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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
THE EARLY USE OF PINS.
Twelve Thousand in Princess
Wardrobe.

From the London Globe.
A certain amount of witchery and ro-
nance has always been associated with
the humble pin. In olden times it was
regarded as a charm against and also as
an implement of witchcraft.
Witches were supposed to force their
victims to swallow pins. while, on the
other hand. pins stuck in the heart OF
an animal and, carefully preserved, were
considered the appropriate antidote to
evil influences. In Wales there existed
a grim superstition that a toad pierced
with pins would cause the life of an en-
envy to wither as the poor creature it
self slowly died.
In Russia Il is considered unlucky to
meet priest on leaving hOuse-a state
of affairs which can only be remedied by
throwing pin al him: and in Iceland. if
IL man is suspected of walking after
DEATH pins and needles are thrust into
the feet of the corpse
From the very earliest times the pin
has been an adjunct of everyday life. In
it's crudest form it was doubtless a nat
ural thorn of the sort still used sas a fas-
tening by the peasant women of upper
Egypt After this primary form of pin
came the bone pin of the prehistoric age
some animal, split and then rubbed to a
point.
From this emerged the bronze pin of
the bronze age, polished and finely tenn
pered. and it was during the bronze
period that the safety pin came into be-
ing. The first efforts in the latter direc-
ton were bow shaped and awkward, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Treasure Hunting.
rom the Philadelphia Press.


Searching for hidden treasure has ever
been = fascinating pursuit. especially
with those fond OF adventure. A Wiscon-
sin college professor has Lately formed
a company 10 excasSrg on Oak Island,
Nova Scotia, where ii IS believed two
million pounds sterling was buried over
two centuries ago FEASIBILITY s-.siven
TO this story by the unearthing of S~large
stone during previous attempt to locate
the fund, on which information was given
that the treasure lay ten feet below The
pits filling with water caused the aban-
donment of the scheme which the COM
pany now organized proposes TO carry
out.
Expeditions OF this sort sometimes have
no better foundation than rumor or
wanting where the Inference drawn has
a certain historical support. The de-
feat Of the Spanish Armada, for example
has led to search for those rich-iaden
sunken gaIleons> Several OF them have
been definitely located. although their
treasure as yet remains inaccessible.
Again. Charles kingsley's question as to
what became of all the boarded gems at
the sacking of ancient Rome mas inspired
many attempts 10 SecCSe authority for
dredging the Tiber. The belief obtains
that many of the old Mexican mission
stations contain immense wealth i'm the
shape of gold ornaments hiddA away
during time of disruption.
\ popular legend. maybe with less sup
port Is that which credits niaa> King
John Of England with having 1~.SSgd a
chest Of royal vaiaables In the neignaor-
hood of Newark Castle. Only a few
months ago the startling tidimgs came
that an English search party had gained
access to the jealousy guarded crypts
supposed TO he the remains of Solomon 5
Temple, in the attempt TO find the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
TOOK SEVEN YEARS
TO GET HIS BOOK
s,ecia, Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence or Inc STAR
LONDON, March 20. 1913.
A American who is literary agent
"A over here recently applied for a TICK
ct to the reading room or the BRUSH
Museum, and, after relating the Story Oh
his life, getting two householders eo
youch for him, and going through otner
formalities. eventually received 1t, ABOUT
a month having passed in the meantime.
Then. wishing to verify some point In a
novel published several weeks ago, ne
went IN TO the museum and asked for it.
but found he could not wait until II
could he supplied This he was in
formed. would be in seven years time
It would have been much simpler had
he desired to discuss an educationai
work: in that case he would have had
to wait only seven or eight weeks, Wlfie
in the case of a newspaper. from nIeeen
to sixteen months must elapse between
the date Of publication and that at which
il can be consulted at the British Mu-
scum 1t seems that the newspapers
that are received there, and this means
every one published in Great Britain, are
kept in storage for twelve months and
then bound, process which occupies
three months or so. after which any one
who has a readers ticket can have access
to them.
The reason given by the museum folk
for their rule regarding novels is a good
one though the period for which it is en-
forced seems bit excessive. 1t appears
that whereas the big reading room of
the museum is intended for students. and
students only, all sorts of folk, upon be-
coming possessed of readers tickets, pro-
ceeded to apply for the latest novels and
to settle down for a comfortable morning
or afternoons read. To put an end to
this the new rule was framed, but when
my friend asked: "Why seven years.
the only reply that the museum officials
could vouchsafe was the March Hare's
historic query: why not?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Bears Grease,
the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
In recent volume of "reminiscences the
writer states that badness is much more
common now than in his early days. and
ascribes our loss of hair to the decrease
in the use of bears grease" This pomade
was made principally of lard colored and
scented. but ''hairdressers. many of whom
called themselves professors used to ad-
vertise the slaughter OF another fine
bear exhibiting. particularly in the Wal
worth road, canvas screen depicting in
glazing coiorS a brown animal of ele-
phantine proportions expiring in sea of
gore"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Timely Aphorisms.
rom JtlsiC


The devils brain is not an idle work
shop.
No American waits for time and tide.
Time and tide both have a speed limit
A fool at forty may be food in deed
but If he is not a fool in word at the
same time, he can usually get by.
They who help themselves usually do
II In the name of Providence.
Poiiteness is to do and say
The cruelest thing in the sweetest way.
some people are too great towards to
admit they have a conscience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Fierce"
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Cleveland man who makes a practice
of choosing his words with care a prac-
tice which he has endeavored to instill
into the family circle. made a memoran-
dunn of the misused words uttered by his
son and daughter during a recent break
fast. Here is the result:
Elegant, nineteen times
Awful. eleven times
Dandy, six times.
Fierce, four times.
Great, two times.
When the meal was over the head OF
the household called the family around
him in the library and gravely read the
totals to them.
Gee. that's fierce" said the SON.
isn't 1t awful said the daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Pat and the Apostles.

An Ehsilsh commeic ial traveller was
one uay CRYING past the general post
once In Dublin. Ireland Over the front
entrance OF the building stand three
large stone figures, representing three
Of the apostles. The inauisitive traveller
asked the jarvey who was driving the
outside car whom those figures denoted,
to which the answer quickly came, The
three apostles. yer honor
But. said the traveller. II Thought
there We're twelve of them. Where are
the other nine?"
Inside, yer honor sorting the letters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
In a Hard Row.

From Life.
IF / don't marry her she threatens to
make pay $4,000 for breach Of
promise
'Wen?"
And if l do marry her she swears she
will get Q divorce. with a nfty-d0llar-a
week alimony."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

''Seven-branched Candlestick'' and the
Ark of the Covenant. The various enter
prises aiming at the location of los,
mines, the recovery of famous nuggets
the raising of submerged vessels and the
draining of lakes wherein savage tribes
are supposed to have cast golden offer
nss are familiar aspects of the search
after treasure trOve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Husbands and EqqS.

MISS FOLA LA TOILETTE, in a set
Iva tlement address in New York,
spoke wise word about husbands
wives should never nag their hus-
hands, she said. "A husband is like an
egg If kept continually in hot water, he
soon gets hardened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The Main Question.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
Il see,' said the idler, that Mr.. Will
son has dropped the name Thomas.
I'm not bothered about that said
the worried officeholder. What other
names is he going to DROP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Dollars and Scents.

From the Georgetown (Ky.) News.
Mr.. Ben Covington, the champion trap
per of this part of the state, caught and
sold in one hour four skunks for $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

it remained for Samuel Wright of Massa-
chusetts to patent in 1924 the wonderful
pin-making machine which is generally
used today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Of No Account

From rhe Chicago Record Herald.
The engineer doesn't even foot his
whistle when the train whizzes past Ar
mageddon now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
ed by the Valentine Hauy Association fol
the Care of the Blind.

OW1ng 10 the!r highly ueVeloped SENSE
Of touch, the blind masseurs succeed in
an altogether exceptional manner: they
are also necessarily the most discreet
members of the profession. In Japan
from time immemorial massage was al
ways a monopoly of the blind; indeed, in
Japanese the same word does duty for a
blind man and a masseur. AS a new
opening for active usefulness, and as a
means of Independent living for the blind
the new enterprise is attracting great
deal of interest in Paris and many offers
of support from specialists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Give Practical Demonstration.

one of these opportunities came in the
election at Houghton-le-Spring. This
constituency has for years been repre-
sentedsby liberal, and the last majority
was SO large that unless third party
interviewed the unionist would have had
no chance of election. Even though the
unionist was opposed to them, the women
decided to support him in preference to
the liberal, as their policy has Away s
been to keep the government candidate
outi' At Houghton, however. they found
in Alderman House. third candidate
nominated by the labor party. a man
whom they could support with heart and
SOUL. for not only Mr.. House but his
party Is pledged to give votes for women
equally with men.
Mrs. Henry Fawcett, one of the first
women in England seriously to take up
the suffrage question. is the head of the
non-militant organization, and with her
lieutenants she carried on quiet propa-
ganda work in the Houghton constitu-
ency which. If it did no great good this
time, she hopes will help materially in
the future The union has raised a big
fighting fund, and each election will find
the members in the field to support those
who favor their cause. If they have not
got a friend among the candidates they
will at least endeavor to keep out the
supporter of the government which re-
fuses them the franchise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Handicapped by Embarrassment.

deal of interest in Paris and many offers
of support from specialists.
Handicapped by Embarrassment.
The oldest university student in Swift.
zerland, Gottlieb Laederach, died in Berns
this week at the age of fifty-seven hav
ing studied at the University of Berne
for thirty-seven years without having
taken his medical degree.
Laederach entered the university wher
he was twenty years old. Efe studied
assiduously, but owing to 81 singular
nervous temperament, he could never
and oral tests he became so embarrassed
that he always failed
Laederach, however. had an independ-
ent income, and tenacity. He determined
to pass the examination If it took a life
time. Many of his student friends be-
came distinguished doctors. Several be-
came professors of medicine at Berne, and
Laederach attended their lectures, al
though he knew as much they did.
Years went by, with the student still
went into the university examination
room for the hundredth time. He was
engaged in writing series of answers
to the questions of the examiners when
heart failure.
Polar Expedition to Sail in June.
The end of June will see the departure
from Havre of a French polar expedition
under Jules de Payer. The ends sought.
however. are purely scientific and this
expedition will not be sporting rush
for the north pole The principal pur-
pose is thoroughly to investigate the
great abyss which borders the north
European submarine continent and to
this everything else is to be subordi-
mated
The expedition which comprises expert
biologists, photographers. OceanOgra-
piers. biologists and naturalists, will take
up it's winter quarters in the Franz josef
archipelago, and the members will de-
vote the long winter to making astronom-
ical and meteorological observations.
When summer comes the expedition will
be divided into two parts The first, I'M
der NJ. de Payer, assisted by two sea cap
tains, military aviator and a navy doc
tor, will push boldly northward; the Sec
ond. under a navy lieutenant. will sur
vey and make soundings among lie
canals, fiords and islands of the archi-
pelago as yet unexplored
Two aeroplanes are included in the ex-
petition, in order to determine if, and
under what conditions, they can be util-
tied in the polar regions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Blind Masseurs in Business.

\ group of blind masseurs, encoura ged
by their success at some of the principal
French watering places, has just opened
an establishment in the medical quarter
of Paris. The minister of the interior
has granted them IA small subventon to
help place their institution on a sound
basis, and they will pe actively support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
QUIET SUFFRAG|STS
| Do EFFECTIVE WORK
Methods of American Sisters
Adopted by Some in
London.
ANTS ARE NOT IDLE
IN THEIR CAMPAIGNS
Designer of Lipton's Yacht, the
Shamrock Nv, Belongs to
Family Of Builders.

LONDON, March - 1913
While the militant suffragists, with
their attacks on property. have received
question OF votes for women became a
really live one in England. some very
effective work has been done by those
women who, adopting the quieter meth
DDS of their American sisters are en-
deavorlng to get the vote by constitu-
tional means
The work of the latter, in the minds of
many of the politicians of the country.
Is far more likely to lead TO success than
the more strenuous efforts of the mill
tants. The argument is advanced that
the militants, by their methods have
estranged many man supporters and es-
pec1ally since their resort to arson and
their attacks on the parks they have un-
doubtedly aroused certain elements of the
population to make counter-demonstra-
tons. with the result that suffrage
meeting is now seldom held in peace
The women who are making the suf-
frage fight in the usual way. by at
tempting to convert their opponents by
press and platform arguments, have
banded themselves together under the
name of the National Union of Women s
Suffrage Societies, and are carrying on
campaign throughout the country. They
have been holding meetings at the uni
versities, in the hope Of making friends
of the younger men of the country; they
have had demonstrations in most of the
large cities and whenever an opportu-
nifty offered they have taken part in bye
elections.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
ASK A 1918 CHILD LABOR DAY
Speeches Are Sought from 5000
clergymen Who Aided Movement
Last Year.

New York-The 5000 clergymen
who last year observed Child Labor
day are being asked to speak on that
subject. For seven years the national
child labor committee has issued such.
an appeal and the interest aroused
by the last Child Labor day resulted
In q general demand for the passing
of the federal chiidren's bureau bill.
in improved child labor laws in ten OF
the fourteen states holding legislative
sessions and an increasing use of lee
ture slides and exhibits about child
labor
The day has never been used as an
appeal for funds and this year special
attention is called to child labor In
tenement house manufacturing. The
national child labor committee also re-
minds clergymen that child laborers
become unskilled adult workers. and
the Chicago vice commission gives as
the second greatest cause why 10000
girls are sacrificed annually to an i'm
moral life "the economic stress OF in
dustrial life on unskilled workers. with
the enfeebling Influences on the will
power" This cause the commission
gives az second only to the lack OF
ethical training and religious instruc-
ton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
BLAME FLEAs FOR REBELLION
Science Spots Real Cause Of Mexi.
cos PIisht-How Indians Mix PIety
With Booze and Roulette.

Mexico City.-Following q line of
reasoning based upon many years of
experience, scientists announce that
the real cause of the revolutionary
fever in Latin-American republics As
not the desire for glory on the battle
held. but is lodged in the ever-present
flea 1t is asserted that sleep. undis-
turbed by ravages of parasites. is
practically unknown In Mexico, and
the states further south. For this rea-
son, entomologists contend that the
explosive temperament of the aver
age Latin-American is in part. II not
wholly. due to the fact that restful
slumber departed from the country
long before the conquest. The scien'
lists assert that no nation can be
great whose sleep is broken into At
ful snoozes. The average Mexican Ii
certain to arise in the morning nur
sing a spirit of murder in his heart
because his nightly visitants have un
dermined his chivalry until he Is I'M
consciously transformed into fiend
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
PRAISE FOR LONDON

tary regulations. All of them are pro-
vided with comfortable homes at rea-
sonable rentals and everything is done
to make them contented and happy.
while each in addition enjoys a pro-
portionate share in the general profits.
Moreover, this concern has its own
steamship lines for shipping its goods
to foreign markets at minimum ex-
pense for freightage and for bringing
back supplies of raw materials from
its own plantations and forests in Az
RIGA and South America. And all of
these vast enterprises In one are op-
Grated simply and easily, because the
principle OF cooperation behind 1t in
sures a unity and harmony of both
purpose and effort for the common
profit"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
YOUTH TO REVIVED HIS WIFE
Millionaire Father Of . Young Mis-
sourIan Has Court Set Marriage
Aside for the Present.

st. Joseph. Mo.-After Milton
Tootle, Jr.. millionaire banker of st.
Joseph, had the marriage of his son,
George Buckworth Tootle. to Miss Ia
noni Travers annulled in court he an
nounced that the two are engaged.
Young Tootle and Miss Travers.
also of q wealthy family. eloped to
Troy, Kan, and were married. He IL
eighteen and she IL nineteen. but he
gave his age az II. The elder Tootle
was away at the time OF the elope-
ment. When he returned he took the
matter up In court and had the mar
rage annulled. on the ground that 1t
was illegal.
Immediately after the marriage was
annulled the engagement OF the
young people was announced. 1t was
explained that the parents objected to
the early marriage. but a wedding
may take place again when young
Tootle IL of age. He and his former
wife, now his fiancee. were guests at
box party given BY the elder Tootle-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
In Sea Fights They Were Dreaded and
Did Effective Service at
Siege Of Tyre.

London.-Nothing in the narrative
of many old sea fights appeals more
strongly to the modern Imagination
than the doings of the fireships.
The idea of using incendiary vessels
for the destruction of hostile heet
was of great antiquity. They are
said to have been employed at the
siege of Tyre in 1893 B. c.. and again
by the Rhodesians about century
and half later. BY the English. how
ever, they were first used in 1870. and
two centuries later had come to be
looked upon as a legitimate naval
weapon, their attacks being regard
ed and dreaded In much the same
way as are those of the torpedo craft
and submarines at the present time.
The explosion vessels. or Infer
nails" invented by the Italian engineer
Gianibelli, were the most formidable.
The designer procured two vessels OF
about 80 tons each and laid along
their bottom foundation of brick
work. Upon this he erected marble
chamber with FIVE foot walls contain
ing 5000 tons of gunpowder. while on
top OF this chamber was six foot
layer of gravelstones placed edge
wise. A marble roof rose over these.
and upon 1t was piled Quantity OF
round shot, chain shot, milestones'
blocks of stone, iron shod. milestones,
anything heavy which would cause the
explosion to take lateral effect. The
effect of this floating volcano was ap
palling. for the masses Of slone and
shot, disintegrated and flung skywardi
by the explosive, fell and destroyed
any vessels. buildings or men in the
vicinity.
Three years later the Spanish ar
mazda before Calais was attacked By
fireships prepared by the English
Eight vessels we're selected. and &c
great was the haste that not ever
| their guns or stores were removed
They we're ignited and launched. and
with the wind and tide in their favol
advanced straight for the center o.
the anchored armada Ship foulet
ship amid the cries of terror and thu
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
WHEN FIREsIIPS WERE USED

crash of falling spars and though the
Spanish finally succeeded in getting
to sea the fireships' attack completely
disorganized and demoralized them.
and helped largely to make the event.
ual battle of Gravelines the success
It was.
The most recent, and at the same
time one of the most interesting fire.
ship exploits which ever took place
was that carried out against the
French feet at Basque Roads in 1909.
by Lord Cochrane. His explosion ves-
sci intended to. destroy the boom be-
hind which lay the French feet. was q
truly awful contrivance. Cochraue
piloted the vessel and lit the train at
the last moment and on the evidence
of French captain whose ship was
close by, 1t did It's work well. for the
air was filed with shells. grenades.
and blazing debris, while the explo-
sion tore y huge rent in the boom.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
NINE. JUSSERAND BARS "FREE LUNCH

Nine. Jusserand, wife Of the
French ambassador, and new doyen
of the diplomatic corps at Washing
ton. has decreed the abolition of the
diplomatic free lunch route" which
is the undiplomatic designation Of
that indiscriminate and uncensored
list of hostesses from whom the at
taches of embassies and legations
have been wont to accept luncheon.
dinner and dance invitations.
Henceforth there will be rigid
adherence to diplomatic and social
lines by the young diplomats who
have entered too much into the spirit
of our democratic institutions and
gone to those entertainments where
he spirit of conviviality led them.
The gossip in diplomatic circles is
that there has been not only weak
ening of discipline, but that the young
bachelor set. not provided with the
large expense account OF the heads
of legations. have found in the bounti-
full hospitality of Washington means
, ouf their maaper incOnoa hv aovfn o.