The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 04, 1919, Page SEVEN, Image 7
fWIPEOFROM EARTH
Only Dust Remains of Proud
^ City of Babylon.
A. Belshazzar's Glorious Capital Now
Hi A.I.. ku IprhMlAflifit
|HM| vioiicu vmj wj ??v ...
H in Search of Mementoes of
Wm a Long-Past Age.
Wg The city of Babylon of today Is repW
resented by nothing tnore than mounds
1 of debris, in which archeologists uig
p for burnt-day books,and other treasures.
There is no stone whatever in
that region, where the land is a mere
alluvial deposit, and all the great
S? structures of Babylon, erected by the
labor of myriads of slaves taken in
war, were of sun-dried brick faced
with burned brick.
OP** Babylon, a long time ago was cap's
tnred by the army of Cyrus. The town
* was "wet" and the population used to
'stage some high old times. It was
provisioned for 20 years, and was by
far the most formidably fortified city
of antiquity, being surrounded by a
wall 55 miles long, 350 feet high and
# 87 feet thick. Half a dozen four-horse
chariots could be driven abreast along
the top of the wall for the entire circuit
of the metropolis, whose inhabitunrnKanAil
9 f??) Dflrt
?ma UUUIVC1VW a^vwtw..
On a certain memorable night the
Whole city went on a spree. The
guards deserted their posts and in the
$' great palace of King Belshazzar a
drunken orgy reigned.
The banks of the Euphrates where
It ran directly through the city were
defended by walls corresponding in
ikAtorht- nnri fhlfknPKS to that Which
encircled Babylon. They were pierced
at suitable intervals (where streets
ran parallel across the town) for ferry
gates, which were massive affairs of
bronze. The river bottom, within the
city limits, was paved with brick. For
? if desired, as had happened when
huge quays were built, the Euphrates
could be turned out of its course, its
waters being diverted into an artificial
I reservoir 160 miles in circumference
outside the walls. This engineering
expedient, in fact, had made it prac
V' ticable to pave the bottom.
W On the night of the most famous
jamboree in history, Cyrus," befng
helped by spies wfchin the walls.
Turned the Euphrates out of its course
and marched his army over the dry
river bed into- the. city, entering
through oue or more river gates which
had been left open. The royal palace,
a vast ?truyture on rhe west bank, was
capturt.-d; Belshazzar, swor.d in ban J.
inroc. oloin ?inr? fifv h^!nn<Tf?d tO CV
rus.
He did not destroy it, but, ceasing
4k to be a center of dominion, it shrank.
~ ; A large pagL of tlie population migrated,
deserting Babylon, whose hug**
-walls and gigantic buildings (including
the tower of Babel and the famous
hanging gardens, built by Nebuchadrezzar
for the enjoyment of his wife
Amytis) soon fell to pieces.
When at Work Keep Busy.
Sometimes an abundance of time
spoils a man for ttor-bes?
It has been noted that most men do
their best under pressure. Too oftefi
men are spoiled by not being kept
busy during office hours. It may be
there are some who can stand to be
busy by sports, cut tne average man
> begins to loaf when occasion offers
and ean't "get the gait* when the
nutb comes. Besides, there Is danger
of developing habits of procrastination
when the job Is indifferent as
to time. As a matter of fact most
men allow a job to lie until they have
jljat time enough to produce it any
*31., So the wise mgn will keep him>
self busy. He will see to It that he
develops the habit of getting down to
? - - ' V. 1 LI.
DUSlIi. JS as soon as ae rcuuues ins
office. He can then aTord to leave
his business at the office where it belongs
and enjoy himself at home and
get ready for the next day.
The Lady of the Lamp.
The memory of Florence Nightingale,
the world's first woman war
*- ? -a i? ~ J?
\ nurse, is OQUureu tu uiv ucoigu ui uic
insignia of the American Army Nurses*
School, just established this year.
Florence Nightingale, in the Crimean
war, was known as "the Lady of the
Lamp,** and the new insignia has a j
lamp superimposed on the caduceus of
the medical corps. This, the first
i . military school for nurses erer estab*
Ha Jished, has 1,000 students already enrolled,
and 5,000 others have been ae>
HB cepted for the three-year course.
Bach student will wear the uniform {
Wp and Insignia of the school. I
f What difference. If any, the sign- ;
log of the armistice and the end of
the war may have upon the hospital \
+?fniTiar nlana hnit not been announced, i
liaiutu^ f??' ?? j
It is supiposed that the work will |
continue.
Net a Squara Deal.
Jack?I've a bill for a frock that
you bought some months ago. Whlcff,
one was that?
Doris?That was the one I wore the ;
x night you proposed.
Jack?H'm! Pretty strong when a I
I' man has to pay for the bait and hook
that helped to catch him?London Tit*
Bits.
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Their Limit.
Advance Agent (In HickvUle)?Do
jos think the people of fhig knif 1
W9t)d flock to ft |2 shew?
I Hinsfer Ut Ity* Grafti! opr/ koase)
? :!**** Hie prtce
m~ 90 Anything
f> ?l l *net&* struggle.
Tw r1?r ^
CANDIDA! ES MUST "DOIL UP"
Will Have to Look Their Prettiest if
They Expect to Find Favor With
Woman Voters.
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It is not necessary to go away from
home to find either the latest or best,
rararrilAsa nf vvlmf is wanted. Consider
eyebrow arching, for instance. A local
beauty salon announces to the public
that It does eyebrow arching, and explains
that this operation "gives the
eyes a deep, soulful expression with
everlasting charm." Eyebrow arching
advice for woman electors is more or
less superfluous. It is to the men, and
more especially to the men who aspire
to public office, that this beauty hint is
directed.
Throughout the country women are
- ? ?uu
getting the nauor on equai ieriu? mmh
men. Womeq cannot vote in Indiana,
but they are going to have that privilege
before long. So many women
hav?? been enfranchised that they now
hold the balance of power in this nation.
So the woman vote will be mnre
and more a real political promem 10
the candidate.
Some electors care little for the personal
appearance of candidates, hut
.most of them prefer a man of character,
one who at least Is presentable.
Candidates in the future will have to
bear thfs In mind. It will be well, in
order match rival candidates, for
each to have a good tailor and an aavlsory
committee on the proper shade
of cravats. Immaculate linen will have
to be in every candidate's platform.
The high arched eyebhow will be even
more essential to candidates than to
the average woman. Doubtless those
who have political aspirations will begin
earlv. because eyebrow training
takes time.?Indianapolis News.
SAID ICE CREAM "BURNED"
Think of It, French Kiddies Had to Be
Coaxed to Partake of Strange
Delicacy!
f,J? ? ~c *V>/v
diriKIlig pruui U1 II1C >vcn-riiiv?u
fact that extreme hent and extreme
cold have the same physical properties
was recently furnished' by "Tugger"
Crane, the scientist-philosopher of
Company I>. ?tri engineers, when he
fed some American ice cream to a
group of French children, says the
Spiker. ' N
The inhabitants of the French farmhouses
near '):<? camp h:<! never seenany
ire cream unlil nlook
them over a mess kit full of t:;e great
American delieacv.
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The children irHriitred aroma cxpectantly.
The-first one took spoonful
and at once !>ejran to weep mid declare
that the strange food was hot.
The others who hod watched rather
horror stricken the fate of the first became
convinced that it was some sort
? * 3 t
of wane lire ana wow a nave iifuuug
to do with *tlie cream.
The mother l$d to eat virtually all j
the cream in order to induce them to j
believe it was cold rather than hot j
and that when not taken too fast, was
good to eat Eventually, the children
ate the last of the dish.
But they partook of It gingerly, evidently
greatly mystified that anything
which first seemed hot, then cold,
could be good to eat
Learnt of the War.'
A woman was discovered In this
city yesterday who has lived alt
through the great war and did not
know mat It was going on, sne is an |
aged woman of German birth. Her
age kept her son from telling her
about the horrors of the Invasion of
Belgium and of the sinking of the Lusitania.
He didn't wish her to worry
and fret .But the day of the peace
demonstration made it impossible to
keep sflent. The old lady heard the
whistles blowing and the crowds
cheering and she demanded to know
??4 t* V**aa A11 OKAitf \XTVtnn fKnv fAl^l
wuai u ?ao an avuuu u^jj mvj
her she raised her bands in a gesture
of imprecation and said: "Oh, if only
I could get these two hands on the
kaiser^' The interesting part of her
| story is that her husband was a Ger|
man soldier. The gray uniform was
: so detested by him that he made his
-wife, before his death, promise that
she would come to America so that
none of their sons ever would be compelled
to wear the Uvery of the kaiser.?New
York Sun.
Victim of Popular Song.
Lawrence Kellie tells of an amnsiag
experience he had over the song,
"Douglas Gordon.** He was Introduced
one evening to s gentleman
whose name he did not catch. **I have
no desire to meet yon, Mr. Kellie/*
said the stranger. Kellie naturally
I looked a little astonished, bat said I
nothing. "In feet," the other wont on,
*1 Suite the very sound of your name.
For months past my mother has been
worried by the receipt of telegrams
and letters of condolence on my behalf,
I and the thins is beginning to get mo*
notonous." *Tm sorry," said Kellle, "but
what's that got to do with me?" "Well,
HI tell yon." said the other. "My
name's Douglas Gordon, and everybody
Imagines that your confounded song
refers to me." And with that he turned
on bis heel and went
.Send for a Bomb, Sir, j
The excited voice of the mother of
George B. Elliott of the Arm of Breed*
Elliott *: Harrison, announced tbit u
old h?Bce owned by Mr. Elliott wan
I, "Is M ntill hnrnlnfft" fn^nlred Mr.
BUIett, with mm iuM; 1? hie volet.
When Informed In the normative, he
Mptted, with BMMb relief. "Well; there
It nothing that I ens do," nod told his
mother notify htm If the fire was !n
dancer of going ?nt.~~h>dtenapel!s
News.
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WAF.S SET UP PRINCIPLES
Momentous Questions Troubling Man.
kind Have Bern Settled by the
World's Greatest Conflicts.
Wars are milestones. Victories set
np tablets, upon which are inscribed
the principles that have been vindicated.
The battle of Marston Moor destroyed
feudalism, overthrew the doctrine
of the divine right of kings, gave
England an elective parliament. Rev.
Dr. Newell Dwighi Hi 11 is said in a sermon
reported in the Brooklyn Eagle.
The. French revolution destroyed
French autocracy, and gave the people
the right of self-determination.
The war of 1770 was the last civil
war of Great Britain?a war of a good
section of the English people against
the bad section of Great Britain which
had enthroned a crazy German king?
George III.
The war of ISG1 established on sure
foundations the republic, the last best
hope of man. and vindicated industrial
democracy without regard to color.
The war of 1914 has settled certain
things for all time. War shall be no
more! Hereafter disputes between
races shall be settled by an international
supreme court. Militarism shall
be no more?never again shall the peo
pie's resources be wasted In piling ap
munitions, nor the man in the furrow
carry a soldier upon his back. International
treaties hereafter shall be
sacred! las for the next nation that
counts its written pledge a scrap of
paper and defies international law!
The small races and peoples are free!
No big bully nation like Germany can
ever again trample upon Belgium, at
King Ahab trampled on Naboth and
seized his purple vineyard. Terrorism
and frightfulness henceforth are out
,lawed. That clay god called "the
state," that Germany made onto herself
and has long been worshiping, is
an Idol that has fallen.
NOTHING LErT TO CHANCE
Advance of American Divisions at San
Mihiel Had Been Planned With
Elaborate Care.
n mon'c Vi r?n A Ic
Ill IIH/W.'lll ^ ?: t l <7 I ?- 14 111(111 O UV t?'l *0
his chief asset, writes Duke. Bolivar in
Roys ' I.i'V. You : ]] Irnow tint the
St. M'h!'1! salient. eneoiUTias-sinq: 152
sqT-. i lies of territory and 7.'? villi's,
>v,:s { v:< , *f? fjv Americans.
Or! vou ' <?"" if. vVs d<*ne by headword?
K' ' srnte r ' '? * vere i^ade in
afl' ViHi'- and .^S "en wholesale to
the troop-;. One hundred thousand
maps. fovv::r<- minute details of the
country. inelnd:n<: natural defenses,
and how it was manned by the enemy,
were distributed, plus 30.000 photographs.
scattered nmonjr officers of the
artillery and infantry. Five thousand
miles of telephone wire and 6.000 Instruments
were employed, and this
j elaborate system kept up with the advance
of the a*-my. By this service
flanking troops could telephone their .
position back to the artillery. The telephone
business of a city of 100.000
could have been handled by this equipment
Id whose operation 10.000 men
were engaged. Thousands of carrier
pigeons: aided the signal corps. ExI
linanltal fa11A MA fvtluVa
i^uoi f c uvo|/ii?i a*?WV w
miles of railroad, were provided for
this bif military operation, and 10,000
feet of movie film were exposed, so all
thev soldiers bad to do waa to fight
Prepared for the Future.
It was at the door of a store which
had advertised exceptional bargains
for that day, in the jam, that Bin.
Blank saw Mrs. Brown and rushed to .
shake hands with her and say:
"Oh, Mrs. Brown, are yon here?"
"Yes, I am here, but I did not expect
to meet you."
"Why, you see, I am going to join
the new league and I am getting ready
for it."
"Is it the Woman's league where we
pledge ourselves not to buy a hat or a
garment costing more than $10?"
"Yes, that is the one and I am going
to join it, too. I am getting ready for .
it* !
And they entered the store together
and each bought a dress marked down
from $80 to $48, and $20 hats and coat* j
that cost over $60 each. They went out
feeling that they could stand by their |
pledge.
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"Take One." I
"Office Window*' of the Daily Chronicle
of London was once told a pleating
Uttie anecdote of Dame Agnea
Weston, the friend of sailors, concern*
inf Jam tarts. Some lady helper at a
sailors' rest had been mistaken enough
to hand the sailors tracts while they
were hating a meal. Miss Weston ad*
vised that some better method should
be adopted. The tracts were then
juiceu ut pwc vu iuc uuuet tuuuicti
with a card inscribed, "Please take
one." A sailor with a sense of fun
transferred the card to a dish of jam
tarts, and, as the rush to the buffet be- .
gan, the servers were amazed to see
sailor after sailor lift a tart and walk
away, while the tracts remained in an
undiminished pile.?Christian Science
Monitor.
Spain Fighting Malaria.
Tnrougn reroresung m&racea as a \
preventive measure am) cultivating 1
medicinal herbs for curative purposes, I
Spain is credited with a recent ma- j
terial redaction of malaria, In spite of
quinine scarcity and other war disad* >
vantages. The chief malarial area of
the country is estimated at 74UV
acres, and the effort Is being made to
reclaim as saueh of this as possible;
The 233.464 eases of malaria fc 1911
caused a ioss in work of 9?M5,505 day* ,
wHh a money tew estimated at 9air
00,006.
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SuRViVCRC-i OF FEUDAL TIMES
Prussian Junkers Rooted in Their 8?lief
of Their Complete Superiority
to Ordinary Man.
A junker is a member of a noble
Prussian family, who belongs to the
landed aristocracy, and. as 8 rule,
adopts the profession of aruisd and
enters the custe circle of the officer
corps. Thanks ro the survival of fewialistn
in the organization of German
society the term hjis acquired a bronder
significance. Hence as commonly
used today ft Indicates a narrow-minded.
arrojrant. and. often, bellicose member
of the aristocracy
Since 1862. when, under the leadership
of Bismarck, the aristocratic
party came into political power, the
term has been applied to those who
hold reactionary views, because tl-ey
desire to preserve intact the ex< usive
social, military and political privileges
belonging traditionally to the
"well born."
.Junkensm and junkerdom indicate
the policies and the customary round
of Ideas, judgm* 'ts, and prejudices
characteristic of rhe junker class.
They have been and still are of
great influence, for they have affeeied
Prussian domestic policies by their organized
efforts to preserve and protect
large landed estates; they have
mold German social life by their assumption
of complete superiority to
the ordinary man. especially to the
man who engages In trade or manufactures,
while the Prussian officer
corps has taken Its distinctive tone
from their haughty aloofness from the
civilian population.
RELIGIOUS CULT MAT SPREAD
Babism Freed From Persecution
Through the Downfall of the Turkish
Power in Palestine.
With the breaking of the Turkish
power in Palestine another religious
cult has been liberated from persecution.
that of Bahaisin. or Babism. The
leader of this spiritual movement is
Abdul Baha. or Abbas Effendi. as he is
generally known. This religion was
first founded by Baha'o'llah, the father
of the present 'leader, and he
chose his son to preach its doctrines
before iho world. Due to the antagonism
nf rh'p mnvpmpnf tn iho Is?l:>ni ro
figion. Abdul Bahn was Imprisoned
!?v the s;:!:nn of Turkey, who feared
iiis teaching and,was 1-Mpr a prisoner
in the fortress (if Akka. n^ar Haifa,
for 40 years. Upon his rHeasy in 100S,
when a mild constitutional form of
government was established in Turkey,
IJaha travele<] through France
or?rl f.^iwrlt> nrl /?1\? ?\<r I \ i c? /?/%?"? t t"i OO
<iimi )>i c<(v iiui^ 1110 'm?i ihuvo,
also coming to the United States, In
1912.
Atxlql Baha strove to be callcd the
"servant of humanity." While in the
Orient he won many friends by caring
for ilie sick and oppressed,;and among
the many titles given him by his neighbors
was one especially applied to hira,
namely "Father of the Poor.'* While
in this country he established colonies
of supporters of his teachings In Chicago
and Kenosha. Wis. His teachings
have a,close relation with those
of Christianity and Judaism.
Musk rat Stops Train.
The marshes around the Boston ft
Maine railroad yards to Boston srs
full of muskrats. Charley Brown, a j
yard brakeman, has hoeo realising over |
1100 a season since the war by shooting
rats oo his spare time and selling 1
the fur, which now commands a high
price.
Brown has been known to shoot a'
muskrat from the top of a moving
freight car with a rifle.
A short time ago a muskrat tied np i
the interlocking, switch system At sig- j
nai tower C- The big rnt crawled into
the switchpoints to eat out the greast
used to lubricate the switches just as
the lever man in the tower tried to
close the switch for a fast express passenger
train. ,
The rat had wedged in so close tb?!
switch wouldn't c'ose and the plant J
was tied up. The mechanic found tht
rat wedged into the points and crushed
into a mass of fur and flesh.
American Opportunity.
Although the populated area of Siberia
is only a belt along the TransSiberian
railway, that belt is 6,000
miles long and contains nearly 20,000,000
people. Before the war Siberian
foreign trade was largely In the bands
of German houses, which undoubtedly
will make desperate efforts to regain
It when the return of normal contil*
tions has brought back the demand for
millMV Biut '
^vuviai u??i * w* ??? ? *
agricultural machinery* But tn spite
of the geographical proximity of Germany
eastern Siberia, when Its railway
service has been reorganized, wiU
be most easily reached by way of
Vladivostok. The commercial opportunity
ts one that America cannot afford
to neglect.?Youth's Companion.
The Confused Hun.
Dr. Thomas C. Ely of Philadelphia
tells a story of his son, Lieut. William
C. Ely, heard at Fort McPherson, Atlanta,
which illustrates the heroism of
the negro troops.
A Gorman officer, taken captive
complained that nothing could stop the
Americans. They were not afraid of
the shells, they defied the flame projectors,
thegr sdvanced thfoagh fwl)iados
of the maehtos guns ?f 280 to
800 ballets a mi?is.
"How ahovt the gas** mm one salt j
a
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?m oo m to cum ? IN ftc H,
mtrrtjr fcfeekcoe* tMr tew sntf fH*
olod ttair Mo, ?l tfcoy enw mi just
tfc* ?ua?r
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YALE GETS WEBSTER'S HOUSE
Historic Building at New Haven Hat
Recently Become the Property
of the University.
In purchasing und faking possession
of the famous Noah Webster
|iouse, Yale university has come into
possession of one of the oldest and
perhaps the most historical building
in New Haven. ,
IVhfln Jha l-onopn HI O taTimCT'A nhpp
* IJCT1I I lie *?.UV? U l/IV ?\ <? -> w^.
wrote rhe dictionary a centcry ago,
he never dreamed that the home fn
which he performed his literary
labors would prov^ ' the quarters of
United States troops in the greatest
of world wars. Vet that was the
destiny of the plain wooden building.
The university turned it over to the
Studetn Army Training corps and It
was occupied by soldiers till the final
demobilization. *
It was the home of Webster while
he resided In the city, although part
of his dictionary was written at Amherst.
Mass. He was one of Yale's
most famous professors, his work
ranking in world value with that of
his fellow professors. Samue! K. B.
Morse and Ell Whitney.
The home stands at the corner of
Grove and Temple streets and was
- * ? -m rt -.1 A m
ionueriy uie property or uiumauu *..
Trowbridge, a relative of the lexicographer.
The university has acquired
It because of its scheme to All the
square bounded by Wail, Temple,
Grove and College streets with dormitories
for the Sheffield Scientific
school. The entire group, ft is expected
will be given by Frederick W. Van
derbilt of New York city, a graduate
of the class of 76. He already haa
given tfx'O large dormitories.
i HAD
THE LAUGH ON COOTIES
Soldier's Humorous Explanation of
Why He Was Wearing Such
"Giddy Lingerie."
Life on the front had its whimsicalities
at times in spite of rolling barrages,
the hail of bullets, the jangle of
caissons ami the whining ,of truckmotors.
Lieut. Harry B. Henderson
tells of a beautify* red rose on his
camp talile. in a letter to the Wyoming
State Tribune, beside an Austrian
shell with a hit of scenery painted nn i
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it, wnicn served :is n jusjmm
Then there arc incidents that excite
the "risibles" and afford needed < :version
to the mind. For instance:
"The other day rhe.v were ke ping
us a bit busy and I had my ear on top
of my head all the time deciding on
each 'whiz' as it approached. Just in
the hottest part of it, one of my gunners
came tearing down a rutty road,
clad in a Prince Isaac coat he'd found
in a raid and wearing a Boche cap.
He was pushing a baby-buggy full of
potatoes and dynamite -which he
thought I could use. We hac^ the eat*
ohioc fnr lunch and then blasted a new
dugout with the explosive. You can't
Imagine how you laugh when you've
been a bit under a strain for several
day8 of firing, and then see something
funny. But for my sense of the proprieties
I'd describe the giddy lingerie the
young man was using for underwear.
He explained to me {hat- cooties get so
tired of wandering through lace I"?
Literary Digest
Japanese Activity In Iberia.
Oatiflriiitn naners are commenting on
the activity of the Japanese throughout
the maritime province of Siberia.
Agents of Japanese syndicates are re*
ported to be negotiating for the purchase
of a large number of mines,
floor mills, brickworks, sawmills and
other industrial undertakings, while
commercially they are making every
effort to extend their influence. <The
Japanese firms, which for the most
part have only recently been established
at ..Vladivostok, are enlarging
their operations and endeavoring to
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ofttain as large a snare ?s puooimv Vi
the trade of the territory. The scouts
of these firms are reported to be scouring
the country for scrap Iron, bidet
wool, bristles, beans and other Siberian
and Manchurian products required
in Japan.
Monument to Stand on Prairie.
? * ' ?k?M
solitary on a xciao yiamc iu??
will be seen next spring a heroic
bronze statue of a man and horse. It
! s memorial to young Charles Noyes,,
of a ranch near MelYin, who was !
killed in a range accident three years [
ago, and is the work of Pompeo Coppini.
The Texas lad was tlx feet four
inches in height and the sculptor has
uodeled him as be was la life, while
the horse stands 18 bands high. Tbe
pose is striking. Mr. Coppiai is now
? ?ha?
It Won OD UiliCVjf U mvuviufiiir i? mw
heroes.
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Owned Fine Library.
Andrew D. White, the eminent American
diplomat, who died recently, was
the owner of one of the finest libraries
In America. Mr. White began early in
life to accumulate books, chiefly on
the subjects of the world's history. At
last he had 40,000 volumes, a respectable
total, as Mr. Birrell would admit
who once said that a man should never
talk of his ll&rary until he had 10,000
books. Mr. White left his library te
Cornell university.
IHIMM 0MITWI OT wywm. I
Bofor* tbo war lUmia'o ami of
ityftM vu oartmotod at ^100,000
sully, or wkich oboot half m f*<
qairod Is Siberia. To flU tfcooo wfltMUBttl
Ibovl 4MQ08 KjtiM
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OLD CUSTOMS IN UKRAINE
Wedding Celebrations of Country
cul<ar; Horse Thieves Summarily
Dealt With.
The Little Russian costume became
fashionable for women in the Ukraine
after the formation of the republic?,
red boots, short skirt, allowing the embroidery
of the chemise to be seen; a
pretty apron; jacket without sleeves,..
Around the neck large beads of many
colored glass, always in great numbers.
The married women wear on.
their heads a kind of fichu arranged
as- a diadem, the unmarried girls a
simple Ukrainian kerchief, the betrothed.
flowers.
They have an amusing custom: after
the marriage celebration the whole
procession goes to drive, adorned wit Ik
broad red ribbons; even the horse? are"
abundantly provided with them. That
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is a sigu or me urines vinutr. n m*r
contrary is the case, she has neither
ribbons nor music, not even a whiteveil,
becat?c he pope refuses to blesa
the marrit ;e.
The Little Russians are very superstitions.
At midsummer they light a
large fire of ferns. The young people
Jump over the fire. Those who succeed
In not touching it "will marry within.,
the year. If anybody puts it out. Jt ifr.
a sign of death. Everybody tells for-,
tunes with cards, predicts what w!!L
happen in the future. On the eve ot*"
Saint Andrew somebody places mysteriously
under the bed a pond ahd
bridge (a saucer filled with water and?
a few pieces of wood). Without know-.
Ins it one sleeps "on the bridge." Then-i
one may be sure that the dream of thenight
will come true. If one wanted to?
act according to the rules one ought to.
spend the night on a bridge above a.
real pond and look at the water; thereyou
would be able to read your whole
future life. '
In the country some of the old barbarian
customs are still in force; the
konokrades. or horse thieves, are condemned
to be quartered, or to be aN %
tached by a rope to a horse's tail *ao<t. J
dragged until death follows. / J
?h:n Redeems Herself. ^ J
The American transport Sierra^ \ 1
which steamed into harbor recently 11
carrying more rthari 1;50G wounded 4 ^1
soldiers, is a ship thn.t "came bad:.**"
1:? t.t.,x?; nc, Ki' nhht
according iu ?n.i i? hum >.. .
who fellow the sea. A dozen yjurs
ago s!m- tv. aimed a coral reef fit rbe
south sors and was. :-??y>rrcntly?
wrecked beyond hope of salvage. If
the stories fold abort fier are corrects
she fill's crashed into vessels anchored
in harbor. but she has sailed serenely
through, the mined waters of the English
channel and evaded the German
submarines on the high seas as she
carried the troops to France. So she
has evened the score and lifted the
spell.
Incidentally, despite her misfortunes,
she is a comfortable ship and
a, good sea boat. Once she was regarded
as unlucky and it was almost
impossible for her owners to get ft.
crew. When the war broke out the
Sierra broke her spell of misfortune
and performed her share in driving
* ?J infA avtU
autocracy Villi mi huh iaiu iuiv mu<w.
Any sailor will tell you that shlpa
have "a personality. The Sierra Jus*cascades
personality and tempera-menu
Having shown the world what?
she could do in the line of tantrums,.,
she reformed. She has made moneyfor
her owners, despite her accidents,.
and has an excellent record in tfe*?
service of her country.
Goat Got Even.
rw pmUv unusual incident oe~
curred during a recent military ceremony
in France, and that revolved
about the goat mascot of one of the
divisions in the parade. The goat had'
followed in with his men as befitted?
a proper mascot, but once in the.
square he was rudely relegated to
the rear ranks. It chanced that ft
number of red-hatted staff officers took,
tip their position In front of the go
and stood during the inspection at at- .
tention with huge bouquets out back from
under their arms. When the In*
spectlon was over the officers stood a%~
ease again and looked to their bou?,J
nnpfs. Thev were holdincr only stems.
The mascot had taken a sweet reveng* v
and a square meal for the insult to
his dignity.
Hit Utter Selfishness. j
"I adopted a French war orphan tl?eother
day," admitted J. Fuller Gloom..
"Observing that nearly everyone *?) *
asked for pretty little girls, I specified
that mine should be a boy?the homelier
the better, the rattiest and nuttiest
that could be found, and bowieggecfc
if possible, or one who had lost hit
palate, or something of the sort. Hp
Idea was to get one that, having been
shoved bade and snubbed all his little
life, would appreciate the small bit X
was doing for him all out of proper
non 10 wnai It reaiiy con, anil tow
gtt myself vastly overpaid In gratitude.
My motive was as entirely
selfish one, I assure you."?Kansas.
City Star.
You've Heard of 'Em.
Teddy," said Mournful Marmaduktt
the meandering mendicant, "could ycr
help a poor feller what's the victim
of circumstances
"What circumstances r asked tfca
suspicious woman with the pointed
nose and drooped chin, as she tfancedb
dnlfica'ntly toward the wood pile.
"Reduced circumstance* leddy."
The Query Department,
Dctr Star?Does. anybody know
what made the Tower of Pim immt .
Ar-'Bpect not, bet It coatito't hap? : - * * ? *
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