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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

probably known in England before his
time
About the middle OF the fifth cen
tury as is well known, the Saxons con-
quered a part of England, and it may
be thought that they brought the
crouth with them. But this, plausible
as it is at first sight, will not hold
water when we remember that the
Welsh were never subdued by the Sax
ons; that the crouth remained for long
time unknown to any other people than
the Welsh of these islands; and that
later on its use was restricted almost
entirely to Wales. The researches Of
our savants have proved beyond q
doubt that the Welsh people are of In
do Germanic descent. and we have no
reason for believing otherwise than that
the original home of the crouth was
India. That the crouth was improved
in the course of the centuries is evil
dent from some OF the pictures which
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23
BOSTONESE FISHED
OVER 1000 YEARS AGO
New York Sum

Boston, Mass, was inha bited by hui
man beings at least 1000 years ago.
The people who lived there then were
fishermen.
They used axes OF stone to cut down
.rces and fashion timber into useful
shapes.
At time when the climate of Boston
VAS as warn as the climate of the
Virginia coast is today, the Bostonians
Of the post glacial epoch constructed
wooden fish weir a a spot under what
is now Boylston street, near the RoS-
crs building of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology.
These facts are not evolved out Of
the editorial inner consciousness, but
are deduced from a communication On
the post glacial history of Boston re-
Gently submitted to the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences by Pro-
lessor Henry w. Sinner an accom-
plished paleontologist which has been
furnished to the Sun by a fellow CT the
academy who resides in New York.
The Boylston street fish weir, when
discovered, was embedded in a deposit
Of silt and shells from 13 to 10 feet in
depth. How long a time was con-
Sumed,' says Professor Sinner, "in the
deposition Ct these 13 TO Is feet of silt
and shells is largely a matter of con-
lecture. It has been estimated that the
Mississippi river deposits foot of mud
IN 200 years. A similar rate here would
have required $500 to 5000 years for
the accumulation of this thickness"
The probability of this great age for the
fish weir is confirmed by the preser-
walton Of the wood of which it was
composed. 1T is considerably carbon
ized; its surface is almost black, and
either wet or dry is very brittle" The
weir was probably erected when the re-
Gion was exposed, or almost exposed
at low tide and covered at high tide:
in which event the land must have stink
from IS to IS feet since the early Bos-
tonians took fish at Boylston street
The weir consisted of.interlaced YER
teal and horizontal sticks. The YER
t1cal rods appeared to have been
.~uGhly sharpened with a stone ak.
Whether the form of construction re-
sembled the fish weirs used by the
North American Indians in the DAYS Of
the Pilgrims we are not informed. 1t
may be that the remnants obtained
were net sufficiently abundant to per-
NIT a comparison
At all events. we may rest assured
that Boston was peopled 1000. if not
indeed 5000 years. ago. Such is the
story which q few sticks in the mua
ell to the vision of science.
The revelations of this prehistoric
Boylston street fish weir make it palmer
than ever that q fish is the most fitting
emblem cf the commonwealth of Massa-
rhusetts.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

have come down in our day.
'"The most ancient form of this in
strument is the 'crouth trithant,' that
is, the crouth with three strings, which
is probably the one of which Nenans
Fortunat spoke. A manuscript of the
eleventh century, which came originally
from the abbey of st. Martial at Lii
moges, and Latin version of which is
in the Imperial library of Paris, con-
tains drawings of somewhat ungainly
figures holding instruments. and among
them a crowned person holding in his
left hand a three-stringed crouth, and
in his right a bow. The instrument is
recognized by the opening through
which the left hand is pushed so that
it may finger the strings. Another il
lustration of the 'crouth trithant is to
be found among the architectural en-
bellishments of Melrose abbey in Scot
land. which was built in the early years
of the fourteenth century.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23
VICTORY SONG FOR
STATE CLUB WOMEN

That the coming Thanksgiving j"
one that truly calls for thankfulness
is the belief OF club women of America
who are resolved to make the day one
IF universal celebration. A Victory
song has been accepted by the general
federation of women's clubs and wi
be sung, either at club celebrs lions OF
in the homes of every club woman If
America according to tho plan Of tie
general fedcration's department of mu-
sic
Mrs. H. \. Guild, president Of the
Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs
has received word from Mrs. T.. G..
Piper Of Douglas, chairman Of muse
If the state federation, asking her ~
notify all club members that she viii
shortly forward copies of the pair
otic song. The membership Of cldbs
will be instructed, says Mrs. Guild, 10
sing the song next ThursdaE.
This instruction will not only be-
sent to Arizona club women. but to
club women in every state in the
United States, and the Victory sonr
Will he the order of the day
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23
WINNING OFFICERS
GET CERTIFICATES

County and precinct officers elected
at the general election on November
> Yesterday received certificates Of
election as shown by the official to-
tails Canvassed by the board of SUPER
visors The certificates were issued
by Clarence Standage, clerk of the
board of supervisors, to the following
officers-elect:
r. c. Stanford judge Of the superior
court; w. w. Peterson and J. Il. Brad
shaw, members of the board Of super
visors; John G. Montgomery. sheriff;
Edith NJ. Jacobs, county recorder.
Claude Bergman, clerk of the super
Tor court; Sam F. Webb, county treas
urer: George W. Cummins, county as
SCISSOR, and J. A. Moore, county school
superintendent.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

How long the three stringed crouth
maintained its ground is difficult to
say, as we can trace no references to
the instrument until well on into the
eighteenth century, when we find the
crouth in a very advanced state, and
fitted with six strings. DANES Bar
rington, a magistrate in the Welsh
counties of Anglesey and Carnarvon,
knew a bard named John Morgan born
in the island of Anglesey in I'LL, who
played upon a six stringed crouth. Nor
gan played this instrument before
harrington. who made a good draw
ing of it, which he published with some
comments in a work on archaeology"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23
CROUTH OF CELTS WAS
VIOLIN'S FORERUNNER
kansas City STAR

The fcrerunner of the violin, the
crouth or crowd Of the Celts. which is
the oldest known stringed instrument
played with bow. is described as fol-
lows in The Violin and Its Story by
Hyacinth Adele:
Before the end of the eighth or. the
beginning of the ninth century no trace
is to be found Of the. existence of
stringed instruments on the continent
Of Europe. but a poet named Nenans
Fortunat, bishop Of Poitiers, who is said
to have written some elegant poems
about the year SO, tells us that the
Growth or crouth of the Welsh bards
was known ir his day and that it was
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23
PUT PIANO TO WORK
TO SERVE AS TABLE
christian Science Monitor

The other day woman with a. shawl
over her head entered piano dealers
in Yorkshire town and said she
wanted to buy piano. The salesman
pointed to an instrument at - pounds,
thinking to settle the customers in
quiries once and for all.
But she turned disdainfully away,
saying: Not that sort; l want q real
one Amazed, the shcpman showed
her some at so or 80 pounds. but thev
were not nearly up to the mark. Il
want one of them with the big broad
tops, she explained. Fairly staggered
the salesman meekly pointed to the
cheapest grand at $50 pounds. That s
more like it," said the woman with the
shawl, and, producing bundle of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

It makes no difference what your
wants may be you can have them
supplied by using and reading The
Republican Classified aSes-Arlzona' s
Leading Advertising Medium
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

the Brass ST
., A LADY, district visitor who heard OF
~ ~ purchase went to view the grand"
IN us new quarters. She found that if
mad been got in with some difficnlt,.
ina II practically filled the living room
uus tnat the family regarded it with
Immense pride and satisfaction. The
cah nave no use for such thing" the
SdIesnan afterWard remarked to her
On yes, they have" replied the ladv
visitor. They We're having their lin.
ner on it when l called
Use The Republican Classified Pages
for Results-Read for Profit
1t makes no difference what vo1r
wants may be You can have them sun
piled by using and reading Tho P~-,-,'
lican Classified Pages-Arizona's Lead
ing Advertising Medium.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

Use The Republican Classified Pages
for Rcsults-Read for Profit
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-23

Use The Republican Classified Pages
for Results-Read for Profit
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15

Samson listened to a woman, cut of
his hair, and lost, literally, the sinews
of war. Now cometh a modern wom-
an, barking to the call of Uncle Sans
sons. and cutteth off her hair to pro-
vide said sinews. History simply sets
new music to old words or vice versa.
The photograph shows Florence Mans
field, Boston's patriotic daughter, ready
to snip off her lovely hair to provide
material for rope to be used in the
making of a submarine tiller. Her
patriotic impulse was original, spring
ing from the need Of rope in the navy
as outlined to her by friends in the
United States Marine corps. She has
very long tresses, and she can amply
spare some She believes every girl
in the country ought to sacrifice
lock of hair. She believes there is an
other use for hair more important than
wearing it herself-that is for one OF
Our fighting men to wear 1T, in wrist
band or ring, Then, when our boys
get real lonesome lover there" all they
have to do is to take one long, linger-
ing look at that strand of hair. and, as
they gaze. the winsome face of the girl
. back home will rise before them, and
1 all will be right again! Now, no"
about it girls? Who will volunteer
l for such q worthy cause?
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
sElF-CONTROL GREAT ASSET
Foozle in Golf causes 1r'evous ali"
Abiding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Given as Reason.

"Greater," said Solomon, ''is he that
ruleth himself than he that taketn a
CITY,"
To foozle in golf is to encourage
giving up ones great soul. 1t Is
grievous and abiding wound to the
sensitive for which he invariably curses
himself roundly and takes to sack
cloth and ashes. When her lord
returns from the links his spouse
knows well by his sour detection that
he has sinned ANONYMOUSLY, he who
thought he was master Of himself:
At such times he will snarl at his best
friend. even as the wrongdoer Is at
! war with the world. Overzealousness'
known in golf as pressing. by when
one tries to do more than one Is able
is common and fatal fault in gol1
as in all other things.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
IRWIN is CHEERFUL
Veteran Player and Scout Says Game
Will Be Good as Ever Despite War
Conditions.

The veteran Arthur Irwin takes a
hopeful view Of baseball under war
conditions. He believes that the brand
of baseball served up will be as good
as ever and that there will be no COM
planning by the players over the few
luxuries of travel that they will have
to dispense with.
Irwin, who will go back to scouting
this season if the international league
does not continue, says that back In
1894 his Philadelphia team, travelling
On a train that did not have a diner
got into Pittsburgh just in time to beat
it to the ball yard, and, dinnerless, pro
ceeded to whip the well-fed Pirates.
"The Phillies were behind until the
seventh" says Arthur, 'tied things w
that inning, and won out in the tenth
4 to 8. They enjoyed their big mea
that night. I think the game wa
played the day after the Fourth, but
know it was in 1894"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
END OF COLLEGE ATHLETES
Eighteen Eastern Institutions Abandon
All Sports Because Of War
in France.

Eighteen colleges in four Eastern
states have dropped athletics because
of the war, according to returns from
a QUESTIONABLE distributed by Prof.
Frederick B. Well of the College Of
the City of New York. The colleges
are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia.
Twenty-Five colleges have elm
mated all preseason coaching and the
others have cut down the period. Tween
ty-three colleges have dispensed WITH
q training table, and the other three
answering kept it only for football.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
LUXURIES WILL BE MISSING
Wartime Economy Will Make 1t I'M
possible for Ball Player to En-
Joy Many Pleasures.

For a good many years the bali
PLAYERS of the big leagues have trav-
eled like princes on the road.
They've always had the best OF
everything-palatial Pullmans, luxur-
ious diners and club cars, and many
long jumps have been made enjoyable
for them because of the fact that they
have always travelled first class.
But the luxuries Of railroad travel
at least a good many Of them-will be
missing by the time the season OF 1913
opens. Club and observation cars are
to be taken off of nearly every railroad
train which will run on a regular
schedule through big league territory
and wartime economy will make 1t I'm
possible for the ball player to EMO!
many Of his favorite dishes on tn
diners.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
ShipbuiIding Program Renews
Interest in the Performances
of OId-Time Vessels.
PROUD OF our FAST SHIPS
Clippers That Outsailed Steamers
Showed Us How to Gain Mastery
of the Sea-Some Remark
able Voyages.

Washington. - Much interest has
been shown by the public in the United
States shipping boards program of
building many fast vessels for carry
ing supplies to France during the war,
and to transport freights, mail and
passengers as the vanguard OF the
great merchant marine that is to be
maintained when peace returns.
National pride, say shipping experts
here, has always found strong express
sion over the ability Of the United
States to produce fast ships. 1t is
therefore nothing new for Americans
to watch the products Of their ship
yards with swelling breasts.
Half a century and more ago thu
whole country took pride in the rec
ords Of American clipper sailing ships
which led the merchant fleets of tn
world.
American shipyards then produce
vessels which made long voyages at a
average speed equal to that OF tn
steamships of their time. The sailin
records they established were neve
equaled by the ships of other nation
These vessels were the direct proc
uct of daring experiments by Yanke
builders, who were never content
rest on their laurels, which were man
Each year they excelled their prev
GUS efforts, turning out flyers tn
challenged the attention of the mai
time world.
The Flying Cloud.
One of the most notable America
vessels in the heyday Of the clipp
ships was the Flying Cloud OF Bostc
which in 1851 made the run from Nc
York to San Francisco, around Ca
Horn, in 80 days, Fl hours, estabhs
. ing a record that has stood since.
its voyage the ship sailed 374 mi
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15

The Dreadnought made many fast
passages, however, in the total of sew
enty to eighty credited to her. On sew
eral occasions she maintained uni
form speed of 91a miles an hour from
shore to shore. Her best eastward voy-
age was 13 days s hours from port to
port, and her average speed for Attain
tic voyages was higher, probably, than
that of any other sailing ship.
The record of a clipper ship for
crossing the Atlantic belongs, how
ever, to the Red Jacket of New York,
which crossed in 1854 from Sandy
Hook to the entrance OF the River
Mersey in 13 days and 1 hour. The
best passage in the opposite direction
was made in 1860 by the ship Andrew
Jackson, Is days from the Mersey tt
New York.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
PIGEONS TO BE BIG
FACTORS IN The WAR
Fanciers Finally Recognized as
Devotees Of Sport.
Uncle Sam to Be Furnished With 2OO,.
600 Messenqers-Birds Are Consid-
cred Particularly Reliable for
Military Work.

Scoffed at and scorned by sports
men for a score o. more of years
ever since the raising Of prize pig
cons entitled man to the title OF
sportsman-Ohio fanciers of homing
pigeons at last have been awarded no.
tice among the ranks of devotees OF
more popularity accepted sporting pas
times.
It remained with the pigeon raisers
to furnish the United States one of the
most important instruments Of war
fare necessary to the successful oper-
atoms in the trenches.
Sometime next summer when the big
push starts ''over there" Ohio carrier
pigeons will bring back to headquar-
| tiers through barrage fire and machine
gun bullets-if they are lucky-mes-
sages from observers in airplanes and
from men stationed in listening posts
far out in front of the front line
trenches.
Already more than 1000 birds of the
highest class have been ordered by the
war department for delivery at an At
lantic port on a certain date, the exact
time of which is kept secret for mill
tary reasons.
By next fall, according to DR.. j. Z
Simon, secretary of the American Rae
ing Pigeon association, 100000 first
class carriers will be available TO
service overseas. The pigeons bein
, taken are considered by Doctor Simo
to be particularly reliable in the MAJ
: ter of returning speedily to the spc
which marks their present home.
No recruit going into the Nations
army goes under closer scrutiny tina
do the pigeons accepted, according
officials of the association. Cover
d ment inspectors scan the registry care
j., of each entry, after examining the bill
u to see wether he or she is healthy al
u accept only those whose parents al
: grandparents made exceptional recor'
in speed contests.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
FRENCH CHAMPION is KILLED
Petit Breton, Famous Cyc'st' Meees
Death in Automobile Acc'dent-
Won Many Prizes.

Petit Breton, the famous cycling
obomnion. who was serving in the
transport department, has been killed.
He was driving an automobile near
Troyes when it accidentally coll1ded
with butchers cart. Breton was
thrown out and killed on the spot. he
Gained many of the most important
nfizes for cycling in France ano
among his performances abroad earned
great fame in the six-day grind at MAO
ison Square garden, New YORK.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
SMALL BOY KNITS SWEATER
Ten-Year-OId Youth Gets Yarn FROM
Red Cross and Turns in Fin
ished Garment.

Chicago.-A "Salnmie," somewhere
In the United States or somewhere
in France" is today wearing a nice
warm knitted sweater and in all proba-
bility dreaming of a beautiful girl
somewhere in the United States" who
knitted the sweater.
Clifford Hammerberg, ten-year-old
schoolboy, was anxious to help the
boys fighting for Uncle Sam, went to
the Red Cross headquarters, obtained
some yarn and went home and knit
ted the sweater. 1t was returned to
the Red Cross and sent out with other
sweaters for BOYS in the service.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
HIGGINS DlCKERING FOR
MORE STAR OUTFiELDERS

Miller higgins, manager OF
the New York Yankees, is not
satisfied with his fighting force
in spite of the fact that he an
nexed Pratt and Plank in the
deal with the st. Louis Browns
and sent five former Yankees
to the western city.
1t is not definitely known
what men he is out for, but 1t
is certain that he is angling
again. He is said to be dicker-
ing for two men now holding
down outer fence positions on
two different American league
clubs. Random is wondering
whether Higgins is not sighting
at iris Speaker.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
HAAS is TO BECOME AVIATOR
Newark Outfielder Passes Examination
for Air Service-Entered
as Machinist.

Bruno Haas, Newark outfelder, who
has been stationed with the Newport
naval reserves, has been notified that
his examination for berth with the
birdmen was successful and that short
" he will be called to that branch OF
the service.
He entered the naval service as
machinist. The airplane service, how
ever, appealed to him and he desired
to make a change.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
new USE FOR PERISC0PE
Pennsylvania Man instalIs One in His
Chimney to Spot Approaching
Street Car.

Knoxville, Pa.-Albert r. Ballard
has invented and installed periscope
in the chimney Of his home. When
ready to travel Ballard sits in his din
ing room with his eye at the periscope.
When the periscOpe shows a car
speeding over a nearby hill Ballard
dons coat and hat, strolls to the corner
and meets the car Just as 1t arrivea
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
SOME new PLAYERS COMING
Connie Mack Cannot Announce Any
thing Definite About Them Until
First Of March,.

Connie Mack, in announcing the re-
lease Of q batch of youngsters, says
he has "some new players coming on
but that he cannot announce anything
definite about them until the first OF
March. Connie may be waiting to see
what players of the various defunct
minor leagues fail to receive contracts
at the dead-line date.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
RECALLS FAMOUS
RECORDS OF SEA
FATHER is WILLING TO
SACRIFICE HIS five SONS

Washington. - When George
Walter Plants of draft age, pre-
scented himself before the exemp-
ton board with his father it was
shown that he had two brothers
already in the service.
mo, sir" replied Plants Sc
niOr when asked if he wanted
exemption for the third son. 81
have two boys in the army and
I am willing not only to send
George into the service, but have
two more boys at home you can
have if you, need them"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15

"Boys, you look bully!" said Col.
Theodore Roosevelt to twenty-four
boys of the diet squad of New York
Public School No. AZ, who are indulg-
ing in an extra meal each day in an
effort to gain weight. The youngsters
like their job, that of eating the spe-
cially prepared meals of the food ex-
perts. The Riddles are being weighed
after their first weeks diet; in anoth
er month they will change from the
lightweight class to the heavyweight
class. The colonel is showing thu
| keenest interest in the weighing Of
! each member of the diet squad.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15
Fighter CLABBY JOINS
SPORTSMENS REGIMENT

Word has been received In
this country that Jimmy Clab-
by. former middle weight cham
pion of this country and now
holding the. heavy weight title
Of Australia, has enlisted.
He attached himself to the
Sportsmen's regiment. There
have been recent reports that
Clabby would return here to
fight in the near future.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15

Dwight N. Clark, eighty-nine years
young, is real all-wool golf enthusi-
asst. He denies that golf is game
exclusively for old men, and insists
that all young fellows like himself
should swat the little white ball. For
though old in years, Mr.. Clark is one OF
the youngest in spirits among the
golfers at Pinehurst, N. G. He has
been playing on the Pinehurst course
for IS consecutive winters. Tne
Photograph shows the veteran golfer
starting out for his daily round of the
Plnehurst links.