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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

again the bird would obtain Its bear
ings, possibly cast Its eye round until
it saw the advertisement on Dewar's
chimney-stack on Waterfowl Bridge.
which was near its last point Of liber-
alton, and then take a straight course
to its home at Tit-Bits ONCE. The next
point of liberation would probably be
further ten miles away, AS in the
first instance, the bird would make
for its last point OF vantage. and steer
straight for home. After reaching
the twenty-mile stage, the stages are
increased ten miles stage until nifty
miles is reached, after which they are
still further increased by twenty-five
miles at time. The usual journeys
for young birds are from 100 to $50
miles, but young pigeons of from Ave
to six months have flown from Banff
to London, 400 miles, and it is no an
common thing for a bird twelve
months old to fly from Nantes to Ian
cashire-450 miles, but is more usual
to wait until they are three or four
years old before setting them these
long journeys to perform
1t must not be supposed that the
use of pigeons for utility purposes is
entirely thing of the past, for many
medical men and numerous business
firms still continue to use them with
advantage. In Lancashire more than
one mill owner has loft at the min
FOR hN oF swA
ton between the mill and the market,
or, when the telegraph Office is some
distance of, pigeons will fly home
with message from a place four or
five miles away, and much more
quickly than it would be possible to
get into communication on the telc~
phone or reach the telegraph Office.
In Wales there are still newspaper
Offices that rely On the pigeon post to
bring them results of football
matches, athletic sports on Saturday
afternoons and other news Of meet
ings, for the reason that many OF
these take place at a distance from a
telegraph Office, and the pigeon can
arrive home with the result much
more quickly than the reporter could
reach the telegraph Office, much less
dispatch his message
The simplest method of attaching
the fimsy is by binding it round a
birds leg and placing over this rub
Der ring, known as the "rosoor" ring,
AID as the birds are taught to wear
the rubber ring when flying out from
the loft they feel no irritation ON it's
being placed over message that is
being carried. There are, of course,
other methods of attaching the mes
sage, but the one mentioned is by far
the most simple and effective, and
was adopted by the naval authorities.
Provincial medical men have made
and are making considerable use of
pigeons in connection with their prac-
tice. They will take with them a bas-
ket of pigeons in their motor cars.
After visiting the patients, the neces-
sary prescription is written out and
forwarded home by pigeon post; the
dispenser at once makes up the pre-
scription, and practically before the
physician has finished his rounds, and
long before he has reached home
again, the boy in buttons starts off to
deliver the bottles of medicine on his
bicycle car. In many provincial dis
tricts it is, of course, useless to write
out prescriptions to be sent to the To-
cal chemist, for the nearest is often
some miles away.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
TREE PLANTING STUDIES.

There are some studieswhich would
undoubtedly prove much more inter
esting and useful to the minds Of
young America (tree planting and
grating, for instance9 than some of
the dry subjects now taught in our
schools Farmers Home Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
Postmen Of the Air.
Work of Carrier Pigeons in Peace ancl in
War--EngIand Dscards Them.

After being established about ten
years the British naval authorities de-
eided to dispense the birds in the ma
val lofts at Portsmouth, Sheerness and
plymouth Some remarkable and in
teresting records were made by these
birds when bringing messages from
ships of the navy to their lofts, but it
is assumed that the Marconi system
Of teIegraphy has now been brought
to such state Of perfection that
aerial messengers for purposes Of
warfare will no longer be required
During the Franco-German War,
when Paris was invested by the enc
nay. it was only by means of pigeons
that FOR very long period that citi-
: zens of Paris obtained any Informs
tion from the outside world, says Tit
Bits. Balloons were dispatched from
Paris carrying bundles of letters and
homing pigeons belonging to few in
dividuals, residents Of Paris. After q
time successful post was organized
from Tours, outside the German lines
This pigeon post was recognized by
the English authorities, and letters at
a cost of half franc word were
sent from Tours into Paris with as
great degree of rapidity as the
pigeons could be sent out by balloon
and conveyed from the places where
they descended into Tours.
The only other instance in which
pigeons have been of value in connec-
ton with war purposes was in the
Angio-B oer War of 1899. During the
period that General White was sur
rounded in Ladysmith all means of
communication were cut, but few
pigeons, belonging to English fan
eiers. that had been taken into Lady
smith before the siege proved of in
eStimable value in conveying mes
sages to Durham, where their lofts
were situated. Not only were mes
sages conveyed, but plans of the forti-
ications that had been built up as
we'll, and even though the Marconi
system of telegraphy may be of serv-
ice for purposes of communication,
there will always be a possibility OF
utilizing pigeons for the purpose of
sending plans and sketches over the
heads of an enemy besieging a town.
It is surprising with what complete
ness fanciers in South Africa have
built up a pigeon service by establish
ing lofts in practically every one of
the mining districts since the war At
johannesburg there is flourishing
society, likewise at Kimberley and
most other towns.
An erroneous idea exists among
many people that pigeons can be sent
with the messages to given posts. A
pigeon will only return to its own loft
or habitation, and for the purpose of
flying a journey of 500 to 600 miles
with any reliability they must be
carefully trained and developed from
the time they are two or three months
old, and have to be trained several
years before they can be thoroughly
depended upon for Journeys of 500
and 900 miles.
To train a pigeon from Tit-Bits
Office to fly from France, the first toss
or point of liberation would possibly
be Waterloo Railway Station. where
they would have to be liberated sim
gly. Each bird then circles round,
takes its bearings and flies to it's
home
The next point of liberation would
possibly be Chaplain Junction. Here
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
PICKING VEGETABLES.

Always pick vegetables when they
mature, whether you have use for
them or not. It will give the others
more room, and in the case of vines
the immature fruit will have better
chance to ripen.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
Siberian Butter Exports.

Siberia exported nearly $4,000 tons
OF butter last year, chiefly to Dem
mark, Germany and England.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
A GOOD GARDEN.

Recipe for good garden; Manure
heavily. pillow well, harrow till as
mellow as an ash heap, plant good
seeds, cultivate often and keep the
hoe going every time a weed sticks
up its head.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
THIN FRUIT.

For best results In the fruit gar
den thin out all the fruits that have
set thickly and cut back the berry
canes to three feet.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

Import Plants From America.
German East Africa has been rails
Ing sisal hemp since 1893 from plants
Saunnrted from Florida.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

Tulane University realized an en-
dowment fund of $1,OOO,OOO last
year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
EVERY AMERICAN
RECORD SMASHED
Sensational Time Made in Stock
Car Race in Riverhead
Auto Derby

RIVERHEAD, L. L., Sept 29.-The
smashing of every existing American
record for automobile racing on the
open road and spill which cost the
life of Mechanician James Bates and
serious injury TO another marked
the running today of the Long Island
automobile derby. The event was a
stock car sweepstake and was run
over % miles of hitherto untried road
at the eastern extremity of Long
Island between Riverhead and Matti-
tuck.
The racing was the fastest ever wit
messed in open road contests in this
country. In the class for cars selling
at s1,251 to s2,500, FIVE laps, 1875
miles, Louis Chevrolet, in a Buick, won
in l hour 81 minutes So $40 sec
onds, breaking all records for the class.
His speed ge is slightly in excess
of 20 miles an hoWi.
Finishing secondlto Chevrolet in this
class, Robert Burman, also driving a
Buick. covered the distance in j hour
as minutes 2ls seconds, or at a rate
of 81 miles an hour.
In the class for cars selling from
$4,000 to $4,000, the only entry, a
Sharp Arrow, driven by w. II. Sharp,
averaged SO miles an hour, covering
1865 miles in hours minutes 2
seconds.
Almost as fast time was made by the
winner in the class for cars selling for
$4,000 and over, Ralph Fl. de Palma.
driving Fiat, who finished the 2275
miles in hours 3S. minutes 80 sec
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

peaches and peelings Mash and mix
with water sufficient to keep the flavor
of the peaches. To gallon of this add
four ounces brown sugar and a half
compressed yeast cake softened. Turn
into a. jug or cask and set In the sun to
lferment.
Canned Peaches-Allow to every eight
quarts peaches two pounds sugar and
three quarts water. Make a syrup of
the sugar and water, stirring until
the sugar is dissolved. AS soon as it
boils skim carefully. Meantime having
peeled the peaches, pack in sterilized
jars, making sure before you begin
that the rubbers are new and the COW
ers perfect. Settle the fruit as much
as possible by shaking the jar, then fill
with the boiling syrup.
1t will take about a pint for each
quart jar. Do not put on the rubber,
but adjust the glass top of the can half
oven in shallow pans half filled with
boiling water. Have folded towel on
the bottom of the pan before setting in
the jars. Close the oven door (the oven
should be moderately warm) and cook
the fruit about IS minutes. Take from
the oven. adjust the rubbers, fill each
Jar in turn to overfiowing with the boil
ing. syrup. put on the top. wipe and
Set the cans on board or folded
newspaper out of draught until
cooled. Then tighten the jars still
This amout of sugar does not make
the peaches very sweet
If you prefer them sweeter, increase
the proportion of sugar. Peaches canned
In this way look better than when they
are cooked in a kettle and transferred
to the jars, When the peaches are large
they must be cut in halves, but some of
the pits should be put in each jar for
flavor.
What to Wear-Women of the color
less blonde type can usually wear any
shade of blue that has no green in it's
composition Green has tendency to
increase the pallor of the skin. Other
becoming colors are white. cream gray
matlve, all the pastel shades rich deep
brown. pale yellow. old rose. deep red
and ivory white. If YOU get the right
shade ii will, | am sure, be very be-
coming to YOU The second choice
would be navy blue. Blondes either
look extremely well or else dowdy in
brown
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
VAN NESS AVENUE SITE
FOR ARMORY SELECTED
Contract Signed for Purchase
of Land for 100000

Opposition to the selection of the
block bounded by Van Ness avenue,
Polk, Bay and North Point streets, for
an armory site disappeared yesterday
and contract was signed for the pur-
chase of the land for 100000.
At the meeting held in the directors
room of the Bank of California there
were present Governor GiIlett. Frank
B. Anderson, A. w. Foster Joseph d.
Grant, j. r. Howell l. w. Hellman
Jr., George A. Newhall, Captain A. HI.
Payson and Henry T. Scott.
There was also present Colonel c.
r. Hewes, Colonel Mckannay and mem
bers of his staff and Colonel AIMING of
the governors staff.
A contract for the purchase of the
block of land was signed by the gov
ernor the members of the committee
and Mrs. Harriet de Witt Kittle, the
owner of the land.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

See the page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears
regularly in the magazine of The
Sunday Call. Cash prizes are given
each week for the best household
ideas and kitchen recipes. Send
in your choicest ones to Modern
House Keeper Page" The San
Francisco Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
Culinary Notes

Culinary Notes
Peach Recipes-There are many ways
in which peaches can be put up for the
winters use.
peaches allow three-quarters of a pound
of sugar and a cup of water to every
pound of fruit. Peel the peaches, hav
ing first rubbed with rough cloth to
remove the fuzz
Save the skins of these if the fruit is
fine, to use in marnalade or peach
syrup. Cut the peaches in halves. If
large, but save some of the pits to give
flavor If you do not wish to put them
in with the preserves, crack them,
cover with cold water and steep gently
for half an hour to extract the flavor.
Then use this water in place of the
clear water in making the syrup.
Packed the peeled and halved peaches
In sterilized jars fill with the scaldine
rich syrup and cook in an oven bath 20
minutes before filing to overlooking
with more of the scalding syrup; or,
having SKINNED the syrup drop the
fruit In the preserving kettle, layer
at a time and simmer until the peaches
are tender and transparent Then. take
up carefully. pack into jars, boil the
thick; strain over the fruit and seal
at once. If desired tablespoonful of
brandy can be put into the neck of the
lar Just before sealing.
Picked Peaches-For seven pounds OF
nice peeches peeled allow three or three
and a half pounds sugar, according to
the acidfty OF the peaches, q pint OF
vinegar. one ounce of allspice, one
ounce cloves and three or four pieces of
stick cinnamon about three inches long.
Stick the cloves into the peaches and tie
the rest of the spices in thin muslin
bags. Boil the sugar, vinegar and spices
together and pour the mixture hot over
the peaches, which may be left whole OF
cut in halves. Let the peaches stand
over night. The next day, pour off the
vinegar. bring to a boil again. pour over
the peaches a second time. put all in the
preserving kettle, boil three minutes.
then can. The peaches should look
clear.
Peach Observation-Disclosures canning or
picking peaches save the parings and
the soft or unshapely pieces. If cling
stones. there will be considerable pulp
adhering to the pits. Cover with cold
water and simmer until soft. Rub
through sieve. then boil again 20
minutes. Add three-quarters of the
weight in sugar and cook, stirring
often until thick.
Peach yinegar-Use' for this overripe
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

onds, which is an average of 62.S5
miles an hour
The winner in the class for cars sell
ing from So, 200 to $4,000. Frank Les
cault. driving a Palmer Singer also
averaged better than a mile minute,
finishing the 1s2 miles in 2 hours 50
minutes seconds, or at rate of 81
miles an hour.
Even in the small car class for cars
selling from $3.50 to $1,000, an average
of "a miles an hour was maintained,
Arthur See. in a Maxwell, covering the
81 miles in l hour II minutes %
seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
SOLD ADULTERATEp MEAT.

SOLD ADULTERATED NEAT. Bachtold 2007
Folsom street fined $25 by police Judge
CoDlan yesterday for using sulphites in sau-
sage meat and ]. Beutteler. $50 Haight street,
and Henry Oswald Harbor View market 1886
Union street. $40 each by Judge Shortal
Warrants were issued for the arrest OF O. E.
Bernhard. r. Mokeon. Standard meat company
C. Barsocchini. 5. Mayer and Z. Wood.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
A FEW WORDS WITH tie
LADY OF Me1HOUSE

Apology is only egotism wrong side
out Nine times out of ten the first
thing a mans companion knows of
his shortcomings is from his apol-
ogy.--Holmes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

The Dinner Menu
Macaroni Soup
Lobster a Ia Newbury
Fillet of Beef, with Tomatoes
Roast Grouse
French Bean Salad
Jelly with Fruit
Is s. Sa %
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
Long Trip Is
Made in Peerless

erville and South Forks, and reached
an altitude of 5000 feet before he re-
turned. One of the most interesting
parts of the journey was a hill three
miles long with a rise of 1000 feet in
that distance. Some of the pitches he
felt at first it would be impossible even
for the Peerless car to negotiate. Roads
over which he travelled were in fairly
good condition considering the time of
the year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

DR.. J. n. Chain of Eureka is again in
the city after tour of over 1,500 miles
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
ElmOre Owner
ON Visit to City

Smith, the local Gilmore agent, and
tried out the 1910 demonstrators.
Bastanchury, in speaking of the new
car, states that it is the finest that
which to him means a good deal. as
since 1906 the cars have proved salts
factory for business as we'll as for
pleasure.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
w. e. Hood
Has Returned

representatives. He reports prospects
good for a lively business in motor
cars this year in the southern city.
Hood expects to leave early next week
for Salt Lake city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

D. J. Bastanchury of Los Angeles, a
twocycle- enthusiast and an owner of
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

c. A. Thayer of this city has ju.
returned from an interesting trip in hi
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
Special
Studebakers

w. c. Hood, representative for the
Pacific coast of the Chalmers Detroit
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
Tells of
the Roads

encountered on the entire trip was
through Cow creek canyon, between
Grants pass and Rossburg Ore, where,
for a distance of so mI1es. slow progress
was made. From Crescent City. Cal,
to Cummings Doctor Chain reports
splendid roads. which are smooth and
hard, permitting fast time being made.
From Cummings to Capeilo the roads
are full of ruts, which are covered with
the element of pleasure from touring
between these points and rendering
impossible any attempt at speed.
c. A. Thayer of this city has just
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

Several specially ordered cars of the
Studebaker make are en- route to the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30

extended as far as
Lake Tahoe. He
went by way of
DIoo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
Duke of Abruzzi Believes Two
 Found Earth s Axis

Marseilles, Sept. 13-An early meet ing between the Duke of the Abruzzi, who arrived here from his Himalayan expedition, and Miss Katherine FL kins, was indicated by the Duke him. self to-dav who stated that he ex- pected soon to go to Bad Gastein, in Austria, where Miss Elkins, her moth CT and brother, are stopping.
 Dispatches from Paris stated that the Elkins' had arrived there and that the Duke would join them if the meet ing could be arranged secretly. To- day, however, it is learned that Miss Elkins, at least, is still at Bad Gas tein and it is believed that her mother is with her.
 That affairs between the Duke and Miss E1kins are again running smooth ly is clearly indicated by his an nouncement that he will visit the Duke and Duchess D'Aosta after his trip to Bad Gastein. The opposition of the Duke, who is his brother, and the Duchess, to his marriage to Miss Eli1ins, was largely responsible for the amour cement that the engagement had neen broken. It is believed now that he has won over all the mem bers of the royal family and that an early anno1ncon e1t of their marriage plans may be announced.
 The Duke was anxious to learn if there was any more news regarding the Cook-Peary controversy over the North Pole.
 "Neither one of these men is a bluff fer" he said, land from the fra gmen- tary reports that I have read, I think both men reached the North Pole. I want to try for the Pole again one of these days Nothing would suit me better than to have my august rela- tive, King Victor, authorize me to head an Arctic expedition"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
5000 MILL
 HANDScOUT Seven Print Cloth Works of M. c. D. Borden Shut
 Down Result of Strike Among Weavers Means Loss of $35.OOO in Weekly Wages.
(special from United Press)

lopSCldl ITOIu OIllSo EISSS.J
 Fall River, Mass, Sept. 13.-Five thousand mill workers were thrown out of employment to-day by the shut down of all of the seven print cloth mills of the Iron Mills Works Conn., pany, of which M. c. D. Borden is the owner.
 The shutdown is the result of the strike of the weakers that went into effect to-day. It means the loss of s35,00O in weekly wages to the opera tiveS.
 The striking weavers marched from the mills, which were opened as usual for work this morning, to Weavers' Hall, where big meeting took place. Only a few weaverS went to work.
 This is the first time in 23 years that these mills have shut down. The striking W-eavers ask for a 10 per cent increase in wages and the adjustment of several minor grievances.
 Although the Iron Works plant, one of the largest plants of its kind in the country, does not pay its employees ac- cording to the sliding scale, which de- termiues the rates of wages in other mills of the city, it's operatives receive practically the same pay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
But Claims that Stores Were Abandoned, Although He Knew that Cook was
 Somewhere About lnud Rasmussen Questions Silence of Whitney, Saying Etah Esquimos Knew of
 Cooks Discovery Ars. Peary Says: "No Color Line in the Arctic; Matt Henson Was An Amer
 = ican"
Especial from United Press.)

Boston. Sept. 13.-Special dispatches received here to-day from Sydney. c. B.. say that. fortified by numerous documents. Herbert L. Brodgman. secretary of the Peary Arctic Club. ienies any wrongdoing by the explorer In connection with taking pr. Cook s stores. The secretary is quoted as saying:
 "A false light has been put on the account of taking Dr. Cooks stores. I have received documents from Com mander Peary which prove that his taking those abandoned stores was
 "Rudolph Francke of the Cook ex- petition came down: Peary took care of him.
 < '.Peary found atvarious stations let lers from Francke, the most imploring letters. filled with wild appeals for aid.
 commander Peary took Francke with him to his doctor at Etah. The doctor himself has written me to that sffect. He found Francke suffering from scurvy. He had him cared for.
 'eThen Peary pushed along to the points where he found Cooks stores that he had established the year be- lore. He guarded these from bears and gave aid to members of the party. He even offered to send out scouts to endeavor to locate Dr. Cook. Nothing more could have been done by mortal man than Peary did.
 sWhen he found abandoned stores he took them. As an officer of the United States Navy. he had a right to these It is quite the common practice among explorers to take all abandoned stores. By his action Peary simply followed custom. All his letters. writ len long before this controversv arose. prove oonolusively that Peary was guilty of no offense again Dr. Cook" Cooks cached stuff was in danger of the clements, wild animals and Els kimos, and 1t has long been an estab- lished custom that whenever cached stuff was found without a guard, any other explorer could take it. Peary
 Cook adherents here point out that Francke was in charge of the Cook supplies, and therefore they were not 'tunguarded' They say Peary had no right. to believe Cook was dead nor to believe that Francke would not guard his property, and that his claim that the goods were his by right of finding them Is untenable.