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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
LETTER FROM PAULA PERIER
TO SYDNEY CARTON
\

MON CHER:
1 believe an American woman
would have said my dear friend at
the beginning of this letter, for that
is what ! feel you are to me. But
"Cher Amir has such different
meaning when the French words are
used than when one writes Dear
Friend" in English. That is the rea-
son l say mon Cher"
Well. have seen my beautiful boy.
I've held him in my arms. I've felt
his little hands upon my throat. and
his little soft. wet mouth against my
cheek. And oh 1 wanted to almost
crush his very life out in my caress-
ing arms. And yet. dear friend, |
kept the faith. ! did not tell my
secret to the woman standing by.
From the hungry look in her eyes
] am Nye she loves the baby as mucn
as L; more, perhaps. for ] never had
him as long as she has. / have not
been able to watch him grow as she
has done. Honestly, dear friend, |
felt my antagonism evaporate as l
looked into the anxious face OF that
woman standing there.
Some way I had an intuition she
has an inkling of the fact that the
baby is mine, and yet she said moth
ing. 1t was a peculiar situation. my
friend, particularly as Mrs. Prescott
told me she was expecting her hus-
band every minute.
Jack Prescott, however. did not
come. He was a coward. as he al
ways is. He didn't dare face us, the
two women who have loved him, the
two women he has wrOnged, for /
can tell him that he has wronged his
wife quite as much as he has wronged
Inc.
Oh, ! am not blaming him alto
gether-he was not entirely 10 blame.
He is a man after all. and a man
thinks it is his God-given right 10
take his own where he finds it.
l was quite as willing to give as
Jack was to take. and / am not sure
that he is not suffering quite as much
as Ihave suffered. / know that if
/ were a man. could not look into
the face Of such a sweet and trusting
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
aey of Interesting Subjects Discussed for Reading
Fringed P8raSOls.

today is much more apt to be mount
ed on a flesh colored lining than on
a black one.
Fringed Psrasols.
Fringed parasols are very smart
for use at pleasure resorts. Wooden
beads are lamost as popular as silk
fringe for dangling over the edge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Household Suggestions
Testing Flour.

To test flour for bread making wet
a small quantity in ice cold water and
work it into a stiff dough. If the
dough becomes stiff and elastic the
flour. will make good bread.
Cool in Water.
Ham, tongue, corned beef and poul-
try that are not to be served hot are
all improved by partially cooling in
the water in which they were boiled.
Soaking Dishes.
Soak dishes that have contained
batter, dough, eggs or any starchy ma
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Many Capes.

The smart coat not only has one
care, but sometimes has as many as
three. Needless to say, there are
very subtly cut and there il no sug-
fostion of heaviness or added weight.
shown now, and they are frequently
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Absolute Proof.

His Mother-What makes you think
Mary would make an economical wife
for you?
FINISHES always thinking Of cut
ting down expenses, extinguishes most
OF the lights when I call and insists on
us occupying only one chair.-New York
sun and Globe.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carton
writes TO John Prescott-A promise
and a threat.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
/ N is
Waffle PIoating,

Waffle pleating is new wrinkle
from Paris, and it makes a pattern
that on the breakfast waf-
file. 1t is used on frocks and also
on scarf ends.
Flesh Lining.
The black chiffon or lace frock of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Silk Coats.

Silk Coats.
Silk coats are being extensively
part of three-piece outfit as well as
separate wrap.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26

and rub thoroughly with rottenstone
aud oil; then polish with a dry
cloth.
Galvanized Iron.
For many articles about the house
where a strong. nOn-rustable material
IS needed, galvanized iron is excel
lent-for ash barrel, garbage pail,
refrigerator pan and such equipment.
Keeping Butter.
Butter absorbs odcrs very quickly
and should be kept in a covered jar
away from strongly favored food.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Device to Facilitate
Instruction in Writine

Electrograph Is the name of an in-
strumsnt invented In Spain to facili-
tate instruction In writing in schools
The apparatus Is designed to educate
the hand to move in accordance with
the will First Of all. metallic sheets
are cut In such manner az to aftor5
graphic designs most difficult for the
unframed muscles-angles, loops,
straight lines, crooked lines, vertical
and horizontal lines, etc. The sheets,
when used by the child, must be 80 ar
ranged that they may easily be
brought together or separated. al de-
sired; and this is necessary also In
order to make the lesson difficult or
easy, as desired by the instructor.
These sheets, consequently, are fas-
tened down with screws 30 peculiarly
made that a certain pressure may
cause them to give bit to one side
or the other. Under the desk n n
electric bell connected with the sheets
above BY copper wire. Below these.
and entirely isolated, Ia another sys-
tenn Of sheets. The child IL brought
before the instrument and told to
place his paper between the free
spaces Of the sheets, marx his outline
and then punch key. This contact
win open the electric current and
make the bell ring n the pressure
he exerts does not make the metallic
outline precisely cover the one on his
penciled paper. the bell below rings.
giving immediate notice of his error.
The child enjoys the game" and 10
stimulated to make his loop or curve
exactly match that Of the mstanis
nheot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
'PARKA MAN HAD ONE REGRET
Alghwayman Did Not Recognise HIs
Own Pastor-BIshcp Woe
Not Robbed.

Bishop Rowe recently. went - rec
ord with the following "favUrite
story: "a fellow known as the blue
parka man had been stationing him
self between Fairbanks and the mine
some twenty miles away. and rubbing
people at the muzzle of Winchester.
A parka is a sort Of shirt that nts
tight at the wrists, with q hood at
tachment. The front part Of the heod
closes with a puckering string, leaving
only place for the wearer to look
out of. The blue parka man did well
at his enterprise for some months and
terrorized those who had to travel be-
tween Fairbanks and the mines. !
was one of a quartette that had to
make trip one afternoon People
told US about the blue parka man,
but 1t was necessary to take the
chance. The blue parka man did set
rs, making us lay all our money on
the ground at the muzzle Of his rine.
do you rob ministers, toof I asked
MIN. Depends on who they are re
piled the blue parka man. TIM Bish
op Rowe OF the Episcopal church
'Wh-a-tr the blue parka man ex
claimed. I'm ashamed Of myself for
not recognizing you, bishop, and I'll
not rob you. HE'LL I'm Q men1b4 of
your church,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Expression Actually
Imitation to Death

The origin Of some common express
sions is always interesting, and wheth-
er the following Is authentic or not
Is an open question. When In ancient
days the weaving Industry Of Hall
fax. England, was cottage craft-a
farmers family working on clumsy
handiooms-the pieces" used to lie
spread out on the hillside, and were
therefore peculiarly liable to theft.
Particular crimes led to particular
remedies. and custom, which had
the authority of a local law, grew up,
that anyone convicted Of stealing
cloth to the then value of 13 pence
halfpenny was liable to immediate exc
cution. drastic law which naturally
safeguarded the cloth industry.
Punishment was carried out, not ny
hanging. but by sort of guillotine
This was the Halifax gibbet law, the
name of which is preserved by a still
standing street In the town, while the
actual knife of the gibbet may be seen
in the old manor rolls Office at Wake
field. Halifax thus acquired a repu-
tation among thieves and vagabonds
as the last town In England deslr.
able to visit. And to tell anyone to
60 to Halifax is equivalent to bidding
him to go hang Chicago Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
FUNGI AIDS POTATOES GROWTH
'uhers and orchids Owe Their In
Istence to Tiny Parasiticai
Plants.

common potatoes and beautiful OF.
shids owe their existence to queer
partnerships with tiny fungus plants
Or. George H. f. Nuttall director of
Aoiteno institute for research In par
histology Of Cambridge university,
pointed out in an address here.
When potato plants are raised from
seed, tubers are not formed upon the
roots unless they are invaded by a
microscopic fungus. In soil free from
the fungi, tuberization does not oc-
tur. In the case Of many orchids the
seed will not terminate without the
assistance Of fungi.
DR.. Nuttall said that this condition
OF partnership life may be regarded
as balancing between two extremes
complete immunity and deadly in.
fective disease 1t probably originated
as a conflict in which one of the part.
ners was parasite on the other, but
In course Of time ended In mutual
adaptation. 1t is by no means 80 rare
phenomenon as. was formerly sup
posed, he explained In some cases
the microscopic partner becomes q
permanent inhabitant Of the cells Of
the host plant or animal, and may
even be transmitted from host to host
hereditarily.
He predicted further discoveries In
parasitism and in these mutual part.
nership arrangements Of life.-Min-
neapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Genius of Philology
Giuen Stern Jusfics

Curious pleas have sometimes been
put forward in support of the reprieve
Of notorious criminals. One of the
strangest was that on behalf Of
George Ruloff, an American school
teacher, who was convicted in 1870
Of series of robberies and murders.
his own wife and daughter being
among the victims. For cold-blooded
cruelty his record would be hard to
beat, but Ruloff had his other side.
He was an ardent philologist, and
had been engaged for years on the in
vention of a universal language. No
one could attempt to palliate his
crimes, but widely signed petition
was presented to the governor of Vir-
ginia for his reprieve on the ground
that as his invention, If completed,
would be Of the utmost benefit to man
kind it would be criminal folly to ex-
tinguish such light of learning. The
governor thought otherwise and Ruloff
was duly hanged.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Snssze Greeted in Many
Ways in Various Places

"A vos souhaitsi" ICED bless yen y
Now II the season when yea hear
the sxprsssion very frequently. With
these words We apostropAA1s enc who
sneezeG
Among the Indian triDes e North
America. We understand, polite aues-
don Ii ELECTED By the sneeze Of ones
eompanisa: WHO calls mer When
an Eskimo sneezes he says to him
self: Come back to mel" for popular
belief has It that the sneeze indncatss
IN escape or flight Of the soul.
In the British East Indies It II alss
believed that part Of the soul flies
forth at each sneeze; and when the
natives hear q friend sneeze, they
say: God protect youl" to which the
snsessr's response should be: "AnA
you lIkswisel" The Siamese believe
that Z person sneezes because Goo.
turning the pages Of the Doomsday
Book. has paused at His name.
In Portugal. when anyone sneezes.
ysu raise your hat The Irish ana III
Russians, like the Hindus. exclain:
God protect you'll" The Italians saysi
sFelicitare
Ar for the English. they don't -
anything at all, but they fnmedIatsly
take precautions against . esfd In -
hoa4. - gh3ch he nnano = anpoou1
- - = g1n11g-EA - 0m1om
SHm - -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Soft Drinks Traced to
American Revolution

There is an interesting story about
how the first soft drinks happened eo
be made
Back in the days of the American
Revolution man named Townsend
Speakman was running a little drug
store in Philadelphia. He supplied
medicines for Washington's army, and
was pretty well known. One day,
says writer in the Progressive Gro
Ger, doctor asked him to FL a pre-
scription of carbonated water Drug,
gist Speakman succeeded In com
pounding the concoction. The doc
tors patient liked the new water
Soon, one patient after another passed
the word around and, before long,
Druggist Speakman had lots Of calls
for the new medicine water.
But Druggist SpeakmaB was a kesa
1usiness man and conceived tie ia 4
# flavor;ng the medicine water WI.
fruit juices to increase Its popularity
The Plan worked. Its popularity
pread like wildire. That was the
beginning of the carhonatei s"fl
drink business.
The soft drink business has beeI
owing ever since Last year. for ex-
mpIe, the people In TIE United states
consumed S,o00.000 bottles u rev
alcoholic beverages. Hn average Of 75
huttIes for every man. woman AIS
ibid.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Nv No Means

A farmer had dispute with his
son. For some months they Quarreled
until, at last, wishing to settle mat
tiers one way or the other, the farmer
issued a summons against the young
man.
"Your name Is Hezekiah Perkins
is 1t notY" inquired the sons counsel.
1T is SIR replied the farmer In
dignified tones.
"You have brought this action
against your SOM"
II have, sir.n
"And do I understand you to say
that you have ignored your son for
the past month";"
"Whatr" asked the old man, some
what puzzled.
..Have you ignored your son for the
past month";"
"Oh, no." said the old man, shaking
his head. 81 have had nothing what
ever to do with him."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
Gon't Classify BQcterio

Scientists are still trying to dgfsrs
mine whether bacteria are animals -
plants. When these ubicaiteus opgne
isms were first discovered they were
described as animalcules. The laynfaa
still insists on calling them bugs"
Haeckel once proposed placing them
along with lower plants and animals
difficult to classify in new classified
ton, ''protista." The new tendency is
to assign these micro-organisms to the
plant world. They resemble some Of
the algae in form, mode of reproduc-
ton and absence of a definite nucleus !;
yet those which possess fiagella show
points of resemblance with some Of
the protocol. Bacteria closely resem
Bile plants from the chemical stand
point in possessing marked chemo-syr-
thetic power in nitrogen metabolism
leading to the production Of such com.
pick compounds as amino-acids and
purins from no other source of Nitro
gen than ammonia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
kssd Jefrey's Greeting
Was Very Afecfionets

Among the recently discovered IN
published letters Of Jane Welsh Car
lyle. which Leonard Huxley has edited
and which are appearing In the Cen
fury Magazine, Is this description Of
Jenfey's amorous- salutation:
While we were sitting very peace
ably together Lord Jeffrey and NJ.
Empson were announced sprang -
delighted, Of course, to see jeffrey.
who had not warned me Of his coming
to town He having 2 sa s.c ns ma itt lr.sl.
,enoency for cuddling people without
the slightest earthly harm in it, and
taking advantage Of his being now
near 20 years Of age to indulge this
innocent taste to the fullest extent,
took me all in his arms as usual-re-
CARELESS Of the presence of Plattnauer.
Empson and Helen Gas indeed he
would have done the same before
twenty starched dowagers) and gave
me one kiss after another, not on the
brow or any of those delicate spo;s
but plump on my lips calling me
my darling jeanne my sweet child
my dear Lowell
Now all this was nothing at all for
Empson or myself. or any one tina
knows Jeffrey's ways and that knows
his age-and that knows the sort q
paternal affection he has entertained
for me upwards of fifteen years. But
II You will just look at il with Platt-
nauer's eyes. He reeled across the
floor and babe me morning with q LOOK
significant of much!' l have heard
since that he went from here to Eliza
beth to compliment her on the extraor.
binary character Of Scotch saluta-
lions as illustrated In the meeting he
had just witnessed betwixt Lord JEFF
frey and Mrs Carlyle.
Elizabeth begged him for Gods
sake not to take the practices Of Lord
Jeffrey and Mrs. Carlyle rs a specimen
Of the national manner-but, said she
I tried to comfort him by the a.
surance that Lord jeffrey was seventy.
which he would not, however, believe.
TOR he was quite struck with his hand.
someness'! Certainly II he had Tot
that view Of the subject the procedure
was perfectly awful"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
WELSH ARE PEOPLE APART
Have Less Connection Win England
Than Those of Scotland and
ireland.

Wales Is the territery IN. the west Of
the Island of Great Britain teag be-
tween the mouth of the Dee and the
Bristol channel. 1t is Inhabited By a
distinct race. the descendants Of the
ancient Bnitons who took refuge In the
mountains and dales of Western GEea.
Britain at the time of me Aggression
invasion.
These "weishmen" tsereignersa. as
the English call them, or cymra as
they call themselves. are not ealy DIFF.
ferent from the English IN haaagaage,
customs, religious life, caftwre, a hct,
In all that goes TO make ~ i1ae1paal
personality, but are aotuRsa more
widely sundered from A6k. Shaish
nefghbors than are either she Sss1s to
the north of them or the Ira<a 10 TIE
farther west.-Alfred a. zA68tf<a h
he Century Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28

In early days the wooden Saline
alaips engaged In the whaling Industry
IN southern seas pursued only right
whales and sperm whales, or cacha.
lots. The se-called "inners,s such az
the blue whale. the largest animal in
the world; the FINER whale, the small
6sh whale. and the humpback, were
all too active and sank too quickly
when killed. But their turn has now
come. for the whale gun IL q finely
fashioned cannon, the harpoon carries
q shell, and the body Of the whale IN
kept afioat By Initiating II with air
through pipes from the engine room
Of the whaler. The rendering Ia now
done In q factory on shore, or in q
special large vessel moored In the har
bor. Besides the whalebons, which no
longer pays well or at all. and the oil,
which IL graded into qualities a. il
comes from the hlubber, the fat Of the
tongue and kidneys, the iesh ana
bones and the refuse. there remain
the dried flesh and bones, which are
now also put to commercial uss. The
fresh fesh Il used to make whale nssl
ueal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
kneru His Ruainesa

The storekeeper in a little country
town was smart business man, in
deed. He knew just when to strike
and just when the iron was hot
enough. That was how he had
built up such prosperous business.
Miss Smith," he said to one Of his
assistants, do you know anything
about the new minister who Is coming
to the town next weekr"
YES" replied the girl, che is a tall.
good-looking man, about twenty-eight,
and he isn't married"
'Is that soY" said the proprietor
briskly. Miss Smith, you may put
all the new hats in the shop into the
front window right away"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
1t Happened in Boston

There had been a visitor. and to the
lad she said: "And so this is littl'
Walter? My, myl What a big b,
you've grown to be- I wouldn't hav,
believed 1t possible"
Mother" said Walter when the
visitor had gone, doesn't 1t pass your
comprehension how persons in whom
one would naturally expect an ordi-
nary degree of intelligence appear to
believe, all history and nature to the
contrary Notwithstanding. that the chill
dren of their acquaintance will always
remain infants, and persist in express
ing surprise when they observe the
perfectly natural increase In ones
statureT-Washingt Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
RECORD DISASTER YEAR
KEPT RED Cross BUSY
In 1872 Places in United States
Its Relief Operations
Cost S737, SOB.

One hundred and ninety-two disas-
tiers resulting in 735 deaths and injury
to 1882 persons. rendering nearly
$4,000 homeless and causing property
losses estimated at more than $44,750,.
600. established new record in the
United States in the year ended last
June 30. according to reports OF the
American Red Cross. In all Of these
disasters Immediately relief activity
was applied by the Red Cross, which
expended $737.s03.37 through the ma
tional organization and the local
Chapters in assisting stricken com
munities.
AS the nations chief relief agency.
whose service covers over 43 years,
the Red Cross is expected to be on
duty almost as soon as disaster
strikes any locality. This trust and
confidence is amply justified by the
increasing equipment Of the Red
Cross. which recently organized mo-
bile disaster unit of experienced work.
ers ready in all parts OF the country
to respond on the instant to a call
for active duty. This unit Is capable
OF operating in several disaster areas
under one general direction, and re-
Gently was at work in seven communf.
ties in five states at the same time.
Ability. alertness and increasing
skill of volunteer workers in more
than $500 Chapters are reasons for
the preparedness of Red Cross fer
disaster operations, be the call for
disturbance in a restricted local area
or for millions In relief funds for q
staggering catastrophe such as the
earthquake in Japan
The Red Cross. however, is far
from being self-ss;;sned. for the or
ganization is giving the most serious
consideration to measures for pre-
venting disasters. Its relief admins
tration and rehabilitation policies
have won for It nationwide regard.
That this important work can always
measure up to every demand needs
the continued support OF the Amer.
lean people through Red Cross mem.
bership. The annual enrolment will
begin Armistice Day, November IL
and every American is urged to Join
or renew membership In the Red
Cross.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-28
CHARGED the Cuy,aera

-,,ce during an African hunt says
= n. Newman In the AneE1cAn
re q charging fhinoceros gave
fs-oubie. Twp camera men u
=. wers' filming himolhut hffHa
he'd sses SER = bore him. and
- directly for one Of the
The man. relying on the
sis- was witt as. kept on tnrn-
rrt ia hunter did not IRE quite
IA The rhinoceros crashed
dead on top of the camera. For
the camera man had jumped
iast IN time.
e second man filmed the whols
: re. and It made a great picture
81 see recevered the smashed cam
from u13er the beast, saved that
IA enG combined it with the Other.