The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-18
STAMFORD
A Rare Work of Art-Prof. Wier's Les. son-Hsme From the Grange - That Auto Truck - The Dating CInb-A Great Man.

Rev. Dr. Packard has recently re-
 ceived the copy of a rare work of art,
 as a present from a relative. It is a
 cast from bronze face of a young
 Hercules, supposed to have been made
 400 years before Christ. It represents
 a very handsome youth of IS or 20
 years, with curly hair, and a small
 but beautiful mouth. The nose is
 straight, thin and purely Grecian. The
 eyes are large, and the perceptive fac
 ulties wonderfully developed. The
 bronze, from which the cast was taken,
 was discovered in Greece not long ago
 by Prof. William R. Newbold of the
 University of Pennsylvania. He was
 taking a ride outside of Athens, and
 happened to remark to the driver, "Do
 you know of anybody in the country
 timer" The driver replied that he
 knew of a friend who had dug up a
 bronze mask in his garden. Prof.
 Newbold went to the house, saw the
 bronze and was convinced that it was
 rare work of art. The man who
 possessed it offered to sell it for $25.
 The bargain was concluded, and Prof.
 Newbold brought it to America. He
 showed it to the experts in the British museum, London, and they pronounc-
 ed it to be worth $5,OOO. The same opinion was expressed in Paris. The
 bronze is now in the museum of the University of Pennsylvania.
 The lesson Prof. Weir taught in his lecture on Friday night at the library concerning Millet, the artist, was that if man has an object in life and sticks to it through thick and thin, through poverty and sorrow, through opposition and adverse criticism, and if he is in search of the truth, and pos sesses a heart warm for all humanity, doing what he can for others, and not wholly wrapped up in himself, he will make a great success in life. The life of Millet is a very good lesson for the selfish dollar chasers of this day and generation. Those who have read the letters of Harriet Beecher Stowe in the new book called "The Friendly Graft, will be astonished to learn of the struggles she went through in her en- deavor to rouse the sentiments of the wrote Uncle Toms Cabin" The same things may be said of many other famous people.
 Next Thursday the good people of this town will be given an opportun- ity to listen to a lecture by Prof. Phelps of Yale on Rudyard Tipling. There is a swing to most of his writ ings which caotivates the reader, and he does not hesitate to express his opinions about "the flanneled fools'' of England.
 David Allen won a prize at the poul- try show.
 Mrs F. K. Pritchard is recovering from a recent illness.
 F. Bowler of Hollister Heights, has just celebrated his birthday. All the of Bridgeport and Paradise Green were present, also MT. and Mrs Hine, MT. and Mrs. Albright, W. Eel lows, and MT. and Mrs. Slosar. Quite 8 number of presents were received. and there was music and refresh ments.
 The lodge of the Evening Star Re bekahs has installed the following of ficers: Mrs. Print Hale, Mrs. Edward Pitzer, Mrs. Wm. Beard. Mrs. Henry Meachen, Mrs. M. LeRoy Beach, Eliza beth Robbers, Mrs. Stiles Smith, Mrs. Err ma Johnson, Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Walter Oddly, Mrs. Addie Morehouse and q few others.
 It is estimated that some fifty per sons were present at the last Devon Club whist and the prizes were won by Mesdanes Ballard, Secor and Del lnuth, and by Messrs. Fletcher, P. J. Casey, c. W. Baldwin, Secor and Bunt- line.
 J. Henry Blakenan of this town is an active and up-to-date granger. He was the local delegate last week to the 24th annual meeting of the State Grange at Hartford. A resolution was favoring the direct primary and a report on juvenile work was presented. A very interesting report was made on the protection of wild birds, which will be of interest not only to the farmers of Stratford, but to Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright of Fair field and the Audubon Society of that town. The report advocated action by the State Grange and the appoint ment of 8 competent man to go about the State and educate the people in the care and preservation of birds. Robert w. Curtis, of this town. is one of the committee who presented the report. It might be a good thing to an Audubon Society in Strat- ford. A resolution in favor of the par cells post was advocated. It was de- cided that new building is needed for the Connecticut Agricultural Ex- pertinent Station. Cooperation in the matter of stores and fire insurance was advocated and good deal was said about teaching domestic science in col ID nA~AIsM~ n>->A