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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

entered the grammar schools at or and finished at 15 or 16 years of age. That reviewer, MT. BaynAs says of the course:
 ''rhe student in his third year. if not before, would take up Cato's Maxims and Aesop's Fables; in his fourth. while continuing the fables. would read the Eelogues of Mauutanus, parts of Ovid, some of Cicero's Epistles, and probably one of his shorter treatises in his fifth year would continue the readings of Ovid's Metamorphoes, with parts of Virgil and Terence; and in the sixth Horace, Plautus and prob ably part of Juvenal and Persius, with some of Cicero's Oroations and Seneca's 8 Tragedies. In going through such a course, unless the teaching at Stratford was exceptionally inefficient, the boy must have made some progress in sev- eral of these authors, and acquired suf- ficient knowledge of the Latin language to read fairly we'll at sight the more popular poets and prose writers, such as Ovid and Cicero. The masters of the school during the time Shakespeare at tended 1t would seem however, to have
  and ability. as they rapidly gained pro- notion" Though Shakespeare did not remain in school through the last years or the course of nine years, being forced to support himself by clerical labor in Stratford, he must have learned enough with that great intellect of his to read what Latin authors his taste or fancy led him to take up. Ben Jonsons ex- precision, small Latin" did not mean hardly any Latin at all; Shakespeare Knew quite enough to write his own plays.
 The present writer had the good for tune to attend the literary lectures of froressor George Frederick Holmes, at the University of Virginia. and he re- members that the professor, in discuss ing the claims that Bacon wrote the plays, said to the class that 1t was im- possible for Lord Bacon to have done SO, Tor, while the mere outlines of Shakes peare's life are known to us, every hour of the life of Francis Bacon, who lived in the broad daylight of constant publicity, IS accounted for in we'll known domestic, professional and official duties, and literary and philosophical studies and experiments. leaving no spare time for /dramatic writing. The plays and poems of Shakespeare are in themselves a life- work for an actor. who devoted all his time off the stage to such a monumen- tai labor.
 Let us glance for a moment at the lives and employments of the two im- mortals-let us contrast them in the heyday of their opening careers. say in 1593-94. which both had begun in Lon don.
 What was William Shakespeare? He was in those years the most popular actor and the leading playright in Eng land. His father, who had been pros porous glover and small farmer at Stratford, with some small offices and local dignities, had failed in business before Shakespeare had passed beyond the stage of his schooling above ds-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

l" HE writer has sometimes read in
 The Age Herald from the pens 1 of it's scholarly contributors conflicting views of the extent of Shakespeares education and of the theory that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare; and tine following article is written to help clear the matter up--a matter about which more than 800 books have been written. according to the Century dic- tionary.
 As to Shakespeare's education, 1t Is almost certain that he attended the spublic school at his native place; and it is equally certain that the grammar school at Stratford -on Avon was an excellent school. The books on schools end educational subjects written in Shakespeare's day have preserved the courses of study and the names of the textbooks used in the public schools; such as that at Stratford, which was suppressed with the other Itonastic schools in the reign of Henry VIII, but restored toward the end of the reign of Edward VI, full decade before the birth of Shakespeare. Friends of the Baconian theory have laid much stress on the statement of Ben Jonson, in his eulogy of "the Bard of Avon," that Shakespeare had small Latin and less Greek" to aid him in his immortal productions. The phrase might seem ungracious from a Cam bridge university scholar like Jonson, if we did not know that, taken with the context, it heightened the complf- mcnt to the Britain"
 "For if I thought my judgment were of
 years,
 should commit thee surely with thy And tell how far thou didst our Lyly out
 shine,
 Or sporting Kyd. or Marlowes mighty
 line. And though thou had small Latin and
 less Greek
 From thece to honor thee. would not
 seek
 For names. but call forth laundering
 Aeschylus,
 Euripides and Sophocles to us."
 Ben Jonson knew Shakespeare we'll that actor once played a part in Jon- sons Every Man in His Humor"-and Jonson, who had collaborated with Shakespeare in writing that wonderfully successful play. knew whither the plays of his brother dramatist were too heavy with learning to have been produced by him, or not; ana ne nesltateo not 10 ac- cord him all honor for his masterful works.
 Ia 1880 a scholarly English reviewer |A AAaftrfbuted a series of articles to Lon- 4\an magazines, F'rhser's, on the theme, HThst Shakespeare Learnt at School Yfrom the school statistics of that day, preserved in Carlisle's collection, that con- tributor to Fraser's gathered the books and authors usually read in the country public schools. After learning the rules of English. the students took up Latin, later cn Greel, and in the ninth and last nor4 read nothing but Greek The boys
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

Uncle Cy was 96 yezrn old when he
died. He had made lot Of money,
and had devoted his entire life to
spectacular and desperate system OF
never letting go of a nickel. His rep
utation as a tightwad and a skinflint
was so gorgeous and brilliant that It's
effulgence lit UP all New England and
cast powerful glow as far south as
Tennessee and as far west as Mime
sofa When 1t came to stinginess he
was the original gold-medal old guy.
At last he died and the family spat-
tered around lot of money to pay for
his funeral and to lay him out In state.
On such occasions in New England
1t Is customary for everybody to say
something nice about the dear depart
ed. This time, however. the neighbors
merely looked on in silence
At last an old man in whose veins
the milk of human kindness rippled
and pumped and roared, took his stand
beside the casket and lifted up his
voice in eulogy to Uncle Cy.
"Cy's gone now" he said, land I'll
say this for him: He was always good
t keeping his barn door shut. Pop.
ular Magazine.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
wine IS ABOLISHED
Sweeping Order EnfOTceS Strict Pro-
hibitiOn Throughout Navy.
Secretary of War Acts on AdUice
of Surgeon General Many
Reasons GiUeH for MoUe.

Washington, d. C.-Absolute prohi-
bition will prevail in the United
States navy after July next Secre-
tary Daniels has made public an order
which not only will labolish the tradi-
tional wine mess" of the officers, but
will bar all alcoholic liquors from
every ship and shore station.
This order, constituting one of the
most noteworthy victories ever won by
the prohibition forces, was issued up
on the recommendation of Surgeon
General Braisted. 1t follows:
1.-The use or introduction of liquors
for drinking purposes on board any
naval vessel or within any navy yard
or station is prohibited, and command
ing officers will be held directly re-
sponsible for the enforcement of this
order"
In statement issued later Secre-
tary Daniels said:
81 am in hearty agreement with the
views expressed by the surgeon gen.
eral in his paper accompanying the
recommendation. There should not be
on shipboard, with reference to intoxi-
cants, one rule for officers and another
and different rule for the enlisted
personnel.
1.-The saddest hour in my official life
is when an officer or enlisted man must
be punished for intoxication. During
the last week it has been my painful
duty to approve a court-martial for
dismissal of an officer for intoxication.
He told me that The had never tasted
intoxicating drink until he did SO in
the wine mess on his cruiser. Others
who have been disciplined for drinking
to excess have made similar state
ments to me-
"Officers are now commissioned at
the early age of % years. Has the
government a right to permit this
temptation which too often destroys
the highest usefulness of young Off
GERS? think not If there is one
profession more than any other that
calls for a clear head and steady
hand it is the naval profession. Elk
perience has shown the wisdom Of
having no intoxicants on our ships fol
the young men who enlist.
IT believe experience has demon
strated that uniform rule should pre-
vail in the navy for all who enlist il
the service, from the highest rank u
the youngest enlisted man or Office
who comes into the service, and tina
the abolition of the wine mess viii b
| justified
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Cornea of Pigs Eye
Gives Sight to Baby

Baltimore-Sight has been given to
the left eye of Davis Kane, 9-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kane,
of Gettysburg, Pa, through the graft
ing of the cornea of pigs eye to the
child's eyebalI, according to state
ment of physicians at hospital here
Tests, they assert, have brought out
this fact without doubt When the
bandage was removed, it was said
that the child followed the course of a
lighted candle which was moved in
front of him. Another test that
brings out the fact more clearly is
that the child now winks his eyelid if
finger or a small object is waved
close to the eye
The disease from which he has been
sufferer since he was three weeks
old is known as staphytoma of the
cornea. The operation was performed
Monday and the cornea of the Pig
eye was used because it more closely
resembles the human cornea than that
of any other animal
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
School Health Clinics
Objected to By Parents

San Francisco '1t is unwise to
keep constantly before the young,
ideas of illness and infirmity."
eft is wrong to spend time that
should be devoted to the three RS to
having doctors and nurses looking
down the threats and into the ears of
school children"
''It is humiliating for child to be
taken from the classroom, examined
by strange nurse, and perhaps la
beled Exceptional or Defective
These are some of the objections to
medical inspections in the public
schools, made by the Parents Rights
League of America in letter on file
in Mayor Rolph's Office
The protest urges that the mayor
confer with the board of health to Sc
cure the services of the school exam
iners at free medical centers, to which
parents may take their children when
necessary
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
7lU0 1osnadoes Wreck
Mann IOzCns In Kdnsas

Topeka, KAMA score of small
houses were blown down, Mrs. Charles
Van Buskirk and her baby were prob
ably fatally injured ss the result Of
two tornadoes that swept across the
town of Frederick, in Rice county,
Monday night.
Wires are down and details of the
storm we're meager.
A message from Geneseo, Rice
county, said heavy wind storm I'M
rooted many small buildings there and
injured several persons The storm,
which prevailed over Ellsworth, Bar
ton and Rice counties, came from the
southwest and was accompanied by
heavy rain and hail. At Great Benz
half an inch of rain fell in 80 min
utes. Manhattan and Junction City
each reported a precipitation of one
inch, with heavy wind
The storms came IL minutes apart
The first struck the town at ST.;
o. clock, destroying the south end o,
the place. 1t was then that Mrs. Var
Buskirk and her young child were in
jured- The Van Buskirk home wa
destroyed. The Baptist church wa
demolished, much livestock was killed
scores of small buildings were sweep
away and telegraph and telephone
poles were blown down.
Hardly had the residents of Fred
erick emerged from their cyclone eel
lars when the second tornado came
1t travelled higher than the first on
and its principal damage was in I'm
roofing houses and barns.
| The day had been clear and cool
The sky became overcast late in tn
afternoon, the breeze died down an
hot, sultry weather prevailed. Tn
sky took on a greenish yellow cast
Then in the southwest black funnel
shaped cloud quickly formed At tn
first roar of the storm everyone RAJ
for cyclone cellars This probabl.
prevented loss of life
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Huerta Government Cancels
American COnsuL's Papers

2 Mexico City-The foreign Office has
recalled the exequatur of George c.
Carothers, the American vice consul at
Torreon, because of the character of
the news he has been sending from
Villas headquarters. Consul Caroth-
ers has been characterized as an ar
dent partisan of the rebels Gin going
into unwarranted lengths to discredit
the Mexican government "
ture of Torreon is based on reports
from General Javier De Moure, at San
Pedro, near Torreon, and it is argued
that General De Moure must know the
state of affairs at Torreon. Officials
holding minor positions are wholly
sincere in their accounts of the gov
ernment's denial.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Disappointed.

President Wilson has fund of
stories. One that he tells is of little
boy whom he encountered at Staunton,
Va, the presidents birthplace. Mr..
Wilson was speaking to good-sized
crowd from the steps of the Baldwin
seminary for girls, when he discovered
little 7-year-old lad pushing and
showing his way through the crowd.
The boy finally landed in front of Mr..
Wilson and shouted excitedly:
Where is 1t? Where is it?"
Mr. Wilson stopped his speech and,
with broad smile, said good natured-
ly:
We'll, my boy, guess I'm it."
"OhI pshawl" responded the young
ster, with a look of disgust, why,
thought it was a dog fight. New
York Tribune.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last
until the goods wear out.


A trained ostrich recently discon-
certed its exhibitor at a London music
hall by continually endeavoring to
break away from all restraint and to
climb over the footlights into the or
chestra-
The widely advertised act came to a
sudden end, and the professor emerg-
ed from behind the curtain and apollo
gized for the actions of his pet in
about these words:
"Lydies and gentlemen, Hi ham
very sorry to disappoint you this hev-
ening. We are compelled to cease our
management with the management
until the management hengages a new
horchestra leader. The one at present
hemployed as no air on top of is
cad, and my bird takes his for hegg."
Houston Chronicle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
SAVING His Treasures.

A fire broke out one day in Fran
els Wilson's dressing room at the the
alter where he was playing.
He had some of his books around
him and in an agony of despair asked
himself:
Which shall saver" He glanced
at his precious Chaucer. at some
Shakespearean volumes, when
Come, Mr.. Wilson," broke in at the
door from a fireman, you have not a
moment to lose''
Yes. yes. coming" replied Wilson
absently.
He was looking for a special illu
minated volume very dear to him.
Come, Wilson," cried his manager;
come, get outl'
All right, all right" said Wilson
and, grabbing some clothes in one
hand, he snatched with the other the
nearest volume and ran to the street
There he looked at the huge volume
in his arms. 1t was the city directory
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

Los Angeles = Workmen digging a
trench this week in the foothills of
San Pedro mountain, at La Alameda,
uncovered the skeleton of a monster
prehistoric 1izard.
1t is in almost perfect state of pres
ervation. The finding of the skeleton
has prompted Professor Thompson, of
the high school, to begin search for
other specimens Scientists think that
the beds, which have yielded the only
fossil of a prehistoric man found on
the continent, may have rival near
here.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Air Passenger Refuses Fare.

San Francisco.-Silas Christoffer-
son and his wife applied for warrant
Saturday for Jim Griffin, referee and
sporting man. Christofferson charged
that Griffin failed to pay $40 for a
ride. over Seal Rocks. made Sunday in
Christofferson's plane. The airman
did not get the warrant. because the
only available charge was defrauding
a motor vehicle driver.
Miss de Grarer, assistant bond and
warrant clerk, cited Griffin to appear
at her office and show cause why a
warrant should not be issued.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
E7ecfricifu In Air Used.

Madrid-An electrician, Senior lyle
sias, gave a successful demonstration
of an apparatus, of which he is the
inventor, for condensing and utilizing
atmospheric electricity. He lighted
and extinguished at will Is electric
bulbs placed at distance of 600 yardsj
Experts say the discovery has great
possibilities with regard to cheapening
of current for industry William Mar
conf early last February lighted an
electric bulb at distance of six miles
by wireless current supplied from a
100-horsepower engine
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

Washington, d. C.-The refusal of
the Danish senate to approve the Dan
ish-American arbitration treaty great
ly surprised State department officials,
although no comment was Forthcoming
in advance of formal notice of the ac-
ton.
That the treaty might be rejected
by the United States senate because
of the consistent attitude of the SEN
ate against all general arbitration
treaties or those which did not ex-
pressly except from compulsory arbi-
tration questions involving the nation
al honor, matters of state legislation
and affecting the Monroe doctrine had
been deemed possibility
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09

Judge-You say you saw the pris.
oner strike the complainant On what
provocation?
Why, he pulled out a roll
of bills, your honor.
Judge-And you mean to say the
prisoner struck him for that?
Witness-Well. he struck him for
some of it.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Prince Henru Greeted.

Buenos Ayres Prince Henry, of
Prussia, brother of the emperor of
Germany, and the Princess Henry, of
Prussia, arrived here Monday from
Rio Janeiro- The Prince and Princess
were warmly greeted by the represen-
tatives of governmental departments,
the German minister and the various
German societies. The press also ex-
tended to them cordial welcome.
The Princes mission, as given out by
members of his party. is in the ma
ture of private visit to the South
American republics
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Judge Must Pay His O1cn Tips.

Chehalis. Wash--On request of
County Auditor Monfort, Of Lewis
county. County Attorney Cunningham
has rendered an opinion in effect that
tipping" is not properly chargeable
against a county as an expense item
in travelling. The question arose
when a visiting judge put in a bill
for tips to the railroad porter, paid
while en- route here.
Attorney Cunningham ruled that
under the law the county is not liable
on the ground that tips given to rail-
road porters are not necessary travel
ing expenses.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Mrs. Julian Heath. president OF b

Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the
American Housewives league, says
that American wives are, as a rule ig-
norant as to the prices and quality Of
articles required for housekeeping and
in SO far are inefficient housekeepers.
She tells of overcharges by grocers
and other tradesmen which a good
bargainer would not permit, and says
that by sharp questioning she induced
grocer recently to reduce his price
for storage eggs from so cents dozen
to 80 cents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
A Sympathetic Dog.

The fare of certain boarding house
was very poor. A boarder who had
been there for some time, because he
could not get away, was standing in
the hall when the landlord rang the
dinner-bell. Whereupon an old dog
that was lying outside on a rug COM
menced to howl mournfully.
The boarder watched him for little
while, and then said:
what on earth are you bowling for 7
You don't have to eat it,"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
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