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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-20

En- San Francisco viva I'm
abogado lomo de cincuenta
amos de edad, rico en- dinero y
en- inteIigencia rico, Era hon.
bre de ~negocios, en- empresas
varias inrere>2do.
Ahora bIen, este abogado
era soIrego, Y viva en- su pro-
MIA casal sin mas compahia
que Ia lie un SIrviente chino:
SAM.
sam Y 81 amo habian vivido
ba;o eI mismo techo por I'm pc
r.odo de ounce amos sin inte-
rrupci0n algUna.
FL criado conocia a la per-
fecci6n las necesicades domes-
teas V las monomanias de su
amo, tan bien como las suyas
propiaS. No neceS:taba recibir
del patron 6rdeneS aIgunas.
81 iba q haber convidadOS a
Ia mesa, va fuela uno 0 Glen,
q Sam Sc le decia ell numero
de eIIos y esq 0aStaba: NADIA
faltaria en- ell festin.
Ell sirviente era, a Ia vez,
cocinero, mozo, vigilante, Va
let V amigo.
Ningun viSitan,e intruso po-
dia perturbar eI reposo de su
amo cuando este Sc encontraba
en- casa ' deseaba Ia soledad.
81 Sc necesitaba ayuda eX-
traordinaria para atender de-
bidamente a las Iabores del
hogan. Sam sc la proportional
ba por 81 miSmo; 81 hacia to-
daS las compraS. ' cuando Ell
amo despertaba en- Ia manana
10 hacia a las aiegres notas de
I'm a04~rr0 musical afuSra6O
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EVITAR ~DIsCUSIONES

-Hace ocho amos que nos
casamos y durante TODD csc
tempo no hemos tenido ningu-
ma discussion enojosa.
-Entonces listed nunca ha-
bra pretendido bailar con su
esposa en- los bales que ahOra
estan en- bOga.
Detroit Tree Press"
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ALA" interpuso ef criado con
toda calma Y seriedad.
-"Por Dios, que no tie iras,"
prorrumpi6 ell abogado.
Y ell chino, con bien marca-
da energia, responde:
Pol Dios, que 70 me le-
tilo."
Era Ia primera vez que ell
Sirviente habia empleado tai
lenguaje Y en- semejante tono,
al dirigirse a su patron.
Ell abogadO retro su asien-
to; observe a su crlado un ms
tante, y Iuego Ell tono mesura-
do eXpuso:
Sam, debes perdonarme.
No eres mi esclavo; pero dime,
jQue he hecho? j?or que me
abandonas de esta suerte,
cuando sabes que ;e necesito?"
NO quielo uecilte polque
te lies"
NO; no me TO-
Isl, te vas a leiI."
TIE digo que no."
-"Buen0; pos me voy a la
China a molil."
-'Tonteria. Puedes morir-
te aqui. mo te he prometido
que remitirG tn cuerpo a China
81 llegas a mOr'r antes cue
yo?"
-"Yo muelo en- ;cuatlo Sc
manas ' dos dias.'
-"jQu6?
Mi elmano, e. pIeso. Ell
vcintiseis amos; 80 cincuenta.
FL tiene muiel Y un beb6. En-
la China acep.an miemblo
misma famiIia pa!a molil pol
otto. Yo WOW a la China, V dOy
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CuaIeuieza puede man
dar: pero servir con dig
nidad, tacto y eficacia,
constituyen III verdadero
arte.
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The day book., 1914-08-11

SERVED THE SNAKE RIGHT
While bathing in the Susquehanna
river here today Bernard Jones was
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lie admitted his guilt. eonfessing that he
was literally and absolutely penniless.
lie was committed to jail but eventu-
allv an anonymous person, probably a
royal relation, paid his debts and h
was discharged.
Another royalty who has been led BY
eNtraVaganee into dire trouble Is Princess
Alexandra of Isenberg. Her debts are
said To. amount to S1a.oN.o00. and she
herself has been left in a pennlless con-
ditiou,
Russia is the country where YOU may
see the extremes of wealth and poverty.
Prince Manuroff. q distant connection of
the royal family. is said to have liter-
ally died of starvation. Having lost his
fortune. he turned monk. and the story
is that having retired into a cell he vas
forgotten by his brother monks and was
found dead from lack of food
In Odessa, another Russian of rovsl
descent, the Princess Helena l.nlube eidso.
works as a hrieklayers assistant while
the French wife of a wealthy Russian
noble living In ST Petetsbure has an
lady's maid who owns the title or
princess.
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FORMER RULERS
LIVE IN POVERTY
Evil Days Have Fallen Upon
One Time Royalty
DIES OF STARVATION
Prince Manuroff. Distant Connection
of Ruling Russian House, Died in
Monks Cell-Duke of Aosta's
Son Once in Prison


Evil days have fallen upon the QUO
time ROYALTY of Europe and Asia. saws
the New York Press. Time was when
these ex-kinss, queens and former princes
and princesses We're rolling in wealth
Fates have gone against them and, with
the loss of their heritages, many of therl
are In absolute poverty Not so many
Years ago those dethroned hy conquest
were royalty cared for. To-day many or
them are in dire straits
Peter 1obengula was himself the leader
Of the Rhodesian rebellion i'm 1896. and It
was he who made terms With Cecil
Rhodes at the famous council in the
Matoppo hills.
He went to England after the Matabele
war and toured the country With Say
age South Africa Eventually he turned
collier, and for two years worked in the
Agecroft pits at Pendleton. until pneu-
monia seized him and was followed BY
phthisis. And now he drags out existence
on miserable 10 shilings week al
lowed him under the insurance act.
Other countries are not so generous
Take the case of former Queen Ranava-
Y
dethorned her fshe was given a small
house i'm Algiers and still smaller pen
sion. Some little time ago she was per-
mitted to visit Paris No carriage or car
was placed at her disposal; she was lef;
without money to see the sights or 90
shopping, and she was not taken to the
atres or social gatherings. Most of her
time she passed in her room, looking orr
through the window at what was going
on below.
AT last she was driven to apply to the
authorities for a passage back to AlgierS
and there she has since remained living
in the most humble fashion imaginable
Yet the island over which she once ruled
is larger than France itself
Another former queen Liliuokalanr
once monarch of Hawaii has dropped
INTO utter obscurity.
About two years ago an Italian q.
5000 appearance was arrested charged
with pilferfng in Parish shop. Investi-
cation proved that he was a son of tire
late Duke of Aosta, who, as Amadeo I.
was KING of Spain for several wears in
the early seventies. He had djssipated
ms fortune. and for many months had
been living hand-to-mouth existence.
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and another along the unoccupied wall.
These nests may be opened or closed, as
desired, but the latter form is recon-
mended. Those underneath the droppings
board require no other top. They are
narrow walk extending the whola
length. of the row. The attendant has
access to the various nest boxes through
the front, which is composed of long
boards of the PROPER width. hinged at the
bottom and held in place when closed by
ordinary catches or buttons.
The other row of nests is similar in
construction. but it is necessary to roof
them in with lumber. This roof should
have q sharp slant in order to diseour-
age any attempt of the birds to roos.
upon it.
There is one other feature of construc
tion which deserves special mention, and
that is the additional protection afforded
the roostins quarters. Matched boards
are nailed on the inner edges of the stud
ding and rafters Immediately behind and
above the roosts. This sheathing begins
at point just beneath the rear edge OF
the droppings board, is carried up to the
plate and then out along the rafters to
point slightly forward of the front edge
of the droppings board. The spaces be-
tween the studs and between the rafters
are left OPEN thus permitting the air to
circulate freely in the four-inch space
between the rear wall. roof and this
inner shell. This keeps the roosting place
free from all dampness and more conf
Portable generally.
In order to permit the greatest free
dom of air movement, the sheathing is
carried clear of the plate by means of .
simple false framework. Otherwise there
would be no connection of the air spacei
between the studding and those between
the rafters This same result can be Sc
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The Newest Orpington
BLUE ORPINGTONS
BY EDWIN MEGARGEE

The Cochin, the Langshan and the Dork
ing.
The first variety to be brought out was
the black; then came The buff: later the
white, and finally the jubilee. Within
the last few years a new variety has
been added to this list one that already
bids fair to rival the others in popular
faNoI This is the blue Orpington, which
is shown in this illustration.
This variety was probably produced by
crossing of the black and the white Or
pington. The crossing OF the black and
white sometimes produces n certain per-
centage of blue, or slate-colored young.
having black top-color, and by the judi
cious selection and mating of these speci-
mems il is possible to produce a strain
that will breed fairly true to color.
There is one characteristic of the blue
orpington that should not go unmarked,
and that is it's tendency to breed true to
type 1t is really remarkable that a
variety still in its infancy should produce
such a high percentage of typical speci-
mems. In fact, the very best types Of
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Iemployed were such as to offer protec-
tion to the guests.
BY filth alone, by the worst and most
dangerous kind, can the germs that
cause the disease be spread. Typhoid
In state. or city, or a farm indicates
some sanitary defect, and as Professor
Sedgwick of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology has put it, defectiv e
sanitation is but another name for de-
fective civilization
I'VE are DR.. Stiles says, Seven
times as dirty as the Germans and ten
times dirtier than the Swiss"
The typhoid death rate per 100,O
population during recent years has been
as follows: Is in Australia, y in Cuba.
In belgium, in France, in Ireland.
8 in England and Scotland, in Hol
land and Prussia, in Germany, Swede.
and Switzerland and 3 in Norway and
Denmark
In curious and somewhat shockire Q
contrast we had in the 21 states which
form ''the registration area" of this
country 2S.5 deaths per 100000 in 1910.
typhoid is USUALLY disseminated by
means of impure water, milk or food.
and sometimes flies; but we must not
forget that as Koch said. there Is no
other source of infection of typhoid
than man. 1t is fellow creatures of
ours who are responsible for its spread.
1T. NOrtn mas told of an Italian la
borer who, while working in camp in
New York. caught typhoid. No doctor.
no health officer was there to tell his
friends what precautions to take They
We're near a brook which furnished five
villages with water. The neglect Of
one man brought about an outbreak OF
typhoid fever which caused not less
than 40 cases and deaths.
On July 29, 1913. a young man sitting
against the water tank on the uppcr.
deck of the Mississippi steamer G. w.
HILL suddenly heard waterGunning in
to the tank when the boatvwas near If
not on the sewer outlets of the city Of
Davenport, la. The day was very hot
and the passengers helped themselves
literally to this water, although many
noticed Its turbidity and others found
trash and small sticks IN it. The result
was that 500 of the 1900 excursionists 8
from Clinton, Ia. on that day had either
diarrhoea or typhoid.
Typhoid is an every day problem
only where 1t is allowed to become one.
In fact some of our cities have accom- :
plished, II not as much as the best Eu-
sopean cities, at least>as much as some
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CELESTIN DEMbLON
TO VISIT AMERICA

Paris January 1o--celestin Demblon.
the Belgian socialist deputy and unlver-
sity promessor. announces his intention
to visit America next year and speak in
support Of his theory that Lord Rutland
is the author Of the shakespearian plays
NJ Demhlon was compelled by his party
to refrain from acting personally on tho
Belgium stage but in America he will be
aele TO act as we'll as speak. lie will nota-
hlv undertake 10 play the role Of HAM
let as he believes it should be played
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TD.esN kfIsGAu<GEE
:. .iJie ie n'sotWrr Go

orpington that ] have ever seen are OF
this variety.
In shape the blue orpngton should con-
form to the breed standard in every par
ticular.
In color it is a combination of blue and
black. In the male the hackle, wing
bows. saddle-eoverts and sickles are a
lIstrous blush black. The wing bar,
wing-bay. body fluff and nam tail feath-
ers are a clear, medium shade of saty
blue, each feather laced with a darker
shade. The nearer this latter shade ap-
rroaches black the better.
The female has the haclSle black. the
rest of the plumage being saty blue laced
with a darker shade.
The comb. face, wattles and earlobes
arc red. as are the eyes. The beak is
horn color, while the legs are leaden
blue.
The weights of this variety are; Cock,
10 pounds; cockerel Sta: hen, s; pullet T.
The hens are very good layers of brown
shelled eggs, and are dependable sitters
and mothers.
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the rafters. This and the window
spaces, are covered with wire netting
stapled ON outside.
The necessary furnishings are simple
in character and all are elevated above
the floor in order to give the birds tie
use of every foot of space.
Along the front wall of each pen, un-
fderneath the large opening, a wide shelf
is placed. Upon this the water dishes
and the grit and shell hoppers are set
Such an arrangement is convenient for
the attendant, and also keeps fountains
and hoppers free from litter and dirt,
which would inevitably be scratched into
them if they were placed On the floor
A large hopper for dry mash is built
against the partition, or, in one-pen
houses, against an end wall This has
capacity of several bushels and requires
filling only at long intervals, thus saving
considerable labor. The top is santing.
which prevents the birds from roostins
thereon.
Droppings boards feet inches wide,
are located along the rear wall. Because
of their size it is necessary to build them
in, to make them a part Of the building.
In each pen they extend from end wall
to central partition. The roosts are Sc
curely nailed to heavy cross pieces and
the latter hinged to the rear wall, so
they may be swung up out of the way
for greater convenience in cleaning.
These roosts do not extend the full
length of the droppings board. space beins
left at one end for a broody coop two
feet in width. This coop is made of
lath, including the floor and into it the
broody hens go until they change their
minds about the desrability or necessity
of rearing families and are willing to
return to the business of egg production.
Plenty of Nests
One row of nests is placed Immediately
below the droppingS board in each pen
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Dirtiest Disease in the World
by ARR MOLL

Exclusive Service the Survey Press
Bureau)
mo, sir the farmer shook his head
definitely. This here law is none of my
business. Let the city~folks that is
afrard of catching fever in milk pull
for 1t.
Il have lived on this here farm for
25 years, and we have yet to know what
the ague or a headache amounts to.
Look at them strapping boys of mine
and this rosy-cheeked gal We have
got too much of this sanitation business
anyhow and I amt going to bother
with this milk bVl of yours
The sanitary Dill pending before the
assembly was defeated by two votes.
What did the rich proprietor care for
lit? AS he had said, it was none of his
business. He had never had any sick
ness on his farm.
few years afterwards he had oc-
casion to change his mind. A dairy
man who supplied milk to the neigh
boring city went on an excursion to an
other part of the state. Three weeks
kafter his return. he was taken sick with
typhoid. His wife ministered to his
needs. and forgetting to disinfect her
hands, attended to bottling the milk.
Two weeks later the city was in the
grip of a typhoid epidemic. To escape
infection a negro left the city and
asked for work on the rich farmers s
place. Presently he developed typhoid.
Then the farmers daughter and two
sons were stricken. All three died.
Typhoid from the city had reached
the country.
Typhoid from the country reaches the
cities through families who retur n
after their short vacation, with only
pleasant memories of beautiful scenery,
balmy air, a good table, and some
agreeable acquaintances among the
guests. When typhoid-an upnoticed
guest--has done its work theT they re-
proach themselves for not finding out
whether the supply of water of that re-
sort was properly guarded, whether
the milk was SAFE, whether the sources
or Ice were above suspicion, and wheth-
Her the history and habits of the help
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The Cnssnndra Cnddie

Miss GlauNS Raveucroft the new golf
champion, Was talking IN Milmlngton
about the royal games difficulties
when ! began To play" she said. Il
had a crusty old Scot for caddie. After
had worked vert hard for some months
asked this crusty old Scot one day:
Well, Saunders, how am ! gettirs
ou?e
saunders answered gruffly:
Yer no maxim a fool o yourself but
ven never be a gowfer
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REV Ard

4 REWARD or $50 l. HEnEBy
OFFERED FOR THE ARREST AND
CONVICTION or ANY PERSON, NOT
DULY COMMISSIONED. HAVING IN
HIS POSSESSION OR EXuiHirING \
SI,ECIAI OR REGULAR POLICE
BAnGE OF TIE CITY OF BIRMING-
HAM.
THIS REM ARD Is AVAILABLE To
POLICE OFFICERS As WE'LL As ANY
ONE ELSE.
CITY or BIRMINGHAM
HY II. :. RYALI. SECRETARY
BOARD or COMMISSIONERS
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This arrangement also plays a part in
the necessary ventilation of the build
ing during the heated term. The top
boards of the outer wall are hinged so
that they may be thrown open at will.
As the late spring comes on and the
house begins to get stuffy and too
warm for comfort, these boards are swung
UP. thus making a long. narrow opening
in the rear wall, Immediately beneath the
caves In this manner an air current is
created, which draws off much of the
hot air though no drafts are noticeable
The air enters the front openings, passes
across the pen, out through the air space
- cen QUEER and inner walls and thence
from the building. At no time is it possi-
BILE for draft to strike the roosting birds.
AS fall comes on and the aims is to
rear openings are again tightly closed
and all ventilation secured through the
front of the building
This is an important matter Unfortu-
nately, too many houses are planned with
special reference to winter conditions
and little or no thought given to summer
comfort. As a matter of fact poultry
can suffer as acutely from extreme heat
as from cold. Tightly built houses often
become unbearable during the summer
season, and if there is no shade available
in the yards the birds are forced to go
into the house in order to secure pro-
lection from the direct rays of the sun.
The arrangement described above goes
far toward solving this problem of sum
mer comfort.
Taken as a whole, the poultry house
plan here discussed is very good one
1t well deserves the careful study of any
one contemplating the erection of a per-
manent poultry house of moderate or
large size.
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What Do Socks Hold?

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Before the fire Christmas eve two old
maids were planning for the holiday.
"Sister Mollie," said the younger
would long stocking hold all you'd
want for Christmas gift?''
No. Elvira," said the elder: "but
pair OF socks would"
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Perhaps no breed has ever attained sucl
widespread popularity IN so short a time
as has the Orpington. Its rise has been
mcteoric and it is now fixed star in
the poultry firmament.
Originated by the late William Cook
of England, who produced four varieties,
this breed Immediately caught the popu-
lar fancy, leaped into prominence, and
today, it can be safely said that in this
country the Orpington is easily among the
leaders; this popularity has been MAIN
tanned by the very real worth of the
breed and not alone by the booming"
which it has been given by enthusiastic
admirers,
The story of the origin of the Orping-
tor. is a long one, as each variety was
produced by different means and bred
to a fixed standard. However, the main
we'll springs of blood We're the Hamburg,
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POULTRY

buy fresh eggs in quan-
titles of four dozen up. / furnish
(, parcei post boxes free; you pay pos
tage: prices must be right. 2411 Ave-
nue H.,
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cities across the ocean. 1t is a pity that
this roll of honor should be so short
Paterson. for instance, could boast in
1910 of IL deaths for every 100000 in
habitants; Chicago. where ia people
out of every 100000 were snatched by
| typhoid in 1891, has been slowly but
! steadily lowering its mortality until It
now approaches European figures:
while Bridgeport had in 1910 the dis
| tinction of being the solitary American
city with more than 100000 inha bitant.s
having a typhoid death rate of less than
| five
But Baltimore, Minneapolis, Kansas
City. and omaha had more typhoid in
1910 than in 19O0-4. Something Is un-
doubtedly wrong somewhere when
Providence had in 1910 twice as much
| typhoid as 1t had in 1907 and Milwau-
kee has seen it's death rate increase
from 1871 In 1904 to 45.7 in 1910. The
death rate from typhoid has in num-
Der of states, as Colorado. Indiana.
Maine and Maryland, either remained
stationary during the last three or four
years or else actually gone up, as in
Vermont. Michigan and Wisconsin.
We have in this country a national
association for the prevention of tu-
berculosis. similar association has
been organized to combat cancer. The
time seems ripe for the creation of a
league against typhoid fever. It's men,
bership should comprise the entire ne
tion, and its creed announced in a few
lines:
Typhoid fever Is a disease of dirt.
Unclean habits cause typhoid fever.
Be, therefore, clean; and help others to
be clean.
1t is the habit of our people to think
only in scareheads. Important ques-
tions are ignored until they loom big
as mountains in the public eye. Not
long ago vague rumor of outraees
suffered by few Americans in Mexico
was enough to make people ask fer
immediate war. A war against an en-
emy which attacks every year hundreds
of thousands of our people and kills
thousands of them would be more JUS
tilted. For every life saved from ty-
phoid, it has been proved that two other
lives are saved A campaign against
typhoid is therefore an assault on every
ailment that preys on man.