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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Early JelOish Cemetery
Notu Business District

On New Bowery, near Oliver street,
New York city, is little Jewish GEM
etery, said to be the oldest Jewish bur-
ial ground in North America, says the
Detroit News. 1t once occupied what
is now Chatham square The grant for
the graveyard was issued by Gov. Pc
ter Stuyvesant In 1856. The first Jews
in America are supposed TO have ar
rived September IL, 1854, on the bark
Catarina, which brought q refugees
from Cape st. Anthony, Brazil.
The spot selected for the cemetery
was out among the sandhills, outside
Of the city. There was range of bills,
at the foot of which was the present
site Of Chatham square, and on the
crest of one Of these hills, facing east,
the cemetery vas started The location
was ideal, overlooking the mea9sws
below the city to the south, with the
East river in the distance. When che
War of the Revolution came batteries
were planted in the body of the ceme-
terry and on Its hills. In 1855, 200
years after the opening of the final
sleeping place among the hills, New
Bowery was cut through, and all that
was left of the cemetery was 5f-foot
front on that thoroughfare
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
falry Music" Nay Not
Be Mere Tmorinnfion

Stories Of fairy music In the forest,
Of haunted waterfalls, and mermaids
singing near the seashore. long
thought mere fgments Of the imagi-
nation. may have a sound basis IN
fact In an Issue Of Science, Dr.. Al
exander Forbes Of the Harvard medi-
cal school reports numerous cases In
which trees seem to have separated
discordant shouts and noises and CIV
en- back echoes In musical tones.
In every case" he says, 1.-THE source
Of the sound-waves on a beach, roar
or q river, exhaust Of motor boat or
discordant human voices-was one in
which many pitches were present.
Something in the surroundings, usual
~ trees. must have separated the
sounds according to pitch, placing
those Of one pitch in one place and
those of another pitch elsewhere. In
this respect the phenomenon appears
analogous to that of white light being
broken up into pure spectral colors by
q prism"
This reflection Of absorption of
sound waves Of different pitches, Doc
tor Forbes explains, Is only rarely OBJ
served. Sometimes the phenomenon
10 distinct and clear In one spot. yet
q few PAGES backward or forward only
the ordinary noises are heard
The frequent association Of trees
with these musical echoes Is thought
to be due to the lack of uniformity
they present as rejecting surface
for the sounds. Each tree apparently
sends back part Of the sound. and this
reflection is boken up into innumer-
able parts on account of the varying
element of distance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Redbird Got Its Name
From Church Dignifory

At first thought 1t Is difficult to see
the relationship between the common
redbird, or cardinal, and the hinges Of
the front door. The explanation is
simple enough, however, when the
words are traced to their source. The
redbird was originally called card
inal because his plumage bore the
c0loring Of the hat and cassock of q
cardinal Of the Roman Catholic
church. The use of the word "cardi-
nal" as denoting q dignitary Of the
church came about through the poetic
fancy Of an early pope. who spoke Of
the cardinals as "the hinges by which
all things are moved" In connection
with church government. In the Latin
language "eardo, cardinis," is the
equivalent Of the English hinge"
For this reason the dignitary was
called cardinal. as signifying his
function as one Of the hinges" of the
church. From this early usage card
inal" came to be applied to anything
Of prime Importance, including the
cardinal numbers, the cardinal points
Of the compass and the cardinal vir-
tues. The use of the word as apply
ing to a color came about from the
fact that the color was the striking
Feature Of the dress Of a cardinal.
This explains the use Of the word In
naming the redbird
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Sacred Stones Pressed
by Millions of Lips

During the holiday season many
tourists in Ireland visit Barney cas-
tie and its famous kissing stone.
OF the stones variously asserted to
be the original one, able to bestow
the gift of persuasive eloquence upon
whoever touches 1t with his lips, the
one the kissing of which is a difficult
feat, on account of It's position, has
received numerous kisses from dar-
ing visitors, as well as the one which
is easy of access
The Blarney stone is not unique In
having received an immense number
Of chaste salutes. St. Peters statue,
In the nave of st. Peters church, In
Rome, can claim a like honor. In
fact, the toe Of this bronze figures
foot has been worn away by kisses.
Perhaps, however, the Mohamme-
dams possess the most-kissed object
in the world, namely, the celebrated
Black stone at Mecca.
No true Moslem, after having made
pilgrimage to the Prophets birth
place, would think of leaving it with
out first kissing this sacred stone.
Said to have been white originally,
the Black stone is stated by those to
whom it is an object Of veneration to
have been turned to its present color
either through the sins of men % by
the tremendous number Of Kisses
bestowed upon It.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Inuenfor UnknoLun

The history of the monkey-wrench
is obscure. Even the origin of the
term monkey in the name is I'M
known. 1t is commonly believed, how
ever, that a London blacksmith
named Moncke pronounced Mum
ke') made some of the first wrenches
with movable jaws adjustable by a
screw. Such wrenches were called
Moncke wrenehes. Owing to ignorance
of the origin and spelling of the name
1t was easily corrupted into monkey"
But this story is not supported by
any definite information. The United
States patent office says it can find no
record of a patent having been grant
ed by the British government to
Moncke for such wrench.-Path-
finder Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Tongue Truisters That
Haze Become Classics

Some time ago there appeared In the
British comic journal Punch, particu-
larry effective tongue twister, which
ran something to this effect:
A lady was walking down a country
lane when she met tinker. "Ak," she
said. Il see you are copper-bottoming
your pots" "Oh, no." he replied, I'm
aluminiuming 'em, num-" AS tongue
twister this is pretty hard to get,
though perhaps the American form of
the words is just trifie more difficult
to wrap ones tongue around: I'm
aiuminuming EN-, num-"
There are, of course, many thou
sands of these traps for the unwary
floating about. Here are a few. The
test is, not merely to say them, but to
manage to repeat them quickly, say a
half dozen times without getting
ones tongue tied up in knot.
The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth us.
A growing CLEAN growing green.
The bleak breeze Dlighted the bright
bloom blossoms.
She took switch at Smiths fish
sauce shop.
Flesh Of fresh-frying fish.
High roller, low roller, lower roller
A box of mixed biscuits, a mixed
biscuit box
She stood at the gate welcoming him
In.
She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Which switch is the switch, miss, for
Ipswich kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Music of the Orient
Harsh and Sfrident

The idea as to what real music really
Is varies according to race and en-
vironment. Music of the Orient is apt
to jar upon sensitive occidental ears.
Take the question of drums as an in
stance. The playing of drums in Euro
pean orchestras has reached a high
standard of art. though i Is rare that
more than three or four are used. In
a Burmese orchestra, however, the two
principal instruments are one made OF
series of drums called the seine
weing and similar series Of gongs
called the kyee or gongs graduated in
size. the drums being played with the
fingers and hands and the gongs with
knobsticks. Besides these there are
cymbals, tom-toms and castanets, the
last-named being much larger than the
European instruments and made of
bamboo. OF wind instruments there
are only number Of clarinets and one
flute played by the leader or conduc-
tor. String instruments are not used,
and there are also no brass instru-
ments.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
A Mans PRAYER

Teach me that 60 minutes make an
hour, 10 ounces a pound, and 100
cents dollar Help me to live so that
l can lie down at night with clear
conscience and unhaunted by the
faces Of those to whom I may have
brought pain Grant that may earn
my meal ticket on the square, and in
earning 1t I may do unto others as
would have them do unto me. Deafen
me to the Jingle Of tainted money.
Blind me to the faults Of other fell
lows and reveal to me my own. Guide
me so that each night when ! look
across the table at my wife, who has
been a blessing to me. l win have
nothing to conceal. Keep me young
enough to laugh with little children
and sympathetic 50 as to be consider
ate Of old are. And when comes the
day Of darkening shades make the
ceremony short and the epitaph sim
pie: Here lies q man. "-Herrinston
Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Boy Was Right There
After Job He Wanted

He was a clean-cut, wide-awake
young chap and he wanted q Job.
Il have nothing at present" said the
corporation manager, "but leave your
name and If anything turns up you
will be notified"
May / ask II you have made the
same promise to many Others" said
the applicant
Eyes, quite few" was the reply.
The boy grinned and remarking that
1t was no monopoly he went out.
A few days later a young man was
ne, ded in a hurry and seven tele-
grams were dispatched to seven wait
ing applicants. Hardly had these left
the secretary's Office when in walked
Johnny on the Spot, holding his tele-
gram.
How in the world did you get itr'
gasp~d the executive.
swell, sir" he answered, "the other
day as was going out l stopped and
got job as errand boy. l thought it
would be a good plan TO be where
could get the news quicker than the
others"
You'll dol" said the manager
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12

The crumbling and decay Of many
famous London (Eng.) structures is
partly due to the clay subsoil upon
which London rests. This Is compact
enough 10 transmit to foundations the
full destructive effects of traffic vibra-
ton, and slippery enough to allow
subsequent movement London got its
clay in Eocene times long before any
Of the present topography took shape.
The floods of the Ice age overlaid this
with wide areas of gravel, upon which
earlier London arose and over which
it extended, as the gravel afforded an
easy water supply. Those parts where
clay forms the immediate subsoil were
uninhabitable until the invention of
the steam pump and iron water pipes I;
largely they were overgrown with for
ests. 1t is, however, an ideal medium
through which to drive London's tubes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Despotic Tribunal

The Star chamber was a tribunal In
England consisting of a committee of
the kings priyy council, instituted. or
revived by Henry VII in 14S6. 1t had
extensive powers and held itself I'M
fettered by rules of law, dealt with
civil and criminal cases by bill and in
formation, without the intervention of
a jury, and could inflict any form of
punishment short of death. 1t was
abolished by act of parliament in 1911,
in the reign of Charles l. The court
is said to have derived its name, either
from the gilt stars that adorned the
ceiling of the chamber in the old pal
ace at Westminster, where it held its
sessions; or as is more probable, frorf
the Jewish bonds (starrs), deposit
there by permission of William I.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
All Life a Struggle

Life is battle all through, physical
ly as well as morally. Everything Is
struggling to endure, and the more
successfully we struggle the stronger
we become against a weakening
enemy. The plant that is badly nour-
ished, that Stacks and flags in the
fight is the one all its enemies fasten
upon. The weakly animal is the one
that sickness most easily attacks. The
battle of life is generally to the strong.
The early wheat in the best prepared,
finest land makes the better stand, In
most cases, against blights and other
Affections. Often the finest character,
also, belongs to the best fighter, per-
haps to the one who has had most to
fight against.-Montrea Family Her
aid
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Honey Once Main Sweet

1t is only within the last few CEN
turtles that sugar has become known,
and within the last generation or so
that refined sugars have become so
low in price that they may be COM
monty used in the poorest families.
Formerly honey was the principal
sweet, and it was one of the items
sent as propitiatory offering by ia
cob to his unrecognized son, the chief
ruler of Egypt 5000 years before the
first sugar refinery vas built.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Years Haze Brought
Changes IL. Meo. :.
e wish to label anything S

If we wish to label anything =
or barbarous we say it IS "out
ish," but when the Bible Spea,1. OF 81:
"ontlandish woman 1t means a for
eigner.
Another curious expression In ti.>
authorized version is 'The o. he
ket had very naught. dg17 IA
means fruit which was god Il
naught. Today the word naughty"
means 'ill-behaved." In the prayer
book the word presently" means sat
the present time" but today is slwayr
means future time, though not :
distant. says London Tit-Bits.
When the authorized version Vt {; =.
Scriptures was first printed. the Wors
careful meant "full Of care and anx'-
ETY." as in "careworn," but if mao
were said to be careful it would today
be good testimonial. Thus, when the
New Testament tells us to ''be care
full for nothing" it is not enjoirir-
wastefulness and speaking &C. ,n~
thrift, but simply telling US not
worry about anything.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
|Lapps Contented With
FelD Creature Comforts

No one knows when the Laps came
into Sweden, but for centuries this
queer little people, a branch Of the
Mongol tribe, have wandered about
the mountains with their reindeer, liv-
dng more or less nomadic life and
holding their own in population, al
though not increasing in any number.
During the summer months, when
the reindeer are on the move, the
Lapp contents himself with a birch
pole tent covered with canvas or turf,
so that II may readily be moved from
place to place. Some Of the homes
have modern comforts, but as a rule
the Lapp contents himself with very
little, says the Baltimore Sun.
In autumn the young reindeer are
marked on the ear with their owners
name. At this time there is gath
,ering of all the tribes, and, though
to stranger all reindeer look exact
ly alike, Lapp VIII point out his own
in the herd with unfailing knowledge.
Nor does a Lapp remove his neigh
boris mark.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Animal Intelligence

According to William t. Hornaday,
director of the New York Geological
park, the chimpanzee is the most in
telligent. of all animals below man.
He can learn more by training and
more easily than any other animal A
high-class horse is very wise and
capable animal. but this is chiefly due
to its age-long association with man
and education by him. A high-class
dog is the animal that mentally is in
the closest touch with the mind, the
feelings. and the impulses. of man, and
the only one that can read mans
feelings from his eyes and his facial
expression.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Iona. the "RIessed Isle"

Iona, one Of the smaller Of the In
ner Hebrides, was the Blessed Isle"
of early Christian days in the British
islands, says the Detroit News. st.
Columbia, noted Irish missionary. made
it the center of Celtic Christianity.
From there missionaries went out to
convert Scotland and northern Eng
land to Christianity. Kings were
brought to be buried in the soil Of the
sacred island. The Importance Of Iona
was ended, however, by the Danes who
swept down about the beginning of
the Ninth century and seized the Heb
rides from the Scotch.
The islands were returned to Scot
lands overload in 1926. More than
500 islands make up the Hebrides
group, but only about 100 are inhab-
tied
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Had Good Reasen

Il was the usual rush hour.
chivalrous young man got up and Of
fered his seat IN the street car to a
young woman
One Of the straphangers turned to
. friend who was standing by him
and said:
DO you know I've been travelling In
these cars the last ten years. and
I've never given my seat to a woman
yet"
The friend was q gallant fellow.
"well, that's surely not much to
boast aboutls he said, severely.
You would have done Just the
same" retorted the first man.
~Oh, no, shouldn't. ! should have
Owen up my seat like . gentleman"
mo. you wouldn't" said his friend.
n he swayed toward him. You see
the fact q I've never had seat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
His City of Refuge

The train came to grinding stop at
small town in the South, and the
head Of gentleman of color protrud-
ed from a window at the end of car.
Seated by his side could be seen
brown-skinned maiden.
Does yo' know a cullud pusson by
de name o. Jim Brown what lives
here?' he asked of station lounger.
"Ain' nevah heerd o. no Jim Brown
hyah, an All lived in dis town TO ten
yeahs."
rs 20 right suah dey amt neveh
been no Jim Brown aroun' hyahr'
Positively
.Den," announced the arrival, reach
ing for suitcase. dis is whah his
new son-in-law gifts 1.-THE Conti-
nent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Resinnine of I'm. C. A.

The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton was founded in England by Sir
George Williams, a London merchant
Williams organization grew out of
meetings he held for prayer and Bible
reading among his fellow workers in
dry-goods business in London, and the
association was founded in 1874. On
the occasion of its jubilee, its origina-
tor was knighted. Similar associations
had been in existence in Scotland at a
much earlier date. In 1924 David
Naismith started the Glasgow Young
Mems Society for Religious Improve
ment. movement which spread to
various parts of the United Kingdom,
France and America. Later the name
was changed to the Glasgow Young
Mems Christian association.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Lyric Soprano

The word lyric is derived from the
Tyre, which is now used as an instru-
ment to accompany the smaller forms
of poetry. 1t has become associated
with songs that are composed more
for their melodious interest than for
their dramatic effect. A lyric soprano
is known as Hight soprano, which is
more suited to light songs and solos,
to distinguish 1t from dramatic So
pranos, which are heard to greater adj
vantage in opera and oratorio work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
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Cherokee Myth Tells
OF Brouery az Su;Ae>

Lucky was 1t for all the animals
tnat there ara spiders that have egx
sacs resembling bowls, for otherwise
all the creatures of the forest would
have had to go without fire, the Youch 5
companion remarks. At least so we
are assured in Cherokee myth. Nat
ural History thus tells the pretty story
N which spider played tie part of
Prometheus:
In the beginning there was no fir
and the world was cold. In time. how
ever. the thunders placed fire in a
hollow tree on an island. TIE a-ima:s
gazed envfously at the smoke that
curled upward from the cones led bon
fire, knowing that there was warmth
there, yet at loss how to obtain II.
So they held council, and as a re-
suit the raven set out or quest.
He reached the island anu -.
but all that he bore Daes ia
result of his adventure was seer ~.
and blackened feathers. Tire little
screech owl next made tire II a. He
ACoShCu TIC tAcc, uul HullG H. WIS
hesitating what to do next a blasf 81
fery air arose and nearly burned out
his eyes. which are red to this day.
Other owls tried In their turn, but with
no better success. Then the bloc
make tried, and today LIE bears a
ering of sooty scales as a badge e
his Intellectual hardlhool.
Daunted by the failure OF
lows, the remaining ss all~
10 find the weight st o. n
not venturing to go. Not So
der, however. She wove lit 2
bowl of her silk and, fastenir
her back, set forth on her adv L. -
Reaching the island, she crept thre
the grass to the tree and snatched
q little ember of fire, which she pls :
IN her bowl and returned with D
the expectant animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12

When Eighteenth-century Paris was
still wearing the picturesque three
cornered hat Benjamin Franklin came
to represent the new republic Of the
United States, wearing on his head
queer thing derived from the steeple
crowns of the Puritan Pilgrim fathers.
Paris copied 1t and turned 1t into the
cylinder which Christendom has worn
ever SINCE says the Detroit News.
In the Eighteenth century when par
tisans OF France and Of Russia were
fighting 1t out in Sweden the French
faction wore hats, the Russians caps.
The Middle ages, as a familiar ballad
reminds as. knew a Pilgrim by his
cookie hat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Wili-o'-fhe-WisD

"Wili-o'-the-Wisp" is a popular name
for a phenomenon called ignis fatuus.
which in Latin means foolish FIRE"
1t Is light which appears floating in
the atmosphere few feet above the
ground In marshes or other places
where there is decaying animal matter
When approached it appears, as rule.
to recede. 1t has been attributed to
phosphorated or carbureted hydrogen
escaping from decaying substances.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Lost Talent

A great deal Of talent Is lost In the
world for the want of little courage.
Every day sends to their graves num-
Der of obscure men who have only re
NAMED in obscurity because their
timidity has prevented them from maxi
ing a first effort; and who, If they
could have been induced to begin,
would In all probability have gone
great lengths in the career OF fame.
The fact is that, to do anything in this
world worth doing, we must not stand
back shrinking and thinking Of the
cold and danger, but jump in and
scramble through as well as we can
Rev. Sydney Smith.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12

A Japanese woman has given to
newspaper her reasons for always ap-
plying the feminine gender to ships,
motors, trains, etc.: Eyes, they call
she for many becauses: They wear
jackets with yokes, pins, hangers,
straps. shields, stays. They have
apron, also cap. They have not only
shoes but have pumps. Also hose and
drag train behind; behind time all
time. They attract men with puffs
and mufflers. Some time they foam
refuse to work when at such time they
should be switched. They need guild
ing-it always require man manager.
They require man to feed them. When
abuse are given they quickly make
scrap. They are steadier when coupled
mp, but my cousin say they HILL Of ex-
pense."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-09-12
Why "Jerkwoter" Towns

For many years, villages and out
of-the-way hamlets throughout the
country have been called "jerkwater"
towns, but few persons know where
the term originated.
A version is given in the Indiana
Magazine of History. In the early
days of the railroad train, it was not
an uncommon occurrence to stop the
engine at wayside stream to replen-
ish the water supply The water was
carried in leather buckets.
First-class roads soon eliminated
this necessity. but smaller ones, touch
ing only villages, continued their
"jerkwater" engines. Railroad men
are credited with having jokingly re-
ferred TO the smaller towns as Jerk
water" places, and the name has stuck