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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Proof Mark Placed on
Weapons Made in Europe

Spanish and German firearms usual
" have, instead OF the makers name,
seal, frequently OF gold, depicting
characters-animals md letters-from
which, If possessed of list of such
seals. one might determine the manu-
facture of the weapon, and hence its
approximate date. English and French
gunmakers, however, If marking the
arm at all, did so by placing their
name and that of their town on the
lock-plate or barrel or on both.
The marks known as proof marks"
were stamped on, usually by a govern
ment official, after he had tried out
and proven" the arm to be all right.
AS rule the method of proving" was
to load the piece with several times
Its normal amount of powder and shot,
and then discharge the same. If it sur
vived the test it was considered
proven" satisfactorily.
Thus, as different marks were not
adopted until a certain date, one may
ordinarily be assured that an arm bear
ing them was not manufactured before
that date-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Giass-Sik Fiber

Venus basket is a giass-silk sponge
which grows in the tropical seas of the
Pacific, from the Fujiyama region to
the Indian ocean. BY the Japanese il
is called the mineral silk sponge, and
is used for it's FIBER which is woven
into chemical fiber cloths, into fire
proof candlesticks and into delicate
fireproof curtains.
In its natural state the glass sponge
is covered with these long silky fibers
which are used in the arts referred to.
A small tuft of these fibers covers the
base. The specimens are raked up
from the ocean bed, and the frame
work, which cannot be separated into
fiber for weaving, is employed in the
covering of steampipes and in cold
storage insulation, where it has been
found equal to asbestos. Certain speci-
mems are said to measure fully forty
inches in length and three to four
inches in diameter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Youne. DUE GatIdnr

Little Jackie took the church col.
lection very seriously, and every Sun
day morning he saw that his penny
was ready.
One day, just as the sidesmen be-
gan to take the collection, Jackie no
ticed that a guest in the family pew
was not duly provided
Sliding along the seat he whispered
where's your penny?"
Il didn't bring one" replied the lady.
Time was short, and the matter
was urgent, but Jackie came to de-
clsIon with great prompitude.
Thrusting his penny into the ladys
hand, he whispered:
Here, take minel I'll pay for
you, and I'll get under the seat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Heroes Reduced to Want.

. The highest British decoration for
valor In battle, the Victoria cross, does
not necessarily pave the way to a good
Job in peace time. Several winners
Of the decoration have been found In
the ranks Of the unemployed, and
more than one has tried to pawn his
decoration because of the lack Of
money, but II is Illegal for a pawn
broker to accept one as a pledge for q
loan. One Victoria cross captain, who
won his at the stormIng of Thiepval
September, 1915, when he was twenty
two years old. has hit upon the idea
Of touring the villages with a travel.
ing moving-picture show. Two others
are acting as advertising agents, while
another has gone back to his old Job
rs q surfaceman In a mining village
In the midlands. Captain Towse, the
famous blind v. c., is working at D.
Dunstan's, the London home for blind
soldiers started by the late Sir A.
thur Pearson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
CroWd Has Personality
but Little Indiuidualtfy.

1t would have been more to the pur-
pose if the critics had insisted upon
Walt Whitman's position as the poet
of personality, rather than of indi-
viduality. These terms are commonly
confused in the minds Of most people,
and even held to be interchangeable.
In reality a maximum Of individual
ity implies q minimum Of personality
and vice versa The individual, as
such, is necessarily isolated and there.
fore devoid Of personal ability to share
In the lives and fortunes Of others I;
the truly strong personality is he who
Is able most fully to share and under
stand the nature of those with whom
he is In contact, and who correspond
ingly subordinates his individuality
to theirs. And the same is true of
crowds, as Of individuals. A crowd
has personality; 1t has little or no
Individuality. 1t Is a fact that crowds
in different countries reveal individ-
aal differences: thus an English crowd
is less excitable, restless, noisy, than
an American crowd; and a Chinese
crowd may be even more reserved, for
aught l know; vet, despite these acct
dents, each crowd expresses certain
fundamental reactions, possesses GER
tain elementary desires common TO all
humanity. Each crowd Is at bottom
a vast reservoir of blind desire, vague
faith, dumb suffering; each crowd is
composed Of units that breathe, hope,
die; each crowd Is uncoordinated per-
sonality in conflict with individual diff.
ferentiation; each crowd Is at once
Everyman and Noman.-John Gould
Fletcher in the North American Re
view.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
ReUard for testers Who
Tighten LIES Burdens

England knights her playwrights
and her men Of wealth. and so does
France, but France has gone a long
step further and awarded academic
palms to three clowns. the Fratellinj
orothers, for their beneficial effect on
the public morale.
No task Is harder than finding new
Jokes or making old ones appear fun
ny, the New York World states. There
continuing dearth Of merriment,
only occasionally relieved by obliging
amateurs. When good story comes
10 light the city pounces on 1t like a
awk; II 10 passed from mouth to
south In every Office and factory TIL,
II wears thin with handling. Obvious.
iy the market Is undersupplied, and
the art Of eliciting smiles should be
subsidized as well as honored.
The better comedians Of the revues.
@ho receive but a shame-faced fame.
deserve at the least congressional rec
nsnitions and pensions from the pub
lie treasury. They are In line OF
descent from Wiii Kemp. Shakespeare
clown; Grimaldi, whose memoirs we're
edited by Charles Dickens. and all the
harlequins Of history.
Since there are no orders Of nobil
ity In this country, those who succeed
In being particularly excruciating
should receive cash prizeE or gold
medals easily convertible into cash.
As nation we are too serious, not
as q matter OF choice, but because
there Il 30 little first-rate wit 10 b.
found And we deserve our fate.
What have we ever done to encourage
the successful clown except to laugh
1t him7
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Insects Walk on Water

BY virtue of their lightness, COM
bined with peculiar construction of
the feetwhich keeps them from becom-
Ing wet, water spiders and a number
OF other insects are able TO walk read.
lily over sheets Of water, supported by
the surface tension Of the latter. This
tension acts practically the same as a
stretched elastic membrane. 1t is SUI.
nciently strong for these creatures, but
It is practically negligible so far as
heavier ones are concerned. SO long
as the feet and other portions of the
bodies Of water insects remain perfect
~ dry they are as safe on the surface
OF water as they would be on terra
firma, but let them once get wet and
this same membrane will quickly
prove their undoing-The Pathfinder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Stons-Age Men in Africa

Sir Harry Johnston tells Of a tribe
In Venya, South Africa, who wander
among dense forests and game-haunt-
ed wilderness. 'grhe tribe, the Ando.
robo, reproduces in a most striking
manner the life which we may suppose
to have been led by our far-away an
eestors in the earliest Stone Ages" he
says. 'They lead. In fact. very much the
life that the most primitive types of
man led In Great Britain and France in
the far back days of big animals, pos
sibly before the coming of the glacial
periods.
'They live entirely by the chase,
often consuming the flesh Of birds and
beasts uncooked. Though they COM
NIT considerable devastation among
the game Of the province, they are a
picturesque feature when encounr
tered."-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Dry-Clean White Does

One of the serious objections many
persons have to owning white-haired
dog is the trouble of keeping him
clean, but the truth is that a white
dog is just as easy to keep clean as a
dog OF any other color, but not by CON
slant washing. The whole secret OF
keeping a white dog clean Is to groom
him thoroughly every day. Contina
Gus washings ruin the texture of the
dogs hair. To make a white dog look
really smart, give him dry shampoo.
Rub him all over with a lump Of or
binary whiting or chalk. When he Is
caked with the powder and looks
as II he had been dipped in bag of
-four. brush him vigorously so that all
the loose powder viii be shaken out
and you viii find that he will look
cleaner than he would IL you had
given him wet bath.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
a ProhIAm for surhank.

Father was sitting smoking In his
chair when up came little George. his
son and heir. Father" he began as
he held up pit. IF were to plant
this pit would 1t grow to be a large
tree in timer
Certainly, my boy" answered 70
fhsr. And II you waited long enough
oranges would growi''
Are you sureY' asked the excited
boy.
"Of course. my boy
+Oh, but-well-"
well, what about itTs
aoh. nothing, dad; only thought II
was rather funny for an orange tree TO
come from = lemon pit"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Boob the Rooknnan.

lima Boob got a job as porter b q
book store and, during the absence Of
the proprietor and clerks, undertook
to wait on customer. This here IL
a funny place." he said afterward,
"and maybe there amt some dumb
bells foatin' In and out Of this store
A man that looked as If he had some
sense came In this morning and
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
lafRn' In my face. The idea Of loUking
for 'spenders In book shop"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly AT The
HERALD OFFICE.
China Wood Oil From Nut.

Tung or China wood oil is an i'm
portant raw material in the manufac-
tpre of varnishes, wall paints and
enamels, and Is largely used by the
hnoleum and printing ink industries.
II Is nearly colorless, quick drying,
elastic, and very tough The oil Is
pressed from a nut that grows on
tung trees of two species which are
hardy, deciduous, and about 20 feet
high.
In China II is used chiefly to pre-
serve the thousands of boats that ply
the waterways Of that country.
For transport, the oil is put in bas-
kefs lined with 16 thieknesses Of var
nished paper, each holding about 100
pounds Of oil. These baskets are
brought to small city or market place
Ia the interior, where they are pur-
CHASED BY representatives Of export
ez Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Mystery in Turkeyys Name

Tradition has 1t that the first turkey
was brought to England by one Of Sc.
bastian Cabot's chief lieutenants. This
is supported by the fact that William
Strickland, who accompanied Cabot
on several Of his voyages, adopted q
turkey rampant as his crest on being
granted arms In 1851.
Exactly how the turkey got his mama
Is a mystery. Some authorities SuS-
gest that the bird christened itself By
constant reiteration of sound that
resembles "turk-turk- turk"
The birds succulent meat was 30
highly esteemed by Sixteenth century
churchmen, that by Archbishop Gran
mers order, only zone dish Of turkey
cocks" was permitted at feasts and
banquets.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Ndtiue African Language

The natives OF Africa speak thres
langnees-Negroid, Hottentpt-Bush-
man and Hamitic. The HamItic lam
Euage, to which ancient Egyptian be
longed, is spoken in northern Africa.
The Hottentot- Bushman Is spoken by
the dwarf and pigmy tribes In the CEN
trail part Of the continent The remain
der Of the natives speak what is known
as the Negroid tongue. All these over.
lap one another and 1t cannot be said
that all the tribes OF central Africa
speak any one language. These three
languages represent many dialects and
seem to be distinct from all ether sys-
TENS Of speech. At least no close re-
lation can be discovered between them
and other languages
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
TO Oijk SUBSCRIBERS

The Post Office is again makingde
mands on publishers of newspapers to
revise their mailing lists. Under the
ruling of the Department the publisher
will not be allowed to mail papers as
second-class matter to subscribers who
owe for more than one year, unless
the subscriber has given instructions
to continue sending it for a definite
time and a bona fide promise to pay.
Because of this law, we are compelled
to communicate with all onr subscrib-
ers and ask them to cooperate with us
that we may put our mailing list in the
shaperequired.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
For the Radio Fam

What has radio got to do with for
eign trader When you listen In for
news or amusement speeding from
broadcasting stations, remember that
you could not listen In, nor broadcast
ing be, but for six imported materials
in radio Instruments: mahogany from
St. Jago, South America; rubber from
Brazil or the Far East; platinum
from the Ural mountains, Russia !;
glass derived from nitrates procured
In Chile and Germany; silk from
China and Japan; and mica from the
mines of India.-National Foreign
Trade Council Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
CHARGED the Camera

Once during an African hunt, says
Mr.. q. M. Newman in the American
Magazine, q charging rhinoceros gave
as some trouble. Two camera men In
my party were filming him. but being
photographed seemed to bore him. and
he headed directly for one Of the
cameras. The man. relying on the
hunter who was with us. kept on turn
ing; but the hunter did not flre quite
soon enough. The rhinoceros crashed
down dead on top Of the camera. For
tunately, the camera man had jumped
aside Just In time.
The second man filmed the whole
scene, and 1t made q great picture
when we recovered the smashed cam.
ere from under the beast, saved that
shm ana combined 1t with the ether.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Saturday Night Leisure

DO you sell many Of these expensive
ciocksT asked visitor at "A jewelers..
I'VE certainly do" said the sales
man. THE other day a man came In
from Oklahoma. They had struck oil
on his ranch and he was building him
self 20room house. He bought 19
clocks. He said he wanted one in
every room except the bath. He omit
ted the bath, because, he said, he
didn't care how much time he fooled
away Saturday night"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Pascnee Indians We're
Whirluinds in Battle

The Pawnees were never discipline
In military sense. On one occasion
when they were to start on a scout
early In the morning. three days ra.
lions had been issued TO them. They
ate every ounce that night and had
nothing to eat until the afternoon Of
the second day, when they shot a few
antelope.
They obeyed orders and suggestions
preliminary to combat, but in a
charge or sudden attack they reverted
to their own methods and were whirl-
winds in a fight. Major North stated
that In an engagement near Wood
River. Neb, where the Sioux were
completely surprised. the scouts
charged, firing their repeating car.
bines, flung them aside when empty,
used revolvers in the same manner
and wound up the fight With bows and
arrows. They had to go over the field
afterward to recover discarded wea-
pons- ! saw the command as they
passed through Julesburg; they had
eight scalps decorated and stretched
on hoops. The next night witnessed
fneir scalp dance. 1t was the most
thrilling savage rite have ever seen
A Pawnee stripped for action and in
war paint was a striking object. The
head was shaved excepting q narrow
ridge Of hair in the middle that stood
erect like reached name from the
forehead to the crown where 1t ended
10 scalp lock. A large circle about
leach eye was allied in with black, the
rest Of the face and portions Of the
body were streaked with vermilion
and yellow. At short distance their
faces reeembled decorated skulls.-E.
=. gcoyil1e II Adventure Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Impossible
$50 that's the baby, chr"
"Thats the baby.n

30 THAT'S the baby, ehY
That's the baby"
well, l hope you will bring it up
to be a conscientious, God-fearing
man."
I'm afraid that will be rather diff
cult"
"Pshawl AS the twig is lent the
tree is inclined"
Il know, but this twig is bent on
being girl"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
The Retors Courteous

Two high school girls were engaged
In conversation on the street. Said
the first:
tom tried to kiss me last night
and wouldn't let him."
did 1t make him angry?' her COM
panlon asked.
81 should say. He said he wished
he had called on you" -Marysville
Democrat Forum.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Described to r

Can you give me good description
Of your abscond.ng cashier?' suavely
asked the detective.
"We-ell." answered the hotel pro.
prietor, 7 believe he's about five feet
Ave inches tail and about 81, 900 short. =
Legion Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Z Consolation

The vicar. after heavy defeat, wa.
returning dtscensolate from the links.
Cheer up" said his opponent
you'll win at the finish. Why, you'll,
be burying me one day. I expect"
But even them" said tie vicar. 1T
will be your hole "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
puxxllna : Candidate,

A parliamentary candidate In rurai
district made the following remark In
the course Of his address: There is
no question In the world which cannci
be answered with just Yes or No."
An old farm laborer jumped up and
said: please. master. might / ask e
question:
Certainly, my good fellow" said
the candidate.
well. then. maister," said the old
farmland what's the timeT-L0n-
don Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-29
Desirable Edinburg
Residence For Sale

AN exceptional opportunity to buy
one of the most attractive residential
properties in Edinburg. Excellent
nine room frame house in first-class
condition. Porches on three sides,
running water, good cellar, all neces-
|sary outbuildings, fruit trees, an abun-
dance Of fine grapes. fifty feet front
|of beautiful lawn, in center OF town,
opposite Christian Church. This is
one OF the most desirable homes in
Edinburg and will be priced reason
pably with favorable terms. Possession
given on short notice. Call at resi-
dence or write.
IS. p. HoLLINGSwoRTH,
May 2 Edinburg, Va.
Evening star., 1924-12-17
FOREST CULTURE
URGED BY GREELEY
Chief of Service Speaks for
Future of Pulp and Paper
Industry.

IF the pulp and paper industry is
to be permanent, forest destruction
must give way to timber culture,
William B. Greeley, chief of the
Forest Service. said yesterday in his
annual report to the United States
Department. of Agriculture. ''Suffi-
cient wood pulp to meet future de-
mands for domestic requirements
could be grown in this country, under
intensive forest management" con-
tinued the report.
5000 900 Tons of Paper Used In Year
Recalling that IN 1929 the United
States used 8.000,000 tons of paper
more than half the world consump-
tion-and that 100000 tons of 1t
were imported, Mr.. Greeley estimates
that in 1850 the paper industry will
require 100000 cords of wood an
nually. OF the 100000 cords of pulp
wood used In this country in 1929, he
adds, only 100000 cords were grown
here, he said. r'oS :
The problem is complicated, says
the report, which was made public
last night, by concentration of the
pulp industry in the New England,
middle Atlantic and lake States. with
q resultant drain on forests in those
regions. Few mills are situated in
Alaska, on the Pacific coast or in
Southern States, which have much
larger supplies OF pulp! timber.
Pointing out that to grow timber
to meet future needs would require
a decade, the report describes the
immediate problem as need to find
Evening star., 1924-12-17

but nearly every inmate is from the
District. He pointed to the urgent
need for the building now under con-
struction to house mental detectives.
There are about 800 persons in Wash
ington termed morons, imbeciles and
idiots, he stated, but due to the abb
sence of more suitable institution
they are now treated as insane and
sent to asylums.
Congressional interference with the
rightful duties of the District Com
missioners, Mr.. Siddons said, should
be curbed and the Commissioners
powers should be extended. Laws
should be passed, he stated, COM
pelling the licensing of all institu-
tions designed for the care of chill
dren. Upon question, Justice Siddons
declared that the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia would well
come any effort made to take away
its power of appointing members Of
the Board OF Education. This, he
said, is not a judicial function, and
does not belong with the Supreme
Court
On the suggestion OF Justice Sid
dons, the, association voted to in
struct j. M. Murphy delegate. to the
.Fedsradon of Citizens Associat tions,
Evening star., 1924-12-17
NEW SLOGAN IN Use
BY C|WTAN CLUB
Ancient "CIassic" Converted
Into Pleasing Proclamation
of Christmas Giving.

Twas the day before Christmas,
and all through the town the gift
laden Civilians motored aroun'.
Such Is the version of the noted
Tuletide classic adopted by the Wash
ington Civitan Club as its Christmas
carol this year. Thesmembers will sing
these words to a popular tune as they
so about their work of distributing the
approximately 100 baskets of grocer
les, toys and other presents to the
needy families of Washington on the
morning of Christmas eve.
Charities Program.
rs Arrangements for the clubs an
$nual charities are in charge of Civil
tan. George Harris, chairman of a
special committee appointed to CO.
operate with the Associated Charities
and the Salvation Army in making
4p and distributing the baskets.
- Chairman Harris reported at the
luncheon me citing of the club yester-
day in the La Fayette Hotel that the
club already has raised the sum of
ss435 for the baskets, with bright
pF Fospects for further contributions.
~ Members of the club have volun-
TO the houses selected as worthy by
The Associated Charities. The bas-
kets will be made UP by the Saliva
ton Army, it was stated.
At the meeting yesterday the MEM
bers heard Howard M. Cool, of the
Better Business Bureau expose the