The daily Alaskan., 1913-04-21

N"h. HN hNN' '.H.'.."'- f -AA's quadrlsyllablc name of the brother Of Ags, king of sparw"
 Professor Fclton of Harvard We are told was Che first to remember or dis cover th0t Che name of Agis' brother was Eudamidas.
 A moro opaque mystidcution Is con mIucd lu a passage In the Grst chapter of Nathaniel uawthorne's "Our old uomc'-opoquo only because he pur. poscIy seeks to conceal every cIcw to Che fact that a pun ls buried beneath che surface
 The chapter is headed Consular EX. pcHcnces" Speaking of the lights and shadows of the cousul's office at Liver pool, where he was stationed during tho presidency of Franklin Pierce, Hawthorne dweIls with special pleas. urc on Che visits of a young English friend. "a scholar and literary lmutcur between whom and myself there sprang up an ouccIouute and, l trust not ransltory regard"
 This friend used tO come and sic or stand by the Hawthorne 1reside, with such kind endurance Of the many rough roDublIcaulsms whcrcwith ! as- sailed him and such frank and 0mlable assertion Of an sorts of English preJu- dlces and mistakes, that I understood bis couuuymen Infinitely the better for him and was almost prepared to love Che lutonsegt Engnshmau of them an for his soke. It would graufy my cher. lshcd remembrance of this dear friend lf , could remind him without offend Ing hlm, or letting Che public know it to Introduce hIs name upon my page Bright w0s the illumination of my dusI,y Wuc apartment 0s often as he made bis appearance there"
 Tho casual reader never suspects that Hawthorne has doitly accomplish ed U.s purpose. It does not occur to LIu thut Bright Che apparent adjective Hat SO cuuniugIy begins a sentence and therefore achieves Che right to a capital mHI, may bc oltcruouyeIy raad as a proper noun.
 Hcnry A. Bright was. In facl Flaw. thoruc's only Intimate friend in Liver pool Uc was man of wealth and DO. s.u0u Iu that town. dIcuungc who had published for hIs own amusement a botanical manual, "Thc English Flower Garden" With Hawthorne he would frequently call upon the local bookseller Henry Young making use of little nook ln Che rear of the shop Go examine and discuss the recent pub. Ucauons This came to be known as uawth0rne's corner
 There ls a story told about sydney Smith that represents him as carrying concealed pun into the pulpit with him. The most familiar version Is that which Lord Houghtou used Co tell When settled at his small living fin Yorkshire. Sydney willingly assisted his brethren in that nelghb0rhood in their clerical duties. On one occasion he dIncd with Che incumbent on the preceding Saturday The evening passed In great hilarlly the squire, Eershaw by name. being conspicuous by his loud enjoyment of the visitors jokes
 "I nm very glad that ! have amused you" said Sydney Smith ot parting "but you must not laugh at my sermon tomorrow"
 "I should hope ] know the difference between here and a church" Q" remarked thc squire a little tortly perhaps
 "Tm not SO sure of that"
 "Tu bet you a guinea on it"
 "T0ke you" said the divine.
 Next day the preacher ascended the steps of the pulpit apparently suffering from severe cold. with his h0ndkor- chief to his face, and at once sneezed out the name "Eershaww several times in various inton0dOns This ingenious assumption of the readiness with which a man would recognize his own name in sounds uninteInglbIe to the ears Of others proved accurate. The poor squire burst into guGaw, to the scam daI of the congregation The minister after looking at him with stern re- proach proceeded with his discourse and won Che bet
 Another version makes the victim Of Sydney's jest a certain Sir Archi- bald Macdonald, oQuowy to che Duke Of Sussex. Sir Archibald said to the prelate, who was then a canon at St paurs cathedral:
 or wu come some Sunday to hear you preach"
 'Ir you do shall name you from the pulpit" was the reply,
 Uudamted by this threat Sir Archi. bald went to st. P0ura
 sydney entered Che pulpit looked hard at Che bar0net and was seized with a wonderful lt of sneezIng
 "Ar-chie, Archie, Archie" was how lt sounded In Sir Ar.hibalds ears, and be could not help a sudden laugh Of rccognlton.-WuIlam S. Walsh in Bo8- ... Fr..H