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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
SuperstitiOns That Survive
English Maldens of Old Days
Looked TO st. Agnes to Get
Vision OF Man They
Were TO wed.
By Madison c. Peters.

2 INTERESTING marriage superstitions
and customs prevailed in the old
= DAYS among the north or England
neonle. while even to this day many
Of The ancient rites and old supersti-
lions still prevail
On Halloween many spells Ond con-
iurations were practiced by botn sexes
TO gain knowledge or their future
one charm was to go alone to a look
ing glass, candle in hand eat an apple.
or comb the hair before the glass and
after a while the lovers would sup
posedly see in the glass the face OF MIN
or her they were to wed.
st. Agnes's eve also worked Spells
for the fair sex. At midnight on jan
uary 20 a woman must prepare TO IN
woke the saint by a fast, TO continue
until the same hour the next day
nothing but spring water must be useu
during this time AT Midnight on tIe
c1st- she must go to bed. neither speak
ing nor looking to the right or LETT, nor
behind her. She must lie on her 4eLl
side and repeat three times;
est. Agnes, be a friend TO me-
In the gift I ask of thee;
Let me in this night my husband
see"
Charm in First Egg.
In Yorkshire il was once the custom
among maidens to get the first egg
laid by q pullet ana boil IT. looking
straight at the fire during. the boiling
seat that had never been sat on be-
fore. The boiled egg eaten, the girl
went direct TO bed without speaking
and she dreamt Of ner future hus-
band If she had more than one ad-
mirer. she called her bible and key
to her aid in deciding her choice. the
bible being opened at the passage IN
Ruth. Whittier thou goeSt ] VIII 60
The wards OF the key placed upon the
verses, she tied the book firmly with a
piece Of cord. and having named her
admirer she solemnly repeated the pas
sages, while holding the bible sus-
pended by joining the ends OF her little
fingers under the handle of the key
which If it retained its position during
the repetition Of the words the person
mentioned was rejected If necessary,
still another name was tried until the
book turned around and fell through
the fingers, which was sure sign the
person just named would marry her.
Before the reformation, pious people
were limited 10 contract marriages TO
30 weeks of the year The church FOR
babe marriages between the first sun
day Of Advent and Hilary day. be-
tween Septuagesima and Low Sunday
and between, Rogation Sunday and
Trinity Sunday
in an old English almanac, 1912, it is
stated:
Times prohibiting marriages this
year: From the p Of November, till
Jan 10, from February 6 until April
10, from May 16 until June g." It was
commonly said: If you marry in Lent
you viii live 10 repent"
Prejudice Against May.
In Scotland there was a prejudice
against marrying in May, more common
than against Lent in England.
AS TO the day the old rhyme runs:
Monday for wealth. Tuesday for
health, Wednesday the best day OF all;
Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses,
and Saturday no luck al all"
Midsummer was the time for the old
time English girls to discover who
should be their husbands. The maiden
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

the maestro. He had an interview with
the mother Of the talented child and
the result was that little Emma did
take some lessons and soon a place
was made for her in the Milan opera
company.
The first night she sang in Covent
Garden, making her debut I'm La. BO-
heme.' with Nelba. she started Media.
VINO hau only heard her in rehearsal.
shes the little devil OF grand opera
Media exclaimed, and among the
operate stars she has been known as
little devil" ever since
oscar Hammerstein brought her to
America in 1905 for his Manhattan
Opera company. where she made her
debut as Frasquite in Carmen By
her temperament she is naturally a
coincidence and IL was inevitable that
she should eventually star in light
opera Her success has been such that
pevious to The Peasant Girl she has
had only two vehicles. Naughty
Marietta and the FREELY"
Another musical review, but very
superior musical review, is "Fads and
Fancies,' which has opened At the
knicEerbOcker theater. Everything is
there TO delight the eye and the ear.
while the comedians are many and ef-
ncient. So the tired American bust
ness man is well fortified for the
spring season
The first night audience received
"Fads and ancies' with unrestrained
enthusiasm Many Of the amusing
features are directly traceable to the
hand OF Julian Mitchell. who has
thought up dozens of new kinks.
The book and lyrics are by Glen Mac
Douough and the music by Raymond
Hubbeu.
Much OF the fun is furnished by Con-
roy and Nemaire. who are remembered
Tor their insurance policy act" They
come ON the stage with q light auto
mobile, which slowly disintegrates
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

? INTERESTING marriage superstitions
and customs prevailed in the old
l. days among the north or England
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

while they are talking with each
other.
The book. although it starts out
we'll resolves itself into nice, com
Portable line or two whenever it is
necessary to explain scene or a rath-
er reconcile resolve of Madge LeEsing,
who appears to be the hostess Of the
evening and gives every kind OF par
ties from a poodle dinner TO a divorce.
Frank MOulen, who is professor hat
ing happiness. but loving cocktails and
girls with all the finish OF an eL-
perienced musical comedy principal.
aid a little in unraTelling the story and
some Of the songs. So does Paul
Morton, who is a lawyer, and so
dances and sings at every opportunity.
Frank Doane has comedy of the silly
ass English chap variety, but we can't
remember having heard him sing Ty-
Ter Brooke, is q country boy, and so
he dances with Lydia LopolloVG, who
is just as delightful as ever.
Stella Hoban, mostly big blue eyes
and a soulful voice, has songs. and
Laura Hamilton . thoroughly respec-
table adventures, has more -sOngs and
dances. Leo GARLIC, the gentleman
who used 20 initiate the ordinations
of animate and inanimate objects for
vaudeville, is an automobile salesman.
and gives some amusing examples OF
his art He is at his best in his ar
gumenr with C0nrOv and LCmaire. a
good pair Of dancers. Miller and Mack,
trip through the show as aids eXtraord-
mary to Tom NcNauEhtOn. and one OF
these fairly outdid himself last night
in his enthusiasm
one Of the best actors in the revue
was hidden from view throughout the
evening under a dogskiu and the
name Of AIushag0oRoo. This player is
David Abrahams. who has made his
speciality a lifelong study and viii be
remembered as the cat in The Lady
and the Slipper
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

FEW YORK. March 2O.-The buy
M ers have returned from Paris
= Almost all the Partisan d~css-
makers held their openings, and the
buyers bought their models and hur-
ried them to the steamers to get them
wen on their way before the maritime
blockade should be enforced
The New York openings occur imme-
diately after the Partisan openings,
merely giving the buyers and their
booty q chance to arrive
A brief summary OF wat is shown
from Paris i'm our openings here IN
New York are.
skirts are short ara fun. coats are
long. three-Quarte-s and very short
Narrow lower skirt sections are placed
beneath a wide OverslSirr which almost
covers this lower section which is OF
ten OF chiffon or lace-an odd but ell
fcctive feature OF summer Nlodes- sim
plicity Is the marked teuusncy in all
these new gowns. The colCrs are less
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
High Ambition

LIKE fighter nd with ohd By
tTOugh0gt the land I'd do some heavy oiS ana
4 and him knock the sflngand ali that
kind Of joke I'd gladly take licking to get To d I'd es that easy
gat 10
fall
gravel
And
nd has
is
front
greatness
They Dragging breezy whOop everything and BE-
- ~ -. 60 WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

walked through the garden with a rake
on her shoulder, throwing hemp seed
over her right and saying:
Hemp seed I set, hemp seed SOW,
The man that is my true lover come
after me and nov"
still another method OF devination
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

LOr the requirements OF the SGIAAGS-
a timely touching number was sung
by Madge leasing. with no little feel
ing. 1t is called Wen Take Care OF
You Here" and aims TO express in
songs and picture attitude or the
United States TO the homeless children
Of Europe. Children in the garb Of all
nations ut war are paraded during the
song. and the little Belgian child is OF
course, the center attraction and SEN
timent.
The pioneer two dollar moving pic
ture show has come TO town They
are getting Two SreenbacSs per seal
in parts Of the Liberty theater, for the
elaborate picture. The Birth OF
Nation based on Thomas Dixon
novel The Clansman."
II is impossible to see The Birth OF
a Nation without getting superlatiye.
The work which must have been done in
staging il is staggering But IL IS
difficult 70 suppress the feeling that
a less factional play might better have
been selected for the first movie play
TO cOsmet on level with the regular
drama
il was reported that THE Birth OF
a Nation viii bring the censor's
scissors TO portions OF the film. Lobby
gossip had IL that such action was
contemplated. The portion said TO be
Objectionable is the second Of the two
parts i'm which craZed negroes are
shown about to attack white girls
A number Of leading London dramat-
lists were recently asked by a magazine
TO express their views on the future
OF the film play and some OF their
replies make decidedly interesting
reading.
Sir Arthur Pinero confess that he
seldom goes TO a picture show" but
thinks that the help Of first class
playWrignts would be a great gain TO
that form Of entertainment. The de-
velopment Of the film drama should
follow less coarsely sensational
lines than il was upon present. Ed
ward Enoblauch thinks il advisable 10
call in s1ilful dramauists for the prep
aratiOus Of films. but he admits that
the dr1matist has TO learn a new
Kind OF construction for rilm work.
Jerome X Jerome says that while q
photograph, however rapidly il may
move, viii never be so interesting to
him as a living man or woman. the
film drama has the field &c itself where
the emotion is OF secondary import
ance and action is the essential Of the
story.
Israel Zangwil thinks that CONNER
clally speaking the film drama might
easily Dust the drama, OF the legiti-
mate stage, since in most British
plays the words are so blenIess and
negligible that their elimination would
be no loss" Indeed, he adds the British
stage has been an excellent prepara-
ton for the film drama Alfred SutrO
does not think that the film drama will
ever be able TO compete with spoken
drama. but once the limitation of the
INienua- the absence Of the spoken word
Is admitted, there is no reason why
dreams should not be exhibited there
on OF as high an artistic value as on
the ordinary stage Louis Parker saws
that he has grown a little FESTIVE un-
der too frequent doses OF excessive
Gcntime-t-lism in motion pictures
while Arnold Bennett thinks that in
the end the best Gramatists will have
90 be employed on picture plays, and
the sooner the better.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

was for the girl on going TO bed 10 write
the alphabet on small pieces Of paper
and put them in water with the letters
downward. In the morning it was said
she would find the first letter OF her
future husbands name turned and the
others as they were left.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
NEW MILL FOR CLOVER

Glover is to have a new cotton mill,
which will be capitalized at 100000,
md which will be devoted mainly to
the manufacture of yarns Of medium
counts.
The company is now in process of
organization, and although all details
have not yet been completed, it is
practically certain that the enterprise
will be a go.
The understanding is that New York
and other northern capitalists are to
furnish the bulk Of the money. Local
people are to be given the opportunity
to take as much Of the stock as they
desire, and whether much or little, the
northern folks will provide for the
balance.
Although this new enterprise is to
have no connection with the Clover
Cotton Manufacturing Co., the under
standing is that Mr.. M. l.. Smith, the
secretary and treasurer of that splen-
didly successful concern, is to be the
manager. AS matter Of fact, there is
very good reason for believing that it
is because Mr.. Smith has agreed to un-
dertake the management that the
northern people interested have Sc
lected Glover for the location of this
enterprise.
The architects and engineers plans
for the new mill are now in course of
preparation and the understanding is
that the plant will be located on a
thirty-seven acre tract on the east side
Of the Carolina & North Western rail-
road. just opposite the plant of the
Glover Cotton Oil mill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
cHAINGANG OR PENITENTIARY

In connection with the conviction
and sentence of w. E. Gardner, a
young white man for forgery last
week, there developed a judicial ruling
on the matter of the option Of convict
in going to the penitentiary or chain
gang.
Gardner, through an attorney, re-
quested Judge Rice not to send him
to the chaingang; but to the peniten-
tiary.
Judge Rice seemed inclined to grant
the request; but first thought to re-
fer the matter to Supervisor Boyd
who was in the court room. Super
visor Boyd said:
There are number of white men
on the chaingang, your honor and we
undertake to treat them all alike. If
your honor sees proper to send this
man to the penitentiary, that is a mat
ter for your honor; but as for myself
am unwilling to make any reques:
for this man that would give him any
preference over the others"
Il have two broken ribs" said Gard
ner, and am unable to work"
"As for that" replied the supervisor,
I'VE have Il county physician. whose
duty il will be to make an eXamina
ion of the prisoner, and If it shall be
found that he is unable to work we
will not undertake to make him work.
Judge Rice examined the statute
further. and presently announced the
conclusion that in the absence of a re-
quest from the supervisor he had no
discretion other than to send the pris-
oncr to the chaingang, which he did.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
WITHIN THE TOWN

Quite a number of pupils from
the Graded school attended the
evangelical services in the Presby-
terian church yesterday morning and
this morning, they having been ex-
cused from studies for the services.
There was a large audience at the
opera house Friday evening on ac-
count of the school lyceum attrac-
ton. The entertainer Of the evening
Wells Watson CHM, presented a very
entertaining impersonation Of THE
Man from Home and the audience
was we'll pleased with the entertain
ment.
The proprietorship of the Shandor
hotel, which has been held by Mr.. j.
E. Sadler, was on yesterday sold to
Mr.. H. D. Steadman Of Easley, ). c.
Mr. Steadman, who is an up-to-date
hotel man, with long experience. will
take charge on January l. Mr.. Sad
ler has not yet made announcement as
10 his future plans.
- Mr.. Carl C. Davis and Miss Mary
r. Stewart were married at the
Methodist parsonage here Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Henry Stokes off,
ciating. Mr.. Davis is we'll known
here, having been employed as mo-
tion picture machine operator for
some time. His bride is native OF
the Glover section. Mr.. and Mrs
Davis will make their home with Mr.
and Mrs. w. F. Putnam here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
CLERKS SALES

Three parcels of property were
sold by the clerk of the court before
the courthouse door yesterday morn
ing in accordance with previously
given notice, the sales in question
being held to satisfy the respectye
complaints of Thomas S. Bratton
against Samuel w. Guy, Elizabeth H.
Guy, Robert L. Douglass, as trustee
and Sallie ]. Wilson and the Nation
al Exchange bank Of Chester; T. 5,
Bratton against ]. J. Sherer, and the
British and American Mortgage Co.,
Limited, against M. c. Willis and w.
w. Lewis, trustees and defendants.
The first mentioned lands were d.
vided into three tracts. Tract No. 2.
containing 256 acres was bought by
T. F. Mellow, Atty, for $1,400; tract
No. 8, containing 1872 acres was
bought by T. F. McDow attorney for
$3.50 and tract No. 1 consisting OF
406 acres was bought by T. F. Nc
Dow. atty, for $1,000.
In the complaint Of T. S. Bratton
VS.. j. j. Sherer 103 acres Of land
were bought by T. F.. McDow. attor-
ney for 5000.
J. NJ. Starr, agent, purchased the
224 $40 acres Of land formerly the
property of M. c. Willis The price
paid was $4,000
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07

dietary committee. Whatever reso-
luton is introduced. however. will be
referred to Mr.. Webb's committee,
where it will receive the consideration
it deserves The resolution will not be
Of a drastic nature. as some OF the
more radical element desire. Its main
purport will to strike down the sa-
looms in every section Of the United
States 1t will not undertake to inter-
fere with the right of an American
citizen to have a dram" in his own
home. nor will it prevent him from
passing one to his next door neighbor
should he desire to do so. The ques-
ton as to whether liquors can be
manufactured in the several states
for ones own use will be left entirely
to the states. AS an illustration, II
South Carolina desires to permit the
manufacture Of liquor for personal
use, the Federal law will not prevent
that state from enacting such law.
If Alabama passes a law forblddlng
any one from making the stuff with
in her borders, the Federal law gives
her that privilege. In other words, the
resolution, if passed by both houses,
will provide that the law be enforced
by congress concurrently with the sew
eral states. 1t was also decided by the
committee, that another attempt will
be made to make the District Of Co
lumbia dry by the incoming congress
1t is conceded even by the most ardent
supporters of the liquor men that the
prohibitionists will win in this fight II
the bill is ever allowed to come to
vote. The liquor men therefore are
devoting their efforts to prevent a vote
on the question. They realize II
vote is taken they will lose by sub
stantial majority.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07

Prof. Andrew Burr, will come to q
close tonight, it was announced last
night. That much good has been ac-
complished since the revival began,
there is no doubt. Quite q number OF
persons have made professions Of their
faith in Christ as a result Of the clear
and convincing messages Of the evan
gelist, and many others have signified
their intention Of endeavoring to live
differently in the future. Large con-
gregations have heard each sermon
which DR.. Black has preached and
there are q number who have not miss
ed single service.
There was large congregation out
to hear the sermon last night. IAN
unanswerable question:" might fittingly
sermon. Heb. 2:3-"How shall we es-
cape IL we neglect so great a saliva
tion?" was the text Of the argument.
The evangelist reminded his hearers
of the many times that God had spok-
en- to the world of it's sins, how he Is
ever offering salvation to every sim
ner through the blood Of Jesus Christ,
which is the only way Of salvation. He
warned his hearers that the judgment
day Is coming and that the unpardon-
able sin Of many will be that they
heard the offer Of salvation continual
ly and needed 1t not. People may es-
cape the Jail and the penitentiary, he
said, but there Is no escape from Gods
judgment.
At the close Of the sermon the
preacher, as is his usual custom, ask
ed the Christians and church members
to speak word to those out Of Christ.
and as has been the custom since he
has been making this request, very few
responded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07

The general assembly will do a wise
and sensible thing if it will make a
thorough and honest investigation Of
that Greenville situation, on it's own
account and regardless Of both Sheriff
Rector and the Greenville delegation.
According to Sheriff Rector the Green
Vile delegation has prosecuted him
numerically and without reason,
and taken from him as far as pos
sible the ability to discharge the duties
of the sheriff's office by depriving him
Of the right to appoint his own depu-
ties and of the money with which to
pay absolutely necessary expenses. We
can very we'll understand how and
why the members of county dele
CATION in the general assembly should
be left free to handle strictly county
delegation are supposed to know more
about the officers of their county than
are the members Of the general assem-
bly, generally. But the members Of a
county delegation are not supposed to
be the administrative or executive Of
ficers of county. They are not sup
posed to have the moral right or even
the legal authority to order the af-
fairs of their county or of the duly
elected officers of their county without
regard to right or reason as their po-
litical prejudices or personal bias
might suggest. 1t looks very much
as if this is being done in Greenville
county and the thing is simply pre-
posterous. OF course the people OF
Greenville county will take care Of the
whole matter in due time; but in the
meantime, the general assembly, which
is responsible as a whole for such
wrong as may have been done, ought
to make investigations that it has evi-
IDENTIFY not previously made and clear
ITS skirts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
,e accrued TO individuals and to the
at large by more general own

be accrued TO individuals and to the
country at large by more general own
ership.
To young men who desire to ac-
cumulate property and become the
leaders Of their communities in years
to come we want to say that there is
no better way of going about that end
than by saving money and buying
land.
While ordinarily enhancement in
land values is not rapid, there is nc
other one thing in this country that Is
more certain. 1t has been so always
and it will always be so.
,, Though individuals may make, spend
and waste and find themselves without
property accumulation, 1t is the un-
changeable law that labor makes
wealth, and as labor is going on al
ways wealth is constantly increasing
And all wealth necessarily contrib
utes to the enhancement Of land
values.
Young men who put their money in
land and hold on to the land are sure
to come out on top in the end.
But this is not all. The experience
of all time has been that ownership
Of land makes for good citizenship, and
that is as true now as it has ever
been.
When a young man invests in land.
he begins to study citizenship, as he
has never studied it before, and he be-
gins to learn things Of Importance that
were previously Of no interest to
him.
Every young man who expects to
partake of the full benefits of good
ci iZenship should own land.