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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
ANIMAL EVOLUTION.
Changes In tho Fartridses of the Ca
nary Islands.


A remarkable example Of the effects
OF environment and changed condl'
lions Of life upon the forms Of AMI
mails is furnished by species of par
fridge living in the Canary Islands
Over 400 years ago the Spaniards ~
troduced the red legged partridge from
Europe into these islands, aud the bird
has continued to flourish there; but, as
recent examination proves. it has I'M
dergone notifications clearly brouSht
about by the conditions under whic}:
it lives.
Its back has turned from ruSscS
color to gray. This looks like pro-
tective culoration. since the bird passes
its life among gray volcanic rocks.
It's bcas has become oae-fourth
longer aud thicker than that OF its
ancestors and OF its European rc!a-
lives. and lis lees also have increased
in length aud grown Stouler.
These changes are Exactly such as
were needed to slit ii 70 the life that
it is now compelled 10 lead amid the
rocks and on the mountain sides OF
the islands. where more rigorous
physical development is required thar
was needed in its former home.-Har
rer's Weekly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
!. CONVENTIONS IN MUSIC.
Rules Which Song Composers Seem to
Feel They Must Follow

FeGl ncJ MNSh TOi!o".
Why is it that all our musicians in
writing nautical song invariably use
a portion OF the best known hornpipe
as the introduction. "vamp," or coun-
ter-melody? Why do the open ffths
in the bass always appear in rustic
songs? Because il can't be helped. it
seems. Our popular Irish songs al
ways have bar Or two OF a well
known old Irish melody or q drone
bass. otherwise they wouldn't be Irish
The exhausted old Turkey and his
partner. the straw. come TO the rescue
of every 'rube" song or dance that Is
perpetrated. and our national airs
must run all through the accompani-
ment of patriotic songs to give them
flavor"
Because all Of these things arc set
they are conventions. Why must ev-
cry song end OF the tonic note With
the preceding tone either the second
or seventh of the scale, unless we ex-
ccpt the detestable third or the hollow
fifth? Because our audiences expect
it.
Should one of your composers I'D II
moment Of bravery or reckiesSnesS
produce a score in which be disregard
cd these many conventions his first
night hearers would go away remark
ing that the music was crazy. They
do not realize that they expect to hear
the same old thing. served up triHe
differently. Of course, but still the
samc.-From Where Have | Heard
That Tune Before?" i'll metropolitan
MaCaZine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Orinia OF "PiaqiariGt."

One who apprUpriatcs-ih hat Is, steals
the literary work Of another IN use
Il rs lis own thought, the child or
his own brain, is guilty of pluSia-
risn, rs everybody knows. set few are
acquainted with the derivation OF the
word or know that tho plagiariSt is lit
orally q child stcalcr. Among a Ger
taiu class of criminals in Rome in the
time of the carlier Caesars, there c1-
listed tlIr uamnable custom of stealing
children and selling them as slaves.
According TO roman law, the child
stealcrs, when detected. received as L
part of the penalty for their crime, Il
severe logginS. AS the Latin word
plasa signifies Il: stripe or lash, the
ancient ;ktdnapers were termed "pla-
cih:i'-that is. deserving OF stripes.
SO both the crime and the criminals re.
ceived their names from the casusa-
ton inflicted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Trnnvson's Bird Sounds.

pcrhaps the best word for the cry %;
the cricket is that Of TcnnySon. "N"'
n cricket chirr'd." he writes iii I'm Me.
moriam" But TcnnySon was always
curiousiy exact III his vocal rcn'erin"
of The songs of birds. What could bc
trucr To sound than the moan 81!
doves in imncmOrial cims:' Thcm.
too, the linnet. The robin and the
thrush pipe" the wondpeckcr "laiI%liS
and "mocks." the lark and tic ploVer
whistle" the iay 'scriIchcs." the par
rot screams" the peacock squalls,
tue b!ackbird "warbIcs." white me
o,>can fowl "Shricls'' and the eag'"
"ye,ns. "-iondon Graphic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Golf In the Old DAYS.

Centuries back golf waS Il paStimc
of the royal family, though then usu.
ally played in Scotland. The Stuart
family was very fond OF the game.
and tbs first English club VAS rStab.
Iishcd at B!arkbcath in zoos by james
I. His eldest son. Henry. frequently
played aGd on one occasion nearly
struck Ev accident his tutor with u
club. whcrru'on III coollr remarked
Had done 50 bad but IaId my
debts" Charles /. was playing gol!
when he received the news III tn"
Irish rebellion. james. duke OF York
aftcrward james H.. WIS another
ardent player. Golf is Frequently
mentioned in ancient Scottish records
anu in the fifteenth century was pro
hibitcd because it intcrfrr"d with the
practice Of archery strut conSd-
cred it he most ancient game ai ball
recurring IL bat.-London Standard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
CHICAGO the Dancer Line.

speaking OF fiShballs." remarked all
ardent New England admirer OF thai
form Of food who was eating IN L
Dearborn street restaurant the other
day. Il will tell you a sad. sad truth
about them.
''If you order them in Boston they
arc practically all fish. Yes. sir-soIid
bona tide fish Move west Il bite.
Albany. say. What happens: Tbs
amount Of fish in each lislball has
dwipdlcd. Proceed TO Bn(falo. a GER
rain self as>crtlycncss begins to be mp
parent with the fish. On To Cleveland
FiShbaIls there are half potato. hall!
fish. with the accent on potato. On ["
Chicago. There potato has the upper
haud,
He @roan"d.
How is ii in tho FAR west!
He leaned forward.
1--WE never dared travel farther west
than Chicago" hr whispered boarscly.
Chicago Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Michty Queer.

The negro OH occasions displays
tine discrimination in the choice OF
words. says the National Monthly
WHO'S the best whitcwaSIlcr III
town." inquired the new resident.
ale Hall am Il bond at!St Win Il
vhitewash brush. sab" answered the
colored patriarch cioIuently.
"Well. tell him TO come ana WhiFc.
wash my chicken house tomorrow.
Uncle Jacob shook his head uUpl
ously.
"Ah don't believe. sab. Aid engage
Ale Hall to whitcwash chicken
house. sab"
WHY. didn't you say be was sood
whitcwasher:"
"Ycs. sab. Il powc'fu! good white
washer, sab. but mighty queer about
chicken house. sab: mighty queer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Got the Train Stepped.

frhep Tie late Robert Buuuer pur
CHASED Maud S. he sent her to Char
Ter Oak park 10 be trained. One day
n friend OF Mr. Bonner left New
York to visit him III The park. bui
found that the train did not stop al
that station. Iii" conductor was
polite. but said that he could Tot so
against orders. 1t New Haven halt
was made. and Mr.. Bonners friend
tried TO bride the engineer with a
tcu dollar bill. but in vain. he was
then told that Charles Z. Clark, the
president OF the road. was on the
train. aud lie went to him.
why don't you see the conductor"
asked Mr.. Clark.
4 have, but he will not disobey
orders"
why not then so forward and
bride the engineer"
81 tried bribery at New Haven. but
1t would not work"
The absence Of evasion was the
best policy. Mr. Clark not only gave
orders to have the train stopped at
Charter Oak. but promised some day
to see Maud S. He had witnessed the
attempt at bribery. and the frank con-
fcssion OF the uffense seemed to please
him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15

A good many people are wondering
whether Queen Mary is going to merit
the sobriquet Of Mary the Tactless.
Since she came TO the throne and re-
allied that her pet aversions, the
American dollar princesses. were quite
capable OF taking offense and packing
off with their money to some more
hospitable capitals, court circles have
made every effort to contradict the
persistent rumor that the queen Is
anti-American. The belief. however,
has by no means been shaken by the
appointments made in the readjust-
nenr Of the court and the distribution
Of social prizes i'll IN! shape of coro
nation appointments.
i'or instance. Queen Alexandra liad
us one Of her coronation canopy bear
rrs the young ana charming Duchess
Of Marlborough. formerly Miss Con
sllclo Vanderbilt of New York. Even
The dukes relations Uphold her III he'
differences with her husband. III"
rhariic; nf The Duchess are S:I"h a.
should coilmc:l her To queen mp
rrc"iaIivr OF zoos! works. yet Queer
Mary seemingly put Il slight o. Amer
leans lv nrnitiin. The Marlborough
naI;,o from the lis: Of h"r fp"r r3nop'
bearers AMI rcirroinii.!: 'hr three
nt,rr durhvy:.r2 who lrih uiiciHtch u
Queen tiaxart!ra's c:'ruliatinn II
r.arc NJ ihr i;;i"I";S 81: Marlborough
III" queen harmed i'r Duchess ~ II. ~
iliru. y ,;r2.i"T ;i,nl has Ca'l c:l i;.,'
tish nri"i1 10 gasp ";;!! "''r, =" t.
,i!r ~ ~ ,::'i"' .;"rry h"a"~r'
llsr - ;n"ln.s; nj MunlrUs". d H..
ln,icnt frCd ~ Hamilton and Mn1:
rose has ho"n renewed. It cunt
,hn"i IL ri: VIZ: IL" n" D"S" c.
lami',ur had 80. or" Child. n !lugh
'"r. l.a,'. NJ i'n;i::l"a !!:,'nili"n f
~hn,a ~ w">; i2ym";l II" heir t.
he 49, H." prescott .!r!!.,,, "&E 81 ''t*
al. k't"n,"n. II w;t:: InsSi.'r fu" ti'
;nhc 10 r!:nna'r inr"h nf II" l,:!r'
ton with r"nm ~" estate. ";m wlr
~ G:"l ~ wi,i.'i r.cr?thi,;< hr c"ul'
= -: d::r"!I:rr
0,r or ,Ec y,a;ajfron..' richest pos
,,.y,r.. ~ :t.n island II sr;an
."hrr" :hry rr-m"d ~ Suv"rriG!1S
i.nt;,:rS Hrh 'ard:;. :@"U"!t;"S. aTt treas
r,. .ycrvfr.n,- p,r n,.;Hi;r;i WIS viii
81 ;oIa'r ,,"r: liz her fa:lu:. 50 i!lat
.yh.n ~, i~,.srri. ,hr rIiir,rrrth. tiu<,
.,o.,d ;n,r it,r,i,.oo ualt,. It's wall
.yrrr a;rrc:i ,ar, TIC dnSr vas IN
~. ~ ,,,..n.,r in sn,jr,r or even ':rYl.
=, ,.,,o.r.rr.s rrt;l he .alrrinl Ms.
v;.,, irao-r ~, rYrlf&h hr."a%4
<,t.1,,r Inn n,;ln u.r tn, d,,, p"s.
,,yr .v.. rn".iycn ms ai."Yn;i.l u
-, o.....c ,,,, ,-.,,,.r, J,Ir tf,"; JTnui
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Vegetable Chat.

al sec thai some college professor
has been s;I~n@ that no believes thai
vegetables can see and hear While
growing in the garden
is that So"
YES: not Only that. but he believes
that ages hence they will be able to
converse with one another"
"Uh. that's Old
Whats DID,"
"vcgntalI"S couycrSin.. I've often
heard jack and the Heanstaik".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
S-ctnoreu's Fits Is Rage.

E"rrhuvrl:', triIHvinr WIS uIirn afro
clniis. IN sivi'. 'cS>unS to Young III
dies hr wm.,d SunrliurS lear the
uiu<ir 70 pieces Hud scatter it ABOUT the
door az "y"U SMASH the furniture
0ucr wHru rIayiu: in ruupany there
wis Su;"c interruptions. Il play no
irucrr Tor such hogs" he cried and
left II" ri;lu lie vurc called Iriacc
LubkuwI2 aIl ass because II hasSoo3
player halnmnrd IL lie ;lbssul. -DVle's
Famous COMPOSERS"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
a Great Spectacle

TN the Andes. half Il thousand feet
higher than Pixies peak. is to he found
the Peruvian Garden of the Gods. adj
.mircd by every traveller fortunate
enough to visit it." writes William V.
Afford, Il. Il. G. S., in tile Century.
1T is locally. called the Rock forest,
though in no sense of the word is it Il
forest. 1t simply resembles. one when
viewed at distance, OF ten miles.
the traveller MAY, DE. forgiven the cr-
tnrll or blinking 1T a 'forcst,a as he soes
.Hifor,fiie FIST, ,tiple and. f6rsetS4 that
!hg s.! no. longer whore trees grow. hur
iwifhfn.Half.in tonr's hide of'the nigh
MSt city in iifhc, world ,ceFfo de fasco.
perched. like, q condor;. on the high
peaks,of ithss .des,; .:,',SsSa,l 80, y.
H., Garden aftllei af,ii lf!,c oloEa-
A0Ebpasts! ofr:t fpwis9!es;tsttiiarl, 'rr99ic:ks.
i8Ga ti,sss .sa'fsee SoM,;fnaIuIilbsr, 'AnA'dbc
saatea BHksh they cover is not large.
The Andean .;aYrteas sefcrs nearly 100
,tiBRea, fSaS;S5ib4Spa .aSd,iH ljfsatt aid
''iiastssresff sulir1' ' its northern coun-
:tsthaftsin the;s;ltn9 ,tatio.H.,, III. I'LL,
sT, SLtsl tfsi I,:t.- ST itb'..t,H!i
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Maid Worth Having.

The Mistress tcuterlu- the kltcD"hl-
Jour di1u'i hear Il dish break
minute ago. The Maiu-l hope you
did. mcpl II made uoiSc enough "
Won hadn't heard il ! should nav"
drought you were getting dear, .an"
that. Won know. would be awful-Bps'
Ion Transcript.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Cause and Effect.

The Earl Of l.uuui idrealnily Nlsh'
lust bad or million aud ten years
ahead OF ne. Baron Beating lt-Neii.
you grail, The niiliom and you'll get tar
ten years all risht. all riglt.-'uck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Jew Works. Famous Library.

.'.e NE" CFN diilOlS @'b' al
tThe, New ;SpiSt IsuBkc library is the
itn6sti complete Institution; of: the kiHd
|snithc world Besides .thellsu:ll dtrepl-
lating library and -childrcn's library
there ,ure: Leetprei Goon ,'and class
room OF the, library school exhibition
room, eighty feetisQuare. for the dis
play or photographed treasures; read
ing rooms for current periodicals, har-
ius a capacity Of T,GG0 periodicals:
technology rooms, in which 10000 vol
umcs are Shcivcd; two ROOMS for The
science collection, III which are shcircd
$4,000 volumes relating to mathcmat-
ical and natura! sciences; 4 library Tor
the use Of the blind. six study rooms
for special students and Investigators,
srccial rcarliu~ rooms fer Tie consul
ta,ion OF the Slayonic, Jewish aHd
similar collections, Il rc2hiA. room iJr
economies aud sociology. shelving
about 10000 volumes: public upru-
mcnt room, which contains about Sd
900 volumes, etc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Sure T1;nu.

Iill-WhcIi all the fools are dead
don't want to ne alive. Jill-Weil,
don't worry you won't be.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
TELESCOPE LENSES.
The Small Glass Masnifies the Picture
Made by the Large One.

People sometimes wonder why teIc-
scope has two glasses. one at the big
end and one at the little end, and they
want to know thedifference. The glass
at the big end is 10 gather light II
is simply II big eye. II it is hundred
times bigger than the eye in your head
it will gather Il hundred times more
light. 1t gathers the rays of light com
Ing from q star and bends them all mi"
Il common meeting point called /"
Gus. which is Il picture of the star
You can look at this picture Of the star
with your naked eye il you like. Bul
you can see it better and examine II
more closely if you look ut it with q
small magnifying glass. And this Is
the glass at the small end Of the tele
scope. 1t masnifics the picture made
by the big glass at the other end OF the
instrument. All telescopes are built on
this principle. Sir William Herschcl
was the first TO arrange matters Ill
tic differently. He took away the
glass from the big end and admIttc.'
the rays coming straight into the tube
in parallel lines. Then at the bottom
Of the biz tube lie placed Il bright con.
cave mirror made OF FURNISHED metal.
When the entering rays fell upon this
mirror they were again bent TO IL point
allied = focus. which was the picture
OF the star. 70 look ut this picture BE-
Al I:.,t E,.ir, rr1.l
at the side of the tube because the
mirror had stopped up its lower end
louisville COuricr-,Iournal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Queer Human Nature.
r, ,,,si,f, ~

MANS Il funny proposition"
"Vhai muw::"
Whom hp reads ! r'cdrai book No
rarrirs Jc has every disease described.
bui ,.l him read he work II y norai
Isl and MI The tauiis PRINTED unt ae
secs not in himself. but II lis uelSa'
hor, Eusiun Transcript,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Then What?

Airs Hoy lc-My husband doesn't
care for money Mrs. boyle-That
adds TO Tue mystery as to the motive
for his marriage. York Press
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
Somcthinu Sind.


In one Of The crowded streets of
New York Il be.gar was in the habit
of taking his stand every day and ap-
pcain. to til" charity of the pasScrS-
by. By TIcans Of short string he
held dog. around the neck of which
a card WAS fastened with the words.
IL Am Blind" y very kind old gen.
tlcman. who had been in the habit OF
dropping Il penny into the bcSgar $
hat. passed rapidly one morning With
out doing 50. Instantly the bcSgar
rushed after him and asked for the
penny 10 be given. us usual. The gen
tlcman. turning in surprise. said:
"Why. l thought you were hi!nd?'
"Oh, no. sir!' was the cool reply.
ut is the dog that is blind, as the
card says"
French Sehoolboy knowledge.
II does not seem to be difficult
matter for the pupils Of primary
schools to obtain certificates, If one
may Judge from some specimens OF
their answers al examinations pub
lishcd by the Paris journal. Here Is Il
sample among others, Of written an
swcr to the question: (Which period
of French history do you prefer, and
Why
"rhc period Of the history Of Franc"
that prefer is The VAR of 1870. Bis
ruarck said 10 Napoleon III, 'ES-ln
prct:' Yes says the other. ] have
not Il saiier button wanting Then
Napulcon III. tells Mcmahon Ia come.
But McMahon. who was on the tower
OF Aiaakofr. replies, ..ly Suis. jy rcstc.'
I dctcst war because it. IS barba-
riSm.'
As Tic Paris Journal remarks, it, Is
sad tu think these lads. who are on
the point Df becoming apprentices, VIII
probably never open 4 book again and
in Il few years will he clCc!Urs.-Pari5
Cor. London Telegraph.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-15
COS

Wit j. al2 :say 70 3-,,.22-s =
Tie aoii.GFtc MAKE Te2r!2 pa
Tag css,~ 'ss!S,e .ney GET:
y...sSa;. 1iz5 80 rha:.~c,1 ~ .nen -nsy
&C 9:t+ir
.
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
YOUNG PEOPLE
TO PRESENT PLAY

The young people ofthe West End
Reading Room will give a lively play,
Kentucky Belle" in tie gymnasium
ON the evening Of Tuesd.y. March 26,
for the benefit of the reading Room.
The cast is as follows: Miss Maria
Douglass. a maiden lady of aristo-
cratic tendencies, played by Miss
Mary Archer; Isabel Douglass. her
niece, of democratic tendencies by
Miss jeanette Hagan; MarieVan Hor-
lenger, friend of Isabel, by Miss
Louise Shubert; Colonel Mcmahon.
suitor of Isabel, by Robert Peoples;
DR.. Blake, middle aged practitioner.
by Gaylord Hagan; Miss Maiden. a
trained nurse, by Miss Mildred Lum-
mis-; John Payson Gordon, aliss Jack
Payson, wealthy student sociolo-
gist, by William Barlow; Mrs. Gordon.
mother of Jack, by Mrs. C. billion;
Cindy. a negro maid, by Miss Bessie
Krause; Henry, a negro boy by
Harry Mcpherson; young men q the
village. George and John Stewart; /;
four linemen, Messrs. Yetter, Thor
nett, Burroughs and Donnolly These
four are a male quartet who will sing.
The stage manager is Howard Hadley.
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
FAST BOAT ON
SMYRNA Line

SMYRNA, Del, March 15-Weather
permitting, the Smyrna Steamboat
Company will start its service next
Monday or Wednesday and for the
present have two trips a week be-
tween Smyrna and Philadelphia. With
the resuming of this service after the
winter months, Manager Frank S.
Malcom announces that a new steam
boat will be put on and Smyrna will
have the fastest service in the his
tory of boat service in Smyrna. They
have chartered the Caroline Vine
yard" the new passenger and freight
steamer formerly on the Milford line
and will put her in service at once.
The Caroline Vineyard" is Of a
freight capacity of 125 tons and
licensed to carry 125 passengers. The
schedule trip between Smyrna Land
ing and Philadelphia will be lve and
one-half or six hours shorter by an
hour or more of any passenger and
freight steamer ever plying out or in
Smyrna River. The boat is equip
ped with electric lights. has eight
state rooms, fine saloon and dining
room and a special apartment for
carrying live stock.
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
What Hiohens Heard.

While still a student OF music Rob
ert Hichens wrote many short stories,
verses and songs. In one year, he
says. he earned over $500 by writing
scores and lyrics for music. One song.
"A Kiss and Goodby," was sung by
Nine. Patti in Albert hall, London.
"In the natural pride of my heart"
Mr. Hichens said with reference to
this occasion, Il took a seat in the
stalls and waited in a fever Of excite
ment to hear how It would go off. II
was received with so much enthusias-
tic applause that I was lifted into a
delicious heaven Of delight, but was
suddenly tumbled headlong by hear
ing two voices from the seats immedi
ately behind me.
"'what lovely song that was,' on,
exclaimed rapturously.
Yes the other grudgingly agreed
but what awful rot the words of these
songs always nre.' Exchange.
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
EYENING SOCIAL.

Miss Blanche J. Luif and sister. Miss
Mary entertained a few of their friends
Wednesday evening at their home No.
S02 West Sixth street. After a very
enjoyable evening spent in playing
games. vocal and instrumental music,
refreshments were served. Prizes were
awarded 10 Clarence Malcom and Miss
Myrtle Pettyiohn. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Killen, Mrs. NJ.
f. Clifton. Mrs. Dora Luff. ]. II Kelly,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. O. Keen, Mr. and
Mrs. A. o. Clifton. Rose Bastian,
Ethel Hartman, Myrtle Pettyjohn,
Bertha Malcom, Mae Collins, Blanche
Luff, Preston Haines, Paul Rigdon
Jehu Clifton, John Eggleton and Clar-
ence Malcolm.
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
cleanina an Ocean Llner.

Probably few people are aware that
during the few hours a great ocean
liner remains in dock she is cleaned
thoroughly inside and out. The hull
Is repainted. the tunnels scraped and
cleaned and every piece Of exposed
metal polished. Meanwhile all carpets
are taken up and beaten, the floors
scrubbed and repainted and tables re-
polished. chairs regilded and stained,
in every part Of the ship. On the great
boats there are more than 10000
pieces OF linen TO be counted. sorted,
prepared and Numbered. Then there
are $1,000 pieces of silverware. $4,000
pieces of glassware. some 10000 dish
es, plates, cups, saucers, etc. AS soon
as a piece shows signs Of wear 1t is
discarded and replaced, and all this
work has 20 be done in a few hours
Parsons Weekly.
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
ma oId oaken nueket,s conc.

One days excursion out Of Boston Is
southwark through the birthplace and
ancestral home Of the brilliant essay
ist Quincy to the boyhood haunts OF
Woodworth and the scenes which in
spired his sweetest lyric. In Scituate.
by the village OF Greenbush. we find
the we'll Of "The Old Oaken Bucket"
remaining at the site Of the dwelling
where the poet was born and reared.
Most OF the 'loved scenes" of his child
hood-the wide spreading pond. the
venerable orchard, the flower decked
meadow, the deep tangled Wildwood
may still be seen. little changed since
he knew them, but the rock Of the
cataract has been removed and the
cascade itself somewhat altered by the
widening Of the highway; the ''cot Of
his fathers" has given place TO a mod
ern farmhouse. and the ''moss COW
cred bucket that hung IN the well' has
been supplanted by a convenient hut
unpoeticsl pump.-Theodore p. Wells
Literary Shrines."
Evening journal., 1912-03-15
GIYEN KITCHEN sH0MER.

A serenade and kitchen shower
was given Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lloyd
Knots, on Wednesday evening. upon
their return from their wedding trip
Among those present were, DR.. and
Mrs. Pollard Mr. and Mrs Frank
Boggs, Mr.. and Mrs Johnson Miss
Anna Hance, Miss Helen Stradley,
Miss Anna Hendricks, Miss Mabel
Cullins, Miss Mildred Fincher, Miss
Beulah Cleaver, Miss jeanette Hoh,
Miss Clenna Burgess. Ashton Cleaver.
A. H. ChapelL Cary Birch, Lacoss
Harvey and f. f. Chappell Mr. and
Mrs. Knots will reside at their new
home, No $40 Concord Pike.