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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-05
Farms-Ranches, Sale

FOUR acres on Fredericksburg road fol
sale, city electricity, telephone and bus
lines. Apply owner, Route +, Box 1873
or Colfax 3l-F -.
1 HAVE more than 500 Texas farms and
ranches to offer for sale and trade. p. l..
Crews. 726 Brady Bldg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Pretty Legend About
Island in South Seas

One of the most picturesque spots
in beautiful Hawaii is Cocoanut is
land, in Hilo harbor. This little bit
of earthly paradise possesses a myth
ical origin. The story runs that the
demi-gOd Maui with his magic hook
fished the island of Maui up from the
sea and planned to join it to the Is
land of Hawaii. The plan failed be
cause one of his brothers, who was
in the canoe with him, disObeyed
command that he must not look be
hind, and the island of Maui slipped
back to its present position on the
map, and only a small piece thereof,
Cocoanut island, remained on the
hook. In this district is Konolale, the
site of a famous temple, Manini, built
many centuries ago and reconstructed
in about 1850 by King Liloa. On that
occasion "a human sacrifices were Of
fered. When Liloa died, Uni and his
half-brother Hagau both wanted to
succeed him. The high priest had the
family war god at his temple, and
both raced there from nearby points
to secure it. uni got there first and
won the title.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Sound Reflection Helps
Blind to Comprehend

Whenever a sound impinges on q
fat vertical surface of any appre-
ciable area it is reflected much the
same as light-not echoed. An echo
is also a reflection, but of pro
nounced type; but the sort of retiec-
ton to which | refer takes place at
distances shorter than necessary for
an echo, and results in merely the
addition to the original sound of a
characteristic quality that could prob
ably be classified as an overtone.
Poles, trees, walls, buildings, cars,
any fairly fiat, fairly vertical, good
sized surface, will produce this effect.
The seeing rarely, if ever, are aware
of it, of course, They do not need to
be- But the blind not only are aware
of it but make thoroughly practical
use of it for such everyday purposes
as locating objects or finding, for ex-
ample, the gaps in long line of
parked cars When a blind man taps
his walking stick ON the pavement or
shuffles his feet he is more often caus-
ing sounds which can be reflected than
trying to determine his location by
touch.
This utilization of one of hearings
possibilities generally wasted is also
one responsible for the sixth sense
myth, and only one of the several
ways in which this sense when de-
veloped serves the blind.-Charles
MaGee Adams in the Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Pays to Fatten Poultry
Before Birds Are Sold

The fnisher Of poultry cannot re-
main in business unless he can make
some profit, and the farm poultry
raiser needs the fnisher It Is esti-
mated that at least one-half OF the
poultry sold of the farm Is fattsned
at feeding stations before It reaches
the market. The market win not take
poultry In the condition of flesh In,
which most Of 1t leaves the farm.
Farmers may not generally appreciate
this, but such Is the case. The fact
is that farmers should pen-feed their
Gull hens and pullets before attempt
ing to sell them, because they can do
so at a good profit even with the
present high price Of corn. Farmers
may not be in position to crate-feed,
but this Is not necessary when done
on a small scale on the farm. Pen
feeding will give practically as good
results as crate-feeding on the farm,
but birds cannot be proftably fattened
unless their range is greatly restricted.
To fatten the birds while they are
running at large is a losing PROPOSE
ton. Under such conditions they run
off the flesh about as fast as they lay
IL on.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Earliest Accounts of
Trade Among Nations

From the time that men began to
live in cities, trade, in some shape,
must have been carried on to supply
the town-dwellers with necessaries;
but it is also clear that international
trade must have existed, and affect
ed to some extent even the pastoral
nomadic races, for we find that Abra
ham was rich, not only in cattle, but
in silver, gold, and gold and silver
plate and ornaments (Gen. 10 Y;
"a %, so. Among trading nations
mentioned in Scripture, Egypt holds
in very early times prominent posi-
ton, though her external trade was
carried on, not by her own citizens,
but by oreigners-chiefly of the no
madic races. The internal trade of
the Jews, as well as the external, was
much promoted, as was the case also
In Egypt, by the festivals, which
brought large numbers of persons to
Jerusalem, and caused great outlay in
victims for sacrifice and in incense
q Kings S:63). The places of public
market were, then as now, chiefly the
open spaces near the gates, to which
goods were brought for sale by those
who came from the outside (Neh.
ID 10, 16; Zech 10Y. The traders
in later times were allowed to intrude
into the temple, in the outer courts of
which victims were publicly sold for
the sacrifices. Czech. Ii 81; Matt.
u 10; John 2:14).
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
FUNGI AIDS POTATOES GROWTH
Eubers and Orchids Owe Their RS6
lstence to Tiny ParasitIoaa
Plants.

Common potatoes and beautiful Of.
chids owe their existencs to queer
partnerships with tiny fungus plants,
Or. George Il. r. Nuttall, director Of
Molteno institute for research in par
histology Of Cambridge university,
pointed out in an address here.
When potato plants are raised from
seed, tubers are not formed upon the
roots unless they are invaded by a
microscopic fungus. In soil free from
the fungi, tuberization does not oc-
rur. In the case of many orchids the
seed will not terminate without the
assistance of fungi.
DR.. Nuttall said that this condition
Of partnership life may be regarded
as balancing between two extremes
complete immunity and deadly In
fective disease. 1t probably originated
as a conflict in which one of the part.
ners was parasite on the other. but
In course of time ended In mutual
adaptation. 1t Is by no means 30 rare
a phenomenon as was formerly sup
posed, he explained. In come cases
the microscopic partner becomes q
permanent inhabitant Of the cells Of
the host plant or animal, and may
even be transmitted from host to host
hereditarily.
He predicted further discoveries In
parasitism and In these mutual part.
nershlp arrangements Of Hfe-Min-
neapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Sacred Stones Pressed
BY Millions of Lips

During the holiday season many
tourists in Ireland visit Barney cas-
tie and its famous kissing stone.
Of the stones variously asserted to
be the original one, able to bestow
the gift Of persuasive eloquence upon
whoever touches it with his lips. the
one the kissing of which is difficult
feat, on account of its position, has
received numerous kisses from dar-
ing visitors, as well as the one which
Is easy Of access.
The Blarney stone is not unique In
having received an immense number
Of chaSte salutes. ST Peters statue.
In the nave of st. Peters church, In
Rome, can claim 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 it 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, 1925-01-09
Redbird Got It's Name
From Church Dignifory

1t first thought 1t Is difficult to see
the relationship between the common
redbird, or cardinal, and the hinges of
the front door. The explanation is
simple enough, however, when the
words are traced to their source. The
redbird was originally called a card
inal because his plumage bore the
coloring Of the hat and cassock of
cardinal of the Roman Catholic
church. The use Of the word "cardi-
nal" as denoting a dignitary Of the
church came about through the poetic
fancy Of an early pope, who spoke Of
the cardinals as "the hinges by which
all things are moved" In connection
with church government. In the Latin
language "cardo, cardinis," is the
equivalent Of the English hinge"
Fer this reason the dignitary Was
called a cardinal, as signifying his
function as one Of the hinges" Of the
church. From this early usage card
inaw came to be applied to anything
of prime Importance, including the
cardinal numbers, the cardinal points
Of the compass and the cardinal vir-
tues. The use Of the word as apply
ing to q color came about from the
fact that the color was the striking
feature Of the dress Of a cardinal.
This explains the use Of the word I'm
naming the redbird.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Caugs Conceded to Be
First Makers of Soap

Made from goats tallow and beech
wood ashes, the earliest forms of soap
were used by the ancient inhabitants
of Germany to give reddish color to
the hair, according to the records of
the historian, Pliny the elder. AL
though mixed into hard and liquid
material, 1t was not known as O
cleansing substance, but was often
employed in the treatment OF skin
troubles.
The Gauls, 1t is said, introduced 1t
into other parts of the world.
Today the yearly production in the
United States Is estimated to be
two and one-half billion pounds. Not
until about the Second century Of the
Christian era was the product used as
a cleansing article, it is claimed, and
an ancient factory for manufacturing
the material unearthed in the ruins OF
Pompeii still contained a quantity OK
it in a good state Of preservation.
Northern Spain and Marseilles later
became the chief centers of the in
dustry and produced large amounts of
the CASTLE variety from olive oil and
lye Earlier accounts Of the existence
of soap among Asiatic peoples are
believed to refer to some kinds OF
mixtures which were devoted to pur-
poses entirely apart from those of
dyes or cleaning substances.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Arnuities Were Issued in
Early Babylonidn Times

Historically annuities antedate life
insurance by far. 1t is thought that
the great development of banking ia
cilities in ASsyria and Babylonia must
have provided annuities. The first
definite mention Of them, however,
was 40 B. G. in Rome and is of sJ\>h
q character as to justify a belief that
they had been long in use.
In the Middle ages, kingdoms, mu-
inequalities and bankers obtained
money by selling annuities for life or
terms Of years. 1t is said that Erg
lands national existence during tae
wars Of William of Orange was large
~ maintained through the money Oh
tanned by selling annuities. AT first
the values of such contracts were de-
termined without scientific calcuiu-
ton; after a while the Northampton
mortality table vas compiled and used
as basis, and later the Carlisle
table, but both these bases were far
too favorable to the annuities.
Several British companies took adj
vantage Of the very low price at which
their government granted annuities
and purchased many on the lives Of
sturdy farmers, but payable to their
corporate selves, and thus made large
profits. In 1919 an English actuary
warned the government that it was
losing $4,000 a month. but he was not
hesded until 1927, when another &C,
tuary announced that the government
was losing $4,000 a week, and then
the sale Of annuities was stopped af-
ter an estimated total loss Of f25, OOO,-
000.-World's Work,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Choir Boys Sometimes
Need Restraining Hand

The restless choir boy is often the
best singer, as the inhumanly we'll
behaved youngster is often devoid of
initiative, musical or otherwise,
writer in the Montreal Family Herald
comments. The writer well remem-
bers the choir master of his own
chorfster days who, to his sorrow, sat
Immediately behind him in the choir
stalls. This gentleman had a diff
Guilty Of speech, which prevented him
6Nm pCon0uncing the word "ears" as
q deserves. This must have been a
sore trial 60 him, for the word was
constantly on his lips. At frequent
intervals during the services, at all
events. the boy sitting in front of him
would hear loud stage whisper, an
grily tuned, saying: 'I'n box your
years with a book" 1t became a
famous phrase among the bOys-and
sometimes 1t was translated, painfully
for them, into action. But even this,
surely, was q less embarrassing pun
ishmeut for choir boy than that
devised by a clergyman who, in the
course of his sermon, stepped from
the pulpit, drew forth from the choir
an offending youth, took him into the
pulpit and stood him in the face Of
the congregation through the remain
der Of the sermon. That was indeed
q penalty
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Early JeWish Cemetery
Now Business District

On New Bowery, near Oliver street,
New York city, is a little Jewish GEM
etery, said to be the oldest Jewish bur
ial ground In North America, says the
Detroit News. 1t once occupied what
is now Chatham square. The grant for
the graveyard was issued by Gov. Pc
ter Stuyvesant In 1856. The first Jews
In America are supposed to have ar
rived September II, 1854, on the bark
Catarina, which brought 81 refugee
from Cape st. Anthony, Brazil.
The spot selected for the cemetery
was out among the sandhills, outside
of the city. There was a 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 was 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, 200
years after the opening of the final
sleeping place among the hills, New
Bowery was cut through, and all that
was left of the cemetery was 57-foot
front on that thoroughfare.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Loaded Shells Spelled
Doom of Shot ToUers

Until the loaded shotgun shell was
developed shot was sold to the jobbing
trade throughout the entire country
packed in bags, which in turn were
purchased by the man having a muz-
zle-loading shotgun, who was obliged
to reload his gun with powder and shot
whenever the gun was fired at game or
target, says the Detroit News. The
loaded shot shell and the breech-load-
ing shotgun sounded the death knell
OF the old type of shot tower.
The business of the ammunition con-
Germs manufacturing shot shells grew
by leaps and bounds so that the shot
consumption of the country conferred
at the points where these shot shells
were manufactured, notably in New
England, and in the course of events
theSe ammunition concerns began to
manufacture their own shot, thus COM
oletely destroying the business Of the
amy shot towers located throughout
ne country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
A Mans PRAYER

Teach me that 60 minutes make an
hour, 16 ounces a pound, and 100
cents dollar Help me to live so that
l can lie down at night with a clear
conscience and unhaunted by the
faces Of those to whom / may have
brought pain. Grant that may earn
my meal ticket on the square, and in
earning 1t may do unto others as l
would have them do unto me. Deafen
me to the Jingle of tainted money.
Blind me to the faults Of other fel-
lows and reveal to me my own. Guide
me so that each night when / look
across the table at my wife, who has
been a blessing to me, I win have
nothing to conceal. Keep me young
enough to laugh with little children
and sympathetic so as to be consider
ate of old age. And when comes the
day of darkening shades make the
ceremony short and the epitaph sim
pie: Here lies a man."-Herringto
Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Keeling in Trees

When you buy trees and plan not
to set them until toward spring they
should be heeled In. To have them
handy to set when you are ready they
should be heeled In In upright position
in a single row, and each bunch with
the labeled tree the last to be set. To
do this begin each row with the
labeled tree and when all Of that va
riety are set leave space enough after
it to give room for removing 1t when
you want 1t, and then set the labeled
tree of the next sort. BY this method
you can set any trees you wish at any
time and keep them labeled in the
row until the last tree is set Heel
the trees in rather deeply, and work
the soil In about the roots well, almost
as thoroughly as If you were setting
them. and you win have them in hne
condition
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Some Prelin1inaries TO
His Good NIGHTS Rest

Courtlandt Blocker, at a dinner on
Fifth avenue, was talking about the
high prices In Europe since the war.
Eyes, they are high sometimes, but
most of it is travellers tales. That
reminds me that I heard a good one
recently. 1t was a tale about Ceylon.
An American had just arrived at a
Colombo hotel and the chambermaid
said to him, as she put his bedroom in
order: Have you asked at the office
for your frog, sirT My frogT gasped
the American, what do you meanr
The frog to kill your cockroaches,
sir. Make them give you a young,
lean, muscular frog, a good jumper;
one that will clean out the cock
reaches thoroughly. Then, afterward,
when the cockroaches are all gone, you
must go down to the Office again and
get your snake Snake? Holy
Moses! Why a shaker "A snake to
eat the frog, sir!' replied the maid.
And then, as soon as the frog Is
eaten, you must get out OF bed and
kill the snake with a club; after that
you'll be sure Of good nights rest "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Feed for Fall Pigs

Feeding the fall narrowed pig
should be given careful attention. He
needs a substitute for the green feed
the summer pig gets to keep him
thrifty and healthy The best winter
substitute for green feed is alfalfa
hay Of good quality. Fall pigs fed
on a ration consisting OF corn and
tankage In proper proportions and
having free access to fne alfalfa hay
will gain and thrive almost as well
as spring pigs on alfalfa pasture If
protected from cold and disease. The,
protein requirements must also be
met This VIII require one-haf pound
Of tankage per head per day. Where
tankage and alfalfa hay are fed min
eral mixtures are not needed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
BY No Means

A farmer had a dispute with his
son. For some months they quarreled
until, at last, wishing to settle mat
ters one way or the other, the farmer
issued a summons against the young
man.
Your name is Hezekiah Perkins,
Is 1t notY' inquired the sons counsel
ut is sir" replied the farmer in
dignified tones.
You have brought this action
against your son%
81 have, sir"
And do 1 understand you to say
that you have ignored your son for
the past month";
WHAT" asked the old man, some
what puzzled.
."Have you ignored your son for the
past month";"
"Oh, no." said the old man, shaking
his head. Il have had nothing what.
ever to do with him."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
In Self-Defense

An eminent Vermont judge was fond
of telling the following story:
At a session of the criminal court
over which he presided a man was be
ing tried for stealing a sheep; he
had been discovered taking the dead
animal home, and when he was arrest
ed there was evidence that the sheep
had already furnished several meals
for the family. He was asked If he
had anything to say before sentence
was passed upon him. Il killed the
sheep, your honor, but did it in self
defense"
"Self-defense," said the indignant
Judge. what do you mean by such
a statementW To which the man
replied: mo id sheep bites me
and lives"-Boston Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Live Stock Consume
Much Raw Material
Convert Many Farm Crops
Into Valuable Products.

prepared by the United states Department
Of ARricufturs.)
In a talk delivered during the Inter
national Lave Stock exposition, held at
Chicago, DR.. John r. Mohler, chief of
the bureau Of animal industry, United
States Department of Agriculture, told
briefly of the Importance of live stock
cur national economy. zone may
ask" said Doctor Mohler, why 1t is
necessary or even desirable to have
a large animal population In a coun-
try such as this with its millions of
automobiles and trucks and it's vast
acres for producing cereal grains The
answer is simple. Our domestic an
imals, developed through long years
OF evolution, are marvelously efficient
In converting vast quantities of
grasses, forage, plants and other prod
ucts which are of slight direct value
to mankind into valuable animal prod
ucts. These products include meats,
milk, butter cheese, leather, fats, wool,
mohair and almost countless by-prod-
ucts ranging from violin strings to fer
tiliZer.
1.-The United States contains the larg-
est compromising region in the world,
yet the human population uses only
about one-tenth Of that crop directly
as food. The public appetite much
prefers to use the corn crop In the
form Of juicy steaks and savory hams.
Through the stockman's skill our do
nestle animals are becoming gradually
more efficient In converting coarse feed
into refined and concentrated products.
AS alchemists for the refinement Of
base materials, cattle, swine and sheep
to say nothing Of goats-hsve an
enviable record"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Rich in Roman Relics

Folkstone, on the Kentish coast,
was a Roman station when England
was young, says the London Times.
There are still evidences of Roman
occupation and it has been proposed
to reconstruct the ancient village.
Judging from the relics discovered
round about, in Saxon times it was a
royal manor called "Folcanstane."
William I granted it to Nigel de Man
deville, one Of his followers. AS
port" It became attached to the
Cinque Port Of Dover, but as late as
Queen Eizabeth's day it was still but
fishing hamlet Of 40 houses. The
present Thirteenth century church oc-
cupies the site Of the Saxon convent
Of st. Eanswyth, $50, and behind is
the ball. or ballium, where stood the
Saxon castle of King Eadbald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-09
Whence Comes Term "Bit"

The visitor at the west coast of Can
ada Is likely to be puzzled by a mer-
chant asking two, four or six bits" for
an article. Its history is connected in
the old Chinook or trading language,
but the origin of the term "bit" goes
back even farther than that. A "f-
penny bit" (fve-penny bit) was really
the 121z cent unit derived from the old
Spanish real or one-eighth of dollar,
long used for computation and pricing
In New Orleans, California and most
seacoast towns. The United States
never had a 12h-cent coin Of its own.
but to this day a quarter or 25-cent
piece is commonly spoken Of as "two
bits" The name "fpenny bit" or five
penny bit obviously was derived from
a reference to the British and Ameri-
can colonial penny, which was worth
q fraction more than two cents Of
Canadian money.