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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25
ING BORIS of Bulgaria has be

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n gravely i'll from the effects of
typhus germs introduced into his
food by his enemies, and the same disease
has stricken his "Ta-er," q functionary
who was hired to sz=pl= every thing the
King ate before Z se1rfei ths royal lips
The kings TzS1-T IL ancient and
medieval ins-i-C-la1 -s7rT=,; ~ Boris and
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unpleasant e9zzET s9r Er z-t Al pros
porous perSo-z : .s,--z--s - enormous
element Of BsLE-=T[u Az Co---znis-s Z
the most rscE=ss TIA VIZ az deter
mined to XII a. rzTr=.se---.as1T=s q the
established for q Z-.Ts----t=z- Every
body who wezrz EE-s trs-r Z Bulgaria
runs considerable tz-zsr Z assassination
II will be recalled -.z- "a Communists
exploded a bomb Z: Z graz national
thanksgiving service z TIE Sofia Cathe-
dral, killing more than twenty persons.
To be poisoned by food in ones own
home is, however. one Of the cruelest
dangers with which any one can be threat
ened. Constantly to suspect Of harboring
pain and death every dish that is brought
to the table. to eat it in fear and trem-
bling, to wait for hours afterwards before
being sure it was harmless and to feel
that every little stomach-ache or intes-
final disturbance may be the forerunner
of the pangs of dissolution is not con-
ducive to good digestion or a content d
frame of mind. If man ought to feel
safe anywhere it is at his own table
Yet several attempts TO poison King
Boris food led him not only to install
watchers in the royal kitchen but also at
the instance Of various old-fashioned 3D.
visers to revive the custom Of having an
expert in pUisOns eat a portion Of all his
food before it was brought to him. This
individual, known in the olden days as the
"King's faster" did not have a happy
job, It was in fact about the last OccUpa-
ton in the world anybody but the stupid
est or the most optimistic person would
undertake.
There was always grave doubt as TO
his practical value. A clever cook
can disguise the taste of almost any
dish
And if the faster did spot the poison
he would probably be mighty sick and die
anyway. No, it was no pleasant job!
But the old post was resurrected by
King Boris and a man who seemed to
qualify was put in it. At the same time,
following the lines laid down by the late
Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey, the kit
chen was guarded by soldiers, a commit
tee sat there with the faster and every
dish. after it had been sampled, was care
fully tied up and sealed and sent under
military escort to the royal table.
Not long after this regime began, King
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25

recent centuries
every King in
Europe had a
faster, who ate a
little of every
dish before it
was placed be-
fore His Majesty,
to make sure that
it was not pois-
oned. 1t was as
sumed that the
poison Would
show its effects
on the man at
once.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25

Boris became i'll. His illness was dag
nosed as typhus, a deadly disease con-
stantly prevalent in Eastern Europe. No
suspicious would have been aroused ex-
cept for the fact that almost at the same
time the Kings faster was taken into
tie same disease and that these were the
only two in the palace to contract it!
This certainly seemed to indicate that
both mad caught the disease by means
of food that the two, and they alone, had
eaten.
An investigation revealed that this was
50. The Princess Eudoxie, the Kings
sister, informed correspondents that the
typhus bacilli had been traced to dessert
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25

" MN " &c oIllk W
the Kings ia b lie
only. This dessert
was prepared by a
cook who is now un-
der arrest. He was
heavily b-ibed, but
whether by the Com
munists or by the
Bulgarian Military
League" which is
the other extreme
from the Comr1un-
lists, has not yet been
determined.
The Communists
want to get rid Of
Boris on general
principles, but ultra
conservatives want
to get rid Of him be-
cause he refuse to
sign the death war
rants Of a number
Of Communists :on-
victed Of treason.
The important
fact, however, is
that the "King's
faster" is prov Z to
be absolutely use
less, even if he ever
did have any use.
Obviously, no man
caa be expected to
taste germs. And
he cannot very well
be replaced by lab
oratory tests to de-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25

twelve trumpets and two kettle-drums
made the hall ring for half an hour to-
gether. At the end of this ceremonial,
number of unmarried ladies appeared,
who, with particular solemnity, lifted the
meat off the table, and conveyed it into
the Queens inner and more private cham
Der, where, after she has chosen for her
self, the rest goes to the ladies of the
court"
1t is interesting to notice that Queen
Elizabeth's "lady faster" shifted the
danger of taking poison to the Yeomen
of the Guard.
King George ii. of England, who was
born in Germany, was not very well liked
by his servants and found difficulty in
having his food, especially his favorite
Rhenish soup cooked to his liking. He
therefore gave orders that every dish
should be marked with the name of the
cook who prepared it. In this way he
found the cooks who served him well
and rewarded them.
Life is, indeed, very difficult TO
young King Boris. 1t has been so from
the beginning of his reign. When Bull
garia broke down in the war, his father,
King Ferdinand, fled precipitately from
the country without waiting to find out
whether his people wanted him or not
His son, Boris, was a young man who
thought it worth while to take great
risks for the sake of being King, and
accepted the proffered crown.
King Boris suffers from inability to
find a suitable wife. If he close a ma
tive bride, jealousy among the various
families overlooked might lead to a
deadly riot. Young women of good po-
sition in other European countries APP
parently are not DESTROYS of becoming
Queen. King Boris has naively suggest
ed that he believes he could find happi-
ness with an American bride. Some
American young women will perhaps
feel anxious until they hear that the or
ganization of the royal kitchen at Sofia
has been perfected.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25


Ter a married one, bearing a tasting
knife; the former was dressed in
white silk, who, when she had
Frustrated herself three times in
the most graceful manner, ap-
preached the table and rubbed the
plates with bread and salt, with
as much care as if the Queen had
been present; when they had
waited little time the Yeomen of
the Guard entered bareheaded,
clothed with a golden rose upon
their backs, bringing in at each
turn, a course of four and twenty
dishes, served in plate, most of it
gilt; these dishes were received by
a gentleman in the same order as
they were brought, and placed
upon the table, while the lady
faster gave to each of the guard
a msuthful to eat, for fear of any
poison.
During the time that this guard,
which consists of the tallest and
stoutest men that can be found in
England, were bringing dinner.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
DIR. BALDPATE IN DARKEST
 AFRICA

Our adventurous friend, Dr. George A. Baldpate, was in rare form at the Explorers club meeting last week. His abnormally brilliant mind was hitting on all six and we listened spell-bound as he told Transcribed by Frank BurkharD one of his experiences in the heart of the jungle.
 T was stopping with friends in the little village of stratford- n-Avon, Africa" he said, "when l decided to have look about the surround ing country. My only companion was tall black, bronzed by sun and rain. Knowing the extreme danger, we carried no firearms, our only weapons being express rifles.
 At ten in the morning, after light supper, l, called a halt. Just as had seated myself on bare log covered with long, greenish bark my companion called my attention to a fox, clearly visible against the snow, as he crept through the underbrush. l AS 1 rhlseu my kbils anu htcu' the arrow curving gracefully toward the mark, the fox slowly Tapped his wings and rose gracefully over fhe wall of cypress trees. should have pursued him but I remembered al the time that I had left the electric light in my tent burning. go we re- turned back. We missed the road when in full sight of the camp and two days later, tired but happy, wt came into Singapore under our owr , power. voting the jungle complete
 failure"
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS WITHIN THE STATE

Passage by the state Senate or the substitute bill permitting railroads to run Sunday excursion trains within the state undoubtedly is in line with popular approval and Senator Edward F. Hall of this city, chairman of the committee on rail- roads, made a forceful presentation of the situation.
 Not only are the railroads at present denied a legitimate possl- hiIitv of revenue, but the public IS ,nconyenienced, especially organi2a- tions which would like to sponsor Sunday picnics to shore resorts
 Refusal to permit the railroads 10 onerate such excursion trains plays into the hands of Sunday automo' hiling and reasonable citizens as u rr,o ran see no great difference be- tween locomotion for pleasure "''n automobiles on Sunday compareu with locomotion by train
 If is to be hoped that the mouse ou,clxlv follows in passing the Hal htu and that the governor will loSt no time in signing it.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
Observations On 7he Weather

Washington. April 9.-Forecast for eastern New York: Increasing cloudness and warmer tonight; probably showers in extreme north west portion: Friday showers; warmer in southeast portion; mod cratc to fresh northeast and south winds.
 Conditions: The disturbance central over Oklahoma yesterday is now central over Iowa. Ii has caused unsettled, showery weather during the last 24 hours from Colo rado eastward to Illinois and from Minnesota southward to Louisiana. Pleasant weather continues in the Lake region and along the Atlantic coast. It has been 10 days since rain fell in Connecticut and the ground and atmosphere are very dry. which makes dangerous con- ,lifions for forest fires.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity 1 fair weather with slightly higher temperatures.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
g Years Ago Today
 From Paper of That Date

c. Fl. Egor has given up ms position as head of the American band, giving business as his reason F. l. Barrett has been appointed to take his place.
 H. S. Walter, Mrs. !. W, Cooper, D. N. Camp, Mrs, J, H. strong and Miss E. K. Eastman of New Britain and Charles A. Jewell of Hartford have formed the Northfeld associa- +ion. the object being to provide at Northfield. Mass, home for Con necticut young women.
 The horses drawing a heavy wagon belonging to C. A. Andrews Of New Britain ran away in Hartford yes- terdav. They wore driven bS John Connors, q boy, who was thrown out and injured, but examination at the hospital revealed no broken bones and he was taken home
 Primrose and Dockstader's All American Minstrels, the best, and most complete minstrel organization in the world, will be at the Russwfr 1 Lyceum tomorrow evening. 1 William Trcwhella was throWl ou, of his wagon on Seymour stree yesterday afternoon and sustained bad gash on his head.
 { Loren D. Penleld, junior vice commander of the Connccucut de
 partmcnt of the G. A. R., is beini
 boomed for the office of commander On Friday evening there will be
 encouragement of Wine, Wome
 and Song" at tho Opera House, wit
 all the old favoritos, including "Oh
 Rachel Goldstcin,'
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09

than the person who submits his mind to complacent anticipation.
 The invention means that to view q big football game it would be merely necessary to turn a dial and see the scenes depicted, perhaps on the family screen -~ for If such an Invention ever gains general use every well regulated family would have a screen in connection with the household radio and tho lights would be turned off or low, so that the film -- We meant to say radio show - could be seen, It sounds like tale from a modern Arabian Nights, but to be on the safe side 1t is best to believe the story,
 or course. the new system oi wireless shows IS yet mere brain child in the possession Of Wash ington inventor. But those of us who were not born in the immediate past can well remember when the first stories about telegraphy with" out wires appeared in the public press. and how they were generally secuted as fanciful dreams by some nut" - we believe the particular nut" of the time was one Marcohl' an Italian inventor, who like scores of other persons with ideas in ad' vance of their fellows was thought mentally unbalanced,
 Yes, we may have radio moves in the home, we may "see' as wei as hear an inauguration, baseball ol
 football games, or the olYmpi'
 games, or any other big events But there is little chance that th'
 machinery of man for transmitting
 sight will surpass nature. Eyeslgn
 at the scene will continue to be tn
 real thing in visibility.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
MILLIONAIRE PRISONER
 IS AWAITING RELEASE
Herbert Bigeiow of St. Paul About To Leave LeaTcnworth
 On Parole.

Ieavenworth, Kas., April g. '-~ Herbert H.. Bigelow, millionaire manufacturer of St. Paul, laid away his tools at the federal penitentiary today and waited for his discharge on parole.
 Bigelow had completed the mini mum period of a two year sentence for violation of the federal income tax Jaws. Prison authorities said his record was excellent.
 Bigelow became an assistant to the prison electrician when he en- tered the penitentiary. His last piece of work was the installation Of a telephone and lighting system at the new farm colony.
 BigeIow brought cheer into the Hives of many prisoners. Las Christmas he distributed 500 boxe' of candy to them. He gave more than 500 books to the prison library
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
"SII3ING THINGS" OVER
 THE RADIO

The millions who cannot under stand how radio waves of various lengths vibrate through the ether at the same time without interfer- ing with each other will not razz their brain power in an attempt to estimate how faraway scenes, as they take place, will be visible over the radio. The "prismatic ring may he the key to the situation but we are not technicians enough to un- aertand how this particular ring IS roinr to work. However, we are prepared for almost anything 'h ,h.sa ma.-elous times and the per son who doubts possibility ot soe'' a development Is nese eccentric
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
The Ijngrateful Chick

A wee, downy chick, out for a roam' straycd from the yard. couldn't get
 home; Found the path, once; missed II
 again; Peep, peep, peep" peeped all in
 vain. Somebody come!" loudly cried she, Where Is my coop? Why can't ]
 see?p Come, little chick" the flrefy said You follow me; I'll fly ahead" On flew the fly, flashing his spark, Led the wee chick home through the
 dark. After the gleam chick followed fast ; There was the coop! safe home at
 last! Thanks, AIr. Fly" said the wee
 chick, Then ate him up. What low trick ! --Arlie Siddel
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING IN THE EITIRE

We see by the papers that slmpIl- fled spelling is gaining hcadWay l very rapidly and that d syndl- cate of newspapers adopted many points of the system the past year. One magazine of large national cir culation has shortened a horde or words and even the Springfield Mass, papers continue to leave the "e" minus in "trolly" -- which is how they spell 1t.
 The most popular words that have been shortened are Tho, thru thoro, prolog, catalog, program and technic."
 The shorter spelIings of such words have much in their taVor' They are shorter to write and easier to read and save space and time in typosetting. Some of them nave heen almost universally adopted' such as program" instead of pro pra nme" and "catalog" instead Of "catalogue." It is in connection With the more frequently used words sucb as through" and "though," that the system strikes a snag' lt .noears that many conservative sne,lers have no particular aversion to simplifying the spelling of words that do not appear in every other ure do not attract attention, but s+;ck to the older forms in connec- tion with more commonly used words,
 simplfod spelling is a s'o" oS' ,a,onment, not an overnight phe' oornenon. We believe such epclling' os "tbo" thru and "thoro' VII na more common as the years paS' and become general in about . rereration, We have no fears as U t,e integrity of the language q .ra ,s writ" should the spellIngs 0 .oroo of the long one-syllable Toru ,o sbortened. But we have to con +ond with the long spelings da'
 ord nav be prejudiced agalnS , +bom, Anyone who has take" 'N . +ronb,e to look up spel'lngS
 many words during the Elza0e'"' neriod of English letters Will N"' m trouble in concluding that con"
 4,or. have changed for the oe''e
 paonIe living in that day prooao' , thought spelling Of the Ensl'S ., language would never change n'' I- terially. e.,l., '. Amrricass have gone foTth' than their British cousins in II
 matter of injecting logic into Spc' n ing. We have knocked the " U a a +7 of .,ahour," and the "o" out ;. Favour" and have slain one ' 'e .,,, of .waggon." to mention only lS few instances that come to mn LII .r,a pri,tsbers think they are sue S' ,er, for the original conser'al smelling of English words but m h' aort read their Shakespeare ih | ' original spelling, nor do they pest | their interects in attempting to % n,nbor inc words in some of |
 other older British classics. .s ,s But irrespective of what | ~, ~ British do with their language | , American language continues to ) ' ,rove. In another generation so
 of the words we spell the long " ''i ,oaav - under mental protest -. will be greatly altered in the p' ..r lie prints. Aotiquarians Ill IL ,'' turning the files of newspap ne printed way bad, in l'@'' !" re- marye at somc of the s'ra' ant .,,,...l
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New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
forced this method,

ANAA'fN NAahR s"NNhMHN
 There is legalised professional Sunday baseball in all of tho large | eastern cities except Boston, Phlla- delphia, and Pittsburgh, the states of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania | being the two eastern states con taining big cities where the old time Sunday opposition to Sunday sports has been kept alive longest, How the situation will be in Con- noctcut this summer depends en- tirely upon Governor Trumbull's at- titudc regarding the bin passed by the Legislature,
 Each time the General Court meets in Massachusetts thcrc Is wrangle over the subject; and the same holds good in Pennsylvania. Holding back the tide is a precari~ ous undertaking. and it fs only a question of time when Sunday sports in both states will be legal ized, in the estimation of most ob~ servers.
 The middle west has had Sunday sports for a generation before they were legal in the east; yet is the west any less 'Eeligious" than the east? Are there fewer churches per
 capita, is the attendance less, and
 have their activities and influence
 degenerated?
 An impartial consideration O
 conditions would have to give an swer in the negative. Churches O all creeds in the west appear no to have suffered because of the lib eral Sunday that has existed in tha , section of the country from tim | immemorial. Some of the importan church denominations have thei
 largest blocks of adherents in tn
 west, and it is there that these hay
 their greatest influence - religious
 ly and morally - and it is ther g that they have large pcrcentag s of their finest churches.
 $ There is no reason to think tha n religion in Connecticut will suffe q when Sunday sport is legal. Tn /, fact is there will be less law-break l. ing, as the present law is not CT n forced in cities where the popula
 ton demands Sunday recreation u this kind.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
The Editors Gossip Shop

The response to our request for opinions as to the most popular Of various FUN SHOP couters is meet ing with a very good response. BUT We want all of you 10 write.
 Here's the list again: Meows from Campus Cat. Social Primer, Roguish Rollo, Kid Boots, Doc Traprock, Doc Baldpate, Tricky Triolets, Wild Will lies. Provoking Polly, Fun Shop Movies, Wally the Mystic, Music Department, Sporting Goods Count CT, Jingle -Jangies. Barnyard Bits, Verse and Reycrses.
 All together-write tonight
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
rEcArIZED SUNDAY sPoKf
 AND RELIGION

,r,,oro arc some good people ih who give the impress ,ou +hcv think the world is about coming to an end now that D0'D ,,,,.os of the Legislature have nossed the bill permitting pFois' +,ona, baseball and football on sun at+arnoons. Some of them nave ~ -ur,+,ng letters to the papers ,n zrb,cb they give full vent to their ~, outraged feelings. But it has been Uot,osa that most of these persons ,u the small towns where the naods for recreation have not f''1- .ar,ayv changed in half century
 There was time 80 or so Sea,1 ,'
 -nS when professional baseball n, ~arres on Sunday were unknown .,,. ll' fbe east; even New York 'auae, son,s IT, . tsoa+ars. desiring to give sum. ,tnds of performances on sunday !.', :. at N, tbs demands of the c''y ~.toropapeous population cou'o s> tar4bar than give "sacred con i certs." Most cities in the sas, han, r n, them - allowed no paH' aoarts -'Os in the public parke on 9u" II. so. The people had nothing to 4 +, on Sunday but rest anu ...a,,. 1 on uon. or they could rake .,,,o enI in the afternoon, or go Ouss ;
 sains Ia,n if they were rich enough U own one of those Foopv, ',,,nr ,o SC n,ions or were willing to ' S ,sa,yas '0D back dollar or so U 'ne'l s'a one from "Itvery barn
 III, r,,e ,, east of the early sos 'ooN, ,
 ,.anoo at the wide open a'','0- asN1, as tns middle west and west '.,,. It a,
 r. that professional oaSs1', ,a
 . psS were able to play Sun1a ,,
 in The west from the 'es', gam sa',,s, of the sporr, and in most ,, mus .,..s.orn cities there was no ''
 the a nstwcen Sunday perform
 's' ,r inc thcatcrs and 'n0S' y,
 s,. aoS,s aavs Indeed, sunday was ,., T, .,,,,gses, %%Sr sr; day of the week. ..-,, IT.. :.
 .a,, o,SS, srners regarded the wc''eFns mt.
 saS, ~on ,no way to hell faster tn, tn,
 .+. aS law allowed" as. one 'Sa"ss"
 of the time put it. "
 aa, @ to turn the west into $ enpe't e'l,o' of mind similar to the ',l ca , <. state .o that Ss this Sunday a'nta'p, ,,tu T.
 o,,,s so ," be eliminated from the IL !. z z 'oo4. Sop,a There i, no record .l,'a, tha' | Q 't laoa' na,hered much about what IS west s,.5 thought thought about how to ,. oOs'5 ,. s, s,-n5av, but the facts are 'n'' ,s y sua'oy, l. rrom that time on has , be
 .s,lv slipping from its iorn , !. !. steaa,.y s'..nan0S idsss of sunday 00ss' lS h'aso ona has been becoming m' 'e anes .e ..',tu.r' anu l''' in this respect ey' ln "IibeF9llAs9 -.,.- T. year, sometimes oy
 ,h laws and sometimes by not Fn'' fc lng sAsm when pq6lle 1'..'
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09

Brewer committed suicide. Deat! was caused by a revolver shot in thu forehead and a revolver was near by. He was seen going toward tn" cemetery 15 minutes before his body was found. He is survived by his parents,
 He was known to have a strong affection for his grandmothsr, but this Is not believed to have been wholly responsible for his suicide,
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
$50. 900 LOSS BY FIRE

Peabody, Mass, April s.-Fire O. undetermined origin early today de stroyed the plant of the Woelfel Embossing and Decorating company on the Peabody-salem line, with loss estimated at $50.ooo. Explo' sions of chemicals used in manufac' turing hampered the work of th' firemen.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-09
EASTER WILLIES

Willie, in saucepan new, Dyed some eggs a brilliant blue. Several broke but Willie cried. They'll look lovely when they're fried" |
 -J.'R. Dugger'
 II Little Willie, all through Lent, Saved his money. every cont, Then, when Easter Day had come, Bought four dollars worth of gum.
 Mrs. E. c. Ganz.
 III Mother had an Easter bonnet: Little Willie sat upon if. Mercy me" he cried, its flat; Mavbe it's an opera hati" -Ernesiyne Kinney. " -g Willie whispered to his Funny: "Rabbit. let us, make some money Lay an Easter egg, old Top,