Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-22
WEAPON FOR WOMEN.
The Up-to-Dats Hatpin Il Extreme
ly Dangerous
BETTER rhnn a Revolver in the Hands
OF a Woman Attacked by a High
wayman-HOw 1t IL
Used.


tackled by some ruffian?" is the question
| women have asked in every part OF th'
| country since the recurrence of the bru
| tai "hold-ups' by tramps. The man u
whom the question is put, says the Gin
| cinnati Enquirer, will Immediately an
swer: Garry revolver" But WON
en- dread revolvers almost as much al
they do the possibility of attack Whe1
out at night. Few women possess the
nerve necessary to use a pistol with ef'
feet when set upon by burly stranger
in a lonely road. Then there is the OBJ
lection to revolver in the possession
of a woman that she would be averse tC
suspecting the motive of every man she
met, and would probably fail TO draw the
revolver until too late for fear Of max
ing a foolish mistake. What, then, can
be provided for her that will be as dead
ly in her hands as revolver, and yet
absolutely safe SO far as she is concerned,
and ever ready at hand whether wanted
for use or not?
The answer to the puzzle has been pro-
vided by those who make women's hat
pins. A hatpin has been designed and
will soon be ready for sale that is in
tended primarily for use as a weapon of
defense. 1t is in reality a stiletto
masquerading as an innocent little hat
pin. 1t is made Of fine steel, that will
bend but will not h~oak, as sharp as a
needle and hardened at the end so that
1t can be used with deadly effect as a
dagger. and with a handle that enables
a woman to grasp it for use as weapon
pulled from the hand,
There are two ways Of holding the new
hatpin. 1t can be held with the thumb
pressed against the top, or with the but
ton graSped in the palm Of the hand.
In either way it is quite as terrible a
weapon as a razor, and one moreover
that cannot easily be wrested from the
hand that holds 1t.
The method of using the new weapon
to the best advantage when attacked Is
to aim at the face Of the highwayman.
1t is not likely that he will wait for the
blow. A woman armed with one of these
even ii she has not the slightest
idea Of the rules OF the dagger duello is
likely to do more damage in few sec
onds than a hungry tiger. The wicked
BILE to grasp 1t to wrench 1t away from
It's owner. and yet 80 keen is 1t and 50
light that, used by woman frenzied by
fear. 1t Is likely to be more dangerous
TO highwayman than Gatling gun.
In eoasidering the advantages Of this
who advocate itA use point out that
svery woman 10 familiar with It's use.
While the average woman would find
revolver cumbersome and difficult to
draw from pocket o. bag. tho hatpin
can be whisked out In a second by prac-
uced hand. No woman would care to be
forever plucking a revolver from her
pocket when out in a lonely district. And
ye< there are times when a Suspicious
looking character comes into the oflng
and prudence whispers: Beware OF
him." While most women would shrink
under those circumstances from pulling
out a revolver, it IL An innocent act to
put the hand to the hat and draw out one
OF the stiletto hatpins. With this In her
hand the nervous woman 10 ready for
the stranger. whatever his intentions.
II he 10 An innocent man he will prob
ably take no notice OF the woman's ae-
lion. II he 10 . rascal 1t 10 moro than
probable that he will mark the motive
for the act and let the woman pass unmo-
Tested.
1t 10 an axiom With the members Of the
police force that the woman with the
hatptn 10 more to be feared than an
armed and desperate burglar. The rea-
Don 10 that the burglars hand could not
travel hipward without a bullet or a
club disabling his arm. The woman
with the hatpin. however, has 10 be
with lynx eyes. and even then
X likely 70 have the weapon concealed
up her sleeve for use when opportunity
,omss. The inventors Of the stiletto hat
pin had this In mind when they decided
to design a weapon that would be pc
euliarly a woman's weapon, and yet be
deadly to do as much damage
as the most ardent opponent OF the gen.
OF the road could wish.
Uses Of the Telephone.
To the making Of Irish bulls there is
no end, according to Marshall p Wild
Or. Here Is one OF the latest breaks of
the Celtic species, II the humorist is to be
believed:
An Irishman just over sees telephone
On the wall. and never having seen one
before, asks what 1t is.
"It's telephone" he Is told.
"Phat's tillyphone used for?" queries
Pat.
why, to talk through Of course"