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New Britain herald., 1923-10-30
WANT ARMS cuRTAn.MEsr.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 3o.-The cham Der of deputies, after long secret session last night. voted an appro- priation of 10S. S.o00,00o gold pesos for military expenditures. The chamber also adopted resolution requesting the government 10 undertake friendly with Brazil for the pur- pose of reaching an armament edui- librium between the two countries
New Britain herald., 1923-10-30
CONTEST WHEELER WILL
Brother and Nephew of shelton Wom-
 an Trying to Break Document.

Bridgeport, Oct. So.--Notice of an appeal from probate of the will Of Fanny R. Wheeler late of Shelton by George H. Washburn, brother and Elwood D. Brown, 8 nephew. both Of Shelton, to the superior court was filed today. The estate consists or real and personal property to a value of S63,so0 which were beaueathed to John Powers of Shelton, a friend. The money was left in trust for Powers and Alfred c. Baldwin as trustee. By the will Powers is given the right to use the principal if necessary. He was also given a part of the family plot in the Episcopal cemetery at Shelton.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-30
London "Bobbies" Passing

Exit the Bobby" so courteous. so ready, so stolid, so safe
 Yet it is said that this old type of perfect policemen is-imperfect. He is going. disappearing, because he isn't At to deal with modern traffic problems. A more yigilant' type is replacing the old. It isn't enough to stand and direct. he must also jump and twist and sec on both sides of his head.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-30

day automobile outing for the hag and was ready to eat Sn.a0 bread for Inc flag should today insult that
 iing for the sake of a highhail,"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-30

Mrs. Franklin Lee Bishop of Lei cester. Mass, has been elected nation al president of the American Legion Auxiliary for the coming year.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-30

Turkey has only cheap automobiles.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
TAKING CHANGES
By 7. A. Waldron.

performed prodigies with her cars to
meet her whims. But after her Pc
riod of mourning-in which her
modiste and her milliner were the
chief elements-she began to note
that Adolf was her slave While his
devotion pleased her, she was still
exacting.
Thus 1t went on until Priscilla.
usually without nerves, became
nervous. She never minced matters
"T fancy you are in love with me-"
she said one day, rightly interpreting
a glance.
why notr was Adolf's reply.
"Or is it with my money!"
"why, I'd marry you II you hadn't
q dollar"
IF I were willing, perhaps. But
I'm not in love with you. II I were
to be 50 foolish, should only gain
a tolerable husband from one view
point, make very poor match from
another viewpoint, and lose q capital
chauffeur
"Oh, no! I'd be happy to drive your
cars just the same"
"And claim them as your own"
I'D be satisfied with you"
But what would people say?'
What did people say when you
Evening star., 1923-10-28

Flint has asked permission to pay
his addresses to you. Nobody knows
how much money he has. but it's .
plenty II you can make An ante-nup-
tial agreement. know It's q shame
to talk like this, but he's seventy
eight, and confesses 1t"
"And looks older! Why, daddy, I'll
marry him tomorrow. II necessary
provided. Of course, the ante-nuptial
agreement can be arranged. I know
I ought to tell you I'm vexed at your
loss Of money. but you've always been
indulgent."
Life 10 . gamble. daughter. ]
didn't expect to lose"
II know! And life being . gamble,
TIL marry OLD Flint"
Feminine nature 10 full OF mys-
terry. Some OF Priscilla's woman
friends actually envied her As she
left the church with Old Flint lean
ing on her arm. And how they en-
We'd her after Old Flint had passed!
Priscilla had engaged a chauffeur.
Adolf was Q gifted conversationalist
and could drive q car beautifully.
Jealous a. the old man was. Adolf
was plainly . servant Priscilla or
dered him about superciliously. She
never even smiled upon him when he
Evening star., 1923-10-28

matter of Hairy Hank, deceased. Will
this result in the death Of the boy
lieutenant?
Answer. No. BY this time De vaux
has realized that the reader knows
he won't die. and resolves to quit the
desert. The thought of his mother
keeps recurring to him, and OF his
father, too, the gray, STOPPING old
man-does he stoop stili or has he
stopped stooping7 At times, too, there
comes the thought Of another, a fairer
than his father-she whose-but enough.
De Vaux returns to the old homestead
in Piccadilly.
Question. When De vaux returns to
England what will happen?
Answer. This will happen: "He who
left England ten years before q raw
boy has returned a sunburnt soidierly
man. But who is this that advances
smilingly to meet him? Can the mere
girl. the bright child that shared his
hours Of play, can she have grown
into this peerless, graceful girl. at
whose feet half the noble suitors OF
England are kneeling? Can this be
her9 he asks himself in. amusement"
Question. Is 1t her?
Evening star., 1923-10-28

"Shux" / whazz. with less loss
of life I could AIRY balls from
here to Denver & return. ! cannot
see how Footballing can be such in
tellectual game without getting any
where very fast"
IF you think so. why not?" howell
Hon. Youth without any love in his
eyebrows.
Just then Hon. Umpire holla, 18th
down, 200 yrds to gain" while %
Atheleticks scrouch down like angry
turtles.
Hon. Kicker will do so again." ex-
plunge this Youth.
And so he did. With uply squirt
Hon. Ball commence elevate hisself
so fiercely that he got lost from all
players, which rum around circular
like dog-fights. And where was Hon.
Ball? All. I knew. Coming straight
forward across dust 1 observe him
shooting straight into my lapp. How
nicely!
Thank you, shall oblige." snag-
ger while looking that fat Ball un-
der my sleeve and eloping strongly
to Cole Poast. I reach almost there
when sounds Of noise struck my ear
& could behold 81 Footballers chass-
ing me with mad toes. Frantick got
hold of me. 1 run rapid, yet others
run rapider. 0 Sudd. I could touch
the breath of one IT. " Back what
knabb me by the hole in my collar.
What you do with Hon. Ball?" he
growell while stopping me with his
knee in the seat of my stummick.
"Goshes." war-cry. Why you
halt me now? In one % seconds
more 1 should make or points for
your Team"
(Which Team you playing with?"
he monopolize bluffly.
Both, IL convenient" I narrate.
You shall cantinue to do So" he
opulate.
And when nextly I knew both
teams were playing with me. After
4th attemp I were kicked over Cole
Poast. How much do that count for
both sides?
am confused.
Hoping you are the same.
Yours truly,
Hashimura Togo.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

did any other farm crops which these
energetic producers had previously
raised.
Wisely enough, these first fish
farmers of Frederick did not let the
news about their remarkable gold
fish discovery leak broadcast. so that
every Tom, Dick and Mary that had
would rush pellmell into the busi-
ness. Only gradually did the pioneers
extend their ponds and thus 1t was
several years before other farmers
became interested in the novel in
dustry and harnessed some Of the
water of Fishing creek and its tribu-
taries in artificial pools for the curfs
Gus purpose of producing fancy dec
orative fish. Accordingly. q great
goldfish raising rush which probably
would have paralleled the epochal
transcontinental drives to California
and the Yukon in search of easy
money and natural wealth was
averted.
Slowly, steadily and steadfastly
goldfish farming has outgrown Its
swaddling clothes in the Frederick
longitude and now is established
permanently as a conservative indus
try. The successful and stable farm
ers of the country are the ones that
operate the business. There are
enough intricacies to the novel game.
sufficient production hazards as we'll
as certain special requirements Of
the industry. which deter the or
dinary run Of business adventurers"
from taking a hand at the goldfish
game. To the producer of experience
who will carefully live up to all the
laws of the business and who will
expand his enterprise only as he
learns by experience. goldfish farm
Evening star., 1923-10-28

that he had in his hip pocket, and,
glancing off again, had flattened it.
self against De Vaux's diary OF his
life in the desert, which was in his
knapsack.
QUESTION. But even II this doesn't
" kill him. you must admit that he
is near death when he Is bitten In
the jungle by the deadly dongola?
Answer. That's all right. A kindly
Arab will take De Vaux to the sheik's
tent.
Question. What will De vaux re-
mind the sheik Of?
Answer. Too easy. OF his leng-lost
son. who disappeared Hears ago.
Question. Was this son Hairy
Hank?
Answer. OF course he was. Any
one could see that. but the sheik never
suspects 1t, and heals De vaux. He
heals him with q herb. q thing call.
cd q simple, on amazingly simple.
known only to the sheik. Since using
this herb the sheil< has used no other.
Question. The sheik will recognize
an overcoat that De vaux is wearing.
and complications will arise in the
Evening star., 1923-10-28
WHEN KNEW. TEAMS WAS PLAYING WITH ME-"

Here you will find plays that never
could happen again." he toll.
So stood with q watch in both my
eyes. Pretty soonly one enlarged
Heroism walk out to middle Of the
dust with a leatherly watermelon
under his desperate elbow. Every
body holla Raw! Raw! Raw! and I
Suppose it were.
Silences.
20 Mr.. Sir" I require from Hon.
Youth, what are that powerful Ath-
eletick doing there with his brutal
foot?"
HUSKY" he did. "He are going to
kick"
Some people are always kicking"
/ narrate, yet before the words were
past my teeth Hon. Heroism threw
out his shoe. o look at Ball. Up1y,
heaven, then downly, downly it f1opp
while dangerous players come elop-
ing from all directions.
What they shall do nowT I ques-
tionaire.
Run away with the Ball." snagger
that Youth.
Nothing are safe these days." 1
develop.
Hold your mouth shut" snarrel
that yg. man. Cannot you see the
excitements?"
Yes. There it was. Somebody obtain
Hon. Ball in his tight hug. Then
such a scamper & prank. Dodge .up
& down with bump, collision, knock
about. breakage, skinoff. etc. At last
Iy Hon. Runner f1opp down while
everybody kick his head, thinking 1t
were football.
u X
s. A FTER such behavior" I snig.
"A mo wonder Col. Harvey come
home to see about his country. How
depraved! What are objeck Of this
Game. If anything"
"You see yonderly high clothes
horse?" as Youth, aiming his finger.
THAT are named Goal Poast. Objeck
of game are to carry Hon. Ball be-
hind Hon. Goal Poast and be quick
about It,"
How much tally do that count?' I
ask it.
"Oh. 6 or .. depending on weather
conditions" dictate him.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

Answer. Oh, it's her all right. It
Is her, and 1t Is him. and 1t is them.
That girl hasn't waited fifty pages
for nothing.
QUESTION. You evidently will guess
~ that a love affair will ensue be-
tween the boy lieutenant and the
peerless girl with the broad feet. Do
You imagine, however, that Its course
will run smoothly and leave nothing
to rercord?
Answer. Not at all. The writer
will not feel satisfied unless he intro
duces the following famous scene:
Stunned by the cruel revelation
which he had received. unconscious
of whittier his steps were taking him,
Gaspard de Vaux wandered on in the
darkness from street to street until
he found himself upon London bridge.
He leaned over the parapet and look
ed down upon the whirling stream
below. There was something in the
still, swift rush OF II that seemed to
beckon. to allure him. After all. why
not? What was life now that he
should prise TIT For . moment De
vaux paused irresolute."
Question. Will he throw himself INF
Answer. Well, say. you don't know
Gaspard. He will pause irrssoluts up
to the limit. then, with . fierce strug-
gle, will recall his courage ana hasten
from the bridge.
Question. What has happened to
De vaux, anyway II It anything he
has eaten?
Answer. No, Il II nothing that he
has eaten. It's about her. The blow
has come. She has no use for sun.
burn; doesn't care for tan: she 10 20.
ing to marry q duke, and the boy
lieutenant IL no longer In It. The real
trouble Is that the modern novelist
has got beyond the happy marriage
mode Of ending. He wants tragedy
and q blighted life to wind up with.
Question. How will the book con.
clude?
Answer. Oh. Do vaux will 90 back
to the desert. fall upon the shsik's
neck and swear to be . second Hairy
Hank to him. There wifi be . Anai
panorama Of the desert, the sheik and
his newly found son at the door Of
the tent, the sun setting behind q
pyramid and De vsux's faithful sle-
phant crouched at his feet and gas
ing up at him with dumb affection.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-28

at Hon. Percy Haughton.> celebrated
college coachman. Yrs. in & out he
work hard with vjgger. keeping his
he would know how to get victory
out OF defect. Are we too proud &
bilious to do the same?"
Answer from US are No 100000
times).
Mr. Chair." corrode X. Euro, plum
Der. II second the notion
How can you End when you have
not movedr' require Hon. Chair.
Il are moving next week into larger
store. Japanese bath-tubs speciality"
he devote.
"Out Of order" snarrel Hon. Chair.
ANY End to that emotion?
IT emove." snuggest s. Sago. grocer.
that the japanese Thinking Foot
ballers ajurn for 20 yrs SO that they
can study footballing, commencing
with the feet and learning every
thing"
That vote was unaminus. There
fore we 90 home to think lonesomely.
HR. EDITOR, from that moment
1V1 onwards I have been gaining
|, rapid education In this muscular
sportsmanship. I should intensely
love to 60 to Yale or Harvard for
study. but too expensive for my
cheapness. Howeverly, ystdy p. m. I
got my first lesson, and quite ad-
| vanced. thank you.
/ In backlot behind the roar Of Mrs.
&c. w. Qvackmire could see the
| sound Of noise rising up enthusly.
look see. or!
Two (2) Colleges was there, kick
| ing while everybody report Raw
| Raw-Raw. I sippose maybe Yale &
| Harvard was beginning already, SO
| I tape-toe sneekretively out OF Hon.
| Kitchen where get to backlot and
| observe heroism with considerable
dust up my nose.
| What two (2) Colleges are fighting
| to dayT' require from w. man with
fiags on his hat.
| "Epstein's Business College are
| having q versus with Piccaliilfs Bar
Der College," nArrate Hon. Youth.
"You think maybe I could learn
new from itT' ask to know.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
STEPHEN LEACOCK ON FICTION
The Trained Reader and What He Now Expects to Expect

~ UPPOSE that in the opening
pages of the modern melodra-
matte novel you find some such
- situation as the following, in
which is depleted the terrific combat
between Gaspard de Vaux, the boy
lieutenant, and Hairy Hank. the chief
Of the Italian banditti:
1.-The inequality Of the contest was
apparent. With mingled yell of rage
and contempt, his sword brandished
above his head and his dirk between
his teeth, the enormous bandit rushed
upon his intrepid opponent. De vaux
seemed scarce more than a stripping.
but he stood his ground and faced his
hitherto inv!ncible assailant. 'Mong
Dieu,'!" cried De Smythe, he is lost
Question. On which OF the parties to
the above contest do you honestly feel
inclined to put your money?
Answer. On De vaux. He'll win.
Hairy Hank will force him down to
one knee and with a brutal cry Of ''Har!
har!' will be about to dirk him, when
De Vaux will make g sudden Vnge
Gone he had learnt at home out Of
book of lunges) and
Very good. You have answered cor
rectly. Now, suppose you find, little
later in the book, that the killing of
Hairy Hank has compelled De Vaux to
fee from his native land to the east
Are you not fearful for his safety in
the desert?
Answer. Frankly, 1 am not. De
Vaux is all right. His name is on
the title page and you can't kill him.
Question. Listen to this. then: '"rhe
sun Of Ethiopia beat fercely upon the
desert as De vaux, mounted upon his
faithful elephant, pursued his lonely
wy. seated in his lofty hoo-doo. his
eye secured the waste. Suddenly .
solitary horseman appeared on the hori-
xon, then another, and another, and
then six. In a few moments a whole
crowd Of solitary horsemen swooped
down upon him. There was q fierce
shout of 'Allahv rattle Of firearms.
De vaux sank from his hoo-doo on to
the sands, while the affrighted ele-
phant dashed or In all directions. The
bullet had struck him in the heart"
There, now. what do you think Of
that7 Isn't De vaux killed now?
Answer. am sorry. De Vaux Is
not dead. True. the ball had hit him.
oh. yes. it had hit him; but 1t had
glanced OF against a family Bible,
which he carried In his waistcoat In
case Of illness. struck some hymns
Evening star., 1923-10-28

ing offers exceedingly attractive re-
turns. It is not a sideline activity
that can be fostered by neglect, care
lessness aad mismanagement.
G. Lester Thomas. the king of the
goldfish producers, now ships more
than 100000 fish every season and
operates more than forty acres of
ponds. Charlie Remsberg markets
between a half million and one mil
Powell Bros. handle twenty acres
and sell a million or more Of the
royalty colored Tom Thumb swim
mers each fall. Walter Rice and
Joseph Weller are other producers
who raise at least q half million fsh
year. All Of these operators and
their associates in the business are
reliable, reputable farmers Of Fred
erick county-the best element of
countrymen who reside in that beau
tiful country. The future and per-
manency OF the unique fish traffic are
safe in such hands.
y
THERE Is q peculiar something
L about the waters of Fishing
creek that causes the goldfish to
color as we'll If not better than any
other place in the country. Maybe
it is the limestone In the water. per-
haps the blend of adequate daily sun
shine and water temperature is ex-
actly right. or, perchance, it may be
due to certain vegetation.
Goldfish grown in these waters put
on a splendor OF hue and tint and
glistening sparkle Of raiment
which make them market-toppers
wherever they are sold. Science has
not solved the secrets Of why gold
county waters while the same kind
Evening star., 1923-10-28
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married Old Flint?"
"You are impertinent" Priscillaff'
WINGED.
II don't mean to be-"
They had stopped opposite the pub =
lie library.
Can you give me any good reason .
why 1 should keep in my service a
chauffeur who makes love to me?" 81
How long before you want the !,
car again?'
Priscilla looked at him, and won.
der was mixed with vexation. I'm
stopping here but a moment"
We'll. some day-unless you dis
charge NELL give you a thousand z
reasons why should make love to -
you.'
Indeed? And where will you dis
cover them, pray?"
IF l wanted to give them the au-
thority of history, should find more
than a thousand in human chronicles
over there" Adolf indicated the pub
lie library. "But IL I should rely
upon my own impulse and sight of :.
you, l think could give thousand
offhand."
Months have passed. Adolf is still
driving Priscilla's car.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1923-10-28
Americas Gold Fish Trade Supplied
!. Largely by Producers in Maryland

OF fish produced in the artificial pools
of Virginia. the District of Columbia,
Pennsylvania and other parts Of the
United States will not develop the de-
sired golden hues.
The fish ponds up Frederick way
range from one-half to three quar-.
ters of an acre In size. Some of the
pools are expansive enough to cover
from five to ten acres. One consists
of seventeen acres of submerged
land. These. however. are very ex-
ceptional. The ponds are located
along the courses of creeks and
streams whose waters can be geared
gravity style to feed the fish pools
with the necessary moisture. A fish
pond is made by banking earth three
to four feet high around its proposed
borders. Facilities are provided In
the form OF draw boxes and draw
floats, SO that the waters OF each
pond can be drained and the fsh
harvested about the middle of Octo-
ber when cold weather is IN the
offlng.
A fish pond is always at its best
the first year, when plenty Of grass
and natural vegetation are available
for the water life. Commonly the
producers fertilize and plow their
goldfish ponds in the late fall and
row grass or rye to provide fish pas
turage the following season. The
goldfish like mud and will not live
and prosper in pools with gravelly
bottoms. Some farmers rest their
ponds every other year by not food
ing them. Thus they allow the in
digenous grasses of the region to
re-establish themselves.
Tho brood fsh--goldfish that meas
ure from four to twelve inches in
length-are carried over the winter
in special pools from which the Ice
Is removed as Is necessary. in order
that the fish may not sufocate. Some
growers feed pellets of corn meal and
eral practice Is to allow the fish to
rustic their own feed during this
season. Where pools fed by gushing
springs are available. they make ex-
cellent brood fsh headquarters be-
cause they do not freeze.
About the latter part Of April. the
brood Ash are usually placed In the
artificial pools. Seventy-five to one
hundred fish are generally sufficient
for stocking q half-acre pond. Great
care must be exercised not to over
stock the water as under conditions
where food is scarce, the gold hsh
will develop cannibalistic tendencies
end the larger fish will consume their
smaller mates. An ordinary half
acre pool stocked in the proper man.
ner will yield a crop of 1000 to $4,000
fish in the fall when the area Is
drained. Some Of these hsh will per-
haps be off-color-they will be dark.
almost black in hue-and will be
thrown away or carried in special
pools over the winter with the
fCopfinued m SiYfh paRel
Evening star., 1923-10-28

~ RIsCILLAA, who had married
- with expectation, realized on
the investment Of her youth
4 and beauty and still possessed
these attributes ~ capital.
Highly educated. she had found
herself without means and with ex-
pensive habits at . period whom, a.
she had calculated. she should be
able to enjoy life to the utmost.
Priscilla had meant to postpone
matrimony until she had analysed
possibilities without II. and resolved
not TO fall In love until she could
measure the distance to the solid
ground of Unconditional life below.
She meant to be sure where she
should alight. for. according to her
philosophy-which was the philoso-
ply of many Of her young woman
companions. who discussed this sub
ject above all others-love 10 spheme-
rality, and one who 10 reasonably
healthy is In . fair way TO live quite
a period after . honeymoon.
Priscilla's father, rated a. rich, lost
all in q single speculation.
Daughter" said he to her when
he realised his pecuniary condition,
you don't even know how to cook.
You have been reared In luxury. Old