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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12
FIRST FANCY WAlsTCoAT.
introduced by an English Monarch by
Way of Economy.

From the London Globe.
The waistcoat-when at least II is a fan
cy vest-is the last remaining vestige OF
the gorgeousness which was once dis
played in mems dress; and on October Is,
1868. Pepys chronicles its first appear
ance on the person of Charles II. The
novel garment was Tong cassock." as
the diarist terms It, worn close to the
body; It was of black CLOTH pinked with
white silk under it.
Men will agree that the waistcoat is a
convenient and commendable garment,
the absence of which would deprive them,
to speak of no other discomfort, OF an
invaluable set of pockets. 1t appears
strange, therefore, that It should not
have come into being at an earlier date.
Soon after the Restoration a sleeveless
vest, which likewise left the waist open.
was worn under the doublet; It was not
q true waistcoat. This style of dress
was brought from France by Charles II.
From beneath the fullness OF shirt ex-
posed by the open vest the breeches dis
played their expanded width, with
punches of ribbon at the waist and lace
ruffles below the knees; the doublet worn
over the vest was richly laced and en-
broidered. So costly was this mode OF
attire that the King resolved to give the
lead toward a more economical and sober
fashion, and in the fulfillnent OF this de-
sign he donned the new garment which
Pepys hailed with pleasure.
Such were the circumstances which at
tended the introduction of the waistcoat.
1t came in the name of economy and re-
form, but ere long It developed into as
expensive and decorative a garment as
any which man has ever taken to HIM
self. Gradually II was extended down.
ward till It almost reached the knees. 1t
was made OF the richest materials. and
the outer coat was shaped to hang well
open to display fits rnagnincence.
Extravagance and love OF finery were
simply transferred from one style to an
other. and on the waistcoat was lavtshed
all the establishment which previously
had been bestowed on the breaches
Those Powered and embroidered waist
coats of sheeny satin, with laced flaps.
may certainly have been less trouble
some and fantastic than the preceding
fashion, but whether they reduced the
wearer's account with his tailor Ia highly
doubtful
The long tapped waistcoat remained in
favor many years. 1t was still worn by
noblemen and gentlemen when George
was king In the following reign a some
what shorter waistcoat was prevalent.
and from this time the lap began to
decrease in length. Instead of reaching
almost to the knee 1t came only half way
down the thigh. As mems dress became
more simplifed toward the close of the
18th century and putting lace and en-
broidery were abandoned. the flap dis
appeared
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12

than in New England, or Pennsylvania
or New York or New Jersey, though
they have titled aristocracy. But then
a British lord is very different from one
of our tariff lords, in that his country
is not taxed to make him rich. Harry
Thaw is a product of the American tar
iff and his tribe is legion.
OF all the barefooted, infamous lies
hell ever chuckeled over, the one about
the tariff being for the protection of
labor is the chiefest and the scoundrelest
The tariff is levied on the product OF
labor which is the property of capital
There Is free trade in labor and 1,0o0,V0o
immigrants come to us annually. If they
remain In Europe and send bales of goods
to us that gives American laboring men
jobs to make other goods to exchange
for them but every one of them that
comes to us GUSTS an American man out
of his job.
The tariff protects the Pittsburg mil
lionaire. His laborers are even deprived
of names We have all been thrilled with
that poetry about the Clan McGreggor,
who were forbidden to have a name I'M
der the laws of Scotland during an in
famous regime:
IF they rob us of name, and pursue us
with beagles,
Give their roofs to the flame and their
flash to the eagles"
But up in Pennsylvania in a big factory
or mine they will have employed 5oo0 Bo-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12

when the Declaration of Independence
was formulated and signed. In 1777, be-
fore the occupancy of Philadelphia by
the British, 1t was removed for safety
to Lancaster, Pa, but was subsequently
restored to it's old place. 1t was regu-
larly used on public occasions until July
s, 1885, when it became silent forever.
The great crack in its side was made
when it tolled out the death of the great
constitutional interpreter and jurist John
Marshall of Virginia. The venerable bell
stands as symbol of the heroism and
glory of mighty past in which moved
the uncrowned kings of the young re
public of America
Since, as have asserted, bells are asso-
ciated with every phase of life and with
DEATH as well, it is not remarkable that
the simplicity and superstition of other
ages should give them place in romance,
tradition and legends that compose their
folklore. Therefore, all peoples have
their legends and fantastic tales of bells.
Many of these romantic stories the poets
have preserved for us, as witness, Long
fellows 1.-THE Bells of Atri, as told by
the Sicilian In "Tales of a Wayside Inn"
Lowells story of 1.-The Bell of Hamburg
Jean Ingelow's BELLS of Eversham,"
and scores of Others
Sailors not only see phantom ships
ride the gale, but they hear weird bells
tolling In the witching night hour. They
can hear the muffled tones of bells on
melancholy ships that lie at the bottom
OF the sea, that suddenly went in some
terrific tempest. And who of us have
not heard the mysterious tolling of bells
that no mortal hand touched? They are
rung, l suppose, by the COLLINS of the
air that invade old bell towers. If the
reader wants to experience a case of
''creeps' let him turn to Barnaby Ridge
and read the ghostly story of the church
bell, as told by Solomon Daisy at the
Maypole Inn. It's too long to relate here.
There are bells that ring out of tangled
forests whose depths were never pene-
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about the NATTER. I find that wherever
there is a protective tariff 1t has built
I'D a system of morality of its own. and
! never found that its rules OF morals
were in accord with any other rules of
morals religious or secular, ever framed
in this world It has built up a system
of morality in this country that not only
is wicked, but allows to be done, by au-
thority of law, what the man who does
It would never do In his private capacity
as q citizen. It permits a man not only
to covet his neighbours goods, but to
take them away from him by force OF
law When we consider that We col
lected a little over $300,o0o,O00 last year.
and the people of this country pay In
taxes to these protected interests So, l00,
OOO,o00 think 1t Is about time we are
considering whether we are not taxing
the American people little too far"
That is the stuff. It has fired the west
ern heart, and bye and bye the fiery
cross will uplift on crag and glen, sum :
morning Lechie1, Keppech, Cianronald,
Clengarry MacIan and the others:
1.-The standard on the braes OF war
Is up and streaming rarely:
The gathering pipe on Lochnager
Is sounding loud and clearly.
The Highland men from hill and glen.
In martial hue. with bonnets blue,
WI beIted plaids and Furnished blades
Are coming late and early"
And then there will be separation OF
the sheep from the goats The republic
an party will purge itself of democrats,
and the democratic party will cleanse tt
self of republicans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12
ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND-By F. l. Monks

er's chair The opposition are seated
on the left The cabinet ministers oc-
cupy the seats nearest to the speaker,
and these are called the treasury
benches" Ardent supporters of the gov
eminent occupy seats above the gang
way The Irish nationalists always sit
in the opposition benches, although they
may vote with the government. The
cross-benches belong to the filibusters.
A general election follows the dissolu
ton of the parliament. 1t is called 'go-
ing to the country" From the time
that parliament is dissolved until it
assemblies again the privy council acts
as the Kings advisers. The first Of
fetal act after declaring the dissolu-
ton of parliament is the appointment
of a day for the election of members.
This is done by the issuance of writ
which is placed in the hands of the
high sheriff, who appoints the day and
places of polling. In the meantime the
leaders of the parties in the house pre-
pare and issue Il manifesto setting forth
the policy of the party and such legis-
lation as that party will propose IL re-
turned. Candidates take the stump AMI
advocate the party platform and also
promise to introduce bills to improve
local conditions. Candidates must ex-
press themselves openly and fully upon
every subject contained in the party
manifesto and also in his own announce
ment to the electors. No gumshoeing
goes there. No playing politics. 1t is
plain talk addressed to plain people who
are not hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool
party men but free and Independent
voters who cast their ballots accord
ing as their sense dictates. That's why
England elections are always fraught
with SO much uncertainty and why pollt-
ical parties always keep their eye on
public sentiment general election
may extend over a period of 10 days be-
fore all the members are elected after
which they are summoned to attend in
parliament which is opened by the read
ing of the speech from the throne. This
is called the Kings speech, but it Is
in reality prepared by the premier and
cabinet ministers and contains . SUM
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mary of the legislation proposed by the
party returned to power. Great interest
attaches to the Kings speech on that
sometimes follow when amendments are
proposed by the opposition.
All bills introduced by cabinet min
listers are known as government meas
ures and command the support of the
party. These are the bills upon which
the government must stand or fall, and
unless the government is able to out
vote the opposition and Independents its
terrh of office is likely to close on any
division. majority against the gov
eminent on a division is a defeat and
is generally followed by resignation
of the cabinet. Then the King may
either call upon the opposition leader
to form a cabinet or he may dissolve
parliament and order another general
election. Thus it is that although Eng
land has septennial parliaments, it Is
possible that parliament may not last
seven days. Parnell and his party held
the balance of power in the house of
coinllons once ana during the short
space of a week he sent two govern
ments out of office
The action of the government in seek
ing dissolution and going to the coun-
try on the rejection of the budget by
the house of lords is one unprecedented
in modern history. True. the house of
lords denies it rejected the budget but
that 1t merely refused to pass Ii until
the people had ratified the innovation
which the budget proposes, yet the bud
get was passed In the house of com
mons by a majority of $40. majority
almost equal to double the opposition
vote. The only reason assigned for the
dissolution of the last parliament is that
its septennial term was about up and
that 1t was better to face the electorate
now while the country Is still smarting
from the affront than a few months
hence when popular feeling has subsded.
The politician chooses his time just as
general chooses his field to fight. and
this great political battle which now
confronts the English people promises
to take it's place beside Blenheim for
the winners and waterloo Tor the losers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12

Its numerous bells, which have been
used ON occasions for purposes far
from religious. BY the way, the genius
of Victor Hugo found entrance to the
lofty towers of these cathedral bells,
whose deformed ringer" in 1882. he
named Quasimodo. This Quasimodo, as
them, talked to them, understood them.
1t is true that their voices
were the only ones that he was still
capable of hearing. On this occount
the great bell OF all was his best be-
loved"
If the reader has been to London he
has certainly visited the Tower, and
he has seen at the southwest angle of
the high wall a number of Tudor-lik
tower, surmounted by a belfry. TIL lis
tower was the prison of Cardinal Fish
er. the Princess Elizabeth and scores
and multiplied scores of others. From
the tower heights there rang out tie
tones of an old bell. It mingled tbs
clang most merrily with the bells of
the city when Anne Boleyn became the
kings bride, and tolled at her execii-
ton. 1t rung the death knell of men
and women alike 1t rang for deeds
of right and for crimes Of darkness as
well. and mostly for the latter. o,
what a wicked old bell it was, whose
sullen notes vibrated through tHe
Bloody Tower near by and startled men
and women innocent of wrong, and yet
appointed to die! The bell struck the
tragic and fatal hour for the, AK to
fall.
An honored history is that of our Amer
lean Liberty Bell in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia. This bell was imported
from England in 175s. 1t was cracked by
its clapper in testing. 1t was then recast
in Philadelphia. Its inscription Is taken
from the book of Leviticus, proclaim lib
erty throughout the land unto all the in
habitants thereof" It was jubilantly rung
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12
Turtle Worship.

From the London Globe.
u place called Kotron, on the French
Ivory coast, the natives believe that to
eat OF destroy a turtle would mean death
to the guilty one, or sickness among the
family. The fetch men. of whom there
are plenty, declare that years ago a man
went to sea fishing. In the night his
canoe was thrown upon the beach empty
Three days afterward turtle came
ashore at the same place with the man
on it's back alive and well. Since that
time they have never eaten or destroyed
one of that species, although they enjoy
other species.
If one happens now to be washed
ashore there is great commotion in the
town. First the women sit down and
start singing and beating sticks. next q
small piece of white cloth Unjust be white)
Is placed on the turtles back. Food 10
then prepared and placed on the cloth.
generally plantains. rice and palm OIL
Then amid lot more singing. dancing
and antics of the fetich people II IL car
ried back into the sea and goss On itD'
way rejoicing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12

TT ANY teacher of a Baraca class In
ar church within the Birmingham dis
4 rict will give satisfactory answers
TO he following questions he Will earn
a hndsome reward, provided that he
anwers from his own knowledge. and
dos not consult any book, except the
Bile. He Is put upon his honor to say
int he gets no help from any other
sarce. Let me say that a satisfactory
aswer can be given to every one of the
qiestions, II you are sufficiently ac-
edainted with the contents OF the author
led version Of the Bible, and with your
ern tongue:
/. What was the frst name given to the
1rst woman? and who gave It?
Q. What was the name of the third man
orn into the world? and who gave It'll
3. What was the name Of Miriam's faith
a.? and of what tribe was he?
a Who were Bigthana and Teresh? and
that did they do and suffer?
Is. What is the name of the hero who
tent down into a pit, and slew a lion
IN a snowy day? and what official posi-
tons did he hold?
9. OF what country was Moses wife?
ana what was her name?
q: What are the names of the IL tribes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12

|" HE two great political parties in
the British parliament are the
L liberals and the conservatives
The ultra-conservatives are called the
tories. There are also the labor party
and the Irish nationalist party, each
of which is independent Of the main par
ties but acts In conjunction with either
as occasion or interest requires. The
conservatives is also sometimes called
the unionist party, name 1t assumed
when Gladstone introduced the Irish
home rule bill in 1885, by which he pro-
posed to repeal the act of union between
England and Ireland which was passed
in $500.
In the course Of the present political
crisis in Great Britain frequent refer
ence will be made to the British con-
stitution while, as matter Of fact.
Great Britain has no constitution as the
word is understood in the United States.
England never had written constitu-
ton, but custom, usage and precedent
have established a certain line of con-
duct in political affairs which has come
to be known as the constitution. No law
in England is ever declared unconstitu-
tional, and no law Is ever directly re-
pealed. 1t may become obsolete or be
superseded by later legislation. but once
written 1t remains The British consti-
tuition then is rather indefinite article
ana consequently 1t affords wide mar
gain for controversy upon what is and
what Is not constitutional. After all
Is said and done 1t Is the public voice
that proclaims what laws shall be en-
acted and once enacted they are con-
stitutional.
The natural life Of an English parlia-
ment IL seven years, but very few par
liaments live that long. The political
party which obtains the greatest num-
Der of members at q general election
becomes the government The party
elects the premier who In turn selects
from among the members of his party
certain men to I'LL the ministerial Of
ices and these are the cabinet minis
ters. The premier IL the prime minister.
The political party in office occupy the
seats on the right hand Of the speak
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trated by man. There are mystic bells
that ring down through gruesome-haunt-
ed mountain passes; and everybody
knows that in sylvan dells, where Oberon
meets the fantastic folk of Fairyland,
there is tinkling of pearly bells, borne
by the perfumed breath of day, through
coy hooks where violets grow, or
through woodbine vines and musk-rose
trees, and over daisy beds and heather
blooms, and everywhere do they tinkle
if a belated, drowsy fair fall TO meet
her king At least, the poets tell so.
Superstition has made "a death bell''
of a certain sensation in the eardrum.
and SO we read in the old Scotch story,
"The Mountain Bard"
20, lady tbs dark, and hear the death
bell,
And I dare not gaze yonder for gold or
fee.'
Some of these fancies are crude enough,
but others of them are beautifully sug-
gestive and romantic.
They tell us that near the ancient city
of Toledo, in Spain, when the Moors were
yet in the land, there stood the convent
of st. Benedict. The Moors vowed that
it should be destroyed. But while they
were making their assault the convent
with its cloisters, cells, chapel and bel
fry all descended into the earth, leaving
the cross of pinnacle standing out of
the ground. Ages have rolled away into
eternity since the loss of the convent.
and dense forest has grown up around
the cross, but even yet they tell us In the
calm of cleaning borne through the
forest on the gentle wings of soft breezes,
one may hear the music of the convent
bells, ethereal, mystic and as tender as
music mingled with tears.
Long years ago, on the coast of Brit
tany. there stood the city of Is, but 1t is
no longer there For there came tragic
day when the city suddenly sank into the
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EUunS
boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark
And may there be no sadness of fare
we'll,
When l embark;
For though from out our bourne of
time and place
The flood may bear me far.
/ hope to see my Pilot face to face,
When / have crossed the bar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08

bers and pots and kettles from the gal
ley were strewn everywhere about the
island. 1t was probably not more than
five minutes from the time that Keeper
Wittie first saw the barge adrift until
she was mass of wreckage and her
crew had gone forever. Geo. Debeau
was captain of the hester, but the
names of the rest of the crew have not
been learned.
1.-The Schoolcraft resumed her voyage
to Baraga. whittier she was bound, light,
to take on cargo of lumber, and ar
rived at that port at o'clock Saturday
morning.
"The Schoolcraft and Inflated Mes
ter are owned by the hester estate, Of
Detroit, and both boats have frequently
put in at this port. Captain Brassa, OF
the Schoocraft, formerly sailed the Mes
ter tug in this harbor. The Nester wa,
built at Baraga in 1887 and launched
the 10th of October. She was FOG fee
long with thirty-fve foot beam and 9
capacity of 100 tons. .
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Andrew VAIL, Jr., is confined
to her home with illness.
Frank voight, President of the Park
Brewery Co., of Hancock. was q Bara-
ga business visitor Tuesday.
Jos. Girard purchased new driving
horse in lower Michigan this week.
Mrs. John Greenblatt and sons, Hebs r.
and Jerome, returned from Milwaukee
Sunday, where they have been visiting
relative the past month.
Arthur De Mar, of Duluth, arrived in
Baraga Tuesday and has accepted po-
sition in the Nester Mill as sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Stein were among
those who attended the Masonic part
at Houghton last night.
N. Stein transacted business in Mich
igsmme Tuesday.
Herman }. Falk was Houghton Viz
itor Tuesday.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08
Want to be stronp7

Eat more Quaker Oats. Eat It for
breakfast every day. This advice is
coming from all sides as result of re-
cent experiments on foods to determine
which are the best for strength and en-
durance. 1t has been proved that eaters
of Quaker Oats and such cereals are far
superior in strength and endurance to
those who rely upon the usual diet of
heavy, greasy foods.
When all is said and done on the
cereal food question. the fact remains
that for economy and for results in
health and strength, Quaker Oats stands
first of all. 1t is the most popular food
in the world among the foods sold in
packages.
All grocers carry Quaker Oats. It
sells at l0c for the regular size package,
Csc for the large size family package
and Soc for the family package contain.
ing fine piece of china.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08

Nike Shanahan was copper country
visitor Tuesday.
Guy Crebassa. of Houghton, spent
Monday guest Of his mother. Mrs, j.
B. Crebassa.
John Beck, the junior member of the
firm of Anderson and Beck, removed
his household goods from Calumet into
the MCCLELLAN residence, Wednesday.
Paul Levigne, of L'Anse, transacted
business here Wednesday.
Joseph Getzen is having some neces-
sary repairs made on his business block.
Fred Urquhart and family moved to
Pequaming Wednesday, were Mr.. Urqu-
hart has accepted position in the
Hebard sawmill, as sawyer.
Adolph Girard was Houghton visi-
tor Tuesday.
John Girard left for Duluth Tuesday,
where he has accepted position as
engineer.
Martin Cosgrove was an Arvon wish
tor the first of the week.
Herman j. Falk purchased the resi-
dence of John Seratti this week.
John Seratti has purchased the Coch-
ran building on Superior avenue, and
will transfer his stock of confectionery
to that place as soon as possible.
While playing on the porch. Willie,
the five-year-old son of Mrs. William
c. Hand, had the misfortune to fall
therefrom, and is now confined to his
home, having broken his left arm near
the wrist. His many friends hope for
his speedy mending.
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