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The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Drunken MONKEYS,

According to a recent letter from
the Congo region on the west coast Of
Africa, the monkeys there are inor-
dinately fond of kind of beer made
by the natives, who use the beverage
to capture their poor relations.
Having placed quantities of the beer
where the monkeys can get it, the ma
lives wait until their victims are in
various degrees of inebriation, and
when they then mingle with them the
poor creatures are too much fuddled
to recognize the difference between
negro and ape.
When a negro takes the hand of one
of them to lead him of, some other
fond creature clings to the hand Of
the latter one, and another one to his
hand; thus a single negro may some
times be seen carrying off string Of
staggering monkeys
When secured the beer is admin
istered in decreasing quantities, so
that they may only gradually awaken
to the sad results of their spree.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Government Is Willing to Pay Money for Bugs

~ HERE has been found man who
A not only wants bedbugs, but is
willing to pay FIVE cents each for them
n delivered alive.
This unique demand comes from G.
NJ thinner, superintendent OF the
limited States agricultural experiment
station at Vienna, Va. He has hung
out sign advertising the fact that
bedbugs are worth just a nickel a
niece at his establishment, and proR-
.ises to buy all that are offered up to
the value of IS. Strange to say, Nh
thinner ras been unable heretofore to
buy all the bedbugs he desires for his
oufpose, which is to set them to work
DISCRIMINATING another insect which is
destroying an orchard on the expert
mental farm. II is believed that the
residents of Virginia are shy about ad-
mitting that they are familiar with
the habitat Of bedbugs by bringing
In any captives, even at the price Of
i've cents each.
Tia postomcs department on th
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Motor Cars and MOSQUITOES.

Mosquitoes, flies and gnats Of every
description are said to be more numer-
GUS in Paris this year than ever be-
fore. 1t has become a veritable in
Vasion. The explanation usually CIV
en- Is that the swallows are much few
er this summer, and also that the
ubiquitous sparrow is notably on the
decrease. Nobody can find a reason
for the desertion Of the swallows, but
the reason Of the scarcity Of spar
rows is not far to seek. The enemy
Is mechanical traction, which Is sup
planting the use of the horse. Before
long, horses will practically have dis
appeared in Paris, and when their
nosebags go there will disappear one
of the principal staples of food for the
Paris "pierrot," who is taking wing for
the country in search Of the grains of
oats and barley once SO plentiful on
the boulevards and avenues.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
MEANING OF "AT HALF MAST"
At First Universal symybol Was
Taken Of Submission and Respect
For Enemy.

Perhaps you have noticed that
whenever prominent person dies,
especially II he is connected with the
government, the flags on public build
ings are hoisted only part of the way
up, remarks the Toronto Mail and
Express. This Is called half mast"
Did you ever stop to think what con-
nectlon there could be between a flag
that was not properly hoisted and the
death Of great man?
Ever since flages were used in war
1t has been the custom to have the
flag Of the superior or conquering ma
ton above that Of the inferior or van
quished. When an army found itself
hopelessly beaten It hauled its flag
down far enough for the flag Of the
victors to be placed above It on the
same pole. This was a token not
only of submission, but Of respect.
In those days when a famous sol
der died flags were lowered out of
respect to his memory. The custom
long ago passed from purely mill
tary usage to public life Of all kinds,
the flag flying at half mast being a
sign that the dead man as worthy
of universal respect, The space left
above 1t is for the flag Of the great
conqueror Of all-the angel Of death.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Turn Bright Searchight on Capital SpOOners

"Such phrases as Baby DOLL Dear
ie, and Honey Boy
Holding hands, if the grasp is not
too tight, and the resting of the arm
on the back Of the chair occupied by
the object of its affection, are per.
mitted."
Break away, there" is the com
mand given by the officers on the st.
John and the Charles MacAlaster and
at the capitol, when they come upon
spooning couples. II the order is not
obeyed, a very brilliant searchlight
is turned on the guilty persons.
For many years dark spots about
the approaches to the capitol have
been used by courting couples. 1t was
not unusual to see as many as 25
couples hugging at once in the cozy
hooks that flank the senate and house
wings of the building. The officers will
try to check this There is no objec-
tion they say, to gentle cooling of the
turtle dove variety, but when it comes
to going into an embrace that lasts,
they call halt.
The river men and the capitol off,
GERS caught the spirit of reform about
the same time.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Side Elevation Of Poultry House.

may be infested with mites, It is very
seldom that a dirty house will be
found to be free from these pests.
Lice and mites cause more losses
among poultry than all other things
combined.
Poultry houses should be SO ar
ranged inside that the poultryman
can keep down the mites without an
undue expenditure of time and en-.
ergy. Mites live in a house and must
be killed there. busting the hens
will never get rid Of them.
The best means of getting rid Of
mites in the houses is to spray thor.
oughly with kerosene emulsion. This
should be done twice with an interval
OF from five to seven days between
the sprayings.
The emulsion is made as follows:
Cut up one pound of soap and dissolve
1t in hot water; while the water is
hot, stir In two gallons Of kerosene
and continue stirring for fifteen tc
twenty minutes. 1t is important tc
have the kerosene, soap and water
well mixed, especially If 1t is not to
be used at once. To this mixture add
seventeen gallons of water. This
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
OIL INDUSTRY
BIRDS ARE CAPTURED AND BRED
FOR PROFIT.
Maequarie Island, Between Tasmania
and the Antarctic Continent, ls
the Center Of = Promising
Commercial Enterprise.

What is probably the most southerly
Industry Of the world is being carried
on at Maequarie island. about halfway
between Tasmania and the Antarctic
continent In capture OF penguins for
their OIL Macquarie island belongs
to the state Of Tasmania, and has an
area Of about $4,000 acres. being about
twenty-five miles long and i've miles
wide. The island is leased by the
Tasmania government to Joseph
Hatch. who has established a penguin
oil industry there. Recently meeting
Mr.. Hatch, l obtained the following
particulars from him:
There are probably SO,000,O00 pen
gums on the island, so that the stock
to be drawn from seems almost limit
less. There are also a large number
Of sea elephants about the shores OF
this island. The oil is obtained from
the penguins by boiling the earcasses
In digesters capable of dealing with
500 birds at a time. The tops Of the
digesters are fastened down and steam
applied until about twenty-five pounds
pressure is ATTAINED. The steam is
then turned off and water pumped into
the bottoms Of the digesters, this
causing the oil to rise, when it is
takken off the top by tap.
The oil is placed in barrels and sold
TO binder twine makers in Australia
and New Zealand There is a good
market for all the oil that is produced
here, but the industry has met with
several severe losses through wreck
Of ships attempting to visit the island.
There is no harbor about the island,
so that vessels have to lie about half
mile off the rocky coast, and all
material has to be conveyed to and
from the shore on RATS formed Of
casks. Owing to the roughness OF
the open roadstead, 1t is impossible to
obtain insurance for vessels trading
there.
Macquarie island is about 750 miles
southeast Of Hobart. The island is
barren, being covered only with tus-
socky grass. Whaling ships visiting
there introduced rabbits and Maori
hens, which are now quite prolific.
The Mawson Antarctic expedition
from Australia has established a wire.
less station there, and daily messages
are now being received at Hobart. 1t
was the intention Of this expedition to
use Macquarie island as a means OF
sending messages all the way from
their base at Adele land to Hobart
but unfortunately the wireless station
established at Adele land has been
unable to communicate with Mac
quarie island, owing, 1t is supposed
to being too near the magnetic dis,
turbances caused by the proximity
OF the south magnetic pole. The
station at Macquarie island, however
has already proved of considerable
value to shipping in Australian waters
by giving warning of storms coming
up from the south.-Consul Henry D
Baker, Hobart, Tasmania.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

UASHINGToN.-The department Of
w agriculture. In = long biolog-
Zeal treatise. whatever that is. claims
credit for discovering the one omniV-
OrOus ay swatter Of the country. OF
course the department doesn't call It
that It is known by a long scientific
nomenclature. printed in italie. Trans
tAted. this deyolves itself into Fly
catcher" or words to that effect.
The catcher" according to the de-
partment's experts. is widely different
from the generally accepted swat
ter" It is a long, thin-shanked bird
about the size Of a robin. and wears
q tuft Of black feathers in the gen
eral vicinity Of its wishbOne.
The best thing this bird. the great
crested fly catcher" they call 1t, does,
ls sit on a fence rail and survey the
landscape This It does dolefully and
without enthusiasm. By and by a
dy or some other insect comes flying
along A short spurt. a click Of a
pointed beak. and it is exit insect.
The pamphlet issued by "Tama
jim" Wilson's department contains a
study OF the life and habits Of the
great American fly catcher Depart
mental experts. on adventure bent,
went forth into the rural sections
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Ban on Kissing Ones Wife at Park Resort

SIIF YOU kiss your wife in Glen
l Echo park on Sunday you will
lose Eve pounds Of tobacco.
III you kiss some other mans wife
1t will cost you your life"
This was the disconsolate wall Of
Manager Schloss Of the park the other
day.
what is the trouble, Mr.. Sehloss?"
ne was asked.
Guess" said the manager.
Blue laws?"
"Righto," said Mr Schloss, as cheer
fully as a crutch.
Schloss is aggrieved that Mont
gomery county is now playing in the
Blue Law league, and he says it hurts
the batting average OF the park.
why, Just think; there was time
not so far distant, when the turn
stiles at the amusement places
clicked until they resembled the ex-
haust Of motor boat.
"But them was the halcyon days"
he muttered. TT used to be that the
band crashed out the airs that made
the crowd forget that they had moth
ing to do till tomorrow Now the
band plays only one air that keeps
the crowd"
What is It, Mr.. Schloss?"
abide With Me-"
This little conversation with the
manager took place just after Sheriff
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

kGN o more spooning on the upper
~ decks in the dark corners" is
the edict that has gone out from the
offices Of the st. John and the Charles
MacAlaster two pleasure boats that
ply tho Potomac river between Wash
angton and Marshall Hall.
Stop promiscuous hugging, kiss
tng and flirting on the approaches to
the capitol" is an order issued to
capitol policemen.
The new rules on the st. John and
the Charles MaeAlaster prohibit kiss.
ank of all kinds-the ordinary catch
rs catch can, as we'll as the soul kiss.
which becomes an endurance contest.
The rules also prohibit:
Embracing, means slight squeeze
or the grapple of the to-have-and-to
hold kind.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Myiarchus Crinitus Is Champion BUG Catcher

armed with butterfly nets and six.
shooters and captured a large number
Of these desperate birds. thereby
causing a large increase In the ny
population. Bringing the birds to
Washington in cold storage, the stom-
achs OF some 3.3sS were examined.
These Etomaehs, according to the re-
port. were about fve per cent stom-
aeh and s4.9s per cent obnoxious in
seets. Or. at least. the s4.ss per cent
thing represents the portion Of obnox-
ious insects on their daily bill Of fare
Whether they take them q la carte
or table d'hote was not dwelt upon
In the report
There are seventeen species Of these
birds. The aggregate benats Of their
depopulation Of the insect kingdom
are enormous. Under these conditions
farmers will hardly begrudgs them
the 81 per cent Of vegetable food they
flch from the cherry and grain crops.
But insect killing is only one Of the
fy-catcher's accomplishments. He is
the brsvest bird in the air, and fear
lessly attacks crows and hawks many
times his size. He will assail hawk
in midair and follow him for miles.
The great falcon, too cowardly to
fight and too slow to dodge. can only
put on full speed and leave the eoun-
try In this way fly-catchers are a
great benefit to the poultry raisers.
This great crested fy-catcher, by
the way, is a bird of marked individ.
uallty. Like other bold creatures, he
is something of a CRATER, and fire.
quently drives bluebirds and wood.
peckers from their nests that he MAJ
use them himself.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
KEEP TAB ON AGE OF FOWLS
Enables Poultryman to Gull Out Hens
That are UnproftabIe-one
Method Favored.

It is mere guess work to tell the
age of hen after she has passed the
pullet stage. To the good poultryman
It is important that the exact age OF
every fowl on his premises be known.
Hens that are past the age for profit
should be culled out and their places
taken by the younger stock. Legbands
with numbers may be used when the
pullets arrive at maturity, and, If rec
ords are kept, the identity of each
fowl is easily established. A less elab-
crate method, and one which no poul-
trykeeper can afford not to follow, is
to punch a hole in one Of the four
webs of the feet, each web represent
ing a certain year. Special punches
for this purpose may be purchased
from any poultry supply house, but a
small sized leather belt punch can be
used to good advantage. The hole is
punched very easily when the newly
hatched chick is first taken from the
nest or incubator. All Of one seasons
chicks may be marked on the same
web, although If special hatchings
are to be kept separately as high as
fifteen combinations can be used. II
properly done the hole or traces Of
the scar will always remain and tht
identity Of the fowl cannot be lost.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

Howard of Montgomery county gave
an imitation Of making an arrest.
When the sheriff had finished his lit.
tie act he had four violators. They
were Miss Orrie Smith and Viola Col
Inns, ticket sellers, and Cissel Hus-
band, who operates a wicked" mer-
ry-go-round, and Leroy Hill. who runs
the miniature railroad.
Sheriff Howard personally had col
lected evidence against the resort.
His methods would have done credit
to Sherlock Holmes. He purchased
tickets and took ride.
There may have been dryer places
in the world than Glen Echo, but they
are not mentioned In the afternoon
meetings of the Dorcas society. II
any fellow took his girl to the park
expecting to cut up and buy lemon.
ade or soda pop, he gets caught steal.
ing second. Rockefeller could not
have bought wet glass. The Sahara
desert was cloudburst compared
with the park.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

other hand, is opposed to bug conser-
walton, and is seeking some method of
exterminating water bugs" 1t has
been found that water bugs have an
abnormal appetite for the glue on
postage stamps, and are rapidly con-
suming the "stiekum" in many post.
of1ces. The use Of poison is not al
lowed, because Of the danger to hu,
man beings who are accustomed to
moisten their stamps by licking them.
Neither do the authorities dare to
turn loose in the postofices any bug
enemy of the water bug. Consequent.
ly, they are in quandary and would
like to have some one point the way
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Size Of Poultry House.

As to the proportionate size Of the
house to the number Of fowls kept,
only he who remembers that there
is more profit in q house half full
than in a house twice FULL" is safe
from blundering at this point. The
most level-headed practical poultry
men insist upon ten square feet per
fowl Contrast this with the room
afforded 100 fowls in 1920 house,
less than 2 1-S feet of space to each
(which is q common sight) and judge
as to the chances for eggs in the lat
ter case and take warning.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Two-compartment Trap Nests, Show
Ing "stop Louise" Roost Hangers
Above.

makes a 10 per cent. emulsion. Some
recommend Is per cent, but we have
found 10 per cent. efficient in killing
the mites.
Kerosene used on the roost once
a week in hot weather will help to
keep down both mites and lice. II
put on a short time before the hens
20 to roost, some of 1t will get on
the feathers and will kill and drive
away lice. Care must be taken not
to get too much on the fowls, or 1t
will blister them and this will stop
the hens from laying just as much az
the lice will.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
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lOMM NJl
CARE OF THE POULTRY HOUSE
Lice and Mites Cause More Losses
Than All Other Things Com
hlnsd-Spray ls Urged.

II Is quite possible to have the best
poultry kept in well-built houses, well
fed. and still not get any profit or
pleasure from them. In too many
cases where a good start has been
made the house is neglected and al
lowed to become filthy and infested
with mites. It may be said that filth
and mites generally go together, for
while a house that is kept fairly clear
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Deserved Protest.

A French newspaper refers to the
members of the stock exchange sing.
ing God shave the king" I'VE must
protest against this total misrepresen.
tation of our national aspirations.
observes Punch.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
Triumph Of Machine Building.

English engineers have succeeded
In building a paper making machine
that will turn out $50 feet of newsps
per, 175 inches wide, a minute.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

Although it costs but cents a day
n India for men to wave fans to keep
the air circulating in houses, they are
yraduany being replaced by electric
ans as cheaper and mora raliahla
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
A baseball player may be sluggish
without being a slugger.

II your appetite Is not what It should be
perhaps Malaria Is developing. 1t Affects
the whole system. 0XIDINE will clear
away the germs, rid you Of Malaria and gen
sally improve your condition.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

Three is a crowd, but not in the
eyes OF the man who must pay the
prima donna's salary.-Judge's v
brary.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

As q summer tonic there is no medicins
that quite compares with OXIDINE. II nd
only builds up the system, but taken rec
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

Some people boast in order to kesl
others from doing so.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
THESE SIX LETEk !.
From New England Women
Prove that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound Does Restore the Health of AiIing Women

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check them began taking Lydia Pnkhauns Vegetable
tablet for) and the following Saturday morning
orrhages stopped taken them regularly since sss
gaining.
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The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE BYsTEH
Take tbe Old Standard GROVES TASFkLh4
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking
The formula Is plainly printed on every bo.hs
showing II Is simply Qunlne and Iron In tasteleel
form, and the most efeetual form. For gFouA
people and children, B cents.
The Southern herald., 1912-10-04

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left hip that
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3 able to do my houseWOrk.
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The Southern herald., 1912-10-04
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
NOTICE
Annual City Meeting

Warning is hereby given to the legal voters of the City of Bridgeport that the annual meeting of said City will be held upon Tuesday, Noven Der twelve (12) aldermen; Gone from each district), and four (4) members of the Board of Education. Voting machines will be- open from 6 o'clock a. m. to 5 o'clock D. n1- for the registration of the votes of the at said meeting, at the following places, to wit: 29 Court street.
 Second District. 49S Broad street.
 Third District Auburn street and Fairfield avenue
 Fourth District. 1858 State street
 Fifth District. 6S2 Norman street
 sixth Distr1ct- -. avenue.
 1889 Main street.
 Eighth District. 335 North Washington avenue.
 Ninth District. 1145 East Main street
 Tenth District. 42 Beach street.
 Eleventh District. 416 East Main street.
 Twelfth District. 1526 Seaview avenue, (First Pre- Lincoln School House. stratfOr5 avenue. (Second Precinct) Given under my hand this z9th day of October. A. D., 1912.
 CLIFFORD B. WILSON. G sOre Mayor.