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Show THE SUOARHOUSF, BULLETIN FRIDAY, JANUARY CUT FLOWERS Poor Eyes Never Earned Good Wages, Funeral Designs Corsages KINGS Forget-Me-N- 0 , ot 1st FIXATION V.,. FLORAL a malrular "Flowers That Satisfy" 2137 Highland Drive Hyland 8199 Inin i must be well defined. fairly There should be 3rd FUSION a single mental Impression. 4th COMFORT The conscious attention must lie free to roucern its self with meaning 2nd FOCUS By L. L. STEVENSON New York of another day was recalled by the retirement of George A. Robb, a motorman on the Sixth avenue elevated. Jay Gould was president of the road when he was hired away back in 1885. In tliose days, the motive power for trains was not electricity but steam engines. Usually anthracite was burned. But when strikes shut off the supply, soft coal was substituted. That made smoke. Housewives of Harlem, which wasn't a colored section then, angry because their washings were soiled, threw bricks at the trainmen. Also in those days, on Sundays, a special car was attached to trains. This was for the benefit of bicyclists who wanted to go to Bronx park or Moshulu for exercise far from the throngs of the city. The wheels, as they were called in the gay nineties, were carried in the special car and Robb says that some of the old racks are still in existence. Cleaned Up and Ready to Serve You Anew. THE PAINT POT Hy. 8739 We Make The World Brighter F. W. KIEPE THE TAILOR Suits made to order and remodeled for Ladies and Gentlemen Pressing 1060 East 21st South Jirat Brlnf In the Pieces 2021 South 11th 1 East Hyland 458 not take so much as one drink a fact which may have some bearing on his punctuality record. He started as a wiper, became a fireman and then an engineer. When the line was about to be electrified in 1903, he availed himself of the oppor-- , tunity to learn to operate electric trains, qualified and swapped the throttle for a control handle. His various trips averaged 100 miles a day. Up until 20 years ago, when y trainmen went on a week, he made those 100 miles seven days a week. No vacations were granted, but once a year he took a week off on his own time. So despite the fact that his trips were only from the Battery to up into the Bronx, he has covered quite a string of miles. six-da- EXPERT Shoe Repairing Quick Courteous Service PROGRESS SHOE Now that he has a chance to think back to the time when there were no block signals and when the keenness of the engineer's vision was a bigger safety factor than it is now, Robb is not quite sure what he will do. One thing is certain, however. He won't spend his time riding up and down Sixth avenue and visiting with former fellow workmen. As a matter of fact, should he desire to do so, he wouldnt have the chance for a great while longer. When the Sixth avenue subway, now being dug, is completed, the Sixth avenue elevated will come down. REBUILDERS 1059 The East 21st So. life-siz- Ily. 8775 End of the Trail" e statue, "End of the Trail," made by James Earle Fraser, and awarded the gold medal at International the Panama-Pacifi- c exposition in 1915 has been described as follows: "The end of the trail. The point of the warriors spear has sunk to the ground. Abinconceivable solute dejection, weariness, complete exhaustion and hopeless despair are shown in every line and curve of the sculp ired figures of the Indian and his tottering horse. The sufferings of generations, the hopeless struggles of four centuries, and the final fate of the proud race that once claimed a continent for its own, can be read at a glance, and coming generations of the conquering race will stand before this remarkable creation of Frasers genius and be moved to pity and compassion." Just learned why Phil Bakers has a keyboard just the ar left-hand- ed Before Spencer Bentley went into the show business, he was an assistant purser employed by one of the large steamship lines. The other day he received a call to report for duty as purser on one of the ships of the line. When he quit seafaring, he forgot to have his name removed from the active list. On Broadway, the other afternoon, I encountered, swinging along Wild and Domestic Turkeys Its j : with great, strong strides, an officer of the Scottish guard attired in his uniform including kilts, of course, sporran, jaunty feathered cap and long, flowing cape. Completely unmindful of the stare3 of the curious, including myself, he stopped now and then to peer earnestly into a shop window. And at any moment, I expected the bagpipes to start their skirling. Subway eavesdropping: "His face was as red as if he'd dropped a couple of crap dice in the collection plate." Pantheism The name pantheism has ooeo used since about 1705 to denote any system of belief or speculation which includes the teaching, God if all, and all is God; in other words the identification of the universi with God or of God with the urn verse. The term pantheist is thiugi to have been used first by Jo:. Toland in the Eighteenth century. Four Palaees in One The Amalienborg palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, is really four palaces surrounding a small sqtiare, in the center of which is the city's finest statue, that of Frederick V. The palaces were erected in the Eighteenth century by different noblemen. The silent square becomes lively at noon, the hour for the changing of the guard, a colorful and interesting ceremony. re- verse of conventional practice. It seems that back in pre-wdays, in Philadelphia, the youthful Baker bought himself a pleated piano with a keyboard. Having learned to play on that, he is no good with the regular kind. Ilis present instrument, built to his order, cost him (1,200. It is insured for $2,000, part of the indemnity being to cover loss should it be necessary to replace the accordion. There are none like it on the market and to make one, a master craftsman would have to work several weeks. Antaeus, Giant Wrestler In Greek mythology Antaeus was a gigantic wrestler (son of Earth and Sea, Ge and Poseidon), whose strength was invincible so long as he touched the earth, and when he was lifted from it, his strength renewed by touching it again. It was Hercules who succeeded in killing this charmed giant, by lifting him from the earth and squeezing him to death. not such a far cry from wild to domestic turkeys. Spanish con-- ! querors found the first turkeys, closely related to the wild birds, in Mexico. They took turkeys back to Europe around 1530. In 90 years, by the time the Pilgrims came to America, turkeys were common ir England. The birds were probably named for their cry of "lurk, lurk, turk. p' 'W and Interpretation. Dr. V. H. Landmesser OPTOMETRIST n ' Member 1090 cl CJa'o Foundation East 21st South SUGARHOUSE Gadsden Treaty Resulted in Land Bargain for U. S. Ten million wasn't so much frr the United States to exchange in the Gadsden purchase, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The United States got 45.535 square miles of land, Et less than 35 cents an acre. And 45,000 square miles is an area sorof Ohio. the state than larger As originally drawn, the Gadsden treaty called for the cession of a considerably larger territory, ar.d Mexico would have been paij The senate was not satisfied end amendments were made. The treaty was negotiated as a means of settling a troublesome situation which had arisen out of tha vagueness of the southwestern boundary as described in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848. The United States, moreover, desired the ownership of the Me s ilia valley, which had been held t? be the only practical route fo; a railroad to the Pacific. Further, under the eleventh tide of the treaty of Guadalupe dalgo the United States was b: to prevent its Indian tribes f. making depredations into Meico. It had been impossible to carry cut this prowsion, and much damage had been inflicted upon Mexicans, for which their government demanded compensation. In consideration of the Gadsden $10,000,000 Mexico not only ceded the 45,000 square miles, but also agreed to the abrogation of the eleventh article of the previous treaty, and released the United States from all claims fer its nonfulfillment. In 1917 this country paid Den133 mark (25,000,000 for the square miles of the former Danish West Indies. hat Robb spent 52 of his 73 years running up and down Sixth avenue. In all that time, he never was late to work once. In all that time, he did WELDING? Granite Welding & Wire Work There must be image on each eye. JtitmMk 2 Cleaning 28, 1038 e Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. American Men Are Buying More Clothes. - New York. Mr. America has increased his clothes budget to almost double the figure it reached even in the -- NEW YORK Symbolizing mankinds control of nature, this large statue will have a prominent place on the $30,000,0j0 Ccnlrsl Mall of the New York World's Fair 1S39. Dozens cf statues and murals will turn the gieateai urator ot Rome; Golden Poppy, Columbine Roman general, five times Popular State Blossoms consul; Trajan, emperor of Rome; Mar-cellu- s, In California, the golden poppy is cherished to represent the sunny state. There are many legends told d coral flowabout this Martial, Latin poet and epigrame matist (double names for a man of peace); Quintilian; Roman rhetorician; Itegulus, Roman consul general; and Varro, most learner. One of the tales, observes a writer ed of the Romans, who wrote over in the Detroit News, goes back to GOO books on many subjects. days when the Indian tribes occupied California. It seems that there was a great cold wave which deDaisy, or Marguerite Daisy is called Marguerite by the stroyed all the Indians except one brave and his squaw. Cold and hun- Germans and French. Many of the gry, they called upon the Great famous women of history whose Spirit. He sent the "fire flower" or name contained Marguerite, used golden poppy in answer to their the Daisy as their flower. The Welch prayers. It drove away the evil derivation means "trembling star. spirit of the cold and frost, and The Scotch derivation was known brought warmth and plenty to the as Gowan which refers also to the Beilis or English Days Eye. The land. Colorados flower is the Rocky German Meadow Pearl is similar Mountain columbine. It was chosen to the popular daisy of our fields. by the people of the state because From Germany originated the term of its colors. The white represents "he loves me, he loves me not, the snowy ranges of the mountains, and the (lower was known as a and the yellow, the gold that first measure of love, states a writer in attracted people to Colorado in 1853. the Rural New Yorker. Germans The mountain laurel was selected state that "if tha last petal which as the state flower of Connecticut is removed determines the situation because of the beauty of its blos- unsatisfactorily the young man insoms and foliage, the latter remain- volved is at liberty to determine The daisy was worn ing a glossy green throughout the otherwise." year, its sturdy and abundant by early English royalty on days of growth in the state, and its general festive occasion. popularity." Pennsylvania also has the mountain laurel as her flower. The delicate peach blossom symPorky Can Keep Quills Soft In peaceful mood the porcupine bolizes Delaware. It was chosen because of the supremacy of the keeps its quills soft, can be fonstate in Aroused, it flexes certain When the dled. trees are in bloom the avenues from muscles and stiffens the quills. Only the northern to the southern border two animals attack porcupines unof the state appear as if they were der normal conditions. The fisher, a marten, steals up when a "porky" waves of white blossoms. is sleeping, painlessly slits its throat. The bear circles Mr. Quills until he gets dizzy, falls on his back. Indian's Conception of Then the Lear pounces on him in Twenty-Thir- d war-lik- satiny-petalc- peach-growin- g. the The Psalm Indians conception of the Psalm, given bv an authority in the Indianapolis News follows: The Great Father above is a Shepherd Chief. I am His and with Him I want not. He throws out to me a rope, and the name of the rope is love, and He draws me, and He draws me, and He draws me to where the grass is green and the water not dangerous, and I eat, and lie down satisfied. Sometimes my heart is very weak and fails me, but He lifts it up again and draws me into a good road. His name is Wonderful. Some time, it may be very soon, it may be longer, it may be a long, long time, He will draw me into a place between mountains. It is dark there, but I'll draw back not. I'll be afraid not, for it is there between these mountains that the Shepherd Chief will meet me, and the hunger I have felt in my heart all through this life will be satisfied. Sometimes He makes the love rope into a whip, but afterward He gives me a staff to lean on. He spreads a table before me with all kinds of food. He puts His hand upon my head and oil the tired is gone. My cup He fills till it runs over. What I tell you is true. I lie not. These roads that are away ahead will stay with me all through this life, and afterward I will go to live in the Big Tepee and sit down with the Shepherd Chief forever." Twenty-thir- d Style-conscio- boom year of 1929. A survey of sales figures for the first ten months of 1937 by the Merchant Tailors Designers association, rational organization of custom tailors, shows that the average American man of the business executive or professional type patronizing his local tailor, has ordered from one to three more suits in 1937 than he did in 1929, and has spent from three hundred to five hundred dollars more in the process. pages of fiistory and portray in patriotic themes the rise of the United States to a commanding position in the world's affairs. Two other companion statues will make this group s.n imposing one. "Bust" Has Long Been in Use as Slang Expression ""Bust, meaning a drinking bout or spree, first appeared in AmerSeveral ican literature in 1844. years later the Congressional Record set forth a temperate warning that "there are some men that seek their holiday for other purposes than busts or sprees. a whisky of In 1863, an inferior quality, made its appearance among indulging native Americans. The drink, however, closely was linked with such terrifying sounding beverages as "blue "tangle-fooruin, and "devils dye, dictionary readers ascertained. Lewis and Clark, courageous explorers of the West, first used "bust" to connote a smashing or shattering. In their journal, published in 1808, "Windsor (one of the party) busted his rifle near the muz"bust-head- red-ey- ," t, e, rifle-whis- zle. Another slang expression, "bust- er," came into American linguistic history as early as 1843, notes a writer in the Chicago Daily News. $33,-000.0- 00. 1 The word characterized a person of unusual capacity, spirit, dash or assertiveness, or an animal or thing of unusual size or quality. "Buster, Grading Hardwood Lumber like "bust, also connoted a spree The grade of a piece of hardwood or drinking frolic. lumber is determined by the pro"Bronco buster, one who breaks portion of the piece which can be a made or later broncos, mustangs cut into a certain number of smaV-eappearance and it was not until pieces of usable material. Th; 1891 that it was in common usage. usable material must have one fa' n of the breaking-iBusting, and the reverse face so. "clear" horses, made its arrival simultanefor the higher grades, but the lowesi As an eastern magazine put ously. of soui.d be it at the time: "The whole secret grade mayThe composed of hardgrade highest cuttings. of busting . . . lies in completely firsts" wood lumber is termed exhausting the bronco at the first and the next grade "seconds," usulesson " ally written FAS as these two kinds of lumber are most often combined Mercator Was Famous as into one grade. The third grade of afpt.v. Maker hardwood lumber is termed "seMap Geographer, Is From Best Champagne Mercator was a celebrated Flem- lects and this is followed by No. Firet Runnings of Press ish geographer and map maker 1 Common, No. 2 Common, Sound which whose name, meaning "merchant, The term champagne, wormy, No. 3A Common, and No. was Latinized from its original 3B Common. Standard lengths run refers to an effervescent wine profrom 4 to 16 feet but not over 50 duced originally in the province of form, Gerhard Kremer.. methBelper cent of odd lengths are adHe was born in Rupelmonde, Champagne, France, signifies mitted. Standard thicknesses run od rather than locality of producin studied 1512, philosophy gium, to six inches tion, states a writer in the Indianthe at and mathematics University from of Louvain, and thereafter devoted rough. apolis News. Champagnes are pale straw or himself to geography. He became Handel's "Messiah" famous as a map maker, and pink in color. The first runnings When Handel wrote the original from the press constitute the vin through the influence of Cardinal and produce the finest Granvella, received a commission "Messiah score for presentation in du cuvee the worlds earliest concert hall in sparkling wine; while the other from the Emperor Charles V to preDublin (1742), he had to restrict inferior qualicelesto form and him a for terrestrial pressings go pare himself to a small orchestra and a ties both of wine and brandy. From tial globe. He devoted a long period of study and comparison to the choir of men and boys. Solo parts the presses the "must flows directcharts then available, and his were sung by women but at the ly into reservoirs from which it is risk of their respectability. The ordrawn off into vats. After standing globes when completed were greatchestra of thirty was powerful with made. for several hours, until it is comto any previously ly superior oboes and bassoons. When it came resitransferred 1559 took is his Mercator In it up clear, paratively to casks in which it is stored until dence at Duisburg, Prussia, and to London, Handel added more infermentation takes place. At the eventually became cosmographer to struments, new pieces, and changes into the original beginning of the following year, the the duke of Julich and Clevcs. He never written Now arc four adaptathere score. 1594. when at was off He and fined,died at Duisburg in wine is racked it is ready for blending, that is, that time at work on an atlas which tions by creat composers, the most of whom was Mozart, combining various vintages until was posthumously published. The important Mercator projection, in which the and numerous lesser arrangements. the proper quality and flavor are obtained. At this stage the wine is earths surface is represented as a Mendelssohn, Abt and Hiller are the oilier well known composers who also tested for sugar strength, for plane, was devised early in his maprearranged Handels original scors. its effervescence depends on the making career. in the contained of amount sugar wine before secondary fermentarrrr tion. The possibility of rendering champagne effervescent was discovered REMODEL YOUR HOME accidentally by Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk, in the Seventeenth century. If too much sugar Mortgaging It - is added, too much gas will form, with too great bottle breakage; too SEE little sugar will not give sufficient sparkle. The blended wine then is bottled and undergoes this second process of fermentation, which converts the sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid, causing effervescence. In spite of the care which usually is taken, the loss from bottle breakage usually is about 10 per cent. r three-eight- - spnfpmni Without The Name Marcus The name Marcus is a slight shortening of the Latin Marcius, meaning martial" or "war-likIt may have been derived from Mars, the god of war. Mars is an ancient name which probably meant "a hammer." That meaning fits in well with "martial." Marcus Aurelius, Roman consul of the second century, wrote the immortal Meditations," called the finest product of Stoic philosophy. Other bearers of this name in ancient times, according to an authority in the Cleveland Plain Dealer) were Cato, (not the pocti: p- e. an SUGAR HOUSE LUMBER & HARDWARE CO M. O. Ashton, Mgr. "If It Goes In The Building, We Sell Phone Hy. 555 First Flows of Tree Branches The first farm plows were made and of crooked tree branches worked by man power. If sz ST 1 ear) |