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Open Port Anniversary Celebration in Yokohama
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H arrison Ford
JUNGLE
With Chcc runs and the Quixies
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ELEPHANT GOES CALLING
opened his
O NE round m orn tw in in g k ly Cheerups
eyes sooner than
View o f th e M u n ic ip a l p n rk In Yokoham a, tra n sfo rm e d In fo a c a rn iv a l ground fo r the s ix ty-se va n th a n n iv e rs a ry
o f th e fo u n d in g o f Yokoham a us an open p o rt c ity , b u st y e a r fo r the fir s t tim e th e h u rb o r was closed because o f
th e disa stro u s earthquake.
w h e th e r I shall co n tin u e In com m is
sion, a n il i f so th a t I sh a ll he under
th e com m and o f a person appointed
by tlie C olony o f C onnecticut. In an
sw er to the firs t p a rt. It appears to tile
very e x tra o rd in a ry that the congress
should u rst a p p o in t an officer, und a f
te rw o rd , when he hud executed Ih e lr
com m ission, a ppoint u co m m itte e to
e xam iue i f he was fit fo r his post. I
th in k the e x a m in a tio n sh o u ld have
hack w ith you such o f th e cannon, been p rio r to th e com m ission. A fte r
m ortars, stores, etc., w hich you shall exe cu ting th a t com m ission, th a t they
Judge may he serviceable to the a rm y, should o rd e r u younger officer o f the
leaving behind w hat m ay he necessary same ran k to ta k e the com m and o f
to secure th a t p o rt w ith a sufficient the fo rtre sse s and vessels he ‘'On
g arrison. You are to p ro cu re su ita b le q u ereil. p la in ly in d ica te s the loss o f
p rovisions and stores fo r th e a rm y th e ir confidence und is a m ost d is
and draw- upon the C om m ittee o f g ra ce fu l re fle c tio n on him and the
Safety fo r th e am ount thereof, and to body o f troops lie commands, w h ic h is
act In every exigency according to a sufficient inducem ent to re s ig n ; not
y o u r best s k ill and d iscre tio n fo r the to m ention the very great h a rd s h ip on
pu b lic In te re st, fo r w hich tld a sh a ll be tfie p riv a te men, who h a vin g served
yo u r su ttlcle n t w a rra n t.
w e ll near tw o m onths are now to be
(S igned)
B E N J A M IN ‘ C H U R C H .
m ustered and i f by sickness o r hard
Arm ed w ith th e com m ission. A rn o ld la b o r they are reduced and not tit fo r
h u rrie d olT to the m ou n ta in regions o f service und do not puss m uste r, they
Verm ont, In te n d in g to re c ru it men are to lose th e ir fo rm e r to w n haven
from am ong th e m ountaineers. But he und he reiluced to tlie d istre ss o f b u y
encountered a cold rehnlT. E than A l ing th e ir bread u n til they cun get
len. w ith th e cu p tu re o f T iconderoga home to th e ir friends.
as Ids own goal, had a lre a d y raised an
T lie last o b je c tio n I have to m ake
iirm y o f “ G reen M ou n ta in Boys," a c t is th a t 1 have so fu r lo st th e co n fi
ing under a com m ission fro m the dence o f t h f congress th a t th e y have
Colony o f C on n e cticut. A llen a b ru p tly declined sending me money as was
waved nslde A rn o ld ’s a u th o rity fro m prom ised by C a p ta in B ro w n to dis
the M assachusetts com m ittee o f sa fe ty charge the sm all and una voida b le
to head th e e xpedition, and, a fte r a debts I have c o n tra cte d , fo r neces
h itte r w rangle, A rn o ld , unable to raise saries fo r the use o f th e a rm y , fo r
Ills troops, had to accept th e a lto w h ich my own c re d it is at sta ke w h ile
gether
disagreeable a lte rn a tiv e
o f 1 am reiluced to th e necessity o f leav
Joining A lle n 's forces us a p riv a te In ing the place w ith dishonor, o r w a it
the runks.
in g u n til I cun send home and dis
A fte r the ca p tu re o f Ticonderoga charge those debts out o f m y p riv a te
and C ro w n P o in t, A rn o ld Insisted th a t purse, the lu tte r o f w h ich I am de
he assume comm and, and again there te rm in e d to do. th o ug h I have a lready
was a v io le n t dispute between Idin and advanced 100 pounds o f m oney out o f
A llen. Upon the Juncture being re ta in iny p riv a te purse. A ll w h ich reasons
ed to th e Colony o f C onnecticut, It I believe w ill he th o u g h t a sufficient
was agreed, w ith th e assent o f the Inducem ent fo r me to decline hold.ng
M assachusetts co m m itte e o f safety, my com m ission longer.
th a t A lle n re tn ln command. A rn o ld ,
B E N E D IC T A R N O L D .
lingered o ve r lid s , got to g e th e r all ex T o W a lte r Spisiner, J e d id ia h F oster
p e d itio n o f Ids own and made a so rtie
& James S u lliv a n , E sq .:
to St. John, Canada, w hich he cap
A lt e r d is p a tc h in g the le tte r to Gain-
tured. E ater, on his re tu rn to Crown bridge, A rn o ld w ent th e re h im s e lf and.
Point, he was w a ite d upon h.v u dele In te r In th e sum m er, was given com
gation fro m the M assachusetts P ro
m and o f forces w h ic h , a fte r a notable
v in c ia l congress. W hen Inform ed by m arch th ro u g h th e p rim e v a l fo re s t o f
the delegation th a t It was th e re to In M ulne, seized th e fo rtre s s o f Quebec,
vestig a te A rn o ld 's “capacity nnd con G eneral R ic h a rd M on tg o m ery, w ho had
d u ct.“ A rn o ld flew In to a tem pestuous Joined his fo rc e s w ith those o f A rn o ld
rage and ordered th e dele g atio n out.
in th e u tta e k on Quebec, was k ille d ,
b etter Sent to Congress.
w h ile A rn o ld , b a d ly wounded, was
L a te r. A rn o ld , s m a rtin g u n d er w h a t o bliged to w ith d ra w .
It w its five ye a rs la te r th a t A rn o ld ,
he considered u n fu lr tre a tm e n t, sent
th is le tte r to the P ro v in c ia l congress, then a m a jo r general. In com m and at
W est P o in t, tu m w l tr a it o r to his coun
em bodying h is re s ig n a tio n :
tr y In revenge fo r w h a t he considered
Crown Pidnt, June 24. 1775.
G e n tle m e n : Y o u r In s tru c tio n s o f h is h u m ilia tio n by the C o n tin e nta l
the 14th Inst, fro m th e P ro v in c ia l Con congress, by schem ing to surrender
gress o f the M assachusetts Buy in re th e gre u t W est P o in t fo rtre s s to the
gard to tuy conduct, and com m and 1 B ritis h , and th u s give th e enemy
here, being now b e fore me, I w ill an s tra te g ic c o n tro l o f th e H udson riv e r
sw er In course.
In th e firs t place I observe you are
B a rg a in L icense
a p pointed to exam ine m y conduct and
P o p la r B lu ff, M o,— W . W. W ilson
In w lm t m anner I have executed my
com m ission.
I look on th is In s tru c believes In b a rg a in s. A t th e firs t sales
tio n at th is Ju n ctio n ns unprecedented, tlny event held here, am ong a rtic le s
and a very p la in I II 11 m u I Ion th a t the too num erous to m en tio n was a m a r
congress are dubious o f m y fo rtitu d e ria ge license. T h e p ric e was cu t In
or a b ilitie s , w h ich Is a su fficie n t In h a lf fo r sales day. W ils o n purchased
ducement fo r me to decline serving th e paper fo r 75 cents and ordered
the name o f his p ro s p e c tiv e b rid e le ft
them longer.
Secondly, th e congress have a u th o r b la n k , " I ’ll m ake use o f It In tim e ."
ized you to Judge o f m y s p irit, ca W ilso n said, a s s u rin g frie n d s he knew
pa city and conduct, and d e term in e w h a t he was doing.
usual.
"F o lk s have to be up b rig h t and
early to get ahead o f men,” th o ug h t
he. " I feel Just as I f som ething were
going io huppen to d ay."
lie was re a lly too excited to sleep.
A ll the love ly Ju n g le was so much
more w o n d e rfu l th a n any dream he
had ever dream ed th a t he opened his
eyes very wide to m ake sure o f s ta y
ing awake.
Above C heerups’ head
the palm trees waved th e ir giant
leaves In the breeze lik e so m any palm -
leaf fans. Big B rig h t M r. Sun. as lie
[ieeped over the tops o f th e L ittle
Benedict Arnold
Shown a Quitter
E nraged by F ancied S ligh t,
H e O ffered to R esign
Early in W ar.
W orcester, Musa.—T w o h is to ric «' >c-
(linenis, h ith e rto unpublished, hearing
upon the tro u b lo u s fo rtu n e s o f Bene
d ic t A n to ld In his e a rly experiences In
the C o n tin e n ta l arm y, In the p re lim i
n a ry days o f the R e vo lu tio n a ry w ar,
have come to lig h t In the lib r a ry o f
th e
A m e rican
A n tiq u a ria n
society
here. One is the o rig in a l w ritte n com
m ission issued to A rn o ld by the M as
sachusetts com m ittee o f sa fe ty lit
C am bridge In May, 1775. a u th o riz in g
him to organize an e xp e dition ugalnst
T iconderoga. The o th e r Is a le tte r
w ritte n by A rn o ld , In aggrieved lone,
to the P ro vin cia l Congress o f Massa
ch u se tts Bay, la te In June o f the same
yeHr, resigning Ids com m ission a fte r a
com m ittee hud been a p p ointe d by the
congress to In ve stiga te his conduct.
B oth documents, despite th e In te rve n
in g 160 years, ure us p e rfe c tly legible
us when penned.
Im m e d ia te ly a fte r news o f the b a t
tle s o f L e xin g to n und Concord hud
spread th rough New England, lu te In
A p ril, 1775, Benedict A rn o ld , whose In
tre p id ity as a tig h te r was undisputed,
n o tw ith s ta n d in g Ills treason la te r In
th e w a r, hastened fro m Ids home In
C onnecticut w ith h company o f re-
c r u lls to get Into the fra y . A t th a t
lim e the attem pted ca p ture o f F o rts
Ticonderoga and C row n P oint was
ta lke d o f In the colonies as p a rt o f a
s tra te g ic scheme to sh ill olT the Cana
d ia n governor general. S ir G uy C arle
ton. who planned to fo rce his way w ith
troops to New York.
A rn o ld Plans A tta ck.
Benedict A rn o ld , Inspired w ith the
Idea o f ta kin g the fo rta him self, ob
ta in e d on May K a com m ission fro m
the com m ittee o f safety a p p o in tin g
Idin colonel and a u th o rizin g him to
raise an arm y in M assachusetts and
elsewhere In the New England colonies
und to proceed, us its com m ander, to
a tte m p t to la k e T iconderoga. T he
com m ission, us It appears In the
archives o f the A m erlcun A n tlq iiu rla u
society, reads as fo llo w s :
In C om m ittee o f S ufety, Cam bridge.
M ay 8, 1775.
T o Benedict A rn o ld , Esq., Com
m ander o f a Body o f T roops on an
e xp e dition to subdue and ta ke posses
slon o f th e F o rt T iconderoga.
Sir-—C o n fid in g In yo u r Judgment,
fid e lity and vulor, we do by these p re s
ents c o n s titu te and a p p oint you colo
nel and com m ander In c h ie f o ve r a
body o f men not exceeding fo u r bun
d re d ; to proceed w ith n il e xp e dition to
tlie w estern p a rts o f th is and th e
ne ig h bo rin g colonies, w here you ure d i
rected to e n list those men nm l w ith
them fo rth w ith to m arch to th e fo rt at
Ticonderoga and use y o u r best en
deavor to reduce th e snme, ta k in g pos
session o f the cannon, m o rta rs, stores,
etc., i i | h iii the la k e ; you are to tirin g
FATAL FISH POISONING
MYSTERY IN HONOLULU
W hat Toxin Killed Two Chine»« It
Unexplained— H aw aiian Legends
Are Revived.
H o n o lu lu , H a w a ii.—T h e death re
ce n tly o f tw o Chine««*, w hich was at-
trlh u te d to the e a tin g o f the fresh
p u ffe r o r Im lloon fish, has caused a
disp u te as to w h e th e r the fish, a fa ir ly
comm on v a rie ty In H a w a iia n w aters, la
poisonous In Its e lf o r becomes a«'
th ro u g h poisonous seaweed eaten by
th e fish, o r th ro u g h Im p ro p e r m ethods
o f p re p a ra tio n
T h e occurrence alao
has ro v lv e il some In te re stin g legends
am ong the Haw aiian«.
T he Queen's h o sp ital. In a b u lle tin
teeo.-d a fte r e xh a u stive e xa m in a tio n ,
declare« th a t th e six balloon fish w hich
w ere s u ju • sed to have caused the
d e a th o f the tw o Chinese w ere not
l«olsovinua
T he b u lle tin e xp la in s f u r
th e r th a t It la possible th a t these fish
nt ce rta in tim es o r places est a poison
ous seaweed.
T h e h o sp ita l p o in ts o u t «Iso th a t
th e re Is a v a rie ty o f tlie fish, com para
tiv e ly rare, w h ich Is poisonous, w ith a
secretion s im ila r to th e poison o f ce r
ta in toadstools, nnd th a t on th e Island
o f M o lo ka i It Is a w e ll kn o w n fa c t th a t
ce rta in flah, auch aa th e o rd in a ry h a rm
less ulun, I f ta ke n on one aide o f the
Island, are poisonous, h u t I f caught
elsew here are wholesom e food.
T he m u lle t Is said to he poisonous In
M o lo ka i w a te rs at c e rta in tim e s o f the
year, nnd to produce choking, dlxsl-
ncss and te rr ify in g dream s.
T h e legend la th a t c e rta in gods csnie
at va rio u s seasons to liv e at the sen
shore, end w h ile they rem ained on the
shore o f a c e rta in hay the fish were
poisonous to nian.
“ T h e tru e e x p la n a tio n ." say the hna-
p lta l chem ists, "Is p ro b a b ly th a t at
c e rta in tim es and places the fish eat
poisonous fond.“
H a w a iia n « , however, assert th a t
th e re Is no poisonous seaweed In H a
w a iia n w aters.
B ootb lack S e e s C hild
F irst T im e in 15 Y ears
New Y o rk - T h e o fficia l b o o tb la ck o f
police h e a dquarters. Giuseppe Carnaso,
gave a p a rty at his home fo r his sev
enteen-} ear-old d a u gh te r, A n to in e tte ,
to whom he w as in tro d u ce d by his
w ife a few days ago when A n to in e tte
a rriv e d fro m Ita ly . He 'h ud not seen
tie r since she » a s two.
C arnaso was poor fifte e n years ago
w hen he and his w ife , C ath e rin e , sailed
fro m Ita ly f o r A m e rica.
T h e y le ft
M a rio , a son. w h o was fo u r years old,
and A n to in e tte , w ith re la tiv e s In the
v illa g e o f C atnna. G iuseppe and Cath
e rln e passed th ro u g h E llis Island and
disappeared In to New Y o rk 's East
stile. G iuseppe shined s h iv s , and a fte r
years o f w o rk he became u ffic ia l police
b o vlb la c k .
“ Hop Onto My Tru nk and
Nearer My Ear.’’
Run
Up
H ills , m ade diam onds o f the dew drops
and tu rn e d tlie ttow ers in to tlame.
O n e o i those flow ers w o u ld m ake
a w hole s u it fo r me,” th o u g h t Cheer-
ups. “ I f I could o n ly find n ta ilo r, 1
would exchange my green coat fo r a
p u rp le one. ■ B u t w h a t in the w o rld is
th a t ru m b lin g noise? I believe we are
going to have a show er. Q u lcke a r, do
you hear th u n d e r? ”
" I c e rta in ly hear so m e th in g ve ry
loud and a la rm in g , s ir ," c rie d Q u ic k -
ear. Jum ping up fro m th e c o m fo rta b le
cobweb w here he was s ittin g
“ It
doesn't sound a b it lik e the th u n d e r
we hear on th e G reu t M o u n ta in at
home, though.
It's so r u m b ly - r o ll;,
and It's com ing n e a re r a ll the tim e .”
"B le ss me, w h a t's th a t? " shouted
Cheerups, as a g re a t g ra y m onster
b ro ke th ro u g h th e u n d erbrush nnd
stood s t ill a m in u te , as I f dazed. F u lly
ten fe e t ta ll wus th is fe llo w , w ith the
ilggest ears and th e longest nose and
Ihe
m ost
s u rp ris in g
teeth
w h ich
s tretch e d aw ay, w a y out In fr o n t o f
him .
" H o w do you do. s ir," said Cheer-
ups b ra v e ly , b u t h is knees shook a l i t
tle.
“ W h a t can I do fo r you th is
m o rn in g ? "
" E li. w h a t was th n t?
D id I hear
som e th in g ? ” tru m p e te d th is stran g e
v is ito r. "S u re ly I heard a sound, hut
I c a n 't see a sin g le th in g . D o th e y
m ake voices w ith o u t bodies nowadays?
Come o u t here lik e h gentlem an and
ta lk , w hoever you a r e !”
I
“ M y d e a r s ir,” said Cheerups, w ho
; was Just a lit t le a n g ry a t 1 r in g spoken
I to so rud e ly, “ w ill you please he k in d
enough to look on th e g ro u n d r ig h t in
fro n t o f y o u r re m a rk a b le lo n g nose?
I'm Cheerups, and I have come a ll th e
way fro m the G re a t M o u n ta in to
broaden my a cq u ainta n ce ."
“ Oh, th e re you ure, to be sure, M r.
Cheerups. I am s o rry I spoke the w ay
I did.
M y cousin, H u s k y Tusfcy, In
In d ia Is so p o lite th a t he w o u ld be
I have
d re a d fu lly ashamed o f tne.
been lo o k in g e v e ry w h e re f o r yon.
C h u rly G o rilla came hom e so set up
about th e new u m b re lla w h ich you
lim ned h im — I mean e xp la in e d to him
how to use— th a t I have come fo r a
h it o f advice too. H o p o n to m y tru n k
and run up n e a re r in y ear, th a t’s a
good fe llo w !
N ow we cun ta lk .
1
am G ray Ears th e A fric a n E le p h a n t.
| You see, I have come about m y teeth.
No, not these lo n g tusks.
T h e y do
look Im pressive, d o n 't th e y? B u t w h a i
was I saying? Gh, yes. about teeth.
I had fo u r fine ones, tw o on cacti ja w ,
and th e y g ro u n d leaves and tw ig s
s p le n d id ly , hut th re e o f them have
w orn o ff Hnd dropped out. W h a t v.;n
1 do?"
"W h y , th a t’s v e ry easy, G ray E a r s ;
d o n 't w o rry ," shouted C heerups g a ily .
"M o th e r N a tu re has a rranged so th a t
when one o f y o u r te e th drops out, un--
o th e r one w ill come fo rw a rd fro m th e
hack o f y o u r Jaw to ta k e Its place.
Go home now and he p a tie n t, and be
fo re you rea lize It, you w ill have a ll
the teeth you need," and Cheerups
ran q u ic k ly down G ray E a rs' long
tru n k und Jumped to th e ground w ith
a m e rry chuckle.
G ray Ears stood th e re a m in u te ,
s w in g in g his body fro m side to side
"M ovie” goere all over me country
are fa m ilia r w ith the name of Harrison
Ford, and his splendid work in pic
ture«. Ford was born, and received
hie early education In Kansas City, Mo.
His first theatrical experience was with
a stock company. Thia pleasing actor
it five feet, ten Inch«« ta ll and weighs
157 pounds. He has brown eyes, brown
hair, and a fa ir complexion.
nnd c u rlin g - his tr u n k th is w av and
th a t. H e f e lt a lit t le d o u b tfu l. W hat
he had heard seemed too strange and
too good to believe. T he n he shook
his b ig g ra y sides und flupped his big
g ra y ears und s a id :
"T h a n k you e ve r so m uch fo r your
kindness, M r. Cheerups. I ’ll t e going
now, b u t I ' l l come hack la te r to let
you k n o w ab o ut those te e th ." Then
G raT E a rs th e E le p h a n t ambled and
sham bled s lo w ly aw a y th ro u g h the
trees.
((E) by L ittle . B row n A Co.)
Qjour Health Bi
Andren» F.
Currier, M. D.
o r ch e m ic a l change b e fore It can be
come a p a rt o f tlie blo o d stream .
M eat, eggs, fish and o th e r substances
IG E S T IO N Is th e p re p a ra tio n o f
k n o w n as p ro te ld s o r alb u m in o id s, In
th e food fo r a b so rp tio n and d is t r i
c lu d in g th e cheese o f m ilk , are digested
b u tio n to th e ce lls w h ich m ake up
In Ih e stom ach by th e flu id m ade In the
th e body.
glands o f th a t organ ca lle d gastric
W h a te v e r Is ta k e n in to th e body
Juice, c o n s is tin g e s s e n tia lly o f weak
m ust undergo c e rta in changes before
It can he a p p ro p ria te d hs food o r fu e l. h y d ro c h lo ric acid Hnd a fe rm e n t of
enzym e ca lle d pepsin.
M eat, fish, bread, vegetables m ust be
Vegetables, a c e rta in percentage o f
chewed to a pulp, m oistened and p a rt
the cereals, fa ts and o ils k n o w n col
ly digested by th e su llv a , churned
le c tiv e ly as ca rb o h yd rate s, are digest
about In the stom ach Hnd fu rth e r liq u e
ed in th e sm a ll In te s tin e , th e starch In
fied by th e Juices o f th e stom ach, pan
th e vegetables being changed by the
creas, liv e r and In te s tin e s b efore th e y
fe rm e n t p ro v id e d by th e pancreas, and
are In a s u ita b le c o n d itio n to be ta ke n
th e fa ts and o ils being e m ulsified p a rt
In h.v th e m y ria d s o f lit t le absorbents
ly by th e same means and p a rtly by
w h ich have th e ir openings In th e in
the a c tio n o f th e b ile w h ic h flow s in to
testine.
the in te s tin e fro m th e liv e r.
T h e liq u id fn ts and o ils m ust u n
N ot u n til th e food has experienced
dergo e m u ls ific a tio n , w h ich d iv id e s
them In to countless globules o f In these changes can It he absorbed fro m
fin ite s im a l size tie fo re th e y can he ab th e In te stin e , conveyed In to the blood
stream , and tra n s p o rte d over the body.
s o rb e d ; m ilk m ust have its cheese and
W hen th is process is not p ro p e rly
b u tte r digested, nnd even w a te r m ay
he ca lle d upon to s u b m it to p h ysica l c a rrie d o u t, d ig e stive m ed icine must tie
used to help o u t n a tu re ’s deficiencies.
F o r th is purpose th e secretions from
th e d ig e s tiv e organs o f slaughtered
H. IRVING
a nim als, w h ich are Id e n tic a l w ith thus»
o b tained fro m th e same organs in man.
KING
are used, these organs being p ro p e rly
I trea te d In ch e m ica l la b o ra to rie s to ob
ta in th e ir co n ten ts as soon as possible
| a fte r being rem oved fro m th e anim al.
F rom th e d ig e stive organs o f slaugh
a death in th e fa m ily and th e especiul tered c a ttle , sheep and hogs, com m er
liv e lin e s s o f a c ric k e t In its c h irp in g s c ia l pepsin, p a n c re a tln a n il b ile are
fo re te lls th e com ing o f u loved one.
th u s ob taine d nnd th e y are then made
M ost o f the w rite rs regard the super In to p h a rm a c e u tic a l p re p a ra tio n s In
s titio n as o rig in a tin g In th e m agic o f the fo rm o f pow ders, ta b le ts , p ills , and
association. T h e c ric k e t m akes a cheer fluids.
fu l sound, and Is fre q u e n tly henrd
T h e e x tra c ts and p ow ders being most
about th e h e a rth becoming, hs It were, lik e th e se cre tio n th a t was present In
a p a rt o f th e fa m ily o r a god o f the the liv in g an im a ls, a re a p t to he inure
fireside— a Im res.
e fficient as aids to dig e stio n th a n
P lin y , w r itin g n e a rly tw o thousand wines, e lix irs , tin c tu re s , and tablets.
years ago, says th a t " c ric k e ts were
In m any cases th e y are combined
much esleemed by ancient m agicians,“ w ith an a n tis e p tic substance to pre
w hich arouses a suspicion th a t th e vent decom position, and th is Is Im por
, c ric k e t s u p e rs titio n has behind It soine- ta n t because a n im a l substances de
! th in g besides th e Lares Idea and th a t compose q u ic k ly .
som ething so ancient th a t It was u n
T he re Is fre q u e n tly a d a te on t h *
known even In Its associations In package s ta tin g the tim e lim it fo r us
I'lln .v's tim e : th a t th e s u p e rs titio n Is | ln g the contents, b u t th is cannot a l
so ancient. an in h e rita n c e fro m days ways he depended u p o n ; fo r heat and
i so rem ote, th a t Its real o rig in has been m oistu re inHy cause th e fe rm e n t to
I lost a vestige fro m p rim itiv e tim es
decompose long be fore th e date 1»
I and a s trik in g exam ple o f th e p e r reached.
sistence o f a s u p e rs titio n long a fte r i
I® by G enre» M a tth ew A ill m ll
e v e ry th in g re la tin g to It hns heen
I gathered In to th e Im pe n e tra b le gloom ^ o o o & o u o o o o c n X J O o c H X n X K ja - o o g
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H E N we co n sid e r th e presence o f
a c ric k e t sin g in g In the house ns
an omen o f good lu ck we are c o n tin u
in g a s u p e rs titio n o f u n kn o w n an
tiq u ity . In general th e s u p e rs titio n is
th a t th e c ric k e t "on th e h e u rth " b ring s
good lu c k ; th e sudden d e p a rtu re o f
c ric k e ts fro m th e house pro g n o stica te s
W
What’s in a Name?"
By
M IL D R E D
M ARSH ALL
Pact» about your name. Ha htalory;
meantns. whence it waa derived. t i g
aiftcence. your lucky day. lucky lewel
ANNIE
H IS q u a in t h u t ch a rm in g and u n
p o p u la r nam e has no e ty
m olog ica l rig h t to existence. Though
It s ig n ifie s grace and Is o f course close
ly re la te d to Anne nnd Anna. It has no
s c ie n tific excuse fo r being. It seems
ra th e r to be tlie n a tu ra l endearm ent
ris in g out o f th e c h ill d ig n ity o f Anne.
I t is b a re ly possible th a t A n n ie may
have come to us h.v a m ore d ire c t ro u te
th a n co llo q u ia lis m . A fa v o rite name In
e a rly G aelic tim e s was A n a l, s lg n lfy -
i ln g Joy. T he p ro n u n c ia tio n o f t ills
name is ve ry s im ila r to Annie.
In
E n gland, h o » e ve r, th e re has arisen a
| fa sh io n o f c h ris te n in g Annie, probablx
fro m »«.tne co n fusion as to th e sp e llin g
. o f A nn o r Anne.
W ith th e e xception o f Anna, th e
! q u a in t uame o f A n n ie Is th e m ost pop-
J u la r o f a ll fo rm s In th is c o u n try . A nne
i is p iq u a n t and A nna s lig h tly fo rtih l
ding, h u t A n n ie appeals to th e p o p ular
l taste and Yankee luxe o f endearm ent.
A m b e r Is A n n ie 's ta lh u u a n lc stone
I t w ill b rin g her h e a lth and g u a rd her
frees disease.
Tuesday Is her lu cky
day wad 4 her lu c k y num ber.
T d e n ia b ly
-£ by W hevl.i Syudicaia. la«.)
o f lo st centuries.
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H e used to p r ic k hie tro u b le s
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H e b u ilt a c h e e ry d w e llin g of.
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