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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Cost of Fertilizer Can
Be Reduced by Legumes

"Grow more legumes and let nature
take care of your fertilizer needs.
Let the air help pay your fertilizer
BILL"
This is the suggestion soil and crop
specialists Of the Georgia State CD
lege of Agriculture make 10 help keep
the cost of fertilizer down. EStrogen
Is the NEST expensive constituent IN
factory mixed fertilizer, they say, ana
economy necessitates the using a a
part of the unlimited quantities 81
nitrogen found in the air over Georgia
farms.
The elevers and vetches have been
found to make available about sixty
pounds of nitrogen per acre, and when
the whole crop is turned under, the
fertilizing value is equivalent to tine
addition of five or six loads Of stable
manure.
A good legume hay crop turned ua-
der will lead TO profitable and psr-
manent farming. 1t would require
four tons of ordinary mixed fertilizer
per acre. containing . per cent am
monia, to furnish an amount of nitro
gen equal to good crop of vetch or
clover. If purchased in mixed form
this nitrogen would cost from $50 to
S25 per ton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Odd japanese Custom
Fixing Age of Babies

japanese babies are precocious, for
they are a year old the moment they
are born. and two years old the flrBt
New Years day, writes Carroll 7. Zim-
norman In Babyhood. That IL the
way the Japanese reckon age, counting
the year In which the baby Is born
one, the next year two. and so on II
you had been born in Japan just as
the temple gong was about to boom
II on the night of December 81, you
would be, according to the japanese
mind, two years old with the first re-
sounding clang.
So in Nippon one Of pair Of twins
might indeed be year older than the
other This addition of another year
to a persons age on January 1. FIRE.
spective of the actual month OF his
birth, came Shout In this way: When
in 1870 the Japanese calendar was
changed to conform to the European
months. the people at large could net
understand why they should be done
out of their real, as opposed to the
official new year, and so, at the be-
ginning Of February, the same thing
starts again, and everybody considers
It his duty to celebrate the occasion
Just as his ancestors did
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06

Emu Perfect Example
of "Henpecked" Male

Among the Australian emu emanci-
pated females are the rule. Here the
lady does the counting, which consists
largely Of a loud booming. The emu
Is very irregular layer, depositing
her big green eggs at intervals OF
from two days to a week. No nest
Is built, and 1t is the duty Of the
harassed male to follow her move
nlents and to cover the eggs with bits
Of straw or grass. so that they may
have at least some protection. says
Lee s. Crandall in the Mentor. The
clutch varies from two to as many
as eighteen eggs; just how the male
keeps track of them all Is still mys-
terry When he feels that no more are
to foflow he scoops a shallow hollow
In the ground and gathers Into 1t his
scattered treasures. Then he hum!ly
begins the process Of incubation, 4
task which lasts for eight weeks-the
longest incubation period known, to
birds. When the babies emerge he
lavishes on them an attention that no
mother could excel. This great bird,
nearly as large as an ostrich, leading
brood of chicks, might serve as q
perfect example Of motherly solici-
tude. He guards his children for q
year and a half. leaving them only to
yield to the persuasive boom" that
again bends his neck to the yoke
While her downtrodden mate is .skeep
fng the home together" the mother
emu is roaming the country Boom
ing for another mate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
T.oain's Description Of
Missouri Riuer Water

In one of his return trips to the
state of his boyhood. Mark Twain
wrote friend he had found one thing
that had not changed-the mulattc
complexion of Missouri river water
and probably score Of centuries
would not change it. ut comes out
of the turbulent, bank-caving river"
he explained, "and every thimbleful Of
it holds an acre of land in solution
| got this fact from the bishop of ths
diocese. If you will let your glass
stand half an hour you can separate
the land from the water as easy as
Genesis, and then you will find them
both good-the one to eat, the other
TO drink. The land Is very nourishing,
the water is thoroughly wholesome.
The one appeases hunger. the other,
thirst. But the natives do not take
them separately, but together. as ma
ture mixed them. When they find an
inch Of mud In the bottom Of the
glass, they stir 1t up and take draft
as they would Cruel. 1t is difficult for
the stranger to get used to this batter.
but once used he will prefer 1t to wa
ter."-Pathfinder Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Opal Diggers Work Hard
for Small Remuneration

OF all the rough "outback" Jobs in
Australia, digging for opal is about
the worst. Cooler Pedy lies in the
heart Of the Stewart range, 10 miles
from the nearest station on the East
West railway, and its whole popula-
ton Of between 20 and so diggers
lives underground in burrows scratched
out Of the hillside. A tin shanty. in
which the diggers keep their tools, is
the only sign of life showing above
ground.
Every morning the diggers come out
Of their holes and set out for the opal
fields, to cut patiently through the
rock In the hope Of finding the beau.
tiful black diamonds lying beneath
Between them they have dug many
thousands of dollars worth Of opal in
the last four years, though they have
worked only small area of field
said to be 40 miles long. In normal
times opal Is worth about SIS an
ounce, but now that there is practical
ly no demand for the gems the diggers
have opal. but no money.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06

The gayety of the French often runs
into practical jokes; many Of these
have found their way into wills. A
practical Joker who died at Reaux
some three centuries ago expressed the
wish that representatives Of the four
orders of the Mendicant monks should
accompany his coffin, each carrying
four large candles-which he had pro-
vided In advance. It was done, but at
the most solemn moment of the funeral
service the big candles exploded, scat
tering fire, smoke and CONSERVATION
all around. They were all loaded like
trick cigars. A rich Frenchman who
died at Constantinople left his fortune
to a nephew and niece in France-but
to be given to them only after they had
ridden all the way to Constantinople
on tandem bicycle to get 1t. They
were young and strong, and they did It.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Doubt Anecdofe of Drake

One of the features of the great his
t0rical pageant of Devon, produced al
TorQuay, was the use, In one scene,
of the identical set of bowls with
which Drake was playing when the
Armada came in sight. These bowls
are among the treasures of Torquay
museum, says London Answers.
There are people, however, who
doubt their authenticity or rather the
truth Of the famous anecdote OF Drake
and his celebrated game on Plymouth
Hoe. There is no contemporary ac-
count of the incident. which was lie
scribed for the first time in Britain
in an Eighteenth century book. 1t is
mentioned, however, in a Spanish po-
itical pamphlet published in 1924
nurvrs ~ backgrounds.
An art treasure is beautiful In h
self, but its very nature demands an
appropriate setting. frequently, the
artistic person can place the lovely
pieces Of his household 30 that each
win not only look well. but 20 that
they are mutually helpful.
There u nothing which win set Of
the beauty Of lamp 70 well as q
mirror background. Consider an ex-
QuiSte lamp set on a wall table
against a mirror. The lamp should
not be placed In tho mathematical
center Of the mirror, but to one side
30 that, Il It b a frivolous lamp It
may seem to hirt with itself In the
glass. or. II It BE- a serious type. II
may be greatly enriched By TT 6wn
reflection.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Rules of Polifeness
We're Not for Tennyson

Tennyson gained a reputation in
bis later years for rudeness. 1t was
due perhaps to his dislike of intru-
sinns upon his solitude. When the
MOOD was upon him he was apt to
disregard entirely the conventional
tiles. says the Kansas City Star.
neighbor of the poet laureate
once asked IL he might bring to Aid
worth a woman who was visiting In
his home. She was well known in So
ciety. II was carefully explained to
Tennyson that the woman had great
admiration for the poets works and
desired very much to see him. Tenny-
soa assented quite readily, telling the
ncighbor to bring her to luncheon and
named the day. When the day ar
rived the poet had forgotten all about
II and, as 1t CHANGED. was In one of
his solitary moods.
The woman was introduced; Tenny-
son bowed. Luncheon was announced
and they went in. She sat next her
host who throughout the meal did not
utter a word. At the end of 1t he re-
tired In silence to his own room and
g. woman left the house to which
she had made her pilgrimage in hope
and reverence, not having heard so
much as the sound Of the poets voice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Scotch CosD Evidently
Had Fondness for Fish

The real heroine of this adventure
was COW. 1he angler could cast q
ny and had caught trout in the south
Of England. but had never so much
as seen salmon river. Great was
his Joy therefore, when one day he
received an invitation to fish one Of
the most famous spring salmon rivers
In the north of Scotland, says the
Field. In the very first cast that he
tried he hooked and landed his first
salmon-a ten-pounder.
The first salmon Is always the most
perfect and beautiful that ever was
seen and the angler reflected that II
he carried his fish In the bag all day
1t would dry and lose its lovely sheen.
On the top of the brae there was a
marshy nook that would answer his
purpose admirably. He deposited his
treasure in this nest and, having COW
cred it with a thick layer of rushes,
vent on his way.
The rest of the day he caught moth
ing except a half-pound trout Still
he was very happy and content as he
turned homeward and whistled mer-
rily as he approached the marshy
nook. But there he found highland
cow In the act Of consuming his
salmon, of which little remained ex-
cept the head and the tail. In his
anger he flung the trout sayagely at
the cow. hitting her full In the face;
but. so far from taking offense, she
seemed rather to think that he had
brought her a bonnie bouche where
with to complete the feast, for, after
gazing at him for moment with the
innocent. confding eyes of her kind.
she eontentedly swallowed the trout.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Unkind

They were very much in love. but at
last came the day when they had a
bitter quarrel and they parted, each
resolved never to see the other again
as long as they lived.
Years passed, and they had almost
forgotten that little love affair, when
one night they came face to face with
each other. at q dance.
The man felt rather embarrassed,
but he went eagerly up to her. new.
ertheless. and said softly:
"Why, Murieli"
She looked at him indiffsrently.
Let me see" she said, calmly. "was
Il you or your brother who used to
be an old admirer Of miner
he was snubbed. but he rose to the
occasion.
II really don't remember" he re-
Piled affably. Probably my father
London Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06

In Latin and the languages, such
as French, derived from 1t, the "h"
LIS not pronounced, Its omission being
due to the slightly different throat for
nation In different races. For GEN.
turtles after the Norman conquest Latin
ana Norman French were the official
tongues Of England, and the aspirate,
therefore, was never sounded. With
the gradual rise of English as a ma
tional language, the 'h" came into
fashion. though even today one may
occasionally find an old-fashioned
Clergyman who clings TO the ancient
tradition and speaks with conservative
correctness of an tumble man." In
the main, however, the dropping of the
''h" was left to the less-educated
Glasses, particularly those In London,
which. as the court and official center,
had of course been more affected by
the French non-aspiration than the
more truly English north country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Almost Euened the Series

Mrs. Smith wanted to go to the mo-
vies. Mr.. Smith said he had put in
Lard day at the Office and was tired
and would rather sit at home and
smoke. Knowing the Smiths, anyone
could have predicted that they would
go to the movies!
LETS sit down near the 'front.'" said
Mrs. Smith.
But don't like to sit near the
'front.'" Mr.. Smith protested. when
! do that the pictures hurt my eyes,"
"Nonsense!" scoffed Mrs. Smith. 81
like to be down close so I can watch
the musicians"
Soon the two were seated within
comfortable seeing distance of the Or
chestra.
"Oh, don't you just love to hear the
rumble of the kettledrums?" Mrs.
Smith gushed.
And then the worm turned, albeit
ever so slightly.
"Yes," Mr.. Smith replied. keep
quiet kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06

Only twenty states require actual
banking experience varying from one
to five years.
Powers of Bank Commissioners
In the majority of states. the Bank
Commissioner is given moro or less
power to approve or deny applica-
tons for charters of state banks.
Clearly this authority should be ex.
ercised chiefly with view to supply
ing each community with safe. ade-
quate banking facilities. Hence the
Importance of carefully weighing az
factors involved such as the character
and responsibility of the organizers
and the community's needs for bank.
ing facilities. In the very nature OF
things no one is so well qualified to
pass on charter questions as the Bank
Commissioner. Comments from all
states favor granting the banking de-
partment large If not absolute juris-
diction in granting bank charters.
A number Of states now confer
more or less complete authority on
the state banking department to act
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usually providing that the Bank Com
missioner must fle report with the
court for approval. In other states
the court names a receiver and the
Bank Commissioner thereafter has no
jurisdiction or authority. The almost
unanimous opinion of bankers and
the Bank Commissioners Is that
authority should be placed in the
banking department as 1t permits the
employment OF experienced bank adj
n1inistrators In winding up the affairs
Of a bank, Is more expedient, eco
nomical and altogether more satisfac-
tory.
Changes Needed
The consensus as to changes need
ed to strengthen the work of the state
banking departments is summarized
in the following recommendations:
/. Provide adequate salaries
2. Give Bank Commissioner large dis
cretionary power in granting charters
and enforcing bank regulations.
g. Remove the ONCE from partisan
politics by providing for. election or
nomination Of the Commissioners by the
bankers.
4. Provide for a sufficient number Of
examiners. with adequate pay, and free
their appointment from politics.
5. Give the Banking Department full
authority to act as receiver In the case
OF failed banks. "a
s. Make Bank Commissioner terms
five years.
Z. Make requirements for Bank Com
missioner eligibility not less than five
years Of successful banking experience
and Wen recognized executive ability
Bank supervision, when wisely and
impartially administered, is capable
of rendering one of the highest types
of service state can give its people
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Unframed by Long Falls

Among the Aassic English falls
may be mentioned that of steeple-
jack, who fell from the top of the
church Of st. George in Bolton-le-
Meors to the ground. the whole dis
lance trayersed being some 100 feet,
The mans skull struck some sheet
lead upon the earth and left its i'm
pact upon it, but though this fall was
quite unbroken the man was only
slightly injured and resumed work in
q few days. Not long ago man
with his shoes on fell from the top
of cliff at Dover the height of which
was afterward found to be 400 feet.
He was picked up floating insensible
in some five feet of water, but his
shoes were off, which proves that he
must have retained sufficient con-
seriousness on reaching the water to
enable him to draw his shoes from
his feet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Mere Soft Wood Trees
Are Nosu Being Planted

TIE people Of the United States con-
sumo twice as much softwood lumber
az they do hardwood lumber, according
to the New York state college Of for
estry at Syracuse university. The soft
woods are cut OF more rapidly because
Of their better adaptability to mans
needs and their lighter weight
The pines, hemlocks and spruees
noat easily and this facilitates trans
pcrtation to the mills. They are
hauled by bobsleds or sent by fiume OF
cfute to a stream or lake and fioatse
to the mills. Naples, beeches and
birches will very often sink. which ne
csssitates artificial means Of transpor-
tation such as motortrucks, tractors
and railroads, or expensive rafting.
Even where such costly transport II
required for softwoods the greater
value Of the product has made lumber
Ing profitable. But with hardwood this
type Of logging Is too expensive except
where tie hardwoods are especially
fine and the demand II good with Q
near market.
The dwindling supply Of softwoo6
timber Is making It more profitable to
plant evergreen trees than ever before
says the college. Today many hard
wood forests and farm woodlots are
being converted to the more valuable
softwoods. 1t often pays on such wood
lots to girdle understandable hard.
wood trees so the underground Of soft
woods ttat have been artifcially plant.
ed or naturally reseeded win not be 70
tarded by the shade Of their older
hardwoods. BY cutting the bark
around the hardwood trees, their foil
sc VIII disappear and the trees will
:.e, thus allowing enough light to fall
upon the young softwoods TO give them
treir natural rate Of growth. In the
average forest such elimination Of
hardwoods allows the coniferous or
Softwood species to take on additional
volume Of about one-fourth cord annu-
ally for twenty-five to thirty years, do
pending upon their age. This increase
In growth will Offset the expense Of
sirdling and keep the forest on pref
table basis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Dogs Need Frequent
Release From Chain

The following humane appeal made
BY a correspondent in the Dog World
shows pointedly how dogs are the vic
tins of cruel practice; how their
dispositions may be spoiled, and their
lives rendered unnatural and un-
happy:
MAY I plead through your columns
for the better treatment Of dogs who
are continually chained, sometimes
for weeks aud months, without being
liberated. from their imprisonment
The other day a nan stated In a
police court that his dog had not been
of the chain for twelve months; from
Its puppyhood, it had been fastened
up without an hour of liberty.
"As a lover of dogs l hold that ev-
cry dog is entitled TO regular exercise.
and that it Is unjustifiable cruelty to
imprison a dog for life. Such treat
ment makes a dog hopeless and mis-
cradle; he becomes detected and Oft
en- savage, and his health suffers Sc
riously.
"a young dog can be trained to be
a guard without claiming. and the best
watchdogs are those which are not
chained. Chains are a heritage OF by
gone days and should be abolished"
The best way TO keep. dog that
needs restraint is to put him In a yard
with high fence. II this is not prac-
ticable. fasten wire across any yard;
On this put On iron ring which. when
attached by cord to the dogs collar,
viii allow him to run backward and
the full length Of the wire.
The yard should have shade as well
as sunshine, to protect the dos from
100 great heat Of the sun
Make your dog your companion and
friend. Treat him kindly and be win
1t Is cruel to tie dog under wag-
IN or allow him to follow an automo-
,ile or bicycle. Let him ride with yor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06

EoyO per cent the the United
0s ocures prices
oeouck Agricultural Foundation which has completed p
a
cent Of the
that high freight
and four cent think II
OF
and
over their creditors without
addona 10 cent really bankrupt holding through the
lenncy creditors
who
Central states nearly
ants who lost their materially higher
Records
Of all the bankruptcy
Of all bankruptcy
of all this
These
points the Agricultural Foundation practically all them
Of
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Caue Tint to Water

Opposite Buckingham palace Is to
be found the Victoria memorial. This
beautiful piece Of workmanship is
particularly remarkable for the clear,
delicate green Of the water in its mar
bic basins. The secret of its coloring
and translucency was revealed recent
ly when two workmen were observed
solemnly drawing large sack to and
fro through the water. They ex-
planned to an interested onlooker that
the sack was filed with a certain sub
stance which, while preventing the
growth Of weeds, gave the water its
delicate apple-green tint. London
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-06
Meaning of Ferry

The original meaning of the verb to
ferry Is conveyed by the couplet in an
early English poem, which describes
how the king, gone accounting among
his faithful subjects, was 'kaht bi the
heles. feryed out by the feet"
In those days the verb to ferry
meant to carry, or as in the cited case
Of the king, to drag out
The use Of the noun ferry as boat
or vessel for carrying passengers or
goods across a body Of water was an
afterthought.
The application is quite logical
Ferrying is carrying, only that 1t is
now restricted to carrying over body
Of water. By the same token 1t would
be extremely difficult to ferry" a king
out by the heels.-New York Sun.