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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
LOST LITERARY TREASURES.

remain of the seventy tragedies written by
Aeschylus
Only forty-three out of 2.OOO dramas writ
| ten during the time of Aristophanes have
| come down to US. Only few fragments
exist to prove the wonderful wit and wis
dom of Menander.
Only thirty of Livy's 40 books survive:
only two Of Varro's 400 volumes; only four
Of the thirty books OF Tasso's great his
tory and none of the "Annales' OF At
ticuS remains.
The dissolution of the monasteries in
the reign of Henry VIII saw the de-
struction of more than 100 libraries, the
contents of which were either burned. sent
abroad to foreign bookbinders sold
waste paper So that when Sir Thomas
Bodley took up his residence at oxford,
toward the end of the reign of Elizabeth.
he tells he found the libraries lin every
part wasted and ruined"
The invasion and subsequent persecution
of Ireland resulted in the almost total
Inhalation of her ancient literature: that
few nations. if any. can be compared to
her in the extent of manuscript loss.
Perhaps the largest and most valuable OF
literary treasures the world has lost was
the most remarkable of the ancient world.
is said to have contained in its most
fourishing period 100000 or. according to
others, 100000 manuscripts.
Its royal founder collected from all ma
tons their choicest compositions We are
told that of his successors went
far to refuse to supply the Athenians
with wheat until they had given him the
original manuscripts of Aeschylus, Soph-
ocles and Euripides.
When Julius Caesar laid siege to the city
the greater portion of this library de-
strOyed by fire. 1t later replaced by
the collection presented to Queen Cleo
patra by Mark Antony.
But it was not destined to endure long.
When the Emperor Theodosius the Great.
in 391. A D.. ordered the destruction of all
heather temples within the Roman empire.
the Christians. led by the Archbishop The
ophilus, did not spare that of Jupiter. in
which were kept the literary treasures.
From this general destruction about 1000
manuscripts escaped. only to be burned in
$40 by the Saracens under the Caiph Omar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

cal aid in the colony Of Jamestown
While on his first exploring expedition In
the Chesapeake, June, 1908. he speared
."stingray' with his sword. While remov-
ing the fish he was wounded In the wrist
by it's peculiar spine. The following is
from a contemporary journal: The tor
ment was instantly so extreme that in
foure houres had SO swollen his hand,
arme. and shoulder, we all with much
sorrow concluded his funeral. and pre-
pared his grave in an island by, as HIM
selfe directed; yet 1t pleased God by
precious Oyle DR.. Russell at first applied to
it when he sounded 1t with the probe.
his tormentng pain was so well assuaged
that he cate of the fish to his supper"
''In a freZe around the building, con-
tinued Mr.. Ravenel. ARE shown in chrome
logical order portraits-that is, large col
ored photogra phs-of hundred and thirty
of the most eminent men associated with
the history of the United States, beginning
with Christopher Columbus and ending
with Cleveland and Roosevelt. There Is
also large collection of historic pictures
and other material bearing upon the his
tory of the United States. Among these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
Queer Royal Ornaments.


The kings taste in jewelry is extremely
quiet. A horseshoe or single pearl pin. or
a plain gold tie ring. and a signet ring on
his little finger all he ever wears.
with the simplest possible studs and links.
All those who have played bridge with his
majesty, however are familiar with the
heavy gold bangle which adorns his right
wrist.
The German emperor also wears gold
bracelets on either arm. But the most sin
gular ornaments worn by a royal person.
Orleans wears on either little finger, which
are attached by slender gold chain to a
bangle on the wrist
The late King of Spain used to wear
flexible gold necklet. and the late King
Milan had a golden anklet riveted on him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

ing the costumes of the original settlers
padroon and his wife. the Virginia planter
and his wife, and a Spanish lady and gen.
tleman. A couple Of cases show Indians
of the Potomac region employed in MAX
ing stone implements. Another case por-
trays scene of the colonial period. and
stin another contains an exhibit by the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
consisting Of costumes and other relics Of
the days of 10
Mr.. Ravenel laid great stress upon the
accuracy with which these scenes had
been reproduced. Care, he said had been
taken to make them as true to the original
as possible.
Some of the collections of especial in
terest." he went on. illustrate the arts
and culture Of our own outlying posses
sions of today. the Philippines. Porto Rico,
Hawaii and Alaska.
TO show the development Of water
transportation, We have secured models Of
an ancient Viking war galley. the ships
of Columbus and other famous ships Of
colonial times. such as the Susan Constant,
the Mayfiower OF the Puritans, and the
HalfMoon Of Henry Hudson. Leading
from these sailing ships into steam navi-
cation. are shown models of the first ex-
periments of Rumsey. Fitch. Fulton and
Stevens. There Is also a model of the
Savannah, the first steamship to cross the
Atlantic. which left Savannah Ga, on her
historical trip in 1917. Alongside of Full
tons Claremont Is ranged modern steam
ship now plying upon the Hudson river.
In q similar Way land tranSporta tai f0n
is illustrated beginning with models of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
The Leather We Eat.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
And then said the Arctic explorer 1
ate my leather belt.
"Pooh. what of that? Every mothers son
of us eats a pair of shoes year.
The explorer frowned.
This" he began, lis no laughing
But the scientist interrupted him.
II am not testing, sir. l speak the SOL
emn truth. What is leather? Is 1t not al
-bumen and tannin? Well. when you add
milk to your tea or coffee, the tannin or
the one and the albumen of the other unite.
and leather results The leather Is In mi.
mute particles Nevertheless, it Is there,
and 1t goes.
"All who drink tea or coffee daily, the
scientist concluded. consume in a year
enough leather to make a pair< Of shoes"
The explorer sneered. ITO resume" ne
said. IT then ate the lining of" etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

- HE exhibit of the Smithsonian In
sttution and United States
National Museum just opened at
the jamestown exposition Is
unique in that its object is TO
condense into a single room American his
tory from the beginning to the end.
When ii was decided what the national
government should show at the EXPOSE
ton those in charge restricted the Smith
sonian Institution and the National Museum
to such articles and materials of an his
torical nature as would serve to impart
q know ledge of our colonial and national
history. Here were the terms set before
these experts in Washington. in fulfillmcnt
Of which they have gotten together some
thing representative of the main periods in
the main interests of the American people
since the venturysume Spanish. French.
English and Dutch settlers first established
the Outposts of d new nation.
From the days of 1907. when CAPT. John
Smith arrived in Chesapeake bay. 10 the
days Of 1891. three centuries. much has
happened To b, condensed into 5000 square
feet of floor space. Bu' it has been the
object Of those directly in charge Of the
display to represent with few groups Of
figures. portraits. models and relics an out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

line of 300 years progress. In these 800
years there has been a change in America
of sort never before witnessed in a like
space of time in the history of the world.
One of the tiny ships of the Smith eXpedi-
ton in 1907. the Discovery. carried score
of persons in her twenty-ton hull. She
was nearly four months on the trip. One
of the battleships coming to the EXPOSE
ton today needs 800 persons merely to man
her and is measured in many times that
number of tons. A contrast such as this
StareS you in the face as you look upon
the Smithsonian and Museum part of the
exhibit.
Mr.. w. dec. Ravenel of the National
Museum. who is representing the Smith
sonian Institution and the National Mu
scum at the exposition. and who is in for
NAL charge of the exhibit in an interview
told what has been gotten together to tell
in live form running story of the three
century change.
To locate the whole exhibit in James
town and to serve as central figure about
which to group everything else. said
Mr.. Ravenel. we have set up large
tableau of twenty-five figures. portraying
Capt. John Smith going up the James river
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xxANY of the greatest treasures of the
lvl worlds literature have totally disap-
neared Even so late 1862 copy
of canterbury Tales valued it is said.
at $500, was used to light the fire in
London church.
The last six books Of Sponsors 'Faerie
Queene'' were lost by one of the poet
servants. During the French revolution
an exceedingly valuable copy of The
Golden Legend" was used to light a IL
brarians fire.
Many of the valuable letters of Lady
Mary Wortley Montagu were destroyed by
her relatives, lest Lady Marys literary
honors might be gained at the cost of dis
grace to the family name.
In 1902, according to the Rosary Maya
Zine a servant of Warburton used several
dramas of Chapman, Greene and Mas
singer to clean shoes and light fires.
After the death of Pierse there was found
in his apartments a huge chest filled with
letters from the most eminent scholars OF
the time The collection was of immense
literary and historical value His niece,
instead Of complying with repeated re-
quests to have them published, used them
for fuel. in order to diminish the expense
of firewood
In the great fire of London, in 1858 many
manuscripts of the Elizabethan era We're
lost. Fire in the Cottonian Library at Ash
burnham House, Westminster, in 1871 de-
stroyed 22S out of 95S manuscript volumes,
all of which had fallen into private hands
after the dissolution of the monasteries
half a century before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

The Jewish Talmud has come down to
us only through the heroic efforts of the
Jews themselves and the intrepid service or
John Reuchlin. Its reading was con-
demned by various edicts of emperors ana
kings; it's circulation was prohibited py
popes and theologians. Twelve thousand
copies of this monumental work were purn-
ed at Cremona in 1869, and similar fate
befell 5000 copies Of the Koran by order
of Cardinal Ximines, on the taking OF
Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella
sappho composed nine books of poetry.
Only two odes and few fragments re-
main OF the seventy-fve COR, as some say.
ninety-two) plays of Euripides, only
eighteen have survived.
Only seven of the 100 works of Sophocles
are extant. The same number Is all that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

The burning of the Strasburg Library
during the Franco-Prussian war destroyed
many valuable works, among which may
be mentioned the records of the legal pro-
ceedings in the controversy between Guten-
berg and his associates as to whether or
not he invented the art of printing.
In 1885, Gaurno. learned Italian, trav-
eled through Greece in search of lost manu-
scripts. His labors were rewarded by the
acquisition of valuable collection. On his
return to his native land a storm overlook
the vessel and the captain ordered the en-
tire cargo to be thrown overheard Such
was his anguish at the loss that 1t is said
his hair turned white In a single night.
A similar fate befell. in $685. wealthy
burgomaster of Middleburgh named Hudde.
Prompted by literary curiosity he betook
himself to China, disguised as a mandarin.
For thirty years he Travelled through the
Celestial empire devoting his fortune to
the collection of manuscripts. Returning
to Europe, he was shipwrecked and all his
treasures were lost.
The great Pinellian library, considered
at the time one Of the largest and most
valuable In the world. was purchased in
1000. after the death of its possessor, by
London bookseller, who chartered three
vessels to convey it to London. He was
pursued by corsairs, who captured one
cargo of books and manuscripts, destroyed
all by casting them into the sea; the others
escaped uninjured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
LEFT TRAIL OF BLOOD
uszy NeFe RsAs Ams1k sa1 SefiesSN
Wessa, tight People.

Augusta Ark, Dec. Evidently
orazed presumably from the effects
OF a drug. Wash f. Shears, r negro
armed with shotgun and well sup
Piled with ammunition. ran amuck
here early yesterday and before he
was run down and shot to death by
a posse in the courthouse yard, had
wounded seven white persons and
one negro.
The wounded are: Theodore Gui-
Gle shot in the head aud breast; Lin
sey Poe. shot in face, serious; Frank
Wilson, slight: C. d. Wilkes, slight;
Allen Lippman. slight; Mrs. Ed Bry-
ant slight; Miss Ida Bryant, slight;
Sullivan Brown. negro, slight.
Several years ago. Shears shot and
wounded a fellow negro and was
confined for a short period in the
state insane asylum.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
STREET CAR<f. COMING
Parker amusemem Enterprises to
Exhibit Here ~oon.

Arrangements have been made
by which the Waxahachie fire de-
part ment viii give street carnival
during the entire week beginning
December Is All the necessary de-
tails were perfected Thursday The
various amusements for the week
will be provided by the Parker
Amusement company
The Parker standard OF attrae~
tions need no introduction to our
citizens as we had the No. 3 Parker
show a year ago last spring and
they made very favorable impress
sion upon everyone,
This time we get the No | show
which is the best In the carnival
world This aggregation consists OF
twenty -four double length cars. 500
people and ten paid attractions.
The Parker advance agents gave
the fire boys real good contract
and they should make some money
on their venture, as their expenses
are guaranteed and Parker is going
TO have a man here until the show
arrives who will help the boys in
arranging the big shows coming.
The mayor and city council held
special meeting and granted the
square and streets for the shows.
Among the feature shows that
will be here are: Parker's Trained
Wild Animal Show The Sunflower
Bellies, comic opera with 40 peo-
pie: Hale's Tour Of the World; Os-
trieh Farm Monarch; Old Planta-
| ton Pharaoh's Daughter, beauti-
| full biblical story: Parker's latest at
traction; $4,000 Carry-us-all and
| Big Eli Ferris Wheel
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
NIGHT TRAINS NEXT SPRING.
Rains Delay Double Daily service
on the Valley ROuate.


Double daily service on the Irlni
ty and Brazos Valley railroad, Whlcl
has been postponed from time to
TIME for the last several months,
will not be established until some
time next spring. This announce
ment was made yesterday by w e.
Green. vice president and general
manager. who was in Houston to
attend the meeting of the general
association.
The weather has been too bad
for ms to undertake any further ser
vice than we now have. said the
general manager Of the short line
between north and south Texas.
Heavy and constant rains have
hampered the Valley route. 30 soon
er had the track been placed in good
shane after q hard rain than anoth-
er rain came owing to the heavy
rainfall. We will not try to put ON
tb, uishf raju until some time next
Surfing When we DO establish this
additional service. BE- will nc first
,.s-. iu every way and 90 viii NOT 1"
fusuguufed uuui We cam do th's.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS
Would Like to Know Why Road
Flouts Order of Commission.

Lancaster, Texas, Dec 6.-The
people of this town and vicinity are
much interested in the outcome OF
the order of the state railway COM
mission for the Trinity and Brazos
Valley railway to stop their trains
here. This order was given months
ago but not obeyed, the Brazos Val
lev management contending that the
Katy would not allow them to follow
out the instructions of the state.
The commercial club of this town
at a recent meeting appointed a COM
mirtee of three to go to Ennis and
ask the Houston and Texas Central
railway company for better passeh-
ger service in and out of Lancaster.
A mixed train is at present operated
in and out of this place and some
days no train at all.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
ACTRESS kuLS HERSELF
CArS Nooteest NoxS Her NSlas Out
in bliiimosc hstei.

Baltimore, Md Dec G. Mrs
Clara Bloodgood, the actress. com
mitted suicide by shooting in her
room at the Hotel Stafford here yes
body was found lying on the bed
with a bullet hole through the roof
of her mouth Nearby lay book
entitled How TO Shoot Straight"
and a 3S-caliber revolver with three
chambers empty. She attended ma
tinee performance at Albaugh's the
atre yesterday afternoon and return
ed to her hotel about 4 O'Clock.
seemingly in the best of spirits
Later when it was time for the
curtain to rise for her own show at
the Academy of Music. where she
was appearing in The Truth" she
had not put in an appearance. Word
was sent to the Stafford and bell
boy was sent up to her room. Just
as he approached the door he heard
a pistol shot. Hurrying back to the
office he notified the clerk Of what
he heard Investigation was made,
and Mrs. Bloodgood was found
stretched on the bed as described
Before retiring to her room she
had talked with her stage manager.
John Emerson. who declares that he
observed nothing unusual in her de-
meanor. The only motive he can
ascribe is that Mrs. Bloodgood fear
ed an attack of nervous prostrauon.
She had been working very hard, he
said and she feared breakdown.
Mrs. Bloodgood left a note address
ed to her husband, who is said TO be
on his way to this city.
The audience at the Academy ol
| Music was dismissed with the an
| nouncement that there would be M
performance owing to sudden in
disposition of Mrs. Bloodgood.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
LABOR LEADERS SHOT.
Tragedy in Massachusetts state
House Sensational in Extreme.

Boston. Dec 6---An Insane man
walked into the anterroom Of the
executive chamber OF the state house
yesterday afternoon and finding
Governor Guilds door closed turned
on three prominent labor leaders
and fired three shots at them. prob
ably fatally wounding Edward G.
Cohen of Lynn, Mass, president of
the state branch of the American
Federation OF Labor, seriously
vounding Dennis Driseoll of Bos-
ton, secretary of the board. and IN
iuring with the muzzle of his revol-
yer Arthur NJ. Huddell, of Boston,
former president of the Central LA
Dor union of this city. The insane
man, who was John A. Steele, OF
Everette. and who was released on
parole last month from an insane
asylum. was overpowered by Private
Secretary Charles S. Groves and
General j. H. Whitney, chief of the
state house police. Governor Guild
was in his office only a few teet
away, and rushing out assisted IN
subduing Steele, then knelt by Co
hens side and subsequently directed
the removal of the wounded men to
the hospital.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06

Christmas turkeys are high i'll
Waxahaehie, or at least one oobbler
that escaped from the THANKSGIVING
slaughter of the innocents" scared
to an altitudinous point Thursday
afternoon. He escaped from the coop
of local grocery firm and in his
attempt to escape sought roosting
place on a telephone cable, where for
i a few minutes he could look down
with proud disdain upon his former
captors. His antics furnished amuse
ment for a large crowd A Shove
of stones forced him 10 abandon tn,
cable and seek higher place on th'
top OF telephone pole. From ther'
G-lsglnxed his way across the square
and was finally captured BY ~vp~~.'
| of boys
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
,,,> now ru,uB'~ WIDOW
t,h Nlan Irics tu Collect uu Jud&-
msuI Fourteen Wears bld.

Ios Naseirs. Col p'. "t"uH.
and Counties MaRrI the smallest
people iu the world the countess bee
ius OBJ. idos 1T thv isje Cen Tom
Thumb. vrJy made dr5rraap'- 'rs'
tefda, ia "a suit lu which iudwmeu'
is asked tor nearly ,to.oeo Georsr
" Ksiloxg the plaintiff AYERS ihs'
hr secured Judgment aEalnsi Nfs
Thumb lu salt Lake iu 1883 iet
s,ttt aud BE- bss aesvf peeu satls-
fled
4. has ran so inas fbat u be- n"~
ta be- outlaw - and hr pffs'nis 'he
slatm la the t0s NaEeisa .oatta osr
ssasu b. saut- gvnv~ai ot iar
taaeu,rnf whkh. wth s0sfa ASA te.
.fasl latefss ameaafs Ie 'stst
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
TRAGEDY CLAIMS TWO.


amithyille. Tex. Dee I'll w
Swenson killed his former wife aud
shot her husband in three places
and then killed himself three miles
north OF here at , O'Clock elday
afternoon, expiring on the bosom Of
his ex-1fe Swenson. who was Il
horse trader by occupation, ran
away with a young girl this summer
for which he was under Indictment.
trial in the district court this month
Before this, however. he had been
divorced from his wife, who married
Jacob Frost. weli-to-do farmer.
who lives between here and Bastrop.
They had been in Smithyille shop
ping and started home
Swenson met them In the road
and called To them 10 stop. but they
drove on. He then began shooting
He shot Mr. Frost through the leg
and twice in the right hand. He shot
Mrs. Frost as many as dozen
times. The team ran away. throwing
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost out and Mr.,
Frost escaped to thicket Swenson
then killed himself. All parties are
well known here Mr.. Frost is a
blind man. and his escape from
death was remark abl He Is not Sc
riously hurt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
GOOD PRICE FOR COTTON.
Sold rs High as *iI.7J Per Hundred
Here Today.

The cotton receipts have increas-
chic since the general resumption OF
the market few days ago. The sta
pie rolled in at a lively rate today
and buyers took all they could get.
The highest price paid today was
$11.75 per hundred This price was
for the better grades of the staple.
I The range today was from $40. 50 to
| the price above mentioned.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
FROM GERMANY
More Than Five Hundred Will
Reach Galveston Saturday.

John B. George, local agent for
the Katy. has been advised by Gen
eral Passenger Agent Crush that the
North German Lloyd steamship Han
over will arrive at Galveston Satur-
| day with 535 homeseekers from the
old world. Th/ nationality is as fol
| lows:
Germans, ,. Bohemians, s; Mace
domains. 2S: Bulgarians ga Rus
SLAMS. SO: Armenians, 10: Rouman-
ian. II: Hungarians, /: Hebrews
15S: Poles. 9; Servians, /.
The various occupations of these
are classified as follows:
Laborers. 467: gardeners. 3 pain
tiers. 3; masons. 4 electricians.
locksmiths. >: butchers, I; mer-
chants. 12: tanners, $; tailors II;
weavers, g. shoemakers, II. watch
makers. .: plumbers, > iron turn
ers. .: brushmakers. /; bakers, y /
soap makers. .: saddlers, ]. sculp- /
tors. /: cabinet makers, :. confec- |
toners. !. book binders. !; litho- |
eraphers. ]. bookkeepers !. min !
ar~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-06
ATTACK AGED MAN.
Unknown Party Wounds Victim
With Large Rock.

Corslcana. Texas. Dec. S.--While
cutting wood in the creek bottom
near WinlSier an aged man by the
name of Benight was attacked by an
unknown man. The latter struck his
victim heavy blow on the head
with a large rock, making an ugly
scalp wound and fled. Opinion Is
that demented man IL at large In
that vicinity.