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Evening star., 1913-02-09
Wicked Cost of Cheap Beauty.

From the New York Evening Post
A newspaper picture OF music hall
dancer, accompanying an article in which
she is supposed to tell how to become
beautiful, shows her wearing q headdress
of aigrettes and sWathed In white furs
other details of her costume being lost in
the blur of Ink. In England. where al
grettes are known as the white badge
of cruelty" the sale of these pumes is
forbidden by law, and similar statutes
have been enacted in several American
states. The reason is that these plumes
of the female heron can be taken most
readily during the breeding season. and
when the mother has been slain for the
sake of this ornament. the young perish
from starvation. The destruction of doz-
ems of mother herons and the slow tor
ture of their broods must have been
required for this particular headdress. and
a score of ermines would be needed to
make wrap of the generous proportions
portrayed. Quite aside from the market
value of the plumes of dead birds and
the skins of dead animals. the young
woman has paid a high price for her
beauty, such as il Is,
Evening star., 1913-02-09
Ladies of the Maccabees.

Mount Vernon Hive. No. .. Ladies of
the Maccabees Of the World. have elected
the following officers for the year 1913:
Commander, Mrs. Margaret Peck. re-
elected; lieutenant commander. Mrs. Mary
l. Patrick. Reelected: past commander.
Mrs. Mary L. Ryan: finance auditor. Mrs.
Katherine McC1Oskey, reelected; record
keeper. Mrs. .-ary A. Van Ness, re-elect-
ed chaplain. Mrs. Ida Monroe; lady at
arms, Mrs. Mary Hagan; sergeant, Mrs.
Olive Perry; sentinel, Mrs. Mary. F. o.
Green; picket, Mrs. Minnie Loor; Captain
Of guard, Miss Edith Van Ness; pianist,
Mrs. Florence Topping; official prompter,
Mrs Mary K. Shreve; color bearer No. 1,
Miss Virginia feck; color bearer No. 2,
Mrs. Carrie Smith: ensign No. l. Mrs.
Hattie Taylor; ensign No. 2. Miss Bessie
Reed: press correspondent. Mrs. Isabella
Worrell Ball.
Mrs. Margaret r. Peck. commander Of
Mount Vernon Hive, No. ?. Ladies of the
Maccabees of the World, entertained the
officers, guard team and members of the
hive at her home Thursday evening. A
program of vocal and instrumental music
was rendered. The parlor and dining
rooms were decorated with growing
plants and cut flowers. A buffet supper
was served. Mrs. Peck is the daughter
Of the late James MorrisSey, state senator
of Virginia, and United States senator of
Missouri.
Evening star., 1913-02-09
Niagara Falls Stories.
From the London Chronicle.

From tIe IonuOh thronlcIF.
James Russell LoWells remark that
Niagara Falls had nothing else TO do may
rem nd US of the delightful Irishman who.
called upon to be impressed by his first
view of 'all that water coming down
such a height" replied, why wouldn't
it," But the best of recent Niagara
stories is told in the last Argonaut. 1t is
of the housewife who saw the falls for
the first time. oh" she cried, that re-
minds mel left the kitchen tap rum
nins.
Evening star., 1913-02-09
ODD FELLOWS.

LODGES.
Feb. 1O-Union. No. IL: Covenant. No. 10;
Beacon. No. Is. and Langdon. No.
20, business.
Feb. 11-Washingten. No. g.: Golden Rule,
No. 81, and Amity, No. q, busi-
ness.
Feb. 12-Eastern. No. Z: Harmony No.
3. and Federal City, No. 20. de-
gree. Friendship. No. II, busi-
ness.
Feb 1S-Coluuilia. No. 10, and Salem.
No. %. degree. Excelsior No. II,
business.
Feb 14-Central. No. 1. and Phoenix. No.
2S. degree. Metropolis, No. 10,
business.
ENCAMPMENTS
Feb. 11-Fred u. Stuart, No. Z. degree.
Feb. 12-ColumbiaD, Nc. l. degree.
'REBEKAH LODGES.
Feb. 10-Esther, No. :, degree.
Feb. 14-Uorcas, No. 4. degree.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Feb 15-Canton Washington. No. L. drill
and social.
Evening star., 1913-02-09
Might-Have-Beens.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
81 might have married a millionaire"
declared F,Verywoman. 'One of my old
schoolmates is now one"
"And several of your schoolmates are
working right in this town for SO a
week." retorted Everyman while one of
them is in jail. l guess in marrying a
chap getting $500 d year your average
is fairly good
And then Everybaby set up a howl and
they had to stop quarreing to attend to
him."
Evening star., 1913-02-09
MASONIC.
LODGES.

LODGES
Feb. fc-rawson, No. 16. T.. 4.
Feb. II-Federal. No. l. f. \.
Feb. 12-Harmony. No. Il
School Of Instruction.
81. John : Mite Association.
Feb 13-The New Jerusalem, No. q, lee
ture by w III. III. Smith.
Grand Lodge. special, ! AZ p.m..
corner stone. All Souls Church,
at $50 pm.
Feb. list. Johns. No. II.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS
Feb 10-Mount Vernon. No. :, election.
AnaCostia. No. IL. election-
Feb. 11-MOunt Horeb No. :. election.
Potomac. No. $, election.
Feb. 12-Grand Royal Arch Chapter, annual
meeting and election.
School Of instruction.
Feb. 14-Hch Priests convention. election
and business.
KNIGHTS TE,MPLAR COMMANDERTFS.
Feb. 1I-De Molay Mounted, No. 4. busi-
ness.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Feb. ll-EvangeIist Chapter Knights Rose
CroiX. 10th degree.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
Feb. O-Temple. No l3: Columbia. No. Is
Feb. 11-Electa, No. =; Bethlehem, No. Z.
Feb. Naomi No. > Brooklsni. No. Ii.
Feb. 13-William +. Hunt. No. 16.
Feb. 1i-Tskoma, No. IL; Cathedral, No.
IA; Friendship, No. IL.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

each representing the spirit OF a depart.
ed emperor.
The Altar of Heaven stands out in tho
open with only Gods blue sky for roof.
Ii Is circular pile
Altar of Heaven Is of white marble.
Rooted by Sky. nrac.sS nrm 1"0~e' ", asn a,,'
with carved dragons on many a square.
1t is built in mines and multiples % mines.
In the ascent to the top there are three
flights of marble stairs or nine steps
each. and there are nine of these stair
ways. all converging toward the center
of the top. But before the marble slab
which marks the exact center is reached
there intervenes between II and the stair
ways a series of laggings i'm circular fol
nation. all in groups of nine. So that the
narrowest circle embracing the central
stone is of just nine blocks. Here the
emperor wont to lift his gaze unto
God in the heavens and ask atonement
OF the sins of his +ooeo.oo OF subjects.
The spirit Of this homage is still felt by
the visitor even though tie sacred
grounds are deserted.
So many of Peking's finest palaces ami
temples are in ruins that a thoughtful
visitor falls 10 wondering why effort
is not made TO preserve them.
The daring exploits. art. literature,
tragedies and even comedies of Chinese.
Mongols and Manchus are told i'm those
broken columns. spit arches. desecrated
idols. If the Chinese themselves cannot
be induced to adopt this eminently prac-
teal form Of ancestor worship. then the
savants OF the western world should act.
Now is the time. In China today the old
order giveth way to the new with such
dumfounding rapdity that il may soon
be too late to save its ancient treasures
for the enlightenment of posterity.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

Miss Felde Farrell Lee OF Lynchbnrg,
Va. and Richard Frederick Wagner. a
civil engineer located at Panama. We're
married Wednesday at the home Of the
brides parents at RiVermOnt
Evening star., 1913-02-09

kow pass IS comparatively new, being
only about 800
Forbidden City years old. The
Is Mysterious Place. wall where 'It IL
runs into the Gulf of Pechili at Shan
haikwan, mArking the boundary between
China and NIanchuria, is much more an
cient. OF course. the Forbidden City,
where AIan5'hu royalty disported itself,
is the mos. mysterious of all Pekng's
sights. but cltrance there is barred. even
in these da;s of the republic. According
to reports. iae various buildings, inciud-
ing even th6 royal palace itself, are being
looted most putrageously by the eunuchs,
while the d@posed baby emperor, Pu VI
is left 'alol<~ with his helpless mother
and one or cwo faithful old women. The
palace was also sacked in a ruthless and
disgracefui :.aanner by foreign troops and
native Chinstse in 1890.
The Temp;s OF Heaven, Altar of Heaven
and Temple Of Agriculture are found to-
gether after a long ride through the ma
tive Chines@ or Southern city. They
stand IN a straight row, about one hun
dred yards rpart, in the midst of acres
of rt>;ard which red walls sur
round in thsir turn forming little more
than a strin.1 in comparison with the Inn
mense green fields stretching away on all
sides These relics of bygone age leave
a deeper im;:5oeSSion on the minds of oc-
cidental Wis t)rS than all other Chinese
temples or sarines. The Altar OF Heaven
and the Te.aple of Heaven. consecrated
centuries agg to worship OF Deity, typify |
the height lf Chinese thought Inside |
the blue-doItpad Temple Of Heaven there
is only the simple altar before which the
emperor kntt'. Red pillars at the sides
hold up the roof and around the walls are
delicately c%rved sandalwood screens,
Evening star., 1913-02-09

each representing the spirit Of a depart.
ed emperor
Evening star., 1913-02-09

kublai Khan. in 1885 made what is now
Peking hia main capital. the greatest dis
Evening star., 1913-02-09
.AMQNG THE !
In FRAIfRNlTlES]

secretary: L. B. Mcintyre (re-elected).
treasu er; Philip Pol ard. captain of the
host; T. Nj. F. Dowling. principal So
journer; o. II. George, royal a ch cap
tain: b. F. Vernon. third val: +. p.
Brown, second vail; III. YOst, sr. SEN
tinel Proxies to Grand Chapter, p. r.
Pollard. T. NJ. +. Dowling and 0. II.
George.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

wood Royal Arch Chapter, No o, the
following were chosen for the ensuing
elpitular year: Anthony Lehr. high
priest; william L. White. king: Rev.
Walter F., Smith, scribe; II. Iost. jr,
Evening star., 1913-02-09

William F. Hunt Chapter, No. 16, has
announced a valentine party for that
chapter Thursday evening, and Invites
the fraternity 70 attend. Work is sched-
uled for the meeting February %
Evening star., 1913-02-09

Charles B. HanfOrd. the Washing gton
ira gedian, who is an enthusiastic member
of King Solomon Lodge. No. 81, F. A. A.
NJ. the daylight" lodge, will be in the
city the last week in February, with his
company.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

A special invitation has been extended
by the grand matron and grand patron
to all the officers and members of the
Grand Chapter OF the Order of the East
ern Star to be present at the several visi-
tations.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

The section of the great wall at Nam
kow pass IS comparatively new, being
Evening star., 1913-02-09

Orders to officers in the service have
been issued from the division of the serv-
.ce, Treasury Department. as follows:
Cadet Engineer c. r. O'Connor detach
ed Apache to Miami; Capt. OF Engineers
ID. McC. French, assigned to duty as
fleet engineer southern division. Pacific
coast, March l. Capt of Eng neers q W.
Munroe. detached from duty as fleet en-
gineer. southern division, Pacific coast.
March /.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

! X
The Altar of Heaven stands out In 4
open with only Gods blue sky for a ro,
Evening star., 1913-02-09

Cards Of invitation have been issued by
Naomi Chapter No. 3. for its eighteenth
anniversary celebrat' on, Wednesday even
ing. from 73O to 1880 o'clock, at Masonic
Temple. Worthy Matron Anne E, Hug
gins and Worthy Patron Adolph J. Schip-
pert announce that all members of the
fraternity who come will be warmly
welcomed.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

Announcement Is made that in con-
nectiOn with the election and installation
Of officers In AnacOstia Royal Arch Chap
ter, No. II, tomorrow evening, it Is likely
q social program will be presented.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

Worshipful Master Leslie Cramer has
set apart the communication of Benjamin
II. French Lodge, No. Is. Monday even
ing. February II, for social courtesies and
enjoyment, and especially for completing
arrangements for raising the per capita
due from the lodge for the completion of
The Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
Evening star., 1913-02-09

First to hold the attention of visitors
to China scapital Is the imposing
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26
BOY IS INJURED
 BY F|RECRACKtR

William Mills, the five-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. w. B. Mills of 200 Center street, was very seriously in- jured late Wednesday, when a fire cracker exploded, the entire load of powder striking him in the face and eye. The lad was shooting fireworks in his parents yard, and when fire cracker failed to explode, he broke it open. When he did so, it fired unex- pectedly.
 A physician was summoned at once and stated that while the injury is se- rious, he does not think he will lose the sight of his eye
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26
Z EFFORTS MADE
 10 BURN HOSPITAL
NEGRO PATIENT SUSPECT
FIRE TWICE EXTINGUISHED Al THE PULASKI COUNTY
 INSTITUTION.

Lit c Rock, Dee 26.-Two attempts to burn ward No. of the Pulaski County Hospital southwest of the city We're made early last night. The first ilre was easily eXtinguished by the su- pellntendent, Dr. J. P. Sheppard. and hlS staff of internes, who manned tine emergency fire apparatus, but the sec ond blaze burned fierceiy for half an hour and necessitated calling the Lit tie Rock fire department. Dense clouds of smoke filled the three floors of the ward and near-panic resulted among 90 startled and half-stifed pa tients. The damage will amount to about S400.
 Shc.tly after 6:3o o'clock Dr. Shep pard was notified by one of the in ternes that smoke was issuing from under the floor at the rear of the building Hurriedly the fire was To- cated eating through pile of chips and wooden blocks and without diff cuity it was scattered and eXtin- guished. But little smoke resulted from this fire, which was scarcely started, and Dr. Sheppard and his corps of nurses were quieting excited patients on the first floor of the ward when a second alarm was sounded about 15 minutes after the first.
 Evidently angered at his first fail ure the incendiary, who is thought by Dr. Sheppard, to be half-witted ne- gro patient. must have again crawled under the building, replied his kero- sene-soaked chips and blocks over larger area and retired the mass, which was roaring merrily when dis covered. Great clouds of smoke poured up through the floors. Pa tients on the first floor became eXcit- ed and were restrained with difficulty. Soon the excitement spread to those on the upper floors and Dr. Sheppard gave an order to the corps of nurses to prepare to empty the structure. The smoke was so dense that the volunteer fire fighters could not as certain whether the fire was spread ing and call was sent to the Little Rock fire department. Companies No 6, Twenty-third and Arch streets; 1; No. 3, Twelfth and Valentine streets, and No. ), Fourteenth and Pulaski streets, responded, but before they ar rived after run of more than mile each the two-inch stream from the hospital fireline had scattered the blazing pile.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26
MISCRtANT SHOOTS
 INTO PASSENGER CAR

While passenger train No. l19 was passing through Gold Creek, a small station six miles south of this city, Wednesday afternoon, someone fired a shot from a pistol into a coach. The bullet shattered window and missed Bob Smiths head by only few inches Several other passengers were struck by flying glass, but none were injured seriously
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26
CAR WITH THREE MEN
 FALLS INTO RIVER
FALSE WORK OF FRISCO RAIL ROA DBRIDGE AT VAN BU-
 REIN GIVES WAY.

Van Buren, Dec. 26.-The second serious accident to occur on the draw span of the Frisco railroad bridge since the work of replacing it with new and much heavier stee began four weeks ago, occurred at 10:30 yes terday The huge derrick car fell in to the Arkansas river from the false wolw in midstream, carrying three men imprisoned in the cab of the en- zine roe:u.
 James Kelley, the engineer, suffered a fractured skull and badly bruised and acerated back, and was hurried to d Fort Smith hospital on a trolley car.
 The cab of the derrick car was prac- tically submerged when the heavy piece of machinery fell into the river. It quickly filled with water and, by the prompt action of the motorboat patrol that is maintained at the point, the engineer was rescued through a window of the cab The other two men, Joe Dilby, fireman, and George
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Monroe Sullivan, Fl. and Annie Mitchell, 20, Conway
 Archie Turner. 23, and Della Ther- mon, 10, Conway
 Cole Payne, 2l. and Eula Walker. l9, Conway
 Grover NJ. Hovis, go and Vivian L. Ford. 20 Conway.
 Buruices Carmichael 2l. and Der tie Burks, is, Conway.
 k. B. Owen. l5, and Ida Chappler. IS. Damascus.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26

Turner, derrick foreman. were able to climb out of the cab window upon the drift and from that to the broken false work, from which they were re moved by other workmen. Dilby re ceived several painful bruises. while Turner escaped without scratch. After he had secured dry clothing he returned to work.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

C. II. Yancey to Ella Gibbs. south. west northeast, 24-6-13: $500.
 Irving l.. Adams to l.. ]. Troutman northwest northwest, l9-4-l2. %. 7o acres; $500
 Allen T. Williams to W. R. Cox southeast northeast and northeast
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-26

southeast, 29-5-l1; $500.
 W. N. Jones to B. l.. Harton. east half northeast southwest and north west southeast. 35-7-I2; $500.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17

TIE dainty gown illus
L trated on the left
hand side of the picture is
made Of white linen with
broad bands of embroidery;
through this can be seen the
pink silk of the foundation.
The embroidered bands are
carried out on the bodice,
which has long sleeves; the
parti-colored belt is novel.
Black Chantilly lace Grapes
the evening gown in the
center, the long lines being
very graceful. The gown is
made Of pink charmeuse, the
drapery of the bodice being
Of pink ninOn. The right
hand model shows a chic lit
tie glace coatee, high-waist-
ed, with a full basque, and
finished with a bow and long
ends of velvet ribbon. A lace
collar and cuffs make a
pretty finish. Carried out
in hydragea blue, over a
skirt Of blue and white, this
is a most effective costume.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
It Wouldn't Wash.

Farmer futile was in London for
the first time. and thought his best
celebration of the occasion would be
a good dinner at smart restaurant
What cheese can ye recommend,
MANI" he inquired Of the waiter
I'D loike something new"
viii you try a little Roquefort,
sir?" suggested the waiter.
Hang it! I've ne'er heard Of it,
but bring it along. l loike the name,
anyway"
The cheese particularly tickled his
palate, and he thought his wife might
like to try this new" cheese. Ar
irving home late, he laid the small
cheese, in its silver paper wrapping
on the sideboard.
q can't say as I likes your new
tangled London soap" said his wife
next day as he came in from the
fields. 1t may be mighty stylish, but
I couldn't kinder get any lather; and
when | washed the children wi it
they grumbled like mad"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
Do You Know
That

An ocean steamer of the first cIass,
going at full speed. can not be brought
to a standstiu in less than three min
utes, in which time she will have ira
versed distance of about half a mile
Canada is nearly 80 times as large
as Great Britain and Ireland. the to-
tai area of the Dominion being only
$4,000 square miles less than that of
the whole Continent Of Europe.
Leo Bours, wealthy resident of
Venice, Cal, became jealous of the
admiration aroused by his wife's
beautiful tresses and cut them off.
For this his wife obtained a divorce.
The longest bridge in the world is
the Lion Bridge. near Sangang, in
China. 1t extends IA miles over an
arm Of the Yellow Sea and is sup
ported by 800 huge stone arches.
Known as the kleptograph n bur
glar alarm invented by an Italian ig-
mites a flash. ght and photographs the
intruder VINO invade9 the room in
which 1t is set
George Stephenson's engine, the
Rocket weighed 4 - tons, while a
modern engine can weigh as much as
100 tons.
There are no fewer than 100000
900 tons of coal deposits in Japan.
This coal is now being mined at the
rate of 100000 tons year.
1t took three men 25 minutes to re-
lease Or. Zippert, Of New York. who
had become weGged in a telephone
box.
Nearly 10000 tons Of corka are
needed for the bottled beer and aerat-
ed waters consumed annually in Brit
ain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
Fish Not Wanted.

Il hear you're going to marry
Archie Blueblood, Diana. Is it true%'
asked one young society woman Of
another.
Marry him! I should think not!
What on earth could l do with the
man? He can't ride, he can't play
tennis, golf, nor for that matter, can
he even drive motor car"
oh" said the friend, but he can
swim beautifully, you know"
Swim, indeed! Now. l ask you,
would you like a husband you had
to keep in an aquarium"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
THE GIRL is TICKLE.

DIl-AIN Miss 7 -NIINT ~.
am 10, and deeply in love
with a girl the same age. have
told her this and she has told me
she loves me very dearly. She
keeps company with another
young man, but she tells me she
does not love hin half AS much
as she loves me, bur that she
cannot stop keeping company
with him, as she has kept COM
pauy with him for over q year.
She has even accepted an engage
ment ring from him. L. ID.
The girl is acting very Gishonor-
ably. She shows no respect for ylu
or your rival, and, what is more,
shows none for herself. Give her mp
for some girl who will be true TO
you. She win no, le hard TO find.