The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-28
FOR THE SCRAP BOOK.

| used BY revoutonists. In our service u IL
| mark of danger. ard shows vessel 70 be receiV-
! ing discharging her powder
flag OF truce" Is a white flag displayed to
an enemy TO Indicate a desire for a parley or con-
! sultation. The white flag is the sign Of peace.
| After battle parties from both sides c:ten 90 ont
| to the field to rescue the wounded or bury the
/ dead under the protection of white flag.
The Devil catch the hindmtst." In Scotland It
/ is said when a class Of students have made a GER
tain progress in their mystic studies they
| obliged to run through subterranesn hall, and
the last man Is seized by the devil, and becomes
his imp.
More shifts than Eucrstes" Eucratcs. tho
| miller. was one Of the arehons Of Athens noted
for his shifts and for Regecting the duties
Of the ONCE.
He has got the gold of ToIosa." His III gains
will never prosper. Csepio, the Roman consul In
his march to Gslia Narbonensis stole from Tolosa
CoulouseJ the gold ard silver oonsecrated by the
Cimbrian Druids 10 their gods. and when he er-
eOuntered the Cimbrans, both he ard Malllus. his
brother-consul. defeated. and i2OOO OF their
men we're left upon the field tB. c. 1861.
APHoRIsNs.
Censure Is the tax a man pays the public for be-
ing eminent-sWft.
came upstairs into the world, for was born
in a callsr.-Congreye.
Ny vigor reients. I pardon something to the
spirit of lberty.-BuFke.
They are alone who accompanied With
noble thoughts.-sir Philip Sidney.
Moderation Is the siIken string running through
the pearl chain Of all yirtues.-BishoD Hall.
Bshoding the bright cOuntenance Of Truth IN
the qaet and stil air Of delightful studics.-ali-
ton.
Humility is a virtue all preach. none practice
and yet everybody is content 20 bear-John seldsa.
Silence Is the perfect herald Of Joy. / we're but
little happy. IL could say how much SHAKES
peare.
Tie house OF every one Is - him az his castle
and fortrsss. we'll for his defense against
injury and violence as for his reDoss Sir Edward
Coke.
Give her the bells and let her ay." Don't
throw good money after bad; make the best Of TIE
matter. but DO not attempt % bolster il uD. pay
the fellow his wages. and dismiss him When a
hawk worthless. the bells taken o. and
the bird suffered 70 escape. BAT The advice
given above is to leave the bella" and let the
hawk 90.
"Calpe and Abyla." The two pillars o, Hercules
According % account. these two were original
iy only one mountain. which Hercules tore aSun-
der. bg, some ssy h. piled up each noantalo ssp-
srstely. and poured the ssa between them.
A .baasrs doren." meaning thir1s.a dates bsck
20 the of Edward ]. Whsa Ssfy rigid avs we're
enacted regarding ths sale Of bread By baksrs
The puhiahmsnt for fsllng sEsft Ia tls sale q
l0sYtE b. the dozen Was 20 severe that ia 0rcsT
70 run no Esk. the bakers ssrs accustomed 20 give
thirtsen Or fourteen i0syss % The d0zsn snd thus
arose this peculiar expression.
cHIsEgE NAMES or THE TREATY POWERS.
The Chinese. whsn thsy hfEt knew their Eastern
aei eighbofa. the Jseznssf. usnsd yAsm va PEOPLE
Ia their histories tbs single word wsK sufficient
BY ehzazs q yoNsi during tuo thousand years Va
has become 80. IN ths imperial declaration of
var of 1896 this 9. the term used sha d u hfisf
saa Sufficient The chiasss ike m5aosynatie
names for countries. The various forsika natioas
have. }uhsa nssias ussiist. usually chosen the
mouesyIlsblss ~hleA fora thsif names EaslaAa.
Ying Ave. fassas the nogfishlss uoaatfy." fof
yinz the treaty character fos Great Brltsia. has
that ssase. Ia rassas Law. sAa Ffsnee. D. k~s.
= ths 'iss-asidnE coB2trs." Gertnany kaoua
- Te kse. s shs 'siffuovs eosntry." The United
States F-pstiie IL the &si kwo. o. bea4tfsl c3uh.
Try" Iisiy IL The 'esgstry 0f fusiies." kzo
Esch treaty nation has ehsssn is own nsa.s 70
moral effect u has bsea a matter Tor lntsraa
Il0usl Diplomacy. and the ChinsEs E8yerumsa, hss
treaty powers represented by hs minister and
BIS Ch!Efsx sscrstsfy. FfcEa TIE time that the
ministers Of the treaty nations had rssssness Ia
Pszin the h&us q ths eoEhtEy nsfs aas sf IN Ais-
lomsiis aoussyosesnes hss been. Of eosrrs thst
NAleh Sss sstlsfsctgsY 20 the treaty peuefn IN.
asfos sss The esss VITA Jspsh. Japsn thrre oaa
- Doubt preisra - psn. TIE Izaa q ths aialng
ssn. beeasss Il mere postics than tLs name
wo Which nlsanE ''Eabnitaips /" ''wIadIps 80
tSitlns' Or h@ SAols, Japan wishes 10 b
ksoEh ths lSnd o. the saA. u sso but Al,
also ibss ii Pea. ShieA Is TIE ssEa. Win J.yss
ard zhs has not made the u ~ tern va a
matter ef eo%1laB