Show r i take mij MI word il i for forstl it I 1 I 1 by FRANK COLBY 1 HOW DID IT STA START 0 iwho was davy jones and what is meant by hlo his locker A III in nautical lore davy jonea has long been spoken of 0 as aa the evil spirit of the sea the namo name la is supposed to bo be a corruption ot of duppy jonah duppy 4 a word used among negroes of the wast indies designates a malevolent haunting spirit and jonah of course refers to tho the jonah of the now new testament his hi name has become a synonym for a person or thing that causes bad luck davy joness locker li is tho the bottom of the sea of lost ships or drowned seamen it Is said that they havo have gone to davy joness locker Q ilow did the mardi bardl gras carnival of new orleans get its name AMar amaral dl gras is french tor for fat tuesday it refers to shrove tuesday which is the day before the beginning of lent therefore the last day of feasting in franco france a tat fat gras ox was ceremoniously paraded through the streets in new orleans the carnival of mardi gras ends on shrove tuesday king rex accompanied by his My mastick stIck lck brewe of comus appears in the spectacular parade of floats ats and Is later unmasked at the mardi gras ball in roman Cat catholic holle countries tho the c carnival arnival is a period of festi festivals valk and merrymaking preceding lent tho the carnival takes its name name from tho the latin phrase carno vale meaning 0 flesh farewell an illusion to the putting aside of carnal things during the lenten season carnal is from the latin carnis barnis which meant originally a piece of most moat dell bell syndicate anty rea feature tures |