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Tor picking ii up. Candies and sweet
meats are prepared with cayenne pepper
by confectioners to be sold for this mar
ucuar day in the United States and
many and sweet are the quarrels begun
and made up by sWeethearts because OF
it,
In the rural district of the south IL fs q
great custom of the school boys to reach
ihe schoolhouse particularly early this
Speclal morning. and the school teacher
arrives to find himself locked out of his
temple of learning, and is only allowed
to enter after promising a half-holidav
tn the pupils, together with exoneration
from punishment for the offense
Many a self-conscious dandy walks the
avenue swinging his cane with a we'll
Sloved hand and, knowing the immacu-
lacy of his attire. wonders at the outlaws
and smiles which he provokes in those
he passes. until finally it occurs to him
that something is wrong and upon inves-
LEGATION discovers large placard pinned
10 the back of his coat and printed in
large letters. April FOOL then he
scoWls, laughs and makes Il quick get
away on passing car or into neighbcr-
ing store. Or perhaps the pasteboard
isn't there at all The result is the
same. however. as the yeils of April fool
greet him on all sides when he examines
his coat tails in vain for some conspicu
Gus ribbon, paper or chalk mark.
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Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
-IRST of April. day set aside by all
r. Christendom for the perpetrating OF
L practical jokes and more or less
asinine tricks on ones neighbor follows
a custom as old as history, which, as
far as appears has no known origin
There are, however. several theories ad-
yanced. some one of which might be cor
rect
One Spectator gravely goes back TO the
time of Noah and the flood. saying that It
wa. about this date that the great pa
triarch sent out the dove TO ascertain II
tn. waters had abated and that the He
brews, In order 20 perpetrate the memory
of his deliverance from the ark. used to
punish those SO lax as to forget the date
of the Intellectual errand of the bird OF
peace by sending them on sleeveless err
randS.
Another attributes the origin of this
custom to the passion of Christ in which
He was sent back and forth from Annas
to Caiaphas, from Caiaphas to PLATE.
from Plate to Herod and from Herod
back again to PLATE. Further conflrma-
ton of this theory Is sought in the French
name for April fool, Poisson d'Avril.
through the idea that poisson is Il cor
ruption Of the word passion. Fortu-
nately this theory has not leg to stand
on or the perpetuation of A custom which
gives so much fun 10 the juvenile and
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feature In French eating The use of veg
etables has incleased so largely there
that their consumption now amounts to
half the total of food employed This
has resulted in a change of details and
results of cookery great as TO dominate
the entire French alimentary system.
There is no mystery in the way the
French discover fresh forms OF culinary
treatment or how they continue TO add
more dishes to their extensive catalogue.
They have not kept their discoveries to
themselves. hey have published them
to the world. and have invited and
enabled everybody to follow in their track.
What II will be necessary for Ameri-
cans to do in the future in order to prac.
tlce economy in food is to adopt the sys-
tenn of the French. who know how to eat
cheaply. nutrtively and agreeably. The
change must come through the women
who are supposed to supervise American
kitchens. In France every maid employed
III domestic service is more or less AZ.
complished in cookery. Here. those that
are not cooks through choice disdain to
take even passing lesson from what Is
going on about them in the PREPARATION
of food.
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chase an expensive portion when an in
ffrior- one will DO well if treated with
special sauce that will transform it into
succulent and appetizing Wand and
make 1t far more acceptable than a costly
cut spoiled through incompetent cooking.
dealer when he encounters marketer
of this discriminating and learned type
is interested and does justice to her SUI
perior capacity in concessions in price
that he recoups four ny five times over
from those who buy through orders.
a skilful purchaser Of perishabla food
will exhibit her judgment in another di-
rection. If she has a large and hungry
family to feed she will not place before il a
great joint OF meat which will be eaten
of until each one is content. Instead, she
will serve a small joint, which she will
supplement by so generous an allowance
of good soup bead and vegetables that
when attack is made upon the piece de
resistance il VIII be more than enough
to satisfy their appetites. and sufficient
will remain to assist at the furnishing OF
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out Of the cheapest and most common
place ailments. SO that each shall have a
distinct character and its individual eS-
sence and aroma. They are thoroughly
trained in the knowledge that poverty
does not prevent the exercise OF skill in
the field in which they are eminent.
OF money they have little. but they sub
stitute for it an abundance OF intelligence.
The most striking advance in the
economical preparation of and prevention
of waste in food has come through the
use of gas and oil in cooking. Instead Of
mass of coal that is kept constantly in
ignition. even for the purpose of boiling
a kettle of wafer d single jet of gas or
oil that is burning only long as it is
needed answers the same end. The econ
omy of this system is beyond computa-
ton. y chicken is roasted or broled
through the expenditure of only enough
heat TO accomplish the process. None is
wasted to flow off into the chimney, as
when coal or wood is used There is
neither dirt nor grit to contaminate the
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Setting OF Explosives.
From ST. Nicholas.


There are two ways in which an ex-
plosive may be set off''-by burning and
by defamation. The burning process is
progressive from one particle to a'iother
as of fire in a CRATE. only infinitely more
rapid. This process is adapted t, gunpow-
der, requiring it does YER snort time
for the burning up of the explosive body.
The other form of exploaon-the deto-
Inative-being at once throughout the mass.
is untitled for US Elm gins (Which would
be smashed to piecesl but Is adapted to
SCATTERING or breaking purposes. such as
blasting rocks in r,ining operations and
bursting charges u shells, torpedoes and
submarine mines Substances Of the lat
fer sort are terred high explosives Soma
examples NAV be given Of the yafety with
which the most dangerous explosives NAV
ordinarily be handled. For instance a
considerable quantity Of gureotton (such
as nure cotton treated witt nitric acIer
NAV be set fire and will burl quietly. But
n a sufficient mass be set hre the heat
and pressure on the surface Of the burn
ing body will cause the whole to be ex-
nIoded. A torpedo filled with wet com
messed guncotton will rot explode n a
she'll from cannon should penetrate n
and burst in the mass of guncotton. Eyer
nitrogiycerin will burn like oil in small
Quantities and a stick of nitroRlycerin
may be set on fire without danger oS
harm.
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the morrow's breakfast. The cheaper and
inferior elements can be made to play a
very important Fart in household whose
mead gives her personal attention to the
purchasing and preparation of them.
Frenchwomen Offer a notable example
Of the possession Of this gift They do
not suffer as American women do from
the want of money for necessary house
hold supplies. because they possess the
faculty of making the most of what they
have. 1t is for this reason that eating in
French families of moderate means j., so
far superior to that OF the ma ioritv of
the richer families in other countries will
the exception. perhaps of those of Italy.
W hlle they serve at a meal fewer dishes
and in smaller quantities. the execution
of each is perfect in itself. and the va
riety of forms of preparation makes up
the relative absence of variety in the sub
stances employed. The women of French
households know how to prepare dishes
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the day, and many and varied are the
FRANKS played upon the unwary 1t be-
gins at~the breakfast table when a young
ster tells his father that there is some
thing on his face. and after repeated eff
forts to wipe it away is informed that it
is his nose. then bushes like a school
girl at the howls of April fool from mis-
young hopefuls. Being a good father and
rememberng-though saying nothing of
it. just such pranks played on his renera-
bic parents. he let's it go with a confused
laugh. registering VOW that he will get
it on his partner as soon as he reaches
his office. Frequently the digritied loving
mother has her turn and smiles to her
self as she covertly watches her family
vainly trying to eat mullins filled with
cotton, etc
An old hat covering brick placed
temptingly in the way of pedestrians is
an old trick the urchins of the streets
used on every April fools day, and more
lost 90 purses either with string tied
to it and boy at the other end. or per-
haps if the sidewalk Is Of boards 1t is
nailed down from the inside. are en-
countered on April l than perhaps all
the other 364 days of the year. Some
older people enter so freely into the
sport as to heat silver dollar and place
it on the walk just around the corner of
some approaching and unsuspecting vic
tim. and run the risk of losing il If the
victim be wise enough to use his soft hat
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great men who sleep in its crypt-and OF
the building and the spot itself.
These tremendous frescoes are what
tourists first delight in. Galland. Bon
nat. Puvis de Chavannes. Meissonier. Ge-
rome. Blanc. GuStave Moreau Millat,
Cabanal. Baudry and Chenavard were the
artists called in. a few did no more than
consult with the others. such AS MeS-
Soner and Gustave Moreau. Others came
in later and did splendid frescoes. such
as Humbert and J. T. Laurens The rest
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being landed by the Spanish. and with
their combined forces they could easily
capture it. Faiardo, believing change
of diet would be beneficial lost no time
in complying with the request. and before
nightfall had traverSed thirty miles of
sand and swamp and entered the camp
of Col. LazO> with his regiment of forty
five hot, dirty. thirsty, starving men, to
be greeted with a yell of San Ynocente
San YnOcentp. San YnOcente" An ex-
termination of LaZos forces was narrowly
averted by the production of a few bottles
of aguadiente and few bundles of to-
-bacco, which soon restored good humor
among the maddened revolutionists.
Frances, Duke of Lorraine. and his wife
owe their escape from Nantes to the imp
ish tricks practiced on April I. Dressed
as peasants. they were escaping through
the guard lines when recognized by a
visiting civilian, who ran ahead shouting
the information to the guards. But the
guards RENE mbered the date. and only
wagged their fingers and returned with
many grins and laughs. Poisson d'Avril.
Poisson d'Avril,'' allowing the duke and
duchess to pass unchallenged.
IT'S a thing disputed.
Which is the greatest fool reputed-
The man who innOcently went
Or he Wn" him deSignedly sent?
The American people. old and young
alike. enter into the zest and spirit Of
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change And Louis Philippe finished up
the splendid building very completely,
under three great architects, Bastard,
DestoucheS and Eondeet fills
The Parisians love change. They
changed TO Napoleon III. With him the
Pantheon once more became The Church
Ste. Genevieve 1t stayed so through
his epoch.
During the siege OF Paris the crypt was
used as a powder magazine. When the
leaders of the commune We're pressed
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W ZKE CRYPT

down that way they took it for head
quarters. None of al! which troubled the
great citizens who slept there.
They were doubtless pleased. however.
when the new republics director
beaux-arts. Cherneceres. called to him
the sublimest painters of all Paris and
said:
What was once the Pantheon is now
the Pantheon again. Get busy and light
up all its interior walls with splendid
frescoes worthy Uf the memory of the
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% EVz7zE0W

great tribune. Other great men of the
epoch of French liberty were laid beside
hm-Voltaire. Lepeleter. st. Fargo au
and Jean Jacques Rousseau among the
Marat and removed Mirabeau. Later il
put out Marat-and brought M!rabeau
back.
The great Napoleon gave the Pantheon
back to the ecclesiastical authorities who
had gone out with the French revolution
Once more il became the Church of Ste.
Genevieve; but for this reason it did not
cease to remain the high resting place of
great men honored by THE grateful
fatherland" Lanncs was buried in its
crypt. Then came Portals. Cabanls,
Wen. Lagrange. Bougainville- In all.
thirty nine Napoleonic heroes. statesmen
and great citizens were put there. with
grandiose professions. cannons booming:
solemn music. solemn discourse. fags ana
flowers. with vast multitudes surrounding
the whole mighty ceremony that Pari-
slams will make for lola
With the restoration. Louis Nv Ill.
liking the Pantheon idea without the
Pantheon name had eros begin the great
work of interior decoration. In the hlsh
part of the dome he painted the apothe-
osis Of Ste GenevieVe. During this pc
Rod ftw statesmen and soldiers had the
honor of being buried in the crypt. Souf-
flot was the last in 1s2a; then came the
popular revolution of 1880.
One of the revolutionists. Eric Bernard.
painted on d PLANK the old inscription of
the first French revolution: ITO great
men. the grateful fatherland"' and
hoisted it up to the pllnth. WITH
this and the DEGREES that followed,
it became again the Pantheon in name as
we'll as fact. and the ecclesiastical au-
thor;ies again went out. In 1881 the
great cross of it's dome was replaced by
a heroic figure of "Renown' by Corot.
1t was taken down.in 1896; Parisians love
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articles that are being cooked. \ kero-
sene stove with two apertures will supply
heat enough to prepare meal for at
least six people at cost of not more
than . cents. whereas the same eXpendi-
ture of energy through the use of coal
would cost ten times as much, If not
more.
The French are invariably cited as Of
fering examples OF thrift and skill in the
selection and preparation of food: but
those qualities, the result of training,
have not been effectively applied except
during the past one hundred years. 1t
was not until the time of the regency
that real cookery was first introduced into
France. and then its action was confined
to the upper classes Edible material at
that time was very limited 1t was not
until lim that potatoes began to be
seriously grown in France as an article
Of diet. The employment of garden prod
uce on large scale in quite a modern
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have immortal frescoes. many of the sub
| iects having been originally stipulated by
the great BeauX Arts director to thus
glorify the memory of most diverse grea [
! men like THE Preaching of St Denis
/ tactually executed as his martyrdon) !;
''Att;la Marching on Paris: ste Gene
We've Calming the Frightened Parisians"
Ste. GeneveVe Brings Food to Famine
struck Paris: THE Growing of Charlie
magne"; st Louis Rendering Justice
! OF St. Louis there is actually n tryptic,
| whose center IS 4 great scene crowdfng in
| his various judicial and administrative re-
! forms. while Joan of Arc is given splen-
! did space in designs known the world
over.
The ecclesiastical authorities who had
! remained in charge since the second en-
| pire liked all this. The great citizens
| thus honorcd wera of the old times. In
| 1885, however. while the work was going
on, the death of Victor Hugo put them to
embarra ssment. The French governme ut
decreed that the great poet be put in the
| Pantheon crypt. and as he went in the
ecclesiastical authorities went out.
/ 1t was the greatest funeral Paris had
| ever seen in all her history. For two
| days and nights Victor Hugos body lay
! in state beneath the Arc de Triomphe
/ The whole Paris population passed before
! IL. Then down the Champs ElySaes the
/ Erandiose procession passed. across the
river. down the Boulevard ST German
! to the Latin quarter and the Pantheon,
which is its center. And If the eccleSias-
! teal authorities went out as he Went in.
il was OF their free choice. They had
tolerated Noltaire in the crypt century
and more.
Il 1t had been said that Eotaire and J. ].
Rousseau had been taken out years pre-
! viously. Then years ago. therefore. the
republic wished 20 know the truth. Rev
erently. scientifically and historically the
two sepuchers were opened. Bertheiot
that prince of science. was there with his
colleagues and their documents to meas
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- GOD Of all kinds is so abundant
with Americans that economy i'll
its use is not necessary and
universal waste prevails. What
is discarded or thrown away
would feed half as many again of the
Latin or oriental races. AS the population
Increases and greater demand is made
upon the sources of supply without pro-
ortionate increase of resources. coming
generations will be compelled TO learn
'ow 10 utilize the commonest alimentary
products with tine same skill that
European people now employ.
One-half the amount expended here upon
perishable ailments could be saved were
Americans trained TO extract from them
their utmost nutritive value IN quantit!
md quality. This means not only through
acquaintance with the adaptabillty of a
single article of subsistence TO its purpose,
hut also its fitness for the form of cooking
10 which il is to be subjected. An eX-
ample OF this is found in the use of a
piece OF beef after ii has served its pur-
Jose in the making of stock for soups.
With Americans the rule Is to discard
4, as no longer of value: whereas 1t Is
capable of treatment in many forms for
the connection of very appetizing and
nutritious dishes II may he served cold,
with a sauce cut in slices with oil and
vinegar mixed with chopped herbs. or
not hasnsd and baked in "A platter, with
:, rich sauce and mushrooms, or in little
pies
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The custom that prevails OF purchasing
pershable supplies through SYSTEM
Of orders. rather than in person. is another
source Of waste. Clever marketing not
only involves skilful buying, but also the
ability to adapt the choice of the pro-
visions bought to the use which 1t Is
proposed 10 make OF them. For example.
the feminine head of household desires
To purchase fowl for a fr.cassee. If she
sends an order for one to the dealer.
although she may specify the purpose for
which she intends 1t. he will generally
use no discretion in selecting. but Will
send bird that is suitable for roasting
and sells a, much higher price than
one of inferior quality that would be
entirely adapted to the concoction of the
dish. This means much unnecessary
expenditure. IF she goes in person TO
purchase fowl for fricassee, and IL
she is skillful in buying she will select one
that is old. tough and iil-favored, for 1t
Is TO be cooked In such a way that these
defects viii not be apparent when the
preparation OF the dish Is completed.
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IA RIS, MITCH 10, Is'N.
OF might call II Ten Years
After" IT ends in the solemn
Pantheon OF France.
1t began with bloody riots in
the StraatS Of Paris In JaQll-
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The American people. old and young
alike, enter into the Zest and spirit of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-21

IN the Overlook hospital refused TO
identify a STRAY cur brought IN IS
the brute which had BIZ him.
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Families arrange the close of the
supper the Christmas shopping carefully
/ and leisurely.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-21

The government has seven sub
marine boats under construction.
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GIRLS FORM CLUBS TO
MAKE BEAUX SAVE
fnx unI,.a pres.l

gALLiPOLia. o.. Dec "A Call.
polls girls have started a movement
10 mako the young nwains VI the
old French village start savings ac.
counts They have organized q
club end have takon a solemn oath
that they viii never marry Until
they find man able 10 support "a
wife The club la known a. tho
Colt Alone Club.
Too much unhapplneas comes
from Indifference OF the future
one Of The girls said THE man
that wins any member Of our club
must show that be is worth the
prize.
or course, We are not plning for
the life 81 a eplusior. but We cannot
be won By the love IN cottage
theory. unless Il ~ backed up By
real money"
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The Coming Of the King rus.
ley Bucks Christmas cantata va
presented az the Plymouth cturS
by the choir last esening MI
work was under the direction IA
Wilired Lewis. Tbs seating "A.
pacity OF tho chureA vas tsxea,
The ensemble work was exoeTett
and the solos by Mrs. Nina Nart,t
Hatcher Mrs. Sylvia Ware Irelt.t
and Mr. Henry r. Hanlin were ri
fine.
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WhITELAW REID is
In DISFAVOR

LONDON. Dec. 2t.-Rumors we're
revived today that Ambassador
Whlielaw Reid viii lose bis place
when the next administration steps
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Special Tor Christmas. emontha.
old fruit cake sec a pound. Eng.
iish plum pudding. soc q pound 80
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ENDEAV0RERS WANT
COMFORT STATION

Al "a meeting ~ the Seattle Chris
tian EudsavoF unlou'a Good citizen
ship committee held Saturday. the
action ~ the Chamber of Commerce
tn cnudemnln6 the proposed comfort
station bond Issue was discussed
RESOLUTIONS were passed that the
COMMITTEES believes che comfort sta
lions an absolute necessity in the
particularly Do view nf the great
number q visitors who wili be here
daring the exposition Direct issue
WAS taken with tha Chamber %
Commerce and The committee
pledged itself 70 40 an Ia ita power
60 Secure the passage ~ the bonds
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WILL live AS
JESUS WOULD

CLEVELAND. Doe. at What
would teAua do7"
This 10 the fulo OF conduct u 900
Cleveland young mon and womou
viii be asked % follow dunnk tho
two weoks beginning Jan
Tho test OF this rulo Of conduct lr
10 begin after "a big mass meeting
az p ~ Jan 3. IN Epworth Me
mortal church Al that time Dr. W.
n Wallace viii ask Tor volunteers
30 follow The rule
on Jan w the second mass meet
ms VIII bo hgld. aud each OF the
volunteers viii be- asked 10 tell what
experiences followed bis attempts
% lead a model NE for two weeks
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Funeral services for the late
chaFloa Edward Hays we're held Ut
honnef Watson Co's chapel satnr.
day afternoon. Tho body Was IN.
terrcd az Lakovlew cemetery. Tho
deceased WAS brother OF W. y.
Hays. Seattle attorney. lie died
az Portland December 10.
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Rurltd ar nlannunred-

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2i.-The
ruins ~ buried city. an American
Pompeii. has been discovered IN
Arizona, near Florence. according
% a report issued by the smilhso-
MAN institute.
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WOULD NOT TELL
ON THE DOG

NEW YORK. dec. 2i.-~A vicious
dog attacked i2yearold Lawrence
Murray yesterday and tore his fore
head Despite the wound the little
fellow fought Oft the dog. and later