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HIS MAJESTY’S TEAby Dallas Wasmund

Many of us are now busy with preparations for the holiday season. But at this time of year some 235 years ago, our forefathers were planning an entirely different type of celebration: the Boston Tea Party. What you may not know is that the event wasn’t really a slap at the British, but rather a rally for free enter-prise. Read on!

In the 18th century, three European coun-•tries dominated North America. Spain controlled Florida and the Gulf; France controlled much of Canada and the North Central states; and Britain laid claim to the East Coast. These three nations had bat-tled one another for more than a century on their own side of the Atlantic, so it was justamatteroftimebeforetempersflaredin the New World.France had expanded its territory to the •Great Lakes, where they established a lu-crative fur trade. The British then declared that the whole of North America actually belonged to them, from coast to coast (even though none of them knew exactly where the West Coast was). War broke out in 1754 near present day Pittsburgh. Colo-nial troops – under British rule, of course – were led by a young American named George Washington.The war between France and Britain raged •on. The Spanish supported France, while the Colonists and some Native Ameri-cans fought for the British. The forces of King George III eventually overwhelmed the French, who signed a peace treaty in 1763. His Majesty didn’t have time to bask in victory, however. The expense of the war had plunged his nation into mas-sive debt. The best way to raise some quick cash, he determined, was to levy ad-ditional taxes on the American colonists.

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notion that they must be prepared to be called to duty on very short notice earned them the nickname Minutemen.In September 1774, the newly formed •Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss the situation with Britain. While most of the Congressmen hoped to remain British subjects, they unanimously wanted to retain the human rights provided by “the laws of nature.” The Continental Congress petitioned Parliament to repeal both the blockade and the Massachusetts Govern-ment Act.Britain refused to buckle, and when the •Colonists learned that General Gage was busy planning his own military campaign against them, the wheels were set in mo-tion. The series of events that unfolded in 1775 escalated the situation into a full-fledgedrevolt:thebeginningoftheAmeri-can Revolution.

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY (continued)

King George’s Stamp Act of 1765 required •that all legal documents be endorsed with a tax stamp. And while this included things you’d expect, like commercial contracts and wills, it also encompassed items like newspapers and even playing cards. The Colonists objected to the additional taxes, and the matter was debated in the Brit-ish Parliament. The Crown felt that it had nourished and protected their “American children,” and could not understand why they refused to pay.Of course, the Colonists – many of whom •had left Britain to escape oppression – didn’t feel particularly “nurtured.” They’d endured years of hardship and isolation to develop the New World, and now that monarchy came on board with a heavy hand. Most importantly, these taxes were levied on Colonists that had no represen-tation in Parliament.The Colonists quickly rallied. The movers •and shakers of that era – Benjamin Frank-lin, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry among them – formed committees. They drew up and sent correspondence inform-ing Parliament that they would not comply with the Stamp Act, since they considered it a violation of their rights. Britain failed to collect any proceeds from the Stamp Act, but that wasn’t the end of what Franklin termed “taxation without representation.”When the Stamp Act failed, Charles Town-•shend took over as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position equivalent to our present-day Treasury Secretary. In 1767, he enacted a new series of fund-raising taxes. One of these was a duty on certain goods imported into the Colonies, includ-ing glass, lead, paper, paint, and… yes, tea. The Colonists reacted with a swift series of moves, beginning with a boycott of British imports. To compensate, Ameri-cans began producing their own cloth, pa-per, and dyes. And a few traders – notably John Hancock – smuggled in Dutch tea at a discount price.The boycott worked, and the Townshend •Acts were repealed – all except for the tax on tea. A huge surplus of tea from the East India Company had accumulated in British warehouses, so Parliament acted quickly. They tried to offer the tea for a cut-rate price. Even though the tax still applied, the end price was less expensive than the Dutch tea. Colonists knew that the tax would be used to pay the salaries of British politicians, however. Representatives in Philadelphia and New •

York refused to let British tea ships into their harbors, but the governor of Mas-sachusetts allowed tea to be delivered to Boston’s port. John Hancock’s lucrative smuggled-tea trade had dwindled, so he was understandably eager to correct the situation. He joined up with Samuel Adams and a “rebel” group known as the Sons of Liberty. They gathered at the Old South Meeting House in Boston on December 16, 1773, and drafted a message to the gov-ernor asking him to refuse tea shipments. When he declined, the proverbial “Plan B” went into effect. In this case, the plan in-volved a few ships full of tea, a big harbor to hold said tea, and a bunch of Colonists dressed up like Mohawk Indians.Donning their disguis-•es, Adams and nearly 200 other patriots – in-cluding silversmith Paul Revere – rowed out to the ships waiting in the harbor. Whooping and shouting in celebration, the men boarded the ships and proceeded to throw chest after chest filled with British teainto the Boston Harbor.Naturally, this mutiny did not sit well with •the British Parliament. Boston Harbor was closed pending compensation for the tea. More importantly, the Crown took control of the entire Massachusetts government. As a result, the colony’s citizens would no longer elect their own judges, sheriffs, and so on.The British appointed General Thomas •Gage as the new governor of Massachu-setts. When Gage arrived in Boston, how-ever, he learned that Hancock had orga-nized a Colonial assembly that was taking on volunteers and gathering arms with the intent of forming a militia. These farmers and tradesmen didn’t quit their day jobs, but they drilled in their spare time. The

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Weekly FunniesA sheriff walks into a saloon and shouts for everyone’s attention. “Has anyone seen Brown Paper Jake?” he asks. “What’s he look like?” asks one shoddy-looking cow-boy. “Well,” replies the Sheriff, “he wears a brown paper hat, a brown paper waist-coat, a brown paper shirt, brown paper boots, brown paper pants, and a brown paper jacket.” “So what’s he wanted for?” asks the same cowboy. “Rustlin’.” A man rushed into the doctor’s office and shouted, “Doctor! Doctor! I think I’m shrinking!!” The doctor calmly responded, “Now, settle down. You’ll just have to be a little patient.” One day in church, the priest delivered a sermon based on the timeless story of the prodigal son. When he got to the point where the father sees his son returning and races out to meet him, the minister said “Throwing wide his arms, the father said...” A young boy jumped up & shout-ed, “You’re grounded!” Benny: Now you take my grandpa, he knew the exact day of the year that he was going to die. It was the right year too. Not only that, but he knew what time he would die that day, and he was right about that too. Louie: Wow! That’s incredible! How did he know all of that? Benny: A judge told him. At a Milwaukee post office, a woman complained to the clerk that a Pony Express rider could get a letter from Milwaukee to St. Louis in two days, and now it takes three. “I’d like to know why,” she scoffed. The clerk thought a moment and then sug-gested, “The horses are a lot older now?”

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On • Dec. 13, 1621,thefirstAmericanfurs to be exported from the continent leave for England. The colonists developed an economic system in which their chief crop, Indian corn, was traded with Native Americans to the north for highly valued beaver skins,whichwere in turnprofitablysold in England.

On • Dec. 12, 1913, two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece “Mona Lisa” is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’s hotel room in Florence. Peruggia had participated in the heist with a group of accomplices dressed as Louvre janitors.

On • Dec. 9, 1926, young clarinetist Benny Goodman records his firstsolo, 16 bars of a song called “He’s the Last Word.” Sadly, his father was hit by a car and killed on the same day Goodman recorded the solo.

On • Dec. 11, 1936, after ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes thefirstEnglishmonarchto voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry American divorcee Wallis WarfieldSimpson.

On • Dec. 10, 1963, Frank Sinatra Jr., who was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe, Calif.,isallowedtotalkbrieflytohisfather. The kidnappers revealed the drop point for the ransom money and the location where Frank Jr. could be found. To avoid a public scene, lawenforcementofficialspickedupthe young Sinatra and brought him home in the trunk of their car.

On • Dec. 14, 1980, a CIA report claims that the Soviet Union delivered nearly $7 billion worth of military assistance to Third World nations such as Syria, Iraq and South Yemen. The report suggested that Soviet arms sales were dangerously increasing instability and the chances for war.

On • Dec. 8, 1993, the North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law by President Bill Clinton. NAFTA was heavily criticized by Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot, who argued that if NAFTA was passed, Americans would hear a “giant sucking sound” of American companiesfleeingtheUnitedStatesfor Mexico.

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Charles Brannock of Syracuse, New York, •revolutionized the shoe industry back in 1926. Until that time, salespersons typi-cally measured customers’ feet by plac-ing them against a crude block of wood marked with hand-drawn measurements. Brannock, whose father owned a shoe store, felt that there had to be a more accu-rate way to measure feet. Using an Erector Set,hedevelopedaflat,metaldevicewithan arch-length pointer and sliding guides. The contraption – still known today as a Brannock Device – guarantees 95 percent accuracy when measuring feet.

The CVS drugstore chain is an offshoot of •the Melville Corporation. What does this have to do with shoes? Ward Melville, the company’s founder, founded the Thom McAn line of shoes in 1922. He named his footwear company after Scottish golf champion Thomas McCann (with a change in the spelling of the last name).

Thanks to the recent popularity in ballroom •and swing dancing, bowling shoes have found a whole new audience. Professional dancing shoes are expensive, and those who practice a lot wear them out very quickly. Many dancers have chosen to solve this problem by wearing less-expen-sive bowling shoes during dance training

sessions. The soft soles of bowling shoes are covered with suede, allowing them to effortlesslyslidearoundthefloor,andtherubber non-skid heels provide an anchor when necessary.

Why do women torture themselves in the •21st century by wearing uncomfortable highheeled shoes? Because men like them. Stiletto heels force a woman’s back to arch, which thrusts her bosom forward and pushes her backside backward, both of which help to highlight the attractive feminine form.

When a retail business posts a sign that •states “No Shoes, No Service – by State Law,” they’re stretching the truth a bit. Not oneofthefiftystateshaslegislationonthebooksspecificallyprohibitingbare feet instores or restaurants. Private businesses are free to set their own rules, however. Most have added the footwear require-ment to their dress codes for insurance purposes – a bare foot is more susceptible to injury. Also, statistics show that most pa-trons object to the sight of dirty feet while they’re dining or shopping.

In 1968, Puma became the first athletic•shoe brand to offer Velcro-brand straps instead of laces. Today, Velcro enables small children to put on their own shoes even if they can’t tie a proper knot. The hook-and-loop fasteners are also conve-nient for arthritis sufferers and elderly folks whosefingersjustaren’tasnimbleastheyonce were.

Where does Ronald McDonald buy his •footwear? At Clown-So-Port, a specialty clown shoe store Oconomowoc, Wiscon-sin. The oversized leather shoes are cus-tom-made and have the cushiony support-ive insoles you’d expect in a good pair of Florsheims. Clown-So-Port also furnishes shoes for other professional clowns and other costumed characters, including Mickey Mouse; Dig ‘Em Frog; and Chicky, the Kentucky Fried Chicken. Since these entertainers are on their feet for hours at a time, they require novelty shoes that are not only comfortable, but also durable.

In L. Frank Baum’s original book The Won-•derful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy wore slippers made of silver, not rubies. When the MGM filmversionwentintoproduction,thestu-dio wanted to take full advantage of the then-new Technicolor process, so they opted to give Dorothy a pair of dazzling, bright red shoes.

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crimefighter,whileHeathLedgerdeliversthe bravura performance of his career as the psychopathic villain Joker. The DVD is being released in every imaginable version and packaging -- including a limited-edition version that comes with a miniature BatPod.

ALSO“I Am Legend” (Ultimate Collector’s Edition) -- This is a three-disc set jam-packed with special features, a 44-page book of production art, a lenticular animated scene card, six cards with depictions of devastated cities, and new commentary tracks.“Sex and the City: The Wedding Collection” -- This is a limited-edition box set of with FOUR discs featuring the 157-minute extended director’s cut of the film, director’s commentary, four hoursof bonus materials, a music CD and a wedding album.

KIDS & FAMILY“Horton Hears a Who!” -- Jim Carrey lends his comedic vocal talent to one of 2008’s most delightful animated films.Based on the beloved Dr. Seuss classic, “Horton” tells the tale of a sweet elephant who tries to convince his community that a wee civilization exists within a dust speck on a dandelion.

TV SERIES“McLeod’s Daughters” Complete 7th Season“Gunsmoke” Third Season Vol. 1“Happy Days” Fourth Season“Dragon Ball GT: Season 1”“Deadwood: The Complete Series”


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Top 10 Video Rentals 1. Journey to the Center of the Earth (PG-13) Brendan Fraser (New Line Cin-ema) 2. The Incredible Hulk (PG-13) Edward Norton (Universal) 3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13) Harrison Ford (Para-mount) 4. The Strangers (R) Scott Speedman (Uni-versal) 5. Iron Man (PG-13) Robert Downey Jr. (Paramount) 6. The Happening (R) Mark Wahlberg (Fox) 7. You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (PG-13) Adam Sandler (Sony Pictures) 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (R) Jason Segel (Universal) 9. Sex and the City: The Movie (R) Sarah Jessica Parker (Warner) 10. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (G) Abi-gail Breslin (New Line Cinema)

Top 10 DVD Sales1. Tinker Bell (G) (Walt Disney) 2. Journey to the Center of the Earth (PG) (New Line) 3. The Incredible Hulk (PG-13) (Universal) 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13) (Paramount) 5. Iron Man (PG-13) (Marvel) 6. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (G) (New Line) 7. Sleeping Beauty (G) (Walt Disney) 8. The Strangers (R) (Universal) 9. Family Guy: Volume 6 (NR) (20th Cen-tury Fox) 10. Sex and the City: The Movie (R) (New Line)


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Chinese New Year Spectacular 2009: Jan 30 - 31: The Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver. Friday 8:00 pm, Saturday 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. A MUST SEE show! China’s history comes alive through music, dance, drumming and video effects.

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diately began to rant and rave at the pas-tor and finally said, “Whydid you callmeanyway? Isn’t it your job to bury the dead?” The preacher paused for a brief moment and then replied: “Yes, Mayor, it is my job to bury the dead, but I always like to notify the nextofkinfirst!”A beginner scrubbed his tee shot into the woods, then hit into a few trees, then pro-ceeded to hit across the fairway into another woods. Finally, after banging away several more times, he proceeded to hit into a sand trap. All the while, he’d noticed that the club professional had been watching. “What club should I use now?” he asked the pro. “I don’t know,” the pro replied. “What game are you playing?” The long-awaited day came at last when Mother took us to the station to welcome Fa-ther home from the war. My brother Harry, who had been very small when Father went overseas and couldn’t remember what he looked like, was watching everything intent-ly. As the soldiers left the train, they marched past the roped-off crowds. Father was the firsttocomeby.Mothercalledtohimandhebroke ranks to greet us. We were overjoyed to have Father home again, and everything went smoothly until later in the day when Harry misbehaved and Dad scolded him. Harry glared at him, then turned to Mother and demanded indignantly, “Did you have topickthefirstoneyousaw?”

By Samantha WeaverIt was American humorist, satirist, lec-•turer and author Samuel Langhorne Clemens -- better known today as Mark Twain -- who made the following sage observation: “In certain trying circum-stances, urgent circumstances, desper-ate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied often to prayer.”If you’re planning a trip to North Caro-•lina in June, try to make it to the small town of Spivey’s Corner for the annual Hollerin’ Contest. If you’d like to par-ticipate but are worried about straining your vocal cords, you can always enter the conch-blowing contest instead of one that involves actual yelling.Woody Allen is multitalented: He is •a director, an author, a comedian, a playwright and an actor. In light of his successful careers, some might be surprised to learn that in college he re-ceivedanF inEnglishandaC infilmproduction, then flunked out of NewYork University for poor attendance.OnthePacificIslandofFiji,tattoosare•considered to be beautiful enhance-ments to the body, and a traditional bride is expected to get tattooed before the wedding ceremony takes place.If you’re like the average American, your •Thanksgiving meal contains a whop-ping 3,000 calories. If you were to try to walk that off, you’d have to trek a total of30milesbeforeyouwerefinished.You probably won’t be surprised to learn •that the word “surreptitious” comes from the Latin words meaning “snatch secretly.” If you’re a parent, you probably already •know this: A recent poll shows that the favorite food of kids between the ages of 3 and 11, regardless of whether it’s for lunch or dinner, is pizza.


Top 10 Pop SinglesThis Week Last Week1. T.I. feat. Rihanna ..............No. 1 “Live Your Life”(Def Jam/Grand Hustle)2. T.I. ......................................No. 2 “Whatever You Like” (Grand Hustle)3. Katy Perry ........................No. 4 “Hot N Cold” (Capitol)4. Kanye West ................new entry “Heartless” (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)5. Beyonce ..............................No. 5 “If I Were a Boy” (Music World)6. Pink ....................................No. 3 “So What” (LaFace)7. Britney Spears ..................No. 6 “Womanizer” (Jive)8. Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne ......................No. 7 “Let It Rock” (Cash Money)9. Jason Mraz ....................No. 10 “I’m Yours” (Atlantic)10. Akon ................................No. 9 “Right Now (Na Na Na)” (SRC)

Top 10 Albums1. Soundtrack ................new entry “Twilight” (Summit/ChopShop/Atlantic)2. AC/DC ..............................No. 1 “Black Ice” (Columbia)3. Soundtrack ........................No. 3 “High School Musical 3:Senior Year” (Walt Disney)4. Hinder ........................new entry “Take It to the Limit”(Universal Republic)5. Pink ....................................No. 2 “Funhouse” (LaFace)6. John Legend ....................No. 4 “Evolver” (G.O.O.D./Columbia)7. T.I. ......................................No. 7 “Paper Trail” (GrandHustle/Atlantic)8. Andrea Bocelli ..........new entry “Incanto” (Sugar/Decca)

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No Need to be Alone Over the Holidays

Here we are again, in the middle of the holiday season. For some of us this is a time of great joy as we have family around us, places to go and things to do. Some of us, though, may experience a quieter holiday season. Maybe our children and grandchildren live at a great distance. Maybe too many of our close friends have passed on. Perhaps our social network isn’t as active as it could be.There are ways to get through the holidays happy, engaged and relaxed, even if we’re usually alone. The key is to break the routine before the blues take root.Check into senior-center activities. Whether it’s a party or a trip, there’s sure to be something fun going on. Volunteer to help decorate, prepare food or organize the details. If your area has a “senior buddy” program, where seniors and individuals or families are matched up, consider signing on. It might be an adventure, and you could develop some lifelong friendships from it.Do for others: Ride along with the Meals on Wheels folks and take special treats to go with the food. Help wrap gifts for underprivileged children at a service organization like the Elks. Join a caroling group, perhaps at a local church. Host an informal gathering for others who are also alone (send out the invitations now). The key is to think of others, and pitch in where you can.The quietest week of the year, between Christmas and New Year’s, is coming. Enjoy all the activity now, and plan what you’ll do that week. Maybe you’ll even spend time with new friends you’ve met this month as you’ve been out and about.Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot per-sonally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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ALAN ARTHURHe once lost a lucrative job because some believed that it was given to him as a “spoil” of a corrupt political system. Once Chester Arthur became president, however, he pushed through reforms that made those same types of appointments illegal. Although the public loved him for it, Party members felt betrayed. As a result, Arthur’s blossoming political career was cut short.

Chester Alan Arthur was born in North •Fairfield, Vermont, on October 5, 1829.Later in life, some questions arose as to the date and location of his birth. Some claimed that he had been born a few miles to the north in Canada, which would have made him ineligible to become president. When he entered national politics, Arthur changed his birth year from 1829 to 1830, a move which only served to add fuel to the rumors that he’d been born in Quebec.Arthur’s middle name was properly •pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable: ah-LAHN. He was a hefty baby for the era – about nine pounds – and would grow into the most imposing president the U.S. had yet seen, at 6’2” and 225 pounds. Arthur’s father, William, was a hot-tempered teacher, editor and minister who staunchly opposed slavery. While Chester was easy going and never officially joined a church, he did followhis dad in other ways. As a teenager, he edited the school paper; he also taught classes while attending Union College. And he, too, was an ardent abolitionist.In 1854, Arthur passed the bar and joined •aNewYorklegalfirm.Determinedtohelpput an end to slavery, the young attorney took on race-related cases that others were hesitant to handle. Success in this regard proved him an able and competent lawyer.Servingasaquartermasterofficerduring•the Civil War, Chester Arthur worked to make sure that goods and equipment reached Union troops promptly and safely. By the time the War ended, the Republicans had gained control of Congress, thanks to the efforts of New York Senator Roscoe Conkling.Arthur had become a Republican VIP, and •campaigned for the elections of Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant. In 1871, the latter appointed him Collector of the Port of New York, placing him in charge of a large chunk of the nation’s imported goods and related taxes. Chester supported Rutherford Hayes for president in 1877, butwhenHayestookoffice,heorganizeda “witch hunt” that began to bring down Conkling’s “machine.”Investigators revealed that overpaid •customs workers were coerced into “donating” the extra money to the GOP’s coffers, andArthurwas fired.Within theParty, the “Stalwarts” still supported Senator Conklin, but a new group called the “Half-Breeds” pushed for reforms. Compromise candidate James Garfieldwon the 1880 nomination. To earn

Conklin’s support, Arthur – who’d never before held an elected office – becameGarfield’s running mate. They won theelection.Ironically,onlyweeksintohisterm,Garfield•was assassinated by a dejected man who felt he deserved favors for his support. Arthur became president. Whether due to guilt or just a new perspective on things, he continued the efforts that put an end to the spoils system that had “made” him in the first place.A key reform was theimplementation of a merit system that ensured federal employees earned their jobs due to their proficiency and skill,nottheirpoliticalaffiliation.Thisdecisionconfused and alienated his supporters, and Arthur was not chosen for re- election.

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