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UNCLE TRUSTY!
•Barred Rock Softest Looking
• Thing There; India Rubber
• Duck—Ain’t No Such Thing.
•
(By A NON EXPERT.)
♦ The Chicken Show having: been *nf
Jkiently exerted, they told me t<-
take a shot at it.
f I was slightly confused at the honor
( jp«*t to say alarmed Of course, being
yp baseball worker. I am not una-
^oainted with the kind of fouls tha
%
or.me bussing up In the press coop
.•Also, I have encountered a variety ot
Jahickens, legs up with care, when I
Jaas armed with table weapons. Ami
2 have wa lked up and dow n Peat hire*
j; reet.
<* But I am not what could be called u
S'hick en P'ancier.
Z Still, I went to the Show.
Z It was so early when I got then
Jhat the man made me write m>
Jam§ on a red card before he would
4et me in.
Right Noisy Place.
m They were feeding the animals in
side. 1 never heard so much noise
Jut side of a boiler shop Some rather |
*Sparse-looking sunbeams were strag-
f ling in through the eastern skylight
nri about nine thousand roosters were
asaklng ali the credit for it, which
deemed to be rather overplaying the
4iiing.
g 1 beg pardon for saying roosters 1
Save learned since that there are no
? uch things In Thicken Shows, and
here are no chickens, either. They
wre birds, and if you call them hens,
Jr roosters, or chickens, you are likely
So be thrown out of the sacred pre
cincts as a Porch Climber and a per
son of weazened soul.
* It was early.
J The roosters—that is, the masculine
•fcirds—were in fine voice and booming
iway while the windows rattled. I
thought maybe they were hungry and
•was relieved to see a burly attendant
IJoing around with a large can. shed
ding fistfuls of breakfast food
Jmong the cagey.
Fowl Ssxtst From Lucia.
Z The concert kept up, however I
•spotted a couple that were wound up
jjrlth such accuracy that they j*ea!ed
dtorth 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
«en equally huge brunette rooster■-
*t>ird. The blond one had an excellent
4enor voice, with a timbre much like
T'aruso’s, while the brunette's was a
fine basso It reminded me of De-
jfournet singing in the Lucia Sextet
,A s they duet ted every twenty sec
onds. they gazed soulfully at each
•ctbar with rod eyes Something told
Tnw the* were Mi frirnda however.
" It was early. I believe I said some-
Thlng like that before, but it was very
«arly. Only a few hardened chicken
Yam ie.*a were about, and they looked
So experienced that I hadn't the nerve
Jo ask them any questions. I knew
the questions would he idiotic, and
•When somebody slipped up behind me
frith the air of «n automobile dealer
on his Native Heath and asked me.
real quick, if I would like to see any
particular pens, I was surprised to
Sear myself answering that I would.
Then T began to think of w hat kind
of pens I might want to see I couldn’t
remember any names of chickens at
Jill, it seemed. Then 1 got a hunch.
%nd sprang it before it could get
away
The man looked at me with re
newed interest
Old Muscov Hard Looking Bird.
"Did you say ‘India Rubber’ ducks?”
Jte 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
jiadn’t thought of ostriches or peli
cans. and when he asked me if I
didn’t like Muscovies, I told him
gratefully that 1 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 be per
mitted to exhibit himself in a highly
inoral gathering, and was further
amazed to learn from my informant
lhat 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 oc-
Czar Dissatisfied
With Beilis Verdict
Product To Be Banished
From Tables of Bryan, Burle
son, Garrison and Rest.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KIEFF, Dec. 5.—A special messenger
from Minister of Justice Skeglovitcrw is
here for a full record of the Beilis trial.
Skeglovltow has been ordered by the
Czar to take the record to Lavadia to
the Czar in order that ha may deter
mine whether an appeal shaii 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, Deo. 5.—A special elec
tion has been called for December 17
choose a councilman from the Third
Ward to succeed the late George p
Howard, who died unexpectedly on 1
way home Monday night from a me* *
of City Council. C. J. Vaughan, a ] 0 T
dry goods dealer, is the only Candida,..
On January 1 six new councilmen will
he sworn in.
curred to me later that he might have
owned a share or two in the duck
farm 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 turks 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-hilled rapier, and
some other small birds that stuck
their cheats out so far that one of
them fell over backward in his bath
tub while 1 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 I got out into Taft
Hall, whore there was more light and
a sort of King-bird, or Prime Rooster,
in a very large cage with mural deco
rations of convention badges in blue
and red and gold. This wits evident
ly a Personage. The placard said he
was an Orpington with a family tree
that went back to the Mayflower and
a list of records like Jint Thorpe.
The card also said this bird cost
$1400. If he was my bird, and worth
that much. I wouldn’t keep him in a
cage made of holes tied together with
wire. T’d keep him in a safe until
1 could get the $1,000 for him. 1 won
dered if he was insured.
I figured that I ought to buzz
around and get something about the
chicken-birds, so 1 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 be either white or
black, bu.t n<>t 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?
I 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
point and besides it was 10:80 o’clock,
so I got together some new* of the
show, as follows:
There is great interest In the show.
It is the best show ever hold in the
South.
It wdll he over Saturday night.
Ask Pastors to Aid
In Tuberculosis War
Tetters urging Atlanta ministers to
observe "Tuberculosis Day," Sunday,
December 7, in their churches, have
been sent out by the Tuberculosis Sun
day Committee, which started the
movement.
The ministers will be asked to preach
sermons dealing with the methods of
prevention and cure.
Indians in Dakotas
Predict ‘No Winter’
PIERRE, S DAK., Dec. 5—The In
dians of this vicinity are predicting
there will be "no winter this season "
Freak December weather prevails all
over the Dakotas, with warm rain«
and the thermometers w'ell above
freezing.
Beer Dealer Held on
U. S. Bench Warrant
AUGUSTA. Dec. 5. R A Somers, a
local near-beer dealer, has beet^ 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 to Savannah to answer to
the charge.
Unearth Voodoo
Trust in Cuba
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-
M-e of witchcraft or "voodoolsm’’ has
created a sei satlon here.
It is said too negro wizards constitute
a powerful trust.
Poses as Hero to Get
Reward So as to Wed
Chicago Hotel Tries
Girls as ‘Bell Hops’
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Elizabeth Hall
and Lena 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 La Salle, just the same
as the malo "hops" answer them now,
except that the girls will only re
spond to calls from rooms occupied
by women guests.
WASHINGTON,, Dec. a.—Wives of
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
tables in the homes of President Wil
son's official family. Mrs. Jennings j
Bryan, in joining the boycott, said:
"Any subject whioh touches the 1
home touches the heart of every wo- |
man. whoever she Is."
Pledges have been obtained from j
Mrs. Lind ley M. Garrison, wife of 1
the Secretary of War; Mrs. Burle- |
son, wife of the Postmaster General;
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the Secretary of
Labor, 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 S6 cents. A further drop was
predicted before noon.
Giye 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 th® charity ball, an
annual event participated in since 18N6
by the leading society folk of Kansas
Groom Arrested and
Honeymoon Spoiled
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Hollis B. Peck, a
real estate dealer of Battle Creek, Mich.,
on a honeymoon trip with his bride, was
taken from a train bound for California
and arrested on a charge of embez
zling $7.
Just what 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—
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
for
MEN
tor 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
Thief Picks 9 Cases
Of Eggs For His Loot
CHICAGO, Dec 5—A thief whn
showed a rare appreciation of values
stole nine cases of eggs from William
Knopp, a commission dealer. The thief
borrowed Knopu’s wagon to haul his
treasure away, but deserted the vehicle
after hiding the eggs.
Halt Sanity Test of
Mrs. Von Clanssen
STERLING ILL., Dec. 5.—Wililam
Rollins, locomotive fireman, confessed to
Northwestern Railway detectives here
that he 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, Dec. 5 -Counsel for Mrs
Ida Von Claussen. who threatened to
sue Theodore Roosevelt, has obtained a
writ of habeas corpus in an effort to
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." She is the mother of !
eleven children.
KILLED BY DIVE CLAN.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 5.—Because F. H ‘
Tamble. a machinist, 51 years old. I
resented an attempt by a woman to
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
COLGATE'S
RIBBON —
DENTAL CREAM
or worried or vexed at trifles,
your vital forces are slowly but
surely deteriorating.
Scott's Emulsion overcomes nervousness
better than anything else because its nourishing
force enriches the blood and stimulates its flow
to all the tissues and bathes the tiny nerve cells in the
rich plasma by which they are nourished.
Shun alcoholic substitutes that stimulate and
stupefy. Take Soott’s Emulsion for your
nerves. Its nutritive power is the greatest help
that nature affords.
The delicious
flavor makes its
use a treat—the
thorough, whole
some cleansing
makes for better
health at work
and play.
Can One Man Startle the
Whole 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 human emotions comes
another installment of the most extraordinary human docu
ment ever written,
The Story of My Life by
Evelyn Thaw
News? Yes, all of it, from the most crowded metropolis to
the very borders of civilization. You can’t be up to the minute
if you miss
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