The evening times., 1911-08-10
ly elevated to the position Of poet

laureate.
One of Jonson's productions, a
farce comedy entitled "Epicene, or
the Silent Woman" discusses the
question of matrimony In ludicrous
style. A young man about to wed re-
ceives messenger from his compan-
ions of old by whom they send a
halter. This they urge upon him to
use rather than submit to the Goblin
matrimony. They marvel that he
should choose to marry when the
lofty tower of St. Paul's presents $50
brave height" from which to jump;
or yet that he should brave SO great
an uncertainty when London bridge
presents so fine chance to get away.
In this same comedy, Jonson shows
that he had a vision of the possibili-
ties of higher education for women
by surmising that life with learned
woman would be of as little profit az
If spent in the society Of a parrot.
and predicts the loss of half mans
patrimony in serving dinner for those
who would come to hear her speak
Greek and Latin.
He further says of wives: "i
young and beautiful she will draw all
the young doublets to her side; II
rich, and you marry her dowry and
not her, she will be imperious; If of
noble blood, all her kindred will ba
tyrants," which proves that the kin
problem did not originate with The
Globe. He ends by saying that mar
riage TO rlove is the worst slavery Of
all. for then the pretty lady of one's
heart will become petty tyrant, more
uncomfortable than any.
After reading this, the women will
feel relieved to know that even JON
sons friends admit that he was him
self irascible and unreasonable and
being constantly engaged in the at
tempt to have his own way. In faci
he challenged and killed a fellow
actor without cause. He was always
in debt despite the generosity of the
king, and died in comparative pover-
ty in 1887. His tombstone bears
these words: 20 Rare Ben Jonson."
That the efficiency of the United
States army is being seriously i'm
paired by alcoholism and the diseases
due to dissipation is revealed in the
report of the surgeon general. The
latter peril, especially, has come to
outweigh in importance any other
sanitary question which now confronts
the army. 1t will probably be news
to the country at large to learn that
the hospital admissions for these two
kindred causes reach the astonishing
proportions of nearly one-quarter Of
the entire army. The hospital admis-
sions for alcoholism have averaged
about 25 in 1000 for considerable
time, but the admissions for the dis
eases of vice have lately risen to
something like 200 in 1000, far
ahead of the figures for any army of
Europe. This grave injury to our
astrous if inflicted by foreign foe, is
attributed by DR.. Louis L. Seaman to
the low dives around every army post,
which supply the men with the vilest
liquors and associates, and rob them
of money, brains. health, and morals.
A great majority of army men at
tribute this to the fact that army can
teens We're abolished by congress
some years ago, as a result of tenn
perance agitation by women. thus
driving the men into low dives near
the posts.
Thirsty dwellers in prohibition
states and local option territory are
ordering by mail and receiving
promptly by express some 10000 900
gallons of whisky each year. Mail
order liquor houses are growing pros
porous in supplying this rapidly in
creasing demand, while state author
tiles have their hands tied by the in
tional constitution that the only way
hA IN
prohibit, will be for the federal gov
regulate the interstate traffic in ~
toxicants.
There are 800 species Of the oak
recognized by botanists. Fifty species
of oak are native of America George
Scarborough, an early citizen of
Atchison with scientific bent, found
thirty-three varieties in this section.
The Briton has but one native oak on
which to spend his loyalty and de-
votion. OF over fifty varieties of oak,
the white oak is chief among them
all. The Indians and early colonists
ate the acorn, and made a valuable
Oil from it.
Civilization has decreased rather
than increased the fish population;
fish hatcheries have not been able to
keep up the natural supply. The baby
food Of fish Is plankton, minute
plant and animal life formed in
marshes and lowlands which occas-
ionally overflow. The supply Of
plankton is running short. owing to
reclamation Of marshes and lowlands;
another thing to worry about.
Set Back Harvest.
Theo. Sunseid OF Petersburg was i
business caller in the city today. He
states that the present continued
rains will set. back the threading Il