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Omen Passionist Mission.

Revs Hubert, James and Columbian,
Passionist missionaries from St Mich
aers monastery, at Hoboken. n. j.,
opened a mission at the IL o'clock serv-
ices at st. Paul's Church. 18th and v
streets, yesterday. Solemn high mass
was celebrated by the assistant pastor.
Rev James Z. Krug. The solemnities
included a procession of the children
and the church societies and a sermon
by Rev. Father Hubert on The Mean
ing and Purpose of the Mission" This
week the services will be especially for
women, and next week will be devoted
to the men of the parish.
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EXCHANGE FALLS TO 4.e1M.
Demand Sterling Touches Within IL
Points Of Low Record of August.

NEW YORK, October 25-The enor-
nous excess of exports over imports
caused further weakness in almost all
branches of the exchange market to-
day. Demand sterling fell to 4.61M, a
decline of almost-12~ points in the
pound from the recovery which follow
ed the Anglo French loan negotiations
and within IL points of the low record
of August, when demand was quoted
at $50, depreciation of about 8 per
cent from the normal rate.
Francs and Tires also weakened,
checks on Paris falling three-quarters
of cent under last weeks low. while
hills on Rome and Genoa were 3 points
under. -.-------s=
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Scilla Sunk by a Submarine.

PARIS, October 25.-Dispatches from
Saloniki say that the Italian steamer
reported Saturday sunk by a subma-
rine Is the Scilla. 1t is believed that
the submarine was German flying
the Austrian colors. The Scilla Is a
small steamship of 1920 tons gross.
owned by the National Society OF Mari
time Service of Palermo.
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ter stock held very evenly. with per-
haps little less pressure. yielding but
one-half point.
Baldwin Locomotive. Crucible Steel
and Studebaker fluctuated in a way to
make holders Of these securities de-
cidedly nervous.
Baldwin recovered to 14s, dropped to
140, recovered to 143A, and or to 141.
then to 142, and OF to 140M In short
order.
Crucible Steel, midway in the last
hour of the session, was X lower net.
Studebaker dropped to 1S2%, and came
back to 1876. 2A net loss.
Bethlehem Steel common was off to
566. --.,
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. October Is Flour
Quiet; spring patents, 5.6Oa5.90; winter
a5.35; Kansas straights, 5.40a5.55.
Pork-Steady; mess 17.00a17.50: fam
lily. 21.50a23.00; short. clear. 1S.50a20.5 so.
Beef-Quiet: mess. 1650al7.00: fam
lily. 1s.0Oa19.50.
Lard-Quiet: middle west. s.20as.30.
Enthusiastically: New Orleans open
kettle. 48a50.
Hay-Quiet: No. l. 120a1.25: No. 2.
1.o5a1.15; No. 3. 9oa1oo; shipping. rs
ass. 49,
Enthusiastically: Bogota, 3oa31; Cen
trail American. 20.
Leather-Firm; hemlock firsts. 32a33;
seconds. 3ia32
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Damage Suit Settled and Dismissed.

The suit of Mrs. Ella Anderson against
the Capital Traction Company has been
entered settled and dismissed in the
Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia Mrs. Anderson claimed that as
she was about to board car at 18th
and Z streets northwest, in November.
1911, the car was suddenly started, and
she was thrown to the ground and suf-
fered severe bruises and injuries to her
nervous system. The basis of settle
ment is said to have been $500. Plain
bert and Rudolph H. Yeatman, and the
defendant BY Attorney q. Thomas Dun
lop.
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GOOD TONE AT LONDON.
American Section OF Market More
Actiye-Lis: Closes Steady

LONDON. October 2I.-Honey yaz IN
inr-eas"d demand TO-DAY for the pay
:it:1t Of tomorrow call on the war
io.in Discount rates were firm Amer
tc.tu exchange was very uncertain
After declining 70 !.s2i. the rate ad-
*anced TO 4.G3H
t." stock market maintained n good
tone. TIE war Joan was steadily sup
iortec, kaf'rs we're in demand and Mex
lean and BRAZILIAN issues were Ann
features. al! advancing on good de-
mand ana shortage Of stock
American securities were more active
and the Est closed steady and near tn.
best. WIKI the exception Of Canadian
J'aclhc which reacted under prof,
taklng
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. October rs. -
Wheat Firmer; spot No. red. 10;
spot No. 2 FED western. 1.12A; October
No. red, Ito: November No. red,
1.09h; steamer No. 2 red. 1.O4; receipts,
567.206 bushels: exports, 610.634 bush
els.
Corn Firmer: year, 62A; January,
61%; receipts. 1861 bushels
Oats - Steady: No. white, 4Iha42;
No. white. 35ka36h; receipts, 1929
bushels.
Rye-Cnsettled and easier; No west
ern export. 1.G5a1.0 Receipts 117,1l7
bushels Exports. 1870 bushels
Hay-Quet; No. ! timothy, COCOA
2050; No l clover mixed 175Oa1S.00;
grain freights steady.
Steam to Liverpool. per bushel. 19d
November picked ports. per quarter, Us
Sd November.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. October 25-BuIl-
ish ginning returns caused heavy buy
Ing IN the early trading in cotton to-
day and resulted in an advance of II
to 10 points in the first half hour of
business. The stotal of 5.713.090 bales
ginned to October Is fully met extreme
builish expectations.
Futures opened steady: opening bids:
December. 1894: January, 12.52; March,
1875: May, 1898: July. 1904 asked.
Profit-taking% on large scale met
the advance and checked it. Toward
the middle of the morning all of the
rise was lost and the market sank to
= ieVe. 6 TO $ points under Saturda -
close.
~ noon the tone was steady and
prices were 10 points up from,-the
- lowest
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 25.-Raw sugar
Nominal; centrifugal, 4.39; molasses,
3.62; refined steady; cut loaf. els;
crushed, COS; mold a, $40; cubes. $50 !:
xxx powdered, $40; powdered, 5.33 ;
fine granulated. 5.25; Diamond A, 5.25;
confectioners A, 5.25; No. l. 500.
Sugar futures opened very quiet to-
day and at noon prices were from 1 to
points net lower under scattered
liquidation.
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Eight Elected to Board of Trade.

At meeting OF ;he executive com
mittee OF the Board o. Trade This
AFTERNOON new members were elected
as follows. William s. Washbur.. Alex
ander Pritton Browne A n Fisher
Clarence r. Wilson, Paul Il. I.esn, u. r.
stephan. William J. Fiather, jr. and
George s Rees.
The public buildings committee of the
board met at noon and diacussed
recommendations which are 70 tie in
corporated in its. annual report
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Flees Criminal Insane Ward.

Richard Phillips. colored. forty years
old, a former resident of this city, yester-
day escaped from the ward for criminal
insane at the Virginia State Hospital for
the Insane at Petersburg( according to
A message received last night by the
police. Phillips was we'll known in
police and pugilistic circles when he
resided in this city. he having given
boxing lessons. ---.-- --~-..--
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PASSPORTS. AS REQUISITE.
State Department Warns American.
Who Wish to Visit Italy.

Italian authorities have complained
to the American embassy at Rome that
many Americans are reaching Italy
without passports or with passports not
vised by Italian consular officers in the
United States.
Americans should apply to the State
Department for passports If they wish
to go to Italy," the department today
announced. Those who are not pro-
vided with passports properly vised
may be put to serious Inconvenience
and danger upon arriving at a foreign
port"
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Southern Pacific Shows Decrease.

NEW YORK, october 25.-The annual
report of the Southern Pacific Company
and its numerous subsidiaries for the
year ended June 80 last, issued today,
shows a decrease of S2.746,159, or 6.12
per cent in net revenue from railway
operations, and decrease of $6S7.59S.
or 1923 per cent in net income.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. October 25.-Cotton-
Spot unchanged Good middIing. TSP;
middling. 720; low niiddling, S.T2
Sales. 10000, for speculation and ex-
quiet. October. 1.91. October-Novem.
Der, 100: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..07;
December-JanuarT. 5.07: January-Feb-
ruary. 7.ofi.. february March, 7.Os
Earch-Aprii. 7.0stx: April! May. T.0s
f.ay-Junc, 7.os: JUne-JuIy. 7.66: July.
August. s-oiL August September
e-ssi:: September-Oc:ober, S.71; Octo-
her- November, s.6z.
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LIGHT TRADING MARKET
IN LOCAL SECURITIES
Some Little Investment Demand for
Utilities-No Important Changes
in Days Quotations.
Capital Traction, Gas and Railway
Preferred Favored-Bonds Were
straightforward Notes
BY I. A. FLEMING.

There was some little investment. de-
1,and for both stocks and bonds on the
Washington Stock Exchange today. but
the orders were soon filled and without
developing important change either In
prices or In the usual bid and asked
quotations.
Three public utility stocks showed
on the sales list. Capital Traction at
>-ls. Railway preferred at SEA and
Washington Gas at 12-ali Investments
that, at present dividend rates. will net
me buyers satisfactory interest re-
tilrns
Capital Traction IS were in good de-
mani and sold at 1858. and Washing
ton Gas IS at 1861 to 1853. the out
side figure for $500 bond
The bid for American Graphophone
was maintained at par: Mergenthaler
was offered at 1S5. with 49, bid. and
Lanston was offered at sou, with 10
the best bid.
Dividend.
The German American Insurance
Company will pay dividend of per
cent, the regular extra distribution at
this time, November 1. to shareholders
of record October 26.
A number of Washington bankers will
meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss
the Clayton law, with view of solv-
ing the problems relating to directors
holding dual positions after January l,
1915: whether their election is permits
sible at the annual elections and the
right, if so elected, Ito serve out their
terms or to resign with the advent of
October Is, 1916. the law going into
effect the next day prohibiting direc-
tors. officers and employees from holding
dual positions. except where the en-
tire capital stock of one bank or trust
company is owned by another bank or
trust company.
The Clayton act is open to many in
corporations.
The federal reserve board, which will
have charge of the enforcing of the
law. has promulgated the opinion of its
counsel to the effect that directors of
institutions not having the required
$5.000.0 900 resources at the time of the
annual election, and reaching the limit
between then and October 16, may serve
out their terms of office.
But the act relates also to all banks
and trust companies organized under
government laws IN all cities Of $780,
900 population and over.
At the meeting Wednesday. which
may be called by the Clearing House
Association. a series of questions will
be promulgated and the reserve board
asked for rulings thereon.
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s Rear Admiral Manney Dies.

* DIEGO, Cal, October e5.-Rea,
ir:;l Henry Newman Manney. u
= :. retired. died today Mt his home OF
Point Iona. from pneumonia after ar
illness of six days. Three days ago his
Illness took turn for the worse Hi.
death had been expected since yester.
day morning. when he reiapsed into
uuconeciousucHs
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. October 25.-Butter-High-
eT: creamery, 22ha27k.
firsts, 26ka27; ordinary firsts, rs Ea26;
at mark. cases included. 2Oa26.
Potatoes-Steady; receipts. 81 cars;
Wisconsin whites. 40a50; Minnesota
whites. 4Sa53; Minnesota reds, 4Sa52.
Poultry-Alive, higher; fowls. 10;
springs, 1542.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, October .25.-Butter-
Firmer: receipts, 1881 tubs. Creamery.
extras t92 score), 2sh: creamery
(higher scoring). 29a2912; firsts. % u
28A: seconds, 24ka27.
Eggs-Steady: receipts, $500 Fresh
gathered. extras, 3Sa37; extra hrsts,
34a35; frsts, 29a33: seconds. 25a2S;
nearby hennery whites. fine to fancy.
Sass; nearby hennery browns. ISAAC.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. s79 cases
and colored. specials, 15ka15A do,
average fancy, 15A
Live poultry prices not settled.
Dressed steady: western fresh chick
ems. barrels. 14a23; fresh fowls, lced,
I3al ~: turkeys frozen. 1Sa22i2
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. October 25.-wheat-
Spot No. Manitoba, lis sd: No. 3. lis
AID: No. 2 Chicago, new, lis I'd: No. 2
hard winter, mixed. new, no stock La
Plata Is I'D.
Flour-Winter patents, 42s.
Hops in London (Pacifc coast)-f3
10saf5
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POWDER STOCKS.
o,o.,,,ons furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK. october 25.-The metal
exchange quotes lead offered at AIS.
SHELTER not quoted. At London lead,
e24 rs Cd. Spelter, G So
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LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, October 25.-Bar silver,
% 15-16d per ounce. Money. 31aa4 per
cent. Discount rates-Short bills, Az
IA per cent: three-month. 4Na4 1916
per cent.
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French Bourse Is Firm.

PARIS, October 25.-Prices were firm
on the bourse today. Rentes. Sc francs
3B centimes. Exchange on London, a.
francs 81 n confines. --s----.-------.,s
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
1851. a. "-'0'" at
Capital TmctiOn. % at S7x
Washington railway pfd., at s2N, % at s2A.
1861 w. 'i'" -
Washington Gas Light at 70
washington Railway pfd., 5 at S2k
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President Goes to Columbus Dec. 10.

President Wilson has accepted an in
vitation to go to Columbus, Ohio De-
cember 10, to deliver an address before
the Federal Council Of the, Churches of
Christ in America. The details of the
trip will be arranged later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-25
NEW YORK COTTON.

ouotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co,
rotton exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, October
25-The Potomac river was clear and
the Shenandoah slightly muddy this
morning.
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WEATHER.
Fair, Warmer Tonight and Tomor
row; Moderate East Winds.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. fair. warmer tonight and to-
morrow; moderate east and southeast
winds
and tomorrow: moderate shifting winds.
becoming southeast. 49,
night; tomorrow fair, colder in west
portion. 80. --
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature,
IS: condition. 40. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, So; condition at north
connection. 80; condition at south con-
nection. 35. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperatur SO; condition
at infuent gatehouse, 35: condition at
efffuent gatehouse, 80.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
rmometer-Yesterday pm, SIS:
pm, "A; IL midnight, SO; today, 4
am. SO; am. 81; noon. 81; 9 pm, 60.
Maximum, CO. at pm. today; minimum,
"a. at 6 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. IS; minimum, 81.
Barometer-Yesterd Pm, 3O11;
am, 1925: 8 am, 0.3l; noon, 80. 9S:
. pm, 1924
Weather in Variou. cft3>.
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AN ANNUITY
ARMY-NAV.
Army Orders.

Capt Samuel A. Purviance, United
States Army. retired. from duty at tho
San Diego Army and Navy Academy,
Pacific Beach, Cal, to his home.
The following transfers at the request
of the officers concerned are ordered;
First Lieut.. Robert L. Weeks, from
the 21st Infantry to the 18th Infantry.
First Lieut. Fitzhugh L. Minnigerode.
from the 18th Infantry to the 2lst IN
fantry.
Leave of absence for two months t.
granted Capt. Charles R. Alley. Coast
Artillery Corps.
Second Lieut.. John E. Brooks, 10th
Cavalry, attached to the aviation sec
ton of the Signal Corps as an aviation
Cal
Naval Orders.
Commander D. N. Wood, detacheJ
from command of the Petred to com
mand the Nashville
Commander P n. Olmstead, detached
from command of the Nashville to navy
yard. Norfolk. Va.
Commander F. E. Ridgefy. commissioA
from September 7, 1915.
Lieut. Ernest Friedrich. detached from
the Arkansa to home and wait orders
Lieut. (junior grade) S, C. Strickland.
placed on retired list Of officers Of II
navy September is, 1913, in Gccordanc
with section 1853 of the Revised stat
utes.
Surgeon w B. Grove, to Naval Hos
pital, Norfolk, Va.
Assistant Surgeon H NJ Stenhouse
detached from the Iris to Asiatic sta
ton via December transport
Passed Assistant Surgeon u. n. Gas
tro to Naval Hospital, Portsmouth. N H
Assistant Surgeon A. c. Weston, NJ. X,
c., to marine recruiting station. New
York. N. Y.
placed on the retired list of officers OF
the navy from october p, 1915. in ac-
cordance with section l453 OF Revised
statutes, to home.
Assistant Paymaster E. H. Barber.
detached from the Paducah to settle
accounts wait orders. at Portsmouth,
n. H.
Chaplain C. H. Dickins, detached from
navy yard. Portsmouth, to treatment at
hospital, Portsmouth.
Chief Machinist A. W. Bird, detached
from navy yard, New York. to the
Wyoming.
from the Wyoming to navy yard,
New York, n. Y.
Naval Movements.
The Culgoa arrived at Tompkinsville
October "a; the Cyclops. at Sewall5
Point October "a; the Kanawha, at
Hampton roads october %; the San
Diego. at La Paz October "a: the Jupi-
fer at Norfolk October "a the New
York and Rhode Island. at Hampton
roads october %; the Ammen anc
Trippe. at Boston October 20; the Trux-
ron and Iris, at San Pedro October 90,
the Mars, at Mare Island October %;
the Glacier, at Topolobampo October %.
and the Hector. at Vera Cruz Octo-
Der %.
The Glacier, from Topolobampo oc-
tober "a for La Paz; the Rhode Island
and New York, from Hampton roads
october % for southern drill grounds;
the Prairie from Norfolk October rs
for Port Royal; the Pstuxent, from
Norfolk October % for Port au Prince,
and the Proteus. from Nagasaki Octo-
Der % for .Olongapo.
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Corn Rallies With Wheat.

Corn rallied with wheat. Buying
orders. though, were mainly for small
amounts After opening unchanged to
AaA lower the market scored a
moderate general gain.
. Oats responded to the strength of
other cereals. Besides, there was a good
demand from the seaboard
Lack of support caused provisions to
decline: Higher quotations on hogs were
virtually ignored.
Improved wheat export demand was
subsequently the cause of a further ad-
vance. Moreover. the United States
visible supply total failed to increase
as much as the trade had expected.
Prices closed buoyant, 2Ha3 to 3N
above Saturdays close. with December
at Io1h and May at 1e3Aa1.03h
Later strength of wheat was also re-
fiected by corn. The close was firm
at u to IL net advance
Wheat, No. 2, red, 1.09a1.12; No. 3,
red. 1.o5a1.oS; No. 2. hard. 1.o2a1.o4: No.
3. hard. 96a1.01. Corn-No. 2, yellow,
64has5A: No. 4. yellow. S3A. Oats
No. 3, white, 35Aa36h: standard. 3sA
3SA Rye-No. 2. LOB. Barley-54a62.
Timothy-5.00a7.75 Clover-11. GOALS. 90.
Pork-13.35. Lard-s.77. Ribs-s.62a
1912
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Money to Loan

sscured by First Deed Of Trust on Real Estata
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller. Ga F St. NV.
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CHICAGO WHEAT PRICES
TAKE A DECIDED UPTURN
Winnipeg Sharp Advance. and Less
Favorable Weather in Northwest
Credited for Causing Bulge.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, October 25.-wheat
took decided upturn in price today.
notwithstanding something of decline
at the start The fact that the weather
In the northwest had become less ia
voraple and that prices in Winnipeg
had sharply advanced was largely re-
sponsible for the bulge in the market
here. ~
Continuance of the urgent demand at
Liverpool formed an additional inf1u-
ence against the bears. Opening prices.
which ranged from unchanged figures
around to 1 or more above Saturdays
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished 10y w. b. Hibbs & Co
members New York Stock Exchange
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Received by private wire direct to
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-20

the basis of the actual to work upon. n
be twists and DISCUSSES his basis II Is
simply the task OF keen minds to strip
the husking from the kernel Of truth and
find out Just what II is that gave rise TO
the superstition.
There is too. the changeableness OF
the moon. In which poets have always
found an analogy for the shifting OF
women's moods.
AT the beginning there is 40 doubt that
complimentary Diana. the moon god.
dess. IN one or the old Roman poems
turns herself into a cat to help the gods
In their fight against the Titans And IN
moon are Invariably bound together In
complimentary fashion
Later when through causes OF which
we know little. the superstitions of all
the races degenerated. this compliment.
airy quality was lost, and. even with the
moon. stress was laid upon the unpleas-
ant similarities Compliment was turned
TO insult Nevertheless. the superstitions
inverted as they we're ran on with full.
If not fuller force.
In the Middle Ages. and after. women
were burned al the stake when convicted
Of the charge that they had conversed
with devil in the shape OF q black cat
Cats were connected with all the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-20

tul influences OF the moon. In Yucatan
the descendants Of the Mayas pinched
their tails to drive away an eclipse. As
emblems OF the devil they were flung
into the fires In Paris ON St. Johns night
The mystic seven return again In the
Hungary legend that every black cat
turns into a witch at the age OF seven
Grimm gives II as a common saying that
cat ct twenty turns witch and a witch
Of hundred turns cat again.
The exit and entrance OF a strange cat
we're ominous Shylock speaks OF some
that go mad II they behold one. Tradt
uon says that the great Napoleon had a
marked fear Of them, and that Henry III.
OF France swoone6 at sight OF one
Four ministers attested the truth OF the
tale which Captain Burt brought from
Scotland in 1880. that the leg o. a cat cut
on by a man IL attacked turned into the
leg OF an old woman The serpent
woman Lilith. who tempted Adam, was
pictured in the sixteenth century with
the body OF cat
In agricultural communities both the
moon and cats are consulted about rain
and frost
II the cat scratches It's ear II is a true
sign OF rain. and If Il sits with it's back
20 the fire. as the North Carolina noun.
taineers say. cold snap is inevitable
However. the new era Of equal suffrage
may extricate women from these time.
defying superstitions which have so zeal
ously preserved her honorable ancient
associations with the moon and cats