The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-07-16
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NVtAots W utIunhhs Afo h1AttNbou
abundantly in books of bygone times,
mermen and mermaids, nen Of The sea
aud women of the sea, having been AZ
atoltly believed 10 as the great sea-
serpent, and on very much The same
kind Of evidence,
The old Roman custom OF Law that
an enemy who had como to another
country, eYen 10 times OF peace, could,
II war broke out, be snslAv6d, existed
in Europe in TIE middle ages and the
eoslavement Of prisoners did not cease
tilI the middle Of the seventsenth con-
tury.
The third Richard was one Of the
most remarkable characters 10 English
history. Tbs old historians almost ex-
haust the language In describing bis
wickedness, and at the same time seem
half awsd by bis wonderful shrewdness.
Yet great many people now believe
that he was one Of the greatest kings
who ever reignsd over England.
Henry III. Of England, the father Of
Richard the Lion Hearted, was won't
to travel so fast that the King OF France
VINO was rather lazy, said "Hs Meth.
or rides On land nor sails on water, hut
hsea through the air like bird" He
went through the country, as kings Of
old used TO do, examining into afIair.,
and especially as to how the judges
used TO do their duty.
Prison reform hshan under Christian
linnuencs during the reign OF the drst
(nominally lchris.ian emperor Of Rome
Cons.antins's legislation (320 A. d.
provided that those accused Of crimes
should be examined with pronptness
aud not detained 10 confinement and
those arrested were TO be confined ia q
humane manner, while their celia wcrs
20 be furnished with light and vsntila-
ton.
| Marriage Ia Scandinavia IN old times
could take place without clergy, but
divorce required religious rite. The
wife could demand this If the husband
wasted the common property. The
husband was absolute master of the
property Of his wife, even Of her dower,
but IL they were separated. he must r.
store ell that belonged TO her, aud from
one-third 10 ons-baIf Of their common
acquisitions.
The salscallAr was highly piizsd by
the ancient Romans. IL held the salt
which was sprinkled over the altar At .
sacrifice, and that which was 1s.d st
meals. II usually consisted Of : cup
standing 10 dish or saucer and frem
being employed at the domestic saeEi-
fcs was regarded as an cbject Of veu-
Grafton 10 the family 80 much 30, that
persons even Of slender means were
ambitious 70 posaes one Of silver II they
could con:riye TO purchase il.
In sons Of the houses Of the rich
among The aacient Romans there WAS 9
small chapel or apartment where the
statues Of The Larss, or guardian spirits
of the household, as we'll as other sane
titled or dsifsd psrsonagss, were wor-
thipped. In the houses Of the majori.
ty of the people, however, the usual
situation for the imsges Of the Larss
was over or beside the hearth In the
great hall, or atriam Of the house.
Before the introduction Of stamped
meney in Rome, all sum. we're reckon.
ed by the pound weight, and not BY
the number Of pieces, whenes the per-
son who weighed out the amount foI
any purchase Was termed libripsn, the
weigbman. But the mans WAS retain
ed in after times, althorgh The custom
from which It roEe had long fallen into
Disguise, to designate tie person whs
reckoned up and distributed their pay e
the soldiers, whom We might term che
qnartermss.er n regiment.
Alfred the Crest said that whom hs
began 10 reign there were very fe~
clergJ men south ef the Humber whf
Could even underptsnd the prayer-houk
THAT was still in Lstin IS the Roman
missionaries bad brought ~ and south
of the Thames he could not remember
one. His first care vas to get the bet.
ter educated clergy, and then he estAb'
lished schools for the laity, aud pro.
cured the best teachers. He founded uew
mona tas,es nnd fpstoiei the old ones
which had been raised.
The religious dances of the anoients
consisted for the most pant OF allow aud
stately movements around the altar.
| without any violence Of gesture or at.
tempt at gymnastic dexterity, and
moro in the nature Of ceremonial ac-
compAnied by music than what is inn
| piled by our word dance /; consequently,
among the Greeks and Romans free
born citizens Of both sexes and all
ranks, even the highest. took part in
these exhibitions without any dispar-
agemsnt TO the gravity Of their charac-
| ters or dionikv az nnaition.