Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1913 — Page 3

SOME FAMOUS FFASIS RECALLED

by Edward 3. Clerk

i a ECENTLY there was given in Paris a great feast to the mayors of France. Some of the French newspaper men -■’il. y declared unthinkingly perhaps that in the point of the numbers fed and in the Bumptiousness of the banquet it f Ilf#* was the greatest afTair of the kind ever given In the II \ If the Paris correspondents are Frenchmen they are _to be forgiven, perhaps, for leaving out of their calculation another Parisian feast given nearly five hundred l iy#' years ago. At that banquet 100,000 people were fed. iflS Wine was not served from bottles, but the revelers filled their flagons and cups from fountains which ran the product of champagne and Burgundy throughout the *4 livelong day. It waß the English King Henry V. who

gave this feast, and it was in celebration of his conquest of France and of his being declared king regent of that country. Of a truth the Parisians may be forgiven if their minds revert not to that former festival. -As a matter of fact there are in gastronomic history scores of dinners that outdid in the number of diners and in the elegance of appointment the one which the government of France gave to the mayors of the country’s municipalities. The story of the banquet which Tigellinus gave to Nero, as it appears in “Quo Vadis,” has foundation in fact. That feast was held on a raft made of gilded timbers, the structure being moored to the shore by fheans of golden ropes. The whole earth contributed of its birds, mammals, fish and plants to the spreading forth of the table. The entire revenue of a Roman province for a year went to pay the cost. The canopy which was spread over the heads of the diners was of Syrian purple, while the glassware was “the plunder of Italy, Greece and Asia Minor.” The cost of the French mayors’ banquet, putting it at $250,000, sinks into the pit of insignificance compared with the amount of money which a single man, Marcus Gabius, spent on his appetite. This Roman epicure of the early empire ‘period paid $4,000,000 for the gratification of his palate. When he had spent all of his money barring a trifle of $400,000, he poisoned himself in order that he might avoid the misery of being forced to live on a plain diet. One needs to go no. farther than to England to find a feast at which more people were fed than partook of the French government’s hospitality. When Henry Ill’s daughter Margaret married Alexander 111 of Scotland, 60,000 people partook of the royal hospitality at one sitting. A curious feature of this banquet was the serving to the assembled multitude of whales and porpoises, sea mammals which the English of that day regarded as the chief of delicacies. That their taste may not haVe been of the most refined may be guessed perhaps from the fact that on the same day they ate gluttonously cranes, herons and hawks, birds that would turn the stomach of the bon vivant of today. The Scotch and English on that occasion, in addition to other edibles, disposed of 100 oxen specially fattened for the feast. The French people may find an instance in their own history of a dinner given by the government in the person of the king, which for novelty and cost far surpassed the gathering at the board of the mayors. Near the end of the fourteenth century Charles V of France wanted to do something nice for the emperor of Germany, so he' invited him to dinner, promising him as an inducement to come something which he had never seen before. The emperor came, and guests to the number of many hundreds were seated about the board in a great open pavilion. When the banquet had reached the point between fish and fowl a shadow fell athwart the table, and looking up the astounded banqueters beheld a full-rigged ship with'sails all set bearing down upon them. It was impelled across the land by unseen and noiseless machinery. At the edge of the pavilion thb vessel cast anchor.

ODD CAUSED OF INTOXICATION

Fruit and Vegetables Capable of Having Disaatroua Effect on the Nervous System. Those who cannot resist the temptation of too many strawberries should not be surprised if they are attached with ‘‘fruit for it is an extraordinary fact that the excessive eating of strawberries often results in many of the sensations connected with alcohol attacking the eater. These symptoms consist of giddiness, headache, blurred sight and occasionally double vision. For strawberries contain far more acid than most of the other fruits in season at the same time, and this Juice acts very quickly on the nervous system, especially in the case of stout and full-blooded people. Excessive rhubarb eating can also produce symptoms of intoxication, owing to the excess of oxalic acid which lurks in this fruit. But this is only one of the many ways in which symptoms of drunkenness can be developed, apart .from excess of alcohol. It is quite possible to become temporarily intoxicated by excess of emotion, whether it be sorrow, Joy or music. The explanation is that deep emotion deranges the nerve centers, which are thrown out of unißon with each other, bo that such actions as walking and talking become difficult. An invalid who lives on diet for come considerable time, and then suddenly has a huge meal, can quite easily get symptoms of drunkenness on a chop or steak. Strong coffee on an empty stomach blbo produces results similar to alcohol, whilßt the fumes of turpentine are very liable to render you lightheaded. Recently six men were reduced to a rolling condition while uploading a cargo of this spirit from a barge at Bristol, England. 1

No “Ear for Music.”

Dr. Birman-Bera, after making a study of the ears of famous musicians, has come to the conclusion that the construction of that organ haß little to do with one’s musical appreciation, and that it is not necessary to have even normal ear-drums to become a finished musician. Dr. Birman-Bera says that' hits observations have shown that composers as a class have erect, almost vertical ear-drums, and that other musicians othqr than composers have ear-drums the position of which varies from the slanting to the vertical," including all Intermediate forms. Whether Dr. Blr-mun-Blra’s discovery will result in the discarding of that handy and muchnsed phrase, “an ear for music," of eourte, remains to be seen. <

GREAT MEN IN COMMON CLAY

Models by C. A. BEATY ~ Words by BENE MORGAN

New Jersey “begs to ofTer" here a statesman, ripe. Though young, who thinks with his own and who talks with his own tongue. He used to run a college which wore ivy on its eaves, and each morn he'd chuck his college gown and roll up both his sleeves. His hands were full ..of blisters, but he’d ring the old cracked bell and all the merry scholars would erupt the football yell. And then across the campus in their sweaters —“tiger” hue— rush to greet “Prex Woodrow,” cheering Alma Mater, too. Those humdrum are ended, days of culture, cant and kids; days of research work and lectures, bulldogs, pipes and funny lids. Erasing those fond memories came a blare of brazen brass, thumps of gavels, throaty fireworks, shrieks of Commonwealths en masse; cruel cartoons and wiord clay models, roorbacks, crossfire from the foe, miles and mileß of unklssed babies, officeseekers all aglow, private cars with speaking porches, lozenge drops for rusty pipes, would-be friendly New York tigers, who wore not the Princeton stripes, gay and sad campaign predictions, tin horns, rattlers, megaphones — tender fondness for such terrors no true Princeton scholar owns. But New Jersey men are Titans, skeeter-proof and full of vim, and since days of boyhood this one’s kep\ in flghtlhg trim. (Copyright, Ul2. by Universal Press Syndicate.)

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

On ft* deck was seen a knight representing Godfrey de Bouillon surrounded by .scores of men at arms. Nosooner had the anchor been dropped than there appeared at about one hhndred yards distance the city of .Jerusalem, with Its walls and turrets manned by Saracens. The knights, led by Godfrey, left the vessel, pitched a camp and then attacked the city. The Saracens defended Its walls vigorously, and so realistic was the fight that a large number of the besieged and besiegers were injured. When the affair was over Charles V and his German guest went back to their hotel. The stories of the Arabian Nights’ feasts are glittering. It is an easy matter to pick out three or lour which would surpass the French affair, , but the trouble Is the stories are fiction pure and simple. There, is, howv ever, one absolutely authentic account of an oriental feast, beside %hlch all the other banquets of history are but as candles to the Bun. The Caliph El-ma-Moon was to be married to the daughter of a rich dignitary. The

prospective son-in-law wished to do things in proper style, so he asked everybody, rich and poor alike, within 100 miles of his residence, to attend the marriage feast. The historical accounts of the affair say that ten great palaces with all their rooms could not have given standing room to the multitudes that came. When the people had assembled, the poor as if by instinct, herded together while the rich kept by themselves. In order that the common people might not become impatient while waiting for their dinner, the caliph and his bride stood upon a great platform and directed the movements of a Bcore of servants whose labor it was to shower ,the poorer guestß with gold coin. The coin storm was succeeded by one of small bags of ambergris as valuable as the glittering gold which it followed. Then, as a further diversion, balls of musk were thrown among the people, who scrambled and struggled mightily for their-'possession. Inside each musk ball was a ticket which entitled the lucky holder to enough land, slaves and horses to make him Independently rich. The guests all sat down to dinner together and were served by an army of attendants. If they had been at one long table the man whot sat at the head could not have seen the man who faced him at the foot. One of the features of this dinner was a candle of ambergris weighing 80 pounds. This candle, worth a fortune in itself, was kept alight for days by the eastern potentate, who literally had money to bum. The candle was In a gold candlestick weighing many pounds. The bride sat at meat with the guests, and as she took her place at the table her grandmother approached and emptied a bucket of pearls over her head. x The caliph’s father-in-law “went broke” over this banquet and in order that he might reimburse himself the caliph made him satraps of one of the richest Persian provinces. Inasmuch as the holding of this office carried with it the privilege of raising or lowering taxes at will, it may be imagined that the feast-giver was not long in getting even. The Earl of Warwick, the king-maker, if he could! have been consulted through a proper spiritualistic medium, would have been able to give the Parisians some sound advice on how to feed a multitude. There sat down daily as the guests and -retainers of the Earl of Warwick during the height of his power not less than 30,000 persons. The Earl was a good entertainer, and some of the banquets which he gave have lived in history, but more because of their size than because of their sumptuousness. He was a believer in beef and ale rather than in phasants and champagne. The kingmaker lived some four centuries or more ago, but may it not be said with some truth today that the different ideas that then existed in England and France as to the proper food exist in a large measure today and find soma reflex in the characters of two great peoples?

WOODROW WILSON.

GETTING OUT OF THE WOODS

Simple Rules to Be Observed If One Has the Misfortune to Btray * From the Camp. If you discover that you are lost in the woods, sit down and think calmly back over the road you have traveled, trying to decide where the camp should lie. Then, if you have your compass, and it seems to agree with your Judgment, stick faithfully to that direction. Even if you are wrong in your decision, it is better to keep on in one direction, because you may fall in with some stream, and can follow it to a human habitation. * If you have no compass, the sun is an excellent guide during the day. Should the sky be overcast, place the point of your knife-blade on the nail of your thumb; turn slowly until the full shadow of the blade obscures the nail, and you have discovered where the sun is. You can discover the points of the compass in other ways; t-y noticing that the tops of the tall trees incline to the north; that the leaves of trees are generally closer on the south side; that their branches are shorter and more Irregular on the north side. To prevent getting into the circle habit break off branches of the bushes you pass. Start a fire, if your match safe is with you—as it should be, Remember that a fire piles up with damp wood makes a dense smoke, and x quickly attracts attention. Two fires going at once, one a little removed from the other, constitute a well-known signal of distress among woodsmen. The firing of t£ree shots in succession—two at first, then a pause, then the third shot —is another recognized signal, if you happen to have a gun.—Woman’s Home Companion.

Kleptomania.

The paragraphist opened his typewriter, adjusted a sheet of paper, lit his pipe and sat for a moment immersed in thought Then he clicked of a single line of copy. He glanced at what he had written and a look of surprise came across his classic features. Then he gasped, shrieked and went into a fit of hysteria. His colleagues rushed into the room, but he was beyond human aid. In ten minutes he had laughed himself to death. Then one bethought himself to look at the last lines those fingent, now cold and still, had written. At the top of the all but unsullied sheet appeared these words: “Another shoplifter arrested in one of our big stores has been dismissed with a warning, and her name withheld from the papers. What used to be called a crime ls.npw yclept a mania—” That was' all. But it had aaught the paragrapher unawares.

the ONLOOKER

by HENRY HOWLAND

WhaMHM

What’s the use of all the kickin’ at the way the world Is run? There are some things some folks reckon might be somewhat better done, But In spite of them, I rether think we might as well admit That it’s very doubtful whether growlin' helps along a bit. This life Is like a river that goee rollin’ swift and strong; You can dam it, but you’ll never stop the water very long; It’ll keep on flndin’ places for to break through to the sea. And you can’t by makin’ faces shut oft woes. It seems to me. Life is a river goln’ to an end it’s sure to reach, . And you can’t head off Its flowin’, though you whine or though you preach— But you can pitch in and turn it so it often helps a lot; l«t’8 give up the kickin’, dura it! and pitch in with what we’vo got.

REFLECTIONS.

Eat, drink and be merry—at least until indigestion sets in. Every dog has his yesterday to look back upon with regret. We are all tools of Chance, generally with loose handles. As long as there is hope there will be fortune tellers. Over the door of every man’s heart there is a sign which is either "COMB IN," or "KEEP OUT."' What Is the sign above the door of your heart? All the women’s clubs in the world cannot alter the fact that both tin sewing machine and the “typewriter were invented by men.

Victory Worth Winning.

"And,” said the rising young spellbinder as he reached his eloquent peroration, “I predict that our candidate will, when the votes are counted, be found to have ridden to success upon a tidal wave of glory that will have swept all before it like wild fire breaking in flying spray upon the strand where the sun of victory shall blaze forth its first effulgent rays upon the close of one ot the most noble, most memorable campaigns that have ever been launched upon the sea of politics to gather strength and carry all before it like the cyclone sweeping across the broad prairie from which even the orb of day has disappeared in terror.”

Jared Had a Right to Kick.

‘‘Yes, Methuselah was the oldest man. He was 969 years of age when he died. But do you know who was next to the oldest?” “No, I don’t know as I ever heard.” “Jared. He was 962 when he went to his regard.” “By Henry! It must grind a fellow to hang on that long and then drop out of sight, missing a chance for everlasting glory by an insignificant seven years. I’d have been mighty sore If I’d been Jared, I’ll tell you that!”

If His Mother Knew.

Hold on, young man; one moment, please. Before you pass that door tonight: You say you mean no harm, you say You’ll bring a sinless heart away, You say that you are strong, that Right Shall guar«you from the wiles of Wrong, • That to yourself you will be true. But would you still seek pleasure there— Come, answer truly and be fair— If you could kngw your mother knewl We always tell ourselves before We weakly yield that we ire strong; We always, ere we enter ln . __ Expect to leave still sin And still the armored foes of Wrong, But few would fall and few would sigh. Remorse would gnaw the hearts of few If each, when Conscience cries “Beware!" Would ask himself If he would care To do It,if his mother knew.

His Lucky Btrike.

“How did Blggleson happen to striks It so rich?” “That wasn't the way It happened. The striking was done by the othei thing. I understand that he got slor 000 damages from the owner of th« automobile that because every member of the Jury happened to hav« been burt in soma way by a pull wagon himself."

Practical Fashions

LADY’S SKIRT.

This design shows an extremely, pretty draped skirt for more dressy; wear. The drapery is caught up on; the left side under a broad seam; there is a corresponding seam, down the back. Silk poplin will be! much favored for these separate skirts; this fall and winter. This design wllli be especially pretty for poplin and> would also be suitable for thin broad-* cloth, satin or any other supple stuff.) The skirt pattern (6327) Is cut ln ( sizes 22 to 30 inches waist measure. Medium size requires 2% yards of 3S inch material To procure this pattern send 10 cent* to “Pattern Department," of this paper. Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of pattern.

NO. 6327. SIZE —. TOWN... •A STREET AND NO.

CHILD'S DRESS.

This pretty play-frock is made wtth the new long saisted win! has separate bloomers attached to an underwaist. The sleeve is fulled slightly into the armhole and may be either long or short. When long it in gathered into a wrist band. Collar and cuffs of contrasting material and the pockets are sufficient trimming. Any suitable • material may be used. Linen*, duck, chambray or serge will all wear well and be appropriate. Child’s dresa pattern (6355) is cut la sizes 2, 4 and 6 years. Medium size requires '2% yards of 41 inch material. To procure this pattern send 10 cents to "Pattern Department." of this paper. Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of pattern. NO. 6355. SIZE STREET AND NO

Women Are Independent.

Rbeta Childe Dorr says that the women of Finland share in everything with the men and are chimney sweepers and bod carriers as well aa clerks and stenographers. She says that most of the" unmarried women have money, which they have earned themselves, and it is almost impossible to find one of them depending on father or brother.

Raising the Aunty.

“Look here, autie, we are going to raise your rent this month,” tbe agent remarked - briskly. “Deed, ae Ah’ glad to hear dat, sab,” the old woman replied, docking her head politely. “Mighty glad, fo’ sho\ ‘case Ah des come in hyah terday ter tell you-’all dat Ah couldn’t raise hit die month.” —Harper’s Magazine.

Far Horizon.

Little Arthur, taking part in a geography examination, should be awarded a prize for his definition of “horizon,” which ran as follows: “The horizon is where the sky and water meet-r-only they don’t”—Woman*# Home Companion.

Petrel.

The small sea fowl called petrel was so named because when flying ltw feet frequently brush tl)e water; T.hicb suggested the walking of Peter on the water.