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Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
New Jersey Fowl. Marked In Its Egg,
hood Days, Is Hatehed Out
Real Nature Freak.

New York. -Moritz Adler has a
country home and farm near Deal.
N. ]. He also has Plymouth Rock
chicken. He gave her place in the
back yard Of the home, with dry
goods box for coop.
Though perfectly normal in every
other way, Rose-that's her name
has the shrewd face OF monkey. She
drinks soup from spoon held in the
hand Of her nurse. Having no beak,
she does not peck at meat scraps.
after the manner of fowl. but picks
them up daintily with her strawberry
hued lips.
The facial expression Of Rose is
piquant. She has a rather set ex-
preston at the corner of her mouth,
indicating firnness Of character. Her
nose is well defined. Rising from her
rather broad forehead is pompadour
Of feathers in the style that young
girls affected with their hair a year
ago. when Rose was smooth white
egg instead Of remarkable chicken.
The general contour Of her face is
somewhat like that of Susie, the fun
ny little orang-outang from Borneo
who delights children at the Bronx
zoo. Her snappy black eyes light up
wonderfully when she sees cracked
corn or oatmeal mush.
She was born year ago" said
Adler. II knew her mother well. She
was a fine old fussy Plymouth Rock
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Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

position ahead of the ship for hours.
keeping the line as taut as the hawser
of tug. When tired Of playing. the
bird would come aboard and make no
resistance to being tied up with a
shorter line on deck.
When the Pathan leaves here for
Baltimore there will be a vacancy in
the berth Of one serang. Husein Ben
All. bo's'n and serang of the Malay
crew, was attacked with appendicitis
and taken to the Long Island College
hospital. where the surgeons operated
on him. The bo's'n has been with the
ship for three years. and Is an i'm.
portant man on board from his author.
ity over the crew. The Malays will
choose one Of their own number to
act as serang until the ship reaches
Liverpool. where Husein Ben All will
rejoin her II all goes well.
This is not the only surgical case
entered on the ships log since leay-
ing Cebu. While at sea, nearing
Singapore. Chief Officer Walker was
experimenting the breaking out Of
some cargo to get at spare anchor.
when the tackle slipped and one of
the big graphing hooks struck him on
the cheek, fracturing the jaw. Wheth.
er the eagles presence was respons.
ible for these casualties on board the
ships company does not say.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
PLOTTED BY AN EAGLE


with the naturalist and his captive
dangling in midair some Is feet below
the first foothold on the cliff.
For a time Professor .Kingcome
thought his aids had deserted him. as
they made no reply to his shouted or
ders. Finally he made them pay at
tention, and. under his instructions a
blight of the line was lowered over the
face of the cliff This he made fast
to the eagle. and leaving the bird
swinging there. the professor climbed
hand over hand to the top of the rock.
After that it was simple matter to
haul up his prize.
/ Throughout the trip the big bird
was at liberty daily at the end of a
20-fathom line. and led the ship for
hours at a time. The line. made fast
to shackle on the eagles leg. work
ing In a swivel to prevent jamming.
did not seem to worry the captive
When liberated 1t would dart up into
the air to the full length of the line;
then. as 1t felt the restraint, would
gradually settle down to about the
level of the ships deck, and with its
wings full spread would maintain a
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
IFARMERETTEs TO TILL SOIL
Mrs. o. n. p. Belmont Opens First
Glass in Agriculture for Young
Women Of New York.

New York.-Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont
opened her first class in farming for
girls the other day. Twenty young
women "farmerettes," she calls them,
garbed in blue bloomers. broad -brim-
med hats and boys shoes. are COM
fortably ensconsed tonight in the
farm house at "Brockholt," Mrs. Bel.
mont's 1.O00-acre estate on Long
Island.
The young women were selected
from 600 applicants from New York
factories. They will first be instruct
ed thoroughly in household duties
upon farm. and with the arrival Of
planting time" In the spring will
take up plowing. planting and poultry
raising. Not man will be on the
premises. even to chop wood or tend
the horses. The girls VIII receive s4
a week during their two-months.
course OF instruction. and thereafter
may purchase small farms from their
benefactress. II they wish to do SO,
upon agreement to till the soil them.
selves.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Albanian the Posssssor Of silver Dol
lar with Two Heads-lts
History.

Hansel W. Compton has Just re.
turned from New Orleans. La. where
he went upon business trip. bring,
Ing with him the only genuine silver
dollar with heads stamped on both
sides ever seen In Atlanta. And there,
by hangs tale. relates the Atlantic
Constitution. Is
Mr.. Compton got this silver dollar
in change and did not notice the un.
usual fact about 1t at the time. Some
time later he was matching friend
for car fare. happening to use this
silver dollar. when he noticed that the
coin fell heads every time. He
looked closer and saw that there was
head on each side Of the dollar. I'm.
der one head were the figures 1906
tue date Of the initial stamping. and
under the other "19O9." the date OF
the second stamping.
He showed 1t to several New Or.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
CHAPTER x,.-con.lrusd.

81 l II -. 4 f.
"Not this lady" said the boy '.The
other lady. l think she said Jeffries
or jenkins. or something iiko that"
The captain waved his hand toward
the door.
That's all right-go. we'll find
her all right" A
The boy went out and the captain
turned round to Annie.
"It'll be rather pity II 1t ISM,
you," he said. with suggestive smile
How so?"s she demanded.
The captain laughed.
We'll. you see, woman always
gets the jury mixed up. Nothing fools
man like pretty face, and 12 times
4 is u. You see II they quarreled
about you--your husband would stand
some chance. Patronizingly he
added. Come, Mrs. Jeffries.; you'd bet
ter tell the truth and can advise
you who to go to-
Annie drew herself UP, and with
dignity said:
Thanks. I'm going to the best Law,
yer can get. Not one of those court
room politicians recommended by 8
police captain. am going to Richard
Brewster. He's the man. He'll soon
get my husband out Of the Tombs.
Refectively she added: "If my father
had had Judge Brewster to defend him
instead of legal shark, he'd never
have been railroaded to Jail. He'd be
alive to-day !"
Capt. Clinton guffawed loudly. The
idea Of ex-Judge Brewster taking the
case seemed to amuse him hugely.
"Brewster?' he laughed boisterous
~. You'd never be able to ge,
Brewster Firstly. he's too expensive
Secondly. he's old man Jeffries' law
yer. He wouldn't touch your case
with ten-foot pole. Besides" he
added In a tone Of contempt. Brew
ster's no good in case of this kind
He's constitution lawyer-one OF
them international fellers. He don't
know nothing
He's the only lawyer want" she
retorted determinedly. Then she wen,
On: "Howard's folks must come to his
rescue. They must stand by him
they must"
The captain grinned.
From what ! hear" he said. ..old
man Jeffries won't raise finger tc
save his scapegrace son from going
to the chair. He's done with him fol
good and all"
Chuckling aloud and talking to him
self rather than to his yis-a-vis. he
muttered:
That alone will convince the jury
They'll argue that the boy can't be
much good If his own go back or
him"
Annie's eye flashed.
Precisely!" she exclaimed. .BuI
his own won't go back on him. III
see to 1t that they don't" Rising anc
turning toward the door. she asked,
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Preventing a Disturbance.

Colonel Scotchem was weary. He
had had a very arduous day retreat
ing from the enemy, and he wished to
recoup his strength in order that he
might retreat still further on the NOR
row.
Macpherson" he said to his new
servant, I'm going to snatch forty
winks' sleep. Stay in my tent and seq
that I'm not disturbed"
Mac saluted. Five minutes later
the snores OF Colonel Scotchem were
cut short by the loud report of gun.
Great Scott!" cried the colonel.
Are the enemy upon us?"
Ma, dinna fret" replied Mac, In
serting his head reassuringly through
the tent flap. ut was only a weo
mousie. But as thought he might
wake you up shot him. Answers.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
rakes Wrong sult case.

Seattle, Wash.-A comedy Of err
rors which probably Will result in pro-
fuse apologies on the part Of A. wal
ters Of 1413 Charles street occurred
in an exchange of suitcases on Bea-
con hill street car. t
Walters boarded Beacon hill car
on his way home from downtown, He
sat beside a woman who also had a
suit case. When Walters reached
home he opened the case and discov.
cred he had taken the woman's.
These aren't mine, !" explained Wal
ters to the desk sergeant at police
headquarter-.
Il can't wear these as he drew
forth a handful Of lingerie and begged
the police to assist him in locating
the woman who now has case Of
mems clothing.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Old Master 10 pIscovered.

Minneapolis. Minn.-After hanging
for more than twenty years In an out
of-the-way storeroom in bank so
covered with dust and CRIME as to bo
wholly unrecognizable. a painting.
probably $50 years old, by one Of
Italy's foremost artists, Benozzo Coz
zoli. who executed 1t some time in
the fifteenth century, was discovered
in Minneapolis after a careful study
of the signature. The name has been
restored, but reads e"Benozzoli," a
contraction and favorite method EN-.
ployed by the old masters. Gozzoli
often signed himself thus. Above this
name is that Of San Lansbruge, un-
doubtedly the painter who restored
the original work. The picture Is be-
lieved to be worth $4,000.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
ABOLISH TITLES FOR WOMEN

those who have been through the mar
riage service and those who have not
is improper and unethical. Every man.
irrespective Of his marital status, is
called Herr and every woman who
respects the dignity of her sex should
demand to be called Frau This would
be d great step toward the uplifting
of our ethical ideals"
AS there is no legal obstacle to. ap-
plying the title of Frau" to all wom-
en-, the society petitions the authori-
ties to make beginning by employ.
ing only that title in all official COM
munications.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Prayers Never Passed Ouer

spare ascetic-faced Awala, musically
intoning their evening prayer to Al
lab, oblivious to all about as II alone
In monastic cell. 1t was majestic
rebuke to us. weird mystery to the
shenzi. whose voices were always low.
cred when the Somais began to pray
and who sat contemplating them in
wild-eyed wonder to the end of each
prayer, awed. almost silent-as were
we ourselves silent out of the sheer
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

respect for religion which can give
men such perfect seifcontrol that no
danger daunts them and no hardship
or suffering wrings from them q
plant.
Five times day do they so pray
-at dawn. at high noon. at four. at
sunset and before retiring-nor can
anything interfere to delay these
prayers, not even hungry masters.
And before addressing Allah. mouth.
face and hands are carefully washed.
the best turban wound about the head.
the freshest garments donned. the
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

feet barred. then with glance at the
sun. II by day. or at the stars. If by
night. to get their compass bearings,
they spread their rugs. face towards
Mecca, and begin ia low. droning
chant that at little distance might
easily be mistaken for well.intoned
litany. From In Closed Territory. By
Edgar Beecher Bronson.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
CHAPTER xll.

The American dearly loves sen.
sation. and the bigger and more blood.
curdltng It Is the better Nothing is
more gratifying on arising In the
morning and sitting down to partake
Of daintily served breakfast than to
glance hurriedly over the front page
of ones favorite newspaper and see 1t
covered with startling headlines, It
matters little what has happened dur.
ing the night to shock the community.
SO long as It satisfies ones appetite
for sensational news. 1t can be a
fatal confiagration, q fearful railroad
wreck. gigantic bank robbery. hor-
rible murder. or even a scandalous
divorce case. All one asks is that 1t
be something big. with column after
column Of narrowing details. The
newspapers are fully alive to what is
expected Of them, but 1t is not always
easy to supply the demand. There
are times when the metropolis Ian
guishes for news Of any description.
There are no disastrous flres, trains
run without mishap. burglars 60 on a
vacation. society leaders act with de-
corum-in word the city is deadly
dull. Further consideration of the
taritf remains the most thrilling topic
the newspapers can find to write
about.
The murder at the aristocratic AS
truria. therefore. was hailed by the
editors as an unmixed journalistic
blessing. and they proceeded to play
1t up for all 1t was worth. All the
features Of flrst-class sensation were
present. The victim, Robert Under
wood, was we'll known in society and
prominent art connoisseur. The
place where the crime was committed
was one Of the most fashionable Of
New York's hostelries. The presumed
assassin was college man and the
son of one Of the most wealthy and
influential OF New York's citizens.
True. this Howard Jefries. the son,
was black sheep. He had been
mixed up in all kinds of scandals be-
fore: His own father had turned him
out OF doors, and he was married to q
woman whose father died In prison.
Could a better combination Of cir.
culnstances for newspaper be con-
ceived? The crime was discovered
!, too late for the morning papers to
make mention of 1t. but the afternoon
papers fred braadside that shook
the town. All the evening papers had
big scare heads stretching across the
entire front page. with pictures of the
principals involved and long inter-
views with the coroner and Capt.
Clinton. There seemed to be no doubt
that the police had arrested the right
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Coin Something Of a Freak

leans men. who offered him various
premiums the highest being $40. all Of
which he refused.
The story in connection with this
coin Is as follows: An employe in
the New Orleans mint, whose duty
1t was to run the silver coin through
the dies to have the head stamped up.
on 1t substituted current silver dol.
lar for the coin Immediately after
the head had been stamped upon 1t,
with the other side unstamped and
perfectly slick. This was In 1905.
Three years later he ran the coin
through the stamper for the reverse
side. impressing another head and
1903 upon It. The fact that coin
had been put in. at the first instance.
to replace the half-coined dollar, pre-.
vented detection. In this manner. II
is explained, the silver dollar came to
have its two heads
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
HEN HAS MONKEYS FACE

that's the way Rose came into the
world. Because she was freak the
head farmers wife took an interest
In her and educated her. till now she
is lady all through. She talks all
the time-her mouth is never still
and that's what makes me think she
was marked prenatally by the suf-
fragettes Of the barnyard. But there's
no way to tell"
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Truly Wonderful Cat.

A wonderful cat is that owned BY
Mr.. A. ]. Gorringe, tradesman Of
Ditching, England. Mr.. Gorringe has
a bantam which lays her eggs in DIFF
ferent parts Of the yard, but his cat
never fails to find them. She takes
the egg between her teeth, places IL
on the step, and rattles the door
handle with her paws until her mis-
tress arrives to take the egg. Not
one Of the eggs has yet been broken.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
$4,000, 600 From America,

vienna-The records of the Hun.
garian postoffice show that $37 $50.
600 were sent to Hungary during 1910
by Austto- -Hungarians living in Amer
lea. This sum is five times the
amount received by the postofice fraw
the same sources Ia 1900.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
$4,000, 900 NiekeIs Yearly.

New York.-Although the New York
subway takes in enough nickels day by
day to pay for the cost of construction
every three years. the IL" lines still
lead 1t in point of traffic carried. Re-
ports to the public service commission
show that the elevated lines gather up
300. 100000 nickels annually. as against
the subway's 270,000,oo0.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
First Thought In the Mind Of Motam.
medan is His Duty Of Devotion
to Allah.

-And while we three white men Of
a Christian race stuffed ourselves
without preliminary or postprandial
grace. and our shenzi porters grace
iessly gorged themselves like beasts,
scarea 80 feet from our table stood
the noble form Of old Regal and the
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
Feeble cuardlanshIp

II WONDER" said the Sweet Young
Thing. why man is always 30
frightened when he proposes?"
That" said the Chronic Bachelor.
'is his guardian angel trying to hold
him back. STRAY Stories.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
SYNOPSIS.
By CIV piLLlNchAit COMPANY

t lII ss
Howard Jeffries. bankers son, under
the evil influence OF Robert Underwood.
fellow-student at Yale. leads life OF dis
sipation. marries the daughter OF gam
pier who died In prison. and Is disowned
by his father He is out of work and in
desperate straits. Underwood. who had
mother Alicia. is apparently in prosper.
his intimacy with Alicia. he becomes a
sort OF social highwayman. Discovering
his true character. Alicia denies him the
house. He sends her note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments in an Intoxicated condi-
non TO request loan of 5000 to enable
MIN TO take up business proposition.
Underwood tells him he Is in debt up to
MS eyes. Howard drinks. himself into a
maudlin condition. and goes to sleep on a
divan. A caller is announced and Under
wood draws a screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
take his life, He refuses unless she will
snd aRes aasss h,d se Ks
himself. The report OF the pistol AVA,
kens! Howard. He finds Underwood dead.
Realizing his predicament he attempts to
nee and is met by Underwood's valet.
Howard is turned over to the police.
Capt Clinton. notorious for his brutal
treatment of prisoners. puts Howard
through the third degree, and finally gets
an alleged confession from the 1arassed
man.. Annie. Howard's wife, declares her
BELIEF In her husbands innocence.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

yJ1TERBO, 1TALY.-Few events in
recent years have so stirred Italy
as has the trial of members Of the Ca
mora now going on here. Dramatic
scenes are of daily occurrence, and
only the other day the court was com
PEELED to adjourn because Of the wild
demonstrations of the Al defendants
in their cage and of their friends in
the court room. The trial is expected
to last for about year, and will be
one of the most remarkable In history.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

Rheumatism means nothing more NOS
less than that your kidneys do not work
properly. When the kidneys are weak,
as they should be. This leads to various
diseases such as rheumatism, terrible
Bright's disease, diabetes. dropsy and
bladder trouble.
The new guaranteed treatment 10 Dr.
Derby's Kidney Pills. One days use Of
them will prove their remarkable effect.
DIR. Derby's Kidney Pills are sold at all
drug stores-25 and 50 cents. or we will
send them direct from the laboratory OF
Derby Medicine Co., Eaton Rapids. Mich,
prepaid II you wish. II you want to try
them first. just tell your druggist to give
you free sample package. \
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

The First Necessity.
Integrity without knowledge Is weak
and useless.-Paley..
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

Where Credit Is Harmful.
ing man in poor circumstances. but
unreasonable credit only tsnas y
crush nim
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
HOW 1T LOOKED FROM NEW YORK
Empire State VIII Follow Maine In
Reform When They Have Had Sui
ficicnt Time.

The direct primary looks good to
the farmers of the Empire State.
Commenting upon the way we got
ahead of the politicians here the
Rural New-Yorker says;
The people of Maine voted
some $4,000 to 10000 in favor of di-
rect primary nominations. The way
this came about is as interesting as a
story. A few years ago the Repub-
lican State convention made direct
primaries a part of its platform )"
Then the Legislature repudiated the
platform. It came up again in 1909
and was referred to the Legislature of
1911. 1t is wonderful how these poll
ticians want time to study" a ques
ton. The friends of direct primaries
saw that their bill was to be used as
a football. so they went in to do some
kicking themselves. The Grange is
strong in Maine and in 1909 the State
Master came out with a ringing de
mand for this Legislation. Then a
number of citizens got together and
organized the Direct Primary League
of Maine. They studied the question
and then started an organized plan
for arousing public sentiment Then
they had definite bill framed-one
that suited the conditions in Maine
and had it discussed in all the
Oranges, labor unions and other
places of meeting where they could
work it in. The result was that pub
lie sentiment was aroused and the
State conventions of both parties ia
vored 1t. The Direct Primary League
put no trust in conventions. Under
the Maine constitution the people can
force direct legislation by obtaining
signatures OF $1,000 legal voters.
These names were obtained largely
through the State Grange and the
Federation of Labor with light ex-
pense. Then the prepared bill went
before the Legislature and later to
the people. In the Legislature the
politicians paid little attention to it.
They passed an apology for primary
law and thought the people would
forget IT, There is where they made
mistake. Under the constitution the
real primary bill had to go before the
people the same as the Prohibition
amendment The working people of
Maine saw that the politicians could
control the Legislature as long as they
could nominate candidates, so they
quietly went to the polls and made
direct primaries possible by vote of
three to one Now you will see those
Maine iacs' wipe up the Pine Tree
State with few hundred political
parasites, 1t was a long battle but
Maine shows New York the way In
this state the politicians in both par
ties are acting just as they did in
Maine. The Republicans failed to
come to the front. The Democrats
promised end the people gave them
chance. Thus far their promise has
fzzled out like damp firecracker.
The party has its one great chance in
a half a century to prove its right to
it's own name Let it fail and the rest
of the Maine political history will be
repeated here-kicking out the politi
| cal parasites and all