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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
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o f lo st centuries.
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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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