Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
SOME POULTRY BREEDING
Others Making Jam, Printing, and
Mending Clocks.
EXPERIMENTS ON AEROPLANEs
Large Estate Given to the Red Cross.
Wives Set Bigamist Hus-
band Free.
Special Cablerram to The Star.

fishes daily in the Croix the result of
an inquiry he has been making con-
corning the reorganization of the Ro-
man Catholic Church after its separa-
ton from the state. He gave Saturday a
conversation with Mgr. Pcchenard,
Bishop of Scissors. whose first care had
been to insure bread for his priests by
the establishment of what Is called the
'denier du cutie" Before the separa-
ton the budget of the Catholic Church
was about $4,000. O00-a little above one
franc per head OF the Inhabitants of
France, The bishop has established
the budget of his diocese on that basis.
applying to all the inhabitants TO con-
tribute one franc year for public
worship. For the collection of the
"denier du cutie" the priest is RESPONSE
bic In each parish. and there Is a cen
trail committee composed of the Wears
general and n certain number of lay
men to control the fund. A similar or
Ganization exists In all the dioccseS.
Nevertheless. large number of
priests throughout France are obliged
to exercise a calling to provide them
selves with sufficient money to live
upon Several have taken to poultry
raising. like the priest of Castelnau-
Bretonoux. Others breed rabbits, like
the priest OF Celon. in the Indro. The
parish priest of Labourgade. in the
Tarn and Garonne, has already earned
o reputation for his jams and jellies.
Many priests have become workmen.
The parish priest of La Pannonie Is a
turner. another In Averdon, in the Loire
ct Cher. mends bicycles and sewing ma
chimes. The parish priests of Mayet de
Montague. in the Allier. and Of Ser
riera. in Corsica manufacture acetylene
lamps. and the priest who officiates in
the parish church of Marriages, in the
Mouse. Is a working locksmith.
One of the Industries most generally
adopted by the clergy is that of watch
and clock maker. Seven parish priests
are already SO employed. The parish
priest of Cavier. In the Gard. is
tailor. and his colleague in Nesron, In
the lndre ct Loiro. is an upholsterer.
A dozen others knit stockings and
waistcoats. while the priest Of Herr
court. in the Haute Saone has become
q printer. A certain number of priests
are bookbinders and many are photog-
raphers. Two parish priests. one of
st. Paul. in the Disc, and another of
Magnilles Reigners. in the Vendee are
and the second using the sculptors
chisel. The priest workmen have
formed association for the defense
OF their interests. with the Able Lee
roux. the parish priest of Airvault, in
the Deux Sevres. as it's president.
Experiments With Aeroplanes.
Aeroplane inventors and experiment.
ers. are more and more in evidence
One of the newest flying machines Is
structed from the plans of Capt. Ferber
and the engineer. N. Levovasseur. The
'Antoinette motor, with which 1t will
be fitted. Is the lightest, in comparison
with its power, which has ever been
built Notwithsta nding its 1OO-horse-
power. the motor only weighs 90
pounds. The wings of the aeroplane
are built with cylindrical surface
which, its inventor claims, will give 1t
greater speed than a plane surface
he fnla
void of stays. the whole apparatus
with its even-and-thr zee quarter foot
propeller and Its pilot OF driver, will
NOT weigh more than half a ton.
MIR. Henry Farman, who has Just had
an aeroplane built from his plans. has
received request from the military
authorities to be notified in advance
OF the date of his experiments. which
Will take place on the maneuvering
ground at Issy Mr. Farman's aero
plane is built on the box-ki principle
IL Is expected to rise from the ground
at about twenty-five miles an hour.
The motor Is a fifty-horsepo Yer An
toinette The committee OF the Paris
municipal council appointed to consider
plans for lettering the omnibus serv-
Ice has decided TO make the service a
monopoly. The committee says that
during its visit to London Il found
that for the principal thoroughfare the
omnibus service was good and cheap
but the out-of-the-way streets were
n. London
companies had made arrangements for
the regulation OF fares. so that London
only escaped monopoly to fall into
the clutches of q trust.
Gift to Red Cross.
generous benefactor has Just made
over to the French Red Cross Society
the valuable estate OF Mont des Oiseaux
facing the Island of Hyeres, in the
south of France. The estate comprises
park OF 700 acres. a pine forest, gar
oens and mansion. containing 12O
rooms besides five other Villas the
whole representing "A value of $500 900
The donor wishes his name 20 Iemain
secret. The Red Cross Society has
decided to utilize the estate as a con-
Valescent home for sick and wounded
officers. sum of $4,000 has been
placed by the donor at the disposal of
the society TO cover the initial ex-
penses of the necessary alterations
Discord in family at Dives -sur-Mer
has led to the murder of the father, a
man OF sixty. by his two sons. Andre
and Henri. fourteen and ten years. re-
spectively. For some time past the ia
Their had been Ill treated by his wife
who was fifteen years his junior. and
py the two Boys. Once he tried to
commit suicide. A scene occurred In
the house a few nights ago, and the
boys, melted by their mother. dubbed
their father TO death and threw his
OOuy uO"H the stairs Inc youthful
murderers have been arrested Thew
declare that they do not regret their
crime.
Wives Set Bigamist Free.
A man named Cornu was acquitted on
bigamy charge here this week, owing
to the touching pleas urged on his be-
half by the two women whom he had
married Cornu. who Is thirty-seven
married IN 1895 a concierge who is
eleven years older than himself. Thew
lived very happily together for some
time, but in 1902 they agreed To mart
but remained on very friendly terms
and paid each other frequent visits
In 1908 Cornu fell in love with A wait
ress at the restaurant where he took
his meals, and married her. Last Feb
ruary the sister of the second Mrs
Cornu heard OF the first wife. and laid
formal action against him for bi samy
Both the women declared In court that
they loved and forgave Cornu, and fter
an hours elaboration the Jury acouit.
ted him. On hearing the az ouittaI
Cornu cried: II wish to thank the iurv
and my two wives for their generosity.
Lived With a Broken Back.
CUMBERLAND. Md. October 7.-Thos.
Connolly. aged thirty-eight years. one of
the best known men OF the Maryland coal
region. Is dead from broken back SUI