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The Washington herald., 1910-05-29

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia. Pa, May 2S.-The Uni
verslty OF Pennsylvania Is preparing 10
construct a magnificent boat house to
take the place OF the one erected on the
Schuylkill nearly thirty-five years ago.
For several years the present house has
been too small for the use of the crews.
but the association has not had the
means 10 build a larger one. The pro-
posed structure is to cost $4,000 and the
committee In charge are raising the
money by subscriptions among the
alumni
Rowing IS the only sport at Pennsyl-
Vania which is not directly under the
authority OF the athletic association. The
present system Of rowing at Pennsyl-
vania was inaugurated by the College
Boat Club which was organized in 1873
by members OF the class Of 1875. All men
who have occupied seats In Pennsyl-
vaniR's varsity shells are eligible for
membership to this club. The club now
appoints two members of the rowing
committee, the athletic association ap-
pointing the other three and thus re-
tanning a nominal control AS a matter
Of fact. though, there has never been the
slightest friction in rowing matters and
10 may be that the association Will con-
tribute something to the new building.
II is the hope OF the rowing committee
that with a new and larger boat house
this sport will have a boom at Pennsyl-
vania, similar to that of ten years ago.
The great difficulty at present Is the dis
tsnce of the boat house from the uni
versity. To be a member Of the crew
takes nearly four hours of the students
time every day. Many men who would
make and are good oarsmen are unable
to spare this time for rowing. In fact
there are three men in the college now
who are better than the best man in the
present varsity boat. but they can't row
for lack of time
The rowing committee hopes before
another year 10 have a temporary boat
house on the lower Schuylkiu just back
OF Franklin Field. This would enable the
oarsmen 10 dress in the gymnasium and
run down 10 the river a distance Of one
quarter mile II this is done 1t is be-
lleved that the number OF candidates for
the crew would be doubled each year
The condition Of the river is such that it
would be unhealthy to row here after the
middle Of April.
After the rather poor showing Of the
crew In the American Regatta, where It
tied with Columbia for second place,
there is little prospect for a victory over
the Cornell juniors at Ithaca on Monday
After the Lake Cayuga regatta the Penn
sylvania oarsmen will begin active
preparations for the Poughkeepsie.
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wEENIE WEE AND PAT.
The Midget and the "MOnk" Be-
come Great Chums.

The Midget and the "MOnk" Be-
come Great Chums.
From tho New York Tribune.
The historic and traditional friendship
immortslized by the story Of Damon and
Pythias finds something Of counterpart
in the friendly comradeship existing be-
tweent Vicente Wee. the dusky little mid
get in the Barnum & Bailey circus. and
Pat. the erudite chimpanzee, whose
steamheated fat on wheels stand In close
contiguty to the elevated platform from
which point OF vantage Vicente. the
animated chocolate eclair, queens It over
the hundreds who daily flock 10 see her.
Vicente Wee was born In Bryn Mawr.
Pa. and is nineteen years old Pat
was born in the steamy forests of Africa,
and is something Ike three ysars old.
Vicente Wee tips the scales. 1t y said, at
seven and half pounds. while Pat
makes the weight drop at th1ty-elght
pounds
These two strangely diverse types OF
natures handiwork have become in
separable~chums. but only after the most
lVAoAoNFhA NaJDAAAib upul Nlt part VI
Pat. When the latter came TO the show,
Vicente Wee exhibited the greatest alb
horrence for the creature, and all at
;empts TO have their pictures taken to-
gether met with a fat refusal from the
liliputian, who can upon occasions be as
peevish as the most petulant Of her
sisterhood. She stamped her little foot,
and would have nothing 10 do with such
a picture. Why, the idea was perfectly
ridiculous! Now. all Is different.
Weenie's hsppiest hours are spent with
Pat. when comparative quiet has settled
upon the menagerie annex They ROLLER
skate" together, and initial lessons in the
graceful act Of terpsichore have been i'm
parted by the little woman to her almost
human companion. They very often dine
together, and the Simian gallant is re
ported to select the plumpest and most
luscious grapes and place them upon his
partners plate.
Andrew Zingari valet de chambre 10
Baby Bumbeeno, the infant giraffe. avows
that Pats table manners have improved
heap. and that he already puts to
shame the knife-swallowing habitues OF
cheap cafes
And so the romance Of Vicente and Pat
goes on apace, watched and wondered at
by every attache OF the circus.
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Curing Crnmp In the Leg.

From the Family Doctor
Many persons are greatly troubled with
cramp in the legs. 1t comes on suddenIv
and generally while in bed. There is
nothing easier than TO make the spasm
let so its hold, and it can be accom-
plished without sending for doctor.
When l have patient who Is subject
to cramp l always advise him to provide
himself with a good strong cord. A long
garter will do II nothing else is handy.
When the cramp comes on take the cord
wind it around the leg over the place that
Is cramped, and take an end in each
hand and give 1t sharp pull Instantly
the cramp will let up and the sufferer
can go to bed assured II Will not come on
again that night
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
ROYAL GHOSTS.
Many mt Richmond, but Visible Only
to the Historical Eye.

to the Historical Eye.
/ From the London Chronicle.
At Richmond In Surrey there are many
old houses which by a strange mercy the
! jerry builder has left untouched and in
whose wainscoted rooms. under dark oak
| beams, there comes at times, as the i'm
aginative man sits alone I'm them, the gay
ghosts OF people, patched and powdered.
who once played the game Of life here
for little while.
But OF all the old buildings in Rich
mond with historic associations the rem
nants Of the old palace are most inter-
esting and most haunting
For many centuries II was one OF the
royal palaces Of England. Not much re-
mains OF what was once a splendid range
OF buildings. TO which the kings and
queens Of England. from Edward III TO
Queen Anne, came as a rural retreat but
there one may still see the old gateway
and a small wing, with several fine old
rooms and some good oak timbering and
grand old staircase which belonged TO
the palace In the Middle Ages. when
Queen Elizabeth lived here and died
within the walls.
Brown old brick walls, warmed by the
sun Of many summers, weather-worn by
the frost OF many winters. they still in
close rooms haunted surely by many old
ghosts of English history.
One Of them Is a stout ghost and port
y. with habby cheeks frlnged by reddish
hair, with a terrible frown at times and
at other times an enticIng smile which
even women found almost as terrible. It
is Bluff King Hal" who often came to
the old palace OF Richmond. but not often
after one scene within these walls. when
a fat German woman was waited upon
by royal commissioners, who read some
words to her from a parchment scroll
until she fell swooning with a heavy thud
upon the polished floor. That was Anne
OF Cleves. whom Henry divorced. She
lost her wedding ring, but by extraordi-
narily good luck kept her head. and aft
erward was visited here in a friendly
way by the royal husband. who had
taken anothar wife.
But the ghost which must wander most
IN these. rooms is that Of the waxen-
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| faced woman in clothes stir with starch
and jewels who was the Virgin Queen.
To this famous lady, who had I'm her
nature the coquettishness of a tigress
came through the gateway. which still
I stands. the great figures OF the Eliza
bethan court-old Cecil and his son Ra-
leigh, Essex, and the reSt-and going IN
the old oak staircase one may see them
now In their doublets and hose and vel
vet bonnets and gold chains and clankinr
swords
Il was in one OF these rooms that The
old Queen died. in that wonderful death
bed scene when she sat propped up by
pillows. defy death. clutching onto that
life which slipped through her bony fin
gers, deserting her as she had been de-
serted one by one by the lovers who. pro-
Tossing to adore her. had given their
hearts TO other women.
Many other ghosts haunt this brown
old building. which is part OF the IA
nous old palace, but they may be seen
only by students of history and OF his
torical romance. in whose Imagination
still live the figures Of the past.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
EdItorinI OmniscIepce

Prom the Concordia Ksnsan,
Father" said the small bov of an
editor. rs Jupiter inhabited?'' .T don't
know my son." was the truthful answer.
Presently he was interrupted again.
Father. are there any sea serpents 90
! don't know, my son." The little fellow
was manifestly cast down. but presently
rallied and again approached the great
source Of information. Father. what
does the North Pole look like?" But.
alas! again the answer, II don't know.
my SON. At last. in desperation, he
inquired with whitening emphasis.
Father, how did you get to be an edi-
tor?'
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membered friend In the by-gone
summer time II was friend indeed.
It's leaves are all on now, so you
won't see It to advantage, for II is a
glorious old fellow In summer time,
but l like it full as well in winter
time
These words were scarcely ut
tered when my companion cried out:
There II isr Near the tree stood
an Old man, with his coat off. sharp
ening an ak. He was the occupant
OF the cottage. What do you intend
doing?" asked my friend. I'm great
anxiety. What is that to yOu? was
the blunt reply. You are not going
TO cut that tree down, surely? Yes,
am. though said the woodmau.
What forT inquired my companion,
almost choked with emotion. What
for? Why, because I think II prop
er TO do so. What for? I like
that! Well I'll tell you what for.
This tree makes my dwelling un-
healthy; II stands too near the
house. II renders us liable TO ill
ness Who told you that? DIR.
s.. Have you any other reason
for wishing II cut down? Yes. I
am getting old; the woods area
great way of, and this tree Is Of
some value to me to burn"
He was soon convinced. however.
that the story about the illness was
mere fiction. for the neighborhood
was unusually healthy He was
then asked what the tree was worth
for firewoOd. Why. when it's down
about $40 Suppose l make you a
present OF that, will you let It
stand" Yes You are sure OF
that? Positive Then give me a
bond TO that effect
IL drew 1t up it was witnessed by
his daughter. the money was paid.
and we left the place with an as
surance from the young girl. who
looked so smiling and beautiful as a
Hebe. that the tree should stanG as
long as she lived.
George T. Morris was a versatile
and graceful writer. and published
'Briarcliff." founded on the events
of the American Revolution; a voT-
ume Of prose sketches, called The
Little Frenchman and His Water
Lots" the libretto OF Charles +.
Horns Maid OF Saxony." and a
variety OF miscellanies in prose and
verse He also edited a volume OF
4
thaniel P. Willis THE Prose and
Poetry of America"
But IL is as a song writer that he
viii be best remembered. 1t is re-
lated that for more than twenty
years he could any day exchange
one OF his songs unread for a $50
check when none OF the other poets
OF New York could sell one for a
fifth part Of that sum. OF his songs.
aside from the one printed above.
the most popular were Near the
Lake Where Dropped the Willow"
we Were Boys Together" Land
HOr' Long Time Ago" M Moth
er's Bible," and "Whip-poor-wilI."
A compliment that greatly de-
lighted the author was paid Wood
man, Spare that Tree" by a member
Of the British House OF Commons.
who concluded a long speech in
favor of protection by quoting It,
the tree. according to the speaker,
being the constitution. and Sir Rob-
ert Peel, the woodman about to cut
II down.
he Press" Company
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Copyright. 1910 The Press" Companyl
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George p. Morris is a sweet sing
er OF sentiment. and "Woodman,
Spare that Tree" is one OF the best
examples OF his poetry. True. II is
not a great effort from a literary
standpoint, but there Is something
pathetic in his appeal. which just
touches the right spot. and for that
reason this song has been popular
for close 10 half a century. Like so
many other fine American poems.
Henry Russell. the English song
writer. set II TO music. and the
tuneful melody helped much to win
for IL popularity.
Russell was a singer with quite
a reputation, and "WoOdman. Spare
that Tree" was one OF the most
popular songs I'm his repertoire. He
tells the following incident that oc-
Cured at an entertainment at which
he sang the song:
After I had sung the noble bal
lad OF 'WOOdman. Spare that Tree,
at Boulogne. an old gentleman In
the audience, who was greatly
moved by the simple and touching
beauty OF the words. rose and said.
I beg your pardon, Mr.. Russell.
but was the tree really sparedg IT
hear IT, he replied. as he took his
seat amidst the applause OF the
whole assembly. I never saw such
excitement in any concert ROOM"
All Of the songs by George p.
Morris seem like happy Incidents Of
a mind that could adapt most any
thing TO a purpose. He was best
known as an editor OF journals Of
polite literature. when our country
most needed such journalism. He IS
inseparably associated with n. p.
Wills. with whom he conducted
the Mirror and other similar pubII-
cations. Samuel Woodworth. whose
"Old Oaken Bucket" is founded on
the same sentiments. started the
Mirror with Morris. when the latter
was only twenty-One years Of age
Gen. Morris was born in Philadel-
phia on October 10, 1902. but his
life. is almost entirely associated
with New York City. where he spent
the better part Of IT, and where he
died on July 6. 1864
The following Is his own account
of the way I'm which "Woodman
Spare that Tree" came 10 be writ
ten: Riding out Of town a few
days since I'm company with a friend.
who was once the expectant heir of
the largest estate in America. but
over whose worldly prospects a
blight has recently come. he invited
me TO turn down a little romantic
woodland pass, not far from Bloom
ingdale
Your object. said l. Merely TO
look once more at an old tree plant
ed by my grandfather. near a cot
tage that was once my fathers
The place is yours, then?' said 1.
No. my poor mother sold it'-and
] observed a slight quiver Of the
lip at the recollection.
Dear motherr resumed my
companion. we passed many. many
happy days in that old cottage; but
il is nothing TO me now. Father.
mother. sisters. cottage-all is gomez
After a moments pause he added:
Don't think me foolish. l don't
know how 1t is. I never ride out but
I turn down this lane to look at
that old tree. I have n thousand
recOllections about It, and always
greet IT as a familiar and well-re-
Copyright 1910 -
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Too Equal.

From the Philadelphia Record
Mr.. Takalot-All men are born equal.
Uncle Eph. but the trouble is they don't
stay that way.
Uncle Eph-Da's right. sub. das right.
SomeTof 'em soon gifts ter be powfu
sight equalizer dan de odders.
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From the Boston TrahscTiu.
Il stayed home last night playing ca
sino with my wife,
Which won?''
(which one? Great Scott. do you take
me for Turk or Mormon?"
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j. OF P. TO HAVE
new BOATHOUSE
Old Structure Built 81 Years
Ago Too Small.
BUILDING TO COST $4,000

Committee in Charge Raising Money
by Subscription Among Alumni.
syIvania Which Is Not Under Au-
thOrity of Athletic Association.
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Soldier boys. pretty girls, and fine mu-
sic at Randle Highlands.
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Woodman. spare that treel
Touch not a single bough;
In youth Il sheltered me,
And I'll protect IL now;
Twas my forefather's hand
That placed IL near his cot:
There, woOdman, let IL stand.
Thy ak shall harm II notl
The old familiar tree.
Whose glory and renown
Are spread Ger land and sea,
And wouldst thou hew II down 7
Wooeman. forbear thy strokel
Cut not its earth bound ties;
Oh. spake that aged oak.
Now towering TO the skies.
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FAMOUS SONGS M|
I AND THEIR HISTORY ~
~ NSaS@Sg -
"WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE"
GEORSE P. NORRIS.

When but an idle boy.
sought its grateful shade;
In all their gushing JOY,
Here, too, my sisters played;
My mother kissed me here:
My father pressed my hand,
Forgive this foolish tear.
But let that old oak stand
My heart-strings round thee cling,
Close as thy bark. old friend!
Here shall the Wild bird sing.
And still thy branches bend.
old tree the storms shall brave.
And woodman. leave the spot;
While I've hand TO save.
Thy ak shall harm II not.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-16
ACorner In Ancestors
Shannon Family
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate,

fuse us to mention that Shan, or
Sham, is an ancient word meaning a
mountain range. Shannan is one form
Of the name and Schanning another.
In Scotland the photography is usually
Shannan. "The king of the Irish COM
mons was Henry Boyle, earl of Shan
non, born 1852, at Castlemartyr, Ire
land.
From the north of Ireland (the an
cient Scotland, if the historians say
true) the Scots went in 5O3 To the
north of Ireland many returned in
1920; and to America their descend
ants began to emigrate in 1719 and
earlier. They constituted three-fourths
or more of the patriots who fought for
American liberty.
The immigrant, or pilgrim father,
Nathaniel Shannon, born 1856, in Lon
donderry, was of Scottish ancestry.
When 80 years old he came to this
country and made his home at Boston,
where in 1901 he was a member of the
Old South church Twenty-Five years
later he died and the stone marking
his grave in the old Granary burying
ground, fremont street, Boston, is still
standing. Nathaniels brother, Robert,
was mayor of Londonderry 1859 and
Nathaniel was also a man of affairs,
holding many town Offices. He was
the first naval officer of the port of
Boston and merchant of prominence.
The papers now preserved in the
Massachusetts state archives show
that he was a man of good education.
His wife was Elizabeth and their chill
dren were Nathaniel, Jr, Robert, who
is supposed to have died unmarried,
! and Samuel. who married Ann Miller.
Nathaniel the second married Abigail
Vaughan, whose father was one of the
royal councillors and also chief just
ice of New Hampshire. Nathaniel and
Abigail had two sons, Nathaniel and
Cults The four children Of Nathaniel
were his namesake and George, Mar
garet and Abigail.
Nathaniel and his wife, Abigail
Vaughan, lived at Portsmouth, N. H.,
where he was ship merchant. He also
lived at Ipswich.
The coat of arms illustrated is bla
zoned, gules, bend, or.
Crest, demi-talbot, sable.
Arms for the earl of Shannon is per
bend, crenellee, argent and gules.
Crest, out of ducal coronet, or a
lions head, erased, per pale. crenellee,
argent and gules.
Supporters, two lions, per pale, Gre
MELEE; the dexter lion gules and ar
gent; the sinister, argent and gules.
Two notices are given: WHIT Post
Funera Virtus Virtue lives after
be judged by our actions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-16
Plan of Pit.

Upon one occasion he caused six
prisoners to be placed in these pits.
three Of them dressed in red in the
pits numbered 8, and three more
dressed in yellow in the pits num-
bered 10, II, H. The Sultan COM
manded his vizier to provide each of
these prisoners, who were complete
strangers to one another, with a rifle
and five cartridges, and to inform
them separately that any of them
who could escape alive under the fol-
lowing conditions should be set free
and returned to his own country:
The three dressed in red were to
exchange places with the three dress
ed in yellow, but only one man was to
move at time, upon a given signal,
q bell for the red and a whistle for
only from the pit in which he stood
to another pit that he could see in a
direct line with his own, the passage
from one pit to another being always
a direct line through the dark.
AS each pit commanded view of
two others, each man was told that II
he saw another man dressed in a diff
ferent color from himself standing in
any pit he should fire upon him at
once and kill him or the man whom he
saw would in turn shoot at him. If
any survived and got to the other side
of the maze they would be set free.
This plan having been explained to
the prisoners before the day set for
the experiment and each of them hav-
ing been provided with plan of the
maze it appears that one of them had
studied out plan by which they
might all escape with their lives, and
when they were placed in the pits,
the tops Of which were open to the
sky, he called to the others in his own
language and was delighted to find
that they all understood him, where
upon he explained his plan and gave
the word Of command to each man as
to the direction he should take. In
% moves they had safely changed
places, no red man having ever seen
a yellow man and no two men having
ever been in the same pit at the same
time.
How was this accomplished?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-16
LIFTING CATS AND RABBITS
Mistake to Lift Animal by Nape Of
Neck Without Supporting Lower
Part of Body.

It is a mistaken idea that the proper
way to lift a full-grown cat is by the
nape of it's neck without supporting
the lower part of it's body with the
other hand, says Watchword. It is
true that the mother cat carries youna
kittens by grasping in her mouth the
loose skin at the back of her off.
springs neck, but tiny kitten is a
very different matter from large cat,
and, indeed, the only way to lift a
kitten without squeezing or hurting
its soft little body is to lift it by it's
neck; but after it has grown larger its
own weight is too great to be support
ed by such a bit of skin and fur as lie
so grasped by the hand, and many
cat suffers perfect tortures by beins
held in this manner and is quite help
less to run or struggle, as in such
position certain of its muscles cannot
be controlled, and 1t is absolutely al
the mercy of its unconscious former.
tor.
The same rule should be obseryaa
in lifting rabbits by their ears. They
should always be partially supported
by the free hand and not allowed tt
bangle with their whole weight strait
ing from their large but necessarily
delicate ears.