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New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
HELP FOR CHRISTMAS.

President of the T s. s.: At a meeting of the
Executive Committee Of the Hill branch. held this
afternoon II voted that so of the money
ceived at the birthday party should be sent The
Tribune Sunshine Society help in the Christmas
work. You will receive check for that amount
through the treasurer Miss S. L CIouch. Yours
truly, ANNIE L. MASON.
There is compulsory rule that Sunshine
branches shall contribute certain part Of the
proceeds of any branch entertainment planned by
them. but the thoughtfulness that prompts such
contributions - always appreciated Every branch
well the individual members who can afford
~ is asked 10 aid in the T. S s. holiday dstribu-
uon of good cheer. The postage and expressage
will require great expenditure of money II those
in need OF sunshine be disappointed. Let
each lend a helping hand.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
TIE HOUSES LOOKED ALIKE TO HIN.

BooKKEEPER FOUND IN HOUSE NOT HIS OWN
ACCUSED OF BURGLARY
Edward p Ledyard bockkeeper employed By
the kitson Hydro-Carbon Heating and Incandes-
cent Light Company. Of No 1s4 Atlantc-ave..
Brooklyn. late on Thursday night found
maging the rooms in the house No. $50 East Four
feminist, Manhattan. He was under the influence
OF liquor As three robberies had been committed
IN the mouse the week before and as Ledyard had
entered the premises by means or a key. he
arrested on suspicion Of being a burglar
When Ledyard recovered from ~ 5rf,Et,z -
protested his innocence and said that he thovxht
he was In his own home. No. 242 East Twenty
thfrd-st The examination in the was held
yesterday In the Yorkvtile Court The evidence
showed that the key opened the front door Of
the two houses which looked alike although nearly
half mile apart Ledyard's employer testified 20
his honesty. and said that the man had the hand
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SAILOR sr4Bs 4 LITTLE DOG.

Thomas Whiteley. twenty-five years old who q
week ago Joined the United States Navy became
angry on Saturday afternoon because OF the way
in which small Irish terrier belonging to Daniel
Corcoran. OF No. sos West Sixty-ninth-st.. was
barking Whiteley intoxicated, and after
swearing roundly at the dog he whipped out long
knife and stabbed the little animal in the launches
CorcOran complained Patrolman Kennel OF the
West StXty-eighth-st- station. and Whiteley was
arrested on the charge Of cruelty animals. In
the West Side court yesterday Whiteley held
in $500 bail for examination this morning by Mag
istrate Meade. The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 70 Animals will prosecute the case.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
WHERE TO GO TO-DAY.

Drama day Professional woman's League No.
1.6oe Broadway ?. n. Chairman Mrs Sol Smith.
whist Society Of Nevr-Fngaad
Women at Delnonico's No. 5S1 Ftfth-ave 2:3O p N.
Laying os the Rrightsde Day Nursery
and Kindergarten. at No. So Cannon-st-, p. n.
Talk on The Cataconbs Of Rome by Mrs Robert
Thompson, and lecture Health Preservation by
Mss E Marguerite Lindley. before the Business
Roraeas Association FuIton-st 6 n.
Dinner Will be served from $50 until $50 p. m.
Annual public meeting Managers Of the
Brooklyn Maternity and NeW-York State School for
Training Nurses. e the Young women's Christian
Association, Schermerhorn-st. and Flatbush-ave.
Brooklyn, 6 ?. N.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
u4RlHE ROBBED AT rGURK,S.

In McGurk's saloon. in the Bowery. late on Friday
night John oliver. a young marine. fell in with a
qtrl who gives her name Louisa Roach and says
that she lives at No 1S4 Twenty-third-st. South
Rrooklyn. After several rounds OF drinks the pair
u,ent To hotel In the Bowery. near Grand-st. When
oliver awoke next morning the girl was missing
and also his pocketbook which mad contained $40 90
The Young woman arrested. and al the York
VILE court yesterday she held In $500 bail for
trial She denied that she had stolen over SO from
him.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
PREPARATIONS OF SANTA CLAUS.

The Board OF Managers OF the East End Christ
mas Tree Association. Brooklyn. held their initial
meeting last week arrange for the Christmas
festivities home OF the president Mrs
Walter ]. Barron, No. 46l Bedford-ave. The work
will be carried out along the same lines as in pre-
vious years, and the managers ask FOR the hearty
support OF the public Donations of money may be
sent any time TO Miss Louise c. Wurster. treas
ursr No. l79 Rodney-st
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
TO MAKE LITTLE CRIPPLES H4PPT.

The New England Juniors will give Thanks
giving dinner the little oriprles. at their new
home. No. 434 West FIfty-seventh-st.. during
Thanksgiving week. Mrs Augustus {. Dexter is
president OF the Juniors; Margaret NJ. Demorest.
first vice-president: Josephine A Judson. second
vice president: Warner D. Orvs, third vice presi-
dent; Lillian d. Blaney, secretary. and Margaret
w. Shepard. treasurer This society is in a
fourishng condition. The Literary Days. OF which
MacAlister Coleman Is chairman Will be devoted
TO the Colonial and Revolutionary period OF the
New ENGLAND States
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
NOVEMBER.

The mellow year is hastng 10 its close.
The little birds have almost sung their last;
Their small notes twitter in the dreary blast,
The shril piDed harbinger of early SHOWS.
The patient beauty of the scentlesS rose,
Oft with the mofn's hoar crystal family Slassed
Hangs. pale mourner. for the summer past,
And makes a little summer where II grows
In the chill sunbeam of the faint. brief day
The dusky waters shudder as they shine
The russet leaves obstruCt the struggling way
OF oozy brooks which deep banks define,
And the gaunt woods in ragged. scant array.
Wrap their old limbs with sorbrc ivy twned.
HARLEY Coleridge.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SUNSHINE FOR LITTLE MOTHERS.

Mrs, E. S Baker will make ten bags for the
Little Mothers. and put something in each one;
Miss Laura A. Hayes. president Of the Dover
IN. H No branch also promises TO send some
bags The Hill branch will make and fill fifteen
bags for the Little Mothers Christmas 1t is hoped
that each of these bags may contain inexpensive
doll plainly dressed, toy, game, useful article
such hood. a pair of mittens, stockings or
handkerchief. and perhaps picture book.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
ONE OF V4sSAR's PET SONGS.

One of the "catchiest" songs in the Vassar Col
lege song book written by Amy L. Reed. 'S2
and set TO the music OF the Song of the Triton,
by ]. L. Moloy. The song book is published for
the Alumnse Association OF Vassar College by G.
Schirmer The song follows:
VASSAR COLLEGE.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
MONEY ACKNOWLEDGE.

The sum of 80 has been received from the treas
urer of the Hill branch; 81 for Sunshine dues and
% for John Baker. from E. S. NJ; 81 for
Christmas work from. Mrs. w NJ. L., and 10 cents
from Miss Mary D. Auchincloss
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19

Mrs Clarke P. Smith. president of a Kansas City
CMo.) T. s. 8 branch. reports that her members
have planned for some good Thanksgiving dinners
for destitute families they have given shoes and
clothing some poor little girls and they
tinuaily doing something to make sunshine for
This branch is in need or children S
literature, magazines. etc. 1t is matter of regret
that the list OF new names and the stamps for
badges have not reached the office. Care should
always be taken In addressing all letters and
packages. No other address is necessary than
Tribune Sunshine Society Tribune Building. New
York City.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
NEW MEMBERS.

Miss Helen varick Boswell sends the following
new names which have been added to her T s. s.
branch in Washington D c.: Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster
Mrs A. F. Mead, Mrs. Charles Pierce, Miss Eliz-
Rbeth F. Pierce. Mrs. c. c. Farrar Mrs A. B
Bowdle, the Misses Florence and Alice Bowdle
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
WOMEN AND THEIR WORK
FAIR FOR THE BUILDING FUND OF
THE RIVERSIDE DAY NURSERY
PATRONS OF SUFFRAGE BAZAAR.

Prominent Of the upper West Side are
keen IN their interest for the Riverside Day Nur-
fair, which is be held the Hotel Majestic
on December and I, both in the afternoons and
evenings. The object OF the fair is to raise as
much money as possible 10 increase the building
fund, the present house No. 12l West Sixty
thirdst. being far small meet the demands
made upon II. the Of twelve thousand chill
dren is yearly given there
The chairman Of the various committees IS Mrs
Augustus ". Cruikshank. who has the matters Of
the fair in charge. Mrs William J. GouIding will
supervise the fancy table. and Miss Macy the art
table. Mrs Edwin a. Cruikshank tr Is to have 2
beautiful display Of burnt wood work and Mrs
Charles Buck Will have charge Of the home made
candies and cakes. There VIII be a Rutgers table
n charge OF Mrs; Andrew Shand. jr.. Mrs. Walden.
Miss Hedges. Mrs. Percy L. hlock Will superin-
tend the auxiliary table and an efficient committee
Frances Emerson Coleman and Master Chester
Horner pie" and there Will be fresh novelties for
Orchestra viii render vocal and instrumental nue
each day The Riverside Dsv NIrserv is a cha ritI
wholly nor-sectarian and is supported by volun-
tary contributions. Mrs. Robert Stuart Macarthur
is The president
An increase Of thirteen hundred members during
the year in the Woman-s Christian Temperance
Union OF This State which IS the largest addition
ever made in this country. reported at the
meeting Of Central Union No. !. which the
home Of Dr. Phabe J. B. Wait. No. Az Ninth
state is p 300 but there is not Vet said DR. Walt.
'ons white ribboner 10 every saloon"
The list Of patrons and patronesses for the Ma
tional American Suffrage bazaar is growing daily
in Importance and numbers. The latest additions
Il the list include. among others. the Rev. Josiah
Strong. DR. Mary Putnam jacob. Mrs. Esther
Herman Mrs Russell Sage. the Rev Robert A.
c,o.yer, Ebert Hubbard Mrs, Mary J. schiefelin.
ars Mary Lowe Dickinson. Isaac Franklin Russell,
William Dean Howels. c II. Levermore Miss
hdele N. Fielde, the Rev. ". T. Ransford, Senator
J H GaInnger Lieutenaut-Covernor John l.
Bates William L'oyd Garrison, Professor Ellen
Hayes. John Graham Brooks. Thomas Wentworth
higgnson and Agnes Repplier.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
A LETTER PARTY.

Miss Ada Benjamin. OF Bay Shore. Long Island
will have a birthday on November 90 and it will
be good time to forward a ray Of cheer to this
invalid member Mrs. Benjamin is confined to her
wheel chair, and although she has only hand
the embroidery work done by her is exceedingly
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SUNSHINE VISITS.

Miss Ella NJ. Harrison, of No. 134 South-st..
Mount Vernon n. Y. will be made happier if some
of the Sunshine members will call on her. Miss
Harrison is unable to read or sew and the days are
long and lonely. especially she has moved
from the neghborhood of her old friends in East
n /
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
BOARDING HOUSE HUMOR.

From The Detroit Free Press.
Landlady (hreateninglyl-Il give you piece of
my mind OF these days. IL you're not careful.
Boarder-I guess / stand II If II isn't any
bigger than the piece of pie you gave
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
NOTICE.

All letters and packages intended for the
I. =. :. should q Addressed o The Tribune
SnnShine society. Tribune building. New
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19

Thanks for sunshine received have come from
Mrs T E Parsons for flowers; Fannie Beard for
a prayer book; Mrs. D. Jayne for silk pieces, and
Miss Hildreth for novels.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
GOOD CHEER.

GOOD CHEER.
Have you had a kindress shownf
Pass II on.
Twas not given for you alone
Pass II on.
Let Il travel down Lhe years.
Let Il wipe another's tears,
TIL IN heaven the deed appears.
Pass IL on.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06
Sad Romance OF Chinese Bell.

China is a place of great mystery
and strange people and things from an
American point of view. The country
is so very, very old that nearly every
thing old in it dates back to some leg
endary time. Thus nearly all the Chin
ese jokes are dated back several thous-
and years, to give them dignity and
force, and in the course of time these
Jokes may reach the United States ard
be told about as new and strictly up
to date" But the old thing that l am
going to tell you about is what Is said
to be the largest hanging bel In the
world. 1t Is in Buddhist monastery
in Canton. is Of solid bronze and meas
ures 1S feet In height and 45 feet in
circumference great, deep and
sweet-toned bell Is feet in diameter.
1t is said that the reason the bell Is
SO sweet-toned Is because Chinese
girl gave up her life to make it SO, and
this is the story:
The emperor of China ordered the
royal founder to cast bell having per-
feet purity Of tone. but the founder
failed so many times that the emperor
threatened to behead him. as Chinese
emperors do when their subjects don't
act to please the ruler. The bell found
er was in despair and consulted some
wise men to learn why he could not
cast a pure toned bell. The wise men
told him that the blood of fair girl
should mingle with the molten bronz.
of which the bell was to be cast before
the instrument would sound as desired.
The founder wept bitterly and prepared
to be beheaded. for he knew OF no way
to get the blood of young girl to mix
with the bronze. But his beautiful
daughter asked him to try once more
before giving up. SO the founder made
giant mold and heated the bronze
to make final trial. When the bronZs
was all boiling the beautiful daughter
plunged into II and was instantly de-
stroyed. SO the bell was cast and its
tone was perfect. for the maidens bio ID
was In Ii. And the emperor bestowed
great honors upon the founder, but the
poor man mourned the loss OF his
daughter and ever stayed by the temple
where his wonderful bell was hung,
claiming that every time the bell rang
the voice OF his child sang to him from
the paradise to which she had gone.
This Is the story OF the great Dell OF
-Cung.tz.-Chieago Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06

get food, and the starfish that has
been waiting for this, now injects in
to the shell a little reddish liquid.
This acts as q poison, paalyzing the
This acts as poison, paralyzing the
muscles and thus making it impossible
for the animal to close it's shell.
Others tell us that the process is
simpler, and that the startish simply
holds the shells tightly together until
the oyster is smothered. AS soon as
it is stupefied by the suffocation, the.
muscles relax, and the shell opens.
Whichever of these two accounts
is true, it is certain that after little
the oyster shells fly open. Now comes
the oldest feature of all. The stom-
ach of the starfish is very large and
elastic, and it is now thrown out OF
the animals mouth much as one could
turn a bag inside out. This stomach
is then thrust within the Oyster-shell
and wrapped around the soft animal.
beginning ut once to digestit. The star
fish does not take the trouble to remove
the oyster from the shell, digesting it
in it's own home, and eventually crawl
ing away, leaving behind the gaping,
empty she'll
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06
Tho Sparrow Hawk.

The sparrow hawk is a fiery BIZ d
that pursues its prey with great speed.
Darling downward. it forces the hap
less sparrow, it's usual victim. to the
ground. But sometimes the hawk is
baftied. One morning troop Of spar
rows were wrangling before house,
when, without any warning a keen
eyed sparrow hawk pounced down
among them. Instantly their uproar
ceased. One unhappy sparrow had
been singled out by the hawk. The
poor bird had almost been caught when
companion came to it's help. The
rescuer darted so furiously at the hawk
that the latter stopped for an instant.
The frightened sparrow it had been
swooping down upon thus had a chance
to get away. But the angry hawk now
turned on the other bird that had
spoiled all its plans. But the first bird,
not willing to leave it's rescurer to such
fate, dashed fiercely at tha hawk.
In the end both birds escaped.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06
starfish aud Oyster.

How the startish eats an oyster 10
told by II. W. Conn in st. Nicholas.
The oyster when at home lives In a
hard lime shell which nicely protects
him from the attack of enemies. Man,
with his tools, can open the shell and
remove the soft animal, but besides
man the oyster has few foes. Oddly
enough his greatest foe Is not. as
might he expected. an animal with
powerful jaws and strong teeth. but
one wholly without jaws. Ii is the
common stnriish. so common every
where at the sea shore.
Now. the stariish Is soft. flexible
creature, very sluggish. seemingly
helpless. and utterly unable 10 attack
such an animal as the oyster. Its
mouth. which IL In the center OF the
disk. has no teeth or jaws How can
such helpless creature open the for
midnble oystcrshell. ana get at the
animal concealed within
Its method of doing - is odd en-
ough. II first clasps the oyster In it's
arms. wrapping its line arms around
the she'll tightly. Having thus seized II.
IL quietly waits. Just exactly what
happens next even our sclenthts do
not exactly know. The two shells OF
the oyster are held together by n
hinge which Is opened BY a spring.
The spring IL so adjusted that the
shells will be pushed open unless they
are held together by the muscles
Some scientists tell rs that. after tn !,
starnsh has held the oyster for u while.
the cystsr cpeus hs slseli In order "
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06

tom suspended Immediately over re-
volving disc, which receives the egg
as soon as it is laid and moves 1t away
from the nest when released by the
rising Of the hen. The disc Is then
ready to receive the next egg, and In
this way no egg Is incubated for an
instant
The second invention saves the eX-
pense of numerous attendants and the
lives of the smaller hens. One Of the
greatest troubles and trials of poultry
farms has been that of feeding. I'm
less time were taken to scatter the
food far and wide the larger fowls
beat away the smaller from 1t. and
the result was that the smaller were
imperfectly nourished. impairing their
laying capacity. AS small hens may
be as prolific as larger ones, and as
overlooking produces fat and dimin-
ishes the laying. the Importance of fair
and even distribution of food to laying
hens is plain. To make this cheap
and easy, an electric food scatterer
has been invented. The attendant
places the feed In 1t and upon pressure
of button at a central station the
food is scattered simultaneously In
all sections evenly over the surface of
| the reservation.
The third improvement is to destroy
the vermin. the enemy Of fowl. Most
vermin pass from fowl to fowl a'
night. when the fowls are roosting,and
crawl up the walls of the chicken
house and out upon the perch. These
assaults are rendered vain by perch
which Is set in n cup, in which the YER
min are caught and destroyed before
they can reach the fowls.
The eggs will be collected from tho
nest disc several times day. Packing
and shipping will go on continually
A few hours will bring them to New
York in the cars of the company ant
delivered by their own trains eacl
morning. The fresh laid eggs VIII b'
packed and shipped In paper boxes
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SANIMMENsE CHICKEN FARM !
\ 70 SUPPLY new Y0RK's EGGS !
LUxURIoUSLY HOUSED HENS. 4
y HOUSED HENS.

n EW YORK is soon to have
in it's suburbs the larg-
est chicken ranch in the
world. states the Herald.
AT Manasquan, N. j.. COM
dred acres to establish a giant hen
Industry, conducted on scientific meth
DDS.
The company. say it's promoters, in
tends to control the New York market
for guaranteed" fresh laid eggs. They
WILL they say, deliver eggs in boxes,
each box stamped with the date of
laying, and delivered to customer with
in twenty-four hours after the eggs
are laid.
The city of New York last year paid
$2O,OOO,OOO for eggs, most of them
more or less stale, the consumption
being 1OO,OOO,OOO dozen. The first
years output of the enormous new
chicken ranch now being laid will be
thirty million eggs This will be the
product Of a laying "herd" of from
one hundred and fifty thousand to two
hundred thousand chickens. The es-
tablishment Is being planned to rapid
iy increase to double that amount.
These fiocks will be herded under
the system invented by Mr.. ]. R. Ben
son, an authority on everything per-
tanning to the hen and it's product Mr..
Benson is the general manager of this
gigantic concern, which will be the
biggest in the world.
In a recent lecture Professor A. A.
Brigham, of the Rhode Island College
of Agriculture, at the Poultry Expert
ment Station, Kingston, said:
ITO make an industry Of the chicken
and Its product is not a question Of
the market, which can always be had.
1t is not the expense of keeping, which
is. always low. 1t is not question
of profit, which, if properly conducted,
is large. 1t is the question how to
reach and conduct on a business scale
large herds of hens, the chicken busi-
ness of to-day being merely home In
dustry. Something. therefore, must
be done to make hen raising national
business on a business SCALE"
This will be accomplished. says Mr.
Benson, at the Manasquan egg farm.
Under his system any number of chick
ems can be herded. Instead Of allow
ing them to run az large and mingle
freely, as Of old, picking their food
from all kinds of refuse, they are to
be divided into colonies of not above
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06

About 500 Icelanders emigrated from
Liverpool To Quebec u few days ago,
en- route for Manitoba and the north
west The recent order In council
rendering compulsory the slaughter OF
foreign sheep and cattle NJ the port
of arrival Ia Great britain has ruined
the prospects of many icelandlc fnrm'
crs. whose sheep require british pas
turage before they are NJ for killing.
This has induced many of the island.
ers TO leave for Canada with their
families. wI.andon Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06
PAINT
NSI

the largest in the country. One New
Jersey concern is said to be the largest
chicken and egg purchaser in this
country, but never have it's flocks ex-
ceeded eighteen thousand.
Few people know that the insig-
nificant little hen is one of the great
est profit makers and wealth produc-
ers. The revenue from keeping fowls
for eggs If the herds can be properly
handled, watched and controlled Is
greater than in any othor industry"
said J. II. Benson.
Becoming convinced years ago that
there was big profit and room for
great improvement in poultry raising,
l started experiments and study, not
in methods of breeding. but to devise
proper methods Of herding. l found
that it is possible on small area to
| keep an unlimited number of small
herds. This system caused the great
est production. Two hundred eggs
per year per fowl was not high aver
age, and each hen could be made to
pay profit of at least $3.50 per year.
started with fifteen hens, then in
| CTedSeu tHlS u tel VI ultcciI
each. The result was the same If
not better"
Mr.. c. H. Wyckoff, Of Groton, n. y,
one Of the successful small poultry rails
ers. keeps about six hundred head Of
laying fowls. in small colonies. solely
for eggs for the market. His total egg
yield was 117,600 eggs for the year
ending October /. 1899. His receipts
were $4.0S per year for each OF the
six hundred hens. He figures S1.OS
per year per hen for keep and expenses,
showing n net profit of $500 per year
for this colonized flock of six hundred.
And this is the profit. says Mr.. Ben
son, on an investment Of less than
5000.
Mr. Benson estimates that this NAM
moth egg ranch will cost, equipped
and stocked with 10000 hens ready
for daily lay Of $4,000 to 100000
eggs. about S266,OOO. The yearly ex-
pense of running this plant will be.
including feed. delivery system, etc.
about $4,000. The yearly income Is
figured at $4,000 for eggs and ST5.-
900 for on-producing fowls sold as
broilers, etc. or total of $1,000. If