The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-30
THE CUR|OS ON
EXHIBITION At
THE BIG FAIR
ONE EXHIBIT HAS ATTRACTED
BUT LITTLE ATTENTION, AL.
THOUGH 1T is ONE OF THE
MOST INTERESTING IN TIE
WoMAs's DEPARTMENT.
BY Nellie M. JerauId.

One exhibit at the Interstate Fair
has attracted very little attention
and yet It is one Of the most inter-
esting in the woman's building. This
exhibit is the curios, and each curio
has an interesting history.
IL seemed too bad that no one un-
derstood anything about them. so
when l saw group of boys at the
case containing the curios I told them
of the Indian arrows and pointed ont
the one that had the white mans blood
on it, and told of the fight in West
ern Kansas with the Indians n
started stream of questions some of
which l could answer truthfully and
some of the answers were like the
historical novel, a little true history
CLOSED over with considerable fic-
ton, but the boys were interested.
NOW, II one wants to arouse interest
in anything just interest a boy thor
oughly and he will tell 1t to his fell
lows, so in his case 1t was not long
until a crowd of boys were looking at
the arrow with the white mans blood
on 1t and I had to repeat the story
over and over.
SLIPPERS GIVEN BY SQUAW.
These arrows were entered by Mr..
e. r. Ward and had been owned by
Cheyenne Indian. In this same ex-
hibit are beaded slippers, given to Mr..
Ward by the squaw Of an Indian
chief, also the moccasins from her
pappoose's feet. They show the NAL
tese cross with some features of the
Swastiha, the cross being formed of
dark beads surrounded with white.
The Swatika cross Is one of strange
mystic Significance with all the In
dams and the people of the far north
and is found in most, if not all, their
characters. A pitcher has been in
use over 1913 years. and the fifth gen
alton Is now using 1t, and 1t is not
Clipped or cracked.
Another pitcher In the shape Of a
dog Is shown, made in Scotland in
the year 1922 and is a Scottish punch
pitcher. A little incident in this con-
nection which was very amusing, a
young girl read the card and exclaim-
ed. "Oh, this was made in Scotland
1722 years before Christ"
AN OLD BABY CAP.
A baby cap Of dainty hand lace a
hundred years old-what memories It
awakens as we wonder at the time
! that has passed since it was made.
| Every stitch is knitted with lace, Of
| that we are sure.
| A fan with mother of pearl sticks
Is shown and many a story can be
written Of that fan, the dainty. white
hands that held it and, possibly, f1irt-
| ed with it as the young gallant ut
! tered tender words.
| oh, many a story can be written on
these old time articles. AS the case
| is opened and they are handled with
| loving care they seem to gently
/ breathe their story of love, gaiety and
| perhaps. of sorrow.
| "a quilt of a hundred years ago.
made by our grandmother" is writ
ten on the card, No patch work. but
the most beautiful of applique work.
the stitches SO fine that they fairly
blend with the goods.
| A Bible with an old family record
reaching back a hundred years is
| there.
| Stamps from all over the world !;
! also specimens of money from the
far away countries.
Specimens Of minerals with large
garnets imbedded in them are on dis
| play by Mrs. Alice Shear.
There are other things that no one
seems to know their history, but what
a lot of copy" is here for the novel
| ist