The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 146, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1917 Page: 3 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS DAILY LEADER
1
5 Battles Which Made the World
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR AT HASTINGS
How (he PPftly Fee* of a Girl Twinkling; in the Stream Slade Poaalhlc
the English Constitution and English Liberty.
By CAPT. ROLAND F. ANDREWS
(Copyright, 1917, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate)
Palgrave, the historian, asserts that
Arietta’s pretty feet had not twinkled
in the brook she would not have fasci-
nated Duke Robert of Normandy. If
be had not wed her she would not
have become the mother of William the
Conqueror. If there had been no Wil-
liam the Conqueror tbfcre would have
been no battle of hustings, Harold
would not have fallen, no Anglo-Nor-
man dynasty would have arisen, and
l here would have been no British em-
pire. But Arietta’s feet did twinkle.
Hence Hastings, a tight which changed
England and made America what it
Is today.
Hastings was fought in the year
1066. At that time the state of Eng-
land, under her last Anglo-Saxon
kings, closely resembled the state of
France under the last Carlovingian
princes. The crown was feeble. The
great nobles were strong and turbu-
lent. It has been generally conceded
that for all the cruelty of the con-
querors it was the Norman conquest
which put the mettle in the blood of
England and sowed the seed for the
British constitution.
Edward the Confessor had died
childless. . Although William of Nor-
mandy was hi.s kinsman, although Ed-
ward was believed to be most favor-
ably inclined toward William, and al-
though there is some evidence that to
William he promised the English
crown, upon Harold, son of Earl God-
win and most popular chieftain in the
land, was made the' formal bestowal.
But before this Harold himself, while
a visitor at William’s court, had given
formal promise to" assist the duke in
obtaining^ the English throne. That
William obtained this oath by the em-
ployment of trickery, and that he was
unscrupulous in his method of coercing
Harold, is fairly evident. But William
had at least ostensible ground for in-
dignation when Harold, finding him-
self after Edward’s death lauded by
the priests and thanes as England’s
king, decided that the oath needed no
keeping. He was duly anointed, receiv-
ing from the hands of the archbishop
not only the golden crown and scepter,
but a weighty battleax. For this latter
bit of regalia he found very present
need.
William published far and wide
through. Christendom the “perjury” of
Harold, proclaiming liis intention of
gaining his rights by the sword be-
fore the year should expire, and prom-
ising most dire punishment to the “per-
jurer.” He laid his case before the
pope, but Harold refused to arbitrate,
declaring that he wonld not “answer
before an Italian priest for bis title
as an English .king.” Forthwith the
pope confirmed William in bis claim,
whereupon William raised the holy
banner, and half the chivalry of conti-
nental Europe flocked to bis side for
the privilege (?) of serving in a strug-
gle blessed by his holiness.
Harold prepared for the invasion,
but down upon him from the north
swept Harald Hardrarda of Norway.
By a forced march, and brilliant ma-
neuvering, Harold surprised Harald at
Stamford Bridge, completely routing
and killing him with most of his nobles.
It was a striking victory, hut It was
bought at a tremendous price, for here
Harold lost the flower of his officers
and his army, while his occTipation In
Yorkshire gave William the opportu-
nity for an unopposed landing upon the
Sussex coast. With a great array of
knights and a lesser force of men-at-
arms—his total army had once num-
bered 60,000, hut there had been some
loss through the wrecking of ships and
through defections—he came ashore
at Pevensey on the 20th of September.
Harold was still at York rejoicing over
bis hard-won victory.
Harold now made the mistake of
underestimating the military skill of
tlie enemy. 1-Ie might have gathered
an army greater in size (ban William’s,
hut his victory over Hardrarda had
given him great confidence. Raising
only a small force in London, he at-
tempted another forced march, hoping
to surprise the Normans as. he had the
Norwegians. William lay in an armed
camp at Hastings, but he made skillful
employment of a cavalry screen, there-
by employing the same methods of pro-
tection used by modern generals, until
airplane came Into the field. The
/horse, falling, back in good order,
warned William, and dashed Harojd’s
hope' for a surprise. Therefore, he
halted seven miles from the Normnn
lines, sending out spies, who made the
curious mistake of taking Ihe' Norman
soldiers for priests, since they Were
short-haired and shaven. Harold’s
generals, realizing the numerical infe-
riority of their forces, would have had
thlni retreat upon London, leaving the
Saxon fleet to cut William’s line of
icormnunicatfon with his base, hut to
this Harold would not hearken. He
strengthened his position by a pali-
sade, and there awaited the attack.
The great battle came on October
14. Standing on a hill whence he
could obtain a general view, William
formed his army in three divisions, ex
boiling his soldiers: “For God’s sake
spare 'pot; strike hard at the begin-
ning ; stay not to take spoil; all the
booty shall be in common, and there
will be plenty for everyone. Fly not
You may fly to the sea, hut you can
fly no farther. You will find no ships
or bridge there, and the English will
overtake you and slay you in your
shame. Fight and conquer.”
William attacked with his foot sol
diers In the front line and his huge
body of knights on horseback support-
ing them. The English stood firm, the
men of Kent claiming the honor of
meeting the first assault and the Lon-
doners making themselves the guard
ians of the king’s standard and the
king’s person. The first action was
brought on by one Tellifer, a Norman
baron, who claimed from Robert the
right to advance singly and land the
first blow. This being granted, he
charged alone at the gallop, striking
do vn two of the English before he was
surrounded and slain. Followed swift-
ly the general engagement, with a furi-
ous melee of swords, spears, battleaxes
and great maces. In a desperate
counter charge the English hurled back
the Invaders, tumbling many of them
into the fosse, whereupon the varlets
who were left to tend the horses were
like to fly had not Odo, the duke’s
brother, who was a bishop, fallen upon
them with a great war club and con-
vinced them that they feared him more
than the Saxon foemen.
Then the Norman archers* finding
their flights unavailing against the
English protection of shields, took to
shooting high in the air, the missiles
killing as they descended. One of these
arrows found its mark in Harold’s
right eye, blinding him and making
him almost frantic with pain. Still
the English held on, and the Normans
tried the ruse of pretended flight to
draw them from their fortification. In
an evil moment the English followed.
Then the Normans; facing about and
with William at their head, charged In
overwhelming numbers. . Though the
men of Kent and Essex fought like
fiends, the English were broken and
borne down. Harold, defending him-
self valiantly despite his Wound, was
hacked almost in two by an ax, Giirth,
his brother, was slain by William him-
self. In complete demoralization the
English who still lived fled the field.
The Saxon loss is not known. The
Normans admitted a loss of 15,000.
But thereafter England Was Norman.
It is of this battle that Guizot says:
“England’s liberties are due to her hav-
ing been conquered by the Normans.”
To Clean Paint.
Direction for washing painted walls:
Common baking soda works miracles,
It has been found. Use two pails of
tepid water, wet cloth, sprinkle a little
of the soda on it and wash space that
can be easily reached. Rinse in clear
water and wipe dry. Be sure to wash
in one direction in order to avoid
streaks when dry. All grease and dirt
will disappear with very little rubbing
and you will be pleased with results.
Use the soda sparingly (a flve-cent
package will be sufficient for the aver-
age kitchen). In cleaning paint add a
teaspoonful of kerosene oil to warn)
water.
Sable Songsters.
The arrival of - a European in a
Zulu village, the opening of a railway,
a war, a famine, a plague of locusts, a
pestilence, may become topics for semi-
public songs that are soon circulated
among the people. Songs are used at
the public functions of chiefs, such as
the feast of the first fruits and at
royal marriages, War and tribal
songs are possessed by every chief and
tribe. At marriages and other public
ceremonies it Is (he Zulu custom to
render not only the songs of the liv-
ing chief, hut those made famous by
his father and grandfather.
The Goat.
According to some experiments made
by the New York experiment station,
the average cost of food per goat for
the y.ear Is about *$11, and (he goat’s
milk during the year of best produc-
tion is 1.27 cents a quart. The milk
is palatable, nutritious ana easily di-
gested, very helpful in ceitain cases
of poor nutrition, without odor when
drawn under proper conditions, and
practically free from the liability, to
transmit certain diseases, like tubercu-
losis, which may be transferred to chih
dren from cows.
IN HOUSE PLANS
Modern Dwellings Have Very
Little Waste Room to
Catch the Dust.
BEDS DISAPPEAR
IN CLOSETS
Design Described Here an Example of
Architectural Ingenuity—Stucco
and Brick Blend Weil in
Decoration.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, 111., and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
There are two methods of designing
a house so that it will have sufficient
capacity to meet the needs for which
it is required. One method is to pro-
portion the size of and number of
rooms to the special requirements of
the case. The other is to utilize certain
of the space for two or more purposes
and thus obtain the same results with
a lesser actual floor area. Home equip-
ment designed for the purpose of sav-
ing space has been and is being devel-
oped with success because of the fact
that its need is urgent, calling forth
the efforts of exceptionally ingenious
men to meetHhe need.
Suppose, for instance, we consider
how it may be possible to realize the
same utility out of a house of three
rooms which might be expected of a
house of five rooms. Naturally, this
requires that two of the rooms in our
three-room house be so constructed
and equipped that each will success-
fully provide every useful quality of
the corresponding room which has
be seen from (he floor below, when the
stair is folded up, is a tarefufly‘fin-
ished panel of wood, which is finished
to match, (he trim in the room where
it is located.
Wo have mentioned only a very
small house in connection with these
space-saving articles of home equip-
ment, because the results obtained by
their use in a very small house is very
striking. Their application to the lar-
ger houses is just as effective, if not
so striking. Any house might have
one or more disappearing beds in-
stalled as a substitute for the extra
bedrooms. Houses having sun parlors
are not yielding the fullest return on
the investment unless the sun parlor
is also serving as a sleeping porch.
The type of building which is se-
lected will determine largely to what
degree economy of sp.*)ce can be car-
ried into the design of the house itself.
Perhaps the greatest capacity per
square foot of ground within the foun-
dation walls is possible with the so-
called “square” type of house. A
house of this type is very easily di-
vided up into rooms without necessary
loss of useful space. Furthermore,
the appearance of the square house is
altogether pleasing, as may be seen
from a study of the accompanying per-
spective view.
In the design illustrated, the walls
of the house proper are finished with
stucco, while the sun parlor, porch,
chimney and foundation wall above
the grade are built of brick. In a house
of this size the combination of stucco
and brick is striking. The color and
texture of the' brick surfaces may be
selected with the object of producing
the effect which is most pleasing to
the owner, and the stucco is capable of
various treatments to bring out the
desired effect.
The rooms are arranged in a very
pleasing manner. In the large recep-
tion hall an open staircase is built.
Double doors lead off to the living
rooms. In the main living room a
brick fireplace and two bookcases are
the most attractive features. Glass
doors having an ornamental window on
each side are placed between the main
living room and the sun parlor. These
two rooms give the house a splendid
basis upon which a model home may
he founded.
The dining room and kitchen are
connected by a pantry built out from
p
ill
if
wSi , „
tm
been eliminated from the five-room de-
sign—in addition to its ordinary use,
which must not be interfered with.
Of all the rooms in the average
house, the bedrooms are actually used
fewer hours than any other rooms.
Consequently, if the bedrooms can be
eliminated, a maximum saving of space
is accomplished. How may the living
room and the dining room of our three-
room house also be used to serve as
two bedrooms? The problem has
been solved In the disappearing bed.
During the daytime, the living room
and the dining room of our three-room
house will occupy their ordinary ca-
pacity in the house. At night their
usefulness in this capacity dwindles
and, by an easy rearrangement of the
furniture and the addition of u disap-
pearing bed, they come into new use-
fulness.
But where is the bed during the day-
time? It is tucked away out of sight
in a closet, folded back into a wall re-
cess or drawn iip into a ceiling recep-
tacle. Closet space is required, no
matter what type of bed is used, but
the.net result will show a good saving
of space in fa'vor of the scheme, even
If these closets are made fairly large.
This three-room house will not have
space on the main floor which can be
used for storage purposes. The base-
ment is not a suitable place for the
storage of certain articles, and so the
attic space must be utilized. It hardly
seems like good design, when space
economy is the object, to take up quite
a considerable amount of floor space
with a stairway to the attic which, it
is probable, will not be used a great
deal. There is a solution to this prob-
lem also. ' The movable stair is being
manufactured for just such use. It is
built Into the attic floor, lias a neat ap-
pearance from the floor below, is
strong, substantial and serviceable and
Is very easy to operate. AH that can
the rear wall of the house between
these two rooms. The arrangement
is very convenient.
Four bedrooms and a bath are pro-
vided on the second floor. Every room
is well lighted, of good size and full
height. Thex-e is a balcony above tlie
porch, the roof being covered with
deck cloth and waterproofed.
Went to the Ant.
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard,” said
the Wise Man. “Consider her ways,
and he wise !” Once there was a- slug-
gard, and when he read these ringing
words he determined to take the Ec-
clesiast’s advice. So he went to the
ant and started in to consider her
ways, says the Cleveland Plain Deal-
er. But, unfortunately, he picked a
day In which (he anteater was also
getting busy. And as the sluggard
considered, the anteater ate ants, as
was his nature. In fact, he didn’t
cease eating until the supply was ex-
lia listed. Then the sluggard went
back home and resumed his ancient
occupation of slugging. Having con-
sidered the ways of the ant,'lie was
wise.
Egyptians as Agriculturists.
Tlie ancient Egyptians had mansions
supplied with gardens, orchard^, fish
ponds and game preserves; they were
acquainted with the benefits of the ro-
tation of crops, and bred poultry ex-
tensively, practicing artificial hatching
as we do at (lie present time. As
early as 4,514 B. C., or 6,431 years ago,
ii’rigatlon became an object of national
importance to the Egyptians.
War Empties Prisons.
Since the outbreak of the war sev-
enteen of Great Britain’s prisons have
been closed and the male prison staff
reduced from 3,001 to ie.S“ than 2,<.i!*;.
fs Given to Christian Who Domes
Into Fuli Realization of
Jesus’ Redemptive Work.
“These things have I spoken unto
you, that my joy may be in you, and
that your joy may be made full.”—'
John 15:11.
The note of joy runs like a scarlet
ribbon throughout the Bible, especial-
ly the New Testament. "Praise ye the
Lord!” is on the lips of every saint
from Abraham to John. In the great
cathedral of the Gospel narrative, joy
beds chime continually.
The joy bells rang at Jesus’ birth.
The great keynote of our Lord’s ad-
vent was that ol’ joy. Jesus himself
was joyful. He spoke with deep emo-
tion of that joy which was his. He ha.t
been called the “Man of Sorrows:”'
more truly he was the "Man of Joy.”
In what did Jesus’ joy consist? )»>■
three things at least.
Jesus knew the joy of perfect obe-
dience to the Fa timer’s will. Obedi-
ence to the laws of God results In thte
sweetest of joys.
/‘I do always (lie things that please
the heavenly Father,” he said. “I come
to do tlie will of him that sent me,’*
he declared. And in Gethsemane he
readied the great height of submission
where he could say, "Thy will, not:
mine, be done.” Such obedience
brought joy to Jestxs, the dutiful Son.
Jesus experienced the joy of inff-
mate fellowship with God. His wns
the high joy-of Divine companionship;
it was sbid-satisfying, and it was alto-
gether wonderful in its beneficent in*
fluence.
Jesus’ Supreme Joy.
Jesus’ supreme joy was that of re-
demptive ministry. Greater joy than
this the Divine Son of God could not
experience. Reflect or. his mighty min-
istry to mankind; his turning mew
from darkness to light, his giving sight
to. tlie blind, hearing to the deaf,
speech to the dumb, purity to the im-
pure, wholeness to the sin-broken ; nod
by his death on the cross lifting all
humanity, sin-cursed and undone, tip
to heights of a new creation and recon-
ciliation with the Father.
The highest joy of the'Christian is
experienced when he becomes a co-
laborer with Christ in the redemption
of mankind from (he bondage of sirt.
It is not until one Joses himself in the
ministry for' others that lie begins to
know the supreme joy of a Chris-
tian—the joy that abides forever and
ever. The joy of achievement is
notable. To have done somethins
well; to have painted a picture, de-
signed a great building, written U
deathless poem—there is a joy In
achievement. But 1 here is a joy great-
er than tlie joy of achievement! The
joy of discovery in memorable. Bui
there is a joy nobler than that of dis-
covery ! The joy of relieving pais?
and ministering to the body is deep
and satisfying. But there is a liighen
joy even than this!
The Joy of Redemption.
The highest joy, (lie Incomparable
joy, is the joy of spiritual recovery,
of restoration, of redemption! The
highest joy of Jesus was in his re-
demption work which brought a bom'
a reconciliation between God and man.
.Would you know that joy? You eat#
know it! “He that winneth souls is
wise,” affirms ti*f> author of Proverbs.
Sb^Sha
firm*,,
that turn many to righteousness as
the stars forever and ever,’’ aoqiai-et.
Daniel the prophet.'- \
Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song- with sweet accord,
And thus surround tlie throne.
Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heavenly King.
May speak their joys abroad.
—Rev. Edgar BeWltt Jones, D. D.
“They that he wisc-,vi,nil shine as (he
brightness of the fir absent; and they
Find Your Sou!.
Tln»t is wlmt each man of us must
find, and hold and keep—his own
soul! Apart from all creeds and
clergy, forms and rituals—that is tlm
one vital matter. Stand clear of all
things—alone if need be, surrounded
by tlie stupendous forces of this great
universe—let us find—each man of ns-
—his own soul; find and keep it brave,
truthful, upright, ami bound straight
on for the highest—the highest al-
ways! Storms will hut strengthen us.
difficulties hut encourage us, and death
itself hut yfVe us larger liberty!—
Marie Corelli.
Have You Religion?
By religion I mean (he power, what-
ever it bo, which makes a man. choose
what is hard rather than what is easy,
what is lofty and noble rather than
what is mean and selfish; that pui*»
courage into timorous hearts, and glad-
ness into clouded spirits; that con-
soles men in grief, misfortune, and dis-
appointment; that makes them joyful-
ly accept a heavy burden; that, in
word, uplifts men out of (lie domlubni
of material things, and acts their fmt
*n a purer and simpler region,-—A.
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