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Man in the Iron Mask
Still Puzzles FrenchmeY

On the island of Ste. Marguerite.
near Cannes on the French Riviera
lives , great legend. Here IL was
that during the reign Of Louis XIV.
Ia this rock-bound monastery, ris-
Ing out Of the sea, one Of the strang-
est mysteries Of French history was
lived out for 20 years by the ''Inan
In the iron mask" whose tragic
identity still Is unknown.
Treated with royal honor. in 30 far
as his physical care was concerned,
bis face hidden behind . lifted iron
mask that was never lifted. Is .
prisoner all those years this I'M
known man kept his lonely vigil OF
the sea until at last death set him
tree and he was taken to bis grave.
Historians have never found the
answer. Some have surmised thai
it was twin brother to the king
that it was Fouquet that it was
royal betrayer that II was =
self-imposed penanee But M
one knows. And mystery lovers &C
to Ste. Marguerite TO wander
through the apartments Of the
strange Unknown, and are faseinat-
ed by the tragic loneliness Of bis
fate.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Turkish Slave Ruled
AS Queen Over Egypt

In all Of Egypt no woman was so
beautiful as Shagru-Durr. Although
she was but Turkish slave girl,
the mighty Sultan Saith fell In love
at his first glimpse Of her and made
her his favorite wife. The sultan
died, and his son, too: 50 the slave
girl became the queen Of Egypt and
ruled In lavish fashion.
Like every faithful Moslem, the
queen desired to go to Mecca to pu-
rity herself and to win peace of soul.
writes Walter Monfried In the Mill
waukee Journal. One who has made
that journey is called .'hadjf and
for the rest Of his or her life is ven-
grated by all Of the faith.
She travelled from Cairo to Mecca
a . gorgeous litter borne by cam
els. With her went 3 resplendent
procession. The trip was long and
difficult, but the queen won that
full consolation which her faith at
forded.
In the years that followed. the
beautiful Shagru could not go to
Mecca again, but she paid her trib-
ute to Islam by sending handsome
litters filed with royal gifts. After
she died her pious survivors kept up
the custom and each year sent Q
company Of pilgrims with presents.
The load Of gifts was called NAH
NAL, which means something that
carries Or supports.
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Many Diseases Carried
From Animals to Man

Animals are carriers Of certain
diseases which can be transmitted
to man despite the geological gap
between him and the animals in his
immediate environment. Typhus.
for example, broke out in Poland
among Jewish exiles from Germa-
ny, writes William Wolf In the Sci
entific American. Tularemia, or rab-
bit fever, cases showed Q sharp in-
crease In the United States In 1888.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, hav-
ing journeyed across the nation to
the East entrenched itself more
firmly In the Middle Atlantic states
and caused q number of fatalities.
More alarming was an epidemic Of
bubonic plague ameng rodents In the
Far West, for this dreaded pesti-
lence Of the past is carried to man
by bites from feas which desert In
fected rats and squirrels.
These, plus endemic outbreaks Of
rabies, held the public's interest:
but other diseases carried by anil
mails and acquired by man are far
more common and cause greater
health and economic concern. It is
estimated. for example, that 6,000.-
600 persons In this country are In
fected with trichinosis alone. This
means that one out af every eight Is
victim of this disease caused by
. parasite found in pork-a stagger-
ing average which gives the United
States the highest incidence among
all nations. Bovine tuberculosis and
undulant fever are among the other
important animal-conveyed dis
eases, while the lesser ones pose
their own health problems.
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your head. The sun has tendency
to bleach and streak the hair, max
ing your Grown Of glory" look for
all the world like a tabby cat.
ReeOnditIonins Suggestions
If my warning has come too late,
however, here are a few suggestions
which may help repair the damage.
Olive oil is an effective and mex
pensiVe aid to parched scalps. Rub
it in the scalp and leave it in over
night for the best results. Then,
If your hair has become streaked
from over-exposure to the sun,
good hair coloring will quickly re-
store it to its original shade. Be
sure that you select cOloring that
exactly matches the original shade
so that as your hair grows in you
will be unable to distinguish where
the coloring stops and your natural
colored hair begins.
Remember that soft, cleaning
hair is one Of the greatest assets a
woman can have. Don't spoil your
chances by falling to take the
proper precautions.
What are your beauty prob
lens? Write Marie Downing,
Ldriease Beauty Foundation,
Room 52I-3I9 North Fourth
ST., st. Louis, Mo-, and she WH
be glad to dnswer them. Be sure
to enclose d self-Gddressed
stamped envelope.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Mammoths in Oregon
Larger Than Elephants

Scientists say that one of the
proboscidean families that lived in
Oregon was the northern mammoth,
a creature that must have been
seemingly out of place, even in the
strange pleistocene world" Of which
primeval Oregon was part.
The Columbian elephants, mighty
creatures that rivaled in stature
even the largest elephants Of the
present, living in old Oregon in
great herds, judging from the album
dance of their fossils. Also on the
Oregon ranges, probably long be-
fore the mammoth and Columbia
elephant appeared. was huge Ele-
phas imperator, remains Of which
have been found in Fossil lake and
in the La Grande country. Impera-
tor was an enormous creature, the
largest Of all elephants and prob.
ably the most ponderous animal
ever to thunder over the pleistocene
plains Of Oregon. These animals
were 1874 feet at the shoulder.
The mammoth was apparently
represented in Oregon by two spe-
cies. One of these was so peculiar
to the Oregon country that it was
named Mammut oregonense. Nam.
moth remains have been found IN
many parts of the state, especially
in the coast counties and in the
Willamette valley.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
New Television Tube
Can Pierce Fog. Haze

A television transmitting tube that
can pierce fog and haze to pick up
scenes for transmission through the
ether has been developed in the
laboratories of the Radio Corpora
tioR Of America.
The screen Of the new tube picks
up scenes by the heat waves given
off by objects in the scene. Tech.
nicany, these are known as mira.
red rays and unlike light waves.
they pierce fog and haze. Thus,
what is primarily projected on the
screen is not light image Of the
scene but heat" or infra-red i'm.
age.
Instead Of being photo-eIectric as
the ordinary ''tele-eye" or Icono-
scope Of the television pickup cam
eras. the screen is 'thermo-electric.
that is, electric potentials are gem
Grated In 1t when heat waves strike
1t. The thermo-electric sensitive
screen is disclosed as being q fine
Aim Of germaniun, rare earth
metal. mounted on thin sheet Of
mica.
When the heat image Is projected
on 1t localized potential differences
appear In the film as result of tern.
perature differences in different ele-
mental areas Of the heat image.
These correspond to lights and shad-
ows Of the scene. Now when the
image on the screen Is scanned by
a pencil beam Of electrons, electri-
cal currents are released from the
Aim corresponding with the lights
and shadows Of the scene. These
impulses are amplified and convert
ed into Q visible image correspond
ing to that broadcast
With the new tube II would be pos
sible, for example, to televise q hot
electric iron or a stove in dark
room.
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Insects Have Thousand Eyes

Although we possess only two eyes.
each Of which co-ordinates with the
other so that we see 9 single I'm.
age, our eyes see with many mil
lions of individual nght-catching
cells, called rods and cones. states
the Better Vision institute. The Re.
tina or image screen, Of the human
eye is made up Of approximately
100, 900, 600 rods and cones, repre-
senting the individual sensitive
nerve fibres. or groups Of nerves
which carry sight messages to the
brain. The human eye has only one
lens. The common house-fly. hove
ever. sees everything as mosaic.
or iig-saw puzzle. because each ct
its 5000 eye units acts IS an inde-
pendent lens. or light-catching APP
paratus. Thus the fly, and other IN
sects. really have thousands ct eyes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Roman Names Given
To Months of Year

In ancient Rome, new month
started on the day Of the new moon,
or the day after, so it is not sur
prising that we derive our word
month" from the ancient forms of
the word moon" Our word zeal.
endar'' is derived from 'calendae, |"
meaning the first day Of the Roman
month. The derivations of the
names Of the months in our calen-
dar follow:
January, from Janus, a figure In
Roman mythology who presided
over all beginnings. He was repre-
sented as having two faces-one
looking back to the year past, and
the other, looking forward on the
current year.
February is from the Latin Feb
ruarius, meaning ''to purity" It
had its origin in the Roman festi-
walls of the Lupercalia.
March was named for Mars, the
god Of war.
April is from the Latin aprilis,
meaning ito open"
May is from Maia, the mythology
cal figure symbolizing growth.
June is from Junius, q Roman
gems or clan.
July, named in honor of Julius
Caesar, who was born in this month.
August, named in honor Of Angus
tus Caesar.
The remaining months were
named from the positions they held
in the calendar before its revision
by Julius Caesar. The earliest
Roman calendar had only 10
months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius,
Junius, Quintilis, SextiIis, Septem-
Der, October, November and Decem-
Der. While September is the ninth
month in our calendar, it was the
seventh in the Roman calendar and
derived its name from the Latin
septem, meaning seven; October,
the eighth month, from octo, the
Latin for eight; November, the
ninth month, from novem, meaning
nine" and December, the tenth
month, is derived from decem, the
Latin for ''ten."
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gaIem'g Lesson

One hundred years ago Salem
faced a severe problem. Trade en-
bargoes, the opening of the Erie
canal, which diverted shipping lines
to New York, and other factors had
made her port second-rate harbor
along the New England coast. For
years Salem had been our chief
mercantile gateway to the Orient.
It appeared in 1889 that Salem was
definitely to remain q forgotten city.
But Salem turned from its shipping
to manufacturing. Steam power
had just come to the attention of
New Englanders and q courageous
group of citizens turned the power
Of steam into its development Of the
New England textile industry. Sa-
lem soon boosted of the founding Of
the first cotton mill in the United
States run by steam. It is a fine
example of New England ingenuity.
The example of 100 years ago is 9
lesson for us.
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The tradition Of the first American
dag Ii that In May. 17T7. Washing
ton, accompanied by two Of his ofn-
GERS, called upon Mrs. Ross. who
operated an upholstering establish.
ment, continuing q business left at
the death Of her husband, to make .
dag Of their design. and that this
was the first American Tag Of the.
Official pattern. adopted Jme14. It'll.
The matter IL IN dispute through
claims that q dag q the same. or
nearly the same. design had been
used before. There Is some rivalry
for the honor associated with the
origin Of the dag: and confusion
wrought By painters and colonial
story writer's, who drew upon their
imaginations TO add interest 70 the
legend, has invited the pressing OF
some rather nebulous claims. There
is no historical account meeting
with such approval as to warrant
he assertion tha4 II Is the truth.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
First Prince of Wales
Named 600 Years Ago

Since the title prince Of Wales was
created by Edward I, in the year
1901, for his eldest son. there have
been 20 princes of Wales, including
the men who afterward became
Edward VII, George v and Edward
VIII. The late George v became
prince of Wales when his father sue
ceeded to the throne in 1901. The
title may be bestowed on the eldest
surviving son of the monarch, or on
his grandson if he is the nearest
heir. It is not inherited but is ex-
tingrlished when the holder Of the
title becomes king or If he dies
before the ruler.
Wales was ruled by Welsh princes
from the Tenth to the Thirteenth
century. The last Of these was
Llewelyn, who was compelled to
submit to Edward I in 1877. On
Llewelyn's death in 1882 the title
ceased but Edward revived it for
his eldest surviving son and heir,
later Edward II. According to
legend, King Edward ! in conquer
ing Wales promised the people that
II they ceased resistance he would
give them a native-born prince who
could not speak word of English.
Two years after Llewelyn's death,
this son Of Edward / was born in
Carnarvon in Wales. It was not
until 1901, however. that the title
was bestowed on him and by that
time he could certainly speak Eng
lish.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

The Panama canal was built by
the U. S. and is owned and con-
trolled by this country. Both Amer
lean and foreign vessels using It pay
tolls for the privilege. The United
States by treaty with the republic
Of Panama has 3 perpetual lease
Of the Canal Zone and has exclusive
control of it. According to the
terms Of the Hay-Patincefcrt treaty
Of 1901, which prepared the way for
its construction, the canal shall be
free and open to the vessels Of COM
merce and Of war Of all nations OBJ
serving these rules, on terms Of
entire equality" The treaty stipu-
Iates that belligerent's war ves-
sells may have transit through the
canal with the least possible delay
and without taking on stores or
troops. Panama has no right to
take possession Of the canal and Is
not likely to undertake to gain It by
force.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
10 DAYS OF new
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR STATE FAIR.
Frontier Days Stampede And
State Fair Revue OF 1889
Top $125,000 Program

Ten days of entertainment cost
ing $685. 900, including two daz-
zling grandstand shows, will head
line the attraction program at the
Minnesota State Fair, August &c to
September 4.
Frontier Days Stampede, and
State Fair Revue of 1889, are the
two grandstand productions that
top this years entertainment bill.
Added variety is offered in four
days of championship auto racing,
two days of harness racing, six
nights of horse shows; a statewide
band contest, skeet shooting and
spine-tingling Thrill Day.
Four performances of Frontier
Days Stampede will be presented
before the grandstand on Saturday
and Sunday afternoons and eve
nings, August 26 and 81. Thrilling
episodes of the wild and woolly
west will include bronco busting,
rope spinning, trick, fancy and
bareback riding and chuckwagon
races with cowboys and cowgirls
participating.
State Fair Revue will be the
most lavish stage production of the
entire outdoor show season. It will
feature 375 top performers of
stage, circus, cinema and radio in
five episodes of 48 dazzling acts.
Gorgeous costumes and spectacu-
lar lighting will enrich this pro-
duction which runs eight consecu-
tive nights, beginning Monday, Au-
gust 20, and concluding Labor Day
night.
Jimmie Lynch and his World
Fair thrillers, direct from New
York, will headline the spectacular
Thrill Day program, Friday, Sep
TENDER l. Featuring the afternoon
of spine tinglers will be a motor
cycle to airplane change, an air
plane taking off and landing on a
speeding auto and multi-balloon
hop in which a daring balloonist
viii be carried aloft by 40 gas
filled bags.
Forty-four shows and rides, in
GLIDING many special attractions.
will be in full swing on the Mid
way.
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When Is Purple Purple?
Most People Don't Know

When Is purple purple? When is
green green? Most of us don't know
In an age when science reproduces
with dazzling accuracy the myriad
colors of nature. we are inclined to
take color for granted. Until relat-
ed colors are examined closely, side
by side. or until someone disagrees
with us over the description Of q
color, we do not worry much about
color names. After all. whats in
a manner"
Thanks to the corner druggist, and
to the national association of which
he is member, science has at last
undertaken the Job Of solving the
color name problem, writes John H.
Order in the Scientific American.
In fact, the national bureau of stand
ards in Washington, backed by the
American Pharmaceutical associa.
ton, has just about finished the clas-
sifcation Of the color names of pow
dered drugs; the naming of micro
scoplc structures ana crude drugs
Is well under way.
The object Of the work at the bu-
reau Of standards. financed by the
American Pharmaceutical associa-
ton, is to provide ga means Of des-
ignating eolors in the United States
Pharmacopia, In the National For
mulary and in general pharmaceuti-
cal literature; such designation to
be sufficiently standardized to be
acceptable to science, sufficiently
broad to be appreciated and disable
In science, art and industry, and SUI:
feiently commonplace to be under
stood, at least in general way, by
the whole public"
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Blue Danube WaItzes
Most Popular Known

Probably the most popular piece
OF dance music ever composed
known and loved around the world
lis Johann Strauss Jr.'s group Of
waltzes called ION the Beautiful
Blue Danube" One says ''waltzes"
even in speaking Of a single COM
position because all the Strauss
waltzes are really q series Of
values in varying keys and moods.
Usually there is an elaborate intro
duction that no doubt summoned the
dancers to attention.
The waltz Is the heart and soul Of
old Vienna, writes a correspondent
to the Detroit News. There was
something in the very air that swept
down from the surrounding hills and
woods that made the people gay,
childlike and courteousI Lovely
Viennal
Johann Strauss Sr. was the first
waltz composer, and then his three
sons, Joseph, Edward and Joham
Jr. It was Johann Jr. who earned
the title, "The Waltz King Of the
World"
He wrote waltzes, waltzes, waltzeS
five or six hundred Of them. And
he played them all the way from
the brilliant courts Of Franz Joseph
(and even Of Napoleon in Paris to
the public parks where the people
Of his native Vienna loved to dine
and dance. Naturally each was CIV
en- name, any name, like Vienna
Blood or Tales From Vienna
Woods" THE Blue Danube" has
made that river eternally blue,
though in reality it is blue only II
the sky is in a good hurnor.
The people have placed q denk-
NAL (think often) of Johann Strauss
Jr. in city park. Beautiful rhyth-
mic figures in stone float around
him, where he seems still to stand
and play his violin.
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A Quaker Craftsman

William Slavery, a Quaker who
lived in Philadelphia in the middle
years of the Eighteenth century.
and who was a contemporary OF
the great English craftsman Chip
pendale, copied his furniture designs
from a copy Of Chippendale's cata-
logue which found its way to this
country. His designs followed 50
closely the lines Of the great Eng
ish master that his furniture was
often called "Chippendale." Follow
ing the development, the designs Of
Sheraton and Hepplewhite, and also
the French empire, were copied by
American craftsmen to great ad-
vantage.
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sa,z.ss 2: :IS E9i|5s71 .!1 Is
aHAR-coNDITIoNn YoURsELF FOR suMMER

Summer Is the hardest time of
the year on the hair. We live a
carefree, careless existence in the
summer and often fail to take even
the simplest precautions to preserve
our beauty. 1t is usually so hot that
we let our beauty routine slip and as
a result we end up in September
looking thoroughly unkempt and it
takes most of the winter to get back
in condition.
Keep Hair Clean
Hair, to be beautiful, must be
healthy and healthy hair must be
clean and well-brushed. To save
yourself the added chore of recondi-
tioning your hair In the fall, work
out a routine of care and stick to
1t. Select the best time Of day to
brush your hair and keep at it sys-
tematically regardless of the tenn
perature. Shampoo your hair as Of
ten as necessary. Don't think that
because you washed your hair every
two weeks in winter, once every two
weeks win be sufficient now. Your
hair gets hot and sticky in summer
and needs to be washed oftener. The
simplest hairdress looks well If your
hair is Immediately clean.
II your hair Is naturally dry, you
may find oil shampoos beneficial, es-
peeially during the summer months.
Sun and wind are drying to the hair
and scalp, at best, and If your hair
is dry to start out with, the results
may be disastrous. It is a wise rule
never to go out in the sun without a
hat or some sort Of covering over
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Einel Towers History

Paris Cinderella, the Eiffel tower,
has had a stormy career. When it
was built 1t was called indescriba.
bly, ugly. Later a few began to rec
ognize the beauty of its slender and
transparent outline. Not until after
the war, however, did 1t come into
its full glory. Then 1t was hired as
a gigantic billboard, and the whole
of 1t was brilliantly lighted each
night, dazzling Parisians and foreign
visitors alike. In 1887, when it was
made a part Of the exhibition, its
place as a decorative part Of the
landscape Of Paris was recognized.
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Under the leadership of Mrs.
j. H. Hagan and many other work
ers, the Welcome Hall girls COM
pleted a very successful camp
period Thursday, August 18th.
Special classes in art, nature study,
handicraft, and Bible study made
the camp an instructive as well as
recreational enterprise.
On Friday evening a stunt pro-
gram was given for the benefit of
the many parents and friends who
visited the camp.
Reverend A. w. Howard of Bor-
der NJ. E. church, Minneapolis,
spoke to the girls and the Pilgrim
Baptist church choir of 25 voices
rendered special music at the Sun
day services.
The boys from 13 to Is years Of
age will leave for camp August
18th at 8 p. m. Tuesday and Fri
day are visitors days and on these
days special programs will be
given. August 20 baptismal serv.
ice will be conducted and everyon.
is invited to attend.
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\
Blood translation Is by no means
. new development In science. Ref
erences to Il are found In ancient
Egyptian and Greek writing and Il
is mentioned IN the seventh book Of
Ovid. Denys. physician 70 Louis
XIV. "a usually credited with the
first successful blood TRANSMISSION,
June Is, 1857. when he transferred
nine ounces Of arterial blood from
sheep to 9 sufferer from repeated
bleedings. and both survived. The
operation was unpopular until mod
ern science increased its safety.
Formerly the clotting Of blood re-
suited Ia fatal results in one-hah
the es.-Medical Society IT the
State Of New York.
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week-Ends 81 yan

New Zealand Is to adopt the Amer.
lean method Of Furnishing intoxicat-
ed motorists With jail sentences
served at week-ends. Originally
magistrates imposed fnes. but when
such action did not appear - be
meeting the case, terms Of impris-
onmenk were imposed. Ordinarily
Imprisonment, however. meant that
rhe offender lost pay and possibly
lis position. which imposed hard
ship on bis wife and children. Un-
Ter the American system the offend
er Is put In prison at the week-ends
only.