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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
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TELLING AGE OF CHICKENS.
Generally the Spurs Will Distinguish
Two-Year-old Bird.

English authorities hold that there
is no certain test of age in fowls. But
they admit that in general the spurs
both of hens and Cocks will distin-
guish a two-year-old bird.
There are exceptions, however. in
which really young birds develop old
looking spurs. while really second
year birds preserve the short. round.
ed spurs of a cockerel.
The texture of the legs is a guide,
to some extent, and so are the delica-
cy and freshness of the skin of the
face and comb, but still an occasional
hen will preserve her youthful appear
ance to a startling degree.
The skin OF the body is a better
test, as it becomes coarser and dryer
looking with age
Formerly the wing feathers we're
considered an absolute test as between
Dullet and hen. even after the long
practice of early breeding had made
the molting of early pullets quite COM
mon.
An Austrian authority says that
pullet will show rose-colored veins on
the surface of the skin, under the
wings
There will also be long, silky hairs
growing there. After year old these
hairs disappear, as also do the veins,
and the skin grows white and vein
less.
1t is more difficult to judge the age
of water fowl than of other poultry,
partly from the absence of spurs. part
ly from greater longevity and partly
because the water keeps their legs
soft and fresh.
Ducks waddle more heavily as they
grow older, and after two or three
years they acquire depression down
the breast.
An abdominal pouch of considerable
size indicates great age in geese.
Turkeys up to year old are said
to have black feet, which grow pink up
TO three years of age, when they gradu-
ally turn gray and dull.
Age in pigeons is often told by the
color of the breast. In squads the
flesh looks whitish as seen through
the skin, but becomes more and more
purplish as the bird grows older
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
CARDINAL SEES TAFT.
Report That Visit Was Not Due to
Roosevelt Incident.

Washington, April BIT is said that
the visit of Cardinal Gibbons to Presi.
dent Taft had nothing to do with the
pope's refusal TO see Colonel Roose.
welt.
Cardinal Gibbons had made his APP
pointment with President Taft week
ago. That was after Mr.. Roosevelt
had sent his final message to ,Ambas-
sador Leishman announcing his de-
cision not to attend the audience at
the Vatican under the proposed re-
strictions. Cardinal Gibbons was with
the president less than half an hour.
AS the cardinal was leaving the ex-
ecutive office he stopped to chat for a
minute or two with the correspond
ents. He was asked If he would make
any comment on the incident in Rome.
mo-" said he, that's too delicate a
matter 10 talk about"
AS the cardinal was stepping into
his taxicab one of the newspaper
men asked If the president had refer
red 10 the incident.
'The president" said Cardinal Glib
hons, raising his hat and bowling, ''is
in excellent health"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Whv She OMIT.

81 have given up all fads," a wom-
an announced the other day, "and for
the life Of me don't see how New
York women can keep some of them
up. / have been giving up cults and
isms for some time, but recently | got
hold of something that thought would
be the real thing for me. Why did l
give this up? Well, when the wom-
an who is teaching it told me to
imagine ! was a beautiful lily sway
ing gracefully in the breeze and smell
ing delicious rose | decided all at
once that was too much to expect of a
woman weighing 1S0, and so l quit
In disgust"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
MOTORING CAUSES BALDNESS
Women Must Choose Between Fewer
Rides or Less Hair, Says Noted
Dermatooust.

Boston.-lt is apparent from what
DR.. c. j, White, dermatologist at the
Massachusetts, General Hospital. says
that women must either cut down the
number of auto trips or run the awful
chances of becoming bald. The noted
authority says motoring is bad for the
hair.
Usually women neglect to properly
cover their heads, with the result that
they are compelled to take too many
shampoos," DR.. White said. wash
ing the hair and scalp once month is
often enough for skin which is nor
nal. A shampoo every other day or
so, or even once a week. will produce
badness, and after a person reaches
twenty-five or thirty years of age it is
impossible to cure abnormal falling
out of hair"
The problem is that If women want
to go motoring they must completely
cover the hair but that keeps out
the air and produces badness. If
they permit the dust to get on the
scalp and then submit to the wicked
shampoo they will also lose their hair.
The only safe way is to reduce the
number of auto trips.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
ROOSEVELT INDORsED.
Methodist Conferences at Poughkeep-
sic and Binghamton Take Action.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, April 5-Tht
following preamble and resolutions
were adopted by the New York Metho
dist Episcopal conference and cabled
to former President Roosevelt:
Whereas, EX-President Roosevelt has
refused to accept the conditions imposed
in the name of the head of the Roman
church upon him during his visit to Rome
relative to proposed audience with the
pope; and
Whereas, The papal representative, Car.
dinal Merry del Val, is reported as haV
ing said: ''It is not in any sense a ques.
tion of religion Mr.. Roosevelt might
nave gone to an Episcopalian, a Presby.
terian or any other church except the
Methodist and delivered an address there
and he would have been received by the
pope even the same day, but he could not
be received when it was suspected that
after the audience he intended to go &c
the Methodist church in Rome, which il
carrying on a most offensive campaign OF
calumny and detraction against the pom.
tiff.''
Resolved, That we deny that the Meth.
odists in Rome are carrying on a cam.
paign of calumny and destruction against
the pope;
Resolved That we commend the sturdy
Americanism of eX-President Roosevelt
and we affirm our approval of his rejec.
ton of conditions debasing alike to Amer.
ican manhood and American freedom OF
speech.
The resolutions were read by the
Rev. w. II. Finch of Ossining, who
asked for a rising vote. He was cheer.
ed as he concluded, and everybody
stood up while enthusiasm prevailed.
Bishop Warren said that the former
president had taken the only position
a true American could take.
Binghamton, n. Y, April 5.-Chan.
cellOr J. II. Race of Chattanooga uni.
versity introduced in the Wyoming
Methodist conference in session here a
resolution to cable the following mes.
sage to Colonel Roosevelt as the senti.
ments of the conference:
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt:
Wyoming conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church in session at Bingham
ton, 1910, heartily indorses the courteous
courageous and eminently American spirit
manifested toward the Vatican as pub
lished in the press dispatches of this date
thus associating the names of Roosevelt
and Fairbanks as splendid examples of
American courtesy, magnanimity and pa
triotism.
JOSEPH d. BERRY, Bishop Presiding
II. c. MDERMOTT, Secretary.
Bishop Berry eulogized the Ameri
canism displayed by Colonel Roosevelt
and indorsed the cablegram as his sen
timents and those of the conference
His remarks were greeted with ap
plause, and the cablegram was unani
mously approved amid much enthusi.
asm.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08

there deliver an address II he chcosas
to do so. Then If he pleases he mas
drive direct from that church aud he
received by the Holy Father. add.
ed, however. that it would bc more
tactful If Mr.. Roosevelt would Hrsi
drive to his hotel and there wait few
minutes before starting out for the uu
dience.
But | went on. he cannot go e
the Methodists i'm this place. They
are particularly offensive to his holi
ness because they conduct campaign
of villalnous calumny against the
holy see. Therefore to go before ol
after the audience with the pope and
with the full knowledge that il would
be offensive would he equally objec
tionable to the Holy Father
Continuing, | said to Mr. O'Lough
lin, All ] ask is this. Can you assure
me that Mr.. Roosevelt will de factC
not go to the Methodlsts, thus leav
ing entirely aside the question OF
what he may consider to be his rights
in the matterP
'Mr. O'Loughlin replied: 4 canno,
give you any such assurance. lie ha.
, made no such engagement
II replied, Mr.. Roosevelt is entirely
free to go where he pleases, but the
Holy Father is certainly free to refust
to receive any one who observes the
right Willingly to offend him."
Colonel Roosevelt and his party viii
leave Rome tomorrow night for Spezia
Then after few days of a purely
family trip, which will include going
over the ground covered by the Roose
welt honeymoon, the party will react
Genoa on Monday. There the colonel
will meet Clifford Pinchot, late CHIEF
forester in the United States.
Il heard from Pinchot today" said
Colonel Roosevelt. ut was the first
communication that | have had from
him since l left Egypt. No doubt ]
shall be asked to tell what we had tc
say to each other when we meet, but
| shall have nothing to tell and shall
be very much surprised if Pinchot
has"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
EARTH NOT YOUNG.
Salt In the Sea Gives 1t Age of 400
Million Years.

Salt In the Sea Gives 1t Age of 400
Million Years.
Chicago.-The jealousy guarded Sc
cret of Mother Earth's age has at last
been revealed, and it was the ocean
that gave her away.
According to the Journal of Geo
logy issued from the University Of
Chicago Press, the earth is 100000, 900
years old. The approximate age of
the earth, it has been discovered. may
be determined by dividing the amount
of salt in the sea by the amount
brought down each year by the riv-
ers that empty into it, a simple prob
lem in arithmetic.
Sir John Murray, Prof Jolly and NJ.
Dubois, eminent biologists, stand for
ward as champions of the new method.
Finding the amount of salt in the
sea was only a matter of chemical
analysis and calculation. The amount
of salt brought down by the rivers in
a year was more difficult, but not i'm
possible of determination. the investi-
gators found, and for the rest it was
only matter OF division.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Forms of Chickens Combs,

No matter how poultry may excel
In shape, color and size, a malformed
comb and bad lobes will destract
from the chances of success, especial
ly in the non-sitting or Mediterranean
breeds, where the ornamental head
gear, or comb, is so conspicuously at
tractive. There are many kinds of
combs, as will be seen in the accom-
panying illustration, which are de-
serving of notice, chief of which are
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Selecting puIlets for Laying.

The only absolutely sure way of
making selection for breeding stock
is by means Of the data obtained from
the use of trap nests. Only investiga-
tors and an occasional poultryman,
however can afford the equipment
and the expense involved in operating
trap nests, but every poultryman can,
by closely observing his young stock
during the autumn select the pullets
that are commencing or preparing 70
lay, and secure for the next seasons
breeding pen of birds that have the
function Of egg production so strongly
developed that they give evidence Of
It by its early exercise.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Forms of Combs.

the single serrated comb, as seen in
such breeds as Minocas, Leghorns,
Orpingtons, Plymouth Rocks, Lang,
shans. Dorking, in different sizes; the
rose-comb, beautifully worked or cor
rugated, and full of small points, as
seen chiefly in the Redcap, Hamburg,
and Wyandotte family. Then there is
the pea comb, Or triple comb, that is,
three parallel ridges Tor very small
combs), as seen in the Brahmas or the
Indian Game.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Fur Hatpins Now.

II seemed that French ingenuity
have devised every sort of hatpin that
could possibly be thought Of but now
new kind makes its appearance.
This is the hatpin tipped with pert
little animal head of fur. Tiny fox
faces make these hatpins. very attrac-
tive and they are used not only on the
fur turbans. but on all hats trimmed
with fur. New also are monogram
hatpins carved from wood and highly
vanished and polished when the cary
ing has been completed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Bishop lawrence's Suggestions
to Prevent the Divorce Evil.

Boston. - Bishop William
Lawrence, head of the Episcopa!
diocese of Eastern Massachu-
sets, makes these five sugges-
tions to prevent divorce and un-
happy marriage by the educa-
ton of children:
That children should stay at
nome more in the evening with
their parents, and that parents
should forget attending theatres
and clubs nightly but remain
home with their children.
That young people contem-
plating marriage should know
each other intimately and have
each others condolences long
before the marriage ceremony
is performed.
That children should be edu-
Gated for marriage.
That there should be purity
before and after the marriage
ceremony.
That young couples who are
to marry should have sense of
solidarity when joined in we'd
lock.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
vouehes for Cherry Tree Story.

st. Louis.-Sir James c. Duffield, Of
London, lineal descendant of Lord
CORVALLIS, here on a pleasure jaunt,
is much hurt, he says, because he
finds Americans make light of the
George Washington hatchet story.
"You Americans, you know, don't APP
preciate your Washington, don't you
know" he said. why shouldn't you
believe the story about the cherry
tree? But you don't, you know"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Fatteninu TURKEYS,

Fattening turkeys need lots of ex-
ercise, and confinement will often
cause them to nope and pine instead
of putting on flesh And the Wild
spirit in them win often cause them
TO prefer trees to their regular roost-
ing place, and if not watched, they
may wander away.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
Uses Goats to clear Underbrush.

Albany, Ore.-The plan of using un-
cleared land for setting out walnut
groves and letting goats clear the
land while the trees mature is being
tried by C. M. Giddings of Albany.
who is setting out the biggest walnut
orchard in the Pacific Northwest. Gid
dings expects 10 use between $50 and
400 acres OF land In his scheme.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08

Windows are best on the south and
east sides, as they get the most sun.
Do not feed poultry too much bar
ley. A little will go a long way.
The house should be fairly warm,
dry. free from draughts, well lighted,
and ventilated.
Keep the hen manure in a dry place
through the winter. II is a valuable
soil tonic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
HAS TRIPLET CALVES.
Nothing Freaky About the Trio-AII
Normally Formed

Oshkosh, Wis.-In these times Of
high prices for beef Andrew Feasley,
a farmer residing at Black Wolf, can
consider himself a lucky man, as a
Swift COW which he owns has given
birth to triplet calves.
The calves are perfectly healthy
and contented and the owner expects
10 rear all of them. They are no
freaks, each one being perfectly de-
Veloped.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08
CoNsEcRATED ELEVATOR.
Electric Affair with Latin Inscription,
in ST. Peters CupoIa.

Rome.-An electric elevator, carry
ing ten persons, has been installed in
the stairway leading to the cupola in
st. Peters.
An appropriate Latin inscription,
in which the elevator is termed "Elec-
tricum anabathrum" is placed at the
entrance. The lift was solemnly
blessed and inaugurated by Cardinal
Rampolla.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-08

Dr. c. r. BRADY. DENTIST. Honesdale, Pa.
OFFICE HOURs-S IN. to pm
Any evening by appointment.
Citizens phone. % Residence. No. sex
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-14

necessary to tho conduct OF business,
and In ouch cases bo always ,ssentcd
if thc propnsition anpct,led ia hin, nnu
was IN The nublic Interest
.rt,iclit, ~ work.
Az going IN Illustrate MIS- ,ldel,ty TO
committees work. n Is recalled tbat
during Inc t,rs, regular session az the
sixty.arst C.on-res. he va. tho only
Democr,tfc ma,,,brr ar tho t,on,,nittee
an Authorizations who was able to at.
tcnd ibc si,tinrs AZ thnt committee.
mi ard,,oIIs ne was this labor. and
sick man though he was even then.
no was nresent ~ nil OF then, and gave
attentio,, n oycrv detail connected
with rho disposul az hundreds of NIL.
lions of dollars
A srennent nar,icinant in debates,
Senator r.iay was ,tnnwn az an effect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-14
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Watson; his sisters. Mrs. A. S. Green
way, of New York; Mrs. G. w NJ
Taylor, OF Richmond; Mrs. NJ D. Nc
Bride. OF Louisiana: Mrs. NJ L. Rea.
OF this city, and Miss Berta Watson.
and his brothers. y. l.. Watson. of
Baltimore; II. ~. Watson and F. a.
Watson, OF this city.
Funeral OF General Robertson.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.1
Washington. D c.. November Ia
erly Hoicomb Robertson will be held
at st. Johns Episcopal Church to-
morrow. morning. Following the ser
vices. the body vii be sent TO Ame-
will take place on Tuesday. General
Robertson died at his home at 1885 l.
Street yesterday. after lingering III
ness. He was one of the Few sur
Cavalry" and leading member of
the Confederate veterans organiza-
ton In this city.
General Robertson had been en-
gagged In the real estate and insurance
business In Washington for many
years. He is survived by two sons.
one OF whom is United states consul
to Peru. and by sister Mrs. r; b.
Lawson, OF Bluemont. 7. II. MEG.
Nathaniel BOUSb.
Harrisonbnrg. Va. November "a
Nathaniel Boush, about thirty years
old. is dead at Laughton. Okla. He
recently moved with his wife and two
children from Shenandoah county. His
death was the result of injur!es re-
ceived in runaway accident. when
he had both legs broken. one of them
being fractured in 1--WE places.
Miss ANN HancS.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Roanoke. Va, November 13.--Miss
Anna Hanes. aged sixty years, died
here to-day OF typhoid fever. She was
a sister of Mrs s. s. BIadon and j. O.
Hanes of Roanoke. She was a native
of Bedford county and had resided
in Roanoke eighteen years.
Miss Lula Scott.
Especial to The Times Dispatch-1
Lynchburg. Va. November i3.-The
burial OF Miss Lula Scott, we'll
known woman OF Lynchourg. who died
Friday in Baltimore took place this
afternoon at the Presbyterian Gene
terry. being conducted oy Rev. o. r.
sims, OF Cabell street Baptist Church.
OF which Miss Scott was member
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-14
FIRES A BULLET
into HIS BRAIN 1.
Dead Body of E. w. Robinson.
c. & o. Agent, Found at
Lambert's Point.
Especial to The Tines Dispatch.]

Norfolk. Va, November 13.-Despond-
ent over continued Ill health ana
threatened blindness, Emmett w. ROD
inson. OF Newport News. uncle OF Judge
C. ". Robinson, and for twenty years
ticket agent at that city for the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway Company.
left Norfolk early last Friaay m nom
ing. He wandered out beyond LAM
bert's Point, on the road leading from
Bowden's Ferry to Edgewater. and
Yesterday morning his body was found
under barn shed near the roaoslue
on b. l. Backus's farm. In the ie,I
temple there was a wound. and pesioe
the lifeless body was found a thirty
two. calibre Smith & Wesson revolver.
every Indication pointing to suicide.
Friday morning negro. passing tne
barn on the Backus farm, saw tne
body, but gave 1t little attention, as !,
gone there and fallen asleep To-day
the body was seen by II. j. Hyslop. o.
Lambert's Point. who, upon invasuga-
ton, discovered the evident suicide
and Immediately notified the count!
police. ,..
Mr. Robinson had been in bad health
for several months. unable much Of
the time to attend to his business
He was a sufferer from Brights dis,
ease and it is SAID that he Vas am'eSed
also Win 0ldpelcos 5d@Ao AoeA'"o -
sight.
inson had been In Norfolk several
days. His friends recognized that his
condition was s s,, , and ln areat
While though there is said to have
occurred netting in his e 90 ans b IS
life However. from incidents OF his
conduct while in Norfolk last week 1t
is obvious that he experienced mo.
ments OF mental arrangement, but at
no time did he display an evidence
Of violent intention, 49, -,
were found s4.75 IN cash. two pearl
handled knives and monocle.
The body was sent yesterday after :
noon to Newport News. upon instruc,
tons from Judge Robinson. the dead Z.
cident to the death will be inquired
into tomorrow evening at s ,s o,etoSE
county, and the following jury; 3; T.
Backus. Thomas Hendry, II. J. Hys!op'
j. Green, Edward Canderberry ana j.
A PnMerS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-14
SIT UAT|ON is
MORE DELICATE
United States and Mexico Con
fronted by Grave Situa

Washington. u. c.. November 13.--
Confronted by more delicate situa-.
ton than ever, as the result OF the
occurrences Of the past two days. the
governments OF Mexico and the United
states to-day were making every eff
fort to restrain their citizens from acts
of violence and to smooth over the
difficulties. The already serious problem
before the two nations. resulting from
the burning at the stake IN Texas OF
Antonio Rodrigues and the riotous
d. demonstrations against Americans In
Mexico City and elsewhere, was fur-
Their complicated during the past forty
eight hours by the shooting OF Jesus
Loza by Carlos e. Carothers, an Amer
lean. at Guadajalara. Mexico. and the
ASA ssination of Chief OF Police w. c..
Temple, of Anadarko. Okla, by a Mex
lean.
Ambassador De La Barra to-day pre-
sented to the State Department the
dispatch from Foreign Minister Creel.
in which President Diaz expressed
satisfaction of President Tafts assur-
ance that he would do all in his power
to punish those guilty of the crime
recently committed against Rodriguez
in Texas
stated that the N.exican government
already had Instituted proceedings
against the persons responsible for the
misdemeanors in Mexico and expected
:, repress. with all the vigor of the
law. all offenses whatsoever against
Americans who reside there.
President raft is being kept in
formed by wireless while en- route to
Colon on the armored cruiser Tonnes
see OF the developments in the Mexican
situation. His personal friendship Tor
President Diaz is a strong factor IN
the peaceful settlement of all the ex-
isl...g difficulties. During President
Tafts absence, Secretary Knox is TAX
ing every precaution to prevent OF
lenses against MeSicans in the terri
tory adjoining Mexico.
To-day the State Department, upon
learning of the shooting by an I'M
known Mexican Of Police Chief Temple
at Anadarko. and OF the fact that 500
men We're searching for the assassin
sent telegram to Governor Haskell
of Oklahoma. instructinE him to pre-
vent summary vengeance being taken
on the Mexican IL he Is caught. The
State Department insists that the Ok
lahoma authorities shall. prevent at all
hazards such an occurrenoe.
Ambassador De La Barra to-day
telegraphed the Mexican consul at
Kansas City. Mo-. who has supervision
over the territory which includes Okla
homa. ordering a full Investigation of
the shooting of Chief Temple. He
gave especial Instructions to the consul
to learn whether or not the assassin
was Mexican tizen.