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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Lapps Contented With
FetU Creature Comforts

4 No one knows when the Laps came
into Sweden, but for centuries this
queer little people, a branch of the
Mongol tribe, have wandered about
the mountains with their reindeer, liv.
ing more or less nomadic life and
holding their own in population, al.
though not increasing In any number.
During the summer months, when
the reindeer are on the move, the
Lapp contents himself with q birch
pole tent covered with canvas or turf,
so that 1t may readily be moved from
place to place. Some of the homes
have modern comforts, but as rule
the Lapp contents himself with very
little, says the Baltimore Sun.
In autumn the young reindeer are
marked on the ear with their owners
name. At this time there is gath
ering Of all the tribes, and, though
to stranger all reindeer look exact
ly alike, Lapp will point out his own
in the herd with unfailing knowledge.
Nor does Lapp remove his neigh
boris mark.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
A Mans Prayer

Teach me that 60 minutes make an
hour. 16 ounces pound. and 10C
cents q dollar Help me to live so that
l can lie down at night with clear
conscience and urhaunted by the
faces Of those to whom I may have
brought pain. Grant that l may earn
my meal ticket on the square, and in
earning 1t may do unto others as |
would have them do unto me. Deafen
me to the Jingle of tainted money.
Blind me to the faults of other fell
lows and reveal to me my own. Guide
me so that each night when l look
across the table at my wife, who has
been blessing to me, I will 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."-Herrington
Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Marvellous Natural Bridge

re Rainbow natural bridge is To-
within the Navajo Indian reser-
an near the southern boundary Of
All, and spans canyon and a small
ream which drains the northwest
n slope Of the Navajo mountains.
mis- bridge Is unique In that 1t Is not
My symmetrical arch below but
presents also q curved surface above,
thus roughly suggesting q rainbow.
fss height above the surface Of the
inter 10 800 feet, and It's span Il 27S
Get The bridge and its neighboring
AVON walls are gorgeously clothed
lottled red and yellow. The In
n story concerning Its origin II that
rainbow was turned to stone. thus
Knitting certain hero gods to es-
ape flood waters In the canyon. De-
out Indians will not pass under this
ridge without saying their prayers.
rhe Indian name was Nagee-lid Nom
ue-zoshf-'The rainbow turned 70
stone."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27

Der that the hall is connecting link
Il. tween rooms, and should in no way
clash with their color schemes. 9th
err matters for consideration are ex-
posure, which is largely question CT
the amount and character OF light the
aall receives, and size.
Pale gray is formal and dignificd
with ivory, cream and white closely
seconding it. Any of these tints
would be desirable in very dark
hall but for the hall where the light
is glaring, a deeper gray. tan or put
ty will absorb the light apd make
the atmosphere more restfu!.
In the hall illustrated, the walls
between the paneling are painted a
light tan, somewhat deeper than Z
! cream in tone All woodwork in
GLIDING the stairway, the balusters
the built-in seat and the quaint anC
charming old door, are finished il
keeping with the English perioC
which they represent so that the grain
of the wood shows through the coat!
of varnish which are applied for pro
lection The floor, ITSELF is Finished
with varnish which provides fnisl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Pretty Legend of Crosses

Near the place where the Blue
Ridge and the Allegheny mountains
unite there Is, in Patrick county, Va,
spur Of the Blue Ridge called bull
mountain" On the side Of this noun
tain. and nowhere else In the world,
there are found the famous fairy
stones" The mountaineers explain it
By legends worthy Of the myth-making
Greeks One story says ''that ages
ago. when the red men were masters
here, these stones were showered down
by tie Great Spirit as a sign of. saliva
ton coming to the savage race" But
the generally accepted legend-that
one from which the name comes-is
this: when Christ was crucified on
Calvary elfln messengers carried the
news to all parts Of the world. When
the tidings Of woe reached the fairies
In the rugged mountains they ceased
their merrymaking and at once began
to make these crosses as mementos of
the sad event."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Musk Ox Well Equipped
to Cope With Enemies

The musk OK which makes its home
In the northern part Of Canada is
connecting Link between wild cattle
and sheep. Its horns are similar to the
cape buffalo and its flesh tastes like
bee&. It has next its body a dense coat
Of soft, clean wooily hair, and through
this grows a rain coat of very long,
straight brown hair like that of the
Tibetan yak. says the Winnipeg Free
Press.
1t has tail SO short and small that
he animal seems tailless. Their horns
meet In broad base over the top of
the skull. drop far down. then sharply
curve upward for several inches, ter
mtnating Ia sharp points They are
specially designed for puncturing the
vitals Of wolves and polar bears. The
musk oy lives and thriyes even up to
the farthest north for hoofed animals
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Black Mario

Everybody knows that prison vans
are called BLACK Marias." The rea.
son for that appellation is given In the
following terms In the Star Of Noven-
Der IS. 1874. In the form Of letter
from a correspondent:
About 1885 or 1S4O. there resided
In New York city lady Of African de-
scent and bacchanalian habits bearing
the classical name Of Maria. Her
sprees were frequent and glorious. 1t
came to pass that whenever she in
dulged she was always nabbed by the
police. They invariably had to put her
In a wagon to take her to the station
house. This thing occurring so aften.
the vehicle was called Black Maria's
carriage. Therefrom the van used to
convey prisoners came to be called the
Black Observation-Disclosures Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27

Poor and sad. a tired-looking indi-
vidual entered the shanty where the
workmen were eating their dinners.
He was carrying red tin can.
Hey, comrades" he sighed, holding
out a hand by way of salutation.
Look at this tin of powder I picked
up this morning. ! guess I'll blow my
self up with 1t and 50 end my troubles
here and now"
"Cut that sort of talk and clear out, u
ordered the foreman.
But the man addressed paid no at
tention. He cast one glance around
the shanty. then walked deliberately
TO the stove. opened the door and
thrust the can inside.
A shrek of dLsmay followed this ac-
tion and a moment later the place was
empty.
Ten minutes later, when the rum
aways returned, they found the can re-
posing peacefully on the fire. The
tired-leoking individual had gone. So
had their dinners and other Of their
possessions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27

that will last for years if the protec-
tive film of varnish is renewed when
il begins 10 show wear.
As nothing bright or glaring should
be used in hallway of this type,
pillows of soft and harmonious tones
OF any desirable color may be used
on the built-in seat. Any ingenious
housewife will see the possibilities
of this seat which is a clever COM
bination OF beauty and utility, and
will use it as repository for many
miscellaneous, small articles which
are brought into the house and for
which there is no other place.
If the interior Of this built-in seat
is painted light tan, it will be rend-
cred lighter, more decorative and
more useful. Also more sanitary as
it presents washable surface where
absolute cleanliness is easy to main
tain.
The table and chair are in harmony
with the setting, being Of tie good
substantial type OF furniture which
because of It's excellent finish will
hold its own through the years with
only the minimum amount OF ca }
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Make Today Count as No
Precious One EUer Did

Make this resolution every morn
ing: I viii play the Life game today
a. ! have never played It before.
win play II with more energy, more
determination. win play 1t with
nrmer decision, with better judgment.
But while win try not to make so
many mistakes. I win not be so eau
tious as not to act at all, for I know
that he who hesitates In irresolution
or waivers Is lost. am going to make
myself felt today as never before. I
IN going to fling my life into my work
with all the energy I can master. T
an resolved not to grope along In {
pacayune way any more. I am going
- put some more dare into my efforts.
] an going to take more chances be-
cause know that people with Wig
Orous initiative can AFFORD to MAXI
more mistakes than the hesitatora TN
wavererA the balancera I am goins
p make tn az count aqs1e previous
lay - ~ tifs kas csuntG1 1nu1rw
-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
His Way Oat of Dilemma

The commanding officer looked
down the charge sheet to see what
type of case he had to deal with that
morning.
Suddenly he started.
"Mutinyr' he muttered. Private
King charged with mutinyiY Then
aloud: Where is the corporal who
made this arrest9"
Here. sir" answered q corporal,
stepping forward.
do you charge Private King with
mutiny?" was the stern inquiry.
Il do, SIR" was the reply.
"On what groundsgr
The corporal hesitated for a mo-
ment. Then:
well, sir" he said, confidentiaIly,
TT was really insubordination, but /
didn't know how to spell that. so /
put .mutiny.'"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Peacock and Turkey

Look at me-" said the peacock.
spreading his tail and strutting grand
Ely about; "am / not handsome?"
''Yes," replied the turkey, Sin your
own eyes, but / put up a perpetual
Thanksgiving that / was not Matched so
vain as you"
II should think Thanksgiving was
rather tender subject with you," re-
Joined the peacock, pluming himself
mot at ALL" said the farmer, who
had been listening to this interchange
Of civilities; 'he is tender subject
for Thanksgiving" And so saying,
he caught up the turkey and carried
him of to market
We'll, WELL" said the peacock, "rm
glad I'm too handsome to eat, and. that
fine feathers don't always make fine
birds, according to the cook."-St-
Nicholas Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Exceptions to Theory

The recapitulation theory Is the
theory that a parallel exists between
the embryonic development Of an In
dividual and the historical evolution
Of its race. This parallel Is explained
by the theory Of evolution. according
to which, In the words Of Sedgwiek.
"the development history Of the indI-
vidual appears to be q short and SIM
plined repetition, or, In certain
sense, q reorganization Of the course
Of development Of the species" The
theory is correct to limited extent in
the case Of many animals, but there
are many deviations due to the adap-
tation to environment, abbreviation of
the course Of development and other
influences.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
BotUIs We're Not Alike

"a man selling pottery came to
Salem and raped al a certain lady's
door," says the Boston Globe. He
was asked in. Just as he got inside
the door he dropped one of the bowls,
supposedly by mistake, and 1t did not
break. When in the kitchen he dropped
another. and then remarked to the
lady that his bowls were guaranteed
not to break. She bought some, to be
paid Tor when delfver0d. wnsu thcy'
came she put them away to wait until
some Of her friends would appear and
she would drop one for surprise. A
friend finally arrived. The lady took
pot from the shelf and dropped 1t
accidentally on purpose. 1t shattered
into a thousand pieces-quite unlike
the rubber samples
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27

Ii AVE you ever stopped to think
how much it means to be favor
ably impressed by the entrance
hall of house? Subconscously.
with the majority OF people, the al
mosphere of the hall embodies the
spirit OF the house, for it IS the
first and last thing seen.
In every hall the walls are a prob
lem, but, with few exceptions, the
same general rifles hold good for all
halls. The walls of the hall should
be finished in a pale neutral color
with no broken lines made by band
ing or stencil bordering. A broken
effect which can be handled success
fully is a wainscct of wood or pam
eled canvas painted the exact shade
of the pale upper wall. When a
narrow hall has an extremely high
ceiling, although extra height is not
always drawback in a hail. the
ceiling color may be brought down
the wall fot . foot or two.
In selecting color for the walls
OF the hall it is advisable to choose
neutral tones of gray. tan. cream Oh
ivory, since one must always remem
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Basis of Civilization

Let US never forget that the culti-
vation of the earth is the most i'm
portant labor Of man. Man may be
civilized in some degree without great
progress In manufactures and with
little commerce with his distant
neighbors. But without the cultiva-
ton of the earth he Is, In all coun-
tries, savage. Until he gives up the
chase, and fixes himself In some place,
and seeks a living from the earth, he
is roaming barbarian. When tillage
begins, other arts follow. The farm.
ers. therefore, are the founders e
yillzation.-Daniel Webster.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Cabmen's Patron Saint

Saint Fiacre is the patron of Pa
risian Cables. He was an Lrishman
OF the Seventh century when though
Ireland was Christian most Of Europe
was barbarian. He was granted an
estate at Breuil, In Francois much
land as he might surround In one day
with a furrow. Legend says that he
used a crozier TO cut the furrow. 1t
was by roundabout way that the
saint gave his name to the French
cab. A famous hotel In Paris adopted
the monk as its patron saint, and 1t
was at the sign of Saint Fiacre that
the first Of these vehicles began plying
for hire.-Family Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27

Mountain lions are a great nuisance
In the grazing lands Of the Far West,
and Uncle Sam is anxious TO get rid
OF them, particularly on the forest re-
serves. So rangers and aids make a
business of trapping and killing the
pests. and their chief bait is-catnip.
II is one more illustration Of the
marvellous unity of the cat tribe. The
felidae, to use their Latin name, are
the most carnivorous of carnivora,"
as a great French naturalist remarked
long ago. They are killers par excel
lence, and from house tabby to lion
and tiger. they are built on the same
type.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Old Ram DISCOVERED
Youth VIII Be SerUed

Not long ago the Companion print
ed story by Mr.. O. A. Stephens en-
titled '.Cephas Tyrannus. The story
reminded a reader Of an experience
that cousin of his had with a ram
that must certainly have been an off.
spring of old Cephas. The ram was
past middle age, was large and heavy
and had q wicked set of horns that
he used at every opportunity. He be-
came SO dangerous that he finally had
to be confined by himself in small
enclosure.
Ny cousin. writes our correspond
ent, had obtained Q younger and
smaller ram for breeding purposes,
and the sight Of the newcomer filed
the old ram with deepest hatred. He
was never able to get at him, though
he often put the enclosure to a severe
test when the young ram would come
In sight
The end Of the jealousy came sud-
denly one day when the gate of his
pen was inadvertently left open. The
old ram gave one angry blRt and tore
through the opening, making for bis
enemy, who was feeding with the
ewes about 200 yards away. At the
snort Of defiance the entire herd
looked up, and the ewes took to their
heels. Not 80 their new lord. how
ever. He stood his ground. braced
al four feet and lowered his head to
meet the oncoming rush. AS the two
collided there was crash that was
heard In the next field The impact
threw the old ram clear over the
youngsters back. and like Cephas,
when he landed some five feet to the
rear, he lay quite still. Examination
showed that hts neck was broken.
The young ram appeared dazed for a
moment or two; then he leisurely trot-
ted of to Join the ewes at their new
feeding place.-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27

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 nor.
ton OF 1t lodged in his throat. This
theory was all the more plausible from
the fact that the Adams apple Is Wis.
ible on men but rarely noticeable ON
women, and then usually only late n
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 proiee
ticn b produced by the thyroid carfi.
lase e IL lazynx
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
"Siluern Foxes

The name silver fox, as commonly
used by furriers, includes the dark
phases Of the ordinary red fox, various
Iy called silver gray, silver black. or
black. The color of the red fox Of the
Northeastern states and of its allies of
the colder part of North America
varies from red to black, and these ex-
tremes with the gradations between
them form four more or less distinct
phases, known respectively as red,
cross or patch. silver and black.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
The Shot Direct

Mr.. Boom and Mr.. Steddy were bust
ness enemies. but chance had placed
them on the same board of directors.
One day, after meeting. Mr.. Boom
was holding forth.
There are hundreds Of ways Of
making money" he said, provocatively
Yes" put in Mr.. Steddy, but only
one honest way"
what ways thatY' asked Mr.. Boom
sharply.
.Ahl" retorted Mr.. Steddy. n
thought you wouldn't know III"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Meant All She Said

They were evidently married and
must have disagreed before they came
to the lecture the other evening. For
every once in a while she would deliver
some cutting remark to him. But the
best came when he shifted his chair
SO that 1t was directly in front of her.
But he still tried to be polite. rs it
hard for you to look over my shoulder
In publicr he asked.
NO." was the cutting answer, mot
q bit harder than IT is overlooking your
faults In private. "-Indianapolis News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Bright Idea

mo-" said the official, Il can't fnd
you q Job. Ihave so many people here
after Jobs that I can't even remember
their names" aOh, ! see. and can't
gou give me the Job Of keeping a
record Of themf" asked the applicant
earnestly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Great Drourk

Tourist-Say, stranger. this surely
is a dry place; doesn't 1t ever rainf
Stranger-Raini We've got bull
frogs around here more than seven
years old, and they amt learned to
swim yet.--Pennsylvania Punch Bowl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
aHerd' and "Sofru Water

Hard water 10 water which contains
dissolved In 1t certain substances which
interfere with the action Of soap b.
forming with 1t an insoIuble compouL..
or curd- The hardness of natural wa
tiers Ia principally due to the salts of
calcium and magnesium, especially
calcium carbonate, which produces
temporary hardness, removable By boil.
ing. and calcium sulphate. which
causes permanent hardness. Soft wa.
ter 70 characterized By the practical ab.
sence of substances which prevent the
formation Of lather with soaps
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-27
Stberia Hu9e God Mine

Goid-enough to give 100000
apiece to 10000 people-lies unmined
In Siberia. waiting to be taken out Of
he ground. says the New York Her
I'D Six billion dollars Is the total
value This In the estimate Of Amer
lean mining engineers who have been
looking the country over. And Jet this
gold Ii only q shadow Of Sfberfa's
greater natural resources-fabulous
amounts Of coal and OIL. metals and
farming soil that grows everything
from tobacco and cotton to grapes and
watermeions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
DONALD LOWRIE'S STORY Back in p

Bacon, pianist, are the features Of
the WCAP bill tonight.
This afternoon cl1e baseball
broadcasting will begin at 8 o'clock,
washington playing in Chicago
where there the time Is an hour
faster than in st. Louis. After
the game George F.. Ross and
Ellsworth Tompkins, WRCs ver-
satile announcers will broadcast q
second recital of light songs and
music.
WRC's Afternoon Bill
IL noon-0 organ recital by Ger
trude Smallwood broadcast from
the First Congregations Church.
I 1 p. M David Boyd's New Willard
Hotel Orchestra broadcast from the
New Willard Hotel.
2:55 p. m.-Play-by.play account
Of the Washington Chicago baseball
game broadcast from the studio Of
The Washington Times.
5 b. rn.--Joint recital by George
r. Ross, pianist, and Ellsworth
Tompkins, baritone.
6 b. m.-Book reviews by Alics
IIutchins Drake: Plots and Per-
sonalities,' by Doctor Edwin e.
Slossor1, and THE Book of Wash
ingtor,' by Robert Shackleton.
6:15 b. a.-Baseball scores.
WCAP Program
7:30 to 1855 p. n1.-MusicaI pro-
gram by the Melodee Trio: Miss
Ethel Payne, violinist; Arthur Hol-
lows, saxophone; Miss Annie Ba-
con, pianist.
1855 to 5 p. n1.-Baseball results
of the day.
5 to 8 D. Morgan and chimes
recital from Metropolitan M. e..
Church, Washington: Mrs. q. HAr.
ris White, organist.
9 to 9:15 b. nl.-Francis p.
HeartsilE bass, in group OF songs.
accompanied by Mrs. Katherine
Floeckler Cullen at the piano.
9:15 to 1915 p. m.-Wardman
Park Hotel Trio, Moe Baer con-
Quoting.
1915 to 11:15 D. If1.-Novelty pro.
gram by artists of the Unite.i
States Army Band under the rii-
rection of Captain william J.. Stan
nard, leader of the band. Pro-
gram: Dance selections by orches-
ira; flute solo. piano acconpaili.
Inent; saxophone quartet, selection;
saxophone solo, ''Sweethearts:,
piano solo on jazz piano; ensemble.
dance orchestra, two selections.
On Early Tomorrow
WCAP-B:4 to 7:45 D. M
Tower Health Exercises"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28

fully 50 that he would not spin
it all over our new porch rug.
NOW. said /. take out that
pan Of waiter ana put II right I'M
der the oak tree
wish / could make = noise
like 4 nut. murrnured Bobby
Thevn Be out" predicted.
Just wait.
1t was only little while until
the handsome young squirrel and
his wife came scurrying out Of
the treefor they had heard our
voices and up on the porch.
they scampered around and
switched their tails and nibbled
on nuts which we had for them.
And then after q while they hur-
ried toward their tree.
We waited eagerly until they
reached the tree to see what
would happen. And what do you
think did happen? Those two
squirrels stopped right in front Of
the pan Of water and began Iap.
ping it like two kittens would.
They drink water. declared
Bobby. Now we know It. Z