The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
IN THE WAKE OF THE NEWS

of fashion, however. self shaving Is
said to have gained greatly in popu-
larity.
To one OF the previous home ruI"
movements IN Ireland the world owes
the word boycott" Following the
famine of the early sos the Land
League grew so powerful that II
threatened to- rule the country. Ii
punished landlords who evicted MEM
hers from their small holdings and
regarded with ever greater enfnity
the class of farmers who took possess
sion of farms Of which members had
been dispossessed. The first man to
ieei the vengeance of the league was
a capt. Boycott, an Englishman who
acted as AN agent for Lord Earnc.
Boycott served Wri,s on mani near
Tough Mask. where he had a farm
or his own. In return all the people
OF the ~ncighborhoud agreed to shun
him a. they Would q plague. Even
ms servants left and his labOrers de-
serted him, though it was harVest
time. Subsequently any other offender
subjected TO the same treatment va
said to lie %boycotted.
The word now has a permanent place
N the English dictionary and. as
everybody knows. IN used at times of
strikes aud other labor disturbances.
The French and The Germans also have
adopted derivatives Of the word. Thus
tn" French have the verb "boycottei"
Jn1 the noun 'boNcottage." while the
verb "buycottiercn" IL to be found in
the German dictionary. The earliest
use of the word strike" in he sense of
stopping work occurred In the London
'hroHici" in September. 1865. The
paper in reporting a suspension of
labor ia the N~orthumbrian coal fields
>aid tn. golfers had struck out" for
higher pay.
In this Shakespeare Year IL hou
not be forgotten that this country pos
:, Sses many interesting relics pointing
back to the time Of the immortal bard.
\ reminder which should not he over
looked is this epitaph found over a
grave IN Fredericksburg. Va:
Here lies Edward Heldon. a medical
and surgical practitioner, the friend and
companion OF William Shakespeare of
' III ~ tA' haN'i a ~ NV iA
the year of our Lord. 1913. in the sew
entieth year OF his age"
Shakespeare had no means NJ know
ing Of course that his tercentenary year
would no marked hv an aviation race
, across the American continent or that
there would ne a great war in which
Il ers would lake part. But that he
foresaw the day Of the airman IL indi-
cated by these quotations from some of
his works:
! some airy devil hover. IN the sky.
Md pours down mischief.
kin1 John. ~ .
Fierce fiery warriors fought upon the
clouds.
r. rank. and s~quadrors and right form
| The noise OF battle hurtled I'm the air.
Julius Caesar. a.. .
I Who ever knew the heavens menace SO?
Jplius Caesar. T.. 3.
our lannon's malice vainly shall he
spent
Against the irvuinerable clouds Of
heaven.
Kino John, u. I.
\ winged messenger OF HEAVIER
I ln'o the white upturrei wond'r,nG eyes
. - movti.s that fall back TO gaze m him
/ When he hest,i1es the lazy pacing
clouds
And -. Ms upon the bosom ~ the air.
Romeo and Jltet. a.,
/ lupriSord N the viewless winds.
! Ana blown with restless violence round
about
. TIE pendant world
Measure ror Measure. W :
/ = ding the blast, or hors'd
| I-pon the sightiess urUriers ~ the air.
Nncbeth, l..
Yea. man and birds are fam Of climbing
high.
( 4 '..uCht as much he'd he above tho
clouds
Henry W u, /.