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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-28
DAY OFT OBSERVED
Memorial Ceremonies Over Fallen
Soldiers Really Date Back
to Spring of 1865.

THE readiness with which the sol.
diers OF the Civil war became
quiet citizens at the close of the
war greatly puzzled foreigners at that
time. Foreigners do not realize that
it has never been the policy OF our
people to maintain a large standing
army. The soldiers of the Union and
the soldiers of the Confederacy were
nearly all volunteers. Both armies
were composed, in the main. of law
abiding men, who left their homes in
obedience to what they thought was
their duty. The contest was one of
principle; not one of personal revenge.
The matter being settled, they were
ready to return to their accustomed
occupations.
The readiness with which the Union
and Confederate soldiers now unite in
observing Memorial day also puzzles
foreigners. They think that 1t is a
mere matter of expediency which was
brought about in 1898. when some of
the old Union and Confederate sol
diers marched side by side under the
Stars and Stripes. But such is not
the case. The Blue and the Gray had
been united in the observance of Me-
mortal day before the war with
Spain.
Memorial day. as it is now formally
observed as a legal holiday in a ma
Jority of the states, was inaugurated
in 1858. Gen. John B. Logan, who was
at that time commanGer-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. issued an
order to all surviving Union soldiers
to meet May 80 of that year, at the
| cemeteries near their respective
posts. and to decorate the graves of
their fallen comrades. But the cere-
mony. in an informal way, had been
| observed since the spring of 1865 in
the South, where the custom originat-
ed. The ceremonies at the graves of
the Confederate dead In Hollywood
| cemetery at Richmond, Va, in the
spring of 1867 were being observed at
the time Mrs John B. Logan happened
to be visiting in that city. She was SO
pleased with the simple beauty of
these ceremonies that she urged her
| husband to inaugurate similar ceremo-
| MES for the Union soldiers. 1t was
these ceremonies that suggested the
| idea to General Logan.
| The idea of uniting the ceremonies
of the northern and the southern peo-
pie seems to have originated. also. in
| the South. for in the spring of 1867
| the women of Columbus. Miss. while
| decorating the graves of Confederate
soldiers stsewed flowers on the graves
OF the Union soldiers who were buried
in the same cemetery. When the news
of this toueht1g tribute reached the
North. the northern newspapers com
mented fayorably on the fact.
Since that time the sentiment ex-
pressed in it has been growing among
the American people The monument
erected at Fitzgerald, Ca. by the Blue
and Gray Memorial association of that
place is one of the best visible expres
sions of this sentiment
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-28
HIS LAST MEMORIAL DAY.

Wheel out the chair, Mirandy,
I hear the sound o. drums
An down the street beyond I know
Tho old procession comes.
Push me out next the curb. my dear,
Clean out upon the grass:
+ want to see my comrades an
Say "Howdy," as they pass.
There comes "Old Glory" bless hert
As proud an fine today
As II there never was no blood
Spilled 'twixt fhe Blue and Gray.
Thet band is maxim music. eh?
But still l banker, wife.
Fer one o. them old march tunes on
A plain old drum an fife.
Here comes the boysl Mirandy. SEQ,
There's Bob. an old Cap Lane.
A A-marchin' straight an proud as IL
They was recruits again.
An there's old Ben Mcclure by ling.
A-stumpln past as though
He hadn't left his leg down South
Near fifty years ago.
They see me. wife-they're wavin' hands,
An see 'em all salute
As II was some high mogui-
A general. to boot
Hooray. boys-hip, hooray-hoorayl
II my old legs was new.
You bet I'd be out there In line
Again. old pards. with you.
The sun seems gittin' darker now
The sky is turnin' gray
The boys. the flags the tootin' bands
All seems SO fur away.
Come to me. wife-where are you Kate?
Take hold my hand-I hear
bugle soundin-"taps'-I guess
Aye. Cap'n-I'm-I'm-HER
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-28
Worthy All Nation Can Give.

The old soldiers are passing from
the sight OF people. to whom they
nave been an inspiration and a pride
for more than generation. rs there
anyone to grudge full need of praise
and comfort for the few who still
remain?
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-28

herself to go out 1t was Memorial
day. and the afternoon was hers to do
with as she chose.
She was young-not more than
twenty; pretty. in spite of her too
light hair and high cheek bones; and
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-28

that she must tell a1l-must find some
touch of human sympathy. She would
beg this woman to lis<en while she
spoke, at last. of the little home in
Sweden; OF the lover ~ho mad lied;
of the old father and mo<har who even
The broad ax., 1915-05-08


The sire bag" Is a relic Of the Old
days Of wooden ships. Every WhaIef
and sealer used TO carry such a bag.
IL was Of tarpaulin. about one foot In
length and six inches In width. Il was
lined with waterproof material. with
interiinings Of oIlclOth and thick fan-
mel In this was placed the flint and
underbox for kindling ire The bag
was then securely fastened with double
naps and tied In such a manner as to
keep its contents dry.
II was the duty Of the second mate
TO look after the IRE bag. and IN case
OF shipwreck 20 attach II at once TO
MS person by means Of stout straps
provided for the purpose. So. If officers
and crew were cast away on some de-
serted shore, the means OF obtaining a
nre were not wanting so long as the
precious IRE bag was safe.
The modem steam whalers and seal
ers carry a fire bag slowed In the life
boats with tie bread and water, but It
Is OF rubber. and contains half a dozen
water tight tin boxes OF matches
Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Ravanou, Eaters.

GIbbon tells Of SoIiman, a caliph In
the eighth century, who died Of acute
Indigestion in his camp near Chalcis.
IN Syria, Just as he was about TO lead
IN army Of Arabs against Constantine
pie He had emptied two baskets OF
eggs and figs, which he swallowed al
tenately, and the repast was finished
with marrow and sugar. In a Pill
Gimage to Mecca the same caliph had
eaten with impunity at a single meal
seventy pomegranates, kid, six fowls
and 4 huge quantity Of the grapes OF
Tsyet
Such a statement would defy belief
were not others Of q similar character
vel svouched Louis XVI. could hard
y boast Of an appetite as ravenous as
soIiman's, but he would eat at SIT
ting four platefuls Of different soups, q
whole pheasant, q partridge, a plate
tul Of salad, mutton hashed with gar
he two good sized slices Of ham, q
dish Of pastry and finish this ample
rspast with fruit and sweetmean-
London Saturday Review.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Boom Of eIa ouna.

Early In April 1912. a man living at
Hambledon, near Godalming. wrote 70
the Spectator, saying: -As I sat read
ing the other afternoon heard or,
rather felt. a long vibrating boom sew.
ersl times repeated ] thought at first
If was a motor van maneuvering be-
hind the house, but found nothing
there Then / guessed what It might
be and forthwith wrote 60 the chief
gunnery officer Of his matesty's ship
Orion to make sure. I an therefore
able to state that the discharge Of the
Oron's guns was distinctly audible
uinety-seven statute miles from the
shin. the sound taking somewhere
about eleven minutes 70 travel the dis
lance"
An even more remarkable instance
Of the immense distance at which gun
FIRE can be heard was afforded at the
time Of the French victory at Stein
bach. The booming Of the guns was
distinctly heard on the northern slopes
Of the Bernese Alps far down In
switzerland The distance Il Just
eighty miles as the crow flies, and In
this case it must be remembered that
the guns were not the 1875 naval
giants, but merely field artillery.-Lon-
don Opinion.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
How q sinhon Aetn.

The main principle Of the siphon Is
the same as that OF a suction pump
viz, that II a vacuum be created In a
tube inserted In water the normal pres
sure OF the atmosphere will cause the
water TO rise In the vacuum to a
height Of about thlrty-three feet The
siphOn Is a bent tube. one side or leg
OF which Is longer than the other, and
the conditions OF its successful opera
ton are. first. that the shorter side or
leg be placed in the water; second, the
longer side or leg to hang freely over
the edge OF the vessel; third. a vacuum
70 be created throughout the length OF
the tube by sucking the air from the
longer side. This win be Immediately
followed by a dow Of water, which
will continue as long as the mouth OF
tie shorter side or leg OF the tube re-
mains under the surface Of the water.
In transferring water from a lower
level care should be taken not TO re-
move the short side from the water, as
that would destroy the vacuum and
cause the dow to stop.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Talked the 5iII to Death.

One Of the most dramatic holdups IN
congress was made In 1901 by Senator
Thomas 81. Carter Of Montana, who
talked to death a $60.O00.O00 rivers and
harbors bin chiefly because the house
had refused 10 appropriate money to
irigate the dry lands OF the west
Il shall do what lies In my power b
prevent this bin from passing" the
senator shouted 1T win not pass II
my strength does not fan to such an
extent that can no longer occupy this
door. and ] am In pretty fair state
Of health"
To the laughter Of the senate and the
galleries Carter then described the
clam fats and the mud banks Of IN
heard OF places for which large appro-
priations had been made in the present
bill He discussed the draft and ton
mage Of the scows and the lobster pots
BE lasted for more than thirteen hours.
When be was through the congress
was dead. the senator's own term was
ended. and it was time TO inaugurate
Vice President Roosevelt-New York
Herald.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
English Conservation.

Day and night. winter and summer.
In all weathers, a tug with steam up
Is stationed on the Thames at the Tow
er bridge. IL Is a floating illustration
Of the fact that parliament IL some
dmes-only sometimes, OF course
needlessly fussy. When the bin en-
powering the corporation Of London to
build the bridge was passing through
the house OF commons a provision was
inserted requiring the stationing Of this
tug as aforesaid. so as to be handy 'in
case OF wreck" The promoters pro
tested that the cost Of the tug would
far exceed any benefit to be derived
from It The commons thought they
knew better and insisted The bridge
was opened about sixteen years ago.
and the tug has cost the city OF Lon
dom f3i per week ever since. Yet Its
services in case Of wreck" or any
other emergency have never once been
required.-LondOn Express.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Kite Flying Contests.

The Japanese are devoted to their
national sport Of kite flying. At con-
tests there are two umpires. at whose
command two kites Of the same size
are sent up together. As the kites at
tain a sufficient height the men Try to
play the kites against each other. Each
party wants to bring its kite into touch
with its opponent and to bring the lat
ter down The kite that stays up till
the wind ceases or until all the others
are vanquished Is victorious This re-
Quires the strength OF many men work
ing a long time And the art OF fight
ing ones kite well Is not easily &C
quired Thus 6fty or sixty men laboc
until exhausted Some OF the kites
used In the contest are things to see
huge circular structures about ninety
feet IN length. including the tail, and
having a width OF fifty or sixty feet
The ropes for the lighting kites are
made Of strong hemp and are more
than 1000 feet long and above one inch
In thicknesss-London Globe
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
soxino With the Feet.

The form Of boxing known as ala
savate," in which the feet are used as
well as the fists and kicks are as legid-
mate as blows. has for a long time
been a popular exercise In French gym
nasia and schools Of arms. The arst
principle is that the whole weight Of
the body shall be placed on one leg
and that the farthest from the adyer-
sary. The disengaged leg Is used as
an adjunct to the fists and flies out
with astonishing swiftDess and accura-
ey Of aim The ''coup de savate" prop
er is the 'chasse" of the right foot or
~shin hit" a dangerous blow. but one
that is easily avoided by raising the
left knee to the level Of the waist
Formidable as this method Of assault
and Others, such as the coup d'arret,
or straight stop hit, and the coup DE
figure" or swinging face kick. may be
and undoubtedly are with an expert,
the parties and guards are simple and
sure If properly used - Washington
Star.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Earthquake Shocks.

There are such things as earth waves
as well as ether waves. But while the
ether waves have, by the genius or a
Marconi. been harnessed into the serv-
ice of mankind. no scientist has yet
discovered any uses for earth waves
or even any means Of utilizing them
The shock of a seismic disturbance
travels In waves at the rate Of two
miles a second In the actual vicinity OF
the disturbance, and this rate rapidly
diminishes as the distance Travelled by
the earth waves increases. The deeper
the originating movement happens to
be the farther the shock travels. but
the deeper the movement. on the other
hand, the less extensive and usually
the less serious, from the point OF view
OF loss OF life. is the visible effect on
the earth's surface
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
How Eskimo Women Die.

On her first entrance to her new Init
Of snow an Eskimo woman Is buoyed
by hope OF welcoming a SON What Of
her last incoming TO those narrow con-
finest She knows that the medicine
man has decided that her sickness IL
mortal when she Is laid upon her bed
Of snow. She gazes upon the feebly
burning lamp beside her, upon food
and drink set close at her hand She
sees her loved ones pass out OF the
doorway that needs no tunnel entrance
to keep chill airs away, for presently
the door Is sealed with snow. The chill
OF death pierces through her envelop-
ing furs. Her tomb insures that no
long tarrying viii be hers. The soul,
companioning with her, may refresh
itself with food; but, starving and
freezing. her feeble body viii witness
even that souls departure and know
that it's hour has come to perish alone.
-Harpers
The broad ax., 1915-05-08

Probably there. is no bed capable Of
holding 30 many as seventeen in this
country. But such a bed is to be
found In the Mount Tet hut 10000
feet above the seal, one Of the Swiss
mountain cabins belonging 70 the
Alpine club. The bed Is really con-
structed to hold only fourteen, but the
day on which a party visited the hut
was 50 exceptionally clear and the con-
ditions for climbing were so favora-
BILE that twenty-One members and
friends, besides the guides accompany
ing them, turned up at the cabin to
stay the night Tie guides took pos
session Of the kitchen. and the twen-
ty-one sorted themselves out as fol-
lows: Seventeen slept on the bed,
three on the floor and the remaining
one in a chair.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Eiahtina q Eorsss Fire.

The combat with fire in the woods
Is usually as tense and as exciting as
q eonhagration In a city. From tne
instant smoke is discerned ascending
into the blue above there is action
Upon reaching the scene the racing
squads Of fighters begin work by IN
deraking the tasks as outlined BY the
system First one group starts win
the cutting tools and rakes, clearing mp
q streak Of ground several feet VIDE
n the pathway Of the ira The men
E;Sh water bags follow, wettng down
US strip. Then come the back nrerA.
Nao start fires from this point back
MO the main coniarat1on- When the
Ts meet they extinguish for want OF
material to bum. When the atmos-
pnGie conditions materially aasist the
names the work Of back firing IL best
zone at night or when the air - stu
ST. r Perry In Countryside MagA-
INA
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Commas.


The French do not as a rule employ
inverted commas to indicate a dia-
Iogue. but they employ the dash to In
dictate a change Of speakers. which Is
1ust as bad. Certainly many punctna-
tion marks are sadly misused or over
used. Dickens flung unnecessary COM
mas all over his pages-whole pat
talions OF them Walter Pater also
employed them with extraordinary
urodigality, frequently before the word
sand" where the conjunction rendered
them superhuous. Pater was also
overfoud of the mark Of exclamation
20 that when Ie drops a Yes INTO
his measured style It must needs ap-
near as .sYesl" But though the Blole
does without inverted commas, there
a real art IN its punctuation HOW ao-
mirably It marks the cadence and netpa
the drama In that great story OF the
urodieal sonl-LoDdon TitBitA
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
KasIsnt slrula.I Inr.run.n,.


Aneisnt Surgical lnstruinsatl.
A complets set Of surgical instru-
nens was found not long ago By men
digging In a scrap pile IN CholophOn.
an ancient Greek city. In spiterof the
TACT that they were used about 1000
yeau ago. there e not much difference
between them and the Implements that
are poked into the anatomy Of a mod
ern man. In the set are small knives
with handles OF decorated bronze, q
metal which the Greeks thought was
especially healing. There are also sew
eral pairs OF forceps. one OF them used
to extract the heads OF ARROWS and
lances from wounded warriors. An
other instrument Is for the drilling Of
holes In the bones OF the skull; anoth-
er for cauterizing the flesh. Besides
these are vessels for cupping and
bleeding. a small covered bronze box
for delicate instruments. q slab Of
stone for mixing certain drugs and q
pair OF scales which stiu balance per
fectly. In addition to these there n
handsome purple glass beaker, prob
ably the drinking cup OF the unknown
surgeon who made use Of all these In
struments.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
A Rstiary.

A retiary was the name of a Roman
gladiator armed ina peculiar way. he
was furnished with a trident and net
with no more covering than a short
tunic, and with these implements he
sndeavored to entangie and dispatch
his adversary. who was called secu-
tor from seoul. to follow and was
armed with a helmet, a shield and q
sword The name Of the first Is pro
nounced as II spelled re-shia-ry. the
accent on the first syllable
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
u,.,h An Fruit.

Incoming eargOes Of fruits should %
closely observed for traces OF poison
~ insecticides. Growers are not a..
v.v1 careful TO remove AL traces o.
s1rays before marketing their nut
Fonse1eepers can protect themselves
from danger from this source oy Wssn.
to an fruit in several waters before
ssrvin1 ~ II would be advisable ano
1n-ura greater safety 20 wash the null
b.fore placing It In the storeroom y
ice chest Sprays and poWoeLs " s -,
er,ent strength TO lin insects Nnle1
feed upon and destroy fruit tree e sno
t Tould prove fatal 10 life u par
800 Of by human beings
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
The suavs Oriental.

Admiral Sab, the Chinese naval sx-
pert, once had the misfortune 70 lose
a cruiser. On his reporting the wreck
30 the Chinese admiralty be received
a letter thanking him for doing 90 and
pointing out that as the cruiser was
setting somewhat wornout a replace
cruiser would be much more useful
Would he, therefore. at his private ex-
panse, buy the new cruiser as quickly
as possiblel
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
PUTTING Him Wise.

~Fd IKE 70 make you my villa"
said the practical young man. but
they ten me you can't keep house"
-Dou-t you believe all they tell you.r
rejoined the girl in the r-se. You get
the house and put It in my name. and
IN prove to you that can keep r.
Exchange.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
PrOv.S IA, c.,a

A teacher was holding an oral exam
nation in an intermediate geography
cas- one day and asked. what Is the
Inference between the people Of state
And those Of a teTitoryr
Unly one hand was raised But a
I ,' smile Illuminated the face Of
nue Donald as he rose ana said. The
people Of territory cannot Eingr
1nis answer was puEzling 70 al. 20
@ teacher asked him 20 explain
NhEeupOn be said:
NE geography says that the people
y : territory have no voice. % how
ala they singT-cleFeland Leader.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08

Il must say these are 6ne biscuitsP
exclaimed the young husband
%How could you say those are me
btscuitsT' inquired the young Wfss
mother In a private interview.
Il didn't say they were fine ! mere
" said I must say so."-Washington
Star
The broad ax., 1915-05-08

q.he nhfIosophic teEm -necessitA
4 ned % denote those persom -.
6.uT the freedom Of WI ana -, -.
te.s 4 human conduct al vonnons
- aefsrmtned By motives t1af 80
-. - ~ ~ causafion a. inyarAply =
40 the forces Of nature :. :
sdefermfnistsr vas snggesssa
..,hsfslute b. John Stuart An ana -.
- 49, verT ,esneraIly adoDtad New
YORK AmeEican.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
FISHING Do Luxs.

~Come on and go fishing with ma"
cav. nshing II too rough sport
There's mud and briers and rocks and
damp boats"
Il see Your idea Of hshing - to at
n a hotel lobby and angle for goldfish
iu n MISUNDERSTANDING Courier
Journal
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
An unhaupv Client.

Prisoner. have you anything %
sayr
-0nly this. your honor: I'd be mighty
sorry e tn young lawyer you assigned
10 me was ever called upon 70 defend
an Innocent NAM Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
A. EeooonW

mo money, no trunks" said the irate
landlord III you don't pay your board
bfl we hold your trunks TIN you do"
''splendidF' said Dedbroke- -Thafn
ave me the expense OF storage on
fhese things Of mine until next season
By-by, old manF'-Judee.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
a.lnium,. MiIitnrY crosa.

The croix mIlitaire Of Belgium -
an award founded In 1855 BY Leopold
II. 1t consists Of two classes; the inst
Is awarded to officers Of twenty-five
years service. the second to noncom-
missioned officers and men who have
served q similar period
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Makina q claar a ~.

ne bitterlyl-Before We were mar
-. - yOu never found my social ds0-
ea % annoying. She tsFeetiyl-
- ps not but Jon must allow some
Tor the broadening Influence q
@ The veg fact that I married
- feseaied my own eaIl0w fnex2cEi-
chmond TINES Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08

'-Oh. let me tell yOu the scandal
about the irst secretaEy's wife Ars-
LeichtingerF
aTve already been told Of Il By the
comproIlers wife. Mrs. zangiein-
-WhatI You associate with that old
eossipF'-Munich Fliegende Blaetter.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Aponeiatsd.

Tubb-old boy. want to eongratu-
late you on your speech at the ban
ouet last night o'sudds after wait
ing a moment,-I know you do. pard
and you're avfuIly sorry you can't DO
Il truthfuIly. I appreciate the effort
tust the same. Nasty weather. isn't
fti-Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Wind and Rain.

The wind blows In a circle around q
storm. and when it blows from the
north the heaviest rain b east OF you;
from the south. the heaviest rain .
west; from the eSst the heaviest rain
& south; from TIE Eest the heaviest
raIn . noEth q "a
The broad ax., 1915-05-08
Evening ThSnes Or

-cciug TO stretch your legsr We ASK
"a the man who supports thirteen rslA-
~only the other one.- be replied IN
szplanatiOn.- Exchange
The broad ax., 1915-05-08

sUutn now, EiE. I have never BEN
eorced 20 ask you for loan-
s.TInt1 now, siE. ] have never been
forced % refuse yo1--PnilAoslp1'1
IedguE.
Cheyenne record., 1915-06-03
Decoration Day.

Decoration day was rather mud
dy but a large number of people
ventured out to pay their respects
to the Old Soldiers both living and
dead.
The program at the church was
nicely carried out. ard then all
went to the 1. 0. o. F. Hall where
they were entertained by some
very nice music and a short talk
b. Rev. DeMunbrun, after Which
each one partook of very SUNG
tous dinner which had been pre-
pared by the ladies Of Cheyenne
Wells.
In the afternoon t'l, weathe
cleared a little and several teams
and autos went to the graveyard
and the Old Soldiers graves were
decorated by twelve little girls
who had prepared the wreathes
and boquets Of flowers as tokens
of respect to these honored dead.