.
Maybe I have" said the man ad-
dressed. whats the gist Of 1T"
well, she could not do anything
but swim. SO he was advised to house
her In q glass tank" explained the
other.
Il remember that joke. But here Is
something from real life. Yesterday !
met q chicken who was married last
week." the frst man started again.
what of this chicken"
'She complained that she was Nv
ing In q COOP"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
memories perpetuated BY Lamp.

A curious custom exists among the
natives Of the island of Raiatea 1.-THE
chief island of the Leeward group of
the Society islands) to preserve the
memory of deceased relatives. In the
large church at Uturoa. the principal
settlement on that island, will be seer
8 great number of brass hanging lamps
hanging from brackets all about the
Each of these has been pre-
sented by some native family In mem
Dry of some beloved member of the
clan who had died, and they consti.
tute a memorial, such as a bronze
tablet or stained-glass window would
represent In European countries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08

4 Texan reports killing Z rattle.
snake b west Texas that measured
eight feet and had "A ratt1es and Q
button But in the winter Of 166e-6o.
when the Kansas volunteer regiment
joined General Shefidan's command,
The rowing soldiers discovered, IN
Wichltn mountains. . den Of rattle
snakes which tops the record.
Aftsr the soldiers had taken their
pousenirs and had thrown q number
q tho reptiles into the creek and
brunh, 166 were counted. Several,
without their heads and tails meas
urod eight feet ana were six inches
ln diameter. The SIM total wos esd
mated 1t 40.
Al usual. the Indians claimed that
the den WIS "medIciner den. An
aged Arapahoe chief had entered II
- ~ and had turned Into ! monster
l1nDoD1toeG ~ fnther - ~ n
(nnnnD = - equn1u.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-26
JARDINE MINING REPOR
DESCRIBES THE PROCESS
OF MAKING ARSENIC
Continued from Page Five.)

Continued from Page Five.)
twelve months, of 1859 tons of arsY-
mic of various grades.
Practically all of this was consumed.
but only about 1000 tons could be
spared for the manufacture of calci-
um arsenic. From this 1000 tons was
produced enough calcium arsenate 20
to dust about A per cent of the cot
ton fields Of the South, whereas prac-
tlcally the whole cotton growing sec
ton is infested by the boil weevii;
and the good, well fortified LAM
which it will pay to dust with calcium
arsenate is at least 20 per cent Of ths
whole area. 1t will thus be seen that
that there is a potential demand for
approximately 10000 tons of arsenic
per year in the manufacture of cal.
cum %arsenate, plus a steadily growing
demand for many other purposes. now
amounting to upwards of $4,000 tons
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-26
OIL INVESTIGATION
CLOUDEO BY CODE
"PEAcHEs," APRICOT" AND THE
DUKE" MAKE APPEARANCE
ON SCANDAL STAGE
NEW NAMES ARE INVOLVED
Curtis, Of Kansas, Underwood and A.
Mitchell Palmer Summoned to
Testify in Probe

Washington. Another %engrOssing
chapter crammed with mystery and
personal emotion has been added to
the public records by the senate oil
investigators.
The characters in the story Included
such mysterious persOnages as "Apri-
cots Peaches and 1.-THE Duke re-
1erred to in code messages exchanged
between Edward Il. Mclean. publisher
OF the Washington Post, and his en-
pl0yeS during his visit to Florida.
Among the more striking passages in
the chapters vas Il dramatic appear
ance of Chairman LenroOt on the sen
ate floor TO explain and defend his
committees course and to announce
mat he would he glad To be- relieved
Of the Pressing duties Of the chair
m~anShip.
As the story was unfOlded, new
names we're brought into the inquiry.
including those Of Senators Curtis Of
Kansas. the assistant Republican lead
er, and Underwood Of Alabama, a AN
dldate for the democratic presidential
nomination. whose influence was
sought in an effort to keep Mclean off
the witness stand. Additional Wit
nesses were summoned, among them
a. Mitchell Palmer, attorney general
IN the Wilson administration. who
acted for a time as counsel for Nc
Lean in communications with the oil
committee.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-26
DAUoHERTY DENYING COOLIDGE
NEW YORK BANKER SAYS

New York.-PrPsident Coolidge has
asked for the resignation Of Attorney
General Daugherty, but has no re-
ceived it, Frank A. Vanderbilt. retired
banker, declared in an address here.
Asked to elaborate on his assertion.
or to tell from whom he had obtained
the information, Mr.. Vanderlip was
uncOmmUnicative.
Il will stand on hat statement.
that's ALL" he told newspaper men.
Mr.. Vanderlip added in his speech,
however, that he had sem word to the
president. hut did not know whether
his communication had been received
that Daugherty should not he al
lowed to resign if the resignation was
to he accompanied by a "whitewash
letter"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-26
LOGAN NEWS
y :, ;: II u :: :; . :: :: ;: :: !. :

A. j. Ranger was in Bozeman Satur-
day between trains.
Miss Helen Porter, of Billings, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dick
erson for a few weeks.
Mrs. NJ. A. Smith was a dinner guest
Of Mrs. Wallace Burnell Wednesday
at her home on Madison avenue.
Mrs. Robert Bolton and Mrs. L. A.
Beadow mOtored to Bozeman Thurs
day to spend a few hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Wolverton are
leaving Monday for Livingston, where
they expect to reside.
hrs. Wallace Burnell left Thursday
afternoon for Butte, to spend several
dxys visiting relatives.
Hiss Winnifred Jackson, of Laural
rs the guest of her aunt, Mrs Ray
Thomas and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Raymond and
little son were callers with friends ir
Three Forks last Sunday.
Miss Agnes SabO and brother, John
and o. A. Mcdonnell motored to Boze
mar Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Mccall and little daugh
ter, Alicia. went over to Livingston
TO spend the day with friends.
Will Parkinson, of Belgrade, wa
n business caller in town Monday eve
Ring.
Mrs. Walter Hall and two sons Wis
tied relatives near Livingston Sun
day, returning on No. AZ.
VIM. Bottieman and Ed. Tinsle,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-26
SALESVILLE.
J. :: :: ,: :: :. . :. :: :: :: u - :: "a

The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Craig are confined at their home
with the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Kent, of South
Cottonwood, were visitors in 'Boze-
man Monday for a few hours.
Mrs. Carrie Todd Russell, a Three
Forks teacher, spent Saturday in BOze-
man, then came here to visit her re-
l~ativeS.
Mrs. Mamie Walker Sorrels, prin-
cipal of the Salesville school, visited
the office of the county superinten-
dent of schools Saturday.
Irwin Kent, Lee Halsey and Grover
Workman, trustees of the Cottonwood
district, visited the office of the coun-
ty superintendent of schools in Boze-
man Friday.
Among those who were noticed in
Bozeman last week were j. C. Holland
James Cant, Wallace Craig, Harris
Kirk, Eugene Christman and Chris
Nelson.
MIR. George Strong, who has beer
very i'll the past week is improving
very slowly. He is at the home of hi:
daughter, Mrs. Lena Griffin, who i:
living temporarily in BOzeman at 80;
Ida avenue.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-26

her daughter and family, Mr.. ami
Mrs. Clyde Curtis.
Franklin GOWN, who attends high
school in Bozeman. is seriously i'll at
his ranch home near Belgrade with
the measles.
Among those who were ~transactin2
business in Bozeman Saturday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mcclure and NJ.
and Mrs. Matt Lee.
Miss Mary Eblen, of Tennessee is
visiting her brother, Leonard Eble:l
Of Menard. Miss Eblen may make
her home here.
Miss Alice Parker of Bozeman,
spent the weekend with her parents.
Nh. and Mrs. F. W. Parker at theil
ranch home near Springhill.
Louis Spain, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Whitfield Spain, who has been at the
BOzeman Deaconess hospital for the
past few weeks, recovering from {
fractured leg, was able to leave thC
hospital Thursday. He will remain
in Bozeman with his aunt, Mrs. Wal
ter Davis, for a few days.
The Ladies' Aid met at the Presby.
terrain church, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sam C. Allen presided over tn,
meeting. Mrs. r. w. Orr gave ar
interesting talk on conditions in ia
pan. The secretary read a letter fror
Mrs. Graham who is field secretary
of the State Board of Missions, stat
ing that she would be in Belgrad,
Sunday, April 13. The following of
ficers were appointed for the ensu
ing year: Mrs. Roy B. Hubbard, pres
ident; Mrs. l. P. D~iefenderfer, vice
president; Mrs. Edwin Stephenson
secretary; Miss Blanche Ferney
treasurer. The meeting was vers
well attended, and all enjoyed the
day.