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The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
Used In a MetaphorieaI Sense They
Are Quite Common.

Used In a MetaphoricaI Sense They
Are Quite Common.
Maritime expressions used metaphor
LcaNy are, in fact, very common. We
say a couple are ''spliced," a young
man Is the "mainstay" of his family.
an intruder puts his oar in," man is
'shard up" sometimes taken aback''
or has ''the wind taken out OF his
SAILS" a topper is Slowed" a loafer
''spins a yarn" sometimes tries the
other tack" and a ruler steers the
ship Of state" through troublesome
times.
This last metaphor is extremely an
cient, by the way. Horace refers to
Rome as a ship at sea, and Piutarch
says the Delphic oracle referred 70
Athens In the same way. a Tamil
saying embodies a like metaphor, 'sThe
soul is the ship, reason is the helm,
the oars are the souls thoughts, and
truth is the port" An old collection
OF English proverbs contains this one:
'aThe tongue is the rudder OF our shtp" !"
A Malay maxim says, ''The boat which
Is swamped at sea may be bailed out
but the shipwreck Of the affections -
fiDal"
Aristophanes, Plautus and others use
an expression which comes down to
B as an English saw, ITO row one
way and look another" An old Eng
lish proverb (614) was, at is not good
to have an car in every ones boat"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
ATE A WHOLE SHEEP.
This Was Only One of the oastronsmls
Fsats of Nicholas Wood, . Fa-
nous English olutton.

The following account Of a man
named Nicholas Wood, famed for his
gluttony, was written by John Taylor,
the water poet Of the seventeenth
sentury:
Nicholas Wood was a Kentish yeo-
man. BE it known to all men to
whom these presents shall come"
writes John Taylor, that l, John Tay-
lor, waterman of st. SaviOrs in South
wark, will, with plain truth, bare and
threadbare, treat of the remarkable ac-
lions of Nicholas Wood.
'He hath eaten whole sheep at one
meal: pardon me! I think he left the
skin, the wool and bones; and present
ly after he hath swallowed three pecks
Of damsOns. Two IOins OF mutton and
one lOin Of veal are but three sprats
to him. Once at Sir William st. Ledg-
er's house, so valiant and stAunch OF
teeth he showed himself, that he ate
as much as would suffice thirty men,
and afterwards he slept eight hours.
''One morning 1 sent for him to tbs
inn to eat breakfast. He had already
eaten one pOttle of milk, one pottle Of
pOttage, and bread, butter, and cheese
He gave me thanks and said that If hs
had known any gentleman would have
invited him to breakfast he would
have spared his meal at home. NevsE-
theless he would do me the courtesy
70 show me some small cast of his Of
dee. Whereupon I summoned the host
ess and commanded that all the vSe-
tuals in the house be laid before my
guest.
''The inn was slenderly provided, but
six-penny loayes were mounted two
stories high like a rampant, three stx-
penny veal pies, one pound Of swest
butter, and number Of other dishes
were set out, all of which were quickly
brought to nothing"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
CameIs In Arabs.

There are two varieties Of camsIs
In use in Arabia, the dromedary and
the freight camel. The dhelul drOme-
aaries are celebrated for their easy nd
ing gait and speed. A dhelul carries
about 300 pounds and travels about
stx miles a day. 1t can be purchased
tor 100 TO $50 Maria Theresa dollars
0A2.50 to $63.75). A freight camel
carries about 500 pounds and travels
about two and a half miles an hour. II
,osts 300 Maria Theresa dollars Cs12D
81 more.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
RUBBER OYSTERS.
They Brought Trade and Saved TlssaP
Inventor From Failure.

They Brought Trade and Saved Tlssse
Inventor From Failure.
Rubber oysters laid the foundatio1
OF my success" said a millionaire ho-
tel man.
Il had small saloon in them days,
and things looked very black. They
looked, in fact, like bankruptcy. So
In desperation l cut an old rubber
dOOrmat into oyster shaped pieces on
April l and fried them in egg and
breadcrumbs to a tasty brown.
There was only one man In the bar
when fetched in that dish o. smOk-
ing rubber oysters. His eyes glittered,
and he grabbed a fork, Jabbed it into
big fellow and took hungry bite.
Seeing the surprised look that
spread over his face, l turned away to
hide a smile He gave an awkward
laugh and said:
'Them's fine oysters. I'll bring q
couple of the boys in to sample them
"Sure enough, he brought two
friends a half hour later. The friends
no sooner saw the appetiZing rubber
oysters than, setting down their beer,
they each sunk their teeth in one.
They, too, sent in friends for Oys-
hers. fried up no less than three old
doOrmats and two OvershOeS that April
fool day. The whole town laughed.
and the papers printed funny stories
about my joke. My joint got real
popular.
''In short, was saved-saved from
bankruptcy by rubber oysters" -
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
Deserted Their Towns.

So late as the end OF the seventeenth
century the inhabitants Of Ceylon
were In the habit of deserting their
towns. Their customs are described
in the narrative Of Captain Robert
Knox, who for nineteen years, from
1860 to 1879, was a captive among
them. He speaks of several towns as
lying desolate owing to the fact that
their inhabitants had fOrsaken them.
This they did If many Of them fell
sick, and two or three died soon after
one another, thinking that it was a
visitation Of the evil one. Some Of
them came back when they thought
the evil spirits had departed.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
B. L. GASKINS, ATTORNEY.

Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. Holding Probate Court.
No. 1897. Administration Docket.
Estate of Hannah Fuller, deceased.
Application having been made
herein for probate of the last will
and testament of said deceased, and
for Letters Testamentary on said
estate, by Daniel F. Wiseman, 1t Is
ordered this 18th day of September
a. d. 1911, that Philip Reels, Robert
Reels, Edgar Robinson, Victoria Ross
and James H. Fuller, and all others
concerned. appear in said Court on
Monday, the goth day OF October,
A. d. IoII. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to
show cause why such application
should not be granted, Let notice
hereof be published in the Wash
ington Law Reporter and The
Washington Bee once in each OF
three successive weeks before the re-
turn day herein mentiOned-the first
publication to be not less than thirty
days before said return day.
HARRY NJ. CLABAUGH,
Chief Justice.
Attest:
VIM. O. TAYLOR,
Deputy Register of Wills for the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Clerk of the
Probate Court
b. l. GASKINS.
Attorney.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
THE MIDDLE AGED MAN.
Finding Happiness In Life That to
Youth Is lrksome.

Finding Happiness In a Life That to
Youth Is Irksome.
Younger people," said the middle
aged man, want variety. They want
to be always on the go. Routine gals
them. They hate to have to do the
same thing over and over and over
again day after day.
''They want to go somewhere or do
something different all the time. Older
people are happiest in a life of routine,
most disturbed when variety is thrust
upon them
For myself / welcome my daily
task, endlessly repeated and always
the same. l should be lost without It;
disturbed If 1t were changed. A life
Of habit suits me best. / like the old
scenes-familiar friendly surroundings.
/ don't want to change.
Nor do l want much outside pleas
ure In fact, think I should be best
suited with none. I like my groove.
It fits me, and l ut 1t. I don't want
change. l just want to be left alone
to work In my accustomed ways. II is
In my groove that 1 am most COM
Portable. l Ike a life Of labor and
routine.
"And could there come to one a
greater blessing? Nature and the Gus
toms OF men enforce routine upon us
whether we Ike it or not. In youth
this irks US, but in our maturer years
in life Of routine, in the undisturbed
enjoyment OF familiar labor, we may
ind our greatest happiness. New
York Sun
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
A MAGIC CLUB.
Village sorosrer Performs hitss oAE
Curious Dseey Ussd BY the Nx.
live Flshsrnsn Of Hawaii.

"Lau melomelo" Is the name Of q de-
coy used by the native fishermen of
Hawaii 1t is made OF the hardest
wood to be found on the islands and Is
carved and rubbed tin it assumes the
shape of q club with a little knob at
the smaller end, to which the line Is
tied.
The club is from one to three fest
long. A village sorcerer performs GER
tain rites over it over a sacred fire.
After this Is done the club is magic,
and the fisherman must be extremely
careful of it. If woman should step
over it or enter a canoe in which 1t lies
the club would lose all its power and
would be useless ever afterward.
After the club has been charmed the
fisherman mixes candlenut and cocoa
nut meat, bakeS it and ties the mix
ture in a wrapper of cOcOanut fiber.
At the fishing grounds the club is
covered with the oily juice Of the stun
and is then lowered carefully to the
bottom. The scent of the baked nut
meat attracts certain kinds Of fish,
which soon gather and begin to nibble
at the club. AS soon as enough fish
are around the decoy a small bag
shaped net is lowered very gently until
its mouth is just over the club. The
latter is then pulled up carefully and
cunningly till it is within the bag. The
fish are so eager for the stuff with
which the club is covered that they
follow it into the net without fear.
AS soon as all the fish are in it a fish
erman dives and closes the mouth Of
the net, whereupOn the rest haul It
m quickly
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
WONDERFUL RESULTS
ON SHORT NOTICE

/ have used your POmade. It's the
best thing l ever used for making curly
hair lie smooth. l have not finished
my first bottle, but can see wonderful
results, writes Mrs. Louise E. Hayes of
Pineville, S. G.
Try Ford's Hair Pomade for harsh
stubborn and unruly hair and Fords
Royal White Skin Lotion for the COM
plexion. Ask your druggist for them.
Be sure and get the genuine (Ford's)
manufactured by the Ozonized Ok
Narrow Company, Chicago, Ill.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
a QuAer CFeatuFs.

Queer that while the male seal is q
bull and the female COW their young
ster is not called calf, but a pup.
Why 'seal fisheries" too, when the
seal is not a fish?
And why should the seals breeding
place be styled rOoksry?
1t looks as If this strange creature is
only a fish in common parIance while
at sea. On land Tor ice) he is classed
popularity with animals or birds.-Ex-
change.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
THoS. WALKER, ATTORNEY.
Supreme Court of the District of Co
Iumbia, Holding Probate Court.

Supreme Court of the District of Co
Iumbia, Holding Probate Court.
No. 1898, Administration
This is to give notice that the sub
scriber of the District of Columbia
has obtained from the Probate Court
OF the District of Columbia, Letters
of Administration, etc, on the estate
Of Richard W. Williams, late of the
District of Columbia, deceased All
persons having claims against the de
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof,
legally authenticated, to the subscri-
Der, on or before the 2Ist day of Au-
gust, A. D. 1912; otherwise they may
by law be excluded from all benefit Of
said estate.
Given under my hand this 3Ist day
OF August, 1911,
DAISY c. SMITH,
1923 Lamont St. \. w.
Attest:
JAMES TANNER
Register Of Wills for the District OF
Columbia, Clerk Of the Probate
Court
THOS WALKER,
Attorney.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
Not Idle Curiosity.

MFs. WanterknOwe-I should Ike to
know, Mr.. w. why you are so cross
whsn ask questions. Surely you
6Oza't think l have idle curiosity?
Great Scott, no! Yours is the most
peEnictOusly active, wide awake, slssp-
Iszz, energetic curiosity it was evsr my
alta 20 encounter"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
TANNER
THOMAS WALKER, AT
TORNEY.

Supreme Court Of the District OF Co.
lumbia, Holding Probate Court.
No. I8287. Administration.
This is to give notice that the sub
scriber, of the District OF Columbia,
has obtained from the Probate Court
of the District of Columbia, Letters
of Administration on the estate OF
John B. Ruffin, late OF the District
Of Columbia, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, le-
gally authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 18th day OF August.
A D. 1912; otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefit OF
said estate.
Given under my hand this goth day
Of August, 1911. -
ROSETTA w. RUFFIN,
I7Ig Eleventh St y. w.
Attest:
JAMES TANNER,
Register of Wills for the District OF
Columbia, Clerk of the Probate
Court.
YHOS. WALKER,
Attorney.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
Musical Mote

A newspaper says Of recent oper-
Hs1c performance, '"The ladies, the bar
kOne and the bass were good, and 50
Kazu the tenor's intentionsr'
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
Gratitude

Kind Lady - Ny poor man, what
would you do with the money If I gave
you q penny? Tired HobO-Madau.
rd buy a picture postcard an Wrtts
ysr a note o. thanks.-CIeVeland Laad-
0R
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23
JABEZ LEE, ATTORNEY.

In the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, Holding Probate
Court-In Re Estate of Jacob
Davis, Deceased, Administration
No. $50
Application having been made
herein for probate of the Last VIII
and Testament of said deceased and
for Letters of Administration Cum
Testamento Annexo on the said es-
tate by Chloe Ann Waters, it is or
dered this 25th day of August, A. D.,
1911, that Sandy Davis and Alfred
Thomas Davis, heirs at law and next
of kin of said Jacob Davis, deceased,
and all others concerned, appear IN
said Court October 10, A. D., 1911, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, to show cause, If
any they have, why such application
should not be granted.
Let notice hereof be published IN
the Washington Law Reporter and
the Washington Bee once IN each OF
shree successive weeks before the
return day herein mentioned, the first
TO be not less than thirty days before
the said return day.
WENDELL P. STAFFORD.
Justice.
JABEZ LEE,
Attorney for Petitioner,
A true copy: Attest:
JAMES TANNER,
Register of Wills,
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23

Ignorance when 1t l. voluntary =
TtminaL-Johnson
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23

These Handsome Suites including stylesae 10 be- So
much reduced possibly overlook To A
The Washington bee., 1911-09-23

Read The B&
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28
EUROPEAN NEWS.

The Last OF the Medicis.-The death
is announced, at hospital in Mons,
of descendant of the once great
family Of Medici. The last of the race
las far as we know discharged the
modest duty Of suisse" or verger, oil
the Church Of st. vandon. The verger
seemed to possess documentary evi-
dence of his high descent. He claimed
TO be descended from Jean Medici,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28

IS
Waterloo Church Dedicated.-The
dedication of the new Sacred Heart
Church, of which Father y. J. Hanley
is pastor, took place recently. Arch
bishop Keane officiated and preached
the sermon at the Solemn High Mass.
Priests were in attendance from all
parts of the state. Sacred Heart
Church has been completed a little
more than a year and the church
property now represents a value OF
more than one hundred thousand dol
lars, with church building, priests
residence and school building includ-
ed. The parish was organized nearly
two years ago with a membership of
thirty-two heads of families, and at
the present time more than 225 heads
of families are in the membership.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28

Church and School for colored
Catholics. Morris has dedi-
Gated st. Bartholomew new church
and school for colored Catholics in
Little Rock. The new church and
school is a combination building, two
stories, with eight rooms, erected at
8 cost of $4,000. Six Sisters of the
Order of the Holy Ghost, of Techny,
ILL.,, under the direction of Father
Hofhnger, will have charge of the
school.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28

Windows for Denver Cathedral
In addition to the fifteen stainedsglass
windows representing the mysteries
of the Rosary, there will be many
other handsome windows adjoining the
new Denver Cathedral These will
cost from $4,000 down to $500. The
two most expensive windows will
represent the Immaculate Conception
and the Council of Ephesus, and will
be placed at either side of the
transept
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28

Italian Government and the Papacy.
The Italian government has refused
an application for permission to erect
on the wall facing the Vatican a
marble tablet concentrating the
plebiscite of the Romans of that dis
trict demanding the fall of the tenn
poral power. The refusal was based
on the ground, that such a tablet
would be offensive to the Papacy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Former Woodstock Boy Acct
dentalIy Shot

A letter received Monday from
Grand Junction, Colo, tells of q
serious accident to Ernest Ladd,
who was bellboy at the Inn FIVE OF
six years ago, also attending school,
was a ball player and very popular
here. He is now living with his
mother at Grand Junction. He came
home a recent evening. went up TO
his room to get ready to 60 out again,
and as his way led through some
what rough part of the town he was
going to carry his revolver with him
In taking it out of his trunk it was
accidently discharged, and the bull
let-a So passed through his left
side, just below the heart. and out at
the back. He fell to the floor with a
cry that summoned his mother, who
found him unconscious and with his
clothing afire. With other help he
was cared for and physician sum-
moned, who pronounced the wound
a very serious one, but he is now
said to be entirely out of danger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
SOUTH POMFRET

Services conducted by Rev. Can
field will be held in Grange hall
Sunday afternoon, June II, at 4
o'clock. Everyone invited.
People of this place are pleased to
see Stage Driver Chamberlin hand
ling the I" webbins once more
through here, alter his long session
with measles.
Among those who attended Po--
mona Grange at Plymouth Saturday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Luce,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Totman, Mrs.
Henry Totman, Miss Maude Aver,
MIR. and Mrs. G. F. Green, Mrs.
Wallace Brown, Mrs. Alice Ord
way.
Mrs. Inez Maccarty of Woodstock
is guest of Mrs. Alice OrdwaY this
week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Vermont Get Together
Dinner"

About forty people from Wood
stock attended the Vermont Get.
Together Dinner" at White River
Junction Wednesday evening, under
the auspices of the Windsor County
Y. M. @. A., at which Col. Theodore
Roosevelt was the guest of honor and
the principal speaker
The arrangements for the BAN
quet was carried out with grea,
credit to County Secretary A. G.
Hurd and others in charge.
1t was one of the largest gather
ing's of representative men of Yer.
mont ever held in the state, and there
was much interest in the aim of the
occasion cooperation in country
life improvement and there was
an enthusiastic welcome for its chiei
guest.
DIR. Frederic s. Lee, of New York
and Woodstock, was toastmaster
Proceeding the ex-president's speech
were addresses by DR.. Kenyon l.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10

Butterfeld, president of the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural college and a
member Of the Roosevelt Country
Life commission, and Albert e. Rob-
erts, international secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association.
There were about $50 people at the
banquet tables.
Col. Roosevelt made clear the con-
nection between rural progress and
a SIS banquet. He said that criticism
of the plans and purposes of the
country life commission had been
disarmed and that the appointment
of the commission was one of the
most important acts of his admins
tration as president. The colonel
declared that the Young Mems
Christian association should draw
no distinctions because of religious
faith but should welcome all -sects
into it's fold-Catholics and Protest
ants alike.
A double male quartet from Dart
mouth college sang several selections,
and instrumental music was furn-
ished by the band of the 10th Cav
airy regiment, U. S. A.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Woodstock High Wins in the
Twelfth.

Kelly's clout to right field in the
twelfth inning, bringing in the win
ming run for Woodstock High, was
grand finish for the game with
Black River Academy on Vail field
SATURDAY afternoon Score, 8 to Z.
This ends the local teams school
series. having won seven of the eight
games played, fine record for the
boys and Coach Lynch.
1t was long, hard, feverish and
exciting game all through the twelve
sessions. the Ludlow boys, who won
the first game with Woodstock, play
ing confidently and fielding a little
better than the locals. They evi-
IDENTIFY anticipated an easy time and
not until the aforesaid winning
crack did the smile leave the face of
the visiting pitcher.
Woodstock got the worst of the
umpiring on bases by the Ludlow
Judge, but there was little or no kick
ing on Beans strikes and balls.
Ludlow started off early with two
tallies, but Mackenzie's. lovely two
Dagger in the third inning scored
Wood and Ransome, evening up the
runs. Ludlow took the lead again.
but this time woody" hit for two
bases and cleared the sacks for two
perfectly good and much=needed
runs.
Woodstock played very loosely in
the first seven or eight innings, and
then got down to work. Mackenzie
was going mighty strong at the fin
ish and seems to have the makings
of twelve-inning pitcher. Ryan as
usual was capable and comprehen-
sive backstop. Kelly's coaching was
a feature.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Woodmen's Memorial Day.

Woodstock Camp of Modern
Woodmen observed the annual mem
orial day of the order last Sunday,
having as guests the White River
Junction camp. with AZ men; Hart
ford camp, with 20; Quechee camp
l6, the joint camps being under the
command of Chief Forester F. A.
Hutchinson of White River Junction
The local camp was represented by
90 men.
The North Hartland and Wilder
camps were also represented, and
there were nearly one hundred men
in line, the largest number ever as
sembling here on a similar occasion.
The procession formed at the sta
ton on the arrival of the visiting
camps and marched to the Congre-
gational church where sermon was
preached by Rev. Benjamin Swift,
from the text, Behold how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity" Mrs. Swift
sang 1.-THE Holy City," with a violin
obligato by Ralph w. SpauldinG.
After the service the procession re-
formed and marched to the cemetery,
where the graves of deceased mem
bers were decorated. ~
The visiting camps left by special
train at o'clock. x
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Tilted Young Man Commits
Suicide.

Harold G. Blanchard, of Rutland,
|ged Is years. committed suicide by
fking chloroform Friday night, .his
lody being found in his room Satur-
|ay morning by members OF the
hmily.
Blanchard, who is son Of Frank
Blanchard. commissioner of pub
g works, was one of the prominent
oung athletes Of the town, and a re-
ent love affair, in which he was
lted, is said to have been the cause
Tie was member of the JUNO,
Ass of the Rutland high school. He
survived by his parents, q brother.
Nd three sisters.