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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Easily Proped

N>At a mill in Boston the workers
were having a discussion about who
was the quietest man they knew.
They got minder TO act as Judge.
Then they got their thinking appara-
tus to work, to think who was the
Quietest man they knew. Many hun
bred names were mentioned. This
judge was about to give his decision
when he saw a minder who had never
mentioned one.
The judge then said: "Neaw, Jack.
does tina not know any quiet man?''
'.Weu," said the minder, 81 think
know just one"
'"Wen, out with it," said the judge.
"Well, l think ovid Bill Kite the
quietest mon l know"
The minder looked surprised and
then they all exclaimed at once
"Why, mon, he's dead!"
81 know that. l think he's the
quietest mon 1 know. He's never
spoken to me for nearly twenty
years london Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
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Sacred Stones Pressed
by Millions Of Lips

During the holiday season many
tourists in Ireland visit Blarnsy 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 its position, has
received numerous kisses from dar.
Ing visitors, as well az the one which
Is easy Of access.
The Blarney stone Ia 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 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 1t with
out first kissing this sacred stone,
Said to have been white originally
the Black stone is stated by those to
whom 1t Is an object Of veneration to
have been turned to its present color
either through the sins OF men or by
the tremendous number Of kisses
bestowed upon 1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Prisons" May Yet Be
Maintained in Open

Prison In the open air seems a con-
tradiction in itself, for the very word
prison calls up the idea of incarcera-
ton in locked and walled-up buildings.
However, there is such thing, and
it is in Holland that very successful
experiments have been made with out
door prisons.
Sixty persons were drafted to the
town of Veenhuizen, to serve their
term there. Their task was to con-
vert moorland into cultivated field,
and they showed themselves very In
dustrious in the undertaking. They
are divided into gangs, each containing
a few persons, but are not supervised
or watched by any sort of warder or
official; these prisoners may live iii
common and advance their social
sense, UNSOLICITED to supervision.
The foreman of each gang is, how
ever, not a prisoner, but a workman
who joins voluntarily. 1t would not be
difficult to escape under such condi-
tions, but no one has hitherto attempt
ed to do so. The environment is much
more favorable than in an ordinary
prison, and the Dutch government 10
considering setting up several centers
of this sort.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Horse Markets Coming Back

horse markets coming
ana better horses
Roebuck Agricultural
power OF farm horses during = ~ - 1e pusns
Low prices probably to bor..
on ana cause failing
ne foundaon believes But breeding opersios 49,.
expan districts
S s f a horses , the market wants are now
~ pu TOT an good Dig sound shape
norses Of the wagon type weighing 4oo Price
vanced from the extreme depression - -
How the turning
prevus cycles Of lorse and By the ac
complaining cna nave varied greatly
nom depression depression the second eighteen the present y
already years It seems logical upward
which VIII
and that good horses and mules mane Il 80 exs 49,
vii get the benefit OF that advance BY the
food horses are the exception On farms
farmers win be content with long - -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
FUNGI AIDS POTATOES GROWTH
SsAsrs and Orchids Owe Their L.
lsAsnss - Tiny taeasisisa
planfs.

Common potatoes and bsauttfui q
snids owe their existence to aueaz
partnerships with tiny fungus plants
Or. George Il. r. Nuttall, director %
Moltsno institute for research IN par.
anthology 81 Cambridge university,
pointed out tn IN address here.
When potato plants axs raised from
seed. tubers are not formed upon the
roots unless they are invaded By Q
microscopic fungus. In soli fsss from
the fungi. tuberisation does not %
sur. In the case Of many orchids ths
seed win not terminate without kha
assistance Of fungi.
DR.. Nuttall said that this eoudisioa
Of partnerahiD life may be regarded
% balancing between tive sxtremss-
complete immunity and deadly In
fectivs disease. Il probably originated
a. conflict fn which one Of the part
ners was parasite on the other, but
IN course Of time ended In mutual
adaptation- 1t q By no means % rare
phenomenon a. was formerly sup
pessd, he explained. N some eases
ne microscopic partne becomes q
permanent inhabitant Of the cells Il
he host plant or animal, and may
even Be transmitted from hest to host
hsreditarily.
he predicted further discoveries b
parasitism and IN these mutual parf.
nernhip arranRelnanka a. ufa-Mfnr
neapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Americans Accorded
Honors by Britain

The first native American to be
knighted by an English monarch was
Sir William Pepperell, who was borr
in Kittery, Maine, June 81, 1896. His
father was a Welshman who came tt
New England as an apprentice to &
fisherman. The son became mer
chant and amassed a large fortune
AS 4 military leader he took part il
several conflicts with the Indians ant
attained much distinction. For thir
ty-two years he was member of thu
royal council of Massachusetts, and a.
chief justice of common pleas h:
won eminence as a jurist.
Since Pepperell's time many Amer
leans have achieved knighthood ant
higher British honors, Lord Aston ant
Lord Shaughnessy, the former ma
tive of New York and the latter o.
Milwaukee, being among the mori
prominent latter-day examples.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
High and Lolp Ldnds

The maximum difference between
the high land and the low in the Unit
ed States proper is 14,477 feet. Ac-
cording to the official figures, Mount
Whitney, the highest point, is N.5O1
feet above sea level, while Death val
ley, the lowest point, is 275 feet below
sea level. These two points, which
are both In California, are less than
30 miles apart. The difference be-
tween them seems small, however,
when compared with the difference be-
tween the highest and lowest point in
Asia. Mount Everest rises 29,002 feet
above sea level, whereas the shores
of the Dead sea are 1920 feet below
it-a difference of II, 292 feet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Genius of Philology
CiUen Stern Justice

Curious pleas have sometimes been
put forward In support of the reprieve
Of notorious criminals. One of the
strangest was that on behalf of
George Ruloff, an American school
teacher, who was convicted In 1870
Of series of robberies and murders
his own wife and daughter being
among the victims. For cold-blooded
cruelty his record would be hard to
0eat, but Ruloff had his other side.
He was an ardent philologist, and
had been engaged for years on the In
vention Of a universal language. No
one could attempt to palIiate his
crimes, but widely signed petition
was presented to the governor Of vlr-
ginia for his reprieye on the ground
that as his invention, IL completed
would be Of the utmost benefit to man
kind 1t would be criminal folly to ex-
tinguish such light Of learning. The
governor thought otherwise and Ruloff
vas 1ulZ hanssd
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Early Jeroish Cemetery
Nosu 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 1855. The first Jews
In America are supposed to have ar
rived September II. 1854. on the bark
Catarina, which brought II refugees
from Cape st. Anthony, Brazil.
Tie spot selected for the cemetery
was out among the sandhills, outside
Of the city. There was range Of hills,
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 meadows
below the city to the south, with the
East river In the distance. When the
War Of the Revolution came batteries
were planted In the body Of the GENE
terry and on Its hills. In 1855, 2O(
years after the opening Of the fnal
sleeping place among the hills, New
Bowery was cut through, and all thai
was left Of the cemetery was q 57-foo'
front on that thoroughfare
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
His Enslish Admirers
Annoyed Bret Hdrfe

It is said that Bret Harte used to be-
come weary to evaporation at tue
foolish admirers who could not sepa-
rate him from his characters, and who
Insisted on confounding their expert
ences and predictions with his own.
Since he wrote of pioneer mining
camps in the early days of the gold
fever, his characters were often heroic
only in part; indeed, they were quite
as often rogues as heroes. AS lie
obviously could not be identified with
the toughest types among them.
the favorite notion seemed to be that
he was, or had been, gentleman
gambler, says the Kansas City Star.
With that Idea in mind, young Eng
lishman once tried hard to get Harte
to describe and explain poker, which
he referred to as 1your American
game" Harte conveniently misunder-
stood him.
$50 you say great game over
here?' he inquired amiably. "In the
| States, now, we call it big game
grizzlies. catamounts, buffalo and big
horns. don't you know. But we
don't chase them with pokers. No
40. They're abundant, but they don't
often come into the houses. really. It's
usually necessary to go outside will
a gum"
At another time he learned tina,
a certain noted hostess, whose invita-
ton to dine he had just accepted
had been concerned whether it were
true he was a reformed gambler
mot reformed" said Harte, YEARLY
"Tell her that / am beyond reforma
ton. Tell her that / was my owl
model for the gambler, Oakhurst, ant
! that the scene of his suicide is pur'
| autobiography"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Pueblo Indians Carry
Fetish When Huutins,

The favorite hunt-fetish among the
Pueblo Indians was the mountain lior
or cougar. which they deemed til,
king Of animals. Every Indian car
ried fetish when he hunted, and de
rived his power from it by putting ita
mouth to his own and drawing In his
breath-"drinking the breath" of the
image-and praying to 1t, or rattle.
the animal spirit it represented, to help
him.
The ceremony was indispensable al
the beginning of hunt Then before
following the trail the Indian initiated
the roar Of his patron beast, to terrify
and bewilder the game. He firmly
believed that without these supersti-
fious ceremonials he would stand no
chance at all in the hunt, but with
them he was sure to succeed. The ami
mails which were successful hunters
themselves were the objects of reyer.
ence. and the Indian was careful to
invoke their aid. that his own pursuit
might be as fortunate as theirs.
The hunter. when he struck q trail.
took q forked twig and placed 1t in
front Of footprint, with the fork
eDening backward. This was to trip
a. neoa1& Enmerpefrolf Nm
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
His City of Refuge

The train came to grinding stop at
a small town in the South, and the
mead Of a gentleman of color protrud-
ed from window at the end Of q car,
Seated by his side could be seen a
Drown-skinned maiden.
'Does yo' know a cullud pusson by
de name O. jim Brown what lives
here2" he asked of station lounger.
"Ain' neyaL heerd o. no Jim Brown
hyah, an All lived in dis town 70 ten
yeahs."
rs 20 right suah dey amt neveh
zen no Jim Brown aroun' hyahr
Positively"
Den" announced the arrival, reach
ing for suitcase, dds Is whah his
new son-in-law gifts off"-The Cont.
s nent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
By No Means

!, farmer had a dispute with his
'e7 For some months they quarreled
1ntii, at last, wishing to settle mat
ars one way or the other, the farmer
sd . summons against the young
Your name Is Hezekiah Perkins,
II not2" inquired the sons counsel.
ir,' replied the farmer In
ed tones.
su have brought this action
81 your son2'
have, SIR"
30 I understand you to say
,ns have ignored your son for
81 month";
hgt1" asked the old man, some
puzzled
rge 9a ignored your SON Tor the
aof fhT
- sal the old man, shaking
Il have had nothing what.
do with him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Men and Instincts

Writers Of the last century regarded
instinct as almost non-existent In man,
whereas reason was denied to animals.
Later scientists hold differently, among
them having been Prof. William
James, who maintained that man has
as many instincts as animals. He fur
Their maintained that instinct played a
leading part in the determination of
all human conduct. McD0ugal, the
eminent philosopher. goes still fur
Their and says THAT mans organisms
would become incapable of activity of
any kind If instructive dispositions
with their powerful impulses, were
taken away.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27

apary of Spidss

Lucky ~ all the animals
hat there ire 81 Is that have egg
aecs resembling bowls, for otherwise
I'll tho creatures Of the forest would
have had TO 60 without fire, the Youths
Companion remarks. At least 20 we
~ assured IN Cherokee myth. Nat
ural History thu tells the pretty story
IN which spider played the part Of
PrometL ras:
In the beginning there was no fire,
and the world was cold. In time, how
ever. the thunders placed FIRE In a
hollow tree on al island. The animals
gazed enviously at the smoke that
curled upward from the concealed bon
IRE. knowing that there was warmth
there. yet at loss how to obtain 1t.
So they held q council. and as re-
suit the raven ret out on the quest.
He reached the island and the tree,
but all that he bore back with him as
q result Of his adventure was scorched
and blackened feathers. The little
screech owl next made the trial. He
reached the tree, but while he was
hesitating what to do next a blast OF
fiery 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 black
snake tried, and today he bears COW
ering of sooty scales as q badge OF
his Intellectual hardihood.
Daunted by the failure Of their fei
lows. rhe remaining animals managed
to ind the weightiest Of reasons for
not venturing to go. Not SO the spi'
der, however. She wove a little tusti
bowl Of her silk and, fastening it to
her back, set forth on her adventure
Reaching the island, she crept through
The grass to the tree and snatched up
little ember Of fire, which she placed
in her bowl and returned with It tc
he expectant animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Interbred Chickens

The origin of the Rhode Island Red
chicken was similar to that of the Buff
Orpington in England 1t was 10
cal race of poultry found extensively
in Rhode Island, produced by the farm
ers themselves without any definite
breeding and from uncertain stock. 1t
is thought by some authorities that
a considerable foundation of this To-
cal Rhode Island poultry was an old
smooth-legged Cochin-China stock; but
that ordinary Cochins were also large
ly bred is undoubted, and there is
strong evidence that the Asiatic stock
was considerably crossed and inter
mingled with Brown Leghorns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
,ecrs Haze Brought
Changes in Meaning

- =. wish to label anything strange
as we say it Is "outlandv
then the Bible speaks of an
i woman 1t means a for
curious expression In the
ersion is THE other bas-
cry naughty figs" That
which was good for
he word naughty"
In the prayer
esently' means "af
but today is always
me, though not far
n Tir-Bits.
"a version of the
rinted, the word
If care and anxi-
swo, but If a man
care i it would today
l0nia Thus, when the
,s. -ts Us TO "be care
II Is not enjoining
nd speaking against
My telling US not to
ling.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
WELSH ARE PEOPLE APART
Have Les connsetIon VIM EnelaAd
Than Thess o. Scotland and
ireland.

Wales ID the territory b the west q
the Island Of Great Britain lying b.
tween the month Of the Dee ana he
Bristol channel II 10 Inhabited By Q
distinct raee. the descendants Of he
ancient Britons who took refuge IA the
mountains and daiss ps western pfssi
Britain q The tin4 Of he Anel6 91xsn
Invasion -
Thsss @wslshmsn~ (foeviraerp, q
he Nnsiish esii thsm, = c3kS q
they eall themselves ar not oniy dIk
fsrent from tAe EnsiisA b lanGsase
customs. religious lif9. enlt1rA = 81.
y III mat eoss y unaks . n11(0osI
personality. but aFs aes1p11y 80
widely sundsrsd lrem - - -
nslsAboz3 than szs sls4e} y
he north q tAen 9
farfhoe weok-k3ktod i
~ 0ontusy 1aAoAsl1AA
asln. s1szkz::
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
> Snobbish About Hin,

AIRY lights, one from Har-
Their from YaIe-that's as
Ne care to go-were having
little talk when something
Il up which caused the Yale
. remark:
.e trouble with you Harvard men
,u are inclined TO be a little snob-
!"
hat ID not So" replied his com
IN. why, when / rowed on the
new every man in the boat
three down In the stern."-W.
wson In the New York Eve
st.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Human Mind Beat Machine

A French lightning calculator, NJ.
maud. was recently pitted against
twelve of the latest types of calculat-
ing machine. The human machine
carried off all but one of the honors.
NJ. Inaudi easily beat his mechan-
ical competitors in the speed with
which he solved problems in addition,
subtraction, division and finding the
square or the cube, but in the first
understanding the square root of
a NUMBER machine came out first.
In the third round, which consisted
of complicated problems, the man won
easily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
ChiuoIrv

1t was this which, without con-
founding ranks, had produced a noble
equality, and handed it down
through all the gradations of social
life. 1t was this opinion which miti-
!; ted kings into companions. and
raised private men TO the fellows with
kings. Without force, or opposition
1t subdued the tiercest of pride and
power; 1t obliged sovereigns to sub
init to the soft collar of social esteem.
compelled stern authority to submit
to elegance. and gave dominating
sanquisher Of laws to be subdued by
unconstitutional Burke.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Acres Of Flower.

year there are acres Of fow-
lilies, violets and others,
France and southern Italy
) the worlds increasing de-
~ perfumes. The process Of
II the oils exuded by the
te lengthy and millions
,,cked blossoms are re-
make the supply equal the
Large distilleries have re-
q built In southern Italy for
s.tioE Of valuable oils from
fruit rind which yields es-
used = tho makIns of per
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
Of Y. M. C. A.

ems Christian associa-
on aas toanued in England by Sir
- Williams, London merchant.
ization grew out Of
for prayer and Bible
GLOW workers in a
III London, and the
ded in 1874 On
bilee. its origina-
nlilar associations
}ea e in Scotland at
cate. In 1924 David
nit 81 "a the Glasgow Young
Sc 81 .Or Religious Improve
nent, movement which spread to
rious parts of United Kingdom,
France and America. Later the name
wa changed 10 the Glasgow Young
Mems Christian association.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27
AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE.
PROPERLY WRITTEN.
JACOB HAUN,
WOODSTOCK, VA.
For Sale or Rent

u DuIL u WCUL
Attractive dwelling, corner High and
Church Streets, lot lo0xlOO, rooms
and bath One Of the most comfortable
houses in Woodstock, Va.
MRS. VIM. B. ALLEN,
Birds. Nest Inn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-21
Tomorrow is the Day!

Heaters! Ranges! Cookers! Stoves of vir-
tualIy every model, for every use, to be
sold at HALF PRICE. New stoves and
re-conditioned stoves that can hardly be
told from new; every one of them in alb
solutely first class condition and thor
oughIy guaranteed. Tomorrow they go
on sale; you get the kind of stove you
want at the price you want to pay!
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLA-
TON: Wen set up the stoUe you
purchase where you uUnnt it, uDhen
you lUant it and as you lDant it! De-
livery viH be made now or later,
according to your requirements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-21
The Ideal Is the Place!

TRADE IN YOUR OLD STOVE! 1t will
be accepted as part payment on any
model you may select. Choose from a
great display that involves dozens of
fine quality, well known makes and get
an efficient, high-grade stove at an un-
equalled bargain price!
Then think uUhat it means to SNAKE
Your DUN Terms" Simply charge
any stoUe you select. Pay for IL in
small amounts as you use the stoUe,
by the month, the week or semi
monthly. Get your stoUe tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Rafael Sabatini
Wins A. Zukor's
$4,000 Award

THE ADOLPH luxor $4,000
i prize. offered BY the president
OF the Famous Plnycra-LaAky cor.
porntlou 20 tho writer whose story
or play made the best motion pic.
turc produced in tho year. ended
September ! last. has been awarded
by a distinguished body Of judges
20 Rafael ssbatini Tor his novel
sscararnuochc," produced on the
screen By Rex Ingram.
The judges were George Barr
Baker chairman Of tho First Inter
national Congress OF Motion Picture
Nrts. al which the award was Of.
fered last year. Ellis Parker Butler
president Of the Authors League Of
America, Inc. thru which the award
was made: Edward Childs Carpenter
president OF the American Drama
lists: Allan Dwan, motion picture
director: Charles Dana Gibson. the
artist: Frederick Roy Martin. gen.
crai manager OF tho Associated
Press: May Roberts Rinehart. nov.
olist. Elmer Rice. playwright and
scenario writer. and Robert T.. Sher.
wood. motion picture critic.
with the announcement Of their
decision. tho judges also made pub
Tic report in which they com
mcntcd on "thc surprisingly large
number OF worthy pictures that
came under their consideration"
The report also states. Authors
who ignore the motion picture have
no real right TO complain OF its oc.
casional stupidity and vulgarity; for
they. by their Indifference, are doing
nothing 10 remedy a condition,
which. In view 81 the motion pic.
lures universal popularity is Of
vital importance. The possibilities
Of the screen as a field for the
expression OF intelligent ideas are
markedly apparent In 'scarmouchc';
this shows what tho motion picture
can do with material supplied to
II by a creative artist"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
SUB-TITLES

CRITICS and motion picture exec
" utives await the day when II
will be possible TO make pictures
without sub.titles.
James Cruzo has come very near
The idcaY in THE Goose Sang
High" ~. laioat Paramount pro-
ductiou.
Barring brief foreword, the pic.
ture contains only two sub.titles-
that Is. titles necessary TO explain
the action OF tho story. There are,
OF course, many spoken tltles in tho
course OF tho production.
No particular effort was made TO
set n record in that regard. accord.
ing 10 Walter Woods. scenarist and
writer Of titles for most Of the Cruz
films