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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

Some tlc-tTi-o! n'ca tiink thot tie old DAILY
ticket is preferable 20 the Fontaine ticket as
preventive os ticket speculation. Tho scheme
which AusIstin DAILY put n practice has proved
effective. they say IN driving ticket hIwkers
away Iro..i ,!.e thc.trta wherever L has been in
PRODUCED. At thc New York Theatre three sarl-
mcTs ago. for example. il was used L. }. q.
Gordon, who was associated with Nj Daily up
II The time % the iatter's death and as Mt
Gordon said yesterday in speaking Of the sub
jet The ticket spectators could not get the
lest of it, smart as ,hcy are"
Tho ticket which AugUstin DAILY originated is
somewhat similar TO the FCutaine ticket. It,
too. consists Of three sections. the two the
lcft-hanl si2c being duplicates. and the one Of
the right being the check which Is given the
patron. The nrgt two sections are kept by the
box Office or other duly authorized agent of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

street Originally the canalboats were sup
posed to have the use Of the piers from No. 3 10
No. :. but through a curious omission Of certain
words in the legislative act consolidating the
city OF New York. IN 1882. TWO railroads have
secured the use Of the remainder of the ter
miual except the two piers These are un-
shielded so that boats are Handicapped IN Sc
curing what IS termed package freight, which
is the chief kind Of freight going westward.
and in handling -four.
Lack Of terminals has been one Of the causes
OF the decline Of the freight canal traffic While
able to carry freight in the antiquateI type Of
craft drawn along through the Erie ditch ty
slow mules ar a maximum speed Of two miles
an hour. at lower charge than the railroads.
and deliver it. n some cases. Notwithstanding
the slow speed, IN shorter time than the rail-
roads, the canal business has decreased
The New York State Commerce Commission.
Of which Charles A SchieTen was head and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

Ing traffic norfhward." said he and II is posi-
Die 10 send steamships further up the Hudson
than is now done" He thought it not imPOssI-
be that EastChester Bay should become the
terminal Of the big Sound steamers in order to
save the journey through He'll Gate. Nor was u
impossibility to make of jamaica Bay q
canal terminal by digging a channel from
Flushing Bay 10 that bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

Ihls tsCSsl W!i :.ns De
accepted az thS door -
th.s s<a:Id cOuEOa n
iorz 90 c. ts;aebS5- CT
u sSEs LcsIiloE Is - Any
va. II 4scnJod e. ilSES'.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
Many Have Been Tried and
Failed-A New One
Being Considered.

new method Of fighting the ticket specula-
tors who annoy and all too often insult the
theatregoers OF this city is being considered by
some Of the theatrical managers. II is a form
Of ticket which It's author believes. will prevent
Ehe sale OF theatre opera tickets the side
walks. Not a few theatrical managers who
have examined the proposed ticket declare that
n IS an excellent device and might put the pes
4iferous ticket pedlers out of business If adopted
Others regard the matter skeptically. saying
that IN some way or other the ever resourceful
ticket hawker will find a way TO continue bust
ness.
What may induce the adoption Of such
ticket as has been proposed IS the fact that tho
Mayor has recently taken such an attitude tow
ard the ticket spectators that he is likely
his influence in obtaining the passage Of an or
oinance such as Chicago enacted last week
which not only puts the sidewalk SPECTATORS
out Of business but the hotel ticket agencies as
well on Monday. January IS. the Municipal
Council u the Windy City passed an ordinance
which requires that all tickets 10 theatres must
be sold at the box Office. and that any attempt TO
increase the price of theatre tickets shall be
punishable by a fine of from SO TO 5000.
II order 10 prevent the abolition Of the hotel
agencies, which largely increase the revenues Of
the theatres. New York theatrical managers
may take a more determined stand against the
sidewalk men than they have ever done before.
i has been often said by the police and by the
courts that some managers stand in with tic
ticket spectators and share the spoils Of their
traffic Theatrical managers IF this type how
ever. would rather lose the few extra dollars
from the irresponsible Spectator than the
larger and regular income from the hotel agen-
cies, which IN many ways are not only Of great
help 10 The theatres but genuine convenience
the public If the theatres adopted the newly
proposed ticket. the hotel agency could still do
business as at present, but the Sidewalk hawk
er" would be placed at such a disadvantage, II is
said. that he would have 10 seek some other
vocation.
The author Of the ticket which theatrical man
ayers are considering is Philip FOntaine, a well
known member Of the New York Athletic Club.
Diagrams accompanying this article show that
II has two coupons. each indicating the location
Of seat, but one is detached at the time Of
the purchase Of the ticket, and the other is
sealed until its buyer presents it for admission
and is then opened by the doOrman, and the
ticket until used indicates neither the location
nor the price Of the seat, its author believes
that II would not be marketable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
Feeding Hens for Profit.

The right proportion Of food for laying
hens can be scientifically ascertained,
but the relative question of the cost OF
different foods must also enter into the
consideration. According to some
authorities, fowls should receive about
60 per cent of grain, Is per cent Of flesh,
and 25 per cent of vegetables, says an
exchange. This proportion Is not abso-
lutte, but relative. 1t serves more as a
guide to the poultryman than as an in
fallible rule. Now the question Of grain
must be decided according to the local
ity and cost of the various grains.
Where beans or peas can be obtained
cheaper than grains, they take the place
of the latter very acceptably, If ground
and fed in an attractive form. Ground
beans or peas, mixed with corn meal
and bran, produce very desirable results.
In the wheat growing sections that
cereal is the best and cheapest to feed,
as there is no feed better for egg-laying.
Oats is a food that is not fed sufficiently
to poultry. II more oats were fed,
there would be lots more eggs and
healthier stock. Corn, We know, has
the greatest amount of heat-producing
material, and oats more muscle-forming
material. Beans, however, exceed any
of the grains in muscle forming material,
containing 3S per cent compared to 20
per cent in oats. Lately the writer has
been feeding quite quantity OF Kaffir
corn, both to old fowls and chicks, and
finds it wholesome and cheap.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
Don't Sell the Cows.

We wonder how many of our dairy.
men realize what draft is being made
on the COW population by the cattle
buyers, who have select market In
Massachusetts,, and can obtain very long
prices for good young cows. A dairy
man who handles quite number OF
good cows told us recently that $75 was
not an unusual price for those buy.
ers to pay for a good animal, and they
kept tabs on all the good ones, and were
picking them up faster than the average
dairyman has any idea of. What will
the harvest be in dairy belts If this thing
is allowed to continue? 1t is one Of those
things that it is q good deal easier to
preach against than it is to resist when
the temptation comes. S75 Is lot OF
money and it will buy two cows on lots
of farms, and the temptation is constant
ly before the dairyman, especially If he
is hard pushed for ready cash, to take
the SIS and let the goose that lays the
golden egg 90. But what can he do
with the $75 to replace the injury that
he has done to his herd, by depicting it
of its best member? If it was only the
loss of milk it would be bad enough, but
this is only one of the losses, for as a
rule the good mixer is also good
breeder, and very often produces not
only her kind but her sex. Where will
the dairymen who are letting their good
cows 90 to Massachusetts, rich men 9
stables, make up their loss? As Is well
known but very small proportion of our
dairymen are breeding young heifers.
Most of them think 1t is cheaper and
easier to 60 out and buy them, but the
field for good dairy stock, dairy stock
that it pays to feed, is being very closely
cleaned. In fact dairyman told us re-
Gently that in towns where he used to 60
and pick up six and eight or ten COWS,
he has hard work II he can find two or
three, and sometimes not any. Will not
some of our dairymen tell us where the
remedy is and in what form 1t is to
come?-Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
NUMBER 6.
HnUny DeriyatiOns.

There are some very funny stories
told about the derivations Of words
since people are likely to twist their
language into strange forms. Thus,
the pope is even today called by the
name 'pOntifex," which boys in the
Latin class all know Is taken by him
from the title of the old Roman priests.
Now "pontifex" means bridge builder,
and it is true that the Roman priests
in the early days Of the republic were
in charge of bridges, but probably 1t
should be ''pomptifex," meaning "mak-
er Of ceremonies" Many Of you have
wondered what the priest had to do
with bridge building, and this little
change OF mt" to mp" makes the
whole matter clear.
An astonishing derivation is that of
the word stranger" which we are told
comes from the Greek word eX, or out
of. A5:urd as this seems, 1t Is easy to
underst:ul Tx means out, from or
away, the same word us the Latin ex;
hence comes extra. Then comes the
Latin eytraneus, which means outside.
The old French word. from this,
estrange, means an outsider, but
estrangc gave us the word stranger
by DROPPING the and stranger by
dropping the @.
After this serious example we shall
not be surprised at the old joke that
derived the town name "Middletown,"
from Moses" by dropping the eddie
town. and adding "oses."-St. Mich.
olaS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
The Green of English Lawns.

The human soui is so made that
green is one OF it's most delectable
aesthetic experiences. The color is not
exciting, like red, nor stimulating, like
yellow. nor eXalting and inspiring, like
blue; it is simply soothing, satisfying,
revlving. delicious. 1t is the human
color If there be planets on whose
surface green Is a color as rare as Is
blue on ours, our race would speedily
languish and die out there. But I
speak, of course, Of the perfect green,
the green of English lawns. Other
green's there are, cold or trivial or
muddy or crude, which do but irrtate
or depress us, and there are blue
greens and gray green's, well enough in
their places, and IN the caves Of ice
bergs spiritual green's that exercise
weird enchantment. But for the gar
ment of the mighty, round earth no
other green is more worthy than this
Of England: none other touches so in
wardly the heart OF man. No wonder
that Falstaff OH his deathbed babbled
of green fields. For my dying eyes |
could desire no happier vision than the
gracious levels OF an English lawn
stepped in the gentle sunshine OF
summer afternOOn.-Julian Hawthorne
in Atlantic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05

II heard the Slrish of GOdtrey'S cane"
I looked at it there seemed to be
something unearthly in its beauty. 1t
seemed to be rejoicing.
THE snake bit him probably" add
ed Godfrey thoughtfully, las he thrust
the necklace under the pillow. 1t was
fitting punishment"
1T was greater than he deserved" l
protested hoarsely. 'He was not the
man to meet death like that"
~ man. He was Il vamplre.' said
Godfrey sternly. HE lived OIL the
lives Of others. Don't let your sentl-
mentalism blind you, Lester"
"Oh, you Didn't know him." l cried.
A hot resentment Of fate was sweep
ing over me. realized that, down at
the bottom of my heart, | had never
really believed in Tremaine's guilt.
Even now hardly believed in 1t.
Godfrey turned to Simmonds, who
stood contemplating the scene with
staring eyes. his lantern still open in
his hand.
"It's hard luck, Simmonds," he said.
you're not going to get the glory,
after all. But who could have fore
seen thing like this:"
Simmonds opened his mouth and
shut it again without uttering sound.
you'd better notify the coroner"
continued Godfrey, "ard. suppose. to
be strictly regular. I'll have to turn
this necklace over to you for the night.
Guard 1t well, Simmonds. It's worth
a hundred thousand dollars"
what" stammered Simmonds. "1s
II the-the-the"-
"Yes, it's the Delroy necklace. You'll
have to go with us to Babylon in the
morning to attend the inquest. fan
cy there'll be something OF sensation
when we produce the necklace there
eh, Lester?' And he laughed Il grim
little laugh Of anticipatOry triumph.
Then he glanced at his watch.
81 must be going" he said. i've
got to fire this story down to the Of
flee. What scoop it will be. TIL
tomorrow, gentlemen"
heard his footsteps die out along
the hall: then sudden horror Of the
place seized me, deadly loathins, and
l groped my way blindly from the
rOOm-
TIE END.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05

l could, Il think not. I never saw but
one"
II thought you said Cecily took that
one with her"
$50 she did-wait; I didn't see It.
She had cover over the cage"
Godfrey's face paled suddenly.
"Good Godr he murmured.
A giddiness seized me. l clutched at
chair for support.
1t had been no accident. She had
left Fe-Fe behind to avenge her-and
what vengeance! She had not laugh
ed and forgotten!
Then in a fash understood that last
strange scene-the change in Cecily as
she stood watching us from the deck
Of the receding boat, the pressing
against the rail, the frantic effort to
shout a message to Tremaine. She
had reIented, she did not wish to kill
him, she loved him yet! But Of that
warning he had caught only single
word.
1.-The bedw / cried. The bedw
"Rightw agreed Godfrey inclsively,
and walked to the bedroom door. In
an instant the inner room was ablaze
with light. He armed himself with
enc Of Tremaine's canes, and together
we approached the bed.
Ready, now," he said, and with a
sudden movement stripped back the
covers. But there was nothing under
them.
"The pillow, perhaps" he said, and
turned it over.
There was quick movement, soft
Kissing, vicious head raised itself,
two eyes OF orange fire glared at us.
heard the swish Of Godfrey's cane,
and the head fell. Fe-Fe would work
no more evil.
And then as I looked more closely at
the coils I perceived something else
there - something bright, iridescent,
glowing.
Godfrey lifted the mangled body with
the end Of his cane and threw 1t into
the middle Of the bed Then he bent
over and picked up-the necklace.
II was sure we should find 1t here"
he said. But look at it. Isn't it beau
tiful"
1t was more than that-it was su-
perb; not dead white now, but warm,
full Of life. Was it the salt bath, or
was Il that the cloud had been remoy-
ed forever from its owners life? AS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05

He paused for a moment to think
Of it, to turn 1t over. to taste 1t.
"Well," he continued at last, "he
secures the necklace, throws away
the bottle and probably goes down to
the waters edge to wash his hands"
"Did he take the necklace with him
to the houseT asked.
mo" said Godfrey decidedly.
'There was no reason whatever for
him to run that risk. He had doubt.
less picked out safe hiding place for
it In the afternoon. The necklace once
deposited there, he hurries back to the
house, climbs up to the balcony and
re-enters his room. He assures himself
that there are no blood stains on him
anywhere, then he moves his table
near the window and sits down to walt
for Drysdale's return.
"As soon as he hears him enter his
room he gathers up the letters which
he had, Of course, written during the
afternoon and goes downstairs. And
II is here that he makes his most seri-
Gus mistake. He fancies, perhaps, that
he Is to have only the country police to
deal with-only your Heffelbowers-
that he must clinch the nall, that he
cannot make the evidence against his
victim too strong. So when he places
his letters In the bag on the hall rack
he also tears of the top button Of
Drysdale's raincoat
HE returns to the hall, talks with
Delroy; the storm comes up, and young
Graham rushes In. They run down to
the pier, kneel beside the body, try to
discover signs Of life-and Tremaine
adroitly shuts the button within the
dead mans hand. That, my dear Les
ter, is. fancy, the whole story"
smoked on for moment in silence,
turning It over In my mind with
certain sense Of disappointment.
ut may be true" said. 1T seems to
hold together, but, after ALL, there isn't
a bit of positive evidence in 1t. How
are we to convince jury that Tre-
maine really did all these things?'
Godfrey blew great smoke ring out
over the seat in front Of us.
II agree" he said, that we haven't
as yet any direct evidence against
Tremaine. 1t may be that this whole
structure will fall to pieces about my
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
CHAPTER XXI,

I~1HE necklace.' or course the
UI necklace!
EESd But, then," l objected aft
tSASAy er a moment, ''if your theo
rvs correct we're going right away
from the necklace. You said that Tre
maine had hidden 1t at Edgemere."
"Yes, but he's no such fool as tc
come away and leave it hidden there
He's not the man to make the mistake
Miss Croydon made-tO conceal thing
in q place where lie can't get it again
without exciting suspicion. No, no; lie
| took the necklace with him to New
York. He ran no risk in doing that
Everything had happened just as he
hoped it would. There was absolutely
no suspicion against him."
HE may have hidden it somewhere
else in the meantime" l observed.
"Yes, he may have done that" ad,
mitted Godfrey, "and yet why should
he? He has no reason to believe that
any such suspicion attaches to him
He'll naturally wish to keep the pearls
by him until lie has chance to sell
them, one by one. He can't do that
yet. He'll probably arrange trip to
Europe to get rid of them. If the neck
lace is concealed at all it's concealed
somewhere in his rooms. And If it's
there we'll find It"
"Long Island City" yelled the guard,
slamming open the door, Change for
New York;
We took the Thirty-fOurth street
ferry and ten minutes later were In
cab hurrying downtown.
We'll get Simmonds first" said God
frey. ave u sort of reciprocity treaty
with him. Besides, we've got to have
an officer to make the arrest. Here we
are"
He jumped out, paid the driver and
hastened up the steps, after him. AS
we entered the room l saw that a
clock registered half past 10.
"Hello, Simmonds," said Godfrey to
grizzled, stockily built man who had
sprung to his feet as we entered. "All
alone?'
"Yes. The other boys have turned
in."
That's good. I've got something big
for you"
Simmonds' face flushed with sudden
emotion.
"Reallyy' he stammered. "Have you
really"
1.-THE biggest catch that's been made
in many a day. But remember our
agreement-yours the glory, mine the
SCOOP. Not word Of this to anybody
before daybreak."
"Of course not; Of course not" as
sented Simmonds, rubbing his hands
together eagerly. "What is itr'
you've read about that murder and
robbery at the Delroy place near Baby
lonT
eyes, certainly. They've got the mur-
derer in jail down there"
mo, they haven't" retorted Godfrey
sharply. Were going to have him In
tail here inside Of twenty minutes"
Slmmonds' eyes began to glisten.
'That would be big thing" he said.
"Are you sure Of the man."
dead sure. But see here, Sim
monds, / haven't time to tell you the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
Crushing n Critic.

School superintendent in New York
among their many duties are expected
to report on the personality OF the
teachers in their district 1t Is not al
ways easy to get "a line" OH that quail
Ity Of teacher, so many are lenient In
the work. One Of the superintendent.
however, is never satisfied until he has
made the test for orderllness by asking
the teacher to open his or her desk.
One day he found one of his fair sub
ordinates with things in great confu-
sion. She was evidently violating
heavens first law.
"My DEAR" said he to the blushing
delinquent, 81 don't believe you would
make good housekeeper."
The desk closed with bang. There
was fire In her eye as she calmly re.
piled:
"Oh. Are you looking for q house.
keeperT-New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05

tudl lublauts 4hC
S&S) fer-de-lance-death in few
heart beats, and such death! A death
that melts a man into an abomlnation!
For a moment none Of us dared move,
scarcely dared breathe, and / saw the
band Of light from Simmonds' lantern
waving uncertainty across the floor,
the walls, the ceillng-evidently poor
Simmonds did not understand the ex-
act nature of the danger, but only that
It was terrible one. had mad i'm
pulse to Jump, shrieking, for the door,
and should probably have done 1t had
that qulvering silence endured a mo-
ment longer.
"Simmonds, give me your lantern"
said Godfrey, with an admirable calm
ness. Lester, have your cane ready"
He threw a broad band Of light upon
the carpet and, keeping carefully with
In this path, approached the door, felt
for the electric button and switched
on the lights.
Half blinded for an instant we stood
staring at each other, at the floor.
"For Gods sakew gasped Simmonds,
mopping the sweat from his face.
"What is it?"
"Its a snake" said Godfrey tersely,
"the deadliest In the world. II you
don't bel.sve me Look ysnderw And he
pointed to the huddled mass on the
floor.
did not look; was afraid to; I had
already seen too much. was grateful
when Godfrey jerked down a curtain
and threw 1t over the body. Then he
gave Simmonds the lantern and closed
the door, which we had left open when
we entered.
"Now," he continued sharply. there's
no use In giving way to our nerves.
We're in no danger. but that snake Ii
hid around here somewhere and the
first thing for us to do Is to find 1t.
Were there two snakes, Lester?'
NO." | answered, as ~. lately as
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-05
Great Trade in Fruit and Produce

Great Trade in Fruit and Produce
The annual meeting of the Bostor
fruit and produce exchange recent!
was record breaker. There were ovel
700 in attendance and an enthusiastic
session resulted. Officers elected are
President, Joseph NJ. Thomas; vice
president, G. w. Moore; treasurer, d. E
Sleeper; directors, G.. NJ. Chamberlain
wv. J. Haire and E. Fl. Green.
Reporting for the transportation com
mittee P. F. Hennigan called attention
to the remarkable gain in imports ane
exports for Boston the past year. Hs
said the record of achievements along
business, commercial, industrial anc
financial lines has never been paralleIeo
in the city. During the year the valua
ton Of Boston imports and exports
reached the enormous sum of 800, ,92S,
OS7, a gain of more than SIC, ,000, 600 ovel
the total Of 1901, the great export
year, and a gain Of over $1,000, 900 over
1905 which was also record breaker
During the year 1906, $lo6, TAG, 400 worth
of imports were recorded at the Boston
wharves, and this while shippers to
Europe were complaining OF the dull
ness of trade.-New England Home
stead.