He had been entertaining a regular callithumpian parade of Red Cross commissioners from America, and he probably felt that he had seen the worst and that this was just another cross.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me] Reference

Cabarets, bean-counting contests, lotteries and callithumpian methods generally marked a period in Canada's recruiting history not pleasant to review, and which brought discredit upon the entire voluntary enlistment system as a permanent method of filling up armies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights] Reference