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HERE is ft legend told in the great
woods along the IUiuouskl river of
southeastern Canada that when a
certain star hangs over Father Point
/t T,/sc<r, nil jnen should keep to their
homes, for on that night danger lurks
on the St. Lawrence river off the
point and the hunter and woodsmen
of the interior are in danger of tlielr
lives.
Father Point Is near the mouth of
the Ulmouskl river and is on the
south shore of the St. Lawrence. The people of
that place are used to caring for the poor and
distressed. They have neon so much disaster
and heartbreak they have long ceased to regard
*uch occurrences for long.
The history of Father Point dates back before
the coming of the white man. The language of
the Indians gives legends of the evil star.
One winter while the Indians of the Ulmouskl
region were planning a trapping expedition to
the Champlain river, the star rose above the
point and by that sign forbade the Indians to
embark. There were old men In the village who
had heard of the legend and who told the young
men to remain at home until the star had passed
on. The young men laughed at the counsel of
the old men and tried to depart. Then the old
men went to the water and destroyed the canoes
of the young men. They threw them on the fires
and sat by in silence, while the young men railed
at the older heads for the superstition.
Hut the Great Manltou took revenge for the
rebellion of the young men. The legends tell
how the Great Manltou sent the deepest snow
that had ever fallen. The trails were hurled and
none were able to leave their wigwams. Famine
came because they could not go on the hunt ns
formerly. The young men died and there were
few left, to tell the tale.
Then came the French. One night when the
wind howled around Father Point and sighed in
.the branches of the trees of the Htmouskl river,
the star reached the zenith above tin* fatal spot.
"Don’t go out tonight,” chanted the Indian
medicine men. "There Is death in the land.
Don't go out tonight."
Put the French left their homes in spite of the
warnings. All the young men of the river eoun
try marched away, because had not the great
General Montcalm commanded" They were go
ing to the defense of Quebec. Their boats took
to the river that night and they mocked (lie star
as it twinkled from above the crags. As their
boats moved up the St. Lawrence toward Quebec
the boats of Wolfe hove tn sight. As the sailors
of Wolfe’s command passed Father Point the
watch on the boat saw the star, so the records
say He pointed upward, for the star was in the
zenith and it was of great brilliancy.
The men went on up the stream. The French
landed and were welcomed to Quebec. The Eng-
lish followed them. They, too, landed, but it was
many weary months after. Itefore that time the
French soldiers had laughed many times about
the warnings of the old Indian medicine chiefs.
Before that time the English had forgotten the
star which hung over Wolfe's vessel, but the
watchman of that night did not forget and the
Indian medicine men did not forget.
Then one night Wolfe, with his men, crept up
the heights of Abraham above Quebec and when
day broke he commanded the view of the city.
The French rushed to the defense of the city.
On the plains of Abraham they fought most
valiantly, hut they seemed unable to stand before
the onslaughts of the English. Every man from
the hanks of the Rlmouski died tn that terrible
conflict. Montcalm, who had ordered them to
the defense of Quebec also was killed In battle
and as he was about to die he reverently thanked
God he was spared th< sorrow of surrendering
the fortress to the English
The English won the victory hut the annals of
that fight show that every oiTVer and man who
rode on the boat that nL'-t th. -tar shone and
even General Wolfe hi in.-elf fell bleeding that
morning The wait man aVi . survived the
Mje Cfcz&pj&r
ftgltt, but he was so crippled he never took up
arms again.
Cities have sprung up along the banks of the
St. Lawrence. Father Point has grown from a
point of rock to a town with a wireless telegraph
station and with life-saving equipment. The peo-
ple of that place do not believe In superstitions.
They are a new race. The conquering English
have succeeded the French and have occupied Its
business streets. Put bark in the hills and woods
and along the waters of tho Rlmouski the fish-
ermen who make their living from the Lake
des Paies, still tell the stories of tho disasters
that have befallen travelers on the St. Lawrence
or those who roam the w'oods when the star of
ill-omen stands above Father Point.
Recently there was a great ship disaster In the
St. 1 gvwrence. The Empress of Ireland with
Captain Kendall In eommnnd sank In a few min-
utes after she had been rammed by a collier In
the St. Lawrence.
Premise of the quickness of the time in which
the Empress of Ireland sank many of the passen-
gers were caught in their berths and drowned
like rats in a trap. Then the ship listed to one
side so that the lifeboats could not he put ofT on
the other side of the vessel where the hull loomed
up. ’1 he disaster came so quickly the rule of
women and children llrst was hardly obeyed. It
was a case of every passenger for himself. In
the darkness, with the stillness of the sea all
about them, the victims went down to death.
As soon ns the liner was struck she sent out
wireless messages for help. Put when the res-
cuers arrived they found the ship already had
gone down. The lifeboats which had been gotten
off were drifting about. Men, yvomen and chil-
dren were clinging to the wreckage. The fog
cleared away and from the lighthouses along tho
coast lifeboats were sent out to pick up the
droyvnlng passengers.
The crests of the yvaves were filled with wreck-
age from both ships.
When the first wireless call for help yvas
flashed out in the fog and darkness officers in
charge of the company which oyvns the vessel
began to yvire back for further direetlons. For
many minutes the calls were sent out. Tho min-
utes lengthened into hours. The hours brought
back no response. The officers had to admit.,
with reluctance, that the great vessel had gone
out of sight and would not be seen again. Ma-
rine agencies sending out queries all along the
coast received the same reply of silence which
told as eloquently as the roar of cannon that the
ship had gone down and could speak no more.
Then came a court of Inquiry. Investigation
committees tried to learn whether the crew of
the Empress of Ireland or the crew of the Stor-
stad yvas to blame for the disaster. Thoy learned
little, but up tn the woods of the Rlmouski, back
as far us Lake Mlstlgougche, and even In the
yvtlds of Now Prunswlck they tell how just before
the Empress of Ireland
sank, a warning Btar rose
above Father Point. The
yvatch heeded not the warn-
ing of the fatar. The ship
yvas piloted without fear.
Then the wrath of Manltou
yvas let loose and fogs set-
tled over the St. Lawrence.
Two steamers moving swift-
ly through the fog were
crossing trails. In the light
they could have seen each
other and turned aside.
They saw not, for tho veil
of fog enveloped them. Then
the two vessels crashed
against each other and the
star triumphed again. The
new citizens of Father
Point laughed at the tale
when they heard it.
“ ’Tis an old superstition,"
they said. “We cannot be
frightened that way. The
law of nature is not sus-
pended because some Indian
or his descendants think
-Jliey see a star glittering
about our village.”
But the simple-minded liv-
ing In the back country
point to the fate of Doctor
Crlppen and Belle Elmore
as further proof of their
contention. Didn’t the star blaze above Father
Point when they sailed down the river on their
way to Europe? Didn’t the simple-minded shud-
der and conceal themselves and fail to start on
any venture until after the spell of the star was
gone?
Didn’t Belle Elmore continue on her way with
the doctor and didn’t she meet death in a mys-
terious manner in London? The papers then
were full of the details of the strange murder.
Belle Elmore’s body was found In London in the
basement of a house which she and her husband.
Doctor Crlppen, had occupied. Investigations
pointed to Doctor Crlppen as the slayer. They
tried to show that he had an unrighteous attach-
ment for Ethel LeNeve. Spies watched him dally
In hopes he would commit some act which would
throw suspicion his way. He expressed surprise
that the woman should be missing. He expressed
surprise that she should have been horribly slain.
He kept about, but the simple-minded folk say
the spell of the evil star was upon him. The
star had allowed Belle Elmore to die in London.
It had allowed Wolfe and the French soldiers to
die at Quebec, but It wanted Doctor Crlppen to
meet his fate at the port of Father Point.
When night fell Doctor Crlppen could not with-
stand the spell. He and Ethel LeNeve fled the
country. Disguising himself as a Canadian re-
turning home and dressing the I^eNeve girl as his
son he fled London and crossed the Atlantic, play-
ing right into the hands of fate, the Canadian
simple men say.
As the vessel neared the Canadian river, Cap-
tain Kendall, who later was to figure as captain
of the Ill-starred Empress of Ireland, saw the cou-
ple. Tho man looked the part of the respectable
Canadian father. The boy, however, looked the !
part of a girl. Her face was boyish enough, but
she had a gait like a girl.
"She Is a girl,” Captain Kendall said. He
watched her closely. Her locks were shorn, but
Bhe did not have the boyish features. She had
not the adventurous curiosity of a boy. She wad
always hiding on board the vessel by herself,
She did not like tho company of others. She was
too shy. Then Captain Kendall took a newspaper
with photographs of Doctor Crlppen. He exam'
ined the photograph carefully and compared II
detail after detail with the man he had for a
passenger. Yes, he was sure the man was Crip
pen. The wireless telegraph was set to work,
The Dominion police were notified and they
boarded the vessel before it even landed. Thej
arrested Doctor Crlppen and the short-haired
Ethel LeNeve. The girl went free. She nevei
had gone against the decrees of the star, but
Doctor Crlppen was sent back to London, whem
he paid the penalty according to tho rigid Eng
lish law of those who slay their wives.
HIS PRAYER ANSWERED.
“Ah!” he sighed, “If you only gave me the least
hope I—”
“Gracious!” Interrupted the hard-hearted belle,
‘Tvo been giving you the least I ever gave to any
man.”
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New
Pope Assumes
Benedict XV.
Title of
CHOSEN ON NINTH BALLOT
Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa, Only
Recently Given Red Hat, la
Choaen Supreme Head of
Roman Church.
HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.
‘ I understand that you have written a book?*
"Yes,” replied Professor Hihrow. "But that
does not imply that I have written a book that
you understand."
AN INFLUENCE TOWARD SECLUSION.
"Are you going to keep a diary?"
No. If you use up all your time writing up *
diary nothing happens to you worth tellini
about."
SOMEWHAT.
Bill—What’s your friend s name?
Jill—Robin Albatross.
“What a funny name.”
"Why, It’s a bird' of
name.
THOUGHT ONLY OF PAINTING
That Model Might Be Suff<
Strained Muscles Did Nc
to the Artist.
Auuii r*r.c-..c..
German artist, was an unti
er, as many of his mod. Is
ing From
gives the following account
Much fur Alio:”
I was posing as a soldier for one
of his great tnural paintings. He had
me placed upon a great wooden stand.
After keeping in a certain position for
•>K«*»♦ two hour*i rnv muscles were
In "Das | comfortable. I had almost forgottei
. . , thought. "Now we can rest" But I
you. as a painter will when heart and had no more than reached the ground
Wait!' he when Menr.el said: “Now that we have
soul goes Into his work,
exclaimed. “Stay just where you are.
That's an excellent pose!"
1 had just commenced to descend
fh» ladder nnd aa t HM on T evifient'y
b« car
forgo
els. n
A tin
o engro
aching
ade thei
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strained that I could stan.d It no long- struck a pose that was suitable for an-
er, and asked him If wo could not other part of the composition, for the
for o tvhUp Xt Mobto) tvaa art I m m stater 1 n V4«? »
inclined to scold, but when lie real- ette and went to work with renewed
ized that two hoars had actually flown, j zeal,
he apologized.
had our rest, you may get up on th«
stand again, and I’ll proceed with thv
first picture."
Of I naq to comply, and did,
but not without a great deal of in
wanl ns you can easily 1m
auuiu o companion.
if lono-rv. w. „ , K ^ . A missionary in the Philippine*
At lensrth no flni8n(Mi and l&ld down Kivos motlnn r»i<-*f»i»■*<* An,_ *_ ___t
T in very sorry to make you so un-1 his brush. “Thank heavens!" I districts. **ctnr® ho 8 remot*
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Rome, Italy. Cardinal Giacomo
Della Chiesa, archbishop of Bologna,
Italy, on Thursday was elected su-
preme pontiff of the Catholic heir-
archy in succession to Pope Pius X
who died August 20. He will reign
under the name of Benedict XV.
The conclave of the sacred college
whose duty It is to elect the pope,’
went into session the evening of Mon-
day, August 31. The announcement of
the outcome of Its deliberations wras
made Thursday morning shortly after
eleven o’clock. Nine ballots were
taken.
The pontiff pronounced the apostolic
benediction to the kneeling crowd.
Prelates Who Name the Pope.
Tho full membership of the sacred
college of cardinals, which elected the
pope, was more international in its
representation than at any time in the
history of the church.
With the creation of thirteen new
cardinals In May, Pope Pius X brought
the college up to 66, only four fewer
than the maximum number allowed
under the laws of the church and three
more than participated in his own
election in 1903, when there was a
record attendance of 63 cardinals.
Nearly All Nations Represented.
While the sacred college is not a
representative body in a strict sense
of the word, this year nearly all
the countries were represented.
South America, the United States,
Canada, England, Ireland, Holland!
Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Austria-
Hungary, Italy, France and Spain—14
nations in all. The Orient has no
cardinal, neither has Russia, Africa,
Australasia or Switzerland.
Twenty of the present cardinals are
from five of the warring nations of
Europe: Austria-Hungary having six
and Germany two, as against a total
of twelve, which might be said to rep-
resent the “allies” In the European
war.
Facts About the New Pope.
Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa, who
succeeds Pope Pius X, who died Au-
gust 20, was created a cardinal May
25, 1914. He Is the archbishop of
Bologna, Italy.
Cardinal Chiesa was born in Pegll,
in the diocese of Genes, November 21,
1854, and was ordained a priest De-
cember 21, 1878. He served as secre-
tary of the nunciature in Spain from
1883 to 1887, in which year he was
appointed secretary to the late Car-
dinal Kampolla. He was appointeed
substitute secretary of state in 1901
and In 1907 he was elected to the post
of adviser to the holy office.
Officially Condemns Tango.
In” 1907 ho was appointed papal
nuncio of Madrid, succeeding Mgr
Rfanaldinl, but this appointment was
canceled three days later. This inci-
dent had occurred just before lie was
made archbishop of Bologna. When
Mgr. Della Chiesa was given this post
it was declared in Rome that it was
mainly with the object of combating
modern religious ideas, Bologna being
the headquarters of the National Dem-
ocratic league, whose members advo-
cated what is known as “modernism"
in religion.
In January, 1914, while still at
Bologna, the present pope Issued a
pastoral letter strongly condemning
the tango.
Takes Title of Benedict.
It has been 174 years since the time
of the last Pope Benedict. On his elec-
tion to the papacy in 1740 Cardinal
Prospero Lambertlnl assumed that
title. It Is an Interesting fact that the
new pope was archbishop of Bologna,
while Pope Benedict XIV was born in
Bologna.
It was at the age of twenty-four that
the new pope was ordained in the
prieshood. He soon attracted the at-
tention of Cardinal Ranipolla, later
secretary of state for Pope Leo XIII.
When Cardinal Rampolla was made
nuncio to Madrid he took Mgr. Della
Chiesa with him as eecrtary of nuncia-
ture.
On Cardinal Rampolla’s return to
Rome to become secretary of state for
the Vatican, Mgr. Della Chieea entered
the secretariat of state as one of the
"minutamtr or minor officials, until
1901, when he was appointed substi-
tute of the secretariat und also secre-
tary of the cypher.
Made Bologna Archbishop.
As secretary to the secretary of
state, Cardinal Della Chiesa was
brought Into notable prominence
throughout the Catholic hierarchy, but
liis position was not at that time of
cardinalis rank. 'On the accession of
Pope .Pius X, Mgr. Della Chiesa con-
tinued in the secretariat until Decem-
ber 16, 1907, when Plus X gave him a
noted promotion to tho position of
archbishop of the important see of
Bologna.
For seven years he administered the
see of Bologna with notable success,
until on last May Pope Pius X named
him as one of the 13 members of the
hierarchy to receive the red hat. Arch
bishop Begin of Quebec was among the
other cardinals named at that time,
the others being prelates of Spain!
France, Austria, Germany and Italy.
The full title of the new pope, in
addition to Benedict XV, will be Pope
Bishop of Rome and Successor of St!
Peter, Supreme Pontiff of the Univer-
sal Church, Patriarch of the West. Pri-
mate of Italy, Archbishop and Metro-
politan of the Roman Province, Sov
ereign of the Temporal Doriiinion ol
the Holy Roman Ghurch.
The pope held his first consistory on
Tuesday, when he conferred the red
hat on Cardinal Anthony Mendes
Bello, patriarch of Lisbon, and Cardi-
nal Guiaasolay Menendez, archbishop
of Toledo, Spain. Both were created
cardinals by Pope Pius X at the con-
sistory last May.
The pope delivered on Tuesday his
first allocution, which gives to the
world the program of his pontificate.
One of the brothers of the pontiff is
an admiral in the Italian navy, and an-
other is a enptain in the Italian navy.
The first appointment made by the
pope was that of Monsignor Parolin,
nephew of Pius X, to be canon of s*
Peter’s.
It has been 174 years since the time
of the tast Pope Benedict. On his elec-
tion to the papacy in 1740 Cardinal
Prospero I^ambertinl assumed that
title. It is an interesting fact that the
new pope was archbishop of Bologna
while Pope Benedict XIV was born In
Bologna.
ATHENS IS CENTER
In Visit to Greece All Roads Lead
to Capital.
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Wide Streets and Beautiful Bout*,
vards of Ancient City Are a Pleas-
ure to Look Upon—Theater of
Dionysos Well Preserved.
Athens, Greece.—In a visit to
Greece all roads lead to Athens, and
excursions to Corinth, Nauplia, Del-*
phi and a hundred other points of ab-
sorbing interest start fnrtm the an-
cient city, now so new *“1iiW837 when*--
Queen Victoria came to wfe throne
Athens was but a squalid allege. To-
day it delights to call itself the "Lit-
tle Paris." Its wide streets and beau-
tiful boulevards are a pleasure to look
upon, and In a few years the pleasure
will be still greater, for Mr. Thomas
H. Mawson Is still further reconstruct-
ing and remodeling the city of Athens
under royal auspices. There will be
more wide streets, more beautiful pub-
lic buildings. There will be houses
for the workers on the lines of those
at Port Sunlight. A boulevard will
run right round the Acropolis, and it
H
View of the Olympieum, or the Tem-
ple of the Olympian Zeus.
Is anticipated that In ten years from
now the population of Athens, which
Is 220,000, will be at least half a mil-
lion. No vandalism, we are assured,
will be involved in tills scheme. The
various temples of ancient Greece
which make Athens so attractive to
the visitor will be more easily acces-
sible.
Very delightful are these temples
and very Inspiring. First in order Is
the Theselon, the best-preserved edi-
fice of the whole of the ancient Greece
world. The temple has been assigned
to Theseus, to Hercules, and to other
gods. It was probably completed by
421 B. C. In the middle ages it was
converted into a church and dedi-
cated to St. George. In the theater
of Dionysos, a wonderfully preserved
theater, the center of the dramatic art
of Greece In Its golden period, one Is
struck by the frieze round the stage—-
reliefs of the time of Nero.
We are struck also by the wonder-
ful seats that have been preserved,
particularly one here illustrated des-
tined for the priest of rTT&>nyso8,
the Olympieum, or OiympleloM its
15 huge Corinthian columns ot Jicjtfyllc
marble stand out gloriously in the
sunlight. They date from the reign
of Hadrian, and they once contained
a statue of that monarch. In 1760 a
Turkish viceroy took one of the col-
umns for a mosque he was building.
The Diplyon formed the principal en-
trance of classic Athens, and one
drives past It on the way to Eleusis.
Here we see the ruins of the ancient
wall, and close by is the burial ground,
the principal cemetery of ancient Ath-
ens, it being the custom to bury the
dead Immediately outside the town
gates. On one of the tombstones we
see a bull, and there are many quaint
fragments of ancient tombs. Some
chambers cut in the rock are de-
scribed by a medieval tradition aa
the prison of Socrates. The Stadion
has been entirely restored. It was
originally erected 330 B. C. It is in-
teresting but had much better have
been left in ruins and a new Stadion
erected elsewhere. We note also tho
ruins of Eleusis. They are merely a
drive from Athens and form one of
the best excursions in its immediat*
neighborhood.- To write adequately
of these wonderful ruins, the home of
the “Eleusinian Mysteries,” would
take many columns.
BLOW SPOILS “WILD WOMAN”
LANGAUGE TAUGHT BY CHART!them as a surprise.
The pupils carry a little mirror to
class, and, placing themselves In tutu
before the chart, they try by compar-
ing the image of their own mouths
with the diagram, to give the correct
position to their lips and tongue. Les-
okuo in uiaao follow tiierne Bryuiaie rep-
etitions.
It is hard to believe that this sys-
Novel Device Hag Been Found Effec-
tive by Teacher in an English
Grammar School.
A teacher at a London grammar
j»r*V*n rTnr\f o n •»» «*i. -. J
of teaching French to boys. English
children find great difficulty with the
BmflnnAlaMnn TKaI**
tongue Is so complex, both In spelling
and in pronunciation, that a simple
Latin tongue like French comes to
Carnival Spectator Hits Snake Charm-
er and Reveals a Pair of Blue
Serge Trousers.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—James Shelton was
one of a crowd of persons who dem-
onstrated the truth of that old proverb
about the birth rate by dropping into
the “wild woman’s” tent at the carni-
val in West park.
Things were a trifle dull, so the
“wild woman” thrust a snake close to
Shelton’s nose. Shelton used all his
weight In a blow directed at the “wild
woman” and squirming snakes coiled
about her. The untamed one brought
up at the other side of her pit in a
heap. Her wig dropped off and her
skirt lost its moorings, disclosinl
pair of blue serge trousers.
Shelton was told to get outran^
spoil the show.
id her
iirflfc/a
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MUCH MONEY FOR LUXURIES
Dtclares United States Spends Flv*
Billions of Dollars for Pur-
pose In One Year.
I LULU UULfl
uui CArtK’
gerate the difficulties; but the result*
reached during the last two
show that it is effective.
years
Baltimore, Md.—More than five bil-
lions of dollars for luxuries and only
$12,000,000 for Christian missions was
the record of expenditures of the peo-,
pie of the United States last year, aa
given by Rev. Dr. W. E. Blederwolf,
superintendent of the commission on
evangelism of the federal council of
the Church of Christ in America, at
the Bible conference at Mountain
Lake Park.
The cost of some of the "unneces-i
onrloa r\f 1Tfn M
Blederwolf, was: Jewelry, $800,000,-.
000; candy, $200,000,000; chewing-
mi m AArt AAA • rnft rl wT a Iro #1
000,000; theaters. $750,000,000; tobac-
co. $1,200,000,000; millinery, $9,000,-
000; Intoxicating liquors, $2,000,000*
000.
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