davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-08-25

ODonneIFs nine slammed 81 safe
ties to beat the Alexandria Cardinals,
IL to 0. The District team was aided
by the talented box-work of Bartels,
Evening star., 1924-08-25
INDIANS GRAB SEMI-PRO.

CLEVELAND, August 25.-Lester
Dopson, a semi-pro twirler of New
Jersey, has been ordered to report to
the Cleveland Indians for a tryout
Evening star., 1924-08-25

Vincent Richards, Olympic cham
pion, whose play with Miss Wills
against Tflden in the national mixed
doubles championship was impressive; ;
Little" Bill Johnston, Gerald Patter-
son of Australia, Rene Iacoste of
France, finalist at Wimbledon; Fran
els T. Hunter and r. Norris Williams
regarded as among the most danger
Gus opponents of the champion, face
comparatively easy opponents today
Evening star., 1924-08-25
EVENTFJU, WEEK is AHEAD
FOR CRIFFS In TITLE RACE
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

nariy eventful
Washington and Washington
of ball for club shoulder
Nationals of it like the phoenix bird and
should hold them
that for
Evening star., 1924-08-25
MT. RAINIER NOW CHIEF
HURDLE IN TYPOS PATH

CUNT RAlN1ERS unlimited nine is the obstacle
V( threatens the of the Union Printers
ton Base Ball and Athletic
title the Potomac by downing the ST Joeps
yesterday morning the Typos ourneyed Rainier
where 5000 fans watched them drop
Although General Accounting Office Department still
the Printers
mentioned aggregation is Irving Bstson and
Evening star., 1924-08-25
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Washington, 4, Chicago, 1.
Cleveland, 8; st. Louis, 1.
Detroit, z; New York, 2.
GAMES TODAY. CANES TOMORROW.
St. Louis at Wash. St. Louis ut Wash.
Cleveland at N. 7. Cleveland at N. Y.
Detroit at Boston. Detroit at Boston.
Chicago At Phila. Chicago at Phila.
Evening star., 1924-08-25

race. II Brooklyn and Pittsburgh
cannot win at the rate Of ZOO for the
| rest Of the season, the race is the
same as over. The Giants are not
! likely to lose much to the other
teams, which are only ordinary.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-08-25

Sandlot teams playing independent
ball had a merry time of it yesterday.
Dreadnaughts of Alexandria added
another victim to their list when they
Evening star., 1924-08-25

Navy Medical School players took
the measure of the Walter Reed
Hospital nine in a well played, 3-to-o
tilt. Neidotfer hurled creditably for
the winners He famed Is batters
Evening star., 1924-08-25

Ruel pulled a nice catch off Elsh
in the fifth when he dashed back to
the stand and grabbed the ball about
three inches from the screen.
Evening star., 1924-08-25

When the score showing Detroit's
victory over New York was posted
the crowd launched into cheering that
lasted several minutes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Real Meaning Of Words
Used Almost Euery Day

When a person Is in an unhappy pre-
dicament-"bet yeen the devil and the
deep sea'-he Is sometimes said to be
between Scylla and Charybdis" Ac-
cording to Greek legend, these were
two monsters, one Of which lurked on
each side Of a narrow sea passage. In
steering his vessel In such a way as
to escape one the unlucky mariner fell
into the clutches Of the other
There are two words-panic and
hygtenic-which we use almost every
day. "Panic" Is q sudden, unreason
ing fear Of something. It Is derived
from the name of the god Of shepherds
-Pan-whose presence as he lurked In
visible amongst the thickets or reeds
made itself felt by mortals, and sud
denly smote them with fear 30 acute
that they fed from the unseen
HYGIENE" Is derived from the name
of the goddess of health-Hygeia.
How many people realize when they
speak of putting an animal into
lethal chamber that the name comes
from Lethe-a river on the borders
of Hades-whose waters brought for
getfulness to whoever drank Of them
And when they describe something al
being in a state of chaos" do they
ever think that they are naming the
| first of all the old heather gods
Chaos-who ruled over confusion be
fore any other gods existed7
Under his aegis" Ia another phrase
often used. "Aegis'' was the name Of
the shield of the goddess of wisdom
Minerva, and is used to indicate what
the shield neutrality-suspicious..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Old Documents Indicate
Chinese Found America

In 1851 the distinguished sinologist,
De Guiges, published a paper which
he had found in the works Of early
Chinese historians, In which appeared
the statement that In the Fifth cen
fury certain travellers Of their race
had discovereds country which they
called "Fu-sang," which from the dis
lance and direction described By them
appears to have been northwest Amer
lea. The original document, according
to the author Of "Fu-sang, or the Dis
covery Of America by Chinese Priests
in the Fifth Century" was the report
of the priest-missionsry Hosli- Shin
in the year 400 A. D. who returned
from long journey to the East. The
report was entered In the year book
Of the Chinese empire, and while the
evidence offered is limited. 1t has
every appearance Of being a serious
state document
Archie Bell, in his Sunset Canada:
British Columbia and Beyond" says
there is a history of Vancouver island
that Is clouded in the vapor and in
cense of China. The stranger or the
native" of Vancouver island quickly
and constantly observes the resem-
blance of the Indians to the Chinese
and japanese. Merely circamstantial
evidence would point to very early
visits of Chinese voyagers to this coast
whether intent on voyages Of discov-
cry, or in ships driven across the Pa
cihc by storms is matter OF specu-
lation. Chinese junks and vessels were
blown across the Pacific as late as
the last century, and the sailors cap
tured and enslaved by the Indians
Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Killing CrocodiIes.

a douole-bladed dagger is used By
African natives In the marshes of the
Zambest and other localities In killing
crocodiles. The native approaches the
animal, and when the latter opens his
Jaws to seize him, he springs forward,
hrusts his arm and the knife far into
the yawning mouth, holding it there
moment. one end pointing up to the
brain, the other TO the tongue be
meath, says Adventure Magazine.
AS the jaws close he is able to pull
back his arm. the mouth being pried
open. and throw himself to one side.
At each effort to close it's jaws II
drfv-s the sharp point of the upper
knife further into the brain, until II
dies IN It's struggles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
REALIZED ERROR TOO LATE
old-Tlme seagars Pride Suffers Q
Fall When He Tackles Same
Couple Twice.

There is pride In all trades, BE
was old and shambling and his eye
was red, but 1t had bit Of a twinkle
behind 1t. He pulled his mouth down.
Gould you help an old one to get
just a cup of coffee nowr' he asked,
and touched his hat as he took the
coin.
The couple he had approached (your
expert panhandler tackles them In
couples. for most men like to show
their generosity when a woman Ii
witness) turned the corner and then,
perhaps for something forgotten
turned back after q quarter Of q block.
The beggar had gone Oh, and theh
he too turned back. Once more he
approached
~Couid you help an old one to get
Just a enp Of coffee powT BE asked
Did you already drink the cnn !
Just bought youY' asked TIE man.
The beggar stopped short He
peered. bis face fell He smota his
brow and turned on his heel and bur
Fied of. And the laughing couple,
looking back, saw him blushins to thu
back Of his neck.
Il 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
shuaed hurriedly and his step said %
clearly as words, Getting obi Get
ding oidi"-New York Sun and GLOBE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Hou Many 10 a Feu?

IAN editorial under the caption Of
How many is a fewT recalls to my
mind an Incident of my boyhood,"
@-tes resident of Buena Vista,
Colo. to the Pathfinder 81 was as
sisting my father, who was a minis
ter in the Congregational church, in
eIcavating a well, my duties being TO
turn the windlass which drew the
buckets of dirt to the surface. called
fathers attention TO the fact that IL
WAS almost quitting time and he re-
marked that he would take out a few
more buckets. asked him how many
q few was. He replied that according
TO the Bible a few meant eight Ac-
cOrdingly, we took out eight more
buckets Of dirt, and the same evening
asked him where he obtained the
Information as to few meaning
eight. For answer he referred me
TO Peter 3 30 where, in speaking Of
the ark, IT states few, that Is, eight
souls, were saved by water"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06

Supposed y Hold Up the FoHr Ger
mere Of the Earth-Namsd East
West, North and South.

pwarfs are Inhabitants Of the In
terior q 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-
ranaan workshops. The dwarfs could
not endure the sunlight, and II It's
rays touched them they were turned
into stone. Il 4 man met a dwarf
away from his rock and could throw
steel between him and 1t, 1t was be-
lieved that thereby bis hahitation was
closed up and that anything In his
power could be extorted from him
In the Old Morse, echo Is called the
dwarf language" preferably because
It was thought to be produced By the
dvaffs within mountains initiating the
sounds which they heard wathg1&c
Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Pressure of Steam,

Modern steam boiler prestice Is
catching up with pure science. Some
engineers may have remembered at
high school or college learning some
thing of what is called the critical
temperature" or critical pressure" OF
a gas, the former being the temper
allure above which the gas might MOI
be condensed at any pressure, and
the latter being the pressure when
the critical temperature Was attained.
All this was considered pure science"
or "high-brOw STUFF with no apphca-
ton TO practical affairs. But the crit
ical temperature and critical pressure
of steam are only 7o8 degrees Fahren-
heit and 5000 pounds a square inch,
and boilers are now being used at pres
sures of more than 1000 pounds with
the tendency toward higher and high
er pressures. Many interesting things
happen TO both watef and steam when
near the critical point and noT prac-
teal engineers are beginning 10 take
keen interest In what was formerly
thought at only for laboratory dis
cussion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Residents of St. Kilda
Rely on Birds for Food

81. hilda, fifty miles west of the
Outer Hebrides, is only three miles
long and two miles broad, and, being
very rocky, its inhabitants have to be
pretty wide awake TO make a living.
To a great extent they depend upon
sea birds for their food supply, and
one fowler has been known to catch
$40 birds in single day.
The fowler sets out with a long deal
pole. nine or ten feet long, with a
horsehair moose at the end camou-
tagged by gannets' quilts. Puffns are
numerous on the island, and the
fowler creeps as near the birds as pos
sible without giving them the alarm,
thrusts forth his rod along the ground,
works the moose close TO an unsuspect-
Ing putin, and very dextrously drops
the moose over the birds head and
secures It.
The birds are treated much like her
rings, except that they need a pre-
liiIinary plucking. When that is done
they are split open, kippered and hung
In long strings across the cottage cell
ing. In this way they will keep for
an indefinite period, and provide a
putin breakfast at a moments notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Garden Moles

The chief food of ordinary garden
hole~ Is composed Of earthworms,
grubs. caterpillars and insects of vari-
Gus kinds. In captivity moles have
beea known 20 eat birds, mice and
other flesh. During the summer these
little a2ir burrow about in the light
topson searching for food. They go
deeper Ia winter and hibernate, or at
least live in a semi-dormant state. Al
though moles do considerable damage
by upheaving the ground in lawns and
gardens, they partly recompense for
this harm by destroying insects which
prev mon the roots of plants. The
= IS of the moles are very small and
su0Fen. being almost hidden in the soft
f'lr. Il Is now believed that the eyes
Of garden noles are degenerate and
serve practically no use as organs Of
sight aoles seldom come TO the sur
face 81 - zround except at noontime
This habit has often been observed, but
never adequately explained.-The
Pathfinder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
RED CORAL USED AS DRUG
ssUsf In Efficacy Originated In Old
/ Timss and Only Comparatively
Recently Was Abandoned.

The red coral Of the Mediterranean
ses 10 mentioned By some Of the ear
lest OF the Greek writer's. Orpheus Of
Thrace mentions It In a poem as q
valuable remedy for the sting of scor-
pions and for snake bites, and its mys-
teal origin Is described By Ovid. The
myth that the coral is soft In the water
and becomes hard when exposed to the
air persisted until the Seventeenth CEN
tufy. II was used In early times by
the Mediterranean races not only az
jewel and as an amulet for resisting
Vaccinations, and as an antidote for
the stings Of scorpions, but, according
to Dfosorides, Ii was used as a medi-
cine for the splitting Of blood and for
dysentery.
Red coral, powdered and burnt, was
regarded as a very valuable drug for
almost every kind of disease during
the Seventeenth century, and 1t re.
NAMED in the British Pharmacopoeia
until the end of the Eighteenth GEN.
ury. and was still sold IN f6faist -
~ late as 1642 - -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
kTany Uses Are Msda
of Centrifugal Force

When you get rid of the water I'm a
mop by twirling it round yo, make
use Of one OF the most Import me-
chanical forces. Centrifugal force. as
1t Is called Ut IS rronoun ced "cen-trif-
ugal.' by the way), drives the water
from the mop just as 1t Grove the
stone that killed Goliath from Dayid's
sling.
An object, once set In motion. wants
to continue travelling in the same d.
recdon. and resists any ATTEMPT to
change this direction.
stone tied to piece of string and
whiried In a circle pulls harder the
faster 1t Is whirled. If the string
breaks, the stone will continue TO
travel In the direction it was moving
at the instant the string broke: II
would travel In a straight line were II
not for the pull Of the earth, which
nnaliy brings the stone to the ground
When turning a corner Oh a bicycle
you instincttvely lean inward; II you
didn't centrifugal force would upset
you
a motorcar turning q corner at high
speed would run on the two outside
wheels, and the inside wheels would
be lifted from the ground. Cars turn
Ing corners quickly are often shown In
drawings with the outside wheels
clear Of the ground, which is quite
wrong.
Many uses are made Of centrifugal
force; the modern cream separator
collects the fat particles from the milk
by It's action.
The little governor that regulate.
the speed Of q gramophcne depends on
It.
And the ever-popular roulette
whee1s fings of its occupants by this
force
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Mechanics Represent
Character of Cities

Unfortunate Is the city which In Its
career has not been dubbed by some
nickname or other. Some Of the nick
names of cities express admiration.
some are frankly deprecatory, others
are facetious, and all represent IN some
measure the character Of the city.
New York city is blessed with many
nicknames, for whatever may be ita
virtues or its vices, no one will deny
that 1t has character and distinction
Perhaps 1t Is best known as the EN-
pire City," a sobriquet clearly earned
by it's premier position in the United
States, its wealth. its population. its
enterprise and It's influence In the en-
,, pire of the Western world.
Gotham" a name first applied hui
lnorously by Washington Irving, comes
next. 1t Is an allusion to that older
Gotham, the extraordinary stupidity
of whose citizens won them the !rnnic
appeIlatioI Of 1.-THE Wise Men Of
Gotham"
Much-abused Brooklyn Is preten-
tiously called THE City Of Churches
but is also known as New York's
| Bedroom"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Origin of Adams APPLE

The Adams apple, which is a pro-
lection or enlargement on the fore
part Of the throat, received its name
from the old absurd belief that when
Eve gave Adam the forbidden fruit,
which was supposedly an apple, a por-
ton of 1t lodged in his throat This
theory was all the more plausible from
the fact that the Adams apple is Wis
fble on men but rarely noticeable on
women, and then usually only late in
life. According TO the superstition the
lump caused by this piece Of apple in
Adams throat was transmitted to his
descendants and became a character
istic Of the human race. The projec-
zion is produced by the thyroid carti-
tage OF the larynx
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
From Wool 70 Suit In q DAY,

p numerous industries therS have
no conspicuous examples Of What
can be accomplished in the way d
speed when human energy az we'll -
mechanical appliances are put to the
test against time. For example, an
English baronet once wagered that be
wotld dine at seven o'clock In suit
Of clothes made from wool which had
been growing on the sleeps back the
same day. Operations began at Ave
O'Clock In the morning with the wash
ing Of sufficient sheep to provide the
wool From q neighboring factory tbs
wool was returned as cloth late In the
afternoon, but early enough to permit
tailor and his assistants completing
the sgt by seven o'clock. In plenty Of
time for the baronet to don It prepara-
tory 70 sitting down to his evening
naal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
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 album
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
ably with favorable terms. Possession
given on short notice. Call at resi-
dence or write.
S. p. HOLLNGSWORTH,
May 2 Edinburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Ended Critical Situation

In front Of the only vacant seat o.
the early morning subway reposed a
small handbag and q suitcase, the
latter pressing itself against the knees
Of male passenger who occupied the
next seat. Another man entered the
car and sat down. and as the owner
Of the luggage made no attempt to re-
move It the newcomer was obliged to
sit with 1t under his knees.
He looked uncomfortable and turned
with an inquiring look to the man be-
side him. who seemed obiisious b the
G1anona n1nnatnd ~ -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06

A curious custom exists among the
natives OF the island Of Raiatea 1.-THE
chief island of the Leeward group Of
the Society islands) to preserve the
memory Of deceased relatives. In the
large church at Uturoa. the PRINCIPAL
settlement on that island. VIII be seen
a great number Of brass hanging tampa
hanging from brackets an about the
building. Each Of these has bean Pre-.
sented by some native family In mem
DRY Of some beloved member q tho
clan who had died. and they const.
tute a memorial. such as q bronze
tablet or stained-glass window wtuld
represent In European countrIsS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly All The
HERALD OFFICE.


Seventy-fiye years ago the Hamburg
American line established its first ship.
the Deutschland, in the service be
tween Hamburg and New York This
was a sailing vessel Of III tons, ami
was regarded as a monster craft in
those days. Adolph Godfrey. director
of the company. at a meeting Of the
directors in 1913, told with great pride
of the high character Of the accommo-
dations which It's three ships We're ak
fording transatlantic travellers, who
passed - days on the trip from Ham
burg to New York and 30 days on the
eastward trip.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06

Though some microbes are very
tough and can stand great extremes of
heat and cold. the majority Of them
are easily killed II the right methods
are used. But what puzzled scientists
for many years was that KILLED" mi
crobes seemed able to come to Life
again. You could kill them as dead az
door nails, but In a very short space
OF time they would appear In swarms
and 40 lively as crickets. Then
discovery was made. II was found
that many microbes bred by means Of
seeds or spores which ara almost n
aessyarkshlA aava hx AeA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
10 q II SUBSCRIBERS

The Post OfficeIis again mskingde
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 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
shape required.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
What She VIII Be Later.

Geneva soon will be four years old
and she is a most precocious young
ster She overheard daddy telling
grandmother that his little girl would
soon be four years old and 1t would
not be long until she must enter
school. Geneva interrupted:
I'm too smart now"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06
Animals and Birds

We mount all kindsof AM,
MAILS and BIRDS true TO
life. We also manufacture
SCARFS, CHECKERS, etc
from your own FUR as we'll
as remodel your old Flu RS, at
money saving prices. Work
left at Mrs. D. M Clark's
Store in Woodstock will re-
ceiveprompt attention Phone
Mutual.
Asa A. She tz & Son.
Jan. IS, If.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-06

Women City Managers.
Collinsville, Okla. and Warrentown,
Ore, have each appointed a woman to
the position OF city manager.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-16
rRuTos MEMORIES

Los frutos memories han recibido La
atenci6n que merecen y trabajos en
batatas, yautias, maiz y arroz 81 han
efectuado en- toda la isla. De especial
interes es 10 hecho en- la siembra de
guineos, poque con Ell ~advenimiento de
los barcos frigorifcos SO nota un mar
cado interes en- aumentar la. exporta-
ci6n de este producto de nuestro suelo
La conservation de semilla, Ia In
production de ayes de pura raza, Ia re-
partici6n de semilla de yerbss Elefan-
te v Guatemala Y otros detalles del
traba'o agrfcola fueron debidaments
~atendidos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-16
NOtas del DepartamentO.
de Agriculture y Ifabajo

I'm extracto del informe annual de
la Division de Fomento Agricola in
dica que durante 81 aho econ6mico
proximo pasado ell personal de campo
de este DEPARTMENT. hizo 1873 semi
lleros de cana y Sc calcula que Ell pro-
ximo afo Sc podran sembrar 5000
cuerdas con la semflla procedents de-
ellos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-16
REsUMEN

FL uin del trsbajo efectuado
por esta Division es como sigue: Sc
llevaron a cabo 1889 d-emestraciones
de las cuales 476 quedaron completa-
mente terminadas- y 763, estan por
terminarse. Una demonstration iuclH-
We todos los trabajos que Sc efectian
desde la preparation del terreno hasta
la recollection del trabajo rsalisado.
Las demostraciones aru.ba menc1ona-
das cubrieron en toda La isia, I'M total
de 1912 cuerdas.
Agosto Is, 1924