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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
ENGINEERS TO
 DEMAND RAISE

New Haven. Nov. 12-It is stated authoritatireg thRti the locomotive en- Eineers 6f the New York, New Haven & &sHartford Ranroad company have eiv- erf the thirty days notice required pre- vious to request fer a revision of the schedule. What the engineers will ask for cannot be ascertained, but 1t is thought that thfs is a part of the general movement of the railroah op- eratives east of the Mississippi who ask for shorter hours. increased pay, and full days pay for a. fractional run. This movement. 1t Is stated in railroad circles here, affects all the railroad trainmen. conductors. engineers and nremen east of the Mississippi and north of the Chesapeake G Ohio rail- road line. This would involve New England also.
 The position. of the New York. New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad Company in the matter is understood to be strongly opposed to an increase on the ground of the present good pay of op- eratiyes, and the fact that the com pany has been compelled to do exten- sire financing for Improvements which were largely he'd up during the bus iness depression which was so serious that they were, unable for two years to earn fud dividends The present movement therefore of the operatives is considered most inopportune. and from present appearances. SO far as the New Haven company is concerned any general movement for raising wages yQuld be sharply resisted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
OYSTER CASE
 TO HIGHER COURT

-
 New Haven. Nov 12--The case pro- vidinE for limiting of damages of Jeremiah Smith & Sons. of this city. to the amount of the sale of the boat Jennie L. Smith. has been appealed by the claimants to the United States cir cult court of appeals. which meets in New York The claimahts were beat en in the United States district court in this city a few weeks ago. when on tne petition of Smith & Sons. Judge Piatt decided to limit the claim for damages to the value of the boat. And now appeal is taken from this decision
 The firm of New Haven oyster planters interested in this case. were owners of the power boat Jennie L. Smith. which was practically destroy ed by an explosion near Fall River last winter. The injured men sued for about $20000 damages In the Massa- chusetts court and then the owners of the boat secured alimitation of the liability.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
FASHIONS AND FADS

Pearl ornaments of most elaborate designs will be used for fastening on the new fancy capes-especially the capcs fashioned after the Arabian gar ment.
 Among the, new button molds are those an inch square with beveled edge. They are covered with lustrous broa adcloth and some are embellished
 Cashemere de sole and crepe meteor are the types of silk used for the con struction of the new afternoon and ev- ening costumes, which are made chief ly of silk
 Wide vale and chevron serges make up some of the smartest one-piece out door costumes. Velvet in conjunction with furs will become familiar as the winter progresses M
 The changeable moires-chameleon is the name given by some-and the soft failles are used for evening coats Trimmed with fur or embroidery, they are very effective.
 Gowns offered by Paris for grand oc- feredcasions are not very graceful In general. they are cramped at the shoulders, very tight at the hips, and lie in heaps about the feet
 Some of the attractive blouse models have bodices suggestive of the surplfce style that gives opportunity for a display of exquisite trimming or hand work in the chemisette or guimpe-
 New hats may be grouped under three distinctive heads-Napoleonic or tricorne;. the turban, fashioned after the Russian Cossack or the turban of the Persian. and the cavalier.
 Beautiful velvets of the panne- order. lustrous, supple gand amazingly light are attracting attention SIS the season advances, and the long velvet coat promises to have a definite vogue.
 LAnings are richer and more expen- sive than ever before Where sateen, lawn and percale were permissible a few years ago, silks. satins, brocades and lace are demanded now.
 Buttons are everywhere. and they continue to be seen the size of butter plates, and to take form very ire quently of the old wooden mold. COW cred with dress or trimming material
 The new spiders web yelling is prob ably the forerunner of vehs similar to those worn in the early nineties. which showed many designs in spiders web, while avoiding the actual spots
 The tawny colors-khaki brown, mus tard yellow and the Scoppery shades - are popular for all street toilettes, and the two-toned serges with tauny yell low as a foundation are particularly smart. .l
 Almost every style in the way of a finish to the neck Is found in the new sweater coats. Some button high up around the neck. others have turnov- CT collar. while others thave no collar at aI-
 The lovely princess and empire eff fects which are SO becoming to grace full figures -are- still Seen, but fashion is now giving, them little over decora- tIons which make them far too fine for any but the dressIest wear
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12

The financial difficulties of a well-known manufacturer made it possible for us to obtain a few of these popular Colonial designs. They are modern in every respect Up-to-date cases finished in mahogany make them very neat and attractive, and cause them to resen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
NEWEST NOTES oF SCIENCE

A new alloy of aluminium and mag nesium Is not only lighter than the former metal. but so much harder that it may be turned and blamed and SO ductile that 1t can be drawn into d fine wire. e
 After standing for more than 45 years, the record for height made by men in a balloon was broken a few went up more than 1000 feet above seven miles
 To prevent the alteration of checks or other valuable papers. an inventive genius has brought out au electric ap- paratus which burns tiny holes in the paper as the inscription is written. The legs of a hobby horse that real ly moves are equipped with springs in such a manner that when its rider shifts his weight from the saddle to the stirrups. he imparts a forward
 One of the newest automobile tires. Ia Pennsylranian's invention. consists of a number of rubber blocks to be sibIe, so that a new surface can re- place a worn one.
 Within Little more than a century. D. 5O0, 900 acres of shifting sand dunes have been made productive and Fhealthful by the intelligent cultivation of pine forests.
 Electricity at last has been applied to the Teddy bear. a Maryland man having patented one that opens its jaws and flashes lights from its eyes. nose and mouth when a battery in it's interior is pressed
 A bath tub which swings on a horf- zontal pivot to produce the effect of ed by a Frenchman. Is becoming pop lar in Germany. In many ways 1t re- sembles an American patent churn- During the magnetic storm which l ~@ Nar egraphy practically all over the United States in September, many wireless operators had no difficulty in transmit ting and receiving messages What might be termed fireless water heater is a new appliance con- sisting of a coil of tubing to be insert ed/ in a pail of water. containing a resistance unit to take electric cur rent from any convenient conection- The Russian Department of Domains win send an agent to the United States to study methods of agriculture. es- pecially with regard to field work and machinery, with a view of Introducing
 in Russia those practical for that country.
 A recent costly forest fire in the
 Grass Valley region of California was
 blamed to a squirrel. which formed a
 short circuit between two heavily
 resulting heat being sufficient to ignite
 dry moss on the tree
 The sextant. the reaper, the steam
 boat, the telephone, the electric light,
 the use of either is surgery and the
 existence of the planet Neptune all were either invented or discovered by two or more men in different parts of
 the world about the same time. A new electrical alarm clock uses dry batteries to ring a bell, supply a
 small incandescent light with current and start a fire in an alcohol lamp with a bit of platinum wire, all by completing a circuit when the hour hand touches a third hand set at a designated time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
Yale Professor Calls
 Isaiah Muck Raker

Lawrence, Kan. Nov. 12-The Pro- phets Isaiah. Ezekiel and Jeremiah were classed as muck rakers and many of the stories of the Old Testament were termed myths by pr. Charles Poster, of the Yale Divinity School. in a lec- ture before students of the University of. Kansas here yesterday.
 ''The Prophets of Israel were the so- cfal reformers of their times" he said.
 They were muck rakers, to use a present day term. They were sensa- tional in their methods. notably Isaiah. Ezekiel and Jeremiah"
 While Prof. Foster believes that many of the stories in the old Testa- ment are myths. he sees good in them He says the prophets were teaching a simple people and were forced to use extraordinary means to drive home their points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12

ble more expensive Pianos. Their con- structive specified lions call for three pedals. pushed pins. over-strung b a s s. nickle plated pins. veneered cases. etc, etc Our one year trial offer makes the selection of one of these instruments doubly safe. "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12

it wants the court to say to whom it should pay. there being different claim ants.
 The interpleader brought by the bank to have the court say to which one of the claimants the reward should be paid came before Judge Will liam s. Case in the superior cnurt to- day for an order that the claimants for the reward interDlead as to their respective claims. Everett E. Bailey who was United States consul at. En- senada when Walker was captured. is one of the claimants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine Cures backache and irregularjties that if neglected might result in Bright's disease or diabetes. F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. local agents. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12

A small lump of camphor dropped in the oil receptacle of lamp will i'm prove the light and make the flame clearer and brighter. A few drops of vinegar will have a similar effect.
 Never put the chaflng ish or any of it's parts in water. but clean the pans by partly filling them with water and scrubbing. and the outer parts by rubbing with chamois.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
sAN HONEST nocroR

remar<sd to his patient who had been cured by Lydia El Pinkhamis vege- table Compound after his efforts had failed Mrs Weber. I do not believe in patent medicines, but I will say that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Cpmppnnd Is the best medicine ever discovered for women Continue to use ir- This Is another lak in the long chain of evidence to prove the relia- bi1itys of this standard medicine for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
No CASE oN REcoRp.

There is no case on record of cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or con sumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken. as it will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and Is safe and sure. FEB. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. local agents "136
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12
Walker Reward Case
 Before Court Today

Hartford. Nov. 12--The Savings bank of New Britain still has the s5.o00 which 1t offered for the apprehension of William F. Walker. its absconding treasurer. who is now in prison. The bank Is willing to pay the money. but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-12

If a sweater needs washing, try dry ing it on a coat hanger. It will not be so liable to stretch and will keep it's shape much better.
 To keep blue clothes from fading. try adding bluing to the starch They will retain their color better than if put in the bluing water and then starched-
 Pieces of. rubber sponge in a mop handle will be found excellent for taking up dust, lint. etc. from hard wood floors or from rugE- They may be used dry Or moistened.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07
OF Interest to The Business
Men

Some fifteen years ago man VINO
had made a commercial success ana
was possessed of independent means
decided to invest some of his spare
capital in launching new article
The enterprise was in a field where
he had had no previous experience
The only information he had to gulde
him was hearsay, and secondhand
hearsay. at that.
Having gotten the manufacturing
problem we'll in hand. the man ap-
preached several big wholesalers
whom he did not know. and to whom
he was totally unknown. There he
met with the usual rebuffs and skep-
ticism with which all launche-s OF
new enterprises are familiar. GO
out and create a demand and then we
will talk with you." was the burden
of their advice.
Certified His Teeth"
The man had good deal OF sand
in his nature He gritted his teeth
and vowed that they would have TO
come to him before he would go to
them again. He began vigorous adj
vertising campaign on the consumer.
His initial expenditures were way up
in the thousands. And this despite
there was absolutely no distribution
provided for His only statesmen were
newspaper advertisements.
7 In time. the dealers were COMPEL
ed to stock the article. Before they
did SO, however, there was tremend.
GUS waste resulting from consumers
being unable to find the article at any
dealers. Thousands Of consumer in
quiries must have gone to waste.
Eventually, the man won out. But
even SO, his returns were only frac'
ton of what they might have been.
After fifteen years of heart-breaking
anxiety, his investment came back.
but the original capital invested in
good bonds would have shown better
returns on the money.
Where the man made his great mis-
take was in leaving the problems of
distribution and craftsmanship to take
care of themselves. Fighting the bat
tie with the single weapon of news
paper advertising was Napoleonic. but
1t was foolhardy. The wonder is that
advertising under such a handicap
should have won out at ALL
Today no advertising agent who un-
derstands his business would permit
q client to take such chances. The
odds are too greatly in favor of fail
ure, and no agent who has a reputa-
ton to maintain cares to put a skele-
ton in his closet, even IL he has to
sacrifice a little immediate profit
Printers Ink.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
MeCIelIan.ainqham Rupture.


Mayor McClellan's decision in the
Duffy case looks like a deliberate at
tempt to drive Gen. Bingham from the
Office OF police commissioner without
mourning the official responsibility
for his direct removal.
That the police were wrong in the
Duffy matter admits Of no doubt
That Gen. Bingham erred gravely in
sustaining his subordinates is hardly
open to question. But that does not
call for the action Mayor Mcclellan
has taken in shaking up the police de-
partment. 1t is impossible not to be-
lieve that the mayors action was die
tated more by politics than by any
sense Of outraged justice over the Duff
fy matter. Gen. Bingham on the whole
has been an excellent police commits
sioner. The department is in better
condition than it has been in years.
It is cleaner, it is more efficient and
it is more respected. But it is not SO
well adapted for political uses. Gen.
Bingham's methods have not suited
either the mayors friend, McCarren,
in Brooklyn or the mayors old asso-
ciates in Tammany. From the begin
ming Of his term they would have been
delighted to see Gen. Bingham 60
They will be highly gratified that the
mayor has at last consulted their
wishes. One pretext is as good as an
other to them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07
A YOUNG TOWN

The young people of Fountain City
are showing the proper spirit. They
have taken plot of ground within
the limits of the town and fitted it up
with cement sidewalks, electric lights.
rustic bridges and tennis courts. OF
course that most important IT all adj
juncts, convenient number of benches
la "A shady nook and babbling
brook is not neglected.
zine has given the small town in gen.
eral a black eye, characterizing it as a
place In which there is no life and
activity, and saying that it possesses
all the faults of the city and country
without having any of their merits.
There may be some truth In this but
more than one poet has extolled the
merits of Love In village"
1t is undeniably true that unless the
young people in any country town
get together they will see the place
degenerate. 1t is the getting together
Of the young people which holds them
In the town. More than one New Eng
land village stands vacant today, dead
and dying because the young life has
vanished leaving few spinsters, GER
tain old men who have come back to
die with fragments OF their family
and few "reminiscences. Then it is
that the town commences to get
queer" The people get soured with
existence because there is nothing to
distract them from themselves.
But the town that does as the young
generation of Fountain. City is doing
Is on the up grade. 1t may even have
an advantage over the city and coun-
try both. For there is nothing to keep
the circle of friends in small village
from becoming lifelong friends under
such circumstances Of constant asso-
citation.
One thing is certain that II the
young people in any community do not
make life attractive for themselves no
one else will do it. 1t is refreshing to
see them get together and show that
they are energetic enough to make
the utmost Of their possibilities. And
Fountain City should be glad. That
10 the way the town really must keep
alive. Drive out the younger genera
ton and then-you know the rest.
Fountain City is young town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07
Hot Weather Fatalities.
rom the Newark News.

From the Newark News.
The expected is happening. The
sudden arrival of hot spell, early in
the summer season, invariably brings
with it long list OF fatalities. Not
only are the aged and the sick debili-
tated by it, and many Of them lose
their lives in consequence, but the
young. the vigorous and the healthy
fall victims to the heat or to their
own unwise efforts to escape the heat.
Young athletes plunge into the water,
get cramps because Of the sudden
chill and are drowned. Men go out
in boats, are careless, rock the boat,
fall overheard or are swamped by the
swell Of passing vessel and perish.
The opening of the automobile season
brings out every machine and every
variety OF driver. wise. unwise and
confirmed fools. And the list Of early
summer fatalities is greatly increased
by this comparatively new class OF ac-
cidents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07

lN0pJAA6ASs ASoSs oS nAuSKASAaA A00o SA0~~
TWO BOYs-PLUS.
The names Of Wilbur aud OrviIle
Wright. inventors Of the aeroplane
will be written down alongside those
Of Morse and Edison. And ono reason
why fame and fortune came to them
is because
They had a real father and mother.
The boys got their mechanical abil,
ity from their mother and their power
Of analysis from their father. From
both parents they got sympathy.
Mrs. Wright Is one Of those rare
women who can do things with her
hands. She made sleds for her tots
and when they grew older she helped
them in everything.
When Orville was fifteen and Wilbur
eleven the boys printed a newspaper.
They got in a hurry aud left one page
blank. Bishop Wright promptly sup
pressed the whole edition. You see.
he was teaching his boys that work
must be we'll done.
Thirteen years ago the Wright broth
ers began to be interested In flying
machines. They read all the books
they could get their hands on and
watched the flight OF birds whole Sun
day afternoons. lying on their backs
on the hills near Dayton. o.
In 1900. after eve years OF study and
experiment. they built their first ma
chine and took 1t down into North
Carolina. They came back from that
summers work tired and discouraged
The boys found out that summer
that all the tables OF calculations
made by scientists were wrong. They
must begin at the bottom and work
out the f1rst principles.
On the 18th Of December. 1903. after
hundreds Of trial flights with gliding
machines, the first successful voyage
in the history Of the world Of a powe,
driven heavier than air machine was
made.
To be sure. the Wright brother
came to their own and their own re.
ceived them not They went abroad
and honor aud wealth came. And now
their own country delights to homer
these Dayton men.
How did It all come about?
Because these boys. doing team work
went at scientific problem In a scien
tific way and kept at it until the,
succeeded. Yes. and because they had
father and mother behind them!
, Therefore. II your boy wants to
tinker" let him. It will keep him
out Of mischief and develop his char.
acter. And there may be q genius in.
side Of him.
And. above all. don't throw cold VI.
ter on your boys enthusiasm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07

It IL the fault and not the virtue Of
chautauqua that the latest tendency
has been to underestimate the intelli7
gence Of their audiences.
We hope that the attractions this
year will not prove disappointing. The
record in the past years has been
above the ordinary in standards and
there is no reason why 1t should not
keep up to il not above the average.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07
THE cHAUTAUQUA

Plans are already announced for the
chautauQua this year. AS usual there
will be many people who will avail
themselves OF the opportunity to CON-
bine several things called pleasure,
rest, recreation. education and what
not.
The chautauqua is an essentially
American institution and has accom-
plished much good. The chief good
has been to resurrect the art of the
spoken word.
Oratory bid fair to be a lost art for
a while. The newspapers. the maya
zines and books had relegated oratory
to the realm Of four year event in
which politics only was the theme Of
discussion.
There Is something about the inter-
probation Of good speaker which can
not be acquired from print. That is
the subtle thing called personality and
the emphasis of Interpretation. It is
true that this often degenerates into
mer voice and mounting which falls
flat in print, but is bolstered up into a
semblance Of something by stage pres
ence.
While we disapprove OF the flag wav-
ing exploits Of the erstwhile glorious
Hanly in unmeasured terms, we are
willing to grant that there is better
standard Of speakers on the platform
today than there has been for some
years.
Over in the coal mining district
around Gallipolis. Ohio. the other day
the coal miners who are supposed to
be about the lowest stratum OF under
paid men in this country kicked to the
management Of the enterprise against
having any more vaudeville in the
:hautanQua- They want tho real thing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07
Dancer From Fireworks.
the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The precautions which Marshal Far
nan Is taking to prevent a noisy cele-
bration OF the Fourth of July include
q surveillance OF shops and small
stores. in which the Law prohibiting
the sale OF fireworks might be evaded.
Obviously one Of the most effectual
methods Of preventing the use Of ex-
plosives on the streets and elsewhere
in the city limits on National Indepen-
dence day is the strict and prompt
enforcement Of that law. And the ex-
plosion Of firec}acksrs and bombs on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-07

Sianers OF the Declaration.
The ancient fathers Of our country
great
Were lucky and secure In wondrous
glory.
They were not called upon to celebrate
With things explosive and inflam-
matOry.