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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
KILLING OFF TINE sroRk.
cas,ps;se etsstsd In Germany Against
Its Destruction.

! caaps;0N ekasGed In Germany Ag gainst
Its Destruction.
No one who has had any delight in
Hans Antatrsen's tales can hear un-
moved that the storks have fallen upon
evil times. Four years ago ii was no
ticeI that they We're building less on
Turkish housetOps. and their diminish
ing numbers We're regarded by the su-
IserstitiOus Ottomans Ms an evil omen
for the future of the race in Europe.
ON leaving Europe ut the end of sum
Iner they seem To penetrate far down
into the interior of Africa One that had
been caught and marked in Prussia
was captured in Natal. near Coienso
OF evil memory. Whether the disap-
Iearance Of wild animals from South
Africa before the advance of the set
tiers also affects The storks is u ques-
ton not yet settled.
The stOrks in Germany have to con
tend with q prejudice most difficult to
eradicate, says the London Standard.
They are looked upon us enemies of
sport. 1t IL true that they sometimes
raid the families Of hares pr find their
food in ponds well stocked with fish.
But the damage they do in this way is
negligible IN comparison with the great
boon they confer on farmers by de-
stroying mice and moles.
II We are to believe the German or
astrological paper. Mittei!ungen ueber
die vogelweit. II bad example in the
treatment of this useful bird has been
set In high places. The Grand Duke of
Oldenburg is said to have given orders
for the curtailng of the number Of
storks In his state. Fifty per cent of
them are to De shot down. Ny depriv-
ing the female birds Of their male ad-
mirers the grand duke hopes to "cut
down the birth rate The German
paper containing this announcement
protests against barbarity which de
rrives villages of their old established
guests, but 1t adds that similar cases
are reported from upper Franconia.
where the owners Of sporting estates
are actually compelling the peasants to
remove the storks' nests perched on
their cottage roofs.
The paper appeals to the public to
put stop to this work Of destruction.
In Alsace happily such brutal methods
are unknown. There the bird which
symbolizes such venerable traditions
is treated with universal respect.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
Grist From the Sport Mill
BY STADIUM

some years been accused of beinS ta0
much club" and too little "autOmO-
bile"-in other words. Of aging too
nuch attention 10 The lighter side OF
club life and too little 10 the graver.
The club has made Il serious effort 10
confUte this charge by Installing q
swimming bath. Turkish bath. fencin.
room. gymnasium. with punchin. bag.
etc. in what was Ouce the clubs gar
age.
The example of the Royal AutomO-
bile Club of England has fired its
French confrere TO this effort. The
swimming bath is 2J yards long by 2.
The depth running from three feet to
nine. The water is steriliZed by violet
rays and carefully filtered.
Louis Stevens. who last year was
selected as the All Western half
back. is again n factor in the makeup
of Minnes"ta's strong team this year.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14

mans palmistry there IL little "scl
ence," although she processes to attach
some Importance to the lines Of the
mounts gypsies have their own expla-
nations, which now and again coincide
with those Of the ordinary gorgio palm
ist. but which for the most part are
not to be found in any written book.
They depend almost entirely upon
face reading and keen perception Of
personal characteristics. The bearing
Of stranger, the dress. speech and
manner, the expression and type Of
feature are all noticed and noted be-
fore the fortune telling begins.
POWER OF GERMAN CHIEF
In former days when the gypsies of
all the tribes of a single country, north
German and south German, were unit
ell into an independent whole. they had
their regularly chosen leaders, chief
tains or headmen. Those Of Hungary
have still their chief and second in
command. In this respect matters
have changed considerably with the
German gypsies. Wandering in large
united companies ceased to be tolerat-
ed long ago. and of late years they
have been forced to split into little
bands. travelling in family parties of
one or two wagons. On that account
| they have but single chief. He is
elected. and only one who knows how
to gain the esteem and affection of the
others can become head. He must also
he fairly wealthy, according to gypsy
standards and tried and dauntless
man.
The chief gives verdicts in all dis
putes between gypsies, but especially
when any one has transgresSed the law
and is bale cido. For this purpose an
annual tsil assembly is held, general
ly in Elsass in autumn. The meetings
are secret. and strangers are never ad
mitted. There all judicial matters are
settled and decisions givn by the chief
According to the offense, the accused
may be made bale cido for couple
of years or expelled altogether. while
others are restored to honor or con.
demned to remain bale cido for fur
ther period Of years. Only in cases Of
revenge for bloodshed does the chief
possess no rights of settlement.
After such a tsil there is merry.
making. Those who have been 70.
stored to honor and are thus no lonper
bale cido. with their connections and
friends. spend money and treat the 9th.
ers from joy at being received again
into the community to become once
more one of them. They sing, dance
feast and play games.
The reverse of the medal is that
great gathering of this kind ends, as ,
rule. in a regular free tight-in point of
fact. real battles are often fought Tho
reason is that to such q tsil m,,v
come who come only to find their ana.
mics. those who wear the death sr;r, :.
and men who seek revenge for h,,,J-
shed or have something TO fight o,,t ho.
tween themselves. After n prelul. or
mutual insults the Scuflie begins hlov,
are struck and there are stabbinr and
shooting. The incident seldom close.
without bloodshed and often man
slaughter
Eu; II 4 reconciliation should he er.
fected with his opponent 1t IL lasting
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ment was becoming apprehensive OF
their strength.
FIRST HoME-WHEREf
The gypsy belongs to a wandering
race known In western Europe since
1417 and now throughout the world.
1t is generally agreed that in language
and origin the gypsy probably Is
Hindu.
Ask q gypsy where the race came
from In the beginning and If he Is an
educated Romany, he may say
Egypt" Possibly he will not. as
these tawny skinned, lustrous eyed
folk claim Hindustnn, Persia, Turkes
tan and half dozen other countries as
their first home.
The gypsy language contains about
5000 words, and their tongue, the Ro-
mani chiv, as they call it, is classed as
a modern Aryan dialect.
AS matter of fact. the common i'm
preston that gypsies are natural born
child stealers does the Romany peo-
pie an injustice. There are many
camps and types of Romantics with
whom the better class of gypsies re-
fuse to associate, and the extent of
their recognition of them is only the
accidentally meet.
The origin of the idea that gypsies
are kidnapers is attributed to Spain.
where the Rom is regarded as being
but one step from the evil one and
where, indeed, his morals are more lax
than in this country. Several cases Of
child stealing in both Spain and Portu-
ga4 have baen known, but the motive
in each case was neither revenge nor
hope of ransom, but the superstitious
one that the stolen child would bring
"bak" Quck) not alone to the one who
i actually stole it. but to the entire camp.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE
A remarkable thing about gypsy
home life is the division into Individual
families. Sometimes families travel
alone, Il father. mother and children,
or. if they are we'll along in years. a
| husband and wife. But very often. es-
pecially if bound toward some general
meeting place "a funeral or a summer
camping groHld. Il large company
may be seen together. Often three
generations of the same family or even
| four may roam the country together
No matter how small the group. there
| is no mixing Of domestic arrangements
and affairs; each family has its own
| cooking division of stove and table and
eating tent besides separate sleeping
tent and waGon.s
Early marriages are the rule. par
ticularly anon. the foreign class OF
American gypSieS. \ justice of the
peace or catholic priest usually per.
| forms the ceremony.
\ gypsy queen is now the exception
/ in America. but the custom has given
| gypsy women 4 distinct status in point
of the hearing the men of her family
! grant her opinions. Age always com.
mantls the respect of the gypsy.
! GYPSY FORTUNE TELLERS
! Tie Romany's usual method of look.
( ing into the future is by the palm.
| though this is sometimes done bv
| cards. sometimes by dropping coins
| into clear water and again by certain
charms. varied by trtiins sleight of
| hand performances. In the gypsy wo.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
A Compromise,

night.
Matte = Did he: That must have
been right after | had refused him.
He wasn't certain which lie would d..
Which he would do. What do you
mean:"
why. he wasn't certain whether he
would propose to You or jump in the
lake. e.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
Early Training.

Then. senator. yol do not demand
an investigation
No; | tried that once with mother
when | was Il kid~and had been steal
ing jam. got considerably the worst
Of it."-Kansas City Journal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
useIeas Advice.

Now. my dear young lady" said the
professor. yen are going our into the
world. My advice 10 you is this: Be
yourself"
I'D like to. professor was the un-
expected response. "l'ut my dressma.er
won't let me. .-WashinEtOn Herald.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
Lazy, Rowing Life Led by Many
Hundreds Of Thousands Of
People Traced Back Into the
Dim Past-Have a Domestic
Code Of Their Own Queer
Way German Gypsies Have Of
Administering Justice.
'"HE gypsies are herel'
Many of US remember the

n1uuy OF US remember Tue
awful scares Of ingenious
childhood when the word
went round. In fact, very often We
were the first to note the presence Of
these strange people. Of whom we
stood in mortal terror. fearful that at
grab hold Of u.s. rudely thrust us into
one Of their mysterious and forbid
ding looking wagons and make on
with us, especially if we were b"d lit
tie boys and girls and didn't mind our
mothers and fathers as We should.
And 4 better behaved lot Of children
1t would have been hard to find any
where. Even II We behaved the very
best We knew how we had doubts
and such serious and calamitous
doubts they were!-that the gypsies
would steal US anyway.
In the days when this haunting fear
gripped US we didn't want to know
anything about the gypsies. All we
wanted was for them to go away-far.
far away. The reinsurance of parents
that the gypsies really wouldn't steal
". that the story Of their doing such
terrible things was untrue, was never
convincing. Recollections Of the one
time dread bob up when, grown up,
unafraid and humanity curious, we
venture into the midst of these pill
grims Of the road to look them over at
close range and take note Of how they
live.
IN A GYPSY CAMP
Arrived in the gypsy camp, We see
dark skinned, dark eyed, slender but
sinewy men, women and children gath
cred together rs If for picnic in the
woods. We find they are shrewd horse
traders. inveterate card players. adept
musicians and fond Of gittering jew
elry. They lead an easy life, do these
people who have made loating a finish
ed art In the line of strenuous sports
baseball is their only concession to the
spirit of American energy. Now when
gypsies become acclimated to this
country they make baseball regular
part of their camp diversion. Until
I! 2 great national game aroused their
interest they Were content with such
indolent sport as pitching quoits
which requires only good eye and
slight eXertion of the arm
Give a gypsy good horses. cards. mu,
sic and wife who makes money in
telling fortunes and he is happy Liv.
ing rent free in the heart of II civilized
nation. he has nothing to do with the
schools, the courts or the governments
Of his adopted country save when he
Is forced to do so. There are in the
neighborhood of Il million of these
nomads of the universe in Europe. ant!
the expert census takers of the United
States have been able to count those
IN this country. hungary is full ut
gypsies, and only recently it was re.
ported that the Hungarian govern
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
MOVEMENT Is on foot to abol-
\ ish the hammer throw in ath-
y letic meets The event has

been marked as dangerous be
cause fatalities have resulted from
wild throws. The Harvard Crimson
asked for the opinion of noted train
ers on the question. Here are the an
swers in brief:
''Pooch" Donovan of IarvaTd.-"The
hammer throw. Us ii is. is regarded as
Il dangerous event. and if the danger
cannot lie eliminated think il would
DE best TO substitute for the event the
throwing OF weight for height
keenc Fitzpatrick of PrincetOn.-"l
am very much i'll favor of substituting
the thirty five pound weight for the
hammer. for a weight that can. Ike
thrown over thirty feet is dangerous to
| competitors and officials
Harry Huffman of Dartmouth.-"M
opinion is that the regulations of this
event should remain us they are. and
the necessary precautions should be
taken against accidents
Thomas Neenc of Syracuse.-"l can
not see where the danger Will be less
ened by substituting IL heavier ball
and shortening the handle. The
chances of Il broken wire would nat
urally he greater with Il heavier bail
and II would be more liable to acci.
dent than heretofore"
A. &. kraenZein Of Nicligan.-"l
believe the idea Of shortening the han
die and increasing the weight Of the
! ball Il very good one"
John Moukley of Cornell" Il
change is TO he made in the hammer
throw event it would be the best to
substitute the thirly-tive pound weight
| would have the length of the handle
shortened
The conditions for the third annual
800 mile race ut Indianapolis. sched-
uIed for May 30. 1913. call for cars Of
4J0 cubic inches piston displacement
and under, smaller than those for the
preceding two races. which allowed
ears up to 600 inches. This condition
will force builders To concentrate on
other means than size to attain speed
and power, which should he good
thing for ear building. 1t will tend to
hSSp oul VI tlle Iulluiit, ~ Hu"Uei "a
the big foreign racing machines. which
all have been near the 600 inch limit
William l.. Lauder, former Giant.
has been engaged to coach the Column
bia varsity and freshmen baseball
teams during the coming season.
There will be no regular coaching.
however. until February, when tie
call for candidates will be made.
Lauder was graduated from Brown
university in 1898 and played profess
sionaf ball with the Philadelphia Ma
tional league team and with the
Giants. He has been coaching the
Williams college team for several sea-
sons and among others developed
Templeton and Davis. both star pitch
ers. He was with Columbia for two
seasons. in 1905 and 1906. and turned
out teams that are considered the best
the Blue and White ever had.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
UP the Mountain.
Here ws only prize the good.

Here We only prize the good.
Stars unsullied round US burn.
II ys in repentant mood
From your wanderings would return.
II ye fail to find the bliss
That ye found with us of yore,
Or when lawless mirth like this
Gives your hearts delight no more.
Then return In pilgrim guise,
Gladly up the mountain go,
While your strains repentant rise
And our brothers advent show. 80 .
Rapture glows in hearts divine
When long lost sinners found. - .
Every error ye have made
Will loves chalice wash away.
We will haste your steps to meet
As We come in majesty.
Men your blessings will entreat
Ours ye thus will doubly be.
Goethe.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
Sor1ethino Like That.

SnagG-i wish that guy would pay
up. I've been boning him for that
dollar he owes ME for six months.
Elagg-SOrt of Il wishbune, eh?
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nomastie Economy.

Father What! Another new dress :
Daughter-iou needn't be cross. |
bought it with my own money. Fa-
ther-Where did you get 1t! Daugh-
teri sold your fur coat.-Hilus Iat ted
Bits.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
Tire Eaod Qu,s,icn

do you believe that two can live as
cheaply as one"
Not unless one of the two Is u veg
etariau. detroit Free Press,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
And the Road Looked Rouoh,

i fear have made mistake"
WHY
lie proposed In taxicah. The mlu-
ute accepted him he paid the bin and
We got out and walked. d."-kuusas CRY
Journal, ~
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
a Pack Of Sheer Nonsense
Robbed Of Glory.

Her husbands family was English.
wasn't it:'
"Yes. and very good stock too. He
claims relationship to Gladstone
"Gladstone! That should please his
wife"
ut doesn't. 1t hurt her pride dread
fully when she, heard he was called
the Great Commoner.' - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
Two Views.

She saw a hat ard liked it very much
Asserted that n sumner such
AS it she'd seldom seen before
The hat she liked WAS in u store.
She chance! to spy this hat next day,
But passed ii by in scurnful way.
The hat at this time. be il said
Was on another woman'S head
Judge.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14

The Automobile Club OF France.
which has such splendid quarters on
the Place de Ia Concorde, has for
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
TO sE.

To b gentle; 70 forgive;
True to life and glad to live,
To bs watehful and TO bs
Rich with boundisss charity;
To b humble in success,
Strong Of heart in bitterness,
Tender, gracious, thoughtful, good
In our man and womanhood.
IN. o. Bismarck.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14
No Longer an Attraction.

"My chorus girl client requests a
change Of venue. your honor
"She can get a fair trial right here
NO doubt. but the people in this
town have seen all her gowns. KAN
sas City Journal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14

Cholly (waiting in drawing room,-I
say. Susan, did you give Miss De Rocks
my card?
Tho Maid-Yes, sir.
Cholly-What did she saw:
me Mald-she told me to tell you,
Sir. that she was sorry she was NOT In
Cholly-Oh. very we'll. Please fell
her said was glad didn't call
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14

In the Denver trap shooters tourna-
ment at Overland park recently Il.
II. Pruns. an amateur of Brookvi.ie.
Ind. made n worlds record for ten
traps by breaking 200 targets out OF:
rs many shots. For the first two days
Of the shoot he led the field with 800
breaks out Of 400.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-14

1t is generally cct!ed thar he IL
one of the best football players in
the west, and his playing is always fol-
lowed with interest
The evening world., 1912-05-23
Gen. Booth Unasr the Katie.

LONDON. May E.-0en. william
Booth. head and founder OF the Saliva
tion Army. was successfully operated on
for cataract Of the left eye to-day In
an effort to restore his sight.
The evening world., 1912-05-23
NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB
HEARING AGAIN POSTPONED.

A largo slice Of Gotham's sporting
populace gathered In the court house
this afternoon to hear arguments on
the temporary injunction granted the
National Sporting Club. restraining the
Boxing Commission from revoking the
clubs license a. q result Of the CLUBS
referee giving decisions at a recent
bout in open defiance Of the commits
vion's ruling.
The case was on the calendar for
this morning In Justice Gerard's Court.
The number Of cases on the docket
caused q postponement until tho after
noon session. With Boxing Commits
sloner O'Neil. the clubs lawyers and
many interested parties present. JUS
tlce Gerard suddenly decided to re-
mand the case back to Justice Erlang-
err, who granted the original writ. Jus
tice Erlanger could not be found after
a diligent search and the hearing was
finally put over until tomorrow.
The club. therefore. will conduct Ito
weekly bout without molestation TO.
night
The evening world., 1912-05-23
Commissioner Farley and 70
Raiders Make Spectacular
Sweep Over City.
INVADE A YACHT CLUB.
Agents Catch Laborer Leaving
Hendrick Hudson FloatWith
Bottles of Beer.

The biGsest and most spectacular sx.
else raid In local history was begun to.
day by STATE Commissioner Of Exeis.
william w. Farley and . foees o.
seventy uniformed and plain sarbst
policemen disposed or in automobile ny.
Ing sQuadrons. and diminishing parties
on foot Inade Of fifteen minutes three
wine stores on Sullivan and Macdougal
streets had been seized and their stock
OF liquors connscatsd.
There are nifty raids on Commissions
Fariey's schedule for to-day and before
the raiders have completed their worh
II 10 expected that reservoirs Of strons
waters will have been oonnscated..
This unusual and elab6rate1y or.
sanised crusade 10 directed against the
small wine and liquor stores that are
traf'lcking without q iiosnss- ecores
OF them situated In the lower sections
Of the city. on the east and west sides
and in Harlem. are on Commisaonss
Fariey's fists
COUNCIL DoNNELAN HELPS
PILOT THE RAi0ERe.
The raiders began assembling this
morning at the Metropolitan Building
With Commissioner Farley and Deputy
Commissioner Thomas r. MoAvoy. as
sisted BY Charles F1restone and George
Donncian Of counsel to the State Dx-
else Commission. They had with them
dozen or more special agents and
about ~ many clerks. and they were
armed with nifty summonses with which
to begin action against the violators
Of the excise law.
A. soon az all Of Mr.. Fariey's pessouai
STAFF had assembled they moved on the
Hotel Marlborough where they met by
Arrangement six separate squads Of uni
formed policemen and plain clothes men.
Each police squadron was provided With
an automobile. A great crowd choksd
Broadway - Commissioners Farley was
msrshAiiing his forces and telling on
separate detaohmsnts.
About half OF the plain clothes man
were sent scouting to various winS
stores that were on the days schedule
with instructions to wait there until the
raiders arrived. Tho remaining raiders
Piled into the six automobiles. and
headed by Com Missioner Farisy's car.
proceeded swiftly downtown. All that
was needed to herald the approach Of
mo raiders was band Of heavy brass
and . squad OF bugiers.
The FIRST raid was made At No. l@
Sullivan street. in the basement Of
which 10 the wine store Of u. p. Per-
ordi. Ach!ile Proseili q Co. This little
chianu shop was open and COINS, with
Il. p. 'Perordi In charge. An immense
thronE packed the street a. the police
men and excise agents piled into the
place. Perordi was asked to show his
State license. but was unable to com.
ply. The only document he he'd to sx-
hibit was an internal revenue license
for which hs had paid $780, q
Commissioners Farley went into tho
rear Of tho store and found a cabinet
and shelves laden with glasses. evi-
denes. he. said. that the place was co.,
The evening world., 1912-05-23
STRIKE OF WATERS
may TIE UP!FOUR
OF BIGGEST HOTELS
(consinued from First Pass)

rolled % per. cent Of the walters and
cooks Of Manhattan.
The hotel men," said President Reed
Of the Park Avenue Hotel to-day. "ds-
sire to sccord the best Of treatment To
ana take the rest care II their en-
pIoyess. For this purposs We deem Il
best to deal with the long established
societies. which. We md. represent an
aggregate of 80 per cent. Of TIE hotel
and restaurant workers.
The International Union does not
even claim to represent . majority Of
the hotel employees. We notified the
International that We would hold no
further dealings with that organisation.
We have also notified the o,d societies
that We win be glad to hear complaints
and suggestions from properly accrsd1t-
Cd ofSciais Of their organization"
sTRIkERg UNION CLAIMS CON
rRoL OF ALL.
The officsrs OF the International Union
profess to have no fear of the stand
taken By the hotel men. They deny in
ternai strife. say the funds and books
ars all In hand and that the member
ship. - growing. now being In excess Of
u.oo0.
I'VE control the membership Of the
United Hotel EnployeeS Association -
saAd Financial Secretary Edward Bloch,
ltnger Of the International Union this
afternoon. Tho societies making IN
that organization are dissatisfied. Some
Of their oficcrs are TOO friendly with
the hotel men.