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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
PRIMITIVE ANCHORS.
Stones and Wooden Tubes Filled With
Lead First Used.


There appear to be two ideas which
have led up to the invention of the
modern anchor-frst, that of attach
ing the vessel by means of a rope
or chain to weight sufficiently heavy
to keep the vessel from moving when
the weight has sunk to the bottom of
the sea, and. second, that Of using a
hook instead Of or in addition to the
weight, SO as to catch in the bottom
The English word anchor is practical
" the same as the Latin ancora and
the Greek angkura, meaning ''that
which has an angle" from the root
ank, bent.
The earliest anchors made on the
hook principle probably only had one
f1uke instead of two. In the Sussex
Archaeil, Coll" there is an Illustration
of what has been surmised to be an
anchor made out of the natural forked
branch of tree. It was found with
an ancient British canoe at Burpham,
Sussex. There is in the British muse
UNI an interesting leaden anchor with
two f1likes bearing Greek inscrip-
il
was found off the coast of Cyrene.
The invention of the anchor with
two tiukes is attributed by Pausanius
to Midas, by Pliny to Eupalamas and
by Strabo to Anacharsis. Diodorus
Siculus states that the first anchors
were wooden tubes filled with lead.
While another classical WRITER SAYS
that before the Introduction of metal
anchors Jumps of stone with hola
through the middle for the attach
ment Of the cable We're used.
The form of the anchors used by
the Greeks and Romans is we'll known
from representations on Trajan's col
umn and in the catacombs at Tome
as an early Christian symbol. This
form does not seem to have changed
materially for quite thousand years.
as is shown by the Bayeux tapestry
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13

umns of yellow coins-d'ye ever see
anything SO pretty in all your life?
NO wonder your eyes stuck out until
yon could have used them for hat
pegs.
And all the time an exquisitely mu-
Steal finllle, tinkle, clink-clnk' Welled
up from coin rack and counter in re-
Spouse to the calls of the assistant
paymaster. Talk about Beethoven's
symphonies
IF it We're not for that strong wire
screen you could have touched that
fascinating tray. For the intinitesimal
fraction Of second a wicked thought
fitted through your brain Then you
almost tainted as your rowing eye
stared down the barrel of monstrous
revolver 1t was only in a rack, but it
was within easy reach of the paymas-
ter's hand and most eloquent for all
that. Half a dozen of it's fellows lay
IN the handiest places, while as many
Winchesters lying on tables and set
tees came in strong on the chorus.
"Hurriedly your vagrant wits busted
themselves with all the Sunday school
lessons you had ever learned. AS your
subconsciousness perceived that the
head of the roads secret service de-
partment stood on the platform with
his eyes intent on every man in the
car at once, while Conductor Linken- !.
pin stood on the ground outside very
much alert, with his coat tail bullying
suggestively, your bosom swelled with
pride over the Watchful care the com
pany had exercised to bring its honest
toilers their hard earned money,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
QUEER LIZARDS.
These Have the Power Of spouting
Blood From the Eyes.

These Have the Power of Spoutins
Blood From the Eyes.
That certain lizards have the power
eyes has been tradition of the south
west from time out of mind, but many
scientists have classed it with the jew
Ell in the toad's head and the hoop
snake. Raymond Lee Ditmars, curator
Of reptiles in the New York Geological
society, made exhaustive research to
ascertain what foundation in fact. If
any, there is in the tradition Of the
blood spouting lizards. He had nearly
made up his mind that it was purely
mythical when he came upon star
thing demonstration of it's truth. He
had received particularly fine speci-
men of the Mexican horned lizard and
after photographing it proceeded to
= measure it. The result he tells in his
Reptile Book
| The latter process" he says, seem
ed to greatly excite the creature. It
finally threw the head slightly up
| ward, the neck became rigid, the eyes
bulged from the sockets, when there
was 4 distinct sound like that pro-
duced if one pressed the tongue
against the roof of the mouth and
forced small quantity of air forward
This rasping sound, consuming but the
fraction Of a second, was accompanied
| by jet of blood at great pressure.
! "1t hit the wall four feet away at
the same level as that of the reptile
The duration of the flow of blood APP
peared to be about one and a half
seconds, and toward its termination
the force gradually diminished, as
noted By course of drops down the
wall and along the floor to a position
almost under the spot where the rep
tile had been held. The stream of
blood seemed to be as fine as horse
/ hair aud to issue from the eyelid
Which was momcntarily much swollen
Tor some time after the perform
ance the eyes were tightly closed, and
! nothing could induce the lizard to open
them. Within two minutes after it
was placed on the ground the protrud-
ing aspect of the eyeballs and the
swelling of the eye1ids had disap,
raared.
Most surprising was the amount of
/ blood expended. The wall and floor
! showed Il course of thiekly sprinllled
| spots about onezeishth of an inch in
] diameter. There were 1o3 of these
spots. '-ph iiat5eiphfa North American.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13

the United States. two and a half
years ago. he has made Il considerable
study OF American methods.
Minister Aiorteza has passed his life
in official posts. lie began as 4 mage
In the royal palace. He was sent to
Paris by the Shah to be educated. anil
upon his return in 1882 he was made
chamberlain to his majesty and trago
man il the state department, In tia
department he served many years
having charge of matters relative to
America even before his appointments
as minister 1T Washington.
The title of khan. which lie bears
is equivalent 10 Il patent o. nobility
It WAS conferred upon the minister lay
the shah. Minister No"te7a brought
from his beautiful home III Persia
large collection Of house ft:rnishi1es
OF distinctive Persian style wita which
he furnished the Washington legation.
Studying how to help and benefit 9th
ers will build M. vonr own fortune.-
| Baltimore American.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
Respect ~ | ri

"Bl'iefieigA is, think, one OF the
greatest lawyers in this state"
why, | heard YOU say once that you
didn't consider him any good"
och, that was years ago He used
to give nle pointers on legal matters
without charging me anything because
we happened to have offices adjoining
each other. Recently he has been
charging me stiff price every time
| have gone to him for advice. Chi
cage Record Herald
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13

mgton, where he has a commodious
residence, but his pen continues to
paint word pictures of Virginia life.
It is the antebellum Virginia and the
Virg MIA of reconstruction days which
mostly engages Mr.. Pages talent
Born Of one of the fine old families
of the state, his books are alive with
the traditions Of the landed arist0crat,
the planter, the proud old military
man and tie pretty girl Of the manor
house
1t is this constant working over of
material from Il dag that is past which,
acc2s&.sl1g to Mrs. harris. accounts for
the waning popularity Of Mr.. Pages
wiring. Tie present generation Of
re- sa.s.ss IS said to lie more Or less in
di eee@t to those historic times when
tn aoi.tl WIS struggling i'll the throas
OF t5s- war and reconstruction AS
III s2l. mentioned sa. $:
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
Talented Virginia Novelist Who Writes
$500 cf the Old South.

of the Old South.
According to Airs, L. II. Harris,
eouthern literary critic, Thomas Nelson
Page is rapidly losing his vogue and
has done his best work. His reputa-
Zion. says this writer, must rest upon
what he already has accomplished.
There is a long string of excellent
books to Mr.. Pages credit, and even
Ii it be true that his best work is all
behind him his reputation in American
literature will remain an enyabe one
Mr.. Page is still in the prime Of life,
being only fifty-four He is of course
native Virginian. Most of his lit
erary work is strictly of the Virginia
favor Mr. Page now lives in Wash
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
Prize La Earnaaausss

Homes and farms are made beautiful
Just to the extent that their owners co
operate with nature In surrounding
them with those things most attractive
In life, says Southwest Magazine. The
humble cottage. embeWered III frees
and flowers, commands love; the pal
ace, with its marble pillars and paved
walks, only admiration. Out in the
country there are trees and meadows,
flowers and running brooks, gifts the
wealth Of which no city can boast. and
those who live In the country have
unlimited possibilities for making th8
home acre q place OF beauty.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
The Girls Were Still One Ahead.

Inc Girls were Still One Ahead.
A young and bashful professor was
frequently embarrassed by jokes his
girl pupils would play on him. These
jokes We're so frequent that he decided
to punish the next perpetrators, and
the result Of this decision was that two
girls were detained an hour after school
and made to work some difficult prob
lens as punishment
1t was the custom to answer the roll
call with quotations, SO the following
morning. when Miss AS name was
called. she rose and. looking straight in
the professors eye, repeated, with
all thy faults love thee STILL while
Miss BIS quotation was, THE hours
spend with thee, dear heart are as a
string Of pearls TO me."-T.adies' Home
Journal
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13

''I1e has interpreted what was at the
time he wrote the spirit of the south
that armored and hellneted spirit
which survived the defeats of the civil
war, riding unconquered and uncon
querable through bereavements, pow
erty and the unimaginahle humiliation
of the reconstruction period
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
His System.

Shipper Clark Ito his employer leay-
ing the ofiiea}-0h, Nh. System, haven't
you forgotten your. umbrella? It's rain
ing. Mr.. systen1-Can't help it. | have
nlate a resolution to have one here
and one at home to provide for al
emergencies. Now. if | take this one
they'll both be ut home.-Lonlon Tit
Riffs
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
GENERAL MORTEZA KHAN.
Persian Minister Is a Giant and Ten
Times a Millionaire.

FGFSIaH W1IEFTSLET is a NIanL aEGu Ell
Times millionaire.
One of the most interesting members
of the diplomatic corps at Washington
is General Morteza Khan, the Persian
minister. In personal appearance he
is quite striking, being six feet four
inches tall His height is emphasized
by his tall, pot shaped hat or fez The
minister is said to be worth $1OOOO,-
00O He is a bachelor and is forty-tWo
years old. With the exception OF the
shah he is perhaps the greatest land
owner in Persia. His particular hob
by is irrigation. and since coming to
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
II PAY CAR.
Its Coin Rack, Cranan7sd With yellow
Bows. a Temptinc siui1t

The good old days are gone. In these
heatlen times railroad men are paid
By check OF the pay car aud its laxu
s.ious travels G. Il. Carter writes IN the
American magazine rs follows:
~ metal coin rack cranmed TO the
rnuaze With three denominations Of
yellow boys, thanked with silver. and
on the desk behind it very large
wooden tray. Oh which were long col
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13

Most surprising was the amount of
blood expended. The wall and floor
showed course Of thickly sprinllled
spots about oneeisllth of an inch in
diameter. There were 1o3 of these
spots '-phiia1ephfa North American.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13
Lore Wirf5 ed,

1T takes You Il pretty long While TO
shave Yourself doesn't it?''
Not so rerg long. | can shave my
self ql,!ckea. than my old barber could"
81 don't believe it,
TITS fact. You see, he stamme-s
terribly. philadelphia Press.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-13

It is what you are not looking for
that gives the spice Of variety to life
Detroit News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
New National.

For the second week of the summer opera
season at the National Theater Victor Her
bert and Harry Smiths tuneful opera,
''The Serenade." will be the offering The
Serenade" is considered one of the most
successful of Victor Herberts compositions.
and rivals his other famous operas. Babes
In Toyland' 1.-The Fortune Teller THE
Wizard of the Nile and others The opera
is Spanish in atmosphere and contains
many novel situations.
The scene is laid in SPAIN at any period
to which the dramatis personae: incidents
costumes and scenery may belong. with
out anachronism. syndicate OF bandlts
Romero. president, has it's main office In the
mouutai near haunted castle. which be
longs to the Duke OF Santa cruz Inc Duke
brings his ward Dolores to the castle In
order to separate her from her admirer.
AIverado. baritone of the Madrid Opera
Company Alverado has won Dolores by
serenade which he has addressed to her
from the stage. The duke can identify Al
verado only by this serenade. Alverado
learns of the dukes journey with Dolores
and takes the place of postillion. afterward
engaging as chef at the castle in order 10
be near her. Three new characters are now
introduced. Colombo, superannuatea
French tenor: Yvonne. his daughter, a
ballet dancer and Gomez. a tailor. Colombo
and Yvonne are their way to fill an en-
gaGement in a pantomime, In when Co
Iombo is to play the devil. In the E2ountains
they encounter Gomez. and all three pur-
sued hy br!gands take refuge in the castle.
Gomez having fallen in love with Dolores.
and thinking Alverado's success with that
lady was due to the serenade. determines
10 learn this sC-~ He takes to the wood
to practice In this way he meets Colombo
and demands that the latter give him les
sons i'm the serenade. Colombo does so. The
music lesson is overheard by the duke,
who taking Colombo for Alverado, because
of the song. locks up the former In the
castles haunted tower A mildly amatory
episode for Yvonne and Lopez follows.
Lopez being the secretary of the brigand
syndicate. Yvonne Is in love with Alverado,
and. Jealous of Dolores. is pursuing him
with a stiletto. In the finale the duke and
Dolores are captured by the brigands, and
are about to be dragged away prisoners.
when in the midst of sudden storm Co
ing the red Mephisto dress which he was
to have worn the pantomime devil. The
brigands are terrified by the vision. and
Alverado takes advantage of their terror
by telling the banditti that this is the
specter's warning of its vengeance if
Dolores and the duke are to be released.
This gives an idea Of the action of the
earlier scenes. and the balance of the opera
is the working out of the complications that
arise IN the first part
The same excellent cast will be retained
Miss Wentworth. Mr.. Parr. Miss Bra ford,
M. rockingham, Miss Stone and all the
singers who have established themselves at
the National in Robin Hood" will be seen
and heard again in The Serenade." to-
grtapr with several new members who will
juf. the cast this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

In the company supporting the Lyman H.
Howe moving picture exhibition al the New
National Theatcr next Sunday evening are
over twenty-five actors of more or less his
trionic ability. Some of them are artists in
their especial line, and receive salary COM
mensurate with their peculiar capabilities
More than 200 machines are used by these
initators to create the mechanical, musical
and vocal sounds natural to the action of
the scenes. These include every noise in
strument known TO the most precocious
property man, and many others heretofore
unheard of, There are horns to make cows
moo" whistles for locomotives. sand
paper for rushing waves drums that are
made to echo screeches of agony. walls of
JOY and pain; in fact, about everything.
even baby cry. At every none of
the entertainment there is something
dom " And so perfect do the sounds fit
the scenes depicted that it is claimed the
spectator can easily imagine he is really
present where the subject presented really
occurrd Edgar c. Mayor. lie Roy Carlton
and y. j. Tasker, im.tators. do the imper-
sonation of human characters in the pic
lures. The languages Of the different peO-
pie are said to be 2leverly introduced. This
novelty of seeing end hearing at the same
time proved Il great attraction at Fords.
Baltimore. last week. More than %, coo
people saw the snow in six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Dodor and these are soon joined by the
Other members OF the studio group, which
had been broken up after the occurrences
of The second act. Then appear Taffy. the
Laird and Little Billee, who arrive late ana
are Informed by the concierge of their
early Partisan days that La SvenSalt Is
about to sing. They take their places at
window. looking from the foyer toward the
stage. the Hungarian band starts playing,
Ia SvenCali appears and they recognize
her rs TTilby. She sings Ben Bolt un-
dry the hypnotic influence of Svengai. ana
a moment later appears in the foyer on the
arm Of the hypnotiSt Little Biilee speaks
10 her hut still under the hypnotic spell,
she laughs taUntinGly at him and leaves
for the stage to sing her next song.
Sy.ngali is then berated by the three art
lists and. in a paroXysm of rage. he drops
dead Just as the manager rushes in ex-
CitCGly with the news that La Svengan
has made complete failure in her seCond
song This death scene is splendldly
worked out and the curtain descends on an
Intensely dramatic climax. The final act
shows Trilby under the care of her OLD
friends on the road to recovery. There
Will be no change from the usual prices OF
- ~ and a. cents for evenings and % ana
81 cents for matinees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
New IYceun.

The New LyceUm announces for this week
New Works famous High School Girls. "
headed by the original Kennedy and Evans
Oud the dashing Red Raven Cadets" This
attraction possesses enough diversity to APP
peal TO all tastes and is claimed to be
easily the peer OF any burlesque organiza-
ton en- route this season. Kennedy and
Evans. leading opponents of Celtic wit"
supply the funmaking. and the comedy
situations contrived in the first part and
hurlesque are pregnant with opportunities.
The musical burlettas presented are startling
and sensational without being vulgar. and
two OF the funniest combinations ever
devised for presentation to n burlesuue
audience. The olio serves to introduce sew
eral shining lights in the realm of yaude-
Vile, and the songs and speCialties inter
polated are Of a highly meritOrious order.
The scenic and electrical equipment through
out is complete in detail. and the effects
produced are the acme OF recent discoveries
IN new and novel electrical appliances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Luna Park.

Paul Zierold's Royal Berlin Military Band,
unique in the fact that it is entirely differ
ent from other bands, will terminate it's
season at Luna Park, Saturday. June 8. Be-
cause of the excellence of the music this
organization renders. 1t became popular
with the parks patrons from the start.
When Germany was deprived of Paul Zier-
old she lost one of her brightest luminaries.
Judging from the manner in which his
tuneful concerts are being received he has
won the artistic acclaim of the season.
The park-gong fever has evidently inocu-
lated small percentage of Washington
and Alexandria folk, that is, If the crowds
that attend daily be accepted as a cri-
terion. This popular resort in it's costly
and variegated garb, is justly entitled to
the appelation. the New Luna Park. The
vaudeville, from meritorious viewpoint,
is all that could be expected; the courteous
treatment that the patrons receive at the
hands of the attaches make 1t more home
like than ever, and some one, with an eye
for natures floral products has arranged
a profusion OF beautiful flowers and palms
around the grounds that are remarkable for
the opulency of their fragrance.
Friday night the Royal Berlin Military
Band Will inaugurate a special night sea-
son, by devotng the evening in its entirety
to selections composed of Wagner. Incl
dental to this occasion com positions of a
lighter vein will prevail where an encore is
requested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
The Handwriting Ant.


1t is perhaps worth noting that the wor.er
castles are never seen at play. If records
have been made by other observers Of such
light behavior on their part, the a-thor has
not noted them. The truth seems to be that
tn ir life Is SO strenuous from it's first ex-
periences of imagohood to the md of their
career that there is no time for recreations
Of any sort. Work. work, ceaseless work
on their endless round of duty, is tneir lot.
varied only by scant periods for eating for
eep, for personal cleansing and occasional
mutual shampooing. The amusements
of ant communities. such as they are are
limited to the dependent leisure classes
However. 1t must be remembered that all Of
the routine labor is not of the exacting sort
like mining and nursing. Moreover, as we
have seen, the liberty to knock off work.
at will is one of the inalenable privileges
of the caste workers-one that Is freely
used, but apparently never abused. No
doubt, under such a rule, they get more
satisfaction. one might even say more en-
joyment out of life than winged idlers
whose career is shut in and restricted at
so many points that they seem to be little
more than private prisoners of state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
How to Grow Cosmos.

Cosmos is beautiful. grown in a locality
free from early fall frosts. The seed ger
inmates freely, the plants grow with great
vigor and If the season permits an abund-
ance of bloom may be had in September
An early towering strain of dwarf cosmos
has been on the market for several years,
ana each year there is an improvement in
size and color.
Cosmos flowers are borne on long stems.
in the colors white and red, the latter in
several fine shades. The foliage Of the
plant Is fine. Seed should be sown in gentle
heat in the greenhouse, hot bed or window
carly in April. The young plants should
be transplanted when two inches high. be-
ing set well down in the soil, with at least
three inches allowed between plants, as
they very likely to become spndly II
crowded. When danger of frost is over
set them out in q warm, well-sheltered po-
stion, three feet apart. After the plants
start into growth pinch out the top to in
duce a bushy growth. Ii situated where
tho wind can whip them. they should be
supported by stakes.