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WAVES BATTER
THE DRUMELZIER
IS *ON FIRE ISLAND BAR
AXU CAPTAIN AND CHEW OP
THIUTT-T'WO MAY BE LOST.
Effort* of the Life Suveo to Com
municate With the Stranded
Steamer Have Proven Fnsacceas
ful—Prevented by the Denae Eos.
Not Even Signal Rocket* Are Visi
ble—Steamer la in Imminent Dan
ger of Cloing; to Piece*.
New York. Dec. 27.—Efforts to learn
whether Capt. Nicholson and the crew
of the British tramp steamer Drumel
zier are still aboard the vessel, which
is aground on the bar at Fire Island/
have been unsuccessful, and to-night
life a.****"*- were still watching from
the beach in the hope of communicat
ing with the ship.
Hidden in a black fog and pounded
by fierce seas rolling from the south
east, the steamer to-night was in im
minent danger of going to pieces. If
her captain and crew of thirty-two men
are still In the ship, they face an al
most certain death in the heavy surf
breaking over the sandy beach.
The captain would not let the life
savers take off his crew yesterday,
when the seas were not running so
high, and to-day it was too late to
help them. No life boat in the world
could be launched in the teeth of the
southeast gale that was blowing up
great waves and crashing them down
on the shore.
The fog was so thick that the strand
ed vessel could not be seen from the
shore, 200 yards away. Out on the
sand bar, where the big vessel was
seen rocking In the waves last night,
there was nothing visible to-day but
a black haze, so dense that not even
signal rockets could be seen from
Shore.
LEADING HER’CHILDREN
Colored Woman Was Shot Dead in
the Street in Columbia.
Columbia, S. C„ Dec. 27.—While walk
ing along Washington street yester
day afternoon. Bell Morris, a colored
woman, was shot and almost instantly
killed by an unknown negro. The wo
man was holding the hands of two of
her little children when the fatal shot
was fired. The slayer made his es
cape.
Whether the shot was fired in a spirit
of Christmas exuberance and acciden
dentally took effect or was fired with
deadly aim is not known by the several
persons who saw the fleeing negro.
ROOSEVELT INVITED
TO VISIT TAMPA.
Tampa, Fla., Dee. 27.—The City
Council of Tampa by unanimous vote
to-night passed a resolution cordially
inviting President Roosevelt to visit
Tampa on his Southern trip, remind
ing him of his pleasant associations
here when he was an officer of the
Rough Riders in Shatter’s army prior
to the campaign in Cuba.
Silverman Wonnded by Wad.
Atlanta, Dec. 27.—Max Silverman,
traveling salesman for ■ a New
York house, is in the Grady
Hospital here is in a serious condition,
with the paper wadding from a blank
pistol cartridge in his right lung, as
a result of having been accidentally
shot by Sol Groodzlnsky.
The accident is one of the most pe
culiar the hospital authorities have
had to deal with for some time. The
pistol was fired at close range, and so
great was the force of the shot that
the wadding from the shell went en
tirely through Silverman’s thick cloth
ing. tore through the body and pene
trated the right lung.
Physicians are not yet able to tell
whether the wound will prove fatal.
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Waycroaa Item*.
Waycross, Ga„ Dec. 27.—Hon. W. M.
Toomer has purchased the J. G.
Clough farm about two miles from the
city, and Mr. Clqugh has bought the
Hogarth form near Blackshear. Mr.
Clough will move to Pierce county in
a short time.
A number of Waycross Odd Fellows
will go to Blackshear next Tuesday
night to assist in the installation ex
ercises of that lodge.
Only nine arrests were made by the
police force in this city during the
Christmas holidays, and only about
half that number was for drunken
ness.
Port Hoynl’a Water Front.
Beaufort. 8. C., Dec. 27.—The citi
zens of Port Royal have been for
some time greatly inconvenienced by
lack of access to the water front of
tho town, and recently determined to
test the right of the railway company
to obstruct the streets leading to
deep water. Counsel was engaged to
bring the matter before the court. A
meeting of the officials of the road,
members of thp Town Council of Port'
Royal and Its attorney met at Port
Royal, and It is now probable that the
matter will be arranged so as to give
the town the relief sought.
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Report on Cotton Ginned.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 27.—Reports of
the number of bales of cotton ginned,
the holding of cotton and prospective
acreage are being received at head
quarters of the National Dinners As
sociation. says President J A. Tay
lor. The reports will be complied and
given out by the middle of January.
♦ obituary!
Mr*. Stir 1.. I.anter. America*.
America*, (la., Dec. 27.—Mr*. Sue
Lawson Lanier, relict of W. H. Lan
ier, a valiant Confederate soldier, died
here till* ‘morning afler u protracted
Illness. M(*. Lanier was one of the
most beloved knd esteemed women
of Amtrliut. She is survived by her
non*, Frank and fleniy Lanier, prom
inent business men of Amerlrus sod
Albany. Her remains were carried to
Wt point for Inlei met it,
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QUARANTINE AGAINST
BOLL WEEVIL
Male* Adopted by the State Board
of Entomology.
Atlanta. Dec. 27.—The State Board
of Entomology has adopted regulations
providing for a quarantine against the
Mexican boll weevil. The rules were
adopted by authority of the Legisla
ture. and have all the torce of law.
They are as follows:
“The shipment into the state of Geor-
Sia, of loose and baled moss and of
cotton pickers’ sacks, as well as of'
cotton seed, seed cotton, cotton seed
hulls, cotton lint (in bales or loose),
hay, straw and oats, from points in
the states of Texas and Louisiana, is
hereby forbidden, unless such ship
ments shall be accompanied by the
certificate of a state or government
entomologist to the effect that such
shipments originated in a locality
where by actual inspection the Mexi
can cotton boll weevil was not found
to exist.’’
“Shipments of threshed wheat, shell
ed cow peas and of shelled corn into
the state of Georgia, from points in
the states of Texas and Louisiana are
hereby absolutely prohibited except
during the months of July, August and
September of each year, during which
three months such shelled corn or cow
peas or threshed wheat shall be admit
ted without restriction if in tightly
closed substantial sacks.’’
Shipments of household goods from
the state of Texas and Louisiana shall
be admitted into the state of Georgia,
only when accompanied by an affida
vit by the owner or shipper (such affi
davit to be attached to way-bill),
stating that none of the quarantined
articles listed in regulations 1 and 2,
are included in such shipment or used
as packing for any part or all of
same.”
“Transportation companies shall im
mediately notify the state entomolo
gist (Atlanta, Ga.), when by oversight,
negligence or otherwise, any shipments
of the nature designated in regulations
1, 2 and 2 shall arrive at any station
or wharf in this state, without a prop
er certificate or affidavit attached, and
it shall be the duty of the entomolo
gist to proceed as speedily as possible
by himself or his assistant to inves
tigate such shipments. If upon inves
tigation he find such shipment to be in
violation of regulations 1, 2 or 3 he
shall at once order same removed from
this state. Upon failure of the owner
or shipper to remove said shipment
within forty-eight hours after notice
has been sent him by wire, said ship
ment shall be 'seized and burned."
“Shipments of the articles quaran
tined against by regulations 1, 2 and
3, and by an Act of the Legislature of
the state of Georgia, approved Aug. 15,
1904, shall be made through this state
to points in other states, only when in
tightly closed box cars. Such cars
shall not be opened at any point while
in transit through the state of Geor
gia.”
"Shipments of fruit and truck into
this state from points in the states of
Texas and Louisiana shall be permit
ted only when none of the articles
mentioned in regulations I and 2 are
used in packing same.”
“Shipments of live stock from points
in the states of Texas and Louisiana,
into tho state of Georgia, are absolute
ly prohibited curing the months of Oc
tober, Novomoer, December. January,
February, "larch, April, May and June
of each year, when hay, straw, moss,
leaves, grass, husks, chaff or cotton
seed hulls are used as bedding in such
cars. Shipments of live stock shall be
permitted without restriction during
the months of July, August and Sep
tember of each year regardless of what
material is used for bedding, and at
all times when excelsior or sawdust is
used for this purpose.”
"The shipment of nursery stock from
points in Texas or Louisiana, into the
state of Georgia, is hereby prohibited
when hay, moss, leaves, grass, straw,
husks, chaff, or cotton seed hulls are
used as packing around or with same.”
In urging the quarantine against the
weevil, State Entomologist Newell
says: "Full compliance with the
above by transportation companies,
shippers and others, is earnestly re
quested in order that the cotton inter
ests of Georgia may be properly guard
ed against the introduction of the boll
weevil.”
JUMPED FROM WINDOW.
May Be Some Mystery Abont Death
of a Young Woman.
New York, Dec. 27.—Jockey Hoar In
formed the police to-night that a young
woman, known here as Cecil Hall, who
Jumped to her death last night from
the window of a lodging house in West
Forty-sixth street, was in his com
pany yesterday afternoon and that he
went with her to the door of the house.
There he left her, he said, and about
an hour later he called her up by tele
phone. She appeared to be in good
spirits, he said, and asked him to write
to her.
He admitted that he met the young
woman while he was riding at a re
cent Benning meeting, and that he
came to this city with her at the close
of the meeting.
Because she was heard to scream
before leaping from the window, it
was at first thought she was attacked
in her room by some person who was
attempting to detain her there against
her will. The Investigation by the po
lice leads them to believe that she
was alone at the time.
Washington, Dec. 27.—Private In
quiries to-night lead to the belief that
the girl, Cecil Hall, lived here the
greater part of the last year, where
she was known as Cecilia Ward and
Nellie Ward. She is said to have told
some intimate friends that she had
written to her home that she had mar
ried a man named Frazer, but this
was understood to be a deception.
Among her acquaintances was a man
known as Johnny Hoar, a Jockey, and
both left the city about two weeks
ago.
Sham Fight at Fltagernld.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Dec. 27.—Yesterday
for the entertainment of a visiting of
fice of the regular army, company.
M. Forth Georgia State Troops. (Fitz
gerald Home Guard) led byLieuts. Day
and DeLang, engaged In a drill and
lively shani battle on the parade
ground*. The command had about
forty men 'n action, and the visitors
expressed a high opinion of their dis
cipline and maneuvers.
YOUR NEW YEAR'S DINNER
wit! not be complete without
Jell-O
America’s most popular dessert,
which received Highest Awstd, Gold
Medal, st St. Lout* Exposition. An
artiatir labia decoration that also
pleases tl palate. Very *ey to pre
pare. Mia choice flavors. —Lemon.
Grunge It .epberry, Htra wherry,
f*b"< j'lnie and I’herij. Order a peek
sg* of anil to-day from your gro
cer, lh. Win'll yw *i*k roe 4'r#*m
uae Jell-O JC* CREAM Powder. AH
mgredo-rite Mi ike package At oil
grower*.
■SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY.DECEMBER 28. 1001.
Baking Powder
Absolutely
Pure
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really great resolve for the housewife the coming
year is to adopt into her cuisine more genuine home
made food. Shop-made, ready-made cake, tea biscuit,
crullers, bread and substitutes therefor are dry, unsatisfying,
extravagant and frequently unhealthful. In many bake
shops alum powders are used to cheapen the product.
With Royal Baking Powder, cake, waffles, tea-biscuit, pud- ,
dings, layer cakes, crullers, cookies, muffins, crusts, griddle
cakes are made with greatest ease, in perfection, superior in
every way to the ready-made foods, and a saving in money.
The United States Agricultural Department reports the result of elaborate
experiments under its direction, which show the great saving by baking at home,
as compared with cost of— - , buying ready baked food.
All bread, cake, bis- (Mi / cuit, etc., are very
much fresher, clean- jv| 8 1 V er, cheaper and more
wholesome when | |\j | | f made a.t home with
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. f NEW YORK.
Children of a Royal Whose Mother Guards Keep from Them.
Dresden, Dec. 27.—The former Crown
Princess Louise, who now bears the ti
tle of Countess Montignoso, came here
unexpectedly, accompanied by a law
yer, and asked to be permitted to see
her children. Permission, however,
was peremptorily refused and the Prin
cess left Dresden.
The Princess, who had written to the
King that unless he granted her oft re
peated request to see her children she
would attempt to see them without
his permission, arrived here from Vien
na with a woman companion and went
to the Hotel Bellevue, where she was
Immediately recognized before she had
time to give an assumed name, if she
intended to do so.
The police were Informed, and then
the ministry sent a telegram to the'
King at Pillnitz. and he directed that
she should on no account be admitted
to the palace, but that she should not
be arrested unless she became violent.
SWINDLE IS CHARGED.
Bough I* Snid to Have linked OR
Abont gI.VMMKk.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27.—Charge* of
conspiracy, false pretense and forgery,
involving $150,000, are made ugalnst
John Bough, alias Baker, who was com
mitted in the City Hall Police Court
to-day to await a requisition from New
York authorities.
New York detectives arrested Bough
as he was leaving the county prison,
where he had served six months for
swindling operations in the name of
the Boyer Sign Manufacturing Com
pany of Philadelphia. According to In
formation In the possession of the po
lice department, Bough and other per
sons, who h|ve since disappeared, es
tablished an Insurance company under
the name of Lloyds Insurance Com
pany of America, The concern, It la
alleged, wrote $4,000,000 worth of fire
Insurance and collected $150,000 in pre
miums. the Insured having been led,
it is i barged to beileve that Hough
was the American agent of Lloyds of
London.
Hit months ago a collapse followed
an alleged non-payment of a poll* jr,
and lb* prosecution claims I bat the
discovery Was then made that tho Safe
was filled with asset* in (be shape of
woithLee deed* and mortgage*.
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I **4*ci*r Was Milted.
HiaJsrf, t oon., la*. |7.* The west
<*Mttd Mustek rtspee* * 1 <tMwd into a
waatAnmag a scum model ten train la
PRINCE FREDERICK CHRISTIAN. PRINCESS AAS A.
front of the depot to-night and Con
ductor George Howland of Mount
Vernon. N. Y., was crushed to death.
A heavy fog hid all lights and It was
not until the express was almost upon
the accommodation that the engineer
of the express saw the danger.
LARD HUI I) INDICTMENT*.
Some of Those t niter Charges Are
Prominent.
Portland. Ore., Dec. 27.—The federal
grand Jury to-day returned seven In
dictment* In connection with the Isnd
fraud cases now under Investigation.
The large number Tind the prominence
of three of those indicted, with the
two mysterious ‘‘John Doe" indict
ments, mnke the case the most sensa
tional since the Jury reconvened In Its
present sessions.
The most important Is the indict
ment against Dr. William Jf, Davis.
Mayor of Albany, Ore., and chair
man of the Linn County Republican
Committee. Second to this itnd of
hardly Isas Importance, are those of
baiomon 11. Ormsby. formerly a gov
ernment agent, and Clark K. L<>m|a,
at one time forest superintendent.
Tli charge In the Ipdlrt tm-nt return
ed to-day is that the indicted mm en
tered Into a conspiracy having as thalr
Odors of Perspiration fIST&JL-** Royal Foot Wash
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•♦ope (beta|, rsiwi twctllag, In Mug SweUes, ling Fart.
sse a4 gruggiau, or plesMSfd from EATON hHtiq AUsata Ga- Mveep
hawk tt imM awUekadL Moray l# lot |. sect alamo.
object the defrauding of the govern
ment out of a portion of its public
land* by means of false and forged ap
plications, false and forged affidavits
and proofs of homestead entries and
gettlemiyit.
Nnahvillr'a Miinoti*.
Nashville, Ga., Dec. 27.—Duncan
Lodge. F. and A. M., has elected and
inntailed the following officer*: W.
Henry Griffin, worshipful master; Wil
liam D. Bute, senior warden: Thomas
I. Griffin. Junior warden; James H.
Gaskin, secretary; William M. Snead!
treasurer; James A. Alexander, se
nior deacon; O. W. Orlner, Junior
deacon; Dan W. Tisnn, tyler. The Ma
son* are erecting a handsome brick
lodge hall, und hope to be in new
quarters next month.
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WliyrniM Wootliren.
Wavcross, Ga., Dec. 27.—Newton
Lodge No. 183, Woodmen of the World,
of this City, have elected the follow
ing officer* for Ihe nnauilig year;
W. r Crawley, i'nst Counaul Com
mander; A. I*. Houles, Consular Com
mander, J. H. Wilson, Adviser Lieu
tenant; E. H. Finn, Danker, W. E.
Hendry, Escort; !> C, Marlow, Watch
man: W. M. Ftetwell. Mentry; Ith-ard
L. kinglet on. Clerk; T. B. Maunders
1,. C Moldey and J. M. Mamrnerly.
Board of Manager*.
WILL BE NO BILL
From the Administration Rrlaliw
to Railroad Ratra.
Washington. Doc. 27.—Attorney Gen
eral Moody to-day discussed with tha
President some phases of the railroad
freight rate question. Both the Pres
ident and the Attorney General recent
ly have devoted much time to that
problem. The latter is giving particu
lar attention 4o the legal side of the
question. It is understood not to be
the intention of the President and At
torney General to prepare and press
the consideration in Congress of an
“administration measure" dealing with
the railroad freight problem. Such a
bill, it is thought (to quote a mem
ber of the cabinet) “would be destin
ed to defeat.”
LAWYER WOI’I.DVT ANSWER.
Counsel for the Receiver Asked
That lie lie Committed.
New York. Dec. 27.—Quincy W.
Boseo, a lawyer and secretary and
treasurer of the Montreal and Boston
Mining and Smelting Company, refus
ed to answer questions at the Mun
roe and Munroe hearing to-day, and
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the re
ceiver, asked that he be committed.
He pleaded an attorney's privilege in
refusing to tell how he had disbursed
$2,700 in connection with the affairs
of Munroe and Munroe. The matter is
to be submitted to Judge Holt.
That stock of the “Montreal and Bos
i\>n (Mining qlnd Smelting Company
was “washed” by Munroe and Mun
roe. the bankrupt brokerage firm, was
the opinion expressed by Bosee, dur
ing his examination before United
States Commissioner Alexander In the
bankruptcy proceedings. Bosee said
that he had purchased 54,000 shares of
the stock. This stock he periodically
turned back to Munroe and Munroe.
Mr. Bosee said hts Idea was that
he was to buy the stock and support
It in case it should be offered by same
one at a figure below the prevailing
market quotation.
FOUR POSTMASTERS”"
WERE POLYGAMISTS.
Washington, Dec.’ 27. —Postmaster
General Wynno presented to the Pres
ident a report prepared by the depart
ment in response to the resolution of
Senator Dubois of Idaho, regarding
postmasters or other postal employes
who may be living In polygamy.
The report finds that there are four
postmasters who have sustained polyg
amous relations. All these are at
small places and the relations, It Is
stated, have not been continued since
the passage of the Edmunds law, the
offenses having occurred prior to that
enactment. In view of this it has been
determined not to take any action
in their cases.
HEAVYWIND’CAUSED
A FATAL WRECK.
Fort Wayne. Ind., Dee. 27.—A Wa
bash passenger train eastbound ran in
to a freight train on a switch three
miles west of this city at 9 o’clock to
night killing one man and wounding
twelve others. The dead:
Albert M. Ballard of Peru, Ind.,
engineer of the freight.
The wreck was caused by the blow
ing out of a switch light during the
heavy wind, and the engineer of the
freight train running over the switch
where he was to have waited for the
passenger train.
WAS ELECTROCUTED^
IN HIS OWN BATHROOM.
Lima, 0., Dec. 27. —J. W. Griffin, one
of the wealthiest oil operators in the
city and vice-president of the Lima
Trust Company, was accidentally elec
trocuted In his bathroom here to-day
by standing on a register and touch
ing an electric fight chandelier with
his hands.
anotheiTcruiser -
MAY BE LOST NOW.
Tokio, Dec. 28, 9 a. m.—The Navy
Department publishes a list of nine
officers and sixty-five men who were
killed while on special duty. The
time, place and circumstances are not
explained and It is presumed that an
other cruiser has been mined and sunk
or damaged. An explanation Is ex
pected shortly.
Christina* Tree at Asheville.
Asheville. N. C., Dec. 27.—The local
lodge of Elks gave a Christmas tree
to the poor children of the city this
afternoon at the county court house.
Over 1,200 children attended and in ad
dition several hundred adults, each*of
whom received appropriate and ser
viceable presents, including clothing,
etc. This was the largest charity
Christmas tree ever given in Asheville.
I,layl*N anil What It Mean*.
From the London Commercial Intelli
gence.
Like most great and enduring en
terprises. Lloyd's had a small begin
ning. It Is now to the world of ship
ping and marine Insurance what the
house of Rothschild is to the banking
world.
Lloyd’s dates from the latter part
of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and
had Its origin In a small coffee house
In Tower street, kept by Edward Lloyd.
He was an enterprising man, and
through his business contact with sea
faring men and merchants enlisted in
foreign trade foresaw the Importance
of insurance. He was the founder of
the system of maritime and commercial
Intelligence which has been developed
Into Its present effectiveness. Before
the time of Edward Lloyd maritime in
surance in England was conducted by
the Lombards, some Italians who
founded Lombard street, but after
Lloyd embarked in the business Britons
conducted marine insurance In Lon
don.
The subject of marine insurance are
the ship, the cargo and the freight, nil
of which may belong to different par
ties. In time of war there is what Is
termed the maritime flak—danger from
accident, collision and stranding—
which is distinctly separate from the
risk of capture and seizure by tho
enemy.
This class of marine Insurance had
its Inception In the conditions arising
during the seven year French-Engllsh
war of 1757 to 173.
Lloyd’s moved to Pope's Head Alley
In 1770, and In 1774 removed to the
present quarters In the Royal Ex
change. In 1171 Lloyd's was Incorpo
rated by an act of Parliament. This
set defines the objects to be. (1) The '
• arryirig on of the business of marine
Insurance l>y members of the society;
(1) ll*' protection of the Interests of
members of the soclty In reap#** to
shipping, cargoes and freights (I) the
collection, publication and diffusion of
Intelligence and Information with re
•p*t to shipping. The corporation of
Lloyd’s and the committee of Moyd’s,
who ate the executive bo<fy>of the ear
poreilon. and Ihe #e>e*taty of Lloyd *
nve practically nothing to do with
marine insurance In the way of t*h-
Ing rtohe m paying losses Their duty
In this respect Is to afford marine In
surance brokers who wish to effect In
surance a plaee of meeting with those
who undertake the risks.
ODD THINGS ABOUT WORDS.
David H. Dodge, in the Sunday Maga
zine.
It was in their room one evening,
and William was biting the end of his
pen. Henry, his room matt, watched
him curiously. Suddenly William look
ed up.
“How do you pronounce r-o-o-t?” he
replied after a moment’s thought.
Henry looked surprised. "I usually
pronounce It to rhyme with ‘scoot,’ ”
he replied after a moment’s thought.
“Could it rhyme with “foot?" asked
William.
“It might, if you wanted it to very
much,” answered Henry. "It depends
upon who is reading what you are
writing. Poetry, as usual. I suppose,”
he added.
“As usual," said William, good-hu
moredly. Laying down his pen. he
continued: "Did you ever read a poem
—by Charles Rattell Loomis, I think
illustrating the difficulties encountered
by a Frenchman in pronouncing tho
different English words ending in
o-u-g-h?”
“Yea, I’ve read it. Why?”
"Well, there are lota more hard ones
in our beautiful language—not?”
“Not hard ones?" queried Henry.
“No, not beautiful language. You
know what I meant. Why can’t we
have all our terminals pronounced
equally, I wonder? For instance, a
boot goes on a foot, but they don’t
rhyme.”
"Well, a hat goes on a head,” re
joined Henry, “and a tie goes on a
neck, but they don’t rhyme, either.
And a wateh goes on time, and ”
"Very humorous—very humorous, in
deed," said William: ’"but let’s get at
the subject. It’s worth discussing. Now,
I was writing verse the other day
no, not poetry, Just verse—and I want
ed a rhyme to ‘doll.’ All I eould find
was ‘loll.’ though there are other words
ending similarly, like ’scroll,’ ’stroll, ’’
’roll’ and ’toll.’ "
“It wns a shame," said Henry. “You
might have called her ’Moll.’ ”
“It was a shame. Here’s another
curious thing. Take the word ’friend.*
Remove the B, and you get a word
sounding quite differently. Take
’arm.* prefix a W and it won’t rhyme.”
“By the way," said Henry, “that re
minds me. I’ve noticed myself how
a W at the beginning of many word*
already formed ehanges the pronun
ciation of them. ’Barn—warn,’ ‘ant
want.’ ’catch—watch,’ ’hat—what,
’asp—wasp, ’ash—wash,’ ’art—wart,*
and so forth.”
“And ’scarf—dwarf,*" added Wil
liam. “Or ’wharf,’ if you like that bet
ter.”
“Exactly so," said Henry. “It Is
rather interesting, after all. The
words ’song’ and ’among’ don’t rhyme
either."
“Nor ‘bleak’ and 'break,* nor
‘touch’ and ‘crouch,’ nor meat' and
■great.’ nor ‘breath’ and ’heath.’ ”
"That’s right. ’Draught’ and
Vaught’ don’t also,” said Henry, get
ting excited, “nor ‘bear’ and ‘near,*
ror ’leaf and ‘deaf.’ ”
"Hold on!" said William. "Some
people pronounce ’deaf’ to rhyme with
■leaf.’ ”
“Well, that’s their lookout,” replied
Henry, with not much point. “But
’head’ doesn't rhyme with ’read’—not
with the present tense of It anyway.
Or better, it does’t rhyme with ‘lead.*
Oh, yes, It does, eounfound it. when it’s
a lead-pencil. Well, It doesn’t rhyme
with ‘mead’ anyway.”
" ’Cave’ does not rhyme with
‘have.’ ” suggested William.
Here was a short pause.
“Docs 'boss’ rhyme with c-r-o-s-s?”
asked Henry at length.
“Hard to say.” responded William.
“Most people make c-r-o-s-s almost
rhyme with horse.' though for that
matter, a good many pronounce ‘boss’
ns 'bawss. ”
"I once saw a poetical advertisement
in the cars.” said Henry, “In which it
stated that it was impossible to bs
'cross’ when you were eating some
body’s beans with tomato ‘sauce.’ I
thought at the time that the rhyme
was enough to drive away the blues.”
“Oh, that rhyme wasn't so bad.” said
William. “I’ve Been worse in the
magazines, and in hymn books.
'Gloom’ and ‘room’ are analogous to
what wc were talking about. ‘Gloom’
rhymes well with ’boom,’ but tf you
make r-o-o-m rhyme with it, you must
change, the word to r-h-e-u-m. There’*
quite a shade of difference.”
” ’Cow’ and snow’ don’t rhyme,’
said Henry suddenly.
"Nor ’dew’ and 'sew,’ *’ retorted Wil
liam, "nor ‘our’ and ’your.’ By the
way, ‘house’ ought to rhyme with
'rouse,' but It doesn’t.”
“I see no lutv in the question.” said
Henry. " ’Combine’ and ’marine’ nev
er speak as they pass by. in well-edu
cated poetry, you know.”
“No, but Its often a nuisance. Hers'e
another curious thing: Though word*
of the same termination don't always
lhyme, have you noticed how different
terminations often do?”
“Oh, yes.” said Henry, “but don’t
let’s go Into that. We might a* well
go through the dictionary at once."
“That's all right. But listen to this
Instance. Take the three word*
birch,’ perch,’ and ’church.’ There
are three different vowels, having
when alone three different sounds, but
when in front of the same letters they
have the same sound. Doesn’t that
strike you as queer?”
“Fairly so,” said Henry. “There are
other threes like them, though. Dirge,*
‘verge,’ and—r—‘urge,’ for Instance.
Wait a minute, I can give you four
samples of the same eort, with dif
ferent vowels before the same conso
nants. Listen: ‘Bird.’ ’herd.' ’word.’
and h-e-a-r-d."
“And ’absurd,’ ” added William;
“that makes a fifth. Here’s a word I
came acroaa this morning: u-s-q-u-e
--b-a-u*g-h. Do you know what it Is?”
"U-s-q-u-e-b-n-u-K-h,” repeated Hen
ry. "It's an old-fashioned gun. Isn’t
It’’’’
"No, little one,” replied William,
patronizingly: “you’re thinking of 'ar
quebus.' ‘Usquebaugh’ is a whiaky;
but it doesn't rhyme with 'laugh.*
though the ending la the same.”
"It probably ends wiith a headache
Instead of a laugh." remarked Henry.
"But take the word" ‘laughter.’ and
pul an S at the beginning of It, and
see how plainly the pronunciation of it
changes."
‘T’ve got a queerer specimen than
that,” said William. "I*' one of the
curiosities of the English language. It’a
the word ’plague.’ It rhytnea with
’vague,’ and la a word of one syllable.
But take off the first two letters and
you get a word of two syllable, alto
gether different.”
"Oh. pshaw!” ejaculated Henry with
a yawn, “I’ve got a better word than
the whole lot of them put together."
"What is that?” asked William, eag
erly.
“It’s ‘good-night,*" replied Henry,
"I'm tired. Don't let's have any more
words about It.”
—"How did you like my new play?”
asked the playwright. “Oh! It made
me mad because It was so lata when t
got out,” replied the critic. “Why,
how’* that? The final curtain fell at
10:10.” "Is that so? 1 must have over
slept my self, then.” Philadelphia
Prea*
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—She—"They do u> h cruel things In
the army ’* H* "Whal new?” Mb*
“They aay a board of medical survey
M< on a disabled lieutenant at Pert
Thomas Ike other da m. Ihm* things
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