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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Matched by Hot Water

Eleven pheasant chicks belonging to
Clarence P. Billings of North Adams
acknowledge hot-water bottle as
their mother Set under hen who
abandoned them after sitting only a
part Of the incubation period, they
were removed by Mr.. Billings. With
the aid of a covering cloth and con-
slant attention, the hot-water bottle
finished the job and Matched II chicks
out of a setting of Is eggs. Boston
Globe.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

Eddie FoB at the Lambs Club
gambo in New York. told Panama
hat story according to the Washing
ton Star 9a1 g5er 64igfs cs. .e,ss
IA young clerk out my way he
said agave his, girl q present of a
Panama last, year. Then, the day be-
fore the Fourth he got couple Of
cqmplimentaries for picnic, clam
bake and corn roast down the river
and he wired the girl.
Meet me at Pier Is tomorrow
morning at Z Picnic Bring Panama.
The next morning as he stood on
Pier Is dreaming dreams Of love, i'm
lining a long, sweet day Of billing
AID cooling, he saw his girl advance
hrs with her father and mother. He
was terribly annoyed, and on the boat
as soon, as he could get her alone he
hissed:a ss4 2ses9 80 s3'''& h9s
~ What did you want to bring the
old folks for?' s
And she showed him the telegram.
which the operator had made to read !:
Bring pa and ma, 2
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

During slavery times my father
owned a splendid negro man who.
however, was rather liberal IN his
religious views, and was classed by
his more emotional fellows as q
@plunb infidels There had been 4
continued dfaught, and pious believers,
Black and white were to pray for
rain. On Sunday morning my father
found Henry surreptitiously hoefng a
bit Of late corn back Of his cabin. In
stead Of going to church. aa
SIm surprised, Henry. said my
father Why are you not 1T the
meeting to pray for rain with the
others q
Henry shifted from one foot to the
other and looked at his master quiz.
ideally, s4a54s9 s4sss7 Y So
Now, Mase George, be said apo.
IogeticaIly you know, an / know.
faint gwine to rain nohow till de win,
shifts. I s4se.l
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
n UnprofitabIe convere.

In Burmah the drum major OF an
infantry regiment, noted for his stead
mess, good humor and constant atten.
ton to his duties, one day suddenly.
disappeared from the barracks at
RangOon. At first it was supposed
that he had gone on a spree in the
town. ana that he would turn up again
when his mad at was over, but as day.
after day passed and no news came
Of him 1t was at last assumed that
he had gone off in one of the Ameri-
can ships which call ct that port. Il
being no unusual thing for soldiers at
Rangoon to desert in this way. About
eight months afterward native Bur.
mese came to the barracks one morn
Ing and by means Of the regimental
interpreter made It known that he
had been sent by phoonghee native
priesD from neighboring Buddhist
monastery in the forest to say that
there was an English soldier there
z whom they wished to get rid Of. An
4 escort was dispatched and brought
back no less a parsonage than the abb
sentee drum major The only explain
alton he had to give was that the
spirit Of adventure selling him one
day, he had taken fowling I ce and
gone into the jungle to shoot Com
Ing across the monastery, the phoon-
Y ghees had behaved Hospitality to him.
and had allowed him to sleep there
that night. During the night the
fancy seized him to become q Budd-
hist, and making known his desire to
the community next morning he was
accepted. For few months all went
well. He remained quietly indoors
absorbed in the study of Buddhist
mysteries, which had q peculiar fas-
cination for him. But after q time
the demon Of unrest began to stir him
up again.. He made repeated incur.
sions into the jungle and each time
returned laden with game. The TAX
ing of any form of animal life Is con.
trary to the principles Of Buddhism,
and the pheonghees expostulated with
him, but without avail; So finding.
him an Improbable convert, they got
4 rid Of him by communicating with his
regiment Golden Penny. .4rxe ara
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
spooK WALKED THROUGH CAR.
.Ts,IIIIns ExpsfIsaes . Masotman

Thrilling Experience Of motormar
and Conductor In New Jersey.
Y This tale IS solemnly sworn to BY
Motorman Howard Hoffman and Con-
ductor John Shaw, of the Bloomfield
avenue trolley line, who took their
car out of Caldwell, n. j., for the last
trip of the night to Newark at 1920
O'Clock recently.
There was one passenger, an en-
ploye of the Fairfield Dairy Company,
bound for Montclair
Hoffman rang his gong at the ap-
proach to Pompton turnpike. The
headlight Illuminated the road, which
was deserted. Hoffman peered back
over his shoulder, and when he look.
ed forward again he saw a man, with
bowed head and hands in his pockets.
Flooding along not so feet ahead OF
his car He slammed the, brakes. but
the car ran over the man. Hoffman
and Shaw and the passenger got OF.
but they did not find the mangled
body they expected.
1T was all your Imagination said
Shaw.
There he is now. Is that my ina
gination or is that MANI" cried
Hoffman, pointing down the tracks
ahead of the car. They looked and
saw the man Hoffman had seen,
hands in pockets, his head bent,
and Flooding slowly along They ran
after him The figure swung ahead
at the same distance, with no appar-
rent effort Of eluding them. The three
men ran 100 yards beyond an cleo
trio light, and the figure suddenly
disappeared. They stared at each
other foolishly &e..,
4 am all goose-hesh." said Shaw.
81 swear saw q man"
The two others vowed 1t as sol
EMMY. They turned around again,
and they saw the man again. He
was walking toward them, In the
middle OF the track. The three
whfte-faced men stood still on the
front platform of the car, speechless.
AS the man passed under the electric
light all sought a view of his face,
but they could not distinguish his
features The man continued at his
plodding pace, walking to the dash
board of the car, and suddenly dis
appeared.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Easy shaving.

The Jamaica negroes, some Of whom
are great dandfes in their way, make
a soap out Of cocoanut oil and home.
made I've, and a fine soap it is.
smooth and fragrant This cocoannt
oil soap is used for shaving. says
Health When a man wishes to shave
in the morning he starts out With his
coeoanut she'll cup and his donkey
tail brush and a bottle. 1t is never
any trouble to ind an empty bottle In
Jamaica, even in the mountains. AZ
least twenty generations of thirsty
people have lived there and thrown
away the bottles The man carries
no mirror, because he has none to
carry. Not one negro cabin In a dog.
en- has even cheap alooking.glass.
But Nature provides the mirror as we'll
as the soap. The man goes to a con-
venient pool in the mountain stream.
where the water is still, and there 10
his mirror. he, breaks his bottle On
q stone and picks out d good sharp
piece. Then he fathers his face pro
fusely and begins TO scrape away with
hispiece Of glass. which works almost
as well as a sharp razor. 4N sall8"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

Comparatively few persons have
ever heard of the bells of the Bastile.
After the destruction OF the prison
they found their way to the great
foundry in Romilly, but the manager
of the works disobeyed the orders he
received and did not destroy them.
Now they are back In Paris, in a
private house in the Avenue d 'Eylan.
On each bell is engraved: Made by
Louis Cheron for the Royal Bastile,
in the year 1851" and they are fur
ther ornamented with the royal arms
and huge cross.
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Looking for a MotiOe

"Josh, said Farmer Corntossel, 81
appreciate kindness, but don't want
to impose on nobody. I've been kind
o. downhearted lately, but that
mustn't spoil the comfort Of others
Whose JOY did you think you were
killing?"
Yours. want you to tell me frank
ly whether you are wearin' them new
tangled clothes because you like EN-
or because you're trying to make me
laugh w washington Star.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Plan IDEAL Marriages

Latest Of the additions to BerIin's
myriad clubs and vereins is the
Bachelor club. The members pledge
themselves not to marry until they
have amassed a capital Of 100000
marks (nominally 500, 5000 and then to
marry none but poor girls. The club
members believe that the root Of the
social unrest is misery and that most
marriages that fail are shipwrecked
on Indulgence. Therefore they believe
the ideal marriage demands q COM
fortably situated husband and girl
he loves.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Miles We Dance unknowinely.

A dance is better than card party
and a barn dance is bette than a
similar function in the mouse, con-
sidered from the viewpoint of health.
The blood begins to circulate little
faster Immediately dance is started
and the heart has q little more work
to do. There is, therefore, greater
need for fresh air, to the end that
tie. blood passing through, the lungs
may be properly oxygenized.
Sixteen numbers, such as appear
on the cards at ''hops,@ carry thu
dancers over greater distance in
actual miles than soldiers parade on
Memorial Day. Four dances are
equal to drill night in an armory.
N Durdee, Scotland, where the
Caledonians are enthusiastic devotees
OF the dance, a statiscian counted the
steps in a dozen different kinds of
dances. AS result it is shown that
an average waltz takes a dancer over
three-quarters Of mile; a square
dance makes him cover a half mile.
girl with well filled program
travels thus in one evening; Twelve
waltzes, nine miles; four other dan
cas at half a mile each. two miles;
the interval strolls and trips to the
dressing room, half mile; total,
eleven and half miles.
1t is a common thing that chiggeTs
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

at is better to keep 100 hens and
make profit on them than to attempt
to keep 1000 ard lose" is the admoni-
ton of Director Quisenberry of the
Poultry Experiment station at Noun
tain Grove, Mo. "By having small col
ony houses substantially built on oak
runners, you can pull these out into
the orchard, clover or corn field. 1t IS
important that the ground be cult
waited and either oats, wheat, rye, corn
or rape be grown. If poultry is kept
upon one piece of ground or in small
coops or yards continually until the
ground is bare, it becomes contaminat-
eG with disease germs"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

Where a flock of poultry is unable to
obtain all the green feed needed on
free range and plot of ground is avail
able to plant a crop, it is good plan
to put out some cowpeas. Keep the
birds off the peas until the plants have
made a good growth and then they
should not be allowed on the crop ii,
such numbers or for so long a time as
to pick the plants too closely. Fowls
will pick off the green leaves and, if
not pastured too heavily, the plants
will also produce crop of peas.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Smoke Waste.

A competent authority calculates
the direct physical loss to this coun-
try through the emission of smut
smoke from chimneys at 100000, 600
a year. II so, we must regard that
as one of the greatest wastes OF all
our resources. OF course. there is,
in addition, an incaleulable but APP
pallingly great indirect loss of still
more serious kind. in the "uncleanli-
ness, poverty, wretchedness, disease
and death which are caused by the
l..zy, slovenly and wastefuI practice.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

The Carnegie Observatory on
Mount Wilson, in California, IS Of
white canvas, like some huge ark.
You look for telescopes inside. but
in vain; a series Of mirrors appear
instead, and it is the third Of these
that does the magnifying instead OF
the usual telescope tube. Visitors
are accommodated in chalets, a little
house being apportioned to each
guest. Observations have been car
ried on since April, 1904, and every
day a photo-heliograph is taken and
several other pictures. by no means
of the spectro-heliogram
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@sFr
I've mlghtI g ar0una t0gssner

Gt -sf -4 -s'r tf.H eE5
@we might 60 around together
some, isabel suggested timidly.
would you care to bother with an
old lady like me?r demanded the
elder woman, eagerly. Are you sure,
dear, that you aren't juststrying to
be kind?n | a
you would be the one who was
kind, ~ said Isabel 1--WE can have
great larks. One feels so awkward
all alone sometimes when I'm walk.
ing all alone among people who all
seem to have companion, / feel so
conspicuous and get self-conscious,
and imagine that I'm not walking
straight. / wonder If anyone else
ever had that feeling? Sort of giddy
II. the head and unbalanced"
why! I've felt just Ike that my
self cried the old lady But l.
didn't know anyone else ever did. /
imagine that | stagger and reel as y
They went toward the delightful
garish boardwalk arm in arm, laugh.
ing heartily.
The old lady proved to have the
youngest of hearts, and each day she,
and Isabel chummed around and had
the best sort Of a time. 1t was the
last night of the convention. and
Henry had another dinner engage
ment with Bingier. Isabel was drift
ing down to her solitary meal when
she met the little old lady on the
stairs 59
AAre you, also. going to dine
alone ~ asked Isabel = Won't you
please dine with me?"
my dear!s exclaimed the old lady
/" You are going to dine with my hus-
band and me out somewhere. was
just going to find you and ask II your
husband couldn't come also. But
since he can't-you win, won't yours
1T was about a half hour later that
Henry Wysp left Bingler and two
other men and walked over to ufs-
tant table where his wife sat with a
merry old couple, evidently entertain.
ing them greatly.
"Why, Isabel greeted Henry.
s%Oh, how nice!g exclaimed Isabel
Henry, ! want you to meet my
friends Mr. and Mrs. Periwinkle.s S.
Introductions disposed of. Mr.. Peri
wiakle said, Can't you make
apologies to your friends, Mr.. Wysp,
and join our little party?"s +.
Henry. with Bingler's contract in
his pocket, thought he could arrange
it.
When Henry came up at o'clock
that night, after asmokes with Peri
Wrinkle, he said "Isabeii Did you
know all the time that your nice old
lady was Mrs ]. r. Periwinkle?"
@Of course!" said Isabel. "But
didn't want to make any false move
about your meeting him. You see,
she eonfided to me that he wouldn't
sign up his business until after the
convention was all over and he got
back home. Sos1I knew you wouldn't
lose by waiting. and didn't want to
force a meeting talked up your
work to herand she told me her
husband wanted to meet you and so
wenwere invited to stop OF. over Sun
day at their place on the way home,
NY giving her a good time that's
the way she put IT, s.s.e
SCOT me the contraetlg said Henry.
tapping his coat pocket. @Isabel.
bringing. you was the best stroke OF
business. 1 ever did"
@rm glad / was able to work my
passage, said Isabel, trying to look
modest, Helena Smith Dayton.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Was Not a Poacher

For several days patient fisherman
had been seen standing on the shores
of a pond at Wilton, N. Fl. Day after
day the fisherman stood there, until a
particularly constant watcher, sure
that the fellow was catching some
trout, notified the game warden. The
warden came but the watcher got the
laugh. The man turned out to be a
carecrow.-Boston Globe.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Buys vergil's Tomb

Rome, Italy.-The tomb Of vergll az
Naples has been purchased by the gov
eminent, and large sum will be ex-
pended In restoring the ancient Latin
poets resting place as part of this
PEARS celebration in his honor
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

Miss Dudley. She was bfaggin'
about how successful her dinner party
was. She said it wound up with
great ecla W. rshniaa sas Sfa m
& WHAT'S 8 @eclaw@ anyway saee
Miss sMugley. Why. guess that
was the dessert, Didn't you never
eat chocolate eclaw The Cakhaaac
Standard and Times. @
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
yrest mace IL the world,

e The wettest place in the world ii
cNerrapnnji. In Assam It's average.
rainfall for the last 10 years haa
been nearly ~ feet. Next to this
ccone the envircus Of Bombay with
some 81 feet annually, though the
single Eeaet0n Of Debunduschk, IN
KAsnefuA has had for several years
an average Of "a tssss cAisAS ln vura-
met.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29

A conveyor belt has been recently
made for an Ohio stone quarry which
cost $4,000, weighs 1900 pounds, is
S39 feet long and 26 inches in width
oae of the largest ever made, If not
the record breaker itself.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-10-29
Wenr Rubber Earrines

Rubber earrings, brooches, bracelets
and necklets are worn this season by
fair European bathers.
udO.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-26
Frenzied Buying
in Stock Market
Abates Markedly
More Care in Selection and
Less Speculation; Railroad
Traffic Reports and Steel
Industry Good.
by RICHARD SPILLANE,
Universal Service Financial Editor.

New York, Jan. 25.-One striking
the subsidence of violent optimism
into calm. assured confidence. This is
manifested in stock exchange opera
tions more particularly perhaps than
in any other department of the ma
tons activities. Frenzied buying has
abated decidedly and there Is more
discriminating purchasing of sound
securities. In other words, there is
more care In the selection of sound
stocks and bonds and less speculation.
Money continues cheap and in am
pie supply.
Railroad traffic .reports are good, In
some instances very good.
The steel industry is doing excel
lently. There has been some intima-
tion that prices must not go higher
without danger of contraction In pur.
of output now and the Independents,
as we'll as the steel corporation, are
doing very well.
Copper is in fair demand. There
has been some modification in the
price of the metal.
Merchandisers apparently are pros
pering. Reports OF some of the big
mail order houses are surprisingly
good.
In the textile industry. particularly
in the two ma jor departments of wool
and cotton. conditions could be much
better. Demand Is not sustained and
manufacturers in some instances have
10 make concessions to distributors.
Careful buying in moderate volume
continues to be the rule among re
tailers and there Is no sign of early
departure from this system
In the automobile business, various
of the corporations making cars and
trucks are doing very well. while re-
ports as TO others are not cheerful.
Pronounced bettermen is shown in
he oil industry and the prospects In
that line appear more promising than
at any time ip the last year or two.
Sugar continues extraordinarily
cheap and coffee exceptionally dear.
General trade is moderately good.
Exports are larger than expected.
Trade journals are in general agree
ment that business is on 4 sound,
healthy and profitable basis.
To a large degree this may be
ascribed to the great improvement in
the price OF farm products and the
increased buying power of the agrl-
cuturist.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-26
MOTORCYCLISTS
PLAY AND DANCE

given by the Omaha Motorcycle club
at the West Leayenworth Improve
ment club building last Thursday eve
ming was a success. More than 100
motorcycle owners were present with
their ladies'. and also representatives
Of the Firestone, Goodyear, L. 5. Tire
companies, Alamito Dairy and Or
chard & Wilhelm radio department.
These firms contributed TO the en-
tertainment.
The program included music. games
and dancing. Fayors We're distributed
and prizes were given in the various
games.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-26

proclaimed him either a tramp or q
clever imitation of one.
That he was the genuine article.
| decided after a careful scrutiny OF
him. as he came to a halt beside
Mother Graham. With an awkward
obsequious gesture, the man ducked
his head, pulled off his disreputable
hat and then replaced it. She did not
notice his salutation except by re.
coiling a, step from him. but the old
man apparently paid no attention TO
the rebuff, for he spoke in cracked.
whining voice. which he tried to keep
low. but which reached US distinctly:
We'll. Mis- Graham" he said in
what he evidently intended 10 be in.
gratiating accents. I'm glad you
made up your mind to come. | hope
you're ready to talk business.
My mother.ln laws reply was In
audible to me. but the old mans re.
sponse came quickly, with an ugly
note In his tone now.
Didn't you bring It? You said you
would"
MY fnotnef-ln-iaW next words
were audible to me. but whether she
raised her voice accidentally or with
intention. could not guess.
1T is near at hand. / can get II II
decide 70 give L to you"
The man cast a quick furtiye glance
around him. shifted his weight to
the balls of his feet.
Near at hand" he snarled. Look
here. Are you double-crossing u.s.
I pricked up my ears. Us" Were
there two OF these men. then7 But
Mother Graham was speaking. and
with the first word. I knew that her
courage had come back TO her
II refuse to deal with an emissary,"
she said. Tell the man who sent
YOU to come here
Have II your way" the old man
replied sulkly. and waved his arm
high above his head IN n peculiar
gesture. 1t WAS but moment later
that a second man strode down the
path.
Hello, Mother he said easily.
Have ] changed much?"
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-26
FRENCHMAN HAD
STRANGE MUSEUM

Paris, Jan. 25.-An old Frenchman
has just died and left the queerest
collection ever ina gined. lie had
spent his life going about the world
searching for things ridiculous. He
ended by creating museum filled
with the funniest fads man and
women have ever been guilty Of. His
examples of human craziness include
clothing. paintings, furniture and
works of so-called art which appeared
to him to exceed the limits of ordinary
ridicule.
The collectors often paid big sums
for his treasures, and one of his great
est surprises came when connoisseur
offered him $4,000 for picture which
he had bought so years before on ac'
count of its utter grotesqueness.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-26
ARTIFICIAL SILK
MADE IN BRITAIN

London, Jan. 25.-"Rayon" is the
new name decided upon by the silk
Association Of Great Britain and Ire
land for the new artificial silk which
is gradually replacing real silk in the
OF ties. stockings and
garments.
Macclesiield, the center of the
British silk industry. now handles
four timessas much of the wood pulp
product as of real silk.