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FOURTEEN THE EAST HAMPTON STAR, FRIDAY. APRIL 23, 1926 Oldest College F raternity PIil Beta Knppa Is the oldest Greek letter college fraternity In the United State-s. It was founded December 5. 1776, a t William and Mary college, and had established chapters a t Ynle. Harvard and Dartmouth before 1800. It was originally secret and social In character, but gradually this was dropped and the fraternity became what It Is today—an honorary society, membership In which Is conferred at graduation, or shortly before, upon those students who stand best In schol arship throughout their college course. To bo chosen is a high scholastic honor. Women as well as men may belong. The Greek letters, Phi Beta Kappa, stand for 'Thlsosophia BIou Kubernetes,” m eaning “philosophy the guide of life.\ The emblem Is a small gold w atch key. Had Little Use for Bath In “Lord Grenfell’s Memoirs\ there occurs this story, told to Lord Gren fell by a surgeon that had prac ticed In South Africa, regarding the simple manners nnd customs of the Boers: ‘‘A medical friend of his near ly lost bis practice with a Boer family for prescribing ablutions for an elder ly Dutch woman. Iler husband strong ly remonstrated, saying, ‘Young man! you are a stranger in this country and recommend new customs contrary to our usage. I have been married to my vrow for thirty-five years, during which time w ater has scarcely touched lier body! Ton are Ignorant, sir,' of our mode of life, nnd do not under stand our w ants! Begone!” Mar.y Lawyers Make Notes in ShorihanJ Shorthand has played an Important part ia many trials at the Old Bailey, and It la not, uncommon to see a b ar rister '.•Eoss-examining with the aid of a sheaf of shorthand notes. Shorthand helped Sir R ichard Muir to trap Crippen in the witness box jyheu he m ade his fatal blunder about the pajama suit which sent him to the scaffold. The great criminal lawyer used shorthand in every important trial in which he w as engaged. Sir R ichard Muir, an old journalist, was such an expert writer of short hand that he often took professional shorthand writers to task In the wit ness box anu severely criticized their outlines. One Old Bailey barrister writes a kind of shorthand Invented by bis fa ther, who was in his time a famous pleader. Lord Merrlvale, president of the di vorce court, and an old “Gallery” re porter, Is an expert, and used to com municate with the late Sir Isaac Pit man, the great shorthand pioneer, by means of the “the winged art.\—Mont real Family Herald. ________ Official Dog-Whipper in English Churches The Reading dog which is in the habit of accompanying his mistress to church Is evidently influenced by an cestral memories, for in the Eight eenth and even early Nineteenth cen turies dogs were such frequent church goers tAnt a special official, the dog- whlpper. was appointed a t many places of Worship to eject them. Painful experience had taught those whippers-out that haphazard grabs at elusive animals were futile, so they armed themselves with formidable dog-tongs for holding them a t arm’s length. There Is a set of these tongs pre served a t Bangor cathedral, where, as befits such a curiosity, they are kept in a glass case. They are strongly made of oak, and when fully extended —they are collapsible, like a movable telephone arm—are about three feet In length. At the “business end” there are formldable teeth. cruel teeth to modern Ideas, for getting a good grip on struggling dogs. A Carnar vonshire set is dated as late as 1813. Disease Epidemic* No* Rare A m ong Canarie « That even canary bird? are not Un- mune from the ravages of disease epi demics is shown by a report from experts of the New Jersey expert- ment station, published in the Jour nal of Bacteriology. The first outbreak of the epidemic occurred among canary birds in a bird store in New Brunswick. N. J . where a stock of 200 birds became badly Infected.1 The total loss In this store alone was about 70 birds, or £ mortality of 35 per cent. Another private breeder lost 25 out of a stock of 30 birds. Many other owners were losing birds from the disease In the same period. The canary bird fanciers had never known of a disease which caused such a death rate, spread so rapidly and seemed to affect both young and old birds. Nine of the birds which hat? died from the disease were therefore brought to the laboratory, where post-mortem examinations were made. By means of a small glass tube a sample of blood w as drawn from the heart of each of the nine birds and cultures made from these samples re vealed In each case the presence of a bacteria of the para-typhoid group. The source of the Infection could not be traced. _________________ Grammatical A u th o rity A short time ago occurred the cen tenary of the death of Lindley Mur ray. an American, known as the fa ther of English grammar. He came to Enzland when he was forty years old and his book on Eng lish grammar, published in 1795, ran Into 50 editions. His attitude toward life was Inter- ] estlng. “I determined,” be wrote, V 'that when I should ncquire enough I to enable me to retire and provide for 1 iny family in a respectable and mod- , orate manner, and this according to , I real and rational, and not Imaginary Mind fantastic, wants, and a little to spare for the necessities of others, I - would decline the p ursuit of property nnd devote n great p art of my time, ln some way or other, to the benefit of my fellow creatures.\ — London I Times. Common Legal Terms Derived From Latin | The words council nnd councillor ! «re derived from the Latin •’concil ium,” “con” or “cum,” together, nnd I “.salo,\ call. A council Is a body called together, and It has come to mean such a body as a legislative I council or a city council. A member j of the body Is a councillor, usually j spelt in the United States councilor. The word counsel is from the Latin \consulo to consult. The verb to counsel means to give advice or counsel. The noun, counsel, has sev eral meanings. There Is counsel, the advice given, and then counsel Is used to mean an adviser belonging to the legal profession, nnd In this sense It Is either singular or plural—plain tiff’s counsel may mean one lawyer or several. This title Is given to lawyers specially commissioned to represent the crown, hence called king’s counsel, but this distinction is now also conferred by the govern ment on prominent members of the legal profession without regard to service for the crown. Counsellor practically means the same, that Is, one who gives counsel. The English form of the word is counsellor, the United States is counselor. In Can ada the English spelling is always used—Montreal Family Herald. The Rare Gentleman It Is no very uncommon thing In the world to meet with men of probity; there are likewise a g reat many men of honor to be found. Men of courage, men of sense, and men of letters are | frequent; but a true gentleman is what one seldom sees. He Is prop erly a compound of the various good qualities that embellish mankind. As the great poet animates all the differ ent p arts of learning by force of his genius, and irradiates ail the compass of his knowledge by the luster and brightness of his Imagination; so all the great and solid perfections of life appear in the finished gentleman with a beautiful gloss and v arnish; every thing he says or does is accompanied with a m anner, or ra th e r a charm, that draws the admiration and good will ot every beholder.—Steele. Many “Colds” Caused by P qot Ventilation To find better preventive methods, doctors In recent years have been studying the common cold more care fully than ever, nnd two authorities have summarized the supposed causes of this affliction under five headings: chills and drafts, conditions of the weather. Irritation of the ineiubrauc- on the breathing apparatus, infection and bad ventilation. The Inst Is re garded as the commonest of all the causes, as warm stagnant a ir produces congestion and swelling In the mucous membrane which becomes covered with a thick secretion and affords a weak spot for germs to attack. In cool air, this membrane remains taut nnd well moistened. Then, in a poor ly ventilated room, cold currents of air are likely to strike the feet while the head is exposed to the warm, polluted upper atmosphere. This Is Just the reverse of w hat is considered the ideal condition for health, “cool breezes blowing around the head, the radiant heat of the Sun, and a warm ground to stand on.” Exposure alone will not cause colds In healthy indi viduals, the doctors declare. Arctic explorers, fishermen, and others who remain out of doors- for long hours in stormy, cold w eather, often seem Im mune from these disorders. Irritation of the mucous membrane of the res piratory passages by dusts and chem icals is also a common cause of colds. —Popular Mechanics Magazine. W h en ce Hessians Came All the German mercenaries called Hessians, who served In the Revolu- I tlonary war. were not subject to the I landgrave of Qesse-Cassel. This | prince, however, furnished the larger portion of them. The first contingent of German mercenaries was made up as follows: 12,104 furnished by land grave of Hesse-Cassel, 4,084 furnished by duke of Brunswick. G63 furnished by the prince of Hesse, 670 furnished by the prince of Waldeck; total, 17,521. Later additional troops were furnished. Fewer P ineapples Grown Pineapple culture, once a thriving Industry In Florida, has rapidly de clined In recent years. The chief causes are the depletion of soil hu mus and fertility through constant cultivation nnd exposure to the trop ical sun, the growing prevalence of wilt due to attacks of nematodes and failure to use healthy, vigorous slips j In new plain Ings, A yield of 200 crates to the acre was formerly considered a good average, although some grow- I ers secured oG0 crates or more. Second Hand Cars 1 CADILLAC TOURING C A R - 1920 1 FORD COUPE— 1923 1 CHEVROLET SEDAN— 1921 1 BUICK COUPE— 1923 1 DODGE ROADSTER— 1922 1 BUICK TOURING, 7 PASS. 1921 1 B U IC K TOURING, 5 PASS. 1920 1 STUDEBBAKER ROADSTER 1925 STRONG BROTHERS Some Trouble to Get Light in Early Times It was not until 1834 that lucifer matches superseded the flint and steel. Every house in Britain prior to this time had Its tinder box tilled with charred linen rags. These burnt frag ments and shreds, known as tinder, were kept along with the flint nnd steel on the mantel above the fire place. With the tinder box were long, thin, flat matches tipped a t both ends with sulphur. Thus there were matches ages before the lucifer match was in vented. but they would not fire by friction. 1 When a light was needed the matches, flint and steel were taken from the box and the tinder left In. The steel, shaped like a horseshoe magnet, was struck against the flint, and the sparks produced w ere allowed to fall upon the tinder. Sooner or later It began to smolder. The brim stone tip of the match was applied, burst into flame and set fire to the wood of the match. NOTICE TO CREDITORS W ebster, N ettie M.— In .p u rsuance of an o rd er o f H onorable R o bert S. Pel- letreau, S u rrogate of Suffolk C ounty, New Yerk, Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims a*gainst N et tie M. W ebster, late o f the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, to p resent the same w ith vouch ers thereof to the subscriber, a t its banking office a t East Hampton, N. Y., on, or before the 13th day of May, 1926. Dated East Hampton, N. Y., Nov ember 20, 1925. Osborne T ru st Company Administrator. Raymond A. Smith, Attorney for Administrator, Office and Postoffice Adress, Parts of Old London That H ave Been M oved It Is frequently pointed out that Temple bar Is a t Theobald’s park, and that the front of old Mercer’s hall, de signed by Sir Christopher Wren, Is now the front of Swanage towu hall, but there are bits of London which have gone much farther afield and are not so well known. In the cathedral of Ghent, In Bel gium, are elaborate copper candle sticks that once belonged to Old St. Paul’s. It niny be asked how they escaped the great fire. The fact is they had been sold by Cromwell about sixteen years earlier. Still farther afield has gone the old rose window of the south transept of Westminster abbey, also the work of Wren. It was removed about twenty- five years ago to make room for a new window in memory of the late duke cf Westminster, and was given to the cathedral In Cape Town. In the garden of the White B ear inn near Addiscombe, Croydon, stands the figure of a real-looking white bear made of wood. This used to be a prominent object where the electric signs now blaze a t Piccadilly circus. Until sixty years ago the White B ear Coaching inn stood on the site now occupied by the Criterion restaurant, and this huge wooden bear was its sign.—London Tit-Bits. Priceless O ld B ooks The earliest arithmetic published in the New world was printed in the City of Mexico in 1623. No copy of this book, which would be worth a fortune, is known to exist. The sec ond, also published in Mexico, came out in 1649 and was also’believed to have vanished completely. Recently, however, a copy has turned up ln the Gurcla library at the University of Texas, the oldest arithmetic of all .'hut have been published in the Hew world. East Hampton, N. Y. A Portion of Every Investment Holding F IRST m ortgage bonds, sinking fund or serial, underwritten by S. W . STRAUS &. CO. deserve to form a portion of every investment holding, especially of institu tions and large individual investors, be cause o f— Their inherent soundness, their attractive yield-—5.75 to 6.25% at present.—their diversification, and their favorable market posi tion. Many issues are legal for trust funds in New York and other states. Straus Bonds form a class o f securities of proven merit that should be included in every well diversified investment account. Call or w rite for BOOKLET U-762 EAST H A M P T O N N A T L B A N K , East H am p to n, N . Y. PEOPLE’S N A T IO N A L B A N K , G rcenport N. Y. W . K . D U N W ELL, Southampton, N . Y. G. 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Gardell, a t the residence of F rederick A. Finch at Amagansett, Suffolk County, N ew Y ork, on o r before Oct ober 1, 1926. Dated March 17, 1926. Frederick A. Finch Emil J. Gardell Executors. H arry M. Leek, Attorney for executors, Office, Sag Harbor, N. Y. RADIO BATTERIES Unusual capac ity—6000 milli- am p ere h o u rs —usual Exide quality and de pendability. I. Y . H A L S E Y A U T O CO. NOTICE TO CREDITORS j Wheelock, William E.— In pursuance of an o rd er of the Honorable Robert S. Pelletreau, Surrogate of the County of Suffolk, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against William E. Wheelock, late of the County of Suffolk, dqceased, to present the same with vouchers thereof to the subscribers at their place of transacting business, a t the office of M urray, Aldrich & R oberts, their attorneys, a t No. 37 Wall st., Borough of M anhattan, in the City of New York, on or b efore .the 13th day of S eptember, 1926. Dated New York, N. Y., the 1st day of March, 1926. 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