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THE ATLANTA D EOT? 01 AN AND NEWS
UNCLE TRUSTY!
REALLY ARE
Barred Rock Softest Looking
Thing There; India Rubber
Duck—Ain't No Such Thing.
(By A NON EXPERT.)
Th« Chicken Show having been hui
flclentiy ex perted, they told me to
take a shot at it.
I wan slightly confused at the honor
not to say alarmed. Of course, being
a baseball worker, I am not una-
quainted with the kind of fouls tha.
tome bussing up In the press coop
Also. I have encountered a variety *»,
thickens, legs up with care, when 1
was armed with table weapons. And
1 have walked up and down Peaohtn e
street.
Rut I am not what could be called a
Chicken Fancier.
Still, I went to the Show.
It was so early when 1 got there
that the man made me write m>
name on a red card before he wou’o
let me in.
Right Noisy Pl*ce.
They were feeding the animals, •in
side. 1 never heard so much noise
outside of a boiler shop Some rather
sparse-looking sunbeams were strag
gling in through the eastern skylight
and about nine thousand roosters were
taking all the credit for it, whi« h
seemed to be rather overplaying the
thing
I beg pardon for saying roosters. I
have learned since that there are no
such things in Chicken Shows, and
there are no chickens, either. They
are birds, and if you call them hens,
or roosters, or chickens, you are likely
to be thrown out of the sacred pre
cincts as a Porch Climber and a per
son of weazened spul.
It was early.
The roosters—that is, the masculine
birds—were in fine voice and booming
a wav while the windows rattled. I
thought maybe they were hungry and
was relieved to see a burly attendant
going around with a large can, shed
ding fistfuls of breakfast food
among the cages.
Fowl Sextet From Lueia.
The conceit kept up, however I
spotted a couple that were wound up
with such accuracy that they pealed
forth every twenty seconds, like a
spasmodic alarm clock. They occu
pied berths right across the aisle from
each other One of them was a huge
white rooster-bird and the other was
an equally huge brunette rooster-
bird. The blond one had an excellent
tenor voice, with a timbre much like
t"aruso's, while the brunette s was a
fine basso It reminded me of I>e-
.Journet singing in the L«ucia Sextet
As thev duetted every twenty sec
onds, they gazed soulfully at each
other with rad mj— Something told
me they were not friends, however.
It was early'. I believe I said some
thing like that befdre. but it was very
early. Only a few hardened chicken
fancle."s were about, and they looked
so experienced that I hadn't the nerve
to ask them any questions. 1 knew
the questions would he idiotic, and
when somebody slipped up behind me
with the air of an automobile dealer
on his Native Heath and asked me.
real quick, if 1 would like to see any
particular pens, 1 was surprised to
hear myself answering that 1 would.
Then I began to think of what kind
of pens I might want to see I couldn't
remember' any names of chickens at
all. it seemed. Then 1 got a hunch,
and sprang it before it could get
away.
The man looked at me with re
newed internet
Old Muscov Hard Looking Bird.
"Did you say ‘India Rubber' ducks?*'
he Inquired, politely.
1 told him it was something like
that, and he choked, and took me
around to a pen of not particularly
interesting specimens. 1 was sorry I
hadn’t thought of ostriches or peli
cans. and when he asked me if I
didn’t like Muscovies. 1 told him
gratefully that I was nuts on them.
• I was grieved to note that old Pa
Muscovy appeared to have led a dis
sipated life. His countenance was
highly inflamed, and his nose was
simply bulbous. I expressed surprise
that such a character should he per
mitted to exhibit himself in a highly
moraJ gathering, and was further
amazed to learn from my informant
that the blue tag dangling from the
cell-door was a symptom of the first
prize.
The man lost interest in me about
this time, and walked away. It or-
Czar Dissatisfied
With Beilis Verdict
Hen Product To Be Banished
From Tables of Bryan, Burle-
Garrison and Rest.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KIEFF. Dec. 6.—A special messenger
from Minister of Justice Skeglovitow la
here for a full record of the Beilis trial.
Skeglovitow has been ordered by the
j Czar to take the record to Lavadia to
| the Czar in order that ha may deter-
I mine whether an appeal shan be en
tered. .. .
This eleventh hour intervention is
taken to mean that the Czar is dissatis
fied With the result of the trial.
Special Election to
Fill Vacancy Called
AUGUSTA. I >eo. ft.—A special
tion has been called for December if ta
choose a counellmaji from the Thit4
Ward to succeed the late George H.
Howard, who died unexpectedly en Ms
way home Monday night from a meeting
of City Council. G. J. Vaughan, a local
dry goods dealer, le the only candidate.
On January 3 six new councilman wlH
be sworn in.
son,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.— Wives of j
Cabinet members have enlisted in the
army of women which is fighting l he
high price of eggs, and it was learned
to-day that this article of food will
be banished in the future from the i
tables in the homes of President Wil
son’s official family. Mrs. Jennings
Bryan, in Joining the boycott, said:
“Any subject which touches the |
home touches the heart of every wo- j
man. whoever she is.”
Pledges have been obtained from
Mrs. Lindley M. Garrison, wife of
the Secretary of War; Mrs. Burle
son. wife of the Postmaster General;
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the Secretary of
Gabor, and Mrs. Houston, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture.
It is expected that 25,000 names
will have been signed to the boycott
pledge by Monday.
Egg Boycotters Plan
Hen Efficiency Fight.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Not satisfied
with the progress they are making in
forcing the price of eggs downward,
although a 10-cent drop has resulted
from the widespread boycott, women
of Chicago to-day planned a cam
paign for greater hen efficiency.
Retail prices for "best storage eggs"
at the start of business to-day aver
aged 36 cents. A further drop was
predicted before noon.
Give Up Ball When
Tango Is Opposed
KANSAS CITY, MO., Dec. 5.—Oppo
sition from the Board of Public Welfare
to the dancing of the tango and other
so-called “new dances’’ caused the
abandonment of t h * charity ball, an
annual event participated in since 1896
by the leading society folk of Kansas
Just whal I want!
That’s what the chil
dren say, every time
they see it. It is tooth
some, wholesome,
healthful The very
sweet that’s best to eat—
curred to me later that he might have
owned a share or two in the duck
larm on which the unfortunate Mus
covy had acquired his evil habits.
I continued to snoop around as best
1 could by myself, finding some of
the largest turl%s outside of Constan-
a manifest shame not to feed,
tinople and some bantams that it was
There, was a pigeon, too. with a ruff
that would have made Walt Raleigh
fall on his basket-hnted rapier, and
some other small birds that stuck
their chests out so' far that one of
them fell over backward in his bath
tub while I was watching him. He
was another blue-tagged contestant,
too. Maybe that was why he was so
swelled up. only it didn't go to his
head
This Bird’s Worth $1,000.
After a while 1 got out into Taft
Hall, where there was more light and
a sort of King-bird, or Prime Rooster,
in a very large cage with mural dt*co-
rations of convention badges in blue
and red and gold. This was evident
ly a Personage. The placard said he
was an Orpington with a farttlly tree
that went back to the Mayflower and
a list of records like Jim Thorpe.
The card also usaid this bird cost
$1A>00 If he was mv bird, and worth
that much. I wouldn\ keep him in a
rage made of holes tied together with
wire. I'd keep him in a safe—until
1 could get the $1,000 for him. I won
dered if he was insured.
T figured that l ought to buzz
around and get something about the
chicken-birds, sol got out a pencil and
a sheet out of a score-book with the
Atlanta half of a baseball game with
Mobile on the other side, and made
the following notes:
Barred Rocks are the softest look
ing things in the show.
Orpingtons can he either white or
black, but not at the same time.
India Rubber Duck was a faux pas.
Speckly pepper-and-salt chickens
wear their feathers wrong side out
and some of them have hats like
shaving brushes.
Pencil Wyandottes look as if they
were painted.
Who Polishes These Roosters?
1 would like to get some of the shoe
polish they use on Black Wyandottes.
Other colors seen at the show are
lemon, slate, chocolate, mauve and
cerise, the latter applying to top-
knots.
The score -sheet ran out at that
poll t -*nd borides It was L0:f0 o'clock*
so I got together some news of the
show, as follows:
There is great interest in the show.
It Is the best show ever held In the
South.
It w ill be over Saturdfay night.
Ask Pastors to Aid
In Tuberculosis War
letters urging Atlanta ministers to
observe "Tuberculosis Pay,” Sunday,
December 7, in their churches, have
been sent out by the Tuberculosis Sun
day Committee, which started the
movement.
The ministers will he asked to preach
sermons dealing with the methods of
prevention and cure.
Beer Dealer Held on
U. S. Bench Warrant
AUGUSTA. Dec 5. R. A. Somers, a
local near-beer dealer, has been ar
rested on a bench warrant issued by
Judge Sheppard, in the Federal Court,
for violating the law governing the rec
tifying of liquor.
Somers was placed under arrest by
Deputy United States Marshal Pierce
and carried Jo Savannah to answer to
the charge.
Unearth Voodoo
Trust in Cuba
Chicago Hotel Tries
Girls as ‘Bell Hops’
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Elizabeth Hall
and Gena Douglas to-day began their
duties as the first and second female
hotel “bell hops" in the world. Jen
nie Scherer, the world’s third female
"hop,” was unable to start because
her uniform of gray cloth, skirt and
jacket wasn't ready.
The three girls will answer bells
in the Hotel Da Salle. Just the same
as the male “hops" answer them now,
except that the girls will only re
spond to calls from rooms occupied
by women guests.
Groom Arrested and
Honeymoon Spoiled
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Hollis B. F*eck, a
real estate dealer of Battle Creek, Mich.,
on a honeymoon trip w r ith his bride, was
taken from a train bound for California
anti arrested on a charge of embez
zling $7.
SYRUP
Nothing adds more to the
enjoyment of waffles and
battercakes than ALAGA. It
makes wonderful
gingercakes, puddings
and candies. It is
Nature’s best sweet.
Sold in sealed tins
by your grocer
ALABAMA-GEORGIA
SYRUP COMPANY
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Everything
tor
MEN
h or Christmas.
Save time, wor
ry and money by
visiting this
store.
Everything for Men from Socks to Overcoats
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
$15.00, $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00.
Blackstock, Hale & Morgan,
50 52 MARIETTA ST.
Indians in Dakotas
Predict ‘No Winter'
riKRRK. S. DAK.. Dec. 5. The In
dians of this vicinity are predicting
there will* he “no winter this season."
Freak December weather prevails all
over the Dakotas, with warm rains
and the thermometers well above
freezing.
Thief Picks 9 Cases
Of Eggs For His Loot
CHICAGO, Dec. 5. A thief who
showed a rare appreciation of values
stole nine cases of eggs from William
Knopp, a commission dealer. The thief
borrowed Knopp'a wagon to haul his
treasure away, but deserted the vehicle
after hiding the eggs
Halt Sanity Test of
Mrs, Von Claussen
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
HAVANA, CUBA. Dec. 5.—The alleged
discovery of an extensive organization
among the negroes of Cuba for the prac
tice of witchcraft or “voodooism’’ has
created a sensation here.
It is said the negro wizards constitute
a powerful trust.
Poses as Hero to Get
Reward So as to Wed
STERLING ILL., Dec. 5.—Wililam
Rpllins, locomotive fireman, confessed to
Northwestern Railway detectives here
that lie reported he had prevented ar.
attempt to wreck Northwestern trains
In an effort to obtain a reward so he
could get married. He said the story
was false.
Alabama Mob Hangs
And Shoots a Negro
DOTHAN, ALA.. Dec. 5—A negro
en route from Columbia jail to Hale-
burg. 25 miles from here, was cap
tured by a mob near the latter place
and lynched, his body being strung
from a tree and riddled with several
| hundred bullets.
The negro was charged with at
tempting to attack the daughter of a
white man who was killed by ne
groes last spring. The body of the
negro was suspended from the tree
overnight.
NEW YORK. Pec. 5 Counsel for Mrs
Ida '"on Claussen, who threatened to
sue Theodore Roosevelt, has obtained a
writ of habeas corpus in an effort t».
halt the sanity proceedings begun
against her.
Mother of 11 Seeks
Election Clerk Job
CHICAGO. Dec. 5—Mrs. Caroline
Polachek, first woman applicant for a
job as clerk in the next municipal elec
tion, gave her occupation as “associate
head of family.” t*he is the mother of
eleven children.
KILLED BY DtVE CLAN.
MEMPHIS. Deo. 5.—Because F. H
Tamble a machinist, 51 years old, [
resented an attempt by a woman to j
lure him into, a resort, he was killed)
by the woman's companion, who later
escaped. Tamble was well known in
Memphis. He came here from Nash-
The Tooth Brush
Drill twice-a-day
gives better teeth
and better health.
Start it at home
with
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Shun alcoholic substitutes that stimulate and
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DENTAL CREAM
The delicious
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some cleansing
makes for better
health at work
and play.
Can One
Whole
Man Startle the
World
by the
Weirdness of His Suicide?
That's what Gabriele D’Annunzio, the noted Italian poet and
dramatist, promises to do, now that he has grown weary of all
human emotions, and Paris fears he will follow the example of
the Greek philosopher who hurled himself into the boiling cra
ter of Aetna. The complete story of this eccentric character’s
most eccentric plot will be told in
Next Sunday's American
With it will be a more cheerful page dealing with what the
stars foretell for
Two of the Most Interesting People in the
Universe, Vincent Astor and His Bride
And continuing on the whole scale of humam emotions comes
another installment of the most extraordinary human docu
ment ever written,
The Story of My Life by
Evelyn Thaw
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