RE:> Anyone have an idea what a Calathumpian parade is? > David David- to answer your question (and some others, also!)- I posed the query to the History center of Genesee county; below, is her reply. : )Linda Hi! I Checked the July 4th paper and came up with "The Calathumpians" " While the aeronaut was monkeying with his balloon an Court Street the parade of the Calathumpians took place o Main Street. At the head was the Akron Band, discoursing music, and then came the Batavia and Akron Baseball clubs in Carriages. Stephen A. Dustin, Generallssimo, in a brilliant Uniform wrode a firey steed that was arrayed in fantasitc Grab. Pantaloons adorned the front legs of the Beast and at his other extremity he wore a dress and an emmense bustle of the most fashionable design, The Generallismo was riding in front of the Kazoo Band, composed of a score of youngsters in clothing of all colors of the rainbow. A yoke of Oxen ridden by a young man in war paint who kept his seat on the animals so easily as a circus rider was a pretty feature of the procession, and a wagon filled with magnificent oil paintings, loaned for the occasion, was looked upon with admiration by all lovers of art. Another yoke of Oxen, this one driven by a cowboy and drawing a stone boat, on which sat King Kalalakuay, was also in the parade, and there were scores of followers." It is a good question, what does calthumpian mean....hmmmm, my best guess is it is a colorful parade, in both senses, humor and beauty....according to the article in the paper that describes it on the 5th. Thanks for the question, I like a challenge... Ellen L. Bachorski

Linda - Thanks to you and Ellen Bachorskifor the info. Sounds like one of those gallimaufry-type words. I just used Google and came up with a site - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7786/newage.htm with the following - "Calathumpian" comes from "calathus", Latin for a rubbish bin, and it means that the person has retrieved all the ideas that other people have rejected and thrown out. Seems to be apopular word Down Under as well as in the U. S. David >RE:> Anyone have an idea what a Calathumpian parade is? >> David >David- >to answer your question (and some others, also!)- >I posed the query to the History center of Genesee county; below, is her >reply. >: )Linda David Minor Eagles Byte Historical Research Pittsford, New York 585 264-0423 dminor@eznet.net co-Webmaster for Canal Society of New York State page at http://www.canalsnys.org/ To be put on the mailing list for the weekly TimeMaster radio scripts (WXXI-FM 91.5), as well as news of updates to my homepage and a URL of the week, e-mail me at the address above. http://home.eznet.net/~dminor includes NYNY, a series of timelines covering New York City and State, from approximately 1,100,000,000 BC to 1990 AD. "I would undertake to supply your demands if your generosity is equal to them." -John Bartram, U. S. naturalist