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The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Singing Pigeons

The queer Chinese change pigeons
iRto song-birds by fastening whistles
to their breasts. The wind OF their
fight then causes a wierd and plain
tive music that is seldom silenced in
the pigeon-haunted cities of Pekin
and Canton. The Belgians, great
pigeon-fiyers, fasten whistles be-
meath the wings of the valuable rae
ing carriers, asserting that the shrill
noise is a sure protection against
hawks and other birds of prey. AS
similar protection, reeds, emitting
an odd wailing sound, are fixed to
the tall feathers of the dispatch
bearing pigeons of the German army.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
cd south American Apima1s.

Many curtsgs animals haunt the
marshy parts IS nth America ncTEn
OF the pampas. Frogs big and ferO-
cious, given to making vicious
springs when closely approached; the
sapybara, a cavy "contented with
The bulk Of a sheep; the huge coypu
rat and the swarthy piglike tapir are
frequently seen. Along the forest
margins troops of peccaries are often
met with, occasionally the jaguar
sometimes the puma, likewise that
toothless curiosity, the great ant
bear, long in claw, long nosed and
remarkably long tonEued. A famil-
lar object is the great jabiru, a stork
with a preference for the desolate
lagoons, where it may often be OBJ
served statuesque on one leg and
wrapped in observation-disclosures.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Some Valuable StnrN1a

The Emperor Francis joss sh owns
the F1orentine, which has all event
full history. To the King of Portugal
belongs the Star of the South, valued
at 100000: while in the Russian
sceptre Is the Orlof which once
adorned a Brahmin idol, says Home
Chat.
= Such stones as these are so large
that they are practically unstable.
No one person is rich enough TO pur-
chase them. Again the expense Of
cutting is enormous. The Cullinan
diamond will require at least E1O, 900
to be spent on it for this alone. Even
then, the gem now 1924 carats, will
weigh some 1900 carats, while the
sections cut away will themselves
form valuable stones, ranging from
twenty carats downward.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
THE WINDOW SILL MIRROR.
Rarely Seen In New York But PIenea.
tiful in Philadelphia.

Every once in while you see one
Of them in New York but not often
They're commOner in Brooklyn,
but are nowhere seen in the pro-
fusion that you find them in Phila-
deiphia. Meaning of course, those
mirror devices people have on the
sills Of the second floor windows to
give a tip on who is coming up the
street or down the street, or more
important, who is at the front door.
They strike the average observer as
rather provincial in idea because he
thinks instinctiyely of the shut In
person who's only pleasure is IN see
Ing who's on the street. But
they're very helpful in telling when
a caller is getting near. so that the
woman of the house has time to
make a hurried toilet and be calmly
waiting in her very best when the
visitor comes in. Also they give q
chance to sound the nCS at home
warning to the servants New York
Sun.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The swaYing skYscraper.

Through the chance Of perfect ad-
3ustment in the way OF balance, Of
a row Of large photographs that
hang On q wall OF an office building
down town the clerks In the place
lave q good deal % quiet amusement
with persons who visit the place for
the first time. Owing to this bal
ance the pictures are easily sway
ed by the wind that blows through
the open windows and since the Of
fee force goes In for fresh air the
year round The pictures are never
still. The joke lies In catching the
LOrrifed expression on the faces OF
the callers when they get sight Of
the swinging frames. Then it is al
ways explained with due sOlemnity, If
the boss is not around that the sway
ing Of the frames IS due to the oscil-
lation OF the struCsdTe. It usually
takes some time for the object of the
Joke 70 see the point. Meanwhile hs
has suffered p considerable shock.-
y. Y. World.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
MADE TO ENTOMB A Th2.TAR GIRL
Austrian Mason Goes Insane After .
Horror Among Caucasus Tribe.

Austrian Mason Goes Insane After .
Horror Among Caucasus Tribe.
Odessa.-Peter Kayulitch. an Aus
trian mason, went mad here as ths
result of brooding over being forced
to wall up the daughter Of the chief
tain Of q Tartar tribe in the Caucasus
IA a living tomb. He was kidnapped
in Baku q month ago, taken blind.
folded into the mountains, compelled
to build the wall around the girl
and then was turned loose outside
BaKu. For a week he led a party
of soldiers In vain attempt to find
the girl.
The girl was condemned to death
iH the tomb because she eloped with
one Of her fathers servants. She
was engaged TO the son of a wealthy
Tartar, and all preparations had
been made for the wedding She
was caught with the servant after a
two days chase, and was tried at
family council. 1t was decided 20
build q wall around her and leave
her to her fate. Kavulitch was kid
mapped, and he was taken into the
mountains to ind the whole tribe
dawn up to witness the living burial
Of the girl.
The man protested against the
work, but his life was threatened
unless he obeyed. The girl was tied
hand and foot to q stake. She i'm
plored mercy, but her cries were un-
needed. 4 circle was drawn around
her, and the mason was made to fol-
low It with . wall TIVE feet thick.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
A LOAF OF BREAD PUT IN TWO
COFFTNS.

Half Buried with Wife, Husbands
Grave Now Contains Other Part.
Brooklyn.-Adolph Raad, who
formerly lived at No. 11O Luquer
street, was buried in Greenwood
Cemetery, the coffin containing one
half OF loaf of rye bread, the other
half OF which had been buried with
Mrs. Raad four years ago. The aged
couple were born in Ludenbach, Ger
many. They purchased a farm in
what Is now Flatbush, and as the
city gradually encroaehed upon their
farm land they cut 1t up and. sold it
until they were soon able to retire
comfortably.
There is an old German custom
Of making a wish whenever q fresh
loaf Of bread is cut On Septem-
Der 7. 1904, Mrs. Raad had Just
made the customary wish, and was
about to cut a loaf when she dropped
dead. The husband cut the loaf and
put half in his wife's conn. The
ether half was preserved in a tin
box, the neighbors having been in
structed to put it in his coffin.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The GingkO Tree.

Studies by Miss NJ. c. Slopes of the
fossil fora of Scotland hive shown
that the gingkO or maidenhaiF, tree,
9 native OF Japan and China. which
Is cultivated in Europe and this Coun-
try on account of its remarkable fol-
iAge, belongs to an extremely anc-
lent family. OF whicn 1t is now, ap-
parently, the last surviving repre-
sentative. At one time it seems to
have been widely spread. A singu-
lar fact Is that the fossil specimens
OF the gingko, found in the rock beds
OF the Inferior Oolite series, at Bro
"a, Scotland, are so similar to the
hving trees that ct first sight no diff
ference Is apparent. Only an ex-
animation of the structure of the
cells reveals a variatiOn.-YOuth's
Companion.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
OoUNTERFEITERs NEW SCHEME
How the Smooth Demonstration Gets
His Victims Coin.

"Ons of the latest schemes Of the
counterfeit money swindlers is to
show guillible people a machine with
which they can print for themselves
large size bills. initiative Of Govern
ment currency" said Capt. g. r.
khojes, formerly Of the secret SER
vice. This money producing ma
chine has q smooth demonstrator
who will, after getting a prospective
victim interested, turn the crank and
grind out a $40 note, which. 1t is
needless to say. is genuine. The
vtcim shows the bill to a bank cash
teT, and hears II pronounced good.
and his mercenary nature being
AROUSED, he sees visions of gigantic
wealth, and hands over to Mr.. Sharp
or $500, or at least $3.50, for the
instrument that is going TO make him
q Rockefeller. It is needless to say
that the subsequent specimens turn
cd out are such miserable imitatians
mat they would hardly fool a blind
man, bat the ignoTamUs Is IN a place
where he can't make a roar for his
lost money.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
For Pressing Platte Skirts.

Plated Skirts which have been
washed are difficult to press. Time
and expense may be saved by having
the work done after the following
method, WhiCi is 70. ---Oolen skirts
especially: Before the skir has be-
come badly creased or runpled run
q basting thread, using short, even
stitches, down the entire ength of
each crease which marks the folds
Of the pla!ts. By this means, after
the skirt has been washed, the pro-
Ger location of each le2t can read
Iiy be determined, and the pressing
done successfully.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
A Clever Bear.

A noted ethnologist observed in
Vienna a bear deliberately making
With his paw. current in some wa
ter which was close to the bars of his
cage 80 as to draw a piece Of float
ing bread within his reach. These
actions OF the bear could hardly be
attributed to instinct or inherited
habit, as they would be Of little use
70 an animal In a state of nature.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
RaIzac in Church Pew.

The woman who had left q vol
ame of Balzac In the church pew on
prayer meeting night felt little bit
ashamed when she asked for the
book. but the sexton assured her she
need not feel that way. Many
things are left in the church." he
said, ''and some of them are q whole
lot less respectable than Balzac. Al
ter each service the pews yield q
strange grist of forgotten or dis
earded articles"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The Languages.

According to MulhaIl's estimates
130, 100000 persons speak English,
and 84,00O,O00 German. Russian
is spoken by upwards of S5,000,000,
but these numbers are far exceeded
by the 360.OOO,OOO to 4OO,0OO,OOO
Chinese and 100000 or more
Hindustani.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
For the KnOcker.

A new method by which the audi
ance at a theatre can show its ap-
proval or disapDroval of a play with
out disturbing the performance is
being introduced by the Italian dra-
matfst, TraveTsi. Before leaving the
theatre every person is to drop a
ticket into one of three boxes mark
ed good" Indifferent" and bad"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
A Fine Distinction,

While a small boy was fishing one
Sunday morning he accidentally lost
his foothold and. tumbled into the
creek. AS an old man on the bank
was helping him out, he said: How
did you come to fall into the river,
my little mani" Il didn't come to
fall into the river l came to FISH,"
replied the boy.-The Argonaut.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
r BaIIineer Prop 343 w I4th St New YorkCity

v--.'"l's head. and a small opening
was made for air, so that her suf-
ferings might be prolonged. As
soon as his work was finished Kavu-
Itch was blindfOlded again. He was
set at liberty with 100 roubles In his
D ket. He came to Odessa and
went mad in the street. He was
taken to a hospital in a straitjacket.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
OuiU TcothpiCIIs,

The largest quill toothpick fac
h-ip the world is near Paris, where
there is an annual product of 20,-
eco 600 quiIls. The factory was
started to make quill pens. but when
thaaa went out of general use It was
Sazvsrtsd into q tOothpick mill.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Trade Unions I'm Germany.

GeTmany's trades unions humber
about 2,215,000 members, which is
rs per cent of the total strength OF
the labor organizations of the civil
lied world.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
A Heavy Penalty

The London Express mentions the
case OF private whe for failing to
recognize and salute his officer was
condemned to march past and sa-
Lutte barrack pump for two hours
each day for a week.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Shoe FIYi

You can put a mat in front of
every plate but you can't make a fly
wipe his feet before he walks on
your food. The only safe course
with regard to the fly is to exclude
him from the house.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
large Annie TREE.

What Is reported to be the larg-
est apple tree in the United States
Is at Southington, Conn. 1t yields
so bushels.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Irish Linen.

The linen industry is the greatest
manufacturing industry Ireland pos
sesses. There is invested in 1t some
thing like e15, 100000, and it gives
employment to 10000 people.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Rounfies for Rabbits.

Australia in 10 years paid out
S5,S88,O15 in bounties for rabbits
at the rate of 20 cents each.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Fish Candies

The fish candles of Alaska are be-
ing sent over the world in quantities
Is curiosities.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

Worry Is one of the most fruitful
causes Of consumption.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

The average woman carries SO
miles Of hair on her head.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
FREE OFFER

Kinkhe re3c go b shampoo d dp
both hrml5O cents Il bottles n tx k q soap goo mi a h following
Henry Eln9a F. TsGMfy, H
vanaa uenetrwed eth etno noFhw
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
T.
A Beautiful Hair Dressing and
Tonic for the Hair!
Read what Madam Robinson, the Famous Black Patti
Queen of the Opera, says of Kink-ine

i
@ me most q ha dressing and have used altogether different from
entirely all andh
1t
does would
kHR delightful argeyf the
c0ed people; absolutely makes shGt
and
vSrla that
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

G
SC h al new and Wgor t the hair
al al druggists prtoteI
him order for he aagat Hno send
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

I JI u H3lG
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-10
WOOD BEDS

We have them in all shapes,
finish or wood, mahogany,
Golden Oak, Early English,
Birds-eye Maple, Circassion
Walnut, Bed like cut. q TX
quarter sawed, n
grained oak. special.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-10

We challenge every Sewing Ma
chine manufacturer, every agent
to contradict this statement; we
have the best machine on the
market today at a price one
third lower than other $50 call
ed" high grade machines. S1.OO
weekly will buy FREE" See
demonstration this weak
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-10

Colonial design,
lockwood color
ing with hand
some designs in
center, worth Csc,
holiday q
special 7H
price $1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-10

N Q SIO STAND
A Music Stand for little
sister-and such a bargain,
exactly as shown, made of
beautiful Bamboo, 4 shap-
ed shelves. ornamented top.
Christmas 81
special ~
d sssssssssss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-10

q MbHELLA STAND.
Exactly as shown, made of
solid oak, Early English fin
ish. how long have you wish
ed to get one for your front
hall? Blame no one IL you
come too late, but yourself.
none to children, no ~
phone order, bring 49P
correct change -
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05

Cheek; the William Henry Green fell
lowship in Biblical theology, to Harry
Preston Midkaff; the Gelston Winthrop
fellowship in apologetics,, to Royal
Jesse Smalley; the Gelston Winthrop
fellowship in church history, to Jesse
Maxwell Corum, jr.; the Gelston Win
throp fellowship in didactic and po-
lemic theology, to Charles Edward Bas-
kerville; the Benjamin Stanton prize in
Old Testament literature. to Boyd Nc
Cleary; h first Scribner prize in New
Testament literature, to George Sus-
valy Rentz, mi the second Scribner
prize to Clarence Henry Schwenke. The
first Maitland prize in New Testament
literature went to Charles Digor
Brokenshire, and the Archibald Alex
ander Hodge prize in didactic and po-
lemic theology, to John Orr.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
HARVARD PLANS TO START
BIG DAILY NEWSPAPER.

BOSTON.-May 5.-The suggestion
that there be established in Boston a
morning newspaper printed and adj
ministered by Harvard University as a
practical school for journalism has ex-
cited earnest discussion in the faculty
of the university, among the grad
yates in Boston, and especially among
the members of the English depart
ment of the college. The idea of the
proposed newspaper is twofold: Prima-
rily to train men in a practical way
for a newspaper career; s~econdarily, tC
link Harvard as a university more
closely with the actual life and prob
lens of Boston, of Massachusetts, and
of the entire country.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
PASTOR POSED AS HERO
TO BOOM HIS CHURCH.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 5.-Press-agent
methods of church advertising are not
to be generally adopted in st. Louis
churches, although the Rev. Columbus
Polk Goodson, former pastor of the
Kings Highway Presbyterian Church,
says he started his church on the road
10 prosperity by putting over" a press
agent act on the st. Louis papers.
He told of how s-year-old Donald
Stewart, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il
Stewart, fell off a pier at Creve Occur
lake; of how he rushed into the water
which was hardly up to mis- waist, and
dragged the boy out, and then of how
he permitted the newspapers to write
il up as a thrilling rescue, thus at
tracing attention to himself and to his
church,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
sLAsHEs WOMAN AND CHILD.

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-When Mrs.
Alice Jensen, 10 years old. of 1910 South
Eighth street, refused to accompany her
escort any further, as they reached a
woods near the Camden water plant. at
Morris Station, yesterday afternoon, she
was slashed across the throat and head
with a razor. and her assailant escaped.
Annie Miller, 8>years old, sister of Mrs.
Jensen, of the same address, attempted
to aid her sister and was slashed across
the wrist.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
PRINCETON HONORS
WON BY CLASS OF
81 TwHE0LOG|ANS
Diplomas Awarded at Ninety
seventh Commencement Exer-
Cises of Seminary.
Especial to the Evening start


PRINCETON, May 5.-The Princeton
Theological Seminary had its ninety
seventh commencement exercises in the
chapel yesterday afternoon, and a class
of thirty-four men received degrees
from the institution. DIR. Patton, presi-
dent of the seminary, made the gradu-
ating address. He commended the
graduating students on the unusual ex-
c~ellence of their work
The first address was delivered by
Professor John Dewitt, who talked on
John Calvin. the Man"
The other speakers at the alumni
banquet were: DIR. NASSAU, of Africa,
who spoke for 1859: DR.. Heberton. OF
Philadelphia, for 1859; DR.. Margness,
of Illinois, for 1879; DR.. Chapman, OF
Orange, for 1889, and DIR. C. r. Wat
son, secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions, for 1899.
The following are the names of the
seniors who received bachelor of divin.
ity degrees: James S. Armentrout
Charles E. Baskerville, James b
Branch, Francis P. Cheek, Jesse M
Corum, jr, Oliver w. Carmichael
John Y. Crothers, Samuel G.. Finney
James M. Ghysils. James N. King
David M. Lyle, Walter r. Montgomery
Samuel M. Morrow, Edward #. Reimer
Royal J. Smalley, John c. Steele ano
Judson l.. Underwood.
winners Of Fellowship.
The fellowships and prizes were con
ferred as follows: The George S. Greer
fellowship in Old Testament literature
| a wa rdod IN I or1xr Ch~fof3an TlIc1oo@ th,
alumni scholarship in New Testamen
literature and the Archibald Robertson
: scholarship, awarded to Francis Powell
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
MAGNOLIA CLUB no DANCE.

The Magnolia Pleasure Club last night
appointed the following committee to
make arrangements for the annual re-
ceptiona and ball. which will be held at
their hall, 81 Magnolia street, May q:
George Hursh, John Heinnickel, Otto
Limeberger. Fred Koch and George
volger.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
DAMpHIoN DANCE TONIGHT

The Damphion Social Society will
dance in the West End Clubhouse this
evening. and invitations nave been is
sued for $50 guests.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05


An error in printing was responsible
for the disapproval of Assemblyman
Clark's bill extending to surety compa-
MES the right to require the surrogate
or orphans court to direct executors to
give notice to creditors of descendants
to bring in their debts or claims within
nine months from the making of the
order by the court.
Another measure which the Governor
considered unnecessary vas Senator
Frelinghuysen's bill authorizing water
companies with a capital of less than
500, 900 to increase their capital stock
to that amount. Existing Legislation.
the Governor said in his veto message,
gives the necessary power.
Assemblyman Burpo's bill. designed
to prevent colored organizations from
using the name or emblem of the Order
of Elks, was disapproved by the Gov
ernor upon the ground that IL was UNI
necessary.
Senator Hillery's bill limiting to
thirty days the time for appealing from
any Improvement assessment in bor-
oughs was disapproved upon the ground
that the law should not prohibit the
courts from making a stay in any case
where a certiorari Is granted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
OWNERS CAN'T
ESCAPE ON TECHNICALLY

Property owners on North
Nineteenth and Twenty-fi- Il:
streets will now have to pay up
for the grading of the streets n
front of their property. The
council last night confirmed the
revised assessment roll.
The people in this section oil
wanted the streets graded. A
district was formed. The blocks
have not been divided into 10 5
and when the engineers clerk
took the assessed valuation from
the auditors books it was given
for blocks instead of half blocks.
The valuation seemed to be high
enough to carry the Improvement
so the job was done. Then it was
discovered the usual plan of as
sessing half the block would not
work as the cost of the improve
ment. was more than half the as
sessed value of the property.
The citizens saw the technical
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Especial CoItespoudence.)


PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. 30
That veteran in gray, with the
icy storms and winds, the swell
tering heat and the blistering
pavements of many winters and
many summers beginning to tell
on him, will straighten up a bit
that eager young fellow with
the new mail ouch will look for
ward little rore eagerly to the
storms and the winds, the swell
tering heat of many summers
and winters that are coming, if
Uncle Sam can be brought to look
kindly on a system of credits for
postal employees which has just
been proposed to the postoffice
authorities at Washington by
Postmaster j. C. Young of this
city.
Under the postoffice depart
ment's present system of keeping
tab on its employees, the demerit
plan is followed.
Postmaster Young believes
that the demerit system is a great
weakness in our postoffice sys-
TEN.
when a man works a life SEN
tence in penitentiary," explains
Young, "you will rarely find that
he is any more efficient than the
guards force him to be. He is
working under club and he will
do just enough to keep clear of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
q 1HEKTER
Bessie Devoe, Frank
Gould's Flame, Accepts
Salary of $4,000 Per


(Ry United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-"I neef
the money" Thus Bessie Devoe,
the stage dancer, who is suing
Frank j. Gould for $250,000 FOR
breach of promise, explained ner
action of yesterday when she ac-
cepted an offer to return to the
vaudeville stage at a salary OF
$4,000 a week.
The dancers salary Us no..
than 1000 per cent above the sal
airy she was receiving at the time
she Is said to have left the sta re
at Frank Gould's request two
years ago, and is the second high
est salary paid vaudeville per-
formers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
NEW A|RSH|P FOR
| Los ANGELES meet

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 80. =
Blaine Sewage and David A.
Jackson of Humboldt county are
here today on their way to Los
Angeles.
With them is the Sewage mono
plane which recently, they cla,c1
few three-quarters of a mile IN a
minute and a half.
The aeroplane is built on the
lines of Bleriot's machine, which
crossed the English channel. I.
is entered in the aviation meet T.,
be held in Los Angeles.