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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Ringer and Wind.
I'm the st. Louis Globe Democrat.

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Making a ringer" in tho pitching Of
Quoits must have been a part OF the train
ing which made the English iongbowmen
SO terrific In siege that. by gauging dis
tances and taking tho lay OF the wind"
they could send up q deadly volley at the
exact angie to drop their arrows with de-
structive force into the heart Of q be-
leaguered city. Getting 1.-The lay of the
wind Is the first thing to be learned in
the noble art OF pitching horseshoes. II the
wind be contrary. the incest. calculations
as to everything else Will be ii vain It II
cling genius in its mathematics. who can
play against the wind: that Is to say, ono
VINO. il the wind be from the east. can. by
throwing at exactly that degree Of an
obiiaue angle needed to make II meet the
wind full at the point opposite the goal.
may hope to have It carried 70 the right
spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
DEEP DRINKING, DAYS
ORDINATIONS IN COLONIAL
TIMES OCCASIONS OF JoLLITY.
Punch Was Often Compounded Even On
Steps Of Church ITSELF on ~
the Sabbath. 50 e '"hs
From Bonfort's Win. and spiri. Circular.

From Bonfort's Wine and Spirit Circular.
The minister's ordination of old was an
important social event. 1t was always cele-
hrated by a great gathering of people from
far and near. including all the ministers
from every town for many miles around.
and though a deeply religious service. was
also an excuse for much merriment @ae'
An Ordination ball" was frequently given.
A Ietter OF invitation is still in existence.
written by Rev. Timothy Edwards. who
was ordained In Windsor in 1910: 1t was
written to Mr.. and Mrs. StoughtOn. asking
them to attend the ordination ball which
was to be given IN his. the minister's,
house. ------
1t is recorded that once in Danvers a
young man danced so vigorously and long
on the sanded floor that he entirely wore
out new pair of shoes. The fashion Of
giving ordination balls did not die out with
colonial times. In federal days 1t still con-
tinued. specially gay ball being given in
the town OF Wolcott at an ordination In
1911.
There was always given an ordination
supper-a plentiful feast. at which visiting
ministers and the new pastor were always
present and partook with true clerical ap-
petite. This ordination feast consisted of
all kinds of New England fare all the mys-
terious compounds and connections of Indian
corn and pompions,' all sorts OF roast
gingerbread and "cacks'' and a liberal
amount of cider. punch and grog was also
supplied, which latter compound beverages
were often mixed on the meeting-houSe
green, even in the punch bowls on the
very doorsteps of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

day on the stage. where they always stir
with pleasure the senses of all those who
hear them. But-so / am Intermediates
songs are no longer known and no longer
sung In modern barro0ms. Certainly they
are not Joined In by all present.
The second great change IL the tempera-
ture and the composition OF the drinks. In
early days the drink was always hot and
generally Il was sptced and sweet. hot grog.
hot nip. hot toddy. hot punch. rum shrub.
muiIed ale, hot bishop hot copus, down to
the feeble sangaree and negus. All of these
are seldom called forr many are as obsolete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

and hot grog they sang together old catches.
gfees ballads and drinking songs. OF which
we have such fine examples In the English
tongue The sounds Of the 'whack-fel-de-
rol. chorus poured forth all over England
every night, and America, too. from every
tavern. chimney and open door. There were
always plenty of songs with that sort Of
chorus which every man could join In. In
that wonderful good fellowship which comes
from singing together even more than
drinking together.
You can hear these songs occasionally to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

OF economies that more liquor Is consumed
In Scotland by the adult population than In
any other country.
In two ways is the change IN the drinking
habit marked today. First, In the accom-
panfnents of the drinking In oiden times
the chief drinking seems to have been done
at night. not during work hours: wealthy
men met at. dinner for their bottles of port
and palmer folk gathered in taverns or cof-.
Zee houses and club rooms
Net 10 Sing and Drink.
They met every night and over their pipes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

as hypocras or saloop.
Today there is a general taste for cold
drinks chilled with profuse ice and weak-.
ened with mineral water and soured With
lemon and I'm songless silence we hold With
freezing fingers the flowing bowl and hurs'
r.edIy drink frigid health to the good old
times. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

The application Of Mrs. Alice Duke
for alimony and counsel fee pending the
trial of her suit for divorce from Brodie LIZ
Duke was denied at New York By Justice
Giegerich In the supreme court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Minister'S Rum Bill Unpaid:

1t gives one. a strange sense of the cus-
toms and habits of the olden times to read
an ordination bill" from a tavern-keeper
which is thus indorsed: This all paid ex-
cept the minister's rum.
Rev. Mr.. Smith. who was settled In Port
land In the early part Of the eighteenth
century. wrote thus in his journal Of an
ordination which he attended: Mr. Foxcroft
ordained at New Gloucester. We had pleas
ant journey home. Mr.. L. was alert and
kept us all merry. A jolly ordination. We
lost all sight Of decorum.'' The Mr.. L. re-
ferred to was Stephen Longfellow, great
grandfather of the poet.
One Of the most amusing Ordination
bills is this of the Beverly Church in 1885.
when Rev. Joseph Mexican was ordained:
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
The Hungarian Crown.

The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria
as kings of Hungary is the identical
one made for Stephen and used at his
coronation over 500 years ago. The
whole is of pure gold, except the set
tings, and weighs nine marks six
ounces, almost exactly fourteen
pounds. The settings above alluded to
consist of 50 sapphires. 80 rubies. en-
erald and 33S pearls. 1t will be noticed
that there are no diamonds among
these precious adornments. This is ac-
counted for by the oft quoted story OF
Stephens aversion to such gems be.
cause he considered them 'unlucky."
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
THE GREAT TITAN.
His Was an All Embracing Genius,
COurtIy, Serene, Majestic.

hts Was an All Embracing Genius,
COurtIy, Serene, Majestic.
AT once Il genius and a favorite of
fortune. Titan moved through his long
life of pomp and splendor serene and
self contained. He was of old and no
BILE family. born at Pieve, in the noun
tain district Of Cadore. By the time
that he was eleven years old his ia
ther, GregOriO di Conte Vecelli, recog-
nized that he was destined to be a
painter and sent him to Venice, where
he became the pupil first of Bellini and
then of the great artist Giorgine. From
the first indeed he enjoyed every privi-
lege that an artist of his time could
need. The dOge and council of Venice
recognized his ability, as did the dukes
of Ferrara and Mantua. AS the years
went on kings, pOpes and emperors
were his friends and patrons. In his
home at Biri, a suburb of Venice, from
which in one direction the SnOwclad
Alps are visible and in the other the
soft luxuriance of the Venetian lagoon,
he maintained a princely household, as
sOciating with the greatest and most
accomplished men of Venice, working
on until he had reached the age of
ninety-nine years. Even then it was
no ordinary ailment, but the visitation
of the plague. that carried him off, and
such was the honor in which he was
held that the law against the burial of
the plague stricken in a church was
overruled in this case, and he was laid
in the tomb which he had prepared for
himself in the great Church of the
| Frari
No artists life was so completely
and sustainedly superb, and such, too
is the character of his work. He was
great in pOrtraiture, in landscape, in
the painting of religious and mytholog
ical subjects. In any one of these de
| partments others have rivaled him, but
his glory is that he attained to the
highest rank in all. He was an artist
of universal gifts. His was an all EN-
bracing genius, cOurtly, serene, majes
tic. He viewed the splendor of the
world in Il big, healthful, ample way
and represented it with the glowing
brush of a supreme master of COLOR
Charles II. Caftin in st. Nicholas.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
INDEXlNG BOOKS.
The Custom Is an Old One That De-
veIOped Rather Slowly.

The Custom Is an Old One That De-
veIOped Rather Slowly.
The custom of indeXing books devel-
oped gradually. Cicero used the word
index" but in the sense of a table of
contents. Seneca provided some works
which he sent to friend with notes of
particular passages, $50 that he who
only aimed at the useful might be
spared the trouble of examining them
entire" This was at least a partial
Index" in the modern sense. Ammo
tated, or at least explanatory, tables of
contents seem to have preceded the in
dex proper.
Such tables followed the order of ap-
pearance of the subjects in the book
itself. Alphabetical arrangement,
which was the beginning of the real in
dex, appears not to have been thought
of until the invention of printing, and
even then it spread but slowly. Eras,
mus was one of the first to provide his
works with alphabetical indexes. The
custom did not become universal un
til well into the sixteenth century.
The first index to an English book is
said to be that printed in Polydore
Vergil's "Angliae Historiae." in 1916
An edition of this work published ter
years later has an index of thirty-sever
pages.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
OPERA GLASSES,
FOor Ones Are the Cause of m Hos,
of Ocular Infru,i4so


of Ocular Infirmities.
Ihe woman was not old, but she COM
plaihed That her eyesight was failing
Iast. The oculist was a fatberlv look.
ing old gentleman; consequently he felt
privileged to put a few questions de-
eldedly personal and apparently non
professional.
do you go to the theater often?" he
asked.
Once or twice a week"
Iit?" U0 'ou
Usually in the top gallery" came
the hesitating reply.
And now what grade of opera glass
es do you use?"
I'm afraid" said the woman. that
they are not good"
Il thought So" said the doctor
That's what's the matter with vour
eyes. Poor opera glasses are running
them. II l had my way there wouldn't
De cheap pair of opera glasses on the
market. They are death to the ewes.
A couple of seasons of theater going
IN the top gallery with poor glasses for
a steady companion are sure to dam
age the best pair of eyes in town. Bet
ter hundred times let the glasses
alone. If you have a good strong pair,
all right-gO ahead and use them. If
not, trust to the naked eye for making
out the mysteries of the play. The
sight will not suffer half so much.
Poor glasses will not focus proper
ly, and any one who uses them fire.
quently, especially at that distance
from tbs stage, is sowing the seed OF
headaches, dancing lights and stars
wrinkles and host of other ocular in
firmities. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
A TaIe of .eTinpinR." /"

To tip or not to tip the person who
but does his or her duty is a question
recalling an incident set down in Wal
poles "Reminiscences of how a king
once unwillingly encouraged the GUS
tom. "This is a strange country" COM
mented George 1. 1.-The first morning
after my arrival at st. James l looked
out of the window and saw a park
with walls, canal, etc., which they told
me were mine. The next day Lord
Chetwynd, the ranger of my park, sent
me a brace of carp out Of my canal
and was told that must give 8 guin.
eas to Lord Chetwynd's servant fol
bringing me my own carp cut of my
own canal in my own park"
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
The British Coast.

The most dangerous part Of the
British coast is that between Flam-
borough head and the North Fore
land. including as it does both the
Humber and the Thames. The next
most dangerous district is that between
Anglesea and the Null of Cantyre,
which includes the Mersey and the
CLYDE. Next comes that between
Hartland point and st. Davids head
which includes the Bristol channel
The district between the North Fore
land and St GATHERINGS, including, OF
course. the strait of Dover, comes but
fourth on the list.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
Deaf as an Adder.

The expression deaf as an adder is
from the Psalms of David, where it
appears in the following form: Their
poison is like the poison of serpents.
They are like the deaf adder that stop
peth her ear, which will not harken to
the voice of charmers. charming ever
so wisely East Indian travellers tell
us that there is a widely prevailing SUI
perstition in the east to the effect that
both the viper and the asp stop their
ears when the charmer is uttering his
incantations or playing his music by
turning one ear to the ground and
twisting the point of the tail into the
other.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
HISTORY OF SHEEP.
Associated With Mankind From the
Earliest known Days.

Associated With Mankind From the
Earliest known Days.
OF all dOmesticated animals the
sheep has from time immemorial been
most closely associated with mankind,
writes r. Henry Rev in Outing. An
erudite author sixty years ago, having
labOriOusly cOllated an assortment of
illusions to sheep made by sacred and
prOfane writers, concluded that ''the
history of these animals is so inter
woven with the history of man that
they never existed in a wild state at
all. Biblical history from the time Of
Abel is full of allusiOns to the flocks
which formed the chief possessions of
the Jewish people and their neighbors.
The spoils of war and the tribute of
vassal kings largely consisted of sheep.
Thus we read that Mesha, king of
Moab, was a sheep master and render
ed unto the king of Israel a hundred
thousand lambs and a hundred thou
sand rams with the wool. Moses after
his victory over the Midianites obtain
ed as loot no less than $4,000 sheep,
and long before the Christian era sheep
were cultivated in western Europe.
Spain and Italy possessed them from
an unknown period, although long after
Rome was founded the inhabitants had
not learned to sheer the fleece, and un
til the time of Pliny the practice OF
plucking it from the skin was not Who'll
ly abandoned, so long that the humble
shepherds of Syria preceded in theil
knowledge of necessary arts the future
conquerors of their country.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
A WaShOut Victim.

"say. mister" said the tattered
tramp. cant youse stake me to er
dime? I'm de victim Nv er washout."
..yictim of a washout!' echoed the
portly citizen in evident surprise.
"Dat's wot," rejoined the tramp
Honest. amt had nuthin' but water
for drink fer more'n ten days. CHI
cago News.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
Bad Teeth and Cancer.

Walter Whitehead, the well known
English surgeon, believes it possible
that cancer may be due to bad teeth.
Addressing the students of the Vic
toria Dental hospital, he said that to
drain, trap and ventilate a house for
a man with bad teeth was waste of
money, for he polluted the purest air
as he breathed it and contaminated the
most wholesome food as he ate it.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
,,.-,,. Have Been Worse,

Church, had to walk the noor an
n,oht with the baby. Can you tnlnK
Of ANYTHING worse than that? Gotnam m
YES: YOU might have married out IN
Greenland. where the nights are siA
oisrlt. .a.s+hs lorp-Yonkers Statesman.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
Didn't Pan Out.

Il thought you said you had gold
mine in that play of yours"
Il had" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, but it was one of the kind
that sells stock and never pays any
dividends" Washington Star
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
naa onininn.

Do I believe in putting a stop 10
swearing? No, don't If you prevent
the workingman from swearing, ana
thus relieving his feelings, what wiz
banpen? Why. he will go home ana
murder his family.-G. Bernard Shaw.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
Never Had the Coveted Chance.

Harris-When you go to the polls, of
course you vote for what you think is
The ideal man? Berry-Why, l never
was a candidate for public Office in all
my life-BOSton TRANSCRIPT
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01

The crown of womanhood is motherhood.
But uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown or anticipates this coronation, when
there is a lack of wonanly strength to bear
the burdens of maternal dignity and duty.
The reason why so many women sink under
the strain of motherhood is because they
are unprepared.
II unhesitatingly advise expectant moth
ers to use DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescrip-
ton, writes Mrs. w. G. Stephens, of Mia,
Northumberland Co., Va. The reason for
this advice is that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the best preparative for the
maternal function. No matter how healthy
and strong a woman may be, she cannot
use UFavorite Prescription" as a prepara-
tive for maternity without gain of health
and comfort But it is the women who are
not strong who best appreciate the great
benefits received from the use of "Favorite
Prescription" For one thing its use makes
the baby's advent practically painless. 1t
has in many cases reduced days of suffer
ing to few brief hours. 1t has changed
| the period of anxiety and struggle into a
| time of ease and comfort.
The proprietors and makers of Doctor
| Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
| fully warranted in offering to pay $500 for
| any case of Leucorrhea Female Weakness,
Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb, which they
cannot cure. All the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Proprietors, of Buf-
] falo, N. Y, ask is fair and reasonable
trial Of their means of cure.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-01
rns Rest Man at His wedding.

uoslxins-By the way, who was the
hest man at your weddingE WlilowOt s,.D. 3bo
The IN parson seemed TO be feeling ss, In, Ine
hos+ hm You see, it was all profit for INN MN
Dr5 ma no risk whatever.-Boston Iran'
script.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-19
THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STANDING

is true that there is present margin of 81 900 900
the legal moneyborrowing capacity of Los Angeles
The millions of city debt foot up than that. how
ever, and there are various municipal needs to look
for.
1t should be remembered also that the citys credit
in the money market depends upon the frugay with
which its financial affairs managed Any projected
bond issue for large would be closely scrutin
lied in the eastern money marts. It Is questionable
whether bonds could be negotiated at reasonable rate
of interest for so large a sum as would be required to
install adequate gas-making plant for Los Angeles
The bonds for the purchase of the city's water sys
tenn were sold only after close investigation of all
the circumstances from the standpoint of business
prudence In addition to the obvious fact that the pro-
posed purchase good bargain for the city there
special legal provision for the acquisition of
nicipal water system.
With all the safeguards. however, a good deal of
nesse necessary to float the bonds the aggregate
value of which was below what would be necessary
to equip complete municipal gas service. And since
that transaction the city found easy matter to
negotiate comparatively small bond purposes
clearly necessary
From all the financial points of view it appears to be
unwise this time for the city undertake the propo
son of supplying municipal lighting service 1t
is especially unwise because opportunity is just open
ing for testing the value of municipal control of the
gas business without any expenditure of city money.
If the policy of municipal ownership in this line
wise the fact will by the operation of
the new law which will become effective within a few
days It will be time enough anyway, resort to the
city ownership alternative if the plan of general city
control as provided by law proves to be failure.
The taxpayers of Los Angeles-and every citizen
however poor is taxpayer directly indirecrlyar
not inclined rush headlong into any project that
wolves of money and the success of which
is questionable.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-19
a VERY SIMPLE QUESTION

"Mr. Huntington appears to have two grievances one
is the twentyone year limit to franchises" and the
other is the matter of universal transfers"
If the Evening Express knows whereof it speaks in
the above quotation it has the advantage Of exclusive
information.
The Herald knows of grievances that Mr.. Hunt
ington nursing nor does believe there any basis
for the assertion made by the Express.
The situation on both sides of the local railway
issue plain and easily understood Concerning the two
points referred by the Express there is need of
explanation beyond what has heretofore appeared in The
Herald Instead of having grievance relative to the
franchise limitation the Express should know
that the soppage of railway extension will more
money in Mr.. Huntingtons pockets
Many millions of dollars have been invested in
city and suburban railways that have not returned in.
terest the money Building a new city railway
extending old one is like sowing winter wheat-you
have to wait until next year for the harvest. In the
railway line several years may eapse before harvest
time. The stoppage of railway extension now in Los
Angeles will simply allow harvesting from the old
lines without drain for extensions into what
at present non-payng districts
The question of universal transfers has basis for
a grievance because it involves only question of law.
The courts will pass that question and both the
city authorities and Mr.. Huntington will be satisfied
with the result large concession in transfers has
been made voluntarily within a recent period The uni
versal transfer system will be introduced the
decide that different transit companies essentially
and the because single individual owns the
larger interest in each That is the judicial question
involved.
The of the Express that "Mr. Huntington in
making his investments in Los Angeles not actuated
by spirit of philanthropy by desire to improve
his health is characteristic of its The people of
this city know that single influence has done much
for the upbulding of Los Angeles the Incompatible
railway system in and about the city which Henry E.
Huntington has introduced.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-19
LODGE MEN VISIT D0WNEY
Special Train Conveys Local Frater-
nifty Members to Nearby Town

one hundred and fifty members of
the A. O. U. w. of Los Angeles and
their wives went to Downey on a
special train Monday night, where they
were guests of honor at a reception
held by Silver Star lodge of that place.
The party was accompanied by d. G.
NJ W. Foishberg, who acts as official
guide for members of the A. o. U. w.
on all trips through Southern Cali
fornia.
The special was met at Downey sta
tion by a committee, and a procession
being formed, headed by a band. the
members of the order marched to the
rooms of Silver Star lodge. ID. ID. G.
NJ. w. G. T.. Thurston called on various
members of Southern California lodge,
No. 191. for songs. After this ID. G. M.
w. Foishberg spoke. He was followed
by p. c. NJ w. Rogers and p. G. NJ.
w Morrison. Supper was then served.
The visitors then returned to Los
Angeles.