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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-8-23, Page 6CE4- E+ + t+4:4 + f+ E+A4*+- +o+- + -o:(+) ++ E+ 5 +3 E+ E+ E+ 4+. KAI WAN SO« Asa A TALE OF SOUTHERN CHINA. (+tieRe fXt+eE+ 4•04-)f+3:E ftE+ E+gE+ E+0+0+•t(+0+Xi+30 +)Cft #+04. CHAPTER XX.XL--(Continued), the proper thing for hint 'to be seen performing such a menial ollloe; slaves Avis had not uttered one word. and henchmen are too cheap in the Larry glanced up at his cousin as soon dominion to allow a ruler, however as the light appeared up on the scene. petty, to soil his hands with such la- He was baffled in leis desire to see her bora face, since sho had protected herself in '` some way with the folds of the gar A murmur of voices had also increased anent she wore, which was a way Chi nese women had of screening thea. faces against impertinent glances. Larry would have given something could he have known what the thoughts of his cousin were. Did she really suspect the truth, and that they had hopes the prisoner of th palace weight prove to be Dr. Jack ? Not by a sign did she betray the fact Still, this was only what he would have expected of Avis, whose extra ordinary resolution he had on more than one occasion found cause to ter vently admire. Brave heart he thought, which would carry her. through In spite of all obsta cies. Surely, if ever woman deserved to be rewarded for constancy and de- votion, Avis was the one. They were advancing now. How confidently the Chinese drago- man led the way. No Egyptian courier could, by assumption, clothe himself in the solemn grandeur, that was Kai Wang's by reason of heritage. Even Lord Rackett's eyes kindled whenever they fell upon the idol -maker, i He seemed to have assumed a kingly demeanor since passing under the Birched doorway of the imperial palace. Vague suspicions went groping through Plympton's brain, very much as a tangled skein which he had neither the time -nor the inclination to straight• en out. He had a dim idea that perhaps Kai Wang really came of a royal family. This would account for his close con- nection with the great viceroy, the Lung of China, as Li Hung Chang has been called. s It might also, in a measure, explain how he came to take such a decided in- s terest in the palace of the emperors. Out of these chaotic fancies Lord h Rackett might have woven quite a little e dramatic and romantic story had he 1 been given time, since all the required elements seemed on hand. He was not the man given to such a speculation, however, being rather pro- o safe and looking after the ordinary things in life, quite content to leave such imagination to poets and novel d ists bent on winning the laurel wreath e of fame or the useful shekels of com- mercer Plainly, then, Lord Hackett was quite e pleased to know they were making substantial progress, and that no im- provement could be asked in the way a their guide led the expedition along. h Another thought, however, intruded itself, and' this was more likely to be tr the truth—perhaps Kai Wang assumed in this royal carriage so that he might im- to press any guard upon whom they.., d chanced. Since deposed, emperors and new a tledgling sovereigns were floating t around so plentifully, perhaps .the be- - wildered soldiers would be ready to fall t in with any scheme to hoodwink them, especially if .the candidate for honors appeared to possess all the necessary requirements. f Well, whatever scheme Kai Wang was floating, he was well adapted to carry it out, and, for one, Lord Rack g •ett tramped in his rear, content to play second diddle in Chinese diplomacy. in volume, proving that the Imperial r palace was somewhat in the line of a disturbed beehive just at present, armed retainers occupying the halts, possibly with a view to having an in- fluence over the next meeting of the cabinet, when the succession of a new e prince must be placed upon the carpet. Larry felt Avis tremble a little as she pressed against hind—at least he fancied such was the case, and hastened to re assure her. "Courage, dear cousin. Trust all to him, and we will win," he said In her ear. "I fear nothing under Heaven," came - the steady reply that thrilled hint, so bravely was it spoken. At least, there was • no need of any further encouragement in that quarter. The .scene was now opened before It was • well worthy of an extended observation, and had the conditions been more favorable, Lord Racked, for one, would have been glad to have `sat- sfied his curiosity at full length. As it was, he had 'to be content with a sweeping view of the panorama, into the midst of which his little party was directly bound. The rich vestments of ministers and mandarins could be seen as they min- gled together, surging to and fro, im- pelled by the electric excitement that permeated the air. A coup in Chinese` politics does not mean the same as it might in souse Western nation. When Napoleon the Third! entered Paris ,and dramatically, eized the reins of government, seating himself upon the throne, it was neces- ary that his course should be strewn' with the bodies of those who blocked is ambition or were unfortunate nough to get in the way of his firing egions. Not so In China; still behind the age. There, the wretched emperor, hedged bout by the responsibilities of his royal Moe and with the Enormous burden tf his ancestors' glories upon his devoted boulders, is a mere puppet, ready 'to ance or retire when some strong hand ulls the string. Now it is the Dowager Empress, anon it was Li Hung Chang who did the tring - act. Every dog has his day, even in China. Any indesoision on Kai Wang's part t this critical juncture would certainly ave been fatal to their hopes. Once among the mandarins and their mops of retainers, not to speak of the iperial guard clustered in many guar- rs, discovery must mean immediate eath. When one walks over a. powder mag - zine and realizes that an iron nail in he heel of a shoe may flash a spark that will hurl all around into eternity, he sensation can hardly be called a pleasant one. Yet that fully described the feeling that assailed our friends when they ound themselves knockingelbows with the crowd of exalted personages in the reat central palaver chamber of the mperial palace. Many eyes were turned on Kai Wang. Mandarins of high degree stopped taking to look keenly at this new ar vat, who seemed to .move upon his ay with superb .indifferences as _though the purple born. — They knew not what to make of it, he air was so surcharged with daz- ing rumors of astounding events, that ese pawns upon the chessboard, even ho nights and rooks, wero hardly sure the ground they stood upon. ne master mind of a keen -witted wornan swayed them at will. 'Few' were in her counsels, few knew hat the next move might be, yet one nd all believed the old state of affairs. as at an end, and :a new regime about be. launched. Hence, what, at another time, might have seemed a trivial affair of small im- ortanee, how assumed a magnitude in eir eyes.. Even the advent of this stranger-man- rin was enough to arouse a sudden usplcious interest, since who could say hat he might not be a new prime vorite with 'their royal mistress, and skirled to occupy some high niche of no in the coming dynasty, perhaps en the throne itself.? , It suited Kai Wang to have this ini- ession gain ground ; such a fancy was t to prove the sfrongest bulwark they old erect against the discovery of their e value. Once or twice he was ad ressed� by rtain officials of the palace in the din r routine of their business. d a y s Then appeared the value of speech. e old maxim could not apply in such case, for it was the string of valiant mrds which Hal Wang 'let, fall that nslituted a golden shower. ' On each occasion he seemed to meet. th abundant success, since the deep ]dams of • the ohsequious officials, swereevidently not any ose heads ev o too d Y ctarely fastened upon their bodies, be - coned satlsfnction "and humble recog- tion of authority. Little Larry was dumfounded by the' infant success of his leader, It may ,0 remembered that Larry had mself a certain amount of experience a mandarin wearing the yellow oket; but, great as had been the try attached to his ride through the eels of old Canton in a jinciekshaw, dould not 'hold a candle to the dash t CHAPTER XXXII. ri w Had there been a secret way of reach- to ing the dungeons of the palace from the rear, their task would have been ren- T dered far less difficult, and the danger zl nus element in It would have also th shrunk considerably. t Unfortunately, this could not be done, of the building being so arranged that the passages from four sides, facing the cardinal points of the compass, came together in the centre. • • w That was where danger lay. a Under ordinary conditions the palace ;- might have . been fairly quiet at this to hour, and a few moving figures more or less would not have attracted much attention, since mandarins and princes, p with their suites, had the'privilege ,of. th passing to and fro ;; and, besides, some srf the counselors- were apt, to come de early for the usual meeting at'dtawn, in s conformity with the usages of Chinese t law. fa Yes, a dozen things might have hap- de pened, each one of which would have p been of considerable profit; to them ; but ev it was impossible to have matters al- ways regulated to bring about the best nc results;, and the wise man is he' who ap suits his sails to the prevailing breeze. co That Kai Wang meant to do. tru The critical moment drew near. They were approaching the central co zone, - where more or less confusion or mighn be expected. Kai Wang knew just when a change Th was required in their plans, and none a of them were at all surprised to see �.i, him deliberately blow out the light that co had thus far been a faithful guide to keep their feet from stumbling. • vi It was not needed just now, se de e Ile handed t antediluvian ha h lantern h w to Larry, who accepted it without a, se murmur of reproach, being quite willing to to serve In the capacity of linkboy or in et any other department that would ad- vance the cause for whieh they were .br enlisted. Residee, Lorry, being quick wilted, hi was able to reuoh ooncluslons at a els booted. j a If Nal Wang was to play the part of a ee mandarin, to whom the served as his y sir following, or suite, it would. hardly 'ha it; bold Kai. Wang made' in the' halls of leg"lslative and imperial China,. • lois adnalration for the genius of the wonderful friend of I)r, Jack grew apace„ It leaped' upward in bounds, and, with hisusual fertile Imagination, Larry oould see Kat Wang, in the near futures -when the oldempresstiad lost tier grip to sagacious Li Hung Chang— seated. upon the throne, ruler of the realm, When second sober thought got in Its work,. "however, he remembered that there was many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, and just at present his friend's tenure of life hung upon a pretty small thread. In ease a particularly bold deed is under advisement there is nothing so. good as knowing the ropes thoroughly, and Larry could see that their wide- awake courier had accomplished this to the Queen's taste. He had not paid numerous secret visits to the prisoner Emperor in the palace without great advantage to him- self, believing that the time was bound to come, sooner or later, when this in- formation might prove of almost price- less value. That hour was at hand. Lord hackett played his part as well as the conditions allowed, although he was somewhat anxious, lest even the wonderful paint which had been used to disguise his florid complexion failed to entirely conceal the same.. But those who looked at all, gazed upon the striking form of the leader. It mattered not what manner of riff- raff 'made up his following, for in Pe- king are to be seen some of the nlmst remarkable specimens of Tartars and Mongolians on the face of the earth— people who seem a cross .between the lower class of Chinese and the Russian serfs of the far-off Siberian steppes. Any old thing goes in this cosmopolitan capital of the North, where the nations of the earth seem to gather for the great football game that is_ to presently take place, poor China being the pigskin in question over which the desperate tussle .must occur. Yet when Lord Beckett came to think over the matter later on, he was amazed at the very audacity of Kai Wang in thus leading such a heterogeneous pro- cession of: nondescript followers through thecollected hosts, Perhaps it was this very element that went far _toward winning the round. There is nothing so successful as suc- cess, and this is best influenced by con- fidence and boldness. Many an operator on 'Change has guided his craft through the worst of tempestuous financial billows, just as the trained hand and eye of the old Indian guide takes his freight of pas- sengers through the boiling Sault Ste. Marie Rapids, by heading boldly for what appears. to be the worst eddies. And, Strange to say, Kai Wang won, with a length to spare... He preesed through tate central palaver hall and entered a marble passage beyond, leav- ing a flutter behind. And Larry, who had been holding -his breath, fearing discovery at any in- stant, 'solemnly muttered : "That crisis is past, thank God (To be continued). A WOOD -SAWING FLY. Ilas a Tenon -Saw Similar to That Used By Cabinet -Makers. It is marvellous how many of the tiny creatures in the insect world conceal and preserve their eggs. Some will deposit them in extraordinary places, others will insert them in the skins of living animals. Others, again, deposit their eggs where the young grub, after corning from the egg, finds food close at hand. Among • these last mentioned are in- sects who bestow great labor in the cradle of their young. The place they select is a herd part of a leaf or the woody branch of a tree. In this they saw out a hole largeenough . to con- taintain their eggs, whence their name, saw -flies. For this purpose they are p"rovrded with an ovipositor of peculiar construction. 1t ` consists of twolong pieces closing like a sheath over a third. In the tenthredo, this third piece con- tains two. little saws,. each of which has been compared to the tenon -saw used by the cabinet-makers. The tenon -saw Is single, but that of the tenthredo is double, consisting of two distinct saws. The insect in using them throws out one saw, and while it is returning pushes out the other. This , alternate motion is continued until the cut is made, when the two saws, receding from each other, con- duct the egg between them into its place. Not only is the edge of the saw, notched into teeth, but on every tooth a number of smaller teeth appear. moi ------ WHAT'S IN A DRiEAM? Two Instances Which Show That They Came True. Is it possible for 'a dream to foretell an event? Mr. GeO. R Sims tells a couple of stories which would justify him, at least, in "believing in dreams." "One morning," he says, "my house. keeper brought mea cup of tea, and. awoke with a start as she entered my' room. 'Oh, Mrs. Bully,' I said, 'I've just had such a nasty dreamt 1 dreamt my sister had come to tell me someone was dead.' "Three-quarters of an hour later my sister actually did arrive, although it was only a quarter to nine—a most un- usual hour for her to be out visiting and she brought me news, sure enough. of the death of a brother-in-law 1 "Again, I was in Switzerland with nay wife, whet►, early one morning, she woke up ire some agitation and told me ea she had. dreamt that t we had got to Chamonix, where aa, black -bordered let- ter from my sister awaited me, The let- ter contained news of a death. "We arrived in Cllhmonix the same day. Before We had been there many hours a telegram vas handed to me- It was from the sister of whom nay wit h:td dreamt flint morning ---the .same sister who had ,figured in my own ,fate - NI di -earn on a previous occasionand 11. informed : me of the sudden death, drowningof a young nephew of I " CI,WID MISSED. Lover Crabbed Sweetheart's hair to Save Her and It Came Oft. The Alster, that picturesque stretch of water which separatesthe r'esiden.- tial from the business quarters of the city of Hamburg, was the scone recent- ly, say tlio German papers, of a rude awakening from love's young dream; A well-dressed young c0taple had hired a rowboat at the Gurliltstraisse landing stage' for .a little spin, and who knows what pretty secrets would have been whispered into Au elia's ear if she had not lost her balance and tumbled, into the water? The young man pluckily div- ed in after her and succeeded in grasp Ing her hair, which, oh horror! . came off in his hands. Eventually, the girl was saved by a boatman and the youth got out unassisted, but from all ap- pearance his feelings towards the fair' lady had undergone a complete change, of which her involuntary immersion was not the only cause. IIELPING MOTHER. The morning after UnclO John's ar- rival at the old farm where lie had lived as a boy he went early downstairs,. to find ries pretty niece Eva arranging e great bowl of flowers. • "I tell you it seems good to be here," he said, standing in the doorway to sniff the morning air, "and it does me good to think there are five of you girls to Help your mother, instead• of her having to slave the way our mother did, with a family of boys. Where's Jennie ?" "She is in 1.,.e—she's in the garden; picking some roses," said Eva, the pink in her cheeks deepening. "M -m: Where's Doris?" asked Uncle: John. "Doris has—Doris has gone out into the summer -house to write a letter she wants to have go off early," said Eva. "Mary?" inquired Uncle John. "Mary—Mary has gone for a little drive down to the station with ono of our neighbors," said Eva. "She loves the air early in the morning. It makes her feel bright and. -fresh, and ready for her practicing on the piano." I should think likely," said Uncle John. "How about Katherine?" "Katherine hasn't—she hasn't got out of bed yet," admitted Eva reluctantly. "She says that the little- extra sleep in the morning snakes so much difference in her day ; she got so tired in school. last year." "M-rn," said Uncle John. "Then I sup- pose your mother is—er-" "Mother is inthe kitchen just now," said Eva. looking uncomfortable. "Same old place," said Nncle John. --Curious, isn't it?" SENTENCE SERMONS. Little sins open . the doors to large ones. The currency of kindness is casts in any country. Suspicion is the substitute of the sloth- ful'for vigilance. An optimist is a man who never stops to open a sandwich. It's no use calling people to happiness in a sepulchral tone. , Only a destitute age counts being rich as the greatest virtue. The sunshiny man drives all the, moonshine out of his religion. There is no virtue in the innocence that only fears the wrong. It's not always the saving man who has most chance of salvation. It takes more than the ability to say "dear sister" to make a real saint, The practice' of righteousness will cure your prosperity to regulate others. Preaching on the dangers of money often has its first effect on the collec- tion. You always will find the poorest play - e° wears the most professional clothes. There is no virtue in the Sunday; that makes children say, "1 wish it was 'Monday." Half the problem of keeping in the right road is solved if you will keep your revenues., The bible is a good time card,. but a .man- makes a mistake when he tries., to use itfor "a ticket. WHITE MAN'S PERIL. Whispers of wholesale native risings In various parts of the: British Empire are rather unnerving when one re- members that the white population r'f the Empire is only 54,000,000 as against 344,000,000 of the colored races. In other word's, the whitesare outnumbered by more than six to one. Incite is the por- tion of the Empire which contains the biggest proportion of native-born peo- ple, namely, 98.5 per cent., very few of them being of English parentage. Hong -Kong IS at the other extreme, hav- ing only 1.7 per cent. of native-born re- sidents. In Western Australia 30.6 per cent. of the population are native-born; in the Orange River Colony 65.E per Cent. In New Zealand is the highest proportion of natives of the United King- dom, 25.2 per cent, 'of the whole popu- lation; Australia has 17.7 per cent. of its population from the United Kingdom; Canada, 7.3 per cent,; Orartge River Col- ony, 4,8 per cent. GETTING A DECISION. haven't seen your wife out Good heart" "No,she leers at home these s she ailing?" n. The fact of the matter is, I took home twoot the ban nCts I could find in town,. she Might have her choice m. She has been busy day since trying to make u � Y 6 1 h ofthe bonnets , to keep; a undecided as"ever when I thinning,. One moment and the next she prefers "You ou ht to het her At mond:" � p. o'vcan [?" "Why, quite a shnple, Operation of them and carry it back That will be the one t." "It lately,, Mr. days." ""I "N▪ a week agodsomeet ben and told her between theand night g ► ever v her mind which and was as ll came away this She likes one, the othe of her dile "flow Take one to the memshe'll 'wan • AS EALTH-FU! ....AS IT IS Gqp.p. . CEYLON GREEN TEA FIs. not adulterated In any shape or fortrttrt, and ° , because pure Is healthful. Load Packets only. 400, 500 and 600 per Ib. At all Grocers. IiIGIIEST .AWARD ST, LOUIS, 1904. +t+++tt+f:++++$ 4+1 +*+++ About the Farm HARVESTING COWPEAS. Harvesting cowpeas' is not an eas task, whether they are harvested soiling food, as hay, as silage, or fo the` grain. The difficulty arises fro the lack of suitable implements, th difficulty in curing them without tit great. a. loss in leaves when drying an.i the difficulty in handling them becaus of; their vinous nature. In these fact are found the strongest reasons for using them to"the greatest 'extent ;possible ft the form•of pasture or as a fertiWwr writes Prof. Thgmas Shaw. The best implement, in.'my judgment beyond all comparison, would be the pea harvester. It has guards «ilia raise up the vines. It has a divider which separates them from the uncu Two men would be required to follow in cutting ripe peas, to ltf them aside in bunches, so ..that the horses or mules used in cutting, wouirl not• tread on them. Some practical growers claim that cutting should begin as soon 'is any considerable number of the pods. are formed; others when the first filled pods begin to turn yellow, and yet others when the crop is nearly matured. The time assigned for harvesting the late and shy -bearing varieties is wbra the 'leaves begin - to turn yellow. Climate should influence• tate' decision ,gs to the time of cutting for hay, The more moist and cool the weather, the less advanced should be the stage at which the crop is cut. Of course, the more advartc.tl the maturity,' the easier is the crop cut. CURING FOR HAY. the producer and the consumer. • The commission men are undoubtedly right; and they seem indispensable under pre: sent conditions; but if intermediary specialists in selling fruit are necessary, there is no reason wiry the producers should not employ one at a salary and; someextent at least , thus unite to cast these divergent interests. Producers can do this most feasibly by banding themselves into a union, the most successful way of handling fruit yet devised. The manager of the union Y then becomes their selling agent, and s should devote himself assidiously to the t' f study of the markets, and possess the m ability to deal odvanlageously with a commission men and other buyers. it is true many fruit unions have failed dismally through petty jealousies, un- e reasonable suspicion, and management, 8 nor is the country without examples of such; yet when really successful they t are almost ideal and well worth attempt- . • ing and re -attempting in any apple growing community. • • The solution of the marketing prob- lem lies mainly in the direction of ..or- i ganization, Once a union ee fairly launched with a board of honest and " ut influential directors representing all parts of the community, and an efficient t manager, conditions surely not ianpos- sible, success 1s only a question of a lit- tle sweet reasonableness and patience. Leave the selection of the manager to the board, but do not expect them to get a first-class man for a second-class salary. As the leaves are possessed of high - .est feeding value, the aim should he to save these to, the highest extent prach- cable. To accomplish this, the crop must net be left -lying too long 'n the sun before being raked, nor should it be handled any more than can be, avcid- ed in the curing process. The time call- ed for he curing varies from four to five to ten or twelve days, even when the weather is fair. - The plan most commonly adopted is to mow only when the vines are cir•y, to ted once or oftener, to rake after one or two days' exposure, to allow to he in the windrows for some time in fair wea tiler and to complete the curing in cocks made rather small, narrow and high. Others put into cocks at an earlier period and open these out somewhat daily, but thislaborethod of curing involves ucn mnr . When cowpeas are cured, they may be stored by putting them into a mow. of stack, or under a hay shed. They are considered ready for storing when no moisture exudes from the twisted stalks. They may be stored earlier if the peas are put away in alternate lay- ers with straw. Some growers secure poles fro:n 1 to 12 feet long and plant them in the ground. at 'suitable - distances in the pea field:, When the peas have 'yilte,l, but not.enough to shed their leaves, they are stacked around these poles. to the width 01.4 to .f► teet•across the stalk, ac. - cording to .the degree of the succulence of the. peas. Strong, stripe are firmly nailed to the poles at suitable intervals. They'are nailed on in pairs and at right angles. They serve to prevent the hay from settling too firmly. Some other material as crab grass is put on the tuts of These miniature stacks to shed the ram The most common method of securing seed is to pick by hand and then to run the pods through a pea huller or to beat the peas out, with a flail. The scop Is usually gone over two or three atm" a, as the peas ripen unevenly. This is one. reason why hand-picking is practiced. But even in the south, where labor is cheap, the cost of securing seed is half as much as 11 .1s worth. It would seem to be a better way to let the crop stand until the bulk of the peas are ripe, and then to cut it with the pea harvester. The men who fol- low could put the peas in small bunches and from these they could be d"awn and threshed within a day or two cf the season of cutting. As with Canada field peas, the concaves and cylinder teeth would have to be so.,adjustedas not to. break the peas. MARKETING FRUIT. Marketing fruit is a business' by Itself and if properly • do'ne requires the un- divided attention of those who engage in it. Thus say the commission men when put on the defensive by insinua- tions that they are only obstaci'ea of free and natural , intercourse between SUPPORT SCOTT'S EMULSION serve, as a bridge to carry the weakened and starvsd system along until it osa find Newt support In ordinary toad, Send for free sample, sco A abwNit, Ciett,i,t, Tomato. , °snarls, foe. sad lf..ao •It druggists. LIVE ST• OCK NOTES. There is such a thing as overfeeding. It is dangerous to feed the horse a full ration on idle days. Feed the pigs too much and they got off their feet, and it willordertake . some time to get them back -. in In the ordinary course .of horse labor on the farm, there is no work too severe • ore constant to be performed by mares raising a foal each year. Should it be considered wise or . necessary to rest 1 them at any time, some of the young stock can take their places. \Vith or- dinarily good care, there is no reason why a mare should not do her years farm work and raise a colt. If a farmer is to produce horses at a profit, these are the lines he must go on. There are several ways of feeding el farm animals. One of these is to pro- vide a maintenance ration. This keeps the body alive and repairs the waste that is made each day by the workings of the body, like an engine that must use a certain amount of power, to run Re own machinery before any real 'work ie accomplished. No profit comes from such a ration, as can very readily be seen. It is only from What we feed be- yond the maintenance ration that a profit can be expected. CARE IN HANDLING BUTTER. Farmers who run dairies should be particularly careful to market their but- ter in an attractive form. Pack it In jars, butter cases, or make prints, al- ways striving to furnish' the packages most satisfactory to your customers. s The 014 habit of marketing ha rolls is out of date and results in much poor butter reaching the consumer. ENGLISH LANGUAGE. is Full of Perplexing. Difficulties es to ' What Words Exactly Mean.. That "policy" which a, man gets from an insurance company is no relative to that other word "policy" which the Pre- sident of the United States, for instance, may use in dealing with -the beef ques- tion. They afford a curious instance of the ability of two entirely distinct English words to look like one. ,The fatter is a lineal descendant, along with "polity" and "police," of the Greek "po- lis," a city. But the former is the late Latin "politicum," "poleticum" or "po- Ieaticum," a register wherein dues were enrolled, which is believed to be really the Greek "potyptychutn," a document folded into many leaves. if so, the de- velopment of the word may be parallel- ed by that of "diploma," the parent of "diplomatist," which meant simply a document folded double. "Spanking" did not suggest chastise- ment originally., It was unknown to Johnson in this sense; to him a "spank- er" meant "a person who takes long steps with agility. Rapid motion seems to be the root idea of the word "spank," 'which is not merely representative of the sound of the act,` as "slap"' and "smack" are. The low German "spent: - kern," or "spenkern," to run and spring about quickly, Is close to the original meaning. (fence a "spanking pace," a "spanking breeze,", and a: "spanker," in the sense :of an active andd sturdy per- son, Strictly speaking, a "journal.' should be ,a (laity publir.ati n, although the word no longer has that limited use. The case of "journey' is exactly com- parable. Even to Chaucer it stil meant a day's S pr a rest and in the fourteenth century it was possible to speak of One country as being "fifty-two jorneyes" distant from another -a "journey" beings twenty miles. �^ 'So you made him promise to give up einfeking?" ,said one girl. "Yrs," an.'• eweeetl • the 0lher • "But l never knew yon serir' "Iy objected to smoking ?" '9 don't, ttr,l 1 had to make hila 00, 'something to r IOW his afteetion,"