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the social life of the viceroy and his
household There were many times
when the Chef was directed to prepare
luncheon for 60 or 80 people, with tea
in the afternoon for anywhere from 80
to 100, and also there were official and
gala banQuets. Sometimes rajahs of the
various provinces would be among the
guests, which also included foreign
princes, ambassadors, generals and many
other notables.
M Chaudouard recalls with especial
pride the visits of Lord Kitchener, who
soon after the .Boer War was appointed
as commander-in-chief in India, in
1902. which post he held until 1907. 1t
seems that both Lord Kitchener and
Lord Curzon were especially fond of
birds, such as partridge, pheasant and
quail.
MI. Chaudouard found the keeneSt
pleasure in the long months when the
viceroy removed his entire retlnue ac-
companied frequently by large num-
ber of guests, to the Summer palace at
Sin1la. During the Winters only the
natives stayed in the cold Businesses OF
the Himalaya Mountains, all other folk
Fastening 10 the lower levels untn the
first week in February. When they re-
, turned to the mountains and renamed
there until the rainy season-from June
to September-when great waterfalls,
hundreds of feet high, would become
swollen by the floods and 80 spans would
be necessary in the bridges to cross the
widened rivers.
Simla is the chief town Of district
of the same name in the Punjab and is
by far the most important OF the mn
! resorts. This Summer capital OF the
Indian Government is 1856 feet above
sea level and 98 miles in a generally
northeast direction from Ambala.
Since 1903 Sinnla has been connected
by a mountain railway with the Pen
insular Railway System.
When NJ Chaudouard was member
of the viceroy's entourage this noun
tain railway did not exist, and he tells
most entertainingly of how he and the
| viceroys personal secretary and the
butler of the household weke sent ahead
] TO make all in readiness 'for the vice.
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Colored Snow and Rain.

IN certain parts of Spain last Winter
red and black snow fell. The phe-
nomenon is explained as being due to
the presence in the atmosphere in un-
usual quantities of various mineral salts.
History mentions a day when "the
heavens rained blood" In the Middle
Ages such an occurrence was accepted
as predicting war or famine, or, at any
rate, shedding of blood.
The presence of micro-organiSm
seems always to accompany red rain
In volcanic regions gray hail is rela-
lively common. In Sicily this has been
observed very often, because the higher
layers of the atmosphere are filled with
ashes from Mount Etna During the past
100 years there have been black rains
In England twice, and on both occasions
the color was due to the presence of
micro-OrganiSn1S.-
A curious fall of red snow is observed
sometimes in the Alps in Spring, but
black snow is rarity This Spring
In the mountains that surround the
Valley OF Emmen snow of a dirty gray
ish black has been noticed. It formed
crust OF some centimeterS in thick
ness and extended over the white snow
that had fallen on previous DAYS. This
strange occurrence has not been salts
factorily explained but it is supposed
that the volcanic ashes from Etn1 we're
carried by the winds and precipisatedl
by the dampneSS of the air.
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at a picnic party in the mountains the
preparations under the chefs care in
cluded sending sometimes as many as
400 natives to carry everything, hours
ahead, a distance Of 10 miles. Each
native had some particular thing to
carry some silverware, others linen,
others baskets of fruit on their heads,
still others special delicacieS; and as the
principal dishes were prepared with
care, each was taken by one or two ma
tives in the climb up the mountains.
When the picnic party arrived on
the scene, a regal feast was always most
artiStically presented, correct and ap-
petizing in every fastidious detail.
AS for the transportation of the guests
themselves to the picnic spot, there were
relays of stout little mountain horses,
with many horses for each guest, to
make the constant climb to the point
chosen, riding directly up the noun
tain.
On the tiger hunts, when, frequently,
many famous people rode in the hooded
seats perched ON the backs of any
where from 3 to IL elephants depend
ing on the size of the party, much
ceremony surrounded these events.
The choicest of mountain lambs would
be chosen as the bait for the tiger.
Several thousand natives would gradu-
ally beat the jungle brush with huge
clubs, closing in all the time upon the
tiger, once he had been located. Then,
as the circle narrowed, the elephants.
carrying the armed hunters, would
come to the front and there would be
a moment of t9ase excitement until one
Of several bullNts had killed the tiger.
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dent Madison having been obtained, to-
,ge:her they proceeded to Chesapeake
Bay. aboard the Minden. under flag OF
truce, in search of the British feet.
He went as far as the mouth of the
Patuxent, where he fell in with the Bril-
tish, and was courteously received OIL
board the Royal Oak by Admiral Coch-
rane. However, the admiral, and like
wise Gen. Ross, did not take kindly to
the suggestion of releasing Or. Beanes.
and Gen. Ross even scathingly de-
nounced Beanes to the utmost.
Fortunately, Mr. Skinner had come
prepared with letters from the wounded
left by Ross at Bladensburg, and when
the latter found, from reading these
that his own men were extremely CRATE
full for the kind treatment they were re-
eeiving from their foe he agreed to the
release.
Mr. Key was then permitted to inter
view DR.. BeaneS. He found him in the
forward part of the ship, among the
sailors and soldiers. He was constantly
treated with indignity by those around
him, and this keen humiliation con-
tinued while he remained aboard the
British vessel
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&C. Pdm Midst War
Week Occasions for mRAanmg of Patriots

1t was written for a musical club
called the Sons of ,Ar1acreon, which was
a jovial musical society. Here is the
first verse:
To Anacreon in heaven where he sat in full
glee.
A few sons of harmony sent petition.
That he their inSpirer and patron would be-
When this answer arrived from the Jolly
old Greelan:
Voice, fiddle and flute
No longer be mute.
III lend We my name ana inspire We to
And besides, I'll instruct you Ike me to en-
The myrtle of Venus with BacchuS wine.
The first one in this country to write
a song 10 this air seems to have been
Robert Treat Paine, jr. This was first
sung in 1893. being entitled. Adams and
Liberty" It has nine verses, the first
one being; y,
ye sons Of Columbia who bravely have
For those rights which unstained from
your siFes had descended.
May you long taste the blessings your valor
has bought,
And your sons reap the soil which their
fathers defended.
Mid the reign of mild peace
May your Nation increase.
With the glory Of Rome and the wisdom
And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be
While the earth bears a plant or the sea
rolls its waves.
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With all his culinary experience,
gained ~ ;he master school Of
French cooking, the one thing which
NJ Chaudouard most ardently advo-
Gates in the line of food is Indian in
origin. 1t Is curry, which adorns every
kin OF food eaten by the white people
In India. Curry is used for lamb, fish,
rabbit partridge, vegetables, rice. etc.
Curry Is the salt of the Orient" and
is used both in powdered and paste
forms.
The common base for curry is tu-
meric, fenugruk and sago. Ginger,
black and cayenne peppers, coriander.
onion. garlic, caraway and many other
spices are added, according to the in
genuity and taste Of the chef NJ.
Chaudouard made fresh and different
curry for every dish, and stated that
1t requires about As minutes to make
an artistic curry. 1t is made first
into a paste and sometimes allowed to
harden and be ground into a powder.
Those not natives of India must cat
curry; it is an absolute necessity in
that climate, to prevent liver trouble,
particularly. and also many other all
! ments.
In practically every case. a taste
To- curry must be cultivated. Once
cultivated. however, many people be-
come enthusiastic about 1t, and, like
M Chaudouard, claim that no dish is
complete without this oriental condi-
ment. M. Chaudouard also spoke elo-
quentiy of the deliciousness and pos
sibilities for culinary art In the native
fruit, the mango, of India.
The natives Of India eat most simply,
Evening star., 1928-09-09

However, the American people love
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and no
matter what song may eventually oe
adopted. they will always revere the
lofty sentiments therein expressed.
There is thrill to the song that will
ever stir the human emotions and ap-
peal to the soul of every patriot. AS
Judge .Taney has said: The scene
which he describes and the warm spirit
of patriotism which breathes in the
song were not the offspring of mere
fancy or poetic imagination. He de-
scribes what he actually saw. and he
tells us what he felt while witnessing
the conflict, and what he felt when the
battle was over, the victory won by his
countrymen. Every word came warm
from his heart, and, for that reason,
even more than its poetical merit. 1t
never fails to find response in the hearts
of those who listen to it.
CTRANGE as it might seem, conpara-
~ lively few people know that the
original Fort McHenry flag. which IN
spired the song. is now and has Tor
some years past been on exhibition in
the north hall of the old building of
the National Museum. During the
bombardment one shell passed through
it. but 1t is still well preserved. Orig
inally II was 27 feet inches by 80 feet
10 inches. but in the early days some
small pieces were clipped from the end
and presented to different people, the
result being that as the flag stands t.
day it's length is reduced to about Its
original height.
It was made as garrison flag for
Fort McHenry by the wife OF COL
Henry S. Pickersgill of Baltimore. who
experienced difficulty in finding room
large enough for the purpose OF put
ting 1t together and consequently was
forced to resort to a nearby brewery for
this purpose. After the bombardnenG
Col. ArInistead retained the flag aS
memento. and 1t Is still the property OF
one of his descendants.
Previous to it's being deposited IN the
Museum, 1t was used upon a nlhnOeI
of public occasions, principally Wnen 1t
f1oated over Gen. WaShington's war
tent at the time of the reception TO
Gen. Lafayette during his visit to the
United States in 1924, and again IN
1880. when it formed striking feature
of the celebration at Baltimore OF the
battle of Fort McHenry, having a
guard Of honor OF 200 descenaantS ,oI
those who fought under 1t when the
RED Devil of the Chesapeake, as tne
British admiral was called, tried to de-
stroy Fort McHenry and take the CITY
of Baltimore.
In the Museum, in the same case
with the flag, is a silver punch ooWI
given by the citizens of Baltimore 10
Col. Armistead for his heroic defense
II is in form and size of the largest
bonbshefl thrown into the fort, the
ladIe in form of a shrapnel shell ana
the Qoblets represent powder barrels.
When you motor througn ~ upper per
crave of DR.. Beanes, and the next time
You drive your car through Frederick.
enter that city by the Clarksburg
route from Washington, and just on
the outskirts you will see Mount Olivet
Cemetery. and in a circular plot, care
fully cared for, you viii find MONT
ment on which Is a tablet inscribed:
Written by
Francis Scott Key.
Born Dled
August 8. 1880. January II, io43.
And then the lines Of The Star
Spangled Banner"
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BY JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR.

= OMEHOW, in this busy life oi
ours we pass by the anniversary
dates of great historic events
- without even once giving them a
thought, unless our attention is
In some way attracted to them. And
so it was as ! recently stood at the
grave of Francis Scott Key and was
reminded that he who was buried there
had written "The Star Spangled Ban
me-" eduring the early morning hours Of
September L. 1914, ia years ago the
coming Friday.
In my minds eye I could almost pic
ture the lawyer-poet as he stood watch
ing for a glimpse of the flag for which
millions today as ever in the past, would
gladly give their ALL If necessary. and
how he--tilled with emotion and devo-
ton to his country-had, in that tense
moment of suspense and subsequent ex-
tTeue qualification. penned in his mind
the beautiful sentiments and words Of
the song we all so dearly love.
Familiar as so many of us are with
the words and music of this wonderful
song, it is doubtful if a considerable
number know of the incident which led
up to its writing
The public buildings in the city of
Washington were burned and their con-
tents destroyed by the British on August
"a, 1914. With this purpose III view,
the enemy had, On August 10, landed
forces s miles below Benedict, Charles
County, Md, and from there the in
vaders had taken up their march to
the Capital, passing through the village
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Star Spangled Banner asked
him how he found time in the scenes
he had been passing through, to COM
pose such a song. He said he COM
menced it on the deck of his vessel in
the furor of the moment when ne saw
the enemy hastily retreating to their
ships, and looking at the flag he had
watched for so anxiously as the morn-
!. ing opened; that he had written some
lines or brief notes that would aid him
In calling them to mind upon the back
/ of a letter which he happened to have
in his pocket
1t was first published in the Balti-
more American of September 81, 1914,
and few days later it appeared in
handbill form, and was first sung, so
one account states, in small one
story frame house next to the Holiday
Street Theater, Baltimore. In Washing
ton we first come across it in the Ma
tional Intelligencer for September IS,
1914, and 1t is recorded as having been
first sung here at McKeown's Hotel, now
the Metropolitan, about December, 18l4.
X * x y
THE history of the air is interesting.
u AS far back as 1888 it was printed
in Scotland, the composer having been
John Stafford Smith, the words, by
Ralph Tomlinson. being entitled ITO
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of sailors and marines to prevent them
from landing
On the morning of September IL the
enemy sailed up the Patapsco and during
the day and night brought Is vessels,
S of whic'' were bomb vessels, .J.thin
about two and half miles of the fort.
Keys vessel was anchored in a position
from which he could see distinctly the
flag of Fort McHenry, which was erect
ed on a high mast not far from the
baStion.
About sunrise on the 18th five bomb
vessels of the British took up a position
little more than two miles opposite
the fort and kept up an incessant and
well directed bombardment, with slight
intermisSions, until the following morn
ing During that time it is calculated
that from 1900 to 1900 shells were
hurled at the fort, 400 of which fell
within the works.
Lieut.. Col George Armistead, U. S. A.
then "a years OF age. in command OF
Fort McHenry, had the assistance oil
about 1000 men. He Immediately re-
turned the British fire, but soon found
that our shells fell short of the enemy.
and his gunnerS were thus left inactive
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roy'S coming to Sin1la. They were
treated with great respect and had
special and very elaborate meals pre-
pared for them at the three stops on
the railway to where one would now
take this mountain train. Then strong
men in rickshas carried them on.
Strong ponies carried the servants. The
trains were surprisingly luxurious for
those days. With the accompanying
guard of natives and the other serv-
ants, whose labors they were to direct,
the small group of leaders would cover
the mountainous distance that was the
strenuous climb to Simla.
X * X X
&INLA is very beautiful place, built
on series of wooded hills on ridges
covered with deodars, rhododendrons
and many varieties of exquisite ferns.
1t commands a magnificent prospect of
the Hlmalayas, one of whose peaks,
Mount Everest (29,002 feet) is the high
est measured mountain in the world
1t Is customary for the governor general
tthe viceroy) and the commander in
chief to go into residence In Simla for
six months of every year.
This tract of hill country was &C
lAaACh NY bLlC PI1IlSil III 1910, DIS u TB~
suit Of the Gurkha War, and has been
augmented by purchase and exchange
The first house was built in 1919, and
the first viceroy to select Sinlla as a
Summer residence was Lord Bentinck.
At present picturesque villas dot the
hill ridges, and clubs. banks, hotels,
churches and schools are located there.
During Lord Curzon's regime, however,
things were still in a more primitive
state, and when there were many guests
gathered for hunts and other gay flnc-
tions provided by the viceroy there
were streets of tents numbering 400 to
500 10 accommodate the party. At such
times M. Chaudouard would have so
servants directly under him. to prepare
all the food for these guests.
There were. in addition to the cooks
for fowls, vegetables, etc, groups of
candy men, pastry specialists and many
others.
When Lord Curzon would entertain
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watching every shell and listening with
breathless interest to hear If IAN sex-
plosion followed But it suddenly
ceased before day, and as they had no
communication with any of the
enemy's ships, they did not know
whether the fort had surrendered OF
the attack had been abandoned.
They paced the deck for the re-
mainder of the night in painful sus-
pense, watching with intense anxiety
for the return of day and looking
every few minutes at their watches to
see how long they must wait for 1t. AT
dawn. and before it was light enough to
see objects at distance, their glasses
were turned to the fort, uncertain
whether they should see the Stars and
Stripes or the flag of the enemy. AT
length the light came and they saw
our flag was still there
''Mr. Key then told me" continues
Judge fancy that under the excite
ment of the time he had written a song,
and handed me "a printed copy of The
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only then were our guns able to reach
them, which they did to such good
effect that the enemy retired out of
range of the American guns, continu-
ing the bombardment, however, until z
am. September IA. when it ceased. and
about 8 am. got under way and stood
down the river, repulsed. During the
bombardment force with scaling lad
ders attempted to storm the fort, but
the batteries drove them back, the gun
ners directing their fire by the blaze of
the enemy's rockets and the flashes of
their guns. Though the damage to the
fort was naturally considerable, yet the
casualties included only 4 men killed
and "a wounded. Among the killed
were Lieut.. Clagget and Sergt. GLENN.
Briefly, such were the conditions
under which THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" was written.
In describing the hombardment to
Judge Taney his brotiaef-in-law,
MIR. Key said that he and Mr.. Skinner
remained on deck during the night
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though constantly exposed to a tre-
mendous shower of shells. During this
time and under these conditions, Co..
iArnistead states, mot "a man shranls
from the conflict"
At one time the British were deceiv.
ed into believing that the fert was about
to surrender and came in closer, and
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Mr.. Key and Mr. Skinner were trans
ferred to the frigate Surprise, and re-
manned on that vessel until the fleet,
consisting of ships of the line, heavy
frigates and bomb EeSsels-30 craft in
all--Feaehed the mouth Of the PatapSco,
when they and DR.. Beanes were trans
ferred to their own vessel, with guard
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Anacreon in Heaven" Parenthetically,
Anacreon was a Greek lyric poet who
lived around 500 years B. c., and the
meter of the verse is attributed to htm,
or is in his style, and therefore known
as "Aanacreontic Webster tells us It
is "a sprightty little poem in praise OF
love and wine"
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Alexander H. Everett also wrote an
ode to the same air for the Russian fes-
tival in Boston, March 25, 1913, and it is
believed that it was Everett's piece that
MIR. Key had IN mind when he penned
his own immortal song.
Although 1t is common to hear one
speak Of The star Spangled Banner"
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A N old adage has it that "a cat
N may look at a king" So, too, "a
A chef who is an. artist may make
4 "A or mar the appetite of many
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KEY was soon on his way to Balti-
N more. where he met John S. Skin
ner, who was in charge of the exchange
Of prisoners, and, the consent of Presi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-13
STOPPING ALL CARS
AT SCHOOLS OPPOSED.

The State Highway department
each week receives requests from one
or more towns asking permission to
erect signs which will compel all We
hicles to stop at crossings near
schools located on trunk highways.
The department is discouraging the
use of this kind of signs because they
have been found unsatisfactory. Signs
which require drivers to stop whether
any children are crossing or not, are
not only placing unnecessary incon-
venience on motorists, but they are
disobeyed by some drivers and this
destroys their usefulness.
A much more satisfactory method is
that of having police officers, where
such are available, otherwise school
police, signal and stop traffic and
guide the children across the street.
This system gives better protection to
children and does not interrupt traffic
when children are not coming or go
ing.
The state law requires drivers to
slow down when passing schools dur
ing recess and the hours when child
rem are coming or going to school.
This applies at all schools and on all
roads, whether there are any signs or
not.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-13
jobs DAUGHTERS
BETHEL ORGANIZED.
HIBBING AND DULUTH COUN-
CHS OF JOBS DAUGHTERS IN
STITUTE BETHEL IN THIS CITY
THURSDAY.

Thursday afternoon of last week the
Hibbing Bethel No. 4 OF Jobs Daugh-
tiers and members of Hibbing and
Duluth Councils were guests OF the
Ely Council at 100 o'clock luncheon
at the Masonic lodge rooms. Covers
were laid for seventy.
Following the luncheon, Mrs. Har-
riet Hoover of Duglth, Grand Guard
ian of the State of minnesota, assisted
by Mrs. Mary Cotton Of Two Harbors
as Grand Chaplain; Mrs. Fred Smith
of Hibbing as Grand Marshal, install
led the Ely Council with officers as
follows:
Mrs. Bessie Coombs, Guardian.
Sam Rapson, Assistant Guardian.
Mrs. Eta Berg Secretary.
Mrs. Judith Textbook, Treasurer.
Mrs. Isabelle Mitchell, Musical Di-
rector.
Mrs. Lillian Schaefer, Financial Di-
rector.
Mrs. Laura Bell, Social Director.
Mrs. Henrietta Rapson, Ritualistic
Director.
The, institution of the Ely Bethel
followed with the Hibbing Bethel ex-
employing the beautiful ritualistic
work. The Hibbing girls did them
selves proud and acquitted themselves
| with honors. Thirty members Of the
Hibbing Bethel came over to put on
the work under the supervision of the
Hibbing Council.
officers installed for the new Bethel
are as follows, the installation work
being performed by Mrs. Maude
Hughes, Guardian of the Hibbing
+ Council also National Officer as in
stalling officer assisted by Mrs. Gem
mel of Duluth and c. E. Everett OF
Hibbing
Honored Queen-Florence ChilderS.
Senior Princess-Lucille Smith.
Junior Princess-K King.
Custodians-Dorothy Denley and
Mary Louise White.
Guide-Margaret Nichols.
Observation-Disclosures Mitchell
Chaplain-Ruth Anderson.
Treasurer-Vienna Somero.
Secretary-Helen Denley.
Pianist-Marjorie Brownell
MeSSengers-O Ruth Childers; 90
Gladys Dunstan; CD Lucille Childers;
(D Kathleen Lomasney; 60 Evelyn
Olson.
Inner Guard-Jane Pearce.
Outer Guard-Florence Hanson.
Soloist-Blanche Nichols.
Librarian-Winnifr Lomasney.
Refreshments were served by the
mothers of the Ely Bethel members.
Out-of-town guests besides the men,
bers of the Hibbing Bethel were Mrs
VIM Pryor and daughter, Betty, OF
Tower; MIR. and Mrs. G. E. Hughes,
Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. c. H. Oliver,
Mrs E. L. Everett, Mrs G. E. Edwards
and G. E. Everett of Hibbing; Mrs.
Geo. Coffron and daughter, Irma, OF
Two Harbors, Mrs Harriet Hoover
Mrs. Foote and daughter, Mrs Gem
mel and Mrs. Swanson of Duluth.
All the visitors returned TO their
homes the same evening by car.