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Jews. Christian old men and boys used 20
run as well. and when Pope Clement TX.
abolished the races FOR the Jews the custom
of having Christian boys run races with
asses still continued.
It must be admitted. however, that as .
rule common law penalties were applied
with more severity in the case Of Jews than
Of Christians, especially in crimes against
morality, for which Christians were punished
merely with fustigatiOn while Jews were
burned at the stake.
Sixtus v. treated the Jews better than his
predecessors owing to the fact that they
belonged to the family from whom Christ
came" and he granted them the privilege
to practice several kinds of trades. Gle
ment VIII. and Innocent Kill restricted
their liberty 10 only two trades. nameln.
those in old clothes and rags and iron.
-sfrocci feTrGcci. which they are still plying
at the present day.
Gregory XIII. forced the Jews TO hear Q
sermon once a week in the Church Of Saint
Angelo in Pescheria. and this custom was
renewed in 1882 by Leo XII and only abol-
shed in Is4S by Plus TX. who opened tho
gates of the Ghetto and revoked all the
oppressive laws against the Jews.
near the OneJDO, IA mSiuOTy OF Julb cuo-
tom, stands to this day a church called
the Divine Pity. erected by a converted
jew, which bears on the outside a picture
Of the Cruciixion with the following in
scription in Latin and Hebrew: -All day
long have 1 stretched out my hands TO q
disobedient and gainsaying people,
The Jews had their synagoEues and
schools near the Ghetto. Originally those
temples stood on the banks of the river.
Later temples rose in various parts Of tho
city. but the new synagogue has been
built, following the ancient custom again.
near the river and not far from the Ghetto.
where the majority Of modern Jews in
the city still reside.
Thus the Jewish colony, or at least the
greater part Of it. has kept the habits OF
200 years ago and retained to a great
extent its old characteristics.
The poor classes still cling to their religion
and habits. keep the Sabbath. when either
they do not light any fire or have it kindled
by Christian servant. refrain from passing
under the arch Of Titus erected in the year
81 A. ID. to- commemorate the fall Of Jeru-
salem. and regularly walk out Of the Porta
Portese, by which the expected Messiah
is supposed to enter Rome. The well TO do
Jews are less careful to observe old Gus
toms and il has been remarked they seem
to have given up the profitable trade OF
lending money at usury probably ON ac-
count of the successful competition OF their
Christian rivals.
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the occasion of his first visit TO Chilling
ham Castle thirty-ilve years ago. by con-
ceaing himself in a haycart, his Majesty
accomplished the rare feat OF laying low
a specimen OF the celebrated herd Of wild
cattle for which Lord Tankerville's border
seat 10 famous.
However. in spite OF his record a. hunter
Of big game. IL is al performer in the home
coverts that his subjects boast OF him. At
Sandringham he once brought down fifty
birds with fifty-Rve shots Even this incl
dent is not recalled with such pride as the
notable feat performed years ago when
King Edward was the guest OF Lord Carnar-
Won st Highclere Castle. In addition TO the
then Prince OF Wales and his host there were
four other excellent shots who in the course
Of three days brought down 1880 head Of
game. Az a feat OF endurance alone that
performance was remarkable for close upon
1900 cartridges must have been fred.
which gives an average OF 200 cartridges
a nan each day. Allowing chat the recoil
from each cartridge exerted a force Of 10
pounds. a simple calculation shows that the
King had to Withstand a force equivalent
to raising forty tons weight one foot. while
In addition the task OF raising the gun to his
8nOuluor AZ bcasJ l,JOO tlrnos WOulu AAtIOsL
equal in three days the force requisite to
raising nine tons one foot
As an ardent and personally Interested
spectator at races the King is well known.
and as a judge OF horses he is in the first
rank. Many OF his entries have won at
national and International races. The King
himself was once a winning jockey. When
stationed at CUrraEh Camp az Prince OF
Wales he rode his horse Rupee and easily
won a steeplechase.
At golf the King plays an excellent even
game and Is often TO he seen on his links at
Balmoral in all sorts OF bad weather. which
is the test OF the true golf lover.
Only the other day h!s Majesty essily
won in a croquet tournament. He Ia very
fond Of this game, az of billiards, where
his quick eye enables him to make the
most remarkably accurate shots. All
England knows that the Kings great
interest In motors and all their improve
ments has helped the trade In automobiles.
As a yaChtsman HE knowledge has been
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.THS OF q GHETTO.

OF the Aventine. The Jewish Princes Herod
and Agrippa lived in Rome in wealth and
honor and found a home in the palace of
the early CRsars. Bernice. the daughter OF
Agrippa, was on the point of marrying
Titus and becoming Empress Of Rome.
Julius Cesar Was the first and one OF
the few OF the Roman benefactors Of the
Jews. He loosed their bonds of slavery
and allowed them to form a separate caste.
that OF the Libertini. His murder was
therefore mOurned by them as nothing
less than a national calamity.
Augustus. the founder OF the empire.
was merciful to the Jews. but Tiberius
and Caligula i'll treated the colony and
determined to exterminate it. Titus EN-
ployed thousands Of Jews in building the
Coliseum. and Vespasian obliged them to
pay a tax OF two drachms, formerly paid
to the temple treasury. to Jupiter Capi-
tolinus. a custom which survived until the
seventeenth century. when the Jews of
Rome were made to pay a tribute Of 100
gold forms TO the Camera CapitOlina, to
which were added thirty denari in memory
OF the betrayal of Judas.
Under DOmitian the Jews were banished
from the city to the Valley Of Egeria. where
themselves with soothsaying. love charms
and mysterious cures. their furniture
being restricted TO a basket suspended
from a tree and a bundle Of straw. Juvenal
says that every tree of the sacred grove
rendered a tax 10 the Roman people.
During the reigns OF the early Popes
the Jews enjoyed considerable liberty
The Transtiberine quarter still continued
to be inhabited by the Jews. but after
the pillage Of Rome by Robert Guiscard in
1854 they migrated TO the opposite bank
OF the Tiber and settled among the re-
mains OF the Porticus OF Octavia. close by
the Fabian bridge, which then acquired the
name of POns Judeorum.
A reason for the peaceful life and the
liberty they enjoyed is found in the fact
that they were then the bankers OF the
Holy See. They often lent money to the
Popes at a high rate of interest. sometimes
as much as 10 per cent. and generally they
borrowed the money from the Christian
bankers at a very low rate OF interest.
They were skilled in medicine, 40 much
so that the Pope's physician or Pontiiical
archiater was for a considerable time a
Jew. Martin ", Eugene ~. Innocent
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HOE yoU went on 70 gay That We had SettIsd
In thls mess
From much too strOng indulgence IN the
sport % idleness,
No matte. what Il uled to be, let's take Il at
he present
suppose thut We were idle once tho thought
i- somewhat Pheasant:
In "ier Of our 'nosiah" to-day you SIR iy
40 matter what va used o be we're sure not
Idle nOVi
The foregoing excerpts tend messurF bly,
to illuB. rc:c the scope and character Of Mr..
Ferguson n rhythmical hunor in the present
con'inei and ros;riCtod state 81 his genius.
Whist could no not do with Pegasus un-
chaine1 ald freeY
Among El those conditions which make
for pOcsy, imprisonment in the Missouri
penitontisry may bs reeGr r1ed ~ the least
favorable 10 flights Of the muse. One poet.
il is true, has sung:
stone walls do not a prison make
Nor iron bars cage
BCt he was not an inmate of the Missouri
prison. Mr.. Ferguson is very decidedly
OF the opinion that stone walls do make a
prison and iron barA a cage, which propO-
sition hs stands ready to establish--ohal-
lenger " choose weapons. either prose or
verse-and declares. moreover. that he
was never before so "cribb'd. oabin'd and
contn'd" as he is Rt this time
Strange to say, however. his talent for
versihcation seems to have developed
within the prison walls.
Upon the whole, the case Of Mr. Ferguson
suggests nice question of public policy.
Plato, It will be remembered. banished
all poets from his ideal republic. Let il
be supposed that in this country we are to
cast our poets into prison.
What would be the result? lf we are
TO judge by the Missouri experiment, their
feCundity would he increased az least 100
per cent. This ia n thought that needs
must give us pause.
ltwould be far better, doubtless, TO pardon
all poets that may from time 10 time he
found in state Of captivity. The only
objection urged to this course is the not
insuperable one advanced by Mr. Ferguson
himself in a dialect poem entitled Fate"
A pal is insisting that the poet apply for
pardon, but the reply:
Why don't try? Why. bless yer soul. hoy,
what's de use q dat?
Fer | could no more blow dis place dan
could take on fat:
DE reason" say yOuse. why, Fren Joe
yer ignerence IN bliss
Dey wouldn't dare 10 pardon one wot rites
such stun as dis,
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ROME'S UNCHANGING GHETTO
TO-DAH NICH as ET WAS TWENTY-
TWO CENTURIES AGO.


-EmperOrs and POpes Who Protected
or nm Treated the Jews-SOns Of the
Ghetto VINO Have Sat ON Thrones.
residents for which Rome in ancient times
was celebrated all have been altered and
modernized. with one single exception the
Jewish colony. which has practically re-
mained unchanged since the year 100 b. e.
And yet the Jews Of Rome have been per-
secuted through the centuries they have
been trampled under foot and made to pay
heavy taxes. they have been forbidden to
have intercourse with Christians. prohib-
tied from walking the streets and subjected
TO every possible humiliation.
The centre of the Jewish settlement in
Rome was the Porticus of Octavia. where
yespasian and Titus celebrated their tri-
umph after the fall of Jerusalem. Among
the spectators OF this celebration stood the
historian Flavius Josephus, "the base jew
ish courtier.' To whom we owe a descrip-
ton Of the triumph.
In the early days Of the city the region
between the river and the Janiculum was
marshy and 80 unhealthfUl that il was
chosen by the Senate as a place Of residence
for prisoners Of war whom they wished to
destroy. Here the Jews were established.
The first Jewish slaves are said to have
been brought to Rome by Pompey the
Great after he had entered Jerusalem and
taken the Holy OF Holes, but the Jewish
colony on the banks Of the Iiber was already
fourishing before the time Of Pompey.
other Jews having previously been driven
from their native land by poverty. besides
the many brought as slaves behind the
chariOts of their Roman conquerors. Here
they all took refuge. Many Of them per-
ished, but many lived TO form in course of
time a poor and unhealthful but populous
quarter Of their own.
Some Of them became wealthy. and leav-
ing the home Of their coreligionaries settled
in fashionable quarters in the city. st.
Peter is said 10 have been the guest of
Aquila and Priscilla. who lived on the slopes
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HOW THEY RVN.


Know the Game When a. Rains.
"A rainy day" said the one time college
track athlete. gives mo a good chance
to learn whether some of the persons who
are ia a hurry ever had any scientific
training in running.
"Of course. among the boys and young
men there are bound TO be many who can
run in form. because nowadays every
school has plenty Of athletes. But many
of the boys use the exaggerated style OF
overstriding and taking long jumps in
stead Of strides that Enthusiastically marks
the badly taught runner.
-Others run along with little shutting
steps. hardly getting their feet from the
ground. There are some who get along
in a stiff legged manner. which is far from
good track style.
I've seen lots Of people who run with
heads pulled back and knees thrown out.
starting out bravely at first and finally
getting 50 tired by this straining style
that eventually their strides shorten al
most to nothing.
Then most Of the unframed runners
do not know what to do with their arms
Mostly they spread them out like wings
and fiap along. They don't know that the
arms help them. If deftly managed, when
thev are running.
-The other day I saw rather an old man.
with beard a bit gray. who was caught in a
-ainstorm start or at a good clip. The
swing OF his hips. his even strides and the
good management OF the arms told me
that here was an old timer in the track
athletic game.
Il couldn't see the face, but the body
action was very familiar. IL gave me some
trouble to get up alongside OF him be-
cause he was pegRing right along. When
did | saw it was a man who was a crack
miller in his day ia the colleges. You can't
mistake them.
Its interesting too to see the diff
ferences in style. Sprinters all have high
knee action and reaching stride.
~The middle distance men have that
curious combination of styles which par
takes a little bit Of the long distance gait.
where the men save energy by keeping
their feet pretty close to the ground at
all times and not lifting them too high either
front or rear. Some rainy days l could
pick a good track team from my Office
window"
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AN UNkINDLY ALLIGATOR.
II Resents AnOIher's Presence e-AmIgatOr
and Big Turtles I'm AmIty.

II Resents AnOther's Presence -AlIIgatOrs
and BIS Turtles I'm AmIty.
The eleven foot long. three legged ALI
gator at the Aquarium is not an amiable
creature.
Not long ago there were brought down
from the New York Geological Park to
add to the Aquarium's collections Of rep
tiles two alhgators, one OF which was ~
feet in length and the other 7, though this
other would have been s feet long il it
had not at some time in its existence lost
a foot Of it's tail II was contemplated
putting the stumpy tailed fellow into the
same section Of the alligator pool here
in which has long been kept an American
crocodile and the other in the section with
the big three legged alligator.
The seven and a half footer wasn't kept
In it's new home long. Promptly the three
legged alligator attacked the newcomer.
seizing it by one Of its legs and shaking
10 and biting hard enough to draw blood
through the thick hide.
Clearly these two alligators couldn't
live in peace together and so the big fellow
was beaten on with poles and driven over
into one end Of it's section. while the di vision
fence in the pool was shifted and the smaller
dihBntOl hAONUN Ous as lHo othcTs 90 nOW
the crocodile still has it's section at one
end of the pool and the three legged eleven
foot alligator retains undisputed possession
Of it's section at the other the two new
alliRators. which had lived in amity in the
geological park. being placed together
in a section i'm the middle.
In this middle section Of the pool there
are also three or four big Mississippi snap
ring turtles. two 81 which are more than
three Ieet in length. Each OF these two big
swapping turtles has n head as big az n
gallon oyster keg and with Jaws very
powerful, and either Of them could bite
of an alligator's leg, and either Of these
alligators could bite OF the head Of any Of
these turtles. but none of them makes any
such effort; in fact, they live together in the
pool in the mos. friendly fashion.
You might see here an alligator living
with it's body resting partly on the shell
Of one Of the big turtles, or an alligator
and a turtle lying head TO head in the pool.
with their heads overlapping and with the
alligator resting it's nose on the forward
part OF the big turtles she'll with their
able laws side by side and close together,
but both animals lying quite so comfort
ably and neither with any thought OF at =
lacking the other.
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KING EDWARD ASA SPORTSMAN
THE BRITISH RULER SKILLED
~ MANY GAMES.


LONDON, Oct. ~ -- The world knows all
about the marvellous feats and sportsman
ship OF the strenuous tenant OF the White
House, but il has heard very little curl
Ously enough, aLC1t the really remark
able sporting record Of the sovereign of
the British Empire. II ia as sportsman
indeed that his subjects love him most
Other people may bow to his Qualities as
a diplomat, a tactician, a wise ruler,
but to the Englishman Edward VII. Ia first
and foremost an excellent sportsman.
Almost the only outdoor games in which
the King is not proficient are cricket and
football. Although keenly interested in
cricket he never eSOelled as a player. He
and his brothers had professional, coach,
who tried to teach them the game when
they were boys at Windsor, but though
the man labored hard with his eager pupils
ne never succeeded in accomplishing great
results and went away lamenting that he
could make nowt on their Royal High
nesses" Vet notwithstanding this inabil-
ity hing Edward, Jike all the rest Of his
subjects. studies cricHet scores and follows
all the big matches. His football expert
ences are limited to watching such games
as those between the Army and Navy at
the Queens Club. He seriously Thought
of going out 10 the Crystal Palace to the
cup final between the Australians and
the English, but was dissunded
As a shot he had always shown wonder
ful skill and enthusiasm. In Baroda ana
Ceylon. in addition to buffalo and deer, he
brought down an elephant and dotted it OF
it's tail. according to custom. A visit to
Nepal introduced him TO tiger hunting Che
is credited with a bag Of half a dozen speci-
mems in one day. His American expert
ences made him familiar with the sport
that the far Western prairies afford, and on
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birds. the original ancestors of which were
given him by the King of the Belgians. Also
he spends many hours at bridge. Here he
shows his sportsmanship in being an ex-
cellent and agreeable loser when necessary,
and while remarkably fine player himself,
Ia always a very uncritical and patient
partner for less skilled players
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valuable to many and his love of the sea has
made him take keen interest in all matters
pertaining TO boating. the building of
boats, &c. Not even Sir Thomas Upton
himself was more disappointed when he
failed to bring back the cup from America
than was the King.
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or course, with increasing years the
Kings sportsmanship is less strenuous.
and while preserving a great interest in
the advancement Of all sports he has turned
somewhat to quieter things for himself.
He has become pigeon fancier and has a
loft at Sandringham where he keeps his
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-12-17
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Which VIII Govern the Polk County Poultry ono"
to be Held in Dallas December 2o' ~ 20

Frr;es must be made upon blanks furnished by the
Secretary Entry ices will be on single BIRDS - -
All birds must be entered singy and when comp M 5
far pen prizes, extra lee o. ~ ceD-s IHu7' =
Entries without fees viii not be received ~
No one viii be allowed to bring BIRDS INTO @ us hse1
room to be offered for SAFE unless enas ''e7 -4'
9aid thereon. , u M
il All entries positively close al o'clock + NJ
December "A. ,..-..,.4 4 M
BIRDS viii be received on and after the oath .-
All crates and coops must be addressed 10 J. L D. D.
ley Secretary, Dallas. Polk County oregon anu
Prepaid. .s-. .ba-1
exercise fu control all EXHIBITS and none saa De
removed from the show room without his consent
~ The Association viii not be responsible ioI a4s
loss that may but all specimens assignee 70 l
Association will receive attention from intelligent ana
careful attendants and all possible pans taken 10
5s or damage that specimens may be returned 10 me
owner at the close Of the exhibition
Exhibitors need not necessarily accompany IasH
entries
r See that your and address Il plainly marked
on every coop shipped by you, and that the leg hana
numbers o the fowls IN each coop are marked on l5 @ t
card that The same birds may be returned 70 Ls
AII birds must have leg bands and the band numbers
pnly marked the entry blanks Intending exhibitors
NOT having leg bands their birds may procure same
from the Secretary by enclosing with entry lee cents
per band i5r The number needed
VI When birds arrive they viii be led Wa1ered ana
weighed and weights posted on coops. No decorations
viii be allowed coops until after awards are MADE
and no score cards Of previous winnings shall form pari
of decorations
WI. This show will be judged by the score card and
the score card posted the coop containing the specimen
The decision Of the Judge shall be final after the score
card has been signed by the Judge and the Secretary
VIII All protests against awards, ETC. must De made
writing and delivered to the Secretary WITHIN twenty
hours after the awards have been announced Tor ha
class and must be accompanied by deposit OF S.; and H.
afer The has been thoroughly investigated II
should prove to be without gundatlon the deposit VIII be
TX Should birds be entered and not shown, the fees
a44gfT f,a ted 70 he ACE6
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-12-17
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-12-17
INDEPENDENCE I MONMOUTH
Pathway.

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an. lY Monmouth chs &, N. ~ DaIihE 81
an
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5ItRE m w. Monmouth. u ~ q, m ar Dsl.
lah, u a. & II.
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6.B6 D. H.
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y. m lv. Monmouth 1850 D. m az Airle, & 70
D. m
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From DALLAs.
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$50 IN; w. Monmouth, BOO l.. IL. ~. Iude-
pendenee b.l5 u n.
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Ne)
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from AIRLIE.
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