The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-28


streets. and the baby Ia brought out
and exposed to view. A basin Of wa
ter 10 provided. and the head man. or
chief Of the town, sprinkles water
upon Il, leaving II q name and invok-
Ing blessing upon II, such as. for in
stance. that II may have health, grow
up to manhood or womanhoAd, have a
numerous progeny and possess riches.
Most OF those present follow the ex-
ample Of the head man. and the poor
child Is thoroughly drenched before the
ceremony Ia ended. Every one who
participates In the ceremony pledges
himself 20 be a friend 70 the child.
obsyins the Robins Warning.
In some parts OF Warwickshire the
tapping OF a bird around the house Is
looked upon by the superstitious as a
warning. A doctor was recently sum-
moned In hot haste to a farmhouse
not many miles from Birmingham. He
found an old man In bed. but in per-
feet health. and asked why he had
been sent for.
why, sir" replied the daughter-in-
law, there COON a little robin about
the door. We knowed 1t was n CALL
and we thought It must be granfer, SO
we put un In bed and sent for you."-
London Telegraph.
Clothes and the Artist.
A now eminent English artists first
chance In life came when a certain
noble lord invited him down to his
country mansion to paint a view Of the
house. When he arrived the door was
opened to him by the butler. II am
Mr.. SO-and-so," said the artist. who
was emphatically bohemian In his ap-
parel. II have come down to paint the
house" The butler surveyed the Wis
itors shabby clothes for an instant.
That's strange" he, remarked. His
lordship amt said anythlnk to me
about 'aving the 'ouse done hupr'
Kings Counsel.
Kings counsel differ from all other
English lawyers. Kings counsel are
appointed by patent from the crown.
on application from the lord chancel-
Tor, and can act as judges OF assiEe
when named In the commission. They
have In many ways precedence over
other lawyers and rank among them
selves according to seniority. The
robes Of kings counsel are Of silk
instead Of stun like those Of ordinary
barristers. 1t Is the established rule
Of the profession that no kings counsel
shall conduct any case without the
employment Of junior counsel
The Other Version.
Miss Jane Barlow sent a poem as q
first contribution to the Cornhill Mag
azine when James Payn was its editor.
Think OF the lady receiving a brief
line. scrawled in James fearful chlrog-
raphy. which she interpreted as fol-
lows: II have no use for silly verses. {"
or course Miss Barlow INDUCED in
con,ous, tears There never was such
IN IL hammered snub. Then she CON-
mcnced Ia study the scrawl Now
came CLEAN of light. for she dimly
mace out what it really was: Il hope
to Uae Your pretty verses"
At Large.
What Is congressman at large?''
was the next question raised at the
grocery lyceum.
"One that amt in Jail" suggested a
wit on u cracker barrel.
"A congressman at large" asserted
Zeb Whifiletree. lis congressman
who has been elected. but who hasn't
took his seat"
Wrong" declared Peleg Haw. He
has served his term. They're always
entitled to the floor"
The question was still open when
the grocer adjourned the sesSiOn.-St
Louis Republic.
Study Il Out.
Here is a highly interesting paradox
which may amuse or bewilder. rs the
case may be. 1t is supposed to have
been invented by Socrates: A says
that all AthenianS are liars. A Is an
Athenian and therefore liar. There
fore his statement that all Athenians
are liars is not true. and consequently
all Athenians tell the truth. A Is an
Athenian, and hence tells the truth
wherefore his statement that all Athe
mans are liars is true. Therefore he is
liar and his statement false, and SC
on.
Reassured.
Once Sir Henry Irving while playing
Macbeth in London was somewhat dis
concerted by one Of the gallery gods.
He had reached the point where Mac
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