Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

bands that start from either
one OF the top corners Of a
shield which are themselves known as
either dexter" or sinister
Gibuey says that 10 Us probably
through the confusion of the terms
bend and bar that tne error has
sprung into being The bend being
also a band of color metal or fur cross
ing the shield. but iu n diagonal diree.
tiOu from dexter % sinister. or vice
versa. But he adds that fhC bend SIN.
ister is can absolutely honorable
charge and DO seems that 90 BIS only
when he width .s reduced to a quarter
and MS eVtrem.iies DO not reach the
cunfine, of The shield that Do IS regard
ed as "a mark ot LEGITIMACY. Then
moreover 10 is called q baton 80 ~
appears that the expression that should
be- used IS baton sinister and as a
matter Of fact Mr Gihney says the
book he Criticiscs carrie. ou IFS cover
representation of au ufWOr'al shield
Qlarterod aud chargsd with q baton
sinister, though bearing ODE lille. The
Bar Sinister.
II IS likely, however thar the general
reader and the writer for the general
reader win continue to stick J1 the
bar sinister no matter how techni-
.llly wrong the expression may boz. or
how many beralds' teeth ID sets on
edge.
The 0rst volume Of the llggard on
c,al' history OF the Boer war has just
been issued II might be- more correct
iy described as the history OF the Boer
war written 20 suit officials" j. has
been I'VE years In preparation. The
late Col. Henderson. whose book on
'Stonewall' Jackson. revealed him as
military historian of the first class
NIs first entrusted with the editorship
ot 10. and soon had the FIRST volume IN
hand IL was brilliantly done. but n
hadn' been written 20 suit the old To-
giles % the war Office. and when the
proofs Tell into their hands they rails
cd Cain and insisted that IL should be
revised On accordance with their notions
of how official history should be Wr.t-
ten, Col Henderson. in effect told
them that be- would see them elseWher.
before he would change a line Of Il to
plase them, or submit % having 81
emasculltcd by their blue pencils
Probably h. would have had his way In
The long run. Tor De was a man with
% backbone but unfortunately he was
summoned 90 region where war Office
officials cease from troubling. before
The matter WAS settled. Mai-Gcn. SIR
Frederick Maurice was then given
charge of the work. presumably on
satisfactory assurances being received
that he would prove q more plant cd.
itor Anyhow the war Office blue pen
l-weild6rs have since had their own
way with g. much 90 the disgust Of
some ~ the most brilliant officers who
have contributed chapters % the work
The history will run m four volumes
II any publisher could get hold ~ ths
first volume compiled by Col Henior-
son. which the war office suppressed.
there would be- a big sale for g. But
.u tho official history the general pub
DE- will take little interest.
AZ last something unique IN me way
of logaCIos has been achieved An
Italian woman has hequeathed 5000 20
I newspaper "lu recognition Of my
gratitude Tor having been 50 often en-
.ertained by IT, People who arc not
h.t grateful often sign their commuri-
atoms 20 newspapers. Grateful Read
Hr.' because they have a notion that
ril help secure tho publication o. their
letters. but this Is the first instance on
record that q grateful readers graft
uda has been demonstrated On a sub
stantlal form n is 20 be hoped that
ne example viii b. initiated There
would then be fewer premature gray
heads among the editorial fraternity.
HAYDEN CHURCH.