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dressed elegantly enough to keep the respect of
my rich patrons | was in despair lest they
should think that l was initiating them when
! wore fancy waist. was driven into the
severest plainness in dress. Only in the last
year have rebelled at the severity of my at
tire and l have been wearing this
She touched a vivid bow at her throat
When go shopping the exclusive materi-
ais find favor in my eyes This is drain on
my pocketbook. My hats have always caused
me great perpexity. l must have the Partisan
chic in my bonnets or am unhappy
Many night / have burned the midnight
oil trying to design some flowers like the ones
displayed upon debutantes millinery. Thus
| worried my evenings away in attempts at
producing artistic headgear am plain--yery
plain-~but stylish bouses. / have kept up the
struggle with the styles during the years as l
have struggled with the interiors of all the
hall bedrooms | have occupied. My room had
to be artistic-if uncomfortable. 1t must re-
fleet some of the beauty of the art shop, or I
was miserable in it. | spent all my spare
change for Roman candelabra and small but
ancient pieces for decorations. These articles
were genuine. ! could not bear limitations of
any kind To my mind limitations We're the
halmarks of the unknowing and the poor.
With men who might become lovers | was
uppish and disagreeable. Unless they belonged
to the inner circle of the rich | would have
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Ute in his youth.
Most of the French leaders, in war; poll
tics and literature, were men whose diges-
tions were powerful and appetites unfailing
Napoeon's capacity to eat was enormous, as
was Talleyrands and Mirabeau's. German
statesmen and poets seem to have had the
same reputation, for Bismarck and Goethe
We're both of them noted for their Unsuitable
desires for food.
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Eat a Lot? Maybe You re a Genius.

l. n EN- of genius are almost uniformly
rNl large eaters,"y ysays Dk Hanover
They require tremendous amount
of good, wholesome food, for long
IItinued and exhaustive intellectual work
Imands full nutrition to repair the waste
hin tissue.
Scott is said to have ATTRIBUTED his tre-
/ Indous capacity to his power of digestion
h the good wholesome restraints of appe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05

LONDON theologian has recently
IL claimed for the prophets of old
\ knowledge of science far greater than
modern men give them credit for He
says that they prophesied because they under
stood perfectly the laws of nature.
For instance, the weather moves in cycles
and that was fact known ages ago. The
cycle is nineteen years. Elijah predicted a
drought in the land, As the Lord God OF
Israel liveth there shall not be dew nor rain
these years but according to my word
The scientists of those days could have pre-
dcted the drought as well as Elijah, for it was
Known at that time that droughts move in
cycles Of nineteen years, and it was then just
42x19 years after Pharaoh's drought in the
days of Joseph, and that was 5x19 years
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ferent article from the wood pulp which IS
used in the various manufactures of dyna-
mite and linoeum. Most of the -four which
is made is exported, and the principal mar
kets are England and Germany, though the
United States does take small amount.
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Women Accumulated Riches.

IL seems that when a woman in the days of
the empire smarried she still retained abso-
late legal Independence Her dowry went to
her husband, but apart from that all her
property was held in her own right independ-
entity of her husband.
In this way large sums of money accumu-
lated in the hands of the women, and as a re-
suit they often lent money to their husbands
at high rates of interest Then too. the
husbands often became business men who
did nothing but look after their wives estates.
Again, in education there was no discrim-
nation When small, boys and girls were ed
ucated together and later the girls of pros
porous parents were provided with tutors
From all that can be learned the enthusiasm
OF the Roman women for learning was great,
though there are proofs to. show that the
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~ NDER the Roman empire" an
Italian historian said recently
NJ woman arrived at point of free
dom and dignity which sba latar

~ woman arrived at point of free
dom and dignity which she later
lost and has never regained
Under the empire women were physicians
and lawyers. They engaged in all kinds of
retail and wholesale trade They were bar
bers and charioteers and as vestal virgins
they looked after the religion of the state
They were innkeepers and shopkeepers.
. In the law courts woman after woman
won fame and fortune. They cared for the
sick and in religion they were most highly
honored. They drove chariots in the races
and they fought in the arenas
Apparently their freedom extended in all
ranks of life and in three particulars their
condition was really remarkable To quote
again this same Italian:
Women possessed unexampled property
rights. Also their right to education was
never questioned, and a single standard of
morality existed for men and women"
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sunlight.

- live in climates where there is less
sunlight.
Researches conducted recently by J. Jsnie
sen, scientist have developed some interest
ing facts in regard to fair haired and dark
haired people.
1t is only in dark climates where the sun
is often hidden by clouds and where the light
is never intense, that blondes thrive In-the
light, hot climates blondes are not at home
They are found but they are exceptional
Cleopatra was blonde and there is evidence
that there were red haired Egyptians There
is mummy in the British museum with a
lock of red hair, but plainly it did not sur
vive, and the Roman women, with regret be
it said, bleached their tresses or borrowed
from their northern captives.
Blondeness is an advantage in the north.
the white surface radiates less heat than the
dark; but when the blondes migrate to
lighter country they suffer and ultimately per-
ish. Blonde races Lave been flowing south
ward constantly in Europe but they do not
survive.
In the Philippines blondes suffer more than
brunettes. They break down and become vic
tins of neurasthenia in much larger numbers.
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Wood Flour Is Used in Norway.

. ! e. !, s''::, 9: !. :.,:. ':: :': an,
comes from clean spruce or pine logs
which are first freed from any particles of
bark. This Norwegian wood flour is a diff
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to beauty, my soul saturated with the elegance
that have no money to buy, with youth van
ished and hopes dimmed. | should advise a
young girl to pause before accepting a position
in place with superb surroundings
" The right girl might go through the years
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how abundant the MICE no cat thrves prop.
erly on a diet of unmitigated mouse; nor does
1t neglect its duties when other food is pro-
vided. Bids for the eats meat are regular
~ posted calling for fresh beef, suitable
for feeding cats-bone to be excuded-to be
delivered at the contractors place of busi-
ness on such days as may be designated and
in such quantities as may be required
More than 400 cats are in the employ of
the postoffice department, distributed among
about fifty of the largest offices. The New
York Office expends something like $50 an
nually for cats meat
Most of the other large governmental
buildings are supplied with cats. At an i'm
mense cold storage depot established at
Manila some time ago cats have been found
to be necessary, and there were sent there
some of the famous cold storage breed from
Pittsburgh. This breed originated in the
great warehouses of cold storage company,
and has developed special qualifications for
enduring extreme cold. The cold storage
cats are short tailed, chubby, with long
and heavy fur, and their eyebrows and wills
kers are extraordinarily long and strong. 1t
is said that they do not thrive when trans-
ferred to an ordinary temperature.
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none of them. The working man had no at
fractions for me, and the home that he could
offer was in no way alluring. My home must
have some of the elegance of the shop. So all
the men. assed by. l remained in the beant-
ful shop. Here l am today, wreck, victim
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Hot Weather Bad for Blondes;
They 7hriue in Cloudy Lands.

~ RUNETTES can live and thrive when
~ the sun shines hot, but blondes must
- live in climates where there is less
1,,,ht
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
As MORE SURVIVORS LAND
20 Passengers and 16 of Vol
turno's Crew in PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. Oct l6.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Seydlitz, from
Bremen, one of the first vessels to go to
the assistance of the Voturno which
was burned I'm mid-ocean. locked here to-
night with forty-five OF those saved from
the vessel. Seven young children. twenty
one other steerage passengers. one cabin
passenger and sixteen members OF the
crew of the Volturno were rescued by
boats from the Seydlitz and brought to
this port.
The only cabin passenger was Adolph
Baumgarten. who was on his way to New
York from Vienna. where he had been
studying music
Captain Hagenmyer told of receiving the
first call for aid from the Volturno at 7:2S
O'Clock Thursday morning
THE Carmania. OF the Cunard Line,
was the first to the scene, but was stand
ing ten miles of when the Seydlitz came
alongside the burning vessel at o'clock
In the afternoon" said the captain.
I'VE lowered boat at once and Sec
ond Officer Niemzyg manned IT. He tried
to get to the Volturno, but the great
waves and high wind kept driving him.
He stayed out until I saw IL was all
useless and ordered him In.
In all the Seydlitz sent out seven boats.
At the plea OF Captain Inch OF the Vol
turno. the second boat was launched into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
CRITICISES URANIUM LINE
FOR VOLTURN0'S CARGO
Insurance Man Says No Sane
Company Would Accept
Risk on II.

Anton A. Raven, president of the Allan
tic Mutual Insurance Company, said yes
terday that no sane insurance company,
with knowledge of the combustible ma
terial in the hold Of the Volturno, would
Issue policy on that ship.
mo sane insurance company" he de-
clared. would take risk on vessel
carrying the Volturnos cargo, unless II
we're what is known as floating risk,
in which there is no inspection of mate
rails carried and a correspondingly higher
premium is paid. Cellulold. as every one
knows, is highly infiammable. SO are
burlaps, straw, rags. cotton Many OF the
materials. though not explosive. in all
probability became soaked with oil. so
that the flames would creep along gradu-
ally and irresistibly.
THE crew was shipped at Rotterdam
with passengers and cargo. There are
some matters which / have never been
able to understandable fact that not a
single English seaman shipped under
those English officers. | should not be at
all surprised If the nature of the freight
frightened them away"
The New York Offices of the Uranium
Steamship Company. said he was SUR
prised at Mr.. Ravens remarks. He added:
IT don't know Mr.. Raven but don't be-
lieve that he. a president OF large IN
surance company, would so criticise the
cargo of a steamship just burned at sea
with so little information as ne must
have. There is no cargo mentioned In the
section OF the steamboat inspection SER
vice laws-No. 4l72-the one Mr.. Raven
mentions-that was aboard the Volturno.'
When asked last night at his country
home, in Crawford. n. j.. for contirma-
ton of the newspaper interview, Mr..
Raven said:
1T is Just as ! told the reporter. That
vessel should never have gone 10 saa with
that cargo and those immigrants aboard"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

follow mel A number Of the passengers
followed him into the water, but some
Jumped so far away that his men could
not reach them with the boathooks ana
they were drowned.
The Kroonland brought to port the only
passenger of the Volturno hurt in the
perilous transfer in midocean. she was
little Florris Grocneveld. OF ShTaVeh
Hafen. Holland, whose mother dropped
her while climbing down ladder into one
OF the rescuing boats Her head hlt the
gunwale of the lifeboat. She was taken
to St Vincent's Hospital with frac-
tured skull when the vessel docked last
night.
Three other little ones. boy about hVe
years old and two girls about three ana
four. got aboard somehow without Their
parents and remain nameless on the ship
manifest The Kroonland's passengers
We'd with each other in caring for the
tiny waits. but the hOnors were largely
divided between Miss Evelyn Bullock.
daughter of the Governor OF Bermuda
and Mrs. Florence Kelly. head of the
National Consumers League. Mrs. Kelly
made arrangements last night TO take
the tots to the Nurses Settlement. at No.
PCS Henry street. until 1t was ascertained
whether their parents had survived.
Many other families were aboard with
one or more members missing. Mrs.
Anna Greenwald, saw her son William
drowned before her eyes. She and three
other children and her mother were saved
In their niRhtclothes
To help such unfortunates as these the
Kroonlahds passengers. headed by c. w.
Mcclure national Progressive committee
man from Atlanta. contributed Sli. AT
the same time they drew up resolutions
testlfying to the courage and the human
itarian spirit displayed by Captain Krie-
bohm and his crew.
At a meeting held on the promenade
deck on Wednesday night, Captain Inch.
on behalf OF himself and his co-survivors.
thanked the Kroonlands company In
few expressive words.
on the bulletin board of the steamer
appeared cablegram from King Albert
OF Belgium. expressing his admiration for
the belle conduite" of the men who
sailed from his port.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
URGES LIFEB0AT DRILLS
Senator Burton Says Seamen's
Bill Is Defective.
[FrOm The Trlbunt Bureau.

Washington, oct. l6.-Protest against
action on the seamens bill until after the
international conference. called on the
initiative OF the United States, has con-
sdered the problem of safety at sea was
made to-day by Senator Burton. who
pointed out that the measure did not
make sufficient provision for lfeboat
drills and cited the Volturno disaster as
illustrating the necessity for international
regulations to safeguard life at sea.
The pending bill" said Senator Burton.
us the result OF contention between the
seamen and the ship owners There are
some things they agree upon and others
upon which they differ Both have ex-
pressed their views to the committee at
great length, but the result has been that
the interests OF the general public, those
who not directly concerned in the
legislation, have been overlooked. Both
the seamen and the vessel owners opposed
lfeboat drills. This phase OF the ques-
ton should be- given consideration, and
action on the bill should be postponed
until the international conference on
safety at sea has expressed itself"
Senator La Toilette. declared that the
steamship companies had fought for
twenty years 10 prevent legislation to
better the condition OF seamen. The sug-
gestion OF lifeboat drills, he said. had
been made by the vessel owners as sub
terfuge TO delay legislation.
He introduced substitute for the meas
ure reported by the Senate committee
which meets the demands of the sea-
mems union.
The Senate has agreed to vote on the
bill not later than October %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
SHIP ATTIRE 4 DAYS AT SEA
Jan Van Nassau, Here, Brings
Storv If Heroic FiUht

A fire that blazed for four days in the
hold before 1t was finally checked by
heroic work on the part Of the crew was
reported yesterday by the captain OF the
steamer Jan Van Nassau. when the vessel
came into port several days late.
When Captain Van der Est saw that
his vessel was doomed unless port was
reached quickly. he headed for ST. Mich
chaers and reached there In time to sum-
mon aid. The fire was extinguished With
a loss Of 500 tons Of freight and all the
coal In the bunkers. Only one passenger
underwent the ordeal OF sailing five hun
dred miles with blazing inferno beneath
the decks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
GERMAN GIRL SURVIVOR
BOUND FOR BINGHAMT0N
Sorry Plight of Lone Little
Hedwig Budowitz Brought
Offers of Adoption.

London, Oct. II. There is a graft
flying result OF the wide publicity which
has been given to the sorry plight Of a
little girl survivor from the Volturno
who arrived in Liverpool or the Devo-
MAN. Moved by the pathetic picture
presented by the child, whose name
and nationality were unknown. many
people took. an interest In her. and net
a few offers were filed to adopt her In
the event Of the parents not being
traced.
1t has now been ascertained, how
ever, that the child is Hedwig Budo-
WITT. and that her p.rents are located
at Binghamton, \. Y. Arrangements
are being made for her to be restored
to them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

Ing wrong with our life saving equipment
or our fire fighting apparatus"
What do YOU think OF the action OF
Captain Barr he was asked.
Captain Barr behaved splendidly
have nothing but words OF praise for him.
his men and the work In general done by
the Carmania."
DO you not think IL strange that he
did not send out some lifeboats To your
lie did launch one lifeboat. but the
oars were smashed I'll tell you some
thing about the Carmania. She IL a
triple screw turbine-engined vessel. and
It's hard 10 maneuyre turbine In bad
weather. What Is more. she is big
vessel, the biggest OF those that stood by.
She has a high freeboard. and ~ would
be impossible for her to get boat down
from her high boat deck in the gale that
blew about us. IL is easy to criticise.
have nothing but praise to offer for
Captain Barr and the Cermania."
did you notice any suggestion OF cow
ardice on the part OF stewards, stokers
or sailors on the Volturno?'
why no! Not a bit. The men stuck
10 their Jobs and showed no signs Of
cowardlce. They had work to do and
they did II. DO you know that when
gave the order for the passengers TO put
on life belts. gang OF stewards went
calmly among them distributing the life
preservers? The passengers did not know
how 10 adjust them, so the stewards
helped about two-thlrds OF them to put
the life belts on. Surely this was not
cowardice."
1T was reported that you drove back
the stokers with your revolver
II never touched my revolver once 1t
never left it's place on the bridge. When
the bridge and chartroom burned up the
revolver went with. them"
He said he did not know how the fire
started.
In telling OF his abandoning Of the Vol
turno Inch said:
THE Narragansett had pumped much
oil in going by us, and in its wake she
sent out her boats The transfer OF the
passengers Friday morning was not diff
cult. separated the men from the
women and children by rope across the
deck and made the latter 20 first When
the last boatload had gone two boats
came from the Kroonland. l waved one
OF them to go back. as there remained on
board then only Chief Engineer Dewar,
Seldom. the OPERATOR the officers stew
ard. engineers steward. Sorenson. a sea-
man. and myself.
Before | went over | went below and
searched the ship from stem to stern.
and, finding no living soul. dropped into
the Kroonlands lifeboat as the boats
crew cheered. My eyes pained from the
hent and my face had begun to peel
when / got aboard the Kroonland the
good Captain Kreibohm took me to his
room and gave me n suit OF clothes and
had meal set before me. 1t was the
first thing / had had to eat since the fire
started. He then asked me to go to bed.
/ did. but could not close my eyes; they
panied so when / closed them. DR.. Wig
nay injected cocaine into the lids and
then I slept"
Grateful TO the Kroonland's master for
his kindness. Captain Inch wanted to give
him something. He had saved nothing
from the ship but the soaked and burned
clothes he. wore. his masters certificate
from the British Board Of Trade and his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

the sea at 10 o'clock Thursday night. The
second officer, with picked crew.
manned it, 1t was nearly sTamped
dozen times.
While the boat was out, Captain Hagen
mver sprayed oil from his lubricating
tanks in an effort to cut down the break
ing sea. 1t had little effect, he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
KR00NLAND HERE
WITH 8S SAVED
Continued from first page.

permanent marks Of his fight at sea
except a few small scars.
With the carefully written copy OF
his official report in his hand. Captain
Inch lay back in big settee OF the
Kroonland's smoking room last night
and told of his experiences on the ves-
sci he had taken out of Rotterdam.
The one dominant note OF his talk
seemed TO be one Of gratitude. He was
forever calling attention 10 the nero
ism and kindness OF the masters and
men Of all ships that stood by him in
his hours OF need. He had no fault 10
find with any one. Not member OF
his crew nor a single passenger came
in for even the slightest criticism.
In listening to the young Briton's
narrative one could not help observing
that there was little that got by his
notice while he was on the Volturno.
He even recalled little incidents Of
human interest that were apparently
too unimportant to incorporate In his
report, and he told them as II he felt
they were fine touches OF humanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune !

Bnghamton, Oct. 1.-THE name Of
Hedwigs mother is Mrs Charles Hata-
liza, living at No. ~ Lake avenue. The
girl is a daughter OF Mrs. Hatalia by
previous husband. The name OF the
girls uncle. who was with her on the
Volturno, Is Paul Hylck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

This is the third day Of resstra'o"'
You have not registered. The figures
Of the first two days show that. 'nT
are below what they should be- oe.
your name on the books to-day. PRO"
a. m. 70 10 o. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
RED GROSS voLTURNo FUND
Mrs. Sage Sends s5OO-Total OF
S24l3 Received

The contributions received by the NC"
Cross Emergency Relief Committee io''
distribution among the survivors Oh u''
volturno yesterday reached S,AS No".
tributions received yesterday were %
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

Capan Francis Inch and his dog ack winch ne saved from he
burning Volurno and aterWaru P'ese'eu " OdPa" NV
bohm of the Kroonand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

Liverpool. oct. l6.-No sign of the dere-
lict hulk OF the Volturno was seen by the
Cymric on her voyage across the Atlantic.
She arrived here at 7:i5 this morning. and
her commander reported that she had
made a circular cruise around the spot
where the Voturno had been abandoned
without sighting that vessel or any
wreckage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
Fought Fire Himself.

When anything came up in the way Of
questions that Captain Inch did not know
OF he said so promptly. II don't know
about that" he would reply, "for I was
busy fighting the fire" II seemed that
he had hose In his hand most of the
time during the first ten or twelve hours
OF the fire.
Captain Inch set at rest. so far as he
was concerned. several assertions that
were made relative to his equipment. and
upheld Captain James Barr's action in
not sending out boats to the Volturno.
"Our hose was in excellent condition
and our boats were A No !. They were
smashed TO be sure. but no boats would
have lasted in the gale that was blowing.
The ropes were renewed every year. and
at the end OF each trip every boat. line
and tackle was tested. The boats them
selves were examined every time we en-
tered Rotterdam by the Holland State
Marine Commission. No. there was moth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17

dog Jack. Captain Inch gave Captain
Kreibohm his dog. and the Kroonland's
master promptly renamed It Nolturno.