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The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28
The Name Ward Is Found in Battle Abbey Roll

they are entitled to a coat-of-arrns.
Another settler was John Ward. who
had been cavalry officer in Cromwell's
army. His monument, with the Ward
coat-of-arms carved in the stone, may
be seen in the old cemetery at New
port His sons were men of affairs, and
his grandson, Richard, was Governor
of Rhode Island, which he represented
In the first session Of the Continent
Congress at Philadelphia. being chair
man when Washington was elected
general of the forces June 15 1875.
Many letters passed between Washing
ton and Governor Ward. They are still
preserved.
The first man appointed brigadier
general in the Army of the Revolution
was Artemus Ward of Massachusetts,.
He was in nominal command at Bunk
err Hill. although at headquarters in
Cambridge at the time of the battle.
He was also in charge of the forces
besieging Boston until Washington
arrived, after which he was second in
command, Gen. Wards aid-de-camp
was his kinsman, Col Joseph Ward,
who YVES an ardent patriot. His many
spirited contributions to the public
prints were filled with appeals to his
fellow citizens to defend their rights,
let come what would.
Among women of the name who have
made fame for themselves was Ann
Ward, afterwards Mrs. Radcliffe. She
wrote delightful stories Astounding in
those tragic situations which give read
ers agreeable shivers. Her books have
been pronounced unsurpassed of their
kind in English literature.
A unique distinction has Just been
conferred upon one of the family--Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe. The Daughters OF
the Revolution in erecting a tablet in
the music room Of the Boston Public
Library to the seven patriotic song
writer's OF America, included the name
of Mrs. Howe. author of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" She is the
only living member Of the group.
The Ward arms are azure. a cross
patonce-that is, terminating in three
leaves--or Crest a VOLTS head erased.
proper, langued and dentated gules.
Motto Sub Cruce Calus" C'Salvatlon
under the cross").
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

and went down to meet the great
company that had ridden forth to
lead them back 20 Steeple, where their
knighting should be done.
So to Steeple, preceded by the
Squires, who rode before them bare
headed, carrying their swords by their
scabbarded points, with the gold spurs
last. Here the hall was set for a
great feast, a space having been left
between the tables and the dais, to
which the brethren were conducted.
Then came forward Sir Anthony de
Vaudeville and Sir Roger de Merci
in full armour, and presented to Sir
Andrew Darcy their uncle, who stood
upon the edge of the dais, also in his
armour. their swords and spurs, of
which he gave back to them the. lat
ter, bidding them afffX them upon the
candidates right heels. This done,
the Prior John blessed the swords
after which Sir Andrew girded them
about the waists of his nephews. say
ing:
Take We back the swords that you
have used so well. ="
Next he drew his own silver hilted
blade that had been his fathers and
his grandfather's, and whilst they
knelt before him, smote each of them
three blows upon the right shoulder
crying with loud voice In the
name of God, ST. Michael, and St
George, I knight We. Be We good
knights" Thereafter came forward
Rosamund as their nearest kinswom-
an. and, helped by other ladies, clad
upon them their hauberks, or coats
of mail, their helms of Steel and
their kite shaped shields, emblazoned
with skull, the cognisance of their
race. This done, with the musicians
marching before them, they walked
to Steeple Church, distance OF two
hundred PAGES from the Hall. where
they laid their swords upon the altar
and took them up again, swearing to
be good servants of Christ and de
tenders of the church. AS they left
its doors, who should meet them, but
the cook. carrying his chopper in his
hand and claiming as his fee the
value of the spurs they wore, cry
ing aloud at the same time:
IF either of you young knights
should do aught in despite of your
honour and of the oaths that you have
sworn-from which may God and his
saints prevent you!-then with my
chopper will I hack these spurs from
off your heels.
(ContinIled in Next SUNDAYS NewsO
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

Ward indicates some office, equiVa-
lent to keeper or custodian. Thus,
woodward means keeper of a forest;
durward, keeper OF door. or a porter.
Howard is a name belonging to the
same family and signifies the high
warden.
The name is of Norman origin and
is found on the roll OF Battle Abbey.
Seven hundred and ten distinguished
persons accompanied William the Con-
uueror to Great Britain. A record Of
all the names is still preserved, and
among the number is that of Ward,
one of the noble captains" This is the
first mention Of the name. In 1175 a
William de la Warde, Warder, War
den, Wardha, Warda, Wurda and
Wardley.
! Among Wards renowned in one
way and another was Seth Ward. an
astronomer living in the seventeenth
century. George Ward, bailiff, had the
honor of entertaining George II. at
dinner. Another George Ward was
mayor of Yarmouth in 1928. James
Ward was an artist whose works are
preserved in the British Museum. He
also had some reputation as a writer
In one of his works. "a Defence of
the Beard" he gives eighteen reasons
why man is bound to grow a beard
unless he would offend God. One
reason was that Adam was created
with a beard.
A hymn writer, held i'm reverence
by members Of the HISTORIAN Church,
is George Wardha or Warda, and one
of the service books of the church is
called the Warda, because it Is mostly
made up of his hymns.
No hero of a three-volume novel could
have a more romantic career than
Frederick Ward, soldier of fortune
Born in Massachusetts. he went to
China about the time of the Tapping
rebellion, which he helped to put down
He drilled and organized native troops,
and with them went forth conquering
and to conquer-the ever victorious
army" He married a maiden of the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28
TRINKETS FOR THE
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Continued from Page Twenty-two.)
Collapsible lunch boxes have given
place to a more substantial article.
For the boys there are boxes covered
with black leather, which look like
kodaks, even to the imitation shutters.
The most popular lunch box for girls
takes the form of a music roll.
A new combination pencil sharpen
er is now offered in a form which
would delight any boy. IT looks like a
razor strop. and in one opening the
pencil is revolved to cut away the
wood. On another corner is a knife
with an edge like a. plane for cutting
the lead to a moderate point, and the
top of the strop is covered with sand
paper to bring the lead to a finer point
for particular work.
Chains of various lengths are offered
to attach sponges, pencils and erasers
TO desks. and pencil case, which
should teach any child to be economi-
cal, has on one end a jeweled cap.
When this is removed an eraser is dis
closed. The case itself is quite long
and is used to hold pencil stubs. With
one of these child can use up the pen
Gil left-overs from fathers office. Other
boxes for holding pencils and supplies
come in the form of big lead pencils,
huge pens with gold points and wood
en- Indian clubs.
For the boy or girl who is attending
business college there are offered small
scales at twenty-five cents each, with
a limit of a pound weight. The register
is marked clearly-newspapers boxes,
letters and merchandise-and the
would-be clerk by using one of these
takes a practical lesson in mail order
work.
Fountain pens have become so cheap
that they are used quite generally by
pupils in the higher grades and in bus
mess schools. This year pen built
especially for pupils is offered at a
dollar. For children in the primary
grades there is a very neat panel hold
ing a dozen crayon pencils. The panel
marking, like that on a paint box, has
the correct name of the colors.
A little economy, which every moth
er will find useful, is careful marking
of umbrellas and overshoes, A piece OF
white tape, with the childs name
marked clearly in indelible ink, is the
best way to mark an umbrella on the
inside. A similar piece of marked tape
can be fastened in the heel Of the over
shoe.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28
A True Story of the
Arabian Nights FeaStS

Everybody has read the stories in the
Arabian Nights" of the feasts Of the
Barmecides. Here is a true story Of
one of these very Barmecides who is
mentioned in the Arabian Nights
and it is Of direct interest to all of us
for this particular Barmecide played a
great part in separating the knowl-
edge of the art of paper making.
AL Fadl Ibn Yahya was his name. He
was brother of the famous Arabian
Nights" Grand Vizienr. Gaifar. who
used to go abroad with his master the
great Haroun AL Raschid, when they
had those enhancing adventures with
enchanted princesses and one-eyed
Dervishes and bewitched men and
animals.
AL Fadl Ibn Yahya was governor of
romantic Khorassan. At that time the
wonderful caravans used to traverse
his territory laden with the riches Of
the Oriental world. once a caravan
arrived with strange material In rolls.
II was white and thin and smooth, and
it looked like fine cloth at the first
glance, yet II was not at all like cloth
when IL was examined.
Some Of 1t was brought to the Gov
ernor. The merchants who had II ex-
planned to him that II was paper and
that men in Samarkand possessed the
secret Of making It.
The Barmecide was a wise man in
deed, and he lost no time in making
himself thoroughly acquainted with all
that was TO be learned. Then he
FASTENED to Haroun Al Raschid and
told him what he had found out. The
great King was as quick TO see the
value OF II as his Vizier had been. and
he sent Dervishes and other learned
men to Samarkand Immediately.
Really, when you think Of IL. you
will see that this first sight OF the
Samarkand paper was truly a more
wonderful and romantic thing In the
life of Haroun Al Raschid than all the
Arabian Nights" adventures that
have been recorded. That paper was
greater magician than any genii. was
destined 10 carry more wisdom abroad
than all the one-eyed Dervishes could
teach in q million years. and, finally,
without II Haroun Al Rasohid's fame
and that OF his beloved Bagdad might
now be forgotten.
The deputation that was sent 10 sa-
markand succeeded so well In It's mis-
sion that Il returned with men who
knew how 20 make the material. and
before many years had passed the
city OF the Khalifs had taken the lead
In the manufacture OF paper.
Gradually the manufacture Of paper
spread through all the Isiamio coun-
tries and when the Moors held Spain
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

ebdomen Of each with white paint.
thrust each insect separately into lit
tie paper cylinder and then placed all
the cylinders into a tightly closed box
which he carried two and a quarter
miles away from the nest of the
wasps.
There he liberated the marked in
sects. They few off In various direc-
lions, and he returned to the nest in
about five hours afterward and watch
ed the wasps that were going in and
out. He soon found four wasps with
white breasts In II, and before long
the rest arrived.
Now. of course, they could not pos
sibly have found their nest either by
the sense Of smell or sight. So Fabre
maintains that they must have a sixth
sense, which naturalists call the sense
Of location or orientatlon.
Fabre tried another still more inter
esting experiment. He caught nine
wasps, painted them white and took
them into the middle of a city four
miles away from their nest. They
few up toward the roofs at once and
Immediately turned southwark toward
their nest. Next day F'abre visited
the nest and found five OF the marked
wasps there
Another wasp that seems to have
a sixth sense Is the parasite wasp
which lays It's eggs In the cells OF the
mason bee. After the mason bee has
finished its cell II lays It's eggs In t..
puts some food alongside Of II for the
use OF the young bee when II Is hatch
ed, and then seals the cell under clay
This clay In turn, Is surrounded with
a wall OF earth baked into a solid mass
by the sun.
About the time that the egg has
Matched into the larvae, the parasite
wasp comes along stalks over the
wall with itH sensitive feelers touching
u BIT By bit. and the moment that b
reaches the exact spot under which
the cell Is. a. begins 20 bore. The
work % making the hole lasts three
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

Continued in Next Sundays News
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

hours. At the end OF that time the
wasp has sunk a shaft straight and
true to the concealed egg. She kills
the larvae of the bee, and lays her egg
in 1t. Then, when her young is hatch
ed. IL feeds on the larvae of the ma
son bee.
Now" says a naturalist, "how was
this insect enabled TO find the exact
place for its burglary? II is Just the
same as If a man were to be able to
walk around the outside of a wall one
yard thick and TO be able to tell ex-
actly just what is behind every foot
Of It,"
The striped seal builds herself a
house that is miles away from the
open sea. She dives under the foe
and swims until she reaches a spot
that is sheltered from sea and wind.
Then she rises, breaks the ice, and
makes a vaulted chamber under the
snow. Here the young ones are safe
until they grow large enough to take
TO the water.
The only entrance to the hut is
through the opening in the ice. and
this can be reached only after swim
ming at least mile and a half
to two miles under water. The
striped seals swims away from the
open sea- She has absolutely no
guide for her return voyage. II Is
pitch dark in the water under the ice.
The bottom Of the foe looks the same
everywhere. Yet the seal finds her
home every night as surely as II her
road were illuminated BY thousands
OF electric lights. She swims straight
and true without hesitation for tho
right part Of the foe. dives and heads
az directly as an arrow for her home.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

Edna Colby a young girl AZ Grand
Rapids, Mich. chased thief who had
entered her fathers house. Tor several
blocks. To elude her he jumped into
q box IN an alley. She followed ana
faf on the IA Of the box until The po-
lice arrived and arrested the thief
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28
SIXTH SENSE in ANIMALS.
NaturaIists Agree That They Have
n sense Man Does Not Posses.

In order 90 test the question az 70
whether or not insects have a sense
that enables them 70 md places. even
when they are transported 10 a great
distance, Fabre. the French naturalist.
caught a dozen Wasps. painted che
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07

Portuguese cricket In not phyed by
Portuguese. though we have heard Of
q Spanish gentleman who 10 "ths best
point south Of the Ebro." As 10 South
Africa the cricket makes melancholy
reading. Mr.. Kruger Processes a lack
Of interest in the game. and many q
good bat IA now fighting. some have
fallen. IN q game less kindly than
cricket. Mr.. Warner thinks. war apart,
that cricket can never really flourish
IN South Africa while the various GEN.
tiers Of the game are full Of jealousy.
Cricket l. only compatible with all the
social virtues. One Of Mr.. Krugcr's
grandsons. head OF the secret police.
Is crickeicr. "Slimness" In incon-
sistent with cricket. and to play the
game might be OF moral benefit TO gen.
tlemea who. n ell talce arc true, are
npt 10 disregard the uinplro's decision.
Tut the cthieS OF criche. make Il hcccs-
sary TO add chat not all tales are true.
Andrew Lang. In London News.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
THE DANDELloN DIES HARD
Gardeners Have Hard Work In Try.
ing TO Get Rid OF This Per-
nicious Weed.

In some parts %, the country garden
era consider the dand.lion a valuable
crop 10 grow for the market. But while
these people are study INK methods Of
culture that viii be- moi. favorable 10
IN Development there are others who
are equally anxious TO md a way to set
rid Of H. To the latter the Denver Field
aud Farm does % onor much oncour.
agcment II says:
The dandolion has become one Of
our most ponielous weeds within Il
few years n the pest 10 ,%preading In
spite uf all efforts to get rid " them
Many a lover OF n pretty lawn has tried
o. eradicate them by cutting out with q
knife, but the fact i that when We cnt
OF the crown M inch or tNo below the
rround Ne simply multiply the number
of plants. The aide roots start into
business for themselves. forming new
crowns. " We do not cut. The seeds give
now plaGts and 20 determination u
rather a hopeless task. where the
plants are very thick the only thing To
do Is 10 destroy the old sod. Kill out tho
roots and ro-sced heavily with grass.
whore the plants are few In number 4,
may be- just a. well to Imagine that ths
add beauty to tho lawn aud Try TO enjoy
their presence. OF course the roots can
be kiiled by the Tree use of blue vitr.al.
but each spot 81 treated will remain bare
Tor years"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07

In Richmond, Va, is the church
building where Patrick Henry made
his famous address. The Virginia con-
yen,ion held It's sessions In ~. Johns In
i77s. and Il was ,here also that the o n
yeution for ra;lfying the federal con-
s,itu,lon assembled. 81. JONAS ha.
been connected with many other events
Of historic Interest. IL was built be-
fore the revolution. Another noted
church Of the same name il tina, To-
Gated at ~Clerkcnwcli. London. D, was
IN the cryp, Of this church that the in'
vcsiigaiion was made In regard TO the
so.callcd Cock-Lane ghost. a supposed
%apparlilon that was credited with
guarding the regalla In the tower. aud
with frightening IN. souiinels out Of
their wits-Dctroit irce Press.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
pat u.e Of . slang Phrase.

Somciimcs slang hits the mark Ike
a weltaimcd hammer. Three young
women were walking along n West
eide street early one evening last
week when ~ young men came up
behind hon. The young men cyidcni'
IL desired 20 attract she girls atten.
iion. hu, they Jailed. Presently they
passed 10y, and rs they ina % n Of
them said; Hello. Rirlies!" Instant.
~ the tailcst looked around aud re-.
marked In severe tones: Ring OF.
young fellow. you've got the wrong
numbcrl"-Chicago Chronicle.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
IN GREAT DISTRESS
VOMITING SPELLS LONG IEsIsrED
EVERY EFFORT TO CHECK.


uss. nrsshs Bsesas - we~h shs Thlsha
wesid Have Died hut For
Dr. Williams rtnh Ptiis.
Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks, Of No. IS Ia.
eoiu park. Chicago. Illinois. gives the
following account Of ner cure from dis
sressiuR spells Of vomiting,
"for five years on aud On I was
treated In vain by different doctors for
relief from q stomach t.oublo which
showed itself In frequent and trying
spells Of vomiting. Part Of the time I
was able TO work and again I would bs
confined 10 bed for three or four days In
succession.
My stomach was ut times 40 delicate
that II would not retain even plain water.
The spells would sometimes occur Mt In.
tervals Of half an hour. aud would leave
Inc no weak that I would DO compelled
to lie down between them. would
have several Of them during tho night
following q day of such attacks. Finally
I became 10 weakened that ] had 70 give
up working altogether. 1 weighed only
ninety.four pounds.
"IAst January I read about DIR. vii.
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People In one
u tho Chicago daily papers aud bought
q boz and began 10 use them. After !
Ind used half n box I found that I could
keep on my stomach tho food I a,c. I
was encouraged by this aud kept on
using the pills for four months. At the
end ~ that time the vomiting spells had
ceased altogether and my weight went
up to ii2 pounds aud Is still growing.
~ think I surely would have died II
n had no been for DIR. Williams Pink
fills for sometimes vomit.d clear
blood, and for three or four days ut .
time I could not eat n bite ~ anything.
One doctor said I had chronic iniiamma.
ton ~ the stomach. and another snid
my difficulty was n cancer, but none u
their medicines did me any good Rt all.
Finally I concluded that I did not have
blood enough TO digest my food and I
began the Treatment that has cured me.
! eau cat anything row., aud have
strength f1r all huds ~ work. always
keep DR. Williams Pink Pills on hand,
aud ! recommend them 10 my friends
because I know they cured me-"
DIR Williams'pink Pills ngrce with the
mos; dclicnio si0machs aud strengthen
the digestive ORGANS until they de- their
work perfectly. They arc sold by all
druggists
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07

PLANK FASTENED IN DRAG.
u or 10 fee, long. between the third
or fourth vet of teeth from the back
Of an A-harrow so that Il extends
evenly on each side for several feet.
The top Of this plank should be- In.
clincd toward the front. which posi-.
tlon can be maintained BY fastening
n triangular timber on the upper edge
NJ the plank directly between the teeth
and boiling to the harrow frame
This device levels i've or three times
~ fast as the harrow pulycrlzcs the
surface and Il very satisfactory even
In stumpy and rocky ground. Some
farmera use n long pole or rail instead
of plank. Whatever you use. be sure
Il Is perfectly stralsht.-E " Jones
IN Farm and Home.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
A Cure for Kicking Cows.

To keep u COW from kicking while
being mllked Is TOO simple u thing 10
argue about. said a practical farmer
he other day. We just buckle a strap
,nugly around the body In front Of I'D
der and she can't move her hind feet.
She won't try It more than once. Colts
san be broken OF kicking In the same
manner. but they require the strap
ouckled tighter than the ccw does -
Midland Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
Nnrrore., street, Ia IN. w.rld.

Thoscaport Town ofCreai Yarmouth,
on the eastern coast ~ England. con.
,ains a street that Is perhaps the mar
rovcst built mp street In The world. Il,
Is known Ms kitty Witches Row and
measurement gives H. greatest Width
~ 50 Inches. Chicago Times-llerald.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
LEvELlNo THE SEED BED.
Here's q Drag That Levels Two OF
Three Times NJ Fast as the
Harrow Pulvsrixsr.

Il is . Common practice among whea,
growers to drill wheat In the plowed
ground. u~nharrowed and unpnlvcrized.
Some Of thu need IL covered two OF
three times deeper than other by this
method. The around. no matter how
loose. should be level in order that
correct drilling can be done. Ground
that breaks up cloddy should be dIsked,
narrowed with an A.harrow after q
rain or rolled. preferably when IN,
ground has enough moisture TO crum.
bic the clods.
Much land only needs ieveling. In
this case put a &c oak plank. n b. 1:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
r,,,a 10, w..r,p. Nal. A,nr,.

la France woincn are allowed TO
wear mems attire. but they must pny
for the privilege. The mount VI the
lax which - woman pays for wearing
masculine garb In nbout ten dollars .
year. but her willingness 10 pay the
tax does not Insure her the right to
wear these garments. A. a matter oi
fact. the RICH, Is conferred by the gov.
eminent a. n tribute of gr,a, merit
y. \. sun.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07

The common German hen lays about
500 or 600 eggs in ten years. In the
frat year the number II only ten 20
20; In the second. third and fourth.
100 TO 1856 each, whence Il again III.
mlnishcs to ten In the asst year y.
y. World.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07

stubb-rhnt fellow iaroon l. n
clever artist. You know Ia moving
his"fos Hunt" a large hole was pune.
iurcd In the canyns.
Pcnn-l suppose the painting was
rulneiI
"Not AZ all. Maroon tolls people
there Is no hole there. That b. II u
realistic FOX dem. y. Herald.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-07
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