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Evening star., 1926-04-24
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN a. RAWsON. JR.
Story of the L. S. 4

the Committee of Safety today. ac'
cused of being inimiCal. He was con.
yicted on the strength of a letter
which gave evidence of his leanings
toward loyalism. and was placed under
bond of flo, 900 not to correspond with
British agents or aid them in any
way. Colonel Alexander Gordon, an
other convicted Tory, has been per-
mitted to return to his family on
parole not to assist the enemies of
America. He is required to show him.
self to the commanding officer of the
station nearest his residence once a
fortnight and to appear before the
committee whenever required.
William Goodrich, having been dis
covered il an attempt TO remove
slaves and stock from the County of
the Isle of Wight. will see his property
sold at public auction by order Of the
committee. John Wilkie of Gloucester
County, for giving intelligence to the
enemy and going aboard the men-of-
war, has been removed under guard
to williamsburg and an appraise-
ment of his estate will be made, pre-
paratory to ConflScation.
A fiat refusal was the answer which
the committee gave to Robert Donald
and others who sought permission to
take passage to England. The com.
mittee will permit no perOsnS what
ever to have any intercourse with
Lord Dunmore on any preteXt.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
DAUGHTERS OF TO-DAY
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR

hers We're looking up into his and
there was something almost breath
taxing in their expression. something
that he had thought would never be
In them again-for him.
Martha" he said unsteadily. And
then suddenly she was in his arms.
and he was murmuring the rest of
what he had to say against her rus
set hair.
They were interrupted by a peal
of laughter. and, like two guilty
lovers. sprang apart. Natalie stood
In the doorway.
Well, upon my word" she began.
still grinning impishly. my digni-
fled mother and father actually
spooning!"
John laughed, actually laughed.
and his laugh was boyish. For
that. young lady. you can eat a
dreary meal at home tonight. Your
brate. We're founding the corner
stone of the perfect American
family
Natalie assumed a naughty air.
well and good" she said quickly.
the celebration. 7 mean. But as
for me. won't be eating a dreary
meal at home. I'm going out to dim
ner myself, and. believe me. I'm
going to celebrate. too. I'm engaged
to be married. What do You know
about that, old dears? And. mother,
I'm ashamed of you, because you
knew it all along and didn't tell me-
1 can't believe it myself as yet, but
guess it's true, all right. I'm in
love and never knew it until today.
I'm in love and I've promised to
marry Perry Macdonald"
copyright. 1026)
Evening star., 1926-04-24
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The Desperate Wife Whose Tyrant Husband
Rules Her Life-The Middle-Aged Man
Who Marries Young Girl.

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Shades of Purple Fish.

Purple, an etymologist assures me,
is derived from a French or Latin
word which means the purple fish.
Purpura is name physicians give to
disorder in which spontaneous hem
orrhageS occur in the mucous mem
brane and In the skin. Such a hem
orrhage in the skin looks for all the
world like the "black and blue" marks
which are produced by a blow or q
bruise. and in fact sporadic cases of
purpura have often led to unjust sus-
picion or even accusat ton of assault
or mistreatment.
In one type of purpura. called Hen
och's purpurd- the appearance of the
purple or discolOred spots is ushered
in with digestive disturbances. joint
pains and general nalaise or wretch
edness such as people commonly
ascribe TO grip or rheumatism.
Indeed. purpura was formerly called
rheumatic purpura" because joint
pains 50 often accompanied the ap-
pearance of the hemorrhagic spots in
the skin or mucous membranes.
In severe cases OF purpura the ap
pearance of the spots on the skin is
accompanied with bleeding from the
mucous membranes lining various
body cavities.
Purpura occurs secondarily in the
course Of such infectious diseases as
typhoid fever, epidemic meningitis
(cerebro spinal fever) typhus. cholera,
and sometimes after septicemia, snake
bite. scarlet fever or whooping cough.
Some cases of spongy and bleeding
gums or obstinate and frequent nose
bleed are purpuric.
In any case of purpura the Coagula :
tion time is prolonged The blood cal
cium content is lower than the normal
standard. These characteristics are
also noted in hemophillia tthe family
bleeder state). but in purpura the de
lay in clothing is not inherent but a
temporary defect incident to the ill
ness.
There is still a third condition which
is neither hemophilia family or hered-
itary bleeding tendency nor purpura
yet closely related, and it is called the
hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Finally, the group of hemorrhagic
diseases must include scorbutus, more
commonly known as scurvy, though
in the case of scurVy we now know
the cause, the prevention and the cure
an adequate ration of fresh veget-
ables, greens, or fresh fruit juice.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
What IomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE,
Taurus.

TomorrowS $ planetary aspects are
negative and do not register any un-
due enthuSTasm or pessimism. They
reveal contentment and conditions of
a placid nature, which should prove
favorable to all observances or recre-
ations usually associated with q
Sunday Late in the evening there
are indications of an unsettled frame
of mind that, If encouraged, may
conduce to nervousness and irrita-
bility. This period is, however. of
very brief duration and such condi-
tions as are foreshadowed can very
easily be overcome by the exercise
of a little will power.
Children born tomorrow will be
subjected during infancy to a
variety of ailments, none of which
will be of a serious nature. Most
little ones can become sick very
quickly and recover just as rapidly.
Those, however, born under tomor-
rows influences will have these ten
dencies very strongly developed and
just as their sudden illnesses will
appear to be alarming their speedy
recovery will be remarkable. Tenn
peramentally, they promise to have
sweet dispositions and will. at all
times, be kind and considerate. They
will not possess abnormal intellects.
but will at all times be willing and
anxious to learn, although they viii
be slow at doing SO. They may not
have any outstanding or spectacular
careers, but the indications point to
lives of good and useful citizenship.
II tomorrow is your birthday you
are very "fussy" as well as a crea-
ture of habit. You are not much in
terested in the big things of life, as
your thoughts are occupied all the
time with meticulous details. You
have no interest in anything or any,
body that Is not connected with or
related to your own immediate circle.
You also have an unfortunate habit
Of prying into other peoples affairs
and your interference, although well
meant, is frequently resented.
You are very painstaking and the
work intrusted to you is always
carefully done. You always dot your
"Is" and cross your ITS" You
are more fitted for g. position of a
subordinate character than for one
where initiative and leadership are
needed.
In your home life your "fussiness"
does not tend to breed an at1nos-
phere of contentment, unless you
are mated with one born in July or
October.
Well known persons born on that
date are: David Hale. journalist;
William Deering, manufacturer:
Felix Morris. actor: Mrs. Burton
Harrison, author; Thomas S. Clarke,
sculptor and painter; Edwin r. A.
Seligman, political econmist.
Copyright 1926.l
Evening star., 1926-04-24
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Why Doesn't He Write

Was there ever a boy who, when
dashing off to college or another city
for a long stay. didn't promise faith
fully to write often?
And was there ever a girl. waiting
home, who didn't fretfully demand Of
the world in general, "Why doesn't he
write?"
It's d problem that perplexes girls
and women all over the world.
They can't understand why. when
they take the trouble to write eight
pages Of tender messages. their sweet
hearts reply should come three weeks
later, couched in the most business
like terms and dealing principally
with the weather.
If the boy stays away long enough
and fails TO write more often than
once every month. his girl starts pick.
ing on him. And there begins Sc
ries of unpleasant epistles to the tune
Of; Dear John: Why don't you write
to me?" and Dear Sue: ] write as
often as I possibly can. You ought to
realize that I'm very busy" etc, etc.
Sue eventually comes TO the con.
clusion that her John is in the tolls OF
an adventures and has forgotten all
about the girl he left behind him.
SO she either writes him a sad little
note ending things forever, or she
waits till he comes home to give him a
grand freeze-out.
You'd all save yourselves a great
many heartacheS and worries, II you
get one fact firmly fixed in your mind:
Very few men like to write letters.
Very few men know how to write the
kind of letter that makes hit with
the Best Girl.
Somehow, girls. when they fall in
love, feel the desire to put 1t all down
on paper. They're able to tear off
several volumes of burning words TO
the object of their affections.
But the average male-the normal
modern boy-chews his pen savagely
for an hour or two, and then dashes
off something tender like: Dear Sue:
Suppose you wonder why l haven's $
written. Well, I've been awfully
busy, sbut you know that I would
write If I could. Haven't time to tell
you much now, but 1 guess you under
stand how I'm fXed,' etc. etc.
And Sue, scanning the lines eagerly
for some sign that his devotion is
unwavering-that his love is burning
brightly-pouts and exclaims angrily:
"Oh, he makes me sick. Too lazy TO
cared for me, he'd find time some
how"
But even when the boys really care
they can't get into the letter-writing
habit. Unless they're the rather i'm.
aginative, poetical type. they hate eX-
pressing themselves tenderly with pen
and ink. They figure that the girl
at home understands perfectly-and
so they needns bother too much.
And it's up to the girl at home to
understand. She must learn patience
and sympathy. She mustn't scratch
and growl over his fancied unfaithful-
ness.
Dozens of romances are continually
being broken up over this correspond.
ence business.
You girls must gain more tolerant
viewpoint on the subject.
If he's not the sort who writes
letters easily. don't expect too much
from him. Don't make his life mis-
erable with constant nagging.
If you know you can trust him.
then you've no reason to worry.
Copyright. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-04-24

skirts she wore. Many of us can re-
member the time when a well dressed
woman wore one, two or even three
petticoatS-a little shore underpetti-
coat, q long. lace-trimmed petticoat
over that and on top of that silk
petticoat
The tendency nowadays seems to be
back to primitive times so far as
undertakings are concerned-that is,
we wear as few as possible. But the
baggy, sack-shaped pieces that have
been worn for a decade or more are
gradually going out of style. There
is much more attempt at fit about the
new combinations and slips, and many
women who have always been content
with ready.made lingerie are now hav-
ing such things made to order or al
tered slightly before wearing them.
There is need of much more exact
fitting around the waist. Boomers
and step-ins must fit with some degree
of exactness around the waist and
the elastic run through the top is no
longer looked upon as adequate.
(Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-04-24
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma was telling pop he aWtent 10
smoke SO mutch and how good II
wuoId be if he stopped altogether. ana
pop was liSSening to her without neeT-
ing her, and | sed, G.. pop. our IZze-
ologv lesSin in skool today was ABOUT
tobacco and nicoteen and things ana
our fletcher Miss Kitty told us all To-
hacco has nicoteen i'll 1t ana She Seu
there wasent enything verse thah
nicoteen for the human cistern.
There. Willyum, if they teetch II 10
the very children in skool 1t must oe
true, ma Sed. =.
Sure. pop. Miss Kitty toid US ~
stumps YOUR growth and its pad lof
your hart. | sed.
hart ma Sed.
NV hart was never better. ! don't
even haff to wind it up at mite hal1
the time, pop sed. And If your get
ting SO good at your lessins, young
fellow. sippose you anSer me rev
simnle questions. How do the exports
of the Canary Islands difter from
the imports of Mexico City? ne sea.
Siro That aint in my lessins, seq.
We'll then tell me the names or 8
kinds of fish that are caWt III the
Black Sea. pop SEQ. ,o.,;,,s 8
G. wiz, pop, that aint IN my iess'ilS
either. | sed. :, -..o ,.o,
A fiimsy Excuse, we'll suppose YOU
give me the boundaries OF Cork ooul,' Jul.
~. ireland, can YOU do that! pop seu'
No sir, l sed.
! tbawt not. YOU YOU know the ma
tional herd of the F'illipeen Islands!
he sed. , vo,,,.
No sir. I sed, and pop sed. Your
ignorants is appalling, now don't let me
heer another peep out of you on eny
subjeck whatsoever.
Proberly meening espeshilly the sub
,eck OF tobacco and nicoteen.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
CHAPTER LIV.
All'S Well!

While Natalie was on her way home
with Perry. Martha was in the living
room of the apartment arranging
long-stemmed roses in gray and
blue Japanese vase. Her cheeks We're
very bright. Her greenish eyes be-
hind their long lashes had sweet.
secretive look. She seemed about as
old as Natalie. as she stood there. and.
strangely enough, she was excited be-
cause the flowers had been sent to
her by her own husband.
Arthur came in and stood looking
at her for a moment. She turned
around and saw him, and with a grin
he came across the room to her and
slipped an arm about her shoulders.
She glanced up at him. Arthur was
looking better His face was not so
thin and had more color, and evil
IDENTIFY he was not drinking so much,
for his eyes were bright and there
was no smell of liquor on his breath.
pretty good little scout. aren't
you, nother?" he said. a trifie
awkwardly Arthur was as chary of
showing emotion or appearing soft
as was Natalie.
Am really?" Martha returned,
rubbing her cheek against his shoul-
der. It was so that John. coming
home from the office, found them to-
gether.
Since the quarrel John had made
no attempt to offer any caress to
Martha, but that there had been a
change in him was evinced by the
fact that he was at home more than
he had been in months. Then, TOO.
Martha had felt in him desire to
make friends with her. Sometimes
it had seemed to her that he was
on the point of speaking. of saying
something definite. but he never
had. Today he had sent her flowers
the first since she could remember.
and now as he entered the room and
saw her with Arthur he stopped,
looking awkward and embarrassed.
Arthur spoke first.
"Well. 1 guess I'll toddle along.
Got q date with Elsie Strickland
and T. have to dress
Martha beamed at him. She had
an idea that he had given this infor-
nation in q desire to let them both
know that his affair with Mimi was
over, and she was sure that Arthur
was happier now that things were
better here at home.
When he had left the room she
turned to John.
"The flowers are lovely" she said
little shyly.
He was standing near the door,
looking at her thoughtfully, and On
impulse Martha went over to him.
THANK you," she said, very softly
In that moment they were very
near, and. suddenly, as John looked
ut her, he realized how lovely she
was. Those sweet, seoretive eyes of
Evening star., 1926-04-24
DCD 1IVlL OlJ101LO ". BURGESS

demurely. I'VE have it and there are
ten eggs in it."
Where is it?" demanded Thunderer
looking very much surprised. Il want
to see it,
But Mrs. Grouse shook her head.
ITS secret" said she.
You shouldn't have secrets from
me-" declared Thunderer, speaking
very importantly.
Just then a distant sound caught
his attention and he turned to look in
the direction from which it had come
His head was turned for only an
instant, but in that instant Mrs.
Grouse had disappeared. Quietly she
had slipped away, taking care not to
rustic as much as one dry leaf. and
which way she had gone Thunderer
hadn't the least idea. 1t made him
quite(angry for minute. But he was
soon over it, for the most important
thing in life to him was drumming
just then.
Now Mrs. Grouse had not gone far
In fact, she was almost within sight
from that drumming log. That nest
was built against another old log, and
when Mrs. Grouse was sitting on those
eggs. she was so much the color OF.
the dead brown leaves all about her
that even Thunderer himself might
have looked right al her without seeing
her. 1t was a we'll chosen place. Mrs
Grouse suspected that no one would
think to look there for it, because it
was so near Thunderer's drumming
log At the same time, there was a
great advantage in it, because now, if
an enemy should appear, Thunderer
would be likely to be within easy call
ing distance. So, once more Mrs
Grouse was happy and no longer
mourned for the old home that had
been broken up by Ringneck the
Pheasant.
(Copyright I926)
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Virginia Curbs Tories.

WILLIAMSBURG Va, April ~,
1776.-Measures for the suppression
Of the Tories are TO be. much more
severe in the near future. Tories are
not numerous in the tideWater coun-
ties, but they are troublesome in pro
portion to their numbers because OF
their persistent endeavors TO assist
the British vessels off the coast with
supplies. Last month the Committee
of Safety considered a, plan for lear-
ing the lower country wholly devoid
Of population, with it's land uncultt-
waited, by urging patriots to move in
land voluntarily and by compelling
the Tories to do the same, but the
proposal met with opposition.
However, all persons in Norfolk and
Princess Anne Counties who are
known to have joined Lord Dunmore
or taken his oath of allegiance to the
King, have been ordered to move at
least 80 miles into the interior. To
hasten this immigration the slaves
will be removed from their quarters
on the plantations and returned to
their Tory owners only When'the own
ers settle themselves where directed.
The policy of confining Tories on
parole within certain areas was intro
duced in March. 1t has worked with
varying degrees of success.
Ralph Wormeley, jr. was, before
Evening star., 1926-04-24
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, VI. ID.
BY DOROTHY STOTE.

But We'll talk about scurvy another
time. Now let us see what we can
do to control the bleeding in hemo
philia, purpura or other hemorrhagic
disorder.
To stop the bleeding in the hemorr-
hagiC disease of the newborn or in
hemophilia. or purpura probably the
best remedy is an injection into the
patients veins Of little human blood.
or mere injection of some blood from
a normal person under the skin. The
next best thing is an injection into
the veins or under the skin of some
pure fresh horse serum. if ii can be
had less than two weeks old. The
third best remedy is thromboplastln
which may be injected hypodermical-
ly. Thromboplastin is Il Clot aCCelera-
tor prepared from OK brain tissue. by
method worked out by physiological
research scientists, and il has the
great advantage of being always g.
tainable or the physician may carry ii
in his emergency bag.
Nearly as effective as these blood
serum or tissue extract injections is
the direct application to the bleeding
point. if it is accessible. of some pure
fresh human blood, or any Of the
other remedies mentioned. This should
be done even when these remedies
are administered by injection.
Evening star., 1926-04-24

ORCHID CHIFFON WAS USED FOR
THIS THREE-PIECE LINGERIE
SET, WITH BLACK CATS WITH
RED BOWS EMBROIDERED ON
EACH PIECE. THE BRASSIERE
IS OF ORCHID SATIN AND LACE
THE DRAWERS AND BRASSIERE
ARE BOTH FASTENED WITH y
BUTTON.
have burdened themselves with any
thing but the simplest sorts of under
clothes.
Greek and Roman spent little time
or money on the subject. In the mid
die ages only a comparatively small
number of people concerned them
selves with such luXuries.
In mid-Victorian times, however,
underclotheS had come into an enor-
mously important place. a woman's
social position and refinement seem
10 have been in some way COM
mensurate to the number of under
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Ancient Quarries.

1t is often a matter Of wonder how
the ancientS were able to quarry
enormous blocks of stone, as they had
now power.driven drills and only small
tools. Most Of the Greek and Roman
and Egyptian pillars Of marble or gran
itsare not pierced together like modern
pillars, but are actually made of one
block of stone-true monoliths. The
device which the ancients used for
getting out the blocks from which the
columns were made was very clever
With hand tools they painfully cut
a wedge. shaped trench through the
rock, roughly blocking out the shape
Of stone they wished. Then they took
bone.dry timbers and inserted them
in the wedge incisions. Now they
poured water on the timbers. which
immediately swelled up. The force of
this swelling was SO great as to
crack the rock apart by sheer lev
erage and the principle OF the wedge.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
I. A fire cannot burn without air.
.. Water Will not put out an oil
fire; It will only spread the burning
oil and Is indeed very dangerous on
oil stoves, causing them to explode,
scattering boiling oil.
3. What Greek" fire was is not
now certainly known; 1t was probably
made Of inter, naphtha and sulphur,
and was said to burn under water.
which Is doubtful.
4. Fire can be made without
matches by letting the rays of the
sun fall through a pocket lens onto
dry grass or paper.
5. Merely rubbing two sticks togeth-
er rarely produces fire; the end of a
bow, spun round and round with one
end in the palm of the hand, the
other in the bottom Of a narrow
wooden bowl, will produce spark.
6. Carbon tetrachloride is the COM
monest chemical of fire extinguishers.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
THE END.
> "Puxz1;cks" "
.PuzsIeLimerick

There was an old man Of +
Who had an unfortunate =:
II would like" he once :
Some A
And some 3"
1. Large seaport Of India.
2. Impediment Of speech.
3. Remarked.
4. The staff Of life.
5. 1t is usually used on No. 4.
(NOTE-Now If you want a nice
tricky "Puzzlick" to puzzle over dur
ing the week end, try this one. Yes,
the lines all scan, but the trick lies in
No. and it's application to the fourth
and fifth lines. If you can't figure it
out, look here on Monday. You'll find
the answer and another "Puzzlick.'D
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Broiled Spring Chicken.

Clean. SINCE, wipe, and with sharp
knife split one plump chicken down
the back, beginning at the neck. Re-
move the contents and also the ribs,
backbone and breastbones. Brush
over with soft butter, salt and pep
per and arrange on a well creased
wire broiler. Broil for 20 minutes
under the flame. Be careful not to
scorch the bird. Broil the breast
sides first to quickly scar the sur
face. Turn the broiler often until
evenly Drowned. Remove to a we'll
creased dripping pan, cover and let
cook in a moderate oven until the
joints separate easily, basting every
eight minutes with melted butter.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

Daily Science Six.
/. Where is marble found in
the United States?
2. What Is glass made from?
8. What stone makes up caves
like Mammoth and Luray?
4. What is feldspar rock used
for?
5. What Is carrara?
S. What is meant by a litho-
graph?
Answers to these questions in
Mondays Star.