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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19
Mr., Mrs. and Miss
Why We Use Titles

It is really curious system that we
have here and in every other place, of
putting a prefix, in order to be polite
or as an act of courtesy, to the name
of the person whom we greatly esteem
or who is connected with us by the
bonds of friendship, says the Mexican
Herald This custom plainly demon
strates the curious existing social rela-
lions, for is there any reason why peo-
pie should not be called by their names
alone? And, if it is considered a proof
of respect, whence comes that respects
Why should we use the prefix
"Don,' "Senora' or "Senorita,'
then, as matter of necessity
The most humble Roman, even if he
were a slave, whether he was address
ing good friend Of his or whether he
bowed with respect before the great
Caesar, would have not thought it nee
essary to use any prefix whatever in
order to perform his duty, and at that
time 1T would not have been considered
an act of discourtesy toward his su-
perior.
During the time of the Roman EN-
perors it was considered an act of per-
sonal respect to use the word "domi-
nus (head of the house). According
TO Suetonius, Emperor Claudius, desir-
Gus of becoming popular, offered ban
quets to the masses, that is to say to
stne lower classes, and in order to in
spire confidence among the Invited
guests, and to show them that he con-
, sidered them his equals, he would shake
hands with every person who arrived
and cali him "dominus, - or mister, but
the custom was not established as
general rule, because dominus' had
another meaning, although the poets
would use it in its feminine gender,
" domina,' as an endearing name
among lovers.
The modern use of ''dominus did
not appear until the western empire
came to an end. What until then had
been a casual tribute of respect became
necessary in order to address persons
of high rank. and a lady. wife of a
knight, or wife of the owner of cas-
tie, became 'Fmea domino, - then "mea
DONNA afterward madonna and
lastly madame The young unmar-
ried women of the Middle Ages receiv-
ed the name of dominicella," which
aIterWafd became demoISeHe, ana
this finally became mademoiselle. -
A knight was " domino.'' and after
ward ''donmo,' from which the
Spanish ''don' is taken. But later on
the masculine and feminine gender mel
ted into one "dame,' which meant
gentleman as well as lady. That is
why the present French exclamation
'dame' means 'senor.' and not
''senora. as some people suppose.
Toward the twelfth century the word
''dame as masculine title began to be
substituted by another. the Latin
''senior," which has survived in the
same form, used as Fsenor in Spanish,
"senhor" in Portuguese. "signor" in
Italian and ''seigneur in French. The
some word mutilated stands for the
]. French "'sieur" CT monsieur In
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

English it has its equivalent in "sir, -
which at one time was an ecclesiastical
title, and which meant reverend, -
and was also a university title applied
to bachelors.
The ''maitre'' of the French is an
appellative which IS applied to respect
able persons who deserve respect, but
of low classes, as, for example, in
Spanish it is said ''Senor Pepe' to an
individual who is respected, but belongs
to the lower class.
In regard to respect in name, there is
not a country ahead of the Chinese.
According to their oriental courtesy, a
Chinese gentleman believes that the
ordinary pronouns E'you " and chez
are too familiar applied to persons with
whom one is not in close touch, and
employs a series of complicated express
sions. Besides, in order to show respect
for persons of high rank and to the
dead, the Chinese never pronounce their
real names, but others, so that the daily
use will not profane their sacred names.
Owing to this reason, while we speak
with great familiarity about Confucius
(Khong- Fu-Se), a Chinaman will only
give the name of Sian Sing, or some
other name, in order to demonstrate the
respect he processes and not to degrade
the name that his parents gave him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19
A CHRISTMAS iDYL.
FeneIon E. Downing.

Hang up my little gum-boots,
Be sure you don't forget.
IN wait and watch for Santa
To see what I may get.
I may get left entirely,
Get left out in the cold,
But if I do I'll surely
Not tell one m sold.
III awaken in the morning
To gaze upon my prize
Or look sad and disheartened
With melancholy eyes-for-
III see no little present,
No little picture-blOcks;
No train of cars-no savings bank
No pair of new knit socks.
No stick Of peanut candy
Nor little striped cane;
No little toy umbrella
To guard me from the rain.
But | will see an aching void,
All pleasure will be gone
For nothing viii be in my boots
Until pull them on,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

She don t see why you should
hesitate to marry on $4,000 a year
Papa says my gowns never cost more
than that. He-But, my dear, we must
have something to eat. She (petulant-
ly)-Isn' that Just like a man. AL
ways thinking of his standardization
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

'Have Won ever done anything for
the good of the community" asked the
solid citizen. Eyes" replied the
weary watfarer. I've inst done thir-
y days. philadelphia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
RULE OF THE ROAD.
A London Policeman Explained tn

A London Policeman Explained thu
Matter Very Clearly.
1.-THE first day in England" says an
American traveller, my heart jumped
into my throat several times. Riding
on top Of a bus, the driver would al
ways turn toward the left when we
were about to pass another vehicle,
and, although l knew that that was
the English custom, l held on tight
and got shivers anticipating Il collision
every time. One morning topped
up to a policeman at King ross to
get my bearings. and. as 1t \ Is dis
posed to be laxative, l kept Inn COM
pany.
among other things, asked him
whether there was any rule requiring
pedestrians to keep to the left. No. he
told me; it was only for the roadway
that the rule held.
II then asked him why 1t was that
in England they always turned to the
left, whereas In all other countries the
rule was to turn to the right.
"'Oh. It's very important to keep to
the left he said seriously. knew 1T
was very important to observe the
rule Of the road, but why turn to the
left?
"'Well,' he said, I'll show you. Now
you come here and he led me to the
middle Of the roadway. You see he
continued, how the traffic moves along
the two sides Of the road"
Eyes, saw, and a pretty sight it
was, too-a string Of all sorts Of con-
veyances coming toward us on our
right and another moving away from
us ON the left as far as the eye could
see
"'Well. now'-and he was very I'm
pressive--'suppOse you were driving
along in the middle here and another
kerrige was coming the other wy. AMI
suppose you turned to the right, don't
you see you would be getting IN the
wy Of all those vehicles"
"Yes, saw that.
"'Well, that's why we always turn
to the left
II learned afterward that the bobby
expected tip for all the information
he had given me"-Youth's Compan-
ion
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
GIFTED LUNAT|CS.
One Faculty Strongly Developed In
Many Insane Persons.

Many insane PERSONS.
One Of the most peculiar features OF
insanity Is that occasionally one fac
u!ty. either sight. hearing smell. taste
or touch. is extraordinarily acute. Ger
tain insane PERSONS, insensible to every
other impression. have a pronounced
taste for music and can repeat with
accuracy al air which they may have
heard but once Others have recol'
lection of form and cohr and display
all aptitude for drawing while more
frequently one may meet with an In.
mate Of an asylum who has special
memory for figures dates proper
names and words generally
There Is case on record. for In
stance. OF an imbecile who ut twenty
seven had such an extraordinary men,
DRY that he could solve the most dith-
cult problems In arithmetic and alge-
bra and repeat word for word long
poems after once hearing them. In
another case a boy of fourteen. with
defective brain. who had the greatest
difficulty in learning to read, could. II
ullOWpu TWO oT lilTte IlllHuitS W VII
over a page printed in foreign Ian
guage or treating Of questions OF which
he was ignorant repeat the words from
memory as correctly as If the book had
been lying before him
Very curious was the case OF an
other man. Il devout churchgoer. who
could remember the day when every
person had been buried In the parish
for thirty five years and could repeat.
with unvarying accuracy, the name
and age Of the deceased and mourners
at the funeral And yet he was com
plete fool. and outside Of the line Of
burials he had not one idea and could
not give an intelligent reply to q single
question or even be trusted to feed
himself.
At Earlswood asylum. England, they
have records Of imbeciles who could
not only repeat accurately page or
more Of any book which had been read
years before. even though 1t was
book they did not understand in the
least. but also of an insane person who
could repeat backward what he had
just read
Another curious case Is that Of an
imbecile who In the first place. never
failed to go to church and who on
reaching home could repeat the SER
mon word by word. saying. Here the
minister coughed: here he stopped to
blow his nose" and so on,
In another case an imbecile knew
the Bible so perfectly that If you asked
him where such and such n verse was
to be found he could tell without hes
itat!on and repeat the chapter,
All these instances are well authenti-
Gated. and others equally amazing and
true could be added And just as there
Is one sense which Is sometimes won-
derfully acute In persons OF weak in
tellect, so In the case Of blind people
the sense of smell or hearing Is often
very keen.
One OF the most remarkable cases ON
record was that Of Julia Brace, fe-
male deaf and blind mute who could
distinguish brothers and sisters by
smell and who recognized anybody she
had met before by the same means.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
FEEDING CALVES
SUCCESSFULLY.

While most dairymen have their own
method of feeding calves, the expert
ence of others in this work is interest
ing, and quite often some valuable
points may be picked up Here Is
what prominent Nebraska dairyman
has to say on the subject:
More mistakes are made in feeding
calves than any other live stock on the
farm. First Of all, the stomach of a
calf Is very sensitive to changes In the
temperature Of milk. For this reason
l like to let the calf draw it's own feed
from the mother for three or four
days. After that pour the milk into
warm pail.
Two quarts Of milk. which Is ample
for the average calf. will be reduced
to quite low temperature II MIXED
and then poured into cold pail in
winter; hence the feed pail as well as
the milk should be warm. Again. the
warm milk should be fed as soon as it
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Euaene Sues Vanity.

Notwithstanding the extraordinary
literary success which he enjoyed
when his works were the vogue, Eu-
gene Sue posed much more as man
Of fashion than man Of letters. After
his dinner at the Cafe de Paris he
would gravely stand on the steps
smoking his cigar and listening to the
conversation with an air Of superiority
without attempting to take part I'm 1t.
His mind was supposed to be far
away, devising schemes for the social
and moral improvement of his fellow
creatures. These philanthropic mus
ings did not prevent him from paying
great deal Of attention-too much
perhaps-to his personal appearance,
for even in those days Of beaus. bucks
and handles. Of Counts d'Orsay and
others. men could not help thinking
Eugene Sue overdreSsed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Umbrella Etiquette In Turkey

In China ladies are attended by serv-
ants who hold umbrellas over their
heads. The Chinese and Japanese in
troduce both the umbrella and parasol
into their decorative work and athletic
sports. In western Turkey it is neccs-
sary to close an umbrella on meeting
people of high rank. and European
palaces Of the sultan was nearly run
through by the guard before he com
pretended that he must put down the
open umbrella he carried Every one
passing the actual residence Of the
sultan lowers his umbrella as n salu
tation to 1.-The brother Of the sun and
the moon"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
EFFORT BY PROXY.
Involuntary Attempts to Help Athletes
at Exciting Moments.

Involuntary Attempts to Help Athletes
at Exciting Moments.
In pictures of athletic competitions,
chiefly hurdle races and high jumps,
an occasional Spectator Is seen IN
queer posture.
If picture Of an athlete leap
ing, ten chances 10 one the spectator
has involuntarily raised his right leg,
twisting his body IN automatic express
sion of desire to help the jumper.
With hurdle race photographs this Of
ten may be noticed, too, and IN the
case of sprinters not few men stand
with faces twisted up and holding the
breath in correct imitation Of the ath-
lete actually competing.
So, too, with football views. In one
Of big game there was photograph
of a man on the side line watching
tackle who was crouching down IN al
most exact imitation Of waiting de-
Tense man who was shown at the mo-
ment making ready for his leap at the
runner.
Men who follow athletics know how
involuntary this is. One athletic train
er has appeared In hundreds OF pic
lures as watching some one Of his
charges high jumping, with his leg
swung out Just as If he were making
the leap himself. There is sort OF
relief for the feeling of trying to help
the jumper in swinging the leg up so.
and almost any person is likely to find
himself doing 1t instinctively.
1t may be noticed at prizetights that
some men go through the entire battle
punch for punch. crossing and counter
Ing an imaginary opponent as they
watch the struggle before them. Men
drive and ride horses In races from the
stand, making the effort in the stretch
along with the jockey Of their fancy.
This is one of the well known features
among the race crowd where there are
many grand stand riders" In wres-
Ting matches almost any one will try,
purely by instinct. to help the athlete
who is down and who is bridging des-
perately to avoid the fall.
And yet there is rarely enough tele-
pathic suggestion in the air surcharged
with desire to bring about result diff
ferent from what naturally might he
expected at the moment when the
greatest wish for something else Is
born-that is to say, the high jumper
doesn't necessarily clear the bar. nor
the Splinter squeeze out the inch or
SO that he needs. nor the jockey whip
his mount in for the head that means
victory .-Washington Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
A ROYAL DESPOT.
Wurttemberg Prince Who Sold His
Subjects Like Cattle.

Wurttemberg Prince Who Sold HIS
Subjects Like Cattle.
Cruel and despotic were some Of the
petty princes who ruled the father
land before the Napoleonic wars swept
them away. Charles Eugene Of Wurt-
temburg, born in 1928. died In 1893
and during his sixty five years OF life
tormeuted his parents, his wives and
his subjects. His first consort, Fred
ericka Of Beyreuth. was worthy or
him. When entering Wurttemberg
soon after their marriage the girls
threw masses Of flowers In front or
them. what do those dogs want!
the princess asked her husband. They
were always quarreing and never
spoke to each other without snarling.
The prince was always short OF money
and sold 5000 Of his subjects to Eng
land to raise the wind. He took the
poor wretches from the fields. capped
n uniform on them ard sent them to
their destination as II they were cattle.
Once he called all the young men OF
certain district before him and made
the following speech: "My brave boys
do YOU want to go to fight In the ranks
OF the English heroes against the say
ages Of the continent" No reply was
made for the moment. Then number
Of the youths stepped forward. and
one of them said I'VE do not want to
be sold like SHEEP" The PRINCE prompt
ly gave orders for two OF them to be
seized. put against a wall and shot at
once. Then while the blood was run
ming from the mutilated bodies OF the
two unfortunates the prince by divine
right said: Run away. You see ] do
not want to impose my Will on you.
think Of your welfare like father
does Of his children. You want to
fight by the side Of the valorous Eng
lish." All consented. Schiller heard his
father tell this story. and he himself
related 1t in scene of one OF his
plays.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Eee,Iinu Whole Grain.

Bulletin 242 of the Michigan expert
ment station offers some exact data
upon the subject Of feeding whole
grain to cows, heifers and calves.
When whole corn was fed to cows %
per cent was unmasticated. when fed
to heifers 10 per cent and when fed TO
calves i per cent Chemical analysis
showed no change In composition OF
the unmasticated parts, so 1t Is a safe
assumption that the animal derives no
benefit from grain that passes through
the digestive tract unaltered.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
A Rhvmed Task Master,

In the studio of an artist on Madi-
son avenue there is sign that would
seem suited for almost any place
where there is work to do, OF course
1t is exceptionally well adapted to the
needs of dreaming artists. 1t reads:
Whenever a task is put to you
Don't idly sit and view II
Nor be content and wish 1t done
Begin at once and do 1t.
In this studio 1t was Of course artls-
tically printed and framed. Within
view Of the motto every one was hard
at work. and the man who sat nearest
said 1t never gave him a moments
rest. He could not look at an unhn-
ished Job without seeing or hearing
the Jingle Of the rhyme.--New York
Press. ...
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
UHE AyMyE ores
eUSNFiS IN ldRk.
OUTLINE FOR SIMPLE ALFALFA EXPERT
MESIS,
~ LNE.
No MANURE.

OUTLINE FOR SIMPLE ALFALFA ExPEEI-
MEN1s.
imum by proper precautions In not al
lowing the cattle to 60 on 10 the pas
ture with empty stomachs. especially
when the alfalfa Is wet.
Perhaps no other crop requires such
n variety Of different treatments, de-
pending upon the special locality III
which 1t Is grown, rs alfalfa. For this
reason early attempts are likely to be
failures and consequently should be
made upon very small scale Many
have succeeded In producing profitable
crops of alfalfa only after sowing II
for several years In succession 1t Is
suggested that the area seeded at first
be small and that 1t be divided into
number of subdivisions. each receiv-
Ing different treatment. as shown
in the illustration. The idea is to try
on the same field at the same time AL
the different treatments that are likely
TO prove successful. The treatment
giving the best results can be applied
to an increased acreage the succeed
Ing season. In this way the expert
ence which would otherwise require
number Of seasons to procure can be
obtained Mt the end Of the first year.
Very Different.
It is never embarrassing In mover
for a rich man to find lot OF poor
kin. There Is always vacancy III
hank. where the rich man hhds gooo
position for the Oldest son, VINO soon
becomes the banks president An
other child shows a genius Tor paint
ing. and the rich man SENDS MN 10
Italy to study. In u month or TWO Tue
child returns great artist But no"
different In real life! All, now vastly
different!-Atchison Globe.
Ogilby, translator Of Homer and Tir
gil, was unacquainted with Greek I'M
til he was past fifty years Of age,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Paid For a Peep at Royalty.

In the eighteenth century the Lon
doner could look at royalty on Sunday
for modest fee. In guide to Lon
don, published in 1867, 1t was said, "At
st. james chapel royal by knocking at
the side door and slipping shilling
for each person into the hand of the
verger who opens 1t you may have ad-
mittance and stand during divine serv-
lie In the presence Of their majesties,
and for shilling each person more
you may sit in their royal presence,
not In pews, but In turnup seats on the
aide Of them"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
An Old Idea,

Macaulay was not the first man to
frame the famous image of the man
Of new civilization standing amid
the ruins OF that which we know to-
day. Long before he wrote OF his
traveller from New Zealand meditat-
ing upon London bridge Mrs. Rarbauld
had used the same image, with the diff
ference that she applied 1t to Black
friars bridge. An earlier reviewer had
used 1t in an article published in l1G7.
we are tod by an English commenta-
tor, and Horace Walpolc says IN one
of his letters, AT last some curious
and give description Of the ruins OF
st. Paul's."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Phil Mays Drawings.

The late Phil May was popularity
supposed to be the "lightning artist
par excellence Of England. 1t is quite
true that he could draw many wonder
full things straight Off" But when a
subject had been chosen for Punch
Illustration many drawings were made
from a model or models who first had
to be discovered BY process of Sc
lection each drawing Of the subject
bore fewer lines. When the drawing
was published most of those who look
ed at it thought that 1t had been done
with a few rapid strokes Of the pen.
whereas 1t probably represented a
weeks hard work.-London News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11

A Texas senator has recently jump
ed into fame as frog king, having
followed as side line on his 200 acre
farm at FL Campo the raising Of frogs.
While newspaper reports credit them
with being as large as chickens, an
eyewitness declares that the frogs
raised on this farm are the finest and
largest he ever saw, being largely the
result of special care and feeding.
Three of the fellows are said to make
q meal for five people, the meat being
as sweet and tender as that Of a young
spring chicken.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Why He Didn't Rise,

1t was married mems night at the
revival meeting. LET all you bus
bands who have troubles on your
minds stand up!' shouted the emotion
al preacher at the height Of his spasm.
Instantly every man in the church
rose to his feet except one.
"Ahaw exclaimed the preacher, peer
ing out at this lone sitter. who occu-
pied a chair near the door and apart
from the others. you are the one In
a million"
at amt that" piped back this one
helplessly as the rest Of the congrega-
ton turned to gaze suspiciously at
him. IT can't get up. I'm paralyzed"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
Rank of Ennland Watchers.

When you enter the Bank Of Eng
land by any door four pairs of eyes
watch you. though you are unaware
Of this fact Situated close to the
doors are hiding places In viii n are
four guardians Of the bank. You can
not see them. but they can watch you
with the aid of rejecting mirrors In
which they can see your entrance and
exit and every movement from the
time you enter the portals Of wealth to
the moment you leave them.