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HERE 1b u legend told In the great
2fir" woods nlong the Rlmouskl river 01
.j soutnoasiorn I'unaun umi wucn u
certain star nnngs over iauior roini
all good men Bliould keoi to their
homea, for on that night danger lurks
on the St. Lawronco river oft the
point and tho hunter and woodsmen
'QoVW of tho Interior are In danger of tholr
Iffs Father Point Is near tho mouth of
tho RimouBkl river and la on tho
south shoro of tho St. Lawrenco. Tho peoplo of
that placo nro used to caring for tho poor and
llHtrossod. They havo seen so much disaster
and heartbreak thoy have long ceased to regard
juch occurrences for long.
Tho history of Father Point dates back boforo
tho coming of tho whlto man. Tho language of
tho Indians gives legends of tho evil star.
One winter whilo tho Indians of tho Rlmouskl
roglon were planning a trapping expedition to
tho Champlaln river, tho star roso aboyo tho
point and by that sign forbade tho Indians to
embark. There were old mon In the vlllago who
liad heard of the legend and who told tho young
men to remain at homo until the stnr had passed
on. Tho young men laughed at tho counsol of
tho old men and tried to dopart. Then tho old
men went to tho water and destroyed tho canoes
of tho young men. Thoy throw thorn on tho fires
and sat by In silence, while tho young men railed
at tho older heads for the superstition.
Dut the Great Manltou took revengo for the
robolllon of the young mon. Tho' legends tell
how tho Oroat Mnnltou sent the deepest snow
that had over fallen. Tho trails woro burlod and
iiono were able to leavo their wigwams. Famine
camo because thoy could not go on tho hunt as t
formerly. The young mon died and thoro wore
fow left to tell tho tale.
Then camo tho French. One night when tho
wind howled around Father Point and sighed In
itho branches of tho trees of the Rlmouskl river,
Itho star reached tho zenith above the fatal spot.
"Don't go out tonight," chanted tho Indian
anodlclne mon, "There Is douth In tho land.
Ton't go out tonight."
nut tho Fronch left their homes In spite or tho
i-warulngH. All tho young mon of tho rlvor coun
Itry marched away, bocauso had not tho great
(General Montcalm commanded? Thoy woro go
ling to tho defense of Quebec. Their boats took
Ho tho rlvor tlint night and thoy mocked tho star
las It twinkled from above the crags. As their
coats moved up the St Lawronco toward Quebec
tho boats of Wolfo hove in sight, As the sailors
of Wolfe's command passed Father Point tho
watch on tho boat saw tho alar, ao tho records
nay. Ho pointed upwnrd, for the star was In tho
ronlth and It was of great brilliancy
Tho men went on up tho Btream. Tho Fronch
Inntlod and woro welcomed to Quebec Tho Eng
JIhIi followed thorn. They, 'oo, landed, but It was
many weary montliB after. Before that tlmo tho
French soldlerB had laughed many times about
tho warnings of tho old Indlnn modlclno chlofs.
IJofore that tlmo tho English had forgotten tho
Htar which hung over Wolfe's vessol, but the
watchman of that night did not forget and thu
Indian medicine mon did not forgot.
Thon onp night Wolfo, with his mon, crept up
tho heights of Abraham abovo Quebec and when
1ay broke ho commandod tho vlow of tho city.
Tho French rushed to tho defense of tho city.
On tho plains of Abraham thoy fought most
valiantly but they poeniod unnblo to stand boforo
thn onslaughts of tho English. Every man from
tho bank or tho Rlmouskl died In that torrlblo
conflict Montcolni. who had ordered them to
tho doft-nsu of Qurboc, alio was killed In battle
and nn lu was nlnut to dlo ho reverently thanked
Clod be wnv rarr- i rorrow of surrendering
tho fortr"' l1' English
Tho ",',,, wnn " "lii"' but the annals of
('jif Hunt rl"" h f',v olTccr and mnn who
rod " I' ' ' ' ' ''f ih" star shone and
fv.n rf -, i " irn ' In Mf tfll bleodlng that
u, "l g jIi vnfhni:n a'ono survived tho
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fight, but ho was so crippled ho nover took tip
arms again.
Cities have sprung up along the banks of the f
St. Lawrenco. Father Point has grown from a
point of rock to a town with a wireless telegraph
station and with life saving equipment. Tho peo
plo of that placo do not bellovo In superstitions.
Thoy nro a new race. Tho conquering English
hnvo succeeded tho Frenoh nnd havo occupied Its
buslnoss streets. Dut back In tho hlllB and woods
and' along tho waters ot tho Rlmouskl tho fish
ermen who mako their living from tho Lake
des Rales, still tell the stories of tho disasters
that havo befallen" travelers on tho St. Lawrence
or those who roam the woods when tho star of
Ill-omen stnnds abovo Father Point.
Recently there was a great ship disaster In the
St. Lawrence. The Empress of Ireland with
Captain Kendall In command sank In a fow min
utes after she had been rammed by a collier In
the St. Lawrence.
Uccnuso of the quIcknesB of the tlmo In which
tho Empress of Ireland sank mnny of tho passen
gers were caught In tholr boitha and drowned
like rats In a trap. Thou the ahlp listed to ono
sldo so that tho lifeboats could not bo put off on
tho other aldo of tho vessel where tho hull loomed
up. Tho disaster camo so quickly tho rulo of
women nnd children llrst was hardly obeyed. It
was a caso of every passenger for himself. In
tho darkness, with the stillness of the sea all
about them, the victims went down to death. ,'
As soon ns the liner wns struck alio sent out
wireless messages for help, nut when the res
cuers arrived thoy found the ship already had
gono down. The lifeboats which had been gotten
off were drifting about. Men, women and chil
dren wore clinging to tho wreckage. The fog
cleared away and from tho lighthouses along the
coast llfoboata were sent out to pick up tho
drowning passengers.
Tho crests of tho waves woro filled with wreck
age from both 6hips.
When tho first wireless call for help was
flashed otit In tho fog and darkness officers In
chargo of the company which owns tho vessel
began to wire bnck for further directions. For
many minutes tho callB woro sent out. The min
utes lengthened Into hours. Tho hours brought
back no response. Tho ofilcors had to admit,
with reluctance, that the groat vessel had gono
out of sight and would not bo aoen agatn. Ma
rino agencies Bonding out queries nil along tho
coast received the samo reply of sllonco which
told as eloquently as tho roar of cennon that tho
ship hail gono down nnd could sponk no more.
Thon camo a court of Inquiry. Investigation
committees tried to learn whethor tho crow of
, tho Empress of Ireland or tho crew of tho Stor
stad was to blamo for tho disaster Thoy learned
little, but up In tho woods of the Rlmouskl, back
ns far us Lako Mlstlgougcho, and oven In the
wilds of Now nrunswick they toll how Just boforo
the E'nyesB of Ireland
sanl; a warning star rose
phot Father Point. The
wji'.ch heeded not the warn
Ing of tho stnr. Tho ahlp
waB piloted without fear.
Then tho wrath of Manltou
was let loose and fogs set
tled over tho St. Lawrence.
Two steamers moving swift
ly through tho fog wore
crossing trails. In the light
thoy could havo seen each
other and turned aside.
They saw not, for the veil
of fog enveloped them. Then
tho two vossols crashed
ngalnst each other and the
star triumphed again. Tho
new citizens of Father
Point laughed at tho tale
when they heard It.
" 'Tls an old superstition,"
thoy said. "Wo cannot bo
lightened that way. The
law of nature is not bus
peuded because somo Indian
or his desceadantB think
they seo a star glittering
about our village."
But tho slmplo-mlnded liv
ing In tho back country
point to tho fate of Doctor
Crlppen and Bolle Elmore
ns further proof of their
contention. Didn't the stnr blazo above Father
Point when they sailed down tho river on their
way to Europe? Didn't tho simple-minded Bhud
dcr and conceal themselves find fall to start on
any venture until after the Bpell of tho star was
gono?
Didn't Belle Elmore continue on her way with
tho doctor nnd didn't she meet death In a mys
terious manner In -London? Tho papers then
wero full of tho details of the strange murder.
Belle Elmore's body was found In London In- the
bnsement of a house which she and her husband,
Doctor Crlppen, had occupied. Investigations
pointed to Doctor Crlppen as tho slayer. They
tried to allow that ho had an unrighteous attach
ment for Ethel LeNovo. Spies watched him daily
in hopes lie would commit somo act which would
throw suspicion his wa. Ho expressed surprise
that the woman should be missing. He expressed
surprise thnt she should havo been horribly slain
Ho kopt about, but the simple-minded folk Bay
the spell of tho evil star was upon him. The
star had allowed Belle Elmore to die in London.
It had allowed Wolfe and tho Fronch soldiers to
dlo at Quebec, but It wanted Doctor Crlppen to
meet his fate at tho port of Father Point.
When night fell Doctor Crlppen could not with
stand tho spell. Ho and Ethel LeNeve lied the
country. Disguising himself as a Canadian re
turning home nnd dressing tho LeNeve girl ns his
son ho fled London nnd crossed tho Atlantic, play
ing right into tho hands of fate, the Canadian
simple men "say.
As tho vessel nearod the Canadian river, Cap
tnln Kendall, who later was to figure as captain
of tho Ill-starred Empress of Ireland, saw the cou
pie. The mnn looked tho part of the respectable
Canadian father. Tho boy, however, looked the
part of a girl. Her face was boyish enough, bul
she had a gait like a girl.
"She is a girl," Captain Kendall said. Ho
watched her closely. Her locks woro 'shorn, but
she did not have tho boyish features. She had
not tho adventurous curiosity of a boy. Sho was
always hiding on board the vessel by herself.
Sho did not like the 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 it
detail after detail with the man he had for n
passenger. Yes, ho was sure tho man waB Crlp
pen. The wireless telegraph waB sot to work.
Tho Dominion police wero notified and they
boarded the vessel before It even landed. Thoy
nrrested Doctor Crlppen nnd the short-haired
Ethel LeNeve. The girl wont free. She never
had gono against the decrees of the star, but
Doctor Crlppen was sent back to London, where
ho paid tho penalty according to tho rigid Eng
lish law of those who slay their wives.
HIS PRAYER ANSWERED.
"Ah!" ho sighed, "If you only gavo mo the least
hope I"
"Gracious!" Interrupted tho hard-hearted belle.
"I've boon giving you tho least I over gave to any
man."
, HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.
"I underatnnd that you have written a book?"
"Yea," replied Professor Hlbrow. "nut that
does not Imply that I havo written a book thnt
you understand."
AN INFLUENCE TOWARD SECLUSION.
"Are you going to keop n diary?"
"No. If you use up all your tlmo writing up a
diary nothing happens to you worth telling
about."
SOMEWHAT.
Bill What'B your friend's name?
Jill Robin Albatross.
"What a funny name."
"Why, It's u 'bird' of a name."
Duke Ernest August of Brunswick
nnd his duchess, born Princess' Vic
toria Louise of Prussia, woro tho chief
topics of conversation throughout Ger
many Just before the breaking out of
the great war. In fact, tho thon pos
sibility of war waB lost sight of In tho
exhaustive discussions of the dally
doings of tho kaiser's only daughter
and her husband, tholr comings and
goings, tholr method of living and
their plans for the future. Although
tho youngest of the sovorolgns of tho
minor German states they have be
come the most interesting nnd promi
nent. Duchess Victoria Louisa is an un
tiring reformer, changer, meddler and
molder. Immediately after sho and
her husband wore Installed as sover
eigns of Brunswick tho court and pal
ace life, as conducted since 1907 by
the Regent Duke Johann Albrecht of
Mecklenburg was radically changed
in a direction opposite to local expec
tations. Brunswick nwaited a reversion to tho ceremonial court otlquotto
which flourished before 1884, when tho last duko of Brunswick died. Venor
ablo schloss butlors and maltres d'hotel, who remembered tho duko, rejoiced
at the impending revival of tho famous Brunswick "dinner etlquetto," tho limit
of old German tedium and solemnity. "Wait," waB the refrain, "till the young
duko comes into his own." Instead, tho new sovereigns set to living in tho
simple way observed by Prussia's couet on all except ceremonial occasions.
BRITAIN'S WAR SECRETARY
Mnny have been the attempts to
Interview Lord Kitchener. Among
these the best story Is that of the
Yankee who handed his card to the
general when he returned from South
Africa, with the remark, "Sir, I repre
sent that paper."
"How Interesting," responded Lord
Kitchener, turning his back on tho
would-be Interviewer.
Another story comes from Aber
deen, Lord Kitchener was discovered
one morning at Aberdeen station, hav
ing arrived there on his way to Bal
moral by the night express. The
youngest reporter of tho ovening pa
per was on the platform, and ap
proached the great man, explaining
thnt he represented a local Journal.
"Glad to meet you," said his lordship.
"Now tell me, do you know Aberdeen
well?" "Yes." said the youth, delight
ed to find his victim so complaisant.
"Excellent," said Lord Kitchener.
"Then you can tell me where I can
find a good barber, one who really shaves well." "Oh, yes," replied the news
paper mnn, and he led his lordship to a barber shop. His lordship thanked
him much, but the youth Interposed with a request that he might state ho
had spoken to Lord Kitchener. He hoped for moro'Of an interview.
"Certainly," responded tho field marshal heartily, "and you can add that
you are tho most obliging and Intelligent inhabitant of Aberdeen I have evor
met!" The lnd went back to his editor rather shamefacedly with his tale,
but the expert was enthusiastic. "Write every word," he commanded, and
himself supplied a string of headings, In which "Lord Kltchoner in Aberdeen
Interview With Our Representative This Morning" were tho least. -
MRS. WILLIAM GRAVES SHARP
"I look forward with" Intense pleas
ure to tho trip to France," said Mrs.
Sharp, wlfo of William Graves Sharp,
whom President Wilbon recently ap
pointed as ambassador to tho French
republic. "I personally doom the post
at Paris to be tho choice of tho entire
diplomatic list, because tho Interests
and tastes of tho country find great
sympathy with those of myself and
my husband. The artistic and sci
entific tendencies of my own naturo
will rejoice In the congenial surround
ings that we shall find In France, and
I can say that wo are dollghted with
the prospect of tho experience"
Tho wlfo of Myron Herrlck's suc
cessor Is cultured and progressive.
She Is abreast of tho leaders In tho
march of intellect and tho advance of
learning. Her manner Is frank and
prepossessing. She speaks with pre
cision. Sho organizes her thoughts
nnd delivers them rapidly, in appear-
nnnn nbft la mnfrnnlv Tin.- liit. I
gray and she wears it In a soft, bocoming style. Her eyes are dark and
bright und her skin fair and rosy. Sho is dignified and distinctive in manner
and carries herself with an admirable air of composuro and poise. Her hob
bles are painting and tree study.
JOAQUIN BERNARDO CALVO
The retirement recontly of Don
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo as Costa
Ricah minister to the United States
marked tho culmination of ono of tho
most remarkable careers In tho annals
of diplomacy. Sonor Calvo was for
23 years tho representative of Costa
Rica in Washington and for many
years dean of tho diplomatic corps.
He first presented credentials to Presi
dent Harrison in 1891, and has sur
vived six changes of administration
In his own country.
Among his literary works Is a his
tory of Costa Rica. He Is especially
well known, however, for his advo
cacy of closer relations of the Ameri
cas by means of better understanding
botween tho republics. Ho was actlvo
in the establishment of the Bureau of
American Republics, sinco changed to
tho Pan-American Union; was a
large factor in tho Central Amorlcan
peace conforenco in Washington In
1907, at which tho Central American
court of justlco was established at Cartago, Costa Rica, and has actively ad
vocated tho establishment of a tranB-Amerlcan railroad to link the contiy
nents, and expects to seo its completion in tho near future.
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