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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Startling Becoming a Pest.

The English startling, introduced in
to this country some time ago. is In
creasing in numbers in a manner
which puts the far-famed sparrow to
the rear in the race. and 1t is claimed
by some that the starting will soon be
a greater pest than the sparrow When
the startling first came to us as
stranger he seemed to have some SEM
blance Of song or nc .0us whis-
tie, but around the cities where he
preferably makes his habitation this
whistle is rarely heard, the ordinary
note or conversation OF the bird
among his fellows being a sharp rasp-
ing sound, like the click of fishing
reel. In order to determine the status
of the starting the government is con-
ducting number Of experiments and
examinations of the contents OF the
birds stomachs to determine whether
the bird is truly insectivorous or SIM
ply a scavenger of the English spar
row type. One thing contended for by
some persons on behalf of the starting
1s that where he appears the sparrow
Is becoming a tree bird.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
SLEEP IN QUILTS ON FLOOR
Japanese Have No Idea of the Modern
sedstead-open Window at Night
Not Thought or

A Japanese house hasn't a single
window And it's only the most sty-
lish OF them that have pane of glass.
A person who has a pane Of glass
somewhere in the house sets the social
pace in that neighborhood Instead
OF glass they have paper pasted on
sliding frames, and through the paper
the light filters. Naturally one won
ders how they keep the rain out: this
is little trouble. for outside the paper
walls are a series of wooden doors
which also slide back and forth
When the time comes to retire, you
look around for the bed, but there
isn't one in sight. 1t is rolled up in
drawer and the Japanese wouldn't
know a bedstead from a quilting
frame. Millions of people in Japan
have grown to manhood, voted, paid
taxes and gone to their reward with
out ever having clapped eyes on an
American bedstead. To make the bed
ready the servant opens the drawer
and unrolls the quilts on the floor,
putting tomato-can-looking thing un-
der, one end for pillow Then she
shuts ali the paper windows and pulls
to all the wooden slides so that not a
breath OF air can get in and the bed
is ready. Money in the palm wouldn't
persuade Japanese to sleep with
the window open.-Leslies Weekly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
To Each His Place.

Men have died of inconsistencies for
the narrow fields and elm-shaded hol-
lows in the hills of old New England
in the same spirit that sends others
toiling painfully back to the brown
sand dunes about San Francisco bay.
Some have lost their hearts to the
deep pine woods OF the North and
others to the stately moss-hung live
oaks that line the shell road to Mobile.
Some would come to the city of their
souls through the low. warm mists
that overhang Chesapeake bay, and
others prefer to see the lights of home
shining clear in a rise of the great
plains 30 miles away as the crow
flies. The truest thing Kipling ever
said Is that God gave all men all
earth to love, but, since their hearts
are small. ordained for each one place
should prove beloved over all" That
place is home, and they have lived
who find it.-Collier's Weekly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR SAYINGS
Phrases That Have Become Household
Words Have Been Traced 60
Their Place Of Birth.

Kicking the bucket" is an irrcyer>
ent way OF expressing n person =
death. The expression originated a.
the time when man named Galso.
ever tried to commit suicide by hang,
Ing himself from beam. He stood
on high bucket which he kicked
away from him when he had adjusted
the rope. A neighbor rescued him
and in his disappointment he said:
What's the matter9 I thought I
kicked the bucket"
The origin of 20. K" is ascribed TO
President Andrew Jackson. who was
noted for his bad spelling. He I'm.
dorsed his papers 20. K.," thinking
these were the proper initials for "all
correct"
In that's the ticket" ticket is cor
rupted from the French word eti.
quette, meaning that which is in good
form or right.
He's brick" is complimentary
expression, but few know why. When
Lycurgus was king of Sparta, over two
thousand years ago. an eastern am.
bassador visited him and was aston
lshed to find no walls around the city
When he questioned Lycurgus about
this, the latter took him out to a plain
where the Spartan army stood In or
der of battle. There" said Lycureus.
are the walls of Sparta, and every
man a brick"
The ceiling of tho old Drury Lane
theater of London was painted to rep.
resent Olympus, with gods sitting
among the clouds. The upper gallery
came so close to the roof that the
people who sat there were spoken of
as sitting among the gods. Later the
occupants themselves were called the
gallery gods"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Seems to pIsprove Old Belief.

In one of the ancient chimney pieces
IN Cawdor castle. Scotland, there is a
rude carving in stone OF fox smoking
a tobacco pipe, with the date 1910.
AS 1t is generally believed that tobac-
CO was first introduced into the moth
er country by Sir Walter Raleigh,
about the year 1855, II Is singular to
find the common short tobacco pipes
thus represented on a stone bearing
date so much earlier.
There can be no mistake as to the
Gate or the nature of the representa-
tion. The fox holds the fragrant tube
in his mouth exactly as 1t is held by
its human admirers, and Is such as
may be seen every day with those
who patronize the Guilty pipe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
APPEAL THAT GOT RESULTS
HumorousIy Written "Dun" Had the
Effect Of Bringing Check to Settle
long-Standing Debt.

A well-known business man in Law
renee. Mass, once had customer who
contracted a debt that ran along un-
paid for year or more, and even sew
eral letters failed to bring about a
settlement.
One day, while glancing over the
religious notices in local paper, the
business man saw something that gave
him new idea. He went to his desk
and wrote the following note to the
debtor:
MY Dear Sir: / see in the local
press that you are to deliver an ad-
dress on Friday evening before the
Y. NJ. c. A. on The Sinners Balanced
Account inclose yours, as yet un-
balanced, and trust that may have
the pleasure of attending your lee
ture"
A check came by the next mall
Youths Companion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Avoiding Disaster.

The parish priest had spoken seri-
ously to Murphy several times about
the wasteful habit OF treating, and
urged him when attending market to
keep his change in his pocket until he
reached home. and then hand it over
to his wife.
Some weeks afterward his rever-
ence. passing through the market. no
ticed Murphy and few companions
leaving a public house. Now. l saw
you in there q moment ago." began
his reverence.
"Ach, sur Oh cudn't hilp 1t. yer
rivirince!" said his parishioner. Sure
Oh Jist foun' a hole in me trousers
pockit, an was afeered Ord lose the
change afore Ord git home."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
GREAT THINKERS LIKED PIE
Noted Philosophers Celebrated for
Their Fondness for Common
place Dessert.

Commenting on the Inconsistencies
Of longevity, writer recently cited
the fact that, though lifelong devo.
tee to apple pie, Emerson lived to be
over seventy-eight years old. That.
however, Is not the important fact.
Many persons have lived to even a
greater age. The distinctive feature
of Emerson's pie-eating career is the
wholesome, cheerful and thought-com-
pelling system Of philosophy which
it brought forth.
To demonstrate that apple pie had
much to do with Emersonian optimism
is no task at all.
Thomas Carlyle, whose disciple and
friend Emerson was, never ate pie,
and although as great lover of man.
kind as was the sage of Concord, Car
lyle was victim all his life of mel
ancholia and dyspepsia and hard
words. BY intellectual descent and
association Carlyle was German,
his thought being fed by Goethe, Schil-
der and others of that great group. But
he adhered to the Scottish diet, which
does not harmonic with Teutonic
philosophy, and so he became phys
ically and mentally dyspeptic Pie
might have saved him had he taken Il
in time.
Further to emphasize the point that
pie. or apple pie. at any rate, is the
optimistic factor of philosophy, it is
necessary to cite the fact that Metz
sche, who, i'll his unspoiled years, was
a devout and cheerful disciple of EN-
erson, became the materialistic "su-
perman" of Nietzsche's later pieless
years.
All budding philosophers who read
these solemn words should be warned
in time.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Birds Slaughter Blocks.

Ip country districts where shelled
snails are abundant thrilling thing
1t is to soc robin. goldfnch or thrush
capture snail and HE them to a cer-
tain smooth-topped stone, there to soar
high in the heavens and repeatedly
drop the unhappy snail until finally
the shall Is triumphantly cracked open
as you would a nut.
These, slaughter blocks, anvils Of
stone are to be found almost anywhere
that birds and snails are common. It
Is, to be sure. no easy matter, to catch
the resourceful birds in the act; but
even II your patience goes unrewarded
the crushed and broken houses Of
shell scattered near sech stones tell
che tale.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Redwood Thousands Of Centuries Old

Redwood Thousands Of Centuries Old.
While one of the professors of the
University of California was studying
rock formations about twenty miles
from San Francisco he discovered a
quantity OF California redwood splin-
ters which had undergone no change
in texture. They were neither petri-
fed nor decayed.
The splinters could be shaved and
cut with knife and retained their dis
tinctive markings OF redwood.
The strata in which these were
found embedded in the sandy base of
the rock showed they had at one time
been sunk under the sea and at a later
date had been raised and tilted over,
so that the position of the trees was
horizontal instead of vertical
1t is estimated the age OF these
trees is in the miihuns of years. The
discovery was made at Mussel Rock,
Cal
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Trained craps Catch Rabbits.

Crabs are put to curious use on
certain parts Of the Devonshire fore
shore. They are used to catch rab-
bits. Having located promising bur-
row, the snarer takes a crab and af.
fixes short length Of lighted candle
to the back Of its she'll. The behavior
Of crab which finds itself in a narrow
Enclosure is well known. It begins to
run. 1t therefore starts away up the
burrow at top rate. and presently the
rabbit is Mortified at the sight of a Jog
trotting flame coming to his sanctuary.
OF he goes for the other exit. only to
find himself, when he emerges. in q
trap.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
HOW DOGS GOT THEIR NAMES
Substantial Reasons In All Cases for
Dividing the Canine Species Into
Breeds Well Known.

With dog shows everywhere to the
left of us and to the right, at national
shows and the side shows, at outdoor
fetes, many women will be glad TO
learn the origin of several popular
breeds of the canine family.
1t is probable that few lovers of the
most popular dog OF today-the bull
dog-know whence he obtained his
name. He is called bull for the
reason that formerly lis services were
employed in the driving of cattle The
dog was trained to meet the rushes of
the bull by the simple expedient of
seizing it's charge by the most SEN
sitive part. the nose
The spaniel, formerly one OF the
most popular species of dogs, gets it's
name from Spain, from which coun-
try the first breeds were sent to Eng
land, where for long tins they were
called Spanish dogs"
Some have thought that the fox ter
rier derived his name from the fox,
by reason of his pointed fox-like muz-
Zle, but as a matter of fact the dog
was not SO named on account OF any
fancied resemblance to Reynard. On
the contrary the fox terrier is so
named because in the days when he
was much larger in size and of great
er strength than now, he was en-
ployed by English sportsmen to draw
and kill the fox, being sent down into
Reynard's burrow for that purpose.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
LIFE IN BULGARIAN VILLAGE
watering Places the Scenes Of Social
! Gatherings, Where Young People
Get Together for Courtina.

AS In the Bible times, all the water
for the Bulgarian village must be
drawn from one or two wells or
springs, and these watering places or
fountains are the scene of much so
ciability. Hither come all the youths
and maidens of the village to loiter
There is coquetting and courting about
the fountain and home gatherings in
the evenings. Marriages spring from
mutual attraction and choice, rather
than the arrangement of families, as
do the Armenian and Turkish alli-
ances. There are husking bees and
quilting bees where the young people
meet, but the most popular form of
social entertainment is the sedanka.
Here assemble the young men and
women OF the village and adjoining
farms, grouped about an open fire,
singing solos and choruses The Bull
garian folk dances are danced in a
row or circle, the leader generally
waving bright handkerchief and
turning and twisting about his line OF
followers, like mild game of snap
the whip" 1t suggests health and
abounding spirits and good-fellowship,
without the sensuality that so often
marks the oriental dance. Occasional
1y the sedanka ends in a dramatic
fashion. Some brawny fellow who
has been counting his Darka assidu-
ously will seize her in his arms and
carry her to his home. The next day
this marriage by capture" is given
legal and religious sanction by the
blessing of the orthodox priest.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Sinq "AIoha" to Pacific Mall.

The Pacific liner Manchuria sailed
for San Francisco festooned with
wreaths bearing the legend. Aloha Pa
cific Mail"
All Honolulu assembled to see the
departure of the last Pacific mail YES
sci. On her arrival at San Francisco
the Manchuria will be turned over to
the International Mercantile Marine,
which has already taken possession Of
the other Ave steamships which, with
the Persia. sold to the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha. constituted the Pacific Mail
company's transpacific feet-Hono
lulu Dispatch Portland Oregonian.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Two Babies.

Mrs. Newma-O, / wish you could
see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfect
ly lovely. Such delicate little crea-
ture as 1t is! It's a perfect little
cherub. with the loveliest eyes, the
sweetest little mouth, the cunningest
little nose, and eyes of heavenly blue.
1t looks as II 1t just dropped from
heaven and every tiny feature had
been fashioned by the angels.
NJ" Nawma-Is it as nice as our
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
Life on Falkland I,land..

Whatever other attractions exist In
the Falkland islands, two great draw.
backs are continually met with. The
climate is never really warm, add fires
have to be kept up all the year round.
Servants are procured with difficulty.
Most people import them from Eng.
land; but as English girls are fire.
quently snapped up and married al
most as soon as they land. they have
to sign an agreement to remain in
service three years. II they break 1t
IN order to marry, the husband has
TO pay the passage out from England
OF another servant to fill the place left
vacant by his wife.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
FULlCE TO PATROL UEpTHS

new York Wants a Detachment At its
cops Who Can Use Diving
Helmets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27

STENOGRApUEH who has some knowi-
edge Of bookkeeping. 1o5 West Brond
WANTED at once lady bocEkeepcr State
salary expected. Apply Box los Hone
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
COMMERCE PROTECTORS
IN AMERICAN WATERS
Allies Send Formidable Fleet AcroS.
Atlantic to Safeguard
Their Shipping.
svRANGE-ArpEARiNG CRAFT
Said 4" BE Made Up OF Transports,
Light Cruisers and Even Subnn-
rincS, All OF Them Disguised, to
Meet U-Boat War
lHy Associated Press. I

BOSTON. December 2G.--The presence
on this side OF the Atlantic OF a
formidable lice, Of allied warships was
Indicated definitely to-day. The vcs-
sells are known Officially as commerce
protectors. They are heavily armed
and disguised. For obvious reasons,
their exact disposition is not revealed.
but tn" arrival recently in American
waters OF this newest unit OF the Brit
ish ana French Admraltics' was made
known from source that hardly can
be mistaken.
FOR some days shippers Of trans
atlantic ANA coastwisc steamers have
been bringing to New England ports
reports Of strange appearing craft
making their way westward They
made no reply IL signals and could
NaGrant cour>c. aid were descrihcd
variously as Of The fashion "f mcr-
chamtm"n. transports. light cruisers.
and even OF submarines. pieccd to-
gethcr, thcs" reports fitted in with tho
suspicion now apparently confirmed Of
shippin. men. II Is said the fleet ar
rived safely at Haitian, y. s. a few
days ago. but nothing then became
known generally about IT. because OF
the strict censorship maintained. The
commerce protectors are described as
large and powerful. but capable OF fair
speed. They were dies sned. II is said
1" meet the German t-hoat danger
and. ia anticipation of an attempted
raid off tho Canadian coast. similar
to that made by the u % Of Nam
tuck"t on October s.
The arrival OF the disguised warships
was followed almost immediately with
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
REAL ESTATE
AND COURTS
CuANCEnY TRANSFERS.
Thirteen Deeds Of bargain and Snlr
AmOmnflnS to SiO.1SI.

,.o Mnrshali T. Gillian to George +:
berry Street: also i:tx4s fee, is iedi-
Gated Tor an alley. November /, 1916.
tax 50. $40.
" Fleming f;md1a Wi iilrso ct ais to cyrus
~, 81 James street December 70.
1915. tax % cents. $500
Horace +. Grccnwalt to Minnie y.
Greenwa!,. 30 feet OF lot +, block S.
tax $3.50. So
r. l.. Campbell ct AN To Mary "
Hicks. 1896 ice, north line of o street.
:@a 5 ,sS %
cents. $40.
suburban Development, Corporation
TO G;arIand :: Gun,er. a portion OF lot
ccmber -. 1915. tax 81, $40.
Charles *. Willis ct ux. to {: oscar
smith, 35Xlio feet north line OF Moore
street, between High Point and Sum
nit avenues. December IL. 1915. tax
I.eRoy L. Brown. trustee. % J. d.
street. ls6 feet south u Baker street,
December :. 1916. sI.635.
Ella NJ. Eetts ct yir to Curry. L.
race Hovcmber -, 1915. tax 81. SO SO
Fred 6. caswrli IT mx. to Charles X.
Mills. :SXi2. feet known as 6l9 North
isl6. tax $3.50. $40. ''"''s' ~
Virginia NJ. Walden 81 Wiz 10 Charles
II. Wills. 23Xl2O feet. known as 2O20
Taylor street. December 20. 1916. tax
50. SO.
Virginia Realty and Construction
Company 20 4. ~. StoltZ. a0NS2 feet
known as i3l0-l9l0-A Taylor street:
also :OxS2 feet known as lal2-13l2-A
Taylor street: also itXl2J feet south
tinc OF Ashland Street. 30S feet west
OF tandolph street December Is, 1916.
tax $3.50. $40.
Ecr,ram /. Robins to Virginia Realty
al q stt.esf ,N.
ID? 80 feet north line Of Main street
northeast corner Gilmour and Main
$40.
q. oscar Smith to Charles * Willis
ct ais. 5"N90 feet :.orthcaSt corner Of
Rakcr and Roane streets December
10 1916. iaN $40. $40.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
NINE

Dcccmbcr IS. 1915. s32S6
Charles X, Willis ~ uN. 10 J n
Carneai trustee. j2N9o feet south Inc
s2.l2i ~
Horace +. Grecmwalt ct ux. to I>rank
l.outhan. 80 feet OF lot +. block /
Hro"kinnd iark. November l. iols.
Si..O0 ''
=. +. Hatcher Of nx. to i. T. Carncsr.
trustee. aoxlc, feet east line Of Rouis.
ward. northeast corner Boulevard and
TAYLOR street December 81. 1916. So
t:mu,a g. Gordon to Leroy T.. Brown.
trustee. 3oNla0 feet north line OF Monu,
mcnt Avenue. between Lombardv
street aud Allen Avenue, Decembsr 20,
1916. $4,000.
J.. -; Cook to T., f. schmidt, trustee.
2cxil fee; west side OF Elm Street be-
December is. 1916. $500
Virg mia Realty and Construction
company. Inc. TO W. S. Robinson,
trustee ~ -3xi'a3-,4 feet north limo
1916. SLIGO
II. II. stoltz to w. $. Robinson. trus
tee. fiNl21 feet south line OF Ashland
S S,rs, 2SS feet YES, Of Randolph
J. D. Cook to Il. +. Schmidt. trustee.
2oX4l feet west line of Elm Street
between Main street and FLOYD Ave-
nue.. December 49, 1916 $500.
j. lEell~ Clarke to John Sloan. trus-
street: los - feet east of Thirty-sec
onh street December 10. 1915, $500.
H. Susnan ct IN. to American Trust
company trustee, 60Sl3o feet west line
Of Thirtieth street. 3Gi feet north OF
NtneoMiie Road. December %. 1916.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
POLICE SUSPECT WOMAN
OF KILLING HUSBAND
ormcr tockinEhnm Mnn. In
""" at 'o"nEstown. o.. prote.t,

,,iNi.hiSoNBtRt VA. December os
Edgar l.okey, a native ar ELL
,oh. k"ckinSham County. is dc,d =,
'ounsstoWn o., and his wife is in iaiI
"n""r suspicion of having killed hin,
,'oMcN Is brother OF Thames -
''okeE. OF iiarrisonburg
MIS- -okey. who spent Christine.
"a! III Jan. was in tears and protasI.
nSr innocence and bcgs to see tho hod.
of her husband "ouy
Mrs. Lokcy says tina. ..r bu.,
n'le" himself but the nolice si,an.
mat she told conflicting. storics Tnt,a,,
n.o bought his wife a dress To-.
mas present and came home =,
give II 10 her. His wife said no hoe.
angry because supper was M, r..d',
nhd 'haf hot words followed. She So,
-y"'! then went upstairs and return
e" I" The kitchen. saying nc wo,,Id
end II ali. Then ne shot himself She
declares. '"'
The police say they found that
tokcH's clothing and nesh bore no
signs OF having been scorched bv MIG.
tot hrc They say they found two
empty chambers in the pistol and only
"ne wound III his body. They bccame
SUSPICIOUS and placed the woman in
iaii.
i.okey was a telephone lineman. He
was Il son OF the late Andrew Lokcy.
OF near E!lkton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27

WANTED. competent girl for coo,iu" and
light houarwGih small family. Telephone
Boulevard 1855. Address 2"i7 Hanover
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27

girl wanted in small family to
assist in general house work Apply NrY.
akin sos East Grace Street Apartment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
CHANCEHN DEEDS OF TRUST.
Thirteen Deeds or Trust. Amounting

Jefferson J. Williams eli ux. TO f.
Sitterding st ais, trustees. 30x 1depth
not siNcn) east line Of Thirty first
street. 100 feet north OF : street Sep
TENDER %, 1916, $1,000
iSnb"lla DIXON to w NJ. TompkiuS
trustee. 1892 . feet north line OF -
street, 10 feet west Of Twenty fourth
S'rc"; December -. 1916. S201 Is
Nahnl" g. Thurman ct vir To Rose
~ EOSC. truStnH. aON 90 fnct NnnthMas,