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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
SNAKES IN QUEENSLAND BUSH
Residents Set Traps for Unpleasant
lntruders, and Lure Them to
Their Death.

Women in Queensland" says Miss
Puxley, young English woman, au.
thor Of "Wanderings in the Queens
land Bush," ''often set traps for
snakes which have entered houses, in
the shape of frog left hopping about
or a saucer full of poisoned milk.
Both of these are sure draws, the
snakes being killed while resting after
the meal" She then tells the story Of
friend OF hers, who was standing in
the doorway of her house when a
snake, having seen saucer of milk
Just behind her. pushed past her to
reach this dainty. She quickly closed
the door when 1t was halfway
through, and so broke its back. This
was one Of the deadly black snakes
Of Queensland. Another bit of in
formation about snakes, which Miss
Puxley gives, Is the fact that because
Of the angle at which a certain
snakes teeth are set it Is impossible
for him to stop swallowing anything
once he has really begun. So 1t hap
pens that two snakes, which may have
started out on a killing In spirit
OF camaraderie, may each begin
swallowing at one end Of their prey.
but when they have reached the mid
die there Is nothing to do except to
continue, and the snake with the
largest mouth Is forced to include his
less fortunate companion Of the
chase IN his meal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
! MpLxIN WV tat6 HsNl1
Scientists Declare Canine Occasionally
Reverts to savsqery Of His An.
cestor, the Wolf.

What makes your dog lift up his
nose and how'll It's the wolf In him.
say scientists.
For every dog. no matter what his
breed, has a strain Of wolf In him, q
wolf having been the far-on father
of all dogs. And just as reasonable
human being will sometimes give way
to primitive instinct under the influ-
ence of some violent emotion, SO the
best-trained dog will occasionally re-
vert to the savagery Of his ancestor.
the wolf.
Exactly a. q man will often raise
his head In unconscious imitation Of
his caveman forebear. so your pet dog
will at times show the Instincts Of his
parent wolf. Watch your dog turn
around and around before lying down
before fire, just as the wolf makes
himself lair; listen to him howl as
the wolf bowls.
The pointer is only an exaggerated
instance of mans Improvement on the
original dog or wolf. Every dog pauses
before his spring; man selected to
breed from the dog which paused the
longest, and 80 In time arrived at a
dog which pointed and didn't spring
at all. The greyhound Is another In
stance; for his particular Job he need
ed little scent and little brains, but
perfect eyesight and speed. By select
ing only those dogs which possessed
these qualities the present type was
reached But every dog, wherever he
lives or whatever use man is making
Of him. comes from the common
source, the wolf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
TEACHING PARROTS TO TALK
skIfI and Patience Required to Turn
Out 6irds That Can Be Sold
to Advantage.

There are quite a number OF people
who make living by teaching par
rots to talk. 1t is task that requires
patience and skill.
Each bird Is put in q cage by him.
self and covered with a bag, which
prevents the parrot from seeing out
and at the same time admits sufficient
light. Then the "schoolmaster" stands
In front Of the cages, and says what
he wants the birds to learn. The words
are repeated once a minute.
Sometimes this repetition goes on
for several hours before the pupil
begins to do anything else but scream,
but at last he begins to murnur the
words.
As soon as one bird can say the
words without mistake the masters
work Is done, for the pupil will soon
teach the words to all the other occ,l-
pants Of the room. They are left in
the covered cages for day, and at the
end of that time every parrot VIZ
know the words thoroughly.
Then the creatures have to be taught
when to say the words. Let US sup.
pose that the lesson was "Come and
Kiss me-" The bags are lifted off the
cages by a number of pretty girls.
They are the first people the parrots
see, and consequently each bird con-
meets the words with pretty girl, and
ever afterward uses the sentence In
this connection.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
fxI.ilsE6 sHbsk W. r1s1
0ldLrlms Dseoars Pride Suffers .
Fall When He Tackles Sans
Couple Twice.

There Il pride In all trades. He
was old and stumbling and his eye
was red. but 1t had bit Of a twinkle
behind 1t. He pulled his mouth down.
could you help an old one to get
just a cup Of coffee nowfs he asked.
and touched his hat AZ he took the
coin.
The couple he had approached (your
expert panhandler tackles them In
couples. for most men like to sliow
their generosity when a woman u
witness) turned the corner and then.
perhaps for something forgotten.
turned back after quarter Of block.
The beggar had gone on. and then
he too turned back. Once more he
approached.
.Could you help an old one to get
just . cup Of coffee now7 he asked.
did you already drink the cup l
Just bought your asked the man.
The beggar stopped short. He
peered. His face fell He smote his
brow and turned on his heel and hur-
ried of. And the laughing couple.
looking back. saw him blushing to the
back Of his neck.
It was simply that he had wounded
his own pride. To make such blum
der-tackling the same one twice and
that inside Of three minutes. He
shufded hurriedly and his step said as
clearly as words, Getting oldi Get
ting old New York Sun and Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
isn'iN VALUED THs sUFFAlo
Fkss kHnsas sszpsiee the Red Ne.
W'sh Almost Evsrs shins That
Re Needed.

Gen. Richard irving Dodge. United
States army, In his work on the h,r
game Of America, says: at is almos,
impossible for q civilized heine te
realize the value TO the plains Indian
g sAas huTaie II fufnished him with
Ell ss-askas--sss'iaast everything" ne
ports sl'e ha1roiF News.
Eles,s siasss Indian firmly he
:isvea raj fhe buffalo were produced
q sa~s~ rrruaers in a country un-
s-ef o'4nd; slat every spring the
SIR sNarmed. like bees from
ike ols y t'se immense cavelike
opening IN the region of tho great
Liano EstacRda, or Staked Plain OF
Texas.
Tn 1879 Stone Chief, a. celebrated
chief. assured me that he knew ex-
actls where the caves were. though
he had never seen them; that the
Good God had provided this means
Tor the constant supply Of food for
the Ind'ea; however reeklessly the
white man might slaughter, they
could never externtnate them. When
i last saw him the old man was be-
ginning 10 waver in this belief, and
feared INST Tie Bad God had shut
the entrances and that his tribe must
star.e."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
'PARKA MAN HAD ONE REaRE1
Hlahwayman Did Not Recognise hls
Own Pastor-Blshop We
Not Robbed.

Bishop Rowe recently went - Fec.
ord with the following "favefite
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 q Winchester.
A parka Is a sort Of shirt that nts
tight at the wrists. with q hood at
tachment. The front part Of the hsod
closes with puckering string, lsaving
only place for the wearsr 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 mlnes I
was one of a quartette that had r.
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 ge;
US, making us lay all our money on
the ground at the muzzle Of his rife.
Do you rob ministers, toor asked
him. Depends on who they are re
piled the blue parka man I'm 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 member Of
your church r"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
LOAD FOR DoBBIH TO PULL
Horse Should Draw Three flmss He
Own Weight, Judgment ef
Humane Assoelatien.

A man appeared before the magiS
trate at the Tower Bridge Police court
charged with cruelty y q horse by
making 1t draw too hsavy . load, and
a discussion arose al b Whist was the
proper load for q horse.
The Royal Society tsf the Prsvsn-
tion Of Cruelty to Animals hass en-
deavored to establish Q rnle hat
horse should not be required b afnw
more than three times iss own weight,
but to the person who knows anything
Of draft horses such a load seems az
cessive. It means that q hoRSs wsisA-
Ing 1000 pounds can be made y I'll
nearly a ton and a half - az
While this would not b e u -
excessive load on q well-parsd, lgvel
road, 1t would be fearful task SSf
any horse to be asked to pull rach Q
weight on rough. hilly country ND.
says London Tit-BIts. F -e
The best authorities give Il a their
opinion that common farm horse 10
only equal to load Of 1900 weight
while powerful dray or cart horsa
can pull ton.
For its weight, the horse 70 an a.
cellent puller, and can beat almost amy
other animal except mule. The ele-
plant, for instance, finds q load Of
23s tons about all that IL can manage,
although that may not be more than
half, Of Its body weight. On the
other hand, 1t Is a very exceptional
horse that can travel more than 65
miles without a rest and fesd, but
the elephant, and also the camel, can
exceed that distance considerably.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
OLD LIBRARY IN NEWPORT
Redwood Institution, That Wac
Founded In 1747, One of the
First In America.

One hundred and twenty-seven
years ago the Pilgrims landed on the
stern and rockbound coast" of New
England and Redwood library was
Incorporated The idea Of this L.
brary had its inception In the Philo-
sophical society, organized in $780, Of
which Bishop Berkeley was the lead
er. A similar society Of Philadel-
phians, known as the American Philo-
sophical society, was according to
Benjamin Franklin, its founder, the
mother to all North American SUBJ
scription libraries, says the Detroit
News The Philosophical society at
Newport developed into a library
through the generosity OF Abraham
Redwood, who placed at the 5lsposal
Of the society $500 for the purchase
Of standard books in London.
At the time the Redwood library
was organized there were only two
similar institutions in America, the
Library company of Philadelphia, al
ready referred to, and the Loganian
library In the same city. Part Of the
present building, completed in 1850.
was the second library built in the
country, and Is at the present time
the Oldest library building in use in
the United States. It was designed
By Peter Harrison. the first profess
sioDal architect in America.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
laughter Benefits Children.

Laughter is beneficial and Ameri-
can children are better at it than
English youngsters, Dr.. c. W. Kim
minis, Gilehrist lecturer at the Uni
versity of London. said at luncheon
In New York. Doctor Kimmins re-
marked that children in this country
have the advantage Of the Mark
Twain and Bret Harte traditions and
are more faithful readers Of Dickens
than English children. He said that
his studies OF London children show
that they begin to laugh at the age
Of seven, when they begin to sense
superiority over some of their COM
panions. and improve until eleven,
but that from eleven to thirteen
there is no development Of the sense
Of humor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
KIM of Roma.

The title king Of Rome was be-
slowed at the time of his birth upon
Napoleon Francois Charles Joseph,
son of Napoleon l and Marie Louise
After the fall Of Napoleon In 1914,
the king of Rome was taken In charge
by his grandfather. the emperor OF
Austria, and carefully educated as an
Austrian prince. His title was
changed to that of the duke of Reich
stadt In 1918. He died at Schoen-
brunn, near Vienna, July Y. 1892, In
his tveny-second year. 1t is thought
that this title was given In imitation
Of Charlemagne. If so, ii was
blunder; Charlemagne was never
king Of Rome" but he was ''patri.
clan of Rome" In the German EN-
pire the heir-apparent was King of
the Romans" not king of Rome :"
This latter title was expressly CON
ferred on the German kings, and
sometimes on their heirs. by corona
alton at Milan TIE German title
equivalent TO 'dauphin," or prince
of Wales" was king of the Romano"
Readers Handbook (Brewer).
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
TOLL LONG ON BRIDAL GOWN
Mothers Of olrls on island In Dutch
West Indies Work elk Years
on Dress.

On the Island Of Madura, In the
Dutch West Indies, the girls marry
when they are very young. Twelve
years Is the average when q girl takes
on the responsibility of making a
home. In fact, II she were unmarried
at fourteen she would be considered an
"old maid"
The bridal gown Is a very compn-
Gated, gorgeous and valuable gar
ment, hand-woven silk being the base
Of the wedding dress. This is only
the start
After this beautiful material has
been woven there comes the tedious,
fine work Of embroidery. Thousands
Of tiny stitches are taken and the
most beautiful colors are worked into
the silk.
Even when the gown Is at this
stage OF construction it Is quite q
gorgeous and imposing affair. But the
final decoration has not been started
yet.
Now comes the gold which u add
ed. Into the skirt, around the wais7
and over the shoulders are appllqued
very beautifully. filigree designs Of
hand beaten gold.
In Madura 1t takes many mother
all the spare hours Of six years to
make one Of these gorgeous wedding
dresses-Pearson's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14

Supposed to Hold Up the Four Cor.
ners Of the Earth-Namsd East
West, North and South.

Dwarfs are inhabitants Of the m-
terror Of the earth and especially Of
large isolated rocks. in Scandinavian
mythology. A dwarf was set by the
gods at the corner Of each Of the four
quarters of the earth to bear up the
sky, and they were named East, West.
North and South.
All the dwarfs were esteemed great
artists In working metals, and wea-
pons of marvellous properties were
said to be produced from the subter-
ranean workshops. The dwarfs could
not endure the sunlight. and II It's
rays touched them they were turned
into stone. If q man met a swarf
AWAY from his rock and could throw
s'eel between him and 1t, II was be-
t'iwed that thereby his habitation was
ti.,sed up and that anything In his
power could be extorted from him.
In the old Morse, echo Is called the
"dwarf language" preferably because
1t was thought to be produced by the
dwarfs within mountains Initiating the
sounds which they heard without
Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
HAD NEVER TASTED CANDY
Hunter In South Africa Discovered
Child Who Was Above swest
Tooth.

Il Is generally conceded that the AZ
fections Of child can be gained, tenn
oQrar1ly at least, through gifts Of
candy. But one ldnd.hearfed old gem
tleman who has an irrepressibio afSac.
ti0n for children and always gees
around with his pockets full Of sweet
meats, which he distributes to his
small friends. learned ON one, occasion
that candy was not an open sesams
to chlld's heart.
he was on hunting expedition In
Africa. His supplies included pSysrai
tins Of tinsel-c6vered chocolates. Hap
pening to have some Of these loose In
his pocket one day when far inland
he encountered small native. Re
produced a couple and sndsavefsd to
present them to the wids-sysd tive
year-old. They were refused. svsn
when their tinsei wrapping was ~,
moved. The youngstsr had never
seen candy and did not know what 4
waa-Nsw York Sun and 0lobe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
PARENTS OF NAVEL ORANGE
From Two Trees Has Grown IN In
dustry Which 10 Now Estimated
In Millions.

From two lone orange trees, TO
which buds Of the seedless navel" or
ange Of Brazil were grated some years
ago. has grown an industry which last
year showed a net profit Of some forty
million dollars. Today one hundred
and seventy-1ve thousand acres of Cal
fornia Land Is planted to navel or
anges, which are set out In numbers
ranging from 80 to 180 trees to the
acre.
William Saunders, one-time superin.
tendent Of the government horticul.
sural grounds at Washington, D. c..
learned In 1870 that a new seedless
orange had been developed at Bahai,
Brazil, and procured II Of the young
trees through the aid Of q missionary.
They were brought to the United
States and planted under conditions az
nearly those Of their native land az
could be found, but they could not
Withstand the more rigorous northern
climate, and they soon died. Buds had
been taken from them, however, and
grated upon sprouts OF native propa.
cation Two Of these sprouts survived
and were transplanted to the West
coast In 1875.
From them have sprung the thou
sands Of trees which have made the M,
vel orange the foremost among the man,
varieties Of oranges. Every year buds
have been taken from them to impart
navel characteristics to homegrown
seedlings, and still though somewhat
ravished by time. these patriarchs IN.
nually add their small quota to the
thousands Of bushels k fruit their OF
spring yields.
One Of them stands just outside Ri~
erside.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
Unkind

They were very much in love, but at
last came the day when they had a
bitter quarrel and they parted, each
resolved never to see the other again
as long as they lived.
Years passed, and they had almost
forgotten that little love affair. when
one night they came face to face with
each other at a dance.
The man felt rather embarrassed,
but he went eagerly up to her. new
ertheless, and said softly:
"Why. Muriell"
She looked at him indifferently.
Let me see," she said, calmly. WAS
1t. you or your brother who used to
be an old admirer of miner
He was snubbed. but he rose to the
occasion.
IT really don't remember" he re-
piled affably. Probably my father
London Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
He'd Done II Before

"Now DEAR" remarked Mrs. Subbub
to her husband. as he was getting
ready to go to the city, II want you
to do a little job for me while you
are in town today. VIII you 60 to
Goose's and get me a house robeT
VERY well, DEAR" he replied. and
went on his way.
Entering the store some time later.
Mr. Subbub gave his order.
Here are some very pretty ones"
said the salesgirl. what color do
you PREFER"
Doesn't make any differencei" was
the answer
Doesn't make any difference -
echoed the girl. But don't you think
your wife would like certain
color?"
mo, II doesn't make any difference
what color or size get" said Mr.
Subbub, sadly. II shall have to come
back tomorrow and have 1t changed"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
Boob the 6ookman.

Ina Boob got Job as porter IN
book store and, during the absence Of
the proprietor and clerks, undertook
to wait on customer. This here IL
funny place." he said afterward,
'and maybe there amt some dumb
bells fioatin' In and out Of this store
A man that looked as If he had some
sense came In this morning and I
walks right up to him as pleasant as
I could. Let me see The Spenders,' I"
he said, and I had a notion to say
somethin' sarcastic-like, but / didn't.
| says nicely, Gents furnishing goods
next door, and he busted right out
latin in my face. The idea Of locking
Cor 'spenders in book shop"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
SKIN BAROMETER OF HEALTH
cutieIs Affords Outward and Visible
Sign Of Internal Physical
Cleanliness.

4 lovely skin. aside from being the
subject for poetic raptures is sensi-
dive barometer of your health. says
Elizabeth Arden In Arts and Decora-
lions. It Is the outward and visible
sign of an inward and physical clean
illness. Its smoothness Is a symptom
Of a good digestion and the absence OF
fevered disturbance. Its clarity Is
proof Of the correct balance OF diet.
Its pinkness registers the swift dance
Of blood through the tissues.
The body Il like an exquisitely
tuned engine. Your food is the fuel.
The air you breathe is the draught
that quickens the IRE into life. II
you have been q mburbanite without
Q faithful furnace man, you have bat.
tied to keep fire Pickering. perhaps
You know that there Ia coal that
burns with an even hot flame aad
leaves q dne ash, without fuss Or
waste. And there II other coal, that
burns stubbornly and only partially
and leaves great clinkers to clog the
channels Of the fire.
Now food Il like that, TOO. Simple
foods are digested i. and assimilated
thoroughly. Rich foods, hearty mix
lures Of foods, leave clinkers to clog
the system. Meats, pastries. thickened
sauces, these foods do not burn AZ
perfectly as fresh vegetables, cereals,
whole wheat breads and fruits You
must eat wisely for beauty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
azzsssFs II
George Meredith Ordered
All Manuscripts Burned

George Meredith placed no value
whatsoever on the manuscripts OF his
novels. Once when he said so to Miss
Nichol she answered teasingly that 1t
was mock modesty on his part to say
such thing.
To this Meredith merely gave her
an instruction: to make bonfire OF
manuscripts at the end of the garden
And he was set on it, too" she
told US.
But" she pleaded, cant have
some Of them as keepsakes?"
"Yes." he answered carelessiy.
take whichever you like"
She selected several of the precious
documents-single sheets on which he
had written out his short poems. Miss
Nichol led Mr.. Brooks and me down In
to the vegetable garden, and there. a
black little heap of ashes, lay all that
remained Of manuscripts worth who
knows how much From 'Forty Years
in My Boookshop," by Walter s.
Spencer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
CODE OF MEN IN GOLD FIELDS
No Miner Was Permitted to Hold More
Land Than He Could
Work.

The mining code devised by the men
first in the Western gold fields
whether by unwritten agreement be-
tween partners or less formal conclu-
sions Of a miners convention-was
most democratic" says the Detroit
News. The universally recognized prin-
ciple allowed every man the usufruct
of as much land as he could work to
advantage, and the dimensions Of a
claim varied from 10 to 100 feet square,
according to the quality Of the dirt"
the difficulty of working and the num-
Der Of miners In the field. The discov-
erer Of the bar was, however, entitled
to first choice to double the usual por-
ton.
A mans title held only so long az
he worked the claim. A certain amount
of earth must be taken out each week,
and an absence of five consecutive
days might entail forfeiture. The
claim, If proved valuable, was staked
out and notice of ownership posted.
But tool left on the spot was suffi-
cient evidence Of occupation. Original
ly no man might hold more than one
claim, but purchase made possible the
ownership of considerable tracts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
Heroes Reduced to Want

The highest British decoration for
valor in battle, the Victoria cross, does
not necessarily pave the way to good
Job In peace time. Several winners
Of the decoration have been found Ii
the ranks Of the unemployed, and
more than one has tried to pawn his
decoration because Of the lack Of
money, but It is Illegal for a pawn
broker to accept one as pledge for Z
loan. One Victoria cross captain, who
won his at the stormlng of Thiepval.
September, 1915, when he was twenty
two years old. has hit upon the idea
Of touring the villages with a travel
ing moying-picture show. Two others
are acting as advertising agents, while
another has gone back to his old job
as surfaceman in a mining village
In the midlands Captain Towse, the
famous blind V. c., Is working at St
Dunstan's, the London home for blind
soldiers started by the late Sir A..
thur Pearson.