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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1913)
M&wz tj !, tfJailln If If.- it'. V J tky l'''!0. modest blossoms. J?Af rrW-Tf Al Hi ysC&C?1 & aHriilfillHBHa They were fragrantly !- m T"lf -l' !Jfe $T ESSSSSSiMHMmK ir V- i ft J .-",- BHii iirfirnettfr tlr Mtflnfilifc MM WINTER SPENT ON THE NILE English Writer Tells of Life on a River Steamer That Passes Through Flowery Fields. Cniro. ICpypt. Without doubt tho plensantcst place In wlilch to spend n pan-wjlntry winter Ib Kwypt tliu banks of thn Nile. In Cnlro, pet haps, It in not quite correct to describe the win trr nH non-wintry, for tho early morn lug nml evening colti In sufficient to make Itself ory sensibly felt: hut in Assunn nml Luxor tho winter Ih no winter in the European sense of tho wont, sns n writer In tho London I'Oht. Ily C'htlstmnn the narcissus nml tho violets, Imuu'UHo IkhIh of which grow In tho gardens, tire already in hloom; while hy Match, our oaily spring, tho orango blossom timl thn scarlet hi blsciiH lire fully out, tho plult nml white olenmlerH nml petunias nro flowering with u tirofmilou utterly un known In European guldens, nml the long, lofty wall of the Winter Palace DEAD ARE IGNORED U. S. Has Done Little to Honor Resting Places of Presidents. v eloquent messages from home Hut dcsplto its unassuming manner thu primroso has linked with Us his-tor- a tnlo of political honors. It is an heraldic flpwer giving namo to a noblo Scottish Iiouho on whoso shield It Is graven with a motto that, trans lated, reads: "Early youth is charm ing." Besides this, it was taken aD tho symbol of a political career more bold, brilliant and strange than any other of Its time. Tho statesman was Lord Hcaconsfleld, and in connection with him there was established In England a new festival called Primroso Day. Mythology as well as history claims tho hum ble little flower, and tells a tale of its origin. Tho story is that a beautiful youth earner Parallsos died of grief over tho loss of his lovo, and was metamorphosed Into the primrose, which in Its early days bore his name. The fair spring blossoms which Mother Earth sent forth to herald tho coming of Easter have been gossiping about each other. The tales they tell about the tulip, that bright favorite of Orien tal lands, besides being highly romantic, vergo on the sensational. Its notorious career has been freely discussed among the less brilliant flowers, some of which, In spite of their sweet, gentlo dispositions, resent the tulip's regal bearing and courtly aire. Few people have ever heard the stories they tell. In this busy, hustling age only poets and occasionally other unpractical folk find time to "trace the family trees" and history of flowers. But the tulip, as well as the other blossoms that are talked about, will probably be welcomed even more cordially than of old Into the churches and tho homes of the best families after its strange and wonderful past becomes known. The gay-petaled blossom gets Its name from a simi larity to the Turkish headdress, and one of the chief national festivals in the Sultan's land is known as the feast of tulips. But tho proud flow er has done something more than please the Turks with its beauty. Once upon a time it held Just as great an in fluence over the financial affairs of some families as Wall street has had over those of others. This nil happened something over 300 years ago, when the tulip was first taken to western Europe. It was immediately enthroned as czar In the floral kingdom, apd so great was the rage for it in Holland and France that many families famed for wealth were bankrupted by It. Tho new comer's beauty made even the wise, staid Dutch florists mad, and speculation in costly bulbs be came a terrible gambling mania among them. A rare specimen often won a prize as high as that paid for a high-stopping raco horso or a fine diamond. Fortunes changed hands dally in bets over tho final outcome of almost priceless seed ling bulbs. The gambling reached such a height that tho government finally had to Issue a proc lamation to suppress it During threo years tulips yielded to the city of Haarlem thn snug little sum of $50,000,000., The finest bulbs aro still brought from that Holland town, and nro descendants of those famous tulips. Whllo this financial career of tho tulip Ib most Interesting In speculating circles, tho poets lovo best the t-lo that tells how thn young Porsan always makes it the emblem of his declaration of love. Tho turbaned swain sends to tho lady of his dreams the most brilliant tulip ho can find. The message It bears is that like tho flower his countenance Is all on fire and his heart has( been reduced to a coal by tho intenso warmth of his love. Tho well beloved violet is another gentle little flower that has been a prominent figure In his tory. When tho first Napoleon was in exile it was adopted as his emblem by ,bli follower!. A - - -j - , j??&2tS'' bunch of violets worn by a Frenchman, or seen In his home, was a secret message that he was loyal to the exiled chieftain's cause. Ion was tho namo bestowed upon the violet by the lmnglnativo Greek who loved to people the petals of every blossom and the ripples of every rill with fair creations of their fancy. According to mythology tho name was derived from la, the daughter of Midas and the betrothod of Atys. The story runs that Diana, desiring to conceal the maid from Apollo, transformed her Into a violet. Another myth about the birth of the flower says that Jupiter caused the first violets to spring from the earth as food for the persecuted la while she was hiding In the form of a whlto heifer from the fury of Juno. The verse makers have a special- fondness for the tiny flower, and love to translate the message It is trying to tell to the rest of creation. It Is a singular fact that some flowers suggest penslvenesB and even melancholy, whllo In form, color and bearing others speak only of gladness. While the personality of the flower may be some what responsible for Its effect on the human moods, more, perhaps. Is due to the strain of poets' moods. Most of the Easter flowers seem to bo message bearers of Joy and hopo, lifting their faces to the blue skies In happy worship rather than in sadness. It seems to be natural for poets to give names and human attributes to plants, but the beauty loving Greeks went' farther 'along the path of fancy. They Invented human originals for their' favorite flowers, and made' beautiful legonds to account for tho trans formation. The lovely narcissus, according to their lore, was once d handsome young god who , became so loBt in admiration of his own shadow that he cruelly slighted the affections of the fair Echo. Ah a punishment for this crlmo he was changed into a narcissus, the flower' of self love. Shakespeare nlludes to another romantic legend In his "Winter Tale." The narcissus was said to have been tho flower that tho daughter of Ceros was gathering when she was carried off by Pluto of infernal region fame. The night goddesses also choso It for their ancient roronot, and It .was a highly important factor In the cus toms of Oroek life. The Chlneso, too, have a great fancy for this flower. They ubo it In many of their sacred ceremonies, and every family in the Mikado's realm takes great pride In having a ptwnt In full bloom at tho New Year. Lovo and jealousy played leading parts in tho story of tho birth of tho hyacinth, another Orien tal fnvorlto. There wns a youth, Hyaclnthus by namo, who was much beloved by Apollo nnd Zephyr. He preferred tho warm, steady nffectlon of tho sun to tho fitful love of tho wind. This made tho paslonnto Zophyr wildly JealguB nnd caused tho plotting of a terrihlo rovongor Whllo Apollo nnd Hyaclnthus wore playing quoits, which was a favorite game with tho gods, Zophyr saw his awaited opportunity. Ho mado his rival tho slayer of Hyaclnthus by blowing the god's quoit toward tho bend of tho youth. But while the dying boy was held In the arms of Apollo he was transformed Into tho fair, fragrant hyacinth. The flower has always meant game or play because of this tale. Kvery tradition nsHoeliitVd with that Easter flower, tho iris, iimkes It a beauty of ilchent promise. It signifies a messAge, ami, because. It grown In every part of the world, It Is a universal message. The Greeks named 11 for the rainbow, but the KgMitlans lay special claim to tho flower It Is tin plant spoken of In Kvodus as being the billing place of tho In fant Moses whun ho lay In tho cra dle of tho rushes on tho river's bo sum It may bo that tho llowero whispered to him then that his des tiny was to lead his pooplo to the promised land. Tho ancient Egyp tians placed tho Iris on thd brow of the sphinx anil on tho scepters of their moniirchs, and among all tho eastern nations It Iiiib over been tho symbol of power. Another land that highly honors It is Franco, for it Is the verltablo flourdells that figures on tho nrms of this country. Hut there Is a most beautiful legend that mnkes the Iris a sacred (lower as well as a national emblem. Tho story tells that it was a trembling, agonized witness of tho crucifixion. When It heard tho anguished cry, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken mo?" It sobbed out tho vow. "Henceforth I will perpetually mourn, and, lest man should over loso sight of tlilB solemn hour, nbovn my goldon ohallco I will carry a veil of violet." Ancient nnd Important Is tho his tory of the Illy, which wns alBo high In favor with tho old Egyptians, for It appears prominently In their hieroglyphics. According to a pret ty legend, when HHob first grew on tho enrth they wcro nono of them pure white, but nil of n lovely yeiiow huo. Seaborn Aphrodite In her happy wander ings suddenly appeared boforo them wondrously fair and bright and whlto ns tho foam of tho waves from which sho sprang. Tho lilies tram bled before her beauty, and grew so palo with Jealousy that ever after they blossomed whlto. First the goddess Juno choso It as her favorite flower, and, then passing to tho Virgin Mary, it was dedicated to tho early Chrlstlnn church. Besides being tho choBcn flower of tho church, it Is also an Imperial blossom. Away back In the dayB of 1048 Garclus IV. king of Navarro, estab llshed tho Order of the Knights of St. Mnry of the Lily, and anothor Order of tho Lily was founded by Ferdinand of Aragon. Dundee carries lilies argent on Its arms and beautiful Florence claims the queenly flowers ns Ub emblem. "Tho sweet forget-me-not that bloomB for hnp py lovers," haB more beautiful legends clinging to Its name than any other flower. According to ono beautiful tale, tho Ird called the plants in tho Garden of Edon before him to give thorn their names and color. As -ho spoke to one after another, a tiny flower thought itself unnoticed and fcnrful of being quite overlooked, it timidly pleaded, "Dear Ixml, forget mo not." Tho great Creator turned sternly toward tho lit tle plant that had dared to Interrupt him, then seeing how sorely afraid It was, he gently smiled upon It, gavo It for Ub color the henvens' own blue, and called it Forget-me-not, ob a reminder that.lt hnd once boon so fooIUih as to doubt him. It Is tho Persians who havo fashioned a beautl' ful legend to tell how It Ib that theso flowers are scattered over the earth ns tho starH aro spread over tho sky. According to thorn, one morning of glory when the world was now, an angel stood weeping outside tho closed gato of Paradise He had fallen, In that he had loved a fair daughter of Earth. When his eyes had rested on her as she sat on a river's bank weaving forget-mo-nots in her hair, heaven and his mission to earth were Jillko forgotten. Now ho might no moro enter h until hlB beloved had sown all over the earth the forget-me-not. Ho returned to her nnd hand In hnnd they wandered, planting everywhere tho sweet azuro flowers. When, at last there remain ed on enrth no spot Darren of theBo blossoms, thoy turned again to tho gato and found It opon. Together they entered In. for tho angel's great love had lifted tho woman 'to Paradise. Some authorities thoro are who do not hnrk back to the days of tho Garden of Eden, but tell a pnthotlo talo of tho Danubo an tho origin of tho forget-mo-not's namo, Tho bluo waves of tho rlvor washed tho foundation wnllB of a bravo knight's nncestral castle. Ho had but Just como homo from tho wnrs and laid his honors nt tho feet of hlB lady love. His brldo nnd ho wore wnnderlng along tho river's bank when ho ex claimed, "Look yonder; thoro, upon that Islet; see tlioso stnr-liko blossoms bluo as thino eyes." InRantly ho sprang Into tho river nnd swam toward tho flowers. In safety ho reachod tho Isle and grasped tho frngllo prize, but when he trlod to return with-them to tho shore his heavy nrmy mado him helpless In the current. Tossing the flowers to his frantic brldo with tho agonizing cry "Forget-me-not," ho sank from sight. . .- Along the Lazy Nile. garduna in Luxor In hung with, ub II were, n tapestry of deep yellow Mnro dial Nlel rosea and deep purple bent galnvlllea wonderful color-study ol tints, both rich nnd rare. Winter on tho Nile, Indeed, is more like an Ideal summer, with wnrm days, which arc yet not exhausting, and with cool eve nings mid early mornings, which pos sess some mnrvelous quality of fresh ness and invigorating jiowcr of which evenings and early mornings else where seem bereft. For complete rest nnd refreshment of mind and body, I think, after con siderable experience of travel, that I ehmild send nny ono to Egypt in pref erence to any other part of the world. I should not recommend much tlmo being spent in Cnlro, ns, Interesting city though it Is in tho older nnd nn tlvo parts, It Is not characteristically Egyptian, nnd docs not, unless, per chanco for the Incorrigible town lover, possess anything nppronchlng to the nnmelcsB charm of tho Nile nnd up per Egypt. Throughout the entire Journey, last ing about n fortnight, from Cnlro tc AsBunn, this nbundant life of tho Nik Is ceaselessly in evidence. In sum mer, the dead season, it might bo less npparcnt, but in winter or spring trie signs of people, habitations, domestic animals, cultivation, wherever the eye rests, nro striking beyond all else In the Egyptian landscape. In the win ter there nro crops to bo sown, water ed, and tended, and by enrly spring tho first of theso crops are ready for harvest. I do not think I speak for myBell nlono when I say that I havo spent day after day In tho bows of a Nile steamer doing nothing whatever but watching tho scenes passed through without for a moment finding the daye too long. Apart from the lift actually on the river, with tho passago of boats, bear Ing tho peculiar long Nile sails, man ned by bawling Arabs and laden with strange cargoes of water jugs, sugar cano, and maize, there Ib tho life on tho shore Itself tho llfo of a people unfamiliar and yet familiar, because they seem to have come out of the pages of the family Blblos at whoBo Il lustrations we used to. look in out childhood, a pcoplo doing things as they did them thousands of years ago, living a life which wo see to bo real becauso it goes on before our eyes, and which yet seems a life of long go. Former Executives of This Country Are Burled In Many Odd Places, Without Proper Monuments to Their Memory. Washington. Presidents cannot br kept very long after they aro dead "we mo but mortals, after all." liven their Inlllnls nro often forgotten. Thu chances nro that six and a quartet men out of every ten If they were bui1 ilenly asked what weto the Initials oi President Harrison would answer, "Heiijamln 11.," Just ns thousands, even now whllo ho "fags superfluous mi tho Btngo," think that the only liv ing ex-president Is T. It. Hoosovelt Mr. Wntterson himself Is often writ ten Henry W. Wntterson. and Georgo llrlntoii Mct'lollnn Hanoy In Blmply known mi George, says a correspon dent. Mrs. Mnrtln Littleton's active enm pnlgn for tho recovery of Montlcello does not touch directly tho question, "What shall wo do with our preBl ilents7" but It suggests Inquiry into what wo have done with them after they have "shullled off this mortal coll;" and It must bo said that tho na tion linn done very little In their hon orIn most eases It has not provided for their sepulcher or any adequate monuments to their mumory. Tho former presidents nro burled In ill sorts of odd places In country phurchynrdH, In city cemeteries, In vaults of massive masonry, In leaden rasketn nnd In plain coffins, nfter tho manner of tho plain people from whom thoy sprang theso Imperious Caesars, so to say, "dead nnd turned lo clay," who "might stop u holo to keep tho wind nway" this "phantom caravan" that "has renrh'd tho noth ing It sot out from." , Why not dig up tho bones of Thorn ns Jefferson wlilch havo been rest lug In tho grave chosen by himself at Montlcello, his homo In Virginia, for ulghty-slx years nnd re-Inter thorn In tho National cemetery nt Arlington? That would dispose finally nnd In the most effectlvo way of tho question of securing by gift or purchase tho home of Jefferson for a national shrine. Without his dust his former placo ol rcsldenco would loso Its chief Inter pst to tho American pcoplo who would do him honor. Hurled again at Arling ton, still in tho soil of tho common wealth which ho served so steadfast ly, his resting plnco would bo -a na tional charge, a sentimental spot with PLEDGE WAR ON AIGRETTE New York Women Also Place Ban on Much-Prized Bird of Para dise Ornament. New York. Pledges never again to wear tho much-prized plumage of either tho bird of paradise or tho algretto are belng signed by many women prominent In society here. Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn, who Is tho president of the American Mu seum of Natural History, started tho pledge-taking nt a club meeting, whon It wob resolved that everything pos Blblo should bo done to protect from extinction tho two birds whoso plum ago hns been much Bought by women of fashion. Tho women pletlge-tnkcrs are mere ly members of the woincn'u auxiliary of tho Now York Zoological toclety By formal resolution they indorsed the principle of federal protection of birds, embodied In the McLean bill now before congress. Sell's Quart of Blood for $25. Now York. Joseph Schwartz, out of work and hungry, Bold a pint nnd ahnlf of his blood to Jack Shapiro for $25. Tho transfusion took place In .Lebanon hospital. yJO WvAN BUREN'aVT rtf WMONUMENT. ZJ . XTKlHOERHOOK. N.V. fl& In easy reach of tho national capital, to which all pilgrims to the heart of the country could readily resort and pay their vows to the father of Amer ican democracy. Washington is buried at Mount Ver non, his estate situated on the south" crn bank of the Potomac river, and, sixteen miles distant from tho na tlonal capital. Ills monument is not one of tho most imposing of the me morials to tho presidents, but it is the most lmpresslvo because of Its simple dlgrilty. Tho tomb Ib a brick struc ture, twelvo feet high, entrance to which is provided through an iron gateway, flanked by pilasters, and on tho arch surmounting the gateway there Is this Inscription: "Within tbe Inclosure rest tho remains of Gen. Washington." In a plain marblo sar cophagus placed In tho ante-chamber of tho tomb rest the remains of Washington. This sarcophagus was fashioned by John Struthers of Phila delphia, from a design mado by Will iam Strickland. Another severely plain sarcophagus of the same work manship and design and containing -tho remains of Martha Washington stands In the tomb bard by that of her Illustrious husband. Theso sarco phagi were presented by Mr. Strick land to the relatives of Washington. The gravo of Washington and his homo at Mount Vernon aro under tbe protection of the Mount Vernon asso ciation, composed7 of women from all tho original thirteen states, sand aro well cared for ub n patriotic duty by theso women ns a shrlno to which lov ers of tho country Journey overy year to pay their vows nnd catch fresh in spiration meditating upon tho virtues of the father of his country. Martin Van Huron was hurled in the Iloformed church cometory nt Kinder hook. Columbia County, N. Y., nnd his gravo is marked by a plain granlto shaft. Gem Imports at Vast Sum. Now York. The January Importa tion of diamonds, pearls and other precious stoncB was the largest on record at this port for, January with a single exception. The totql value of imported gems amounted to $3,899, 995, or $725,000 moro than for Janu ary, 1912. Two years ago, however, the record of $4,54,1,600 was made. I i ..... ... -.-'... .dtfkjW'