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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

through the neck affords the REQUISITE
means for attaching the gourd to a tree
branch or elsewhere. number of
sourds thus prepared and strung on a
pole seem to make a satisfactory apart,
ment house for a colony of martins. Used
s1ngly, they are equally we'll adapted TO
wrens and bluebirds. While not durable
when exposed to weather, they are easily
. replaced.
Ordinary wooden boxes. II clean. can
he made into bird houses by merely nail.
ing on cover and cutting out an en-.
trance hole; but such makeshifts are
rarely weatherproof and never pleasing
10 the eye. branches containing real.
woodpecker holes, when obtainabie. are
perhaps the best attraction that can be
offered most house birds in the breeding
season. By carefully fitting such.
branch to Il fruit tree or shade tree it's
foreign. origin may be so far disguised
rs scarcely 10 be noticed.
Builders OF artificial houses generally
go TO the woodpecker for designs. and by
varying styles TO suit the tastes OF diff
ferest kinds Of birds are rewarded by
such tenants as chickadees, tufetd tit
mice, white-breasted nuthatches, Caro-.
lima wrens. violet-green swallows, crest,
ed iiy-catchers, screech owls, sparrow
hawks and even some OF the woodpeck.
ers. the master builders themselves.
Red-hcadcd and golden-tronted wood
peckers are willing occupants OF artiii-
cial houses if properly designed.
Some birds are satisfied with almost
any. sort of lodgings. Thus bluebirds
and wrens are content to build in.tomato
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cans; but chickadees and ynuthatches dis
dain such contrivances. Wood Is a bet
ter building material than metal. En-.
trance holes should be counter-sunk from
the outside to exclude rain. Heads of
nails and screws should ibe set rather
deeply and covered with putty. All
houses should be easy to open for clean.
ing. perch at the entrance is. unuec.
essary and may even be Objectionable,
asst Is liable to be used by English spar.
rows while they twitter in, a way that
is eNasperating to the more, desirable &C.
cupants. s- +. 80
= kind OF bird house suitable for use
i'll trees may be made from a section
or log that has been followed by decay.
IL should be fitted with a top and bottom.
Another way to make log house is to
split straight-grained- log two feet in
length through the middle, and then to
cut out cavity with argouge. The exca.
vations i'll the two halves of course,
should he made, to match exactly, 1t
is desirable that the halves besfastened
together with screws, In order that the
bouse may be taken apart and cleaned,
and the top OF it ought to be covered
with tinsor zinc to keep out moisture
Martin houses are built on the apart
lnent plan to satisfy the social instinct
which is so marked in birds OF this spe-
cies, though conspicuously lacking in
most other feathered creatures. They
usually contain not less, than ten; or
twelve rooms, and for this reason are rel.
atively complicated, especially IL, as is
often the case, they areaminiatures OF
elaborate buildings.
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Queen Whem She Showing Features Which
Seem to Have Caused Her Lack Popularity Holland.

When he went out his movements were
carefully shadowed by secret service men,
by all these precautions the Dutch have
reduced the Prince 10 Il state OF perfect
neutrality.
Queen Wilhelmina has also been i'm
pressed with the necessity of respectinc
national feeling in these matters. Holland
Is very nearly republic, and it would
take no violent change OF sentiment to
make it entirely one In. former days ii
was republic with the Prince of Orange
as a Kind OF hereditary president
with the Dutch because it is descended
from the great national hero, William of
orange, but ii must be remembered that
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Dutch navy and general in the Dutch
army.
meeting of the Dutch Cabinet was
held to consider the Princes conduct, and
prompt action was decided OIL. The5Prinee
was requested to meet the Cabinet at the
War Office. The Primo Minister, Jonkhee,
Loudon, Informed the Prince that he must
cease his visits to the German officers be-
cause they were contrary to the orders is
sued by the Government.
Il shall not permit you to dictate nv
personal affairs or to prevent mo from
visiting my personal friends" said the
Prince haughtiy.
'''rhen we shall be obliged to deprive
your highness OF your rank in the Dutch
army and navy replied the Prime Minister
coldly
You are insulting me-" roared the stout
Prince.
in the course of the discussion the
Prince was made 10 understand that he
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Queen Wilhelmina. through marriages Of
her ancestors is mainly German.
The Queen is not to-day extremely popu.
lar in Holland, contrary to the impression
that generally prevails in America. Her
early popularity was due TO the charming
appearance she made ms Il child In national
Dutch costume, but this charm has passed
away and she has not developed sufficient
moral or mental qualities to take its place.
One cause Of the Queens unpopularity is
undoubtedly her unpreposscssing personal
appearance She has grown ungracefulE
stout, and her heavy, expressionIess face
says down with fat. A queen of this type
makes no appeal to popular sentiment
The unronlantic truth is that Queen Will
helmiia has become an abnormally heavy
enter AS she. hardly takes any exercise.
she could not help growing fat. A French
writer. who was privilegedf to visit the
royal palace, has given some remarkable
details about her habits Of feeding. He de.
scribeS how SHE consumed on an average
six meals n day.
He pointed out the interesting fact that
the Queen weighed more than the Kings OF
spain and Italy put together.
lie said she was particularly fond OF
swcetmeats and chocolates. which did much
TO increase her stoutneSs. Here is the
schedule of Her Maiestys daily meals:
8 A. M.-Coffee with whipped cream;
dozen pieces Of cut bread
and butter.
~ "A. M.-IW0 hot meat or fish pat
ties cheese.
2 p. M.-Lunch, usually hors doeuv-
res, fish, roast beef, fowl,
dessert, wine.
4 P. M.-Tea: ham sandwiches.
F. M.-Dinner, consisting of eight
courses. -
10 P M-Biscuits. liqueurs anu bed
In her girlhood the little Queens mar
rage was matter Of tile sravest concern
To the Dutch. She was the last represent
alive of the House OF Orange living in the
country. and the next heir would be Ger
nan prince. Much opposition was felt to
Prince Henry Of NIecklenburg:Schwerin as
husband for the Queen because he was
German, but there seemed ne way of get
ting rid Of him. 20
The national anxiety about the success
sion was continued when the Queen FOR
a long time failed to produce an heir 10
the throne. Three times she disappointed
The national hopes. At last. in 1900, eight
years after the mnrriage. she gave birth
to the Princess Juliana. now her only child
In order to avert the danger of foreign
Interference that might result from the
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The Palace
y he etandW Warmth ' N

They realized that they had missed the
anne fate by only a few feet and that
some other necessity of state" would\ in
the future, very likely compel the Germans
TO do the same thing to them.
Queen Wilhelmina informed the Cabinet
that the safest course would be TO preserve
friendlfness with their powerful neighbor
Germany, but the ministers solemnly in
formed her that they had been intrusted
with the duty OF caring FOR the national
interests and would do it in their own
way.
Fighting Germans and Belgians wan
dered over me beraer into Holland, The
Dutch modified their entire army OF
100000 men. seized the intruding beligcr-
ents. and took every step to preserve their
neutrality. IL cost them 100000 gulden
or SfS0.oOO day. and the Dutch hate TO
part with money. but they will do anything
TO preserve their independence.
In the midst of these anXicties anal
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How to Care for Birds and Make Them Confortaha

\ TOMATO CAN makes first
~ class bird house if fastened TO a
tree or The side OF a. barn. All
that is necessary is, 10 cut square piece
big enough for q door ont, OF one side.
near the end that is TO be the top--leav-
ING one side of the square uncut, how.
ever, so that the piece of tin can he
turned outward at right angles. 10 make
shelter above the doorway and keep off
ram. If the can is fitted over the top OF
ta!! pole il will not need any other bot
tom. Wrens and biuebirds readily occupy
such houses. which ought 10 be placed in
shady spots. because the bright metal be.
comes very hot I'm the sun
rms is one OF q number OF ideas sug-
Eestcd by The Government Biological
survey in book it is soon to issue about
Bird Houses and How to Build Them
The publication is designed 10 AFFORD In.
strnction in architecture for certain
feathcred creatures which IL is deemed
desirable TO attract TO the immediate
neighborhood of human dwellings.
The practise # erecting bird houses
with this end in view is becoming rap.
idly more popular all over the United
found that many species OF birds hitherto
deemed irreclairably wild can easily be
persuaded TO become companions of man.
a few years ago only four species were
commonly regarded as house birds-the
house wren, the bluebird, the tree sWal-
low and the martin. Since the move.
mcnt to protect birds and make neigh
bors OF them began, however, their ma.
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lures and needs have become better un-
derstood, and it is expected that, as the
requisite facilities are afforded, and as
ihe number of birds Matched In houses
increases, it will be practicable to invite
the3 companionshp Of these feathered
friends With increasing success,
AT all seasons birds may be gathered
about human dwellings by offering them
what they need. In Winter they are
often pushed for food. and il this re-
uuirement be supplied, they will report
daily at the lunch counter. On the other
hand, in Summer they prefer to forage
for themselves, and other means must
he sought TO attract them. They appre-
ciate fresh water for bathing and drink
ing. A shallow pool, IL only foot across.
becomes on hot days a centre OF attrac.
tion for all the birds in the neighbor-
hood. 1t may be provided with a pan
set in the ground and containing few
pebbles
Birds are desirable not only on account
Of their beauty and song, but because OF
their usefulness as destroyers of harm.
fui insects. especially during the breed
ing season, when they are obliged to
work early and late to obtain sufficient
food for their nestlings.f If feathers, bits
OF wool or twine be scattered about n
dozen different kinds OF birds will make
OF! with them. If houses be provided In
fortably most of them will be occupied.
Bird houses in the Southern States
have long been made in very simple
fashion out OF gourds, hole on one side
serving for door. piece Of wire
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r the many people who have suffered
by this war, the one who has been
most deeply Inundated is Prince
Henry, husband of Queen Wilhelmiua, OF
Holland
Prince Henry's sufferings have not been
heroic. He has been kept practically Il
prisoner in his wife's palace. spicd on, for
hidden to communicate with his German
friends and generally treated us n sus-
picious character by the country of his
adoption.
The war has made the preservation OF
Dutch independence an anxious and burn
ing question in Holland, and the sturdy
Dutch burghers will not allow the Queens
German husband to stand in the way OF
protecting their interests.
Tho Queens consort was born a Prince
OF NIecklenburg-Schwc and his nephew
is the rcigning Grand Duke OF Mecklen
burg-Schwerin. a sovereign OF the German
Empire. Prince Henry was trained as an
officer in the German army and still holds
honorary rank in it,
The Dutch have long felt that their
powerful and growing ncighbor, Germany
was danger to them. Holland has the
doubtful advantage of holding the mouth
of the River Rhine, which flows through
Germany.
y large element of Dutchmen once
looked to England as their friend, but the
Bocr war occurred and dampened their
British enthusiasm
Then the invasion OF Belgium by Ger.
many came and gave them a worse shock.
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would be forced to obey M ls
the laws of the country
and the orders OF the Gov. c
eminent The Prime Min.
lister was strongly sup
ported by the minister of the interior, DR..
Cort van der Linden, and the Minister
Of War Colonel Bosboom.
I'VE must have Your Hiehness's prom
Use now that you will not again Visit the
quarters OF German officers in order that
l may give the necessary instructions 10
our officers" explained Colonel Bosboom.
The Prince reluctantly gave the promise
required, but before long lie found that
the Dutch had taken ample precautions to
see that he kept it. He was kept practi-
cally prisoner in the royal palace As
general in the army he was required to
report regularly to the War Office and to
remain in certain place of residence ST.
that lie could always be found in case his
services were needed
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Seeing Dutch Statesmen Fearing Fate Of Belgium
Queen to Mind Her Olun Business and Make Her
NeckLenburg-S chwerin Consort
Virtually a Prisoner in
the Royal Palace

troubles the German Prince Consort
naturally became an object: Of popular sus.
picion. Dutchmen holding extreme anti.
German views accused him of aiding Ger
man plans to subjugate their country
With considerable ingenuity these people
circulated in Holland large numbers OF
photographs showing Prince Henry in his
German uniform as an officer Of the Prus,
sian Guards, the one which he usually
wore up to the time he became the hus-
band Of Queen Wilhelmina.
This Of course, was pointed reminder
to the Dutch that the Prince had sworn
allegiance to the Kaiser. The photographs
excited considerable popular anger anu
were frequently subjected to indignities.
Other episodes occurred which brought
the Prince into more direct conflict with
the Dutch authorities large number OF
German officers were among the German
troops who accidentally strayed. over the
Dutch frontier into Holland and were in
termed there.
The Prince paid frequent visits to the
imprisoned officers, had long and friendly
talks with them, and supplied them with
iuXuries. Some Of them were old personal
friends Of his, and he naturally felt
friendly interest in all his former army
companions.
His conduct was made conspicuous by
the TACT that the Dutch Government had
ordered Dutch officers not to hold any
personal relations with interned foreign
officers OF any nationality on account or
the suspicious Of Dutch neutrality It might
arouse. The Prince is an admiral in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
NAME Of BLEASE
LIKE EPITHET,
SAYS PARK
Publishers Hear Jason Rogers
and Don Seitz, New York
Newspaper Men,

N Rogers said he was firmly con
VII iced that more newspaper money
has been squariered chasing the 81
.usiye god representing news than
would nave made four Or i've times
the success in securing the sort %
features and spec.a, articles any
community wants.
WE II. get II through routine
channels s11 CORRESPOND srts. ne SAID.
'Tr@ point = ma; &c mare pTesen-
ta,irr os -Ae news. vt.r tke exrsc-
taEcE Of growth and profit, IS not
eEoIEl tlr present DAY success al 4
TIE greatest pro6t. The Hews1a psrs
T1lrr rave made mos lssdway dur
rs r =0t times have given ne Ceo-
PIE what they want n The way OF
light entertainment, .nestresting in
.9rne tirE and 8 comp ere summary
y he news.
Truth and honesty n advertising
= 3 subject that IS now sweeping the
newspaper world ot this count-l =
sad Mr. Rogers Hardy day
pa ses but VIA + receive one OF more
queries rom newspaper publishers
asking for 9 safe and sane rule 70 a =
Ply n tbs question. uniformly urge
tae application Of the same rule OF
reason that taey apply 20 their edi-
rG-.z. columns
Tribute 70 A. y. p. a.
NJ Rogers pad 2 warm tribute 70
t-a work If the Aner.es NeWsrs r-'r
Pub shars Association. saving that
in Ms mind rs most lu.rorJaat fun
ton today Is wcrE --st vii IL
.a g.a- ,-- -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
G, G, Tankersly Is
Sued for Divorce

Charging TIA: he- husband deserted
her without cause, Mrs. Bessie Tarkers-
y Monday Aled suit FOR divorce from
G. G. Tsrkersiy
She says he recently came into pos
session y about 5000 and The court is
sued an order restrai ming Tsnksrsly
from dispos.rg Of his property 50 as In
Judgment
The wife asks he custody OF the
fou7-year-o,d daughter Elizabeth
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17

Py,hias Of Georgia. He nov Is a trus-
lee Of Mercer University and Of Shorter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
SKIN TROUBLES
FROM SCR0FULA

Among the many manifestations Of
gcrosula are eruptions on the face and
body These arc both annoying and
dishguring How often the complex
ion would be perfect II they we're not
present.
other manifestations are punches,
inhamcd eyelids. sore ears. wasting Of
the muscles. and general debility.
Ask your druggist for Hoods Sar-
saparilla This great medicine com
rletelv eradicates scrofula and builds
M the whole system. Get it TO-DAY
-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
], Wylie Smith, Often
Ill, to Face Court on
Old Felony Charges

Three felony cases against J Wy'le
smith. whose spectacular career as
tr=Ez'a7 Trarcie- Is well eremerr bered
y Atar tans. will be called Thursday
for trial In Judge HiWs courr TIE
cases have been on the court calendar
FER months, but each time they have
been called Smith mas produced 4 GER
-'aca-e fron 4 physician saying he was
too III TO attend
Two on the cases set down for Thurs
thelsE charge forgery arE the other
charges the defendant with irving. to
c0l.ec- on = forged note. knowing I. 70
be g forgery
Smith IS said 20 be hopelessly I'll Of
Ing trouble. and L is doubtful 1, he
ever Wi, he brought 70 trial. He i
TOW cut ~ bond OF SIS GO
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
Bury Priest in Grave
He Dug Is Years Ago

QUINCY. Ill. March IS The Et'r
Rev John p Kerr twenty wears rf~-
tor OF - Peters Catholic eHlH...
was buried In a grave dug and walled
with brick ffteen wears aEa under
supervision ~ the priest.
Severty-fve priests from all parts
OF Illinois attended the funeral
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
HURLED TO DEATH.

KNOXVILLE. March Is HIS
clothes catching IN the shaftiug a,
the Standard Knitting Mills ana his
body being thrown first against the
floor and then the ceiling and badly
mangled. Robert Carr. aged -. died
today q few minutes after being dis
ertangie5 from the machinery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-02

do their own picking, writes ]. *.
WEIGH of Eureka, Kan, in the Farm
ers' Mail and Breeze. I then went to
nay shop and made the feed cutter
illustrated. The body is made Of by
IL inch board, four feet long, with
sides Of by 6ginch pieces. One leg
was used at thee back end and two In
front, the latter extending eight inches
above the frame.
The knife lever was bolted to the
top OF the left leg to allow the right
hand for cutting. The knife was made
Of a short piece OF crosscut saw blade
fourteen inches long. This knife cuts
square across the end of the box.
With this machine one man. could cut
up enough feed for the twenty-four
calves In from three to five minutes
The feed was cut in one-half to one
inch lengths and fed in troughs. KAT
fir and corn were thoroughly mixed In
cutting, and the calves cleaned up the
mixture without waste. They had this
green feed until frost killed it ard did
well on It
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-02

Friends of Justice George L. Bum
Of the state supreme court predict
that he will be elected Tuesday by
one of the largest majorities ever
given a candidate for the bench in
Minnesota. They base their belief
upon the fact that organizations and
newspapers Of every shade of politi-
cal faith are heartily indorsing him
for election His name appears up
on practically every ticket recon-
mended by the press of the state, and
he has been Endorsed by nearly every
attorney of standing in Minnesota,
by the union labor papers, by the
German papers and the Scandinavian
papers,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-02

BY voting Eyes on amendment
No. 2 on election day you will make
it impossible for three justices, a
bare majority of the court, as it is
now constituted, to declare a law
unconstitutional. The new plan,
which involves the increasing of the
court from five members to seven
members, will require five to concur
to declare statute unconstitutional.
This provision makes for stability of
government, and is we'll worth Sc
rious consideration by all voters; and
increasing the size Of the court won't
increase it's cost, for the two COM
missioners will no longer be in Of
flee. 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-02

Complete election returns are to
be received at the Pioneer office on
the night of election, the service of
the United Press having been secured
that the citizens of Bemidji may be
provided with facts and figures con-
corning the state as we'll as the coun-
ty and district elections. The office
of the Pioneer will be open all night
Tuesday and extras telling of the
results at the polls will be placed on
every household step early Wednes-
day morning. Watch for the extra.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-02
League a Success,

One of the first fruits of the ac-
tivity Of the Municipal Reference
Bureau in the General Extension Di-
vision of the University of Mime
sofa, was the organization of the
League of Minnesota Municipalities
This is a cooperative association of
the cities, towns and villages of Min
nesota formed to furnish mutual
help, assistance and advice.
Municipal government is passing
more and more out Of the class of
rule-of-thumb organizations. In this
age of efficiency it is no longer con-
sidered profitable for one city after
another to go ahead repeating blum
ders already made time, and again
by other cities, and. performing
experiments the results of which are
already known elsewhere. There has
been need of some central organi-
cation or bureau which would bring
together, classify and tabulate the
results of all sorts of experiments,
whether successful or not, made by
cities all over the country. Each,
city should be able to profit by the.
successes of others and to avoid fail
ures. The best way to do this, SEEM
ed to be the formation of an asso-
citation or league controlled by the
cities themselves, which would give
an opportunity to the city officials to
get together and exchange expert
ences.
The Municipal Reference Bureau
succeeded in forming such an organi-
cation in Minnesota in the early fall
of 1913. The league is now little
over year old and has a member
ship of over one hundred cities. Each
city pays annual dues in proportion
to it's population. Membership is held
in the name of the city and not in
the name Of any official The officials
of these cities make large use of
the Municipal Reference Bureau. The
value of this cohesive organization
is felt as soon as it becomes neces-
sary to undertake joint movement
in behalf of all cities. That is, it
would be very much easier for an or
ganization of this kind to obtain
needful municipal legislation from
the state legislature
Once year the league has con-
vention lasting for two days and in
that convention questions of all
kinds affecting city government and
administration are discussed Ex-j
perts are present and read papers on
various phases of city problems, and
those who have had experience are
always there to give the results Of
these experiences.