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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
Fairfield County News.
Burned to Death.

Julia, the two-year-old child of MT. John Bielnczyk. who live in Brook field, was frizhtfully burned Wednes- day while playing with a paper that and died later. The child was alone at the time and when she saw the paper ablaze she threw it on the floor and tried to stamp it out. Her dress caught the child's clothing had been burned off and her body scorched from the knees to the head.
 Humorous Burglars.
 Burglars recently visited Dr. Ogden's bungalow at Cedar Gate. Darien, and ware. clothes and other articles. The miscreants rigged up a dummy even to stockings and placed it in one of the beds.
 Captured An Ermine.
 An ermine. an animal so rare in this section as to be quite a curiosity, was captured by Dennis Rich of Shelton last week. in a trap set for skunks. So far as can be learned this is the first specimen caught in that vicinity for mary years. It is a beautiful animal, it's TUT being remarkably silky and fine, and ssnow-white. The ermine measured g inches from tip to tip. the body be- ing about one ana one-half inches in diameter. This animal is quite plenti- full in Canada.
 Used Carbolic Acid.
 Sherman Ready. aged 27, drank car bolic acid at New Canaan. Friday and died five minutes after taking it. He leaves a widow and three children, one ten months old. His wife says that she saw him get out of bed and go to a closet, and then he came back and stood in the door and placed a bottle to his lips. The next moment she saw her husband stagger. and he screamed with pain and said. Get Dr. Keeler." The widow cannot give any reason why he should want to die. and his brother said that a day or two ago they were planning for the spring planting.
 Meat-Skewer in Intestines
 A Lithuanian girl was brought to the Greenwich Hospital. Thursday, in great distress. The physicians were baffled for some time, not being able to as- certain the trouble. Finally an opera tion was deemed necessary, and a meat-skewer. three inches in length was removed from her intestines The girl could not speak a word of Eng fish.
 Stamford's Grand List
 The net grand list of Stamford conn ing from the Board of Relief is s23.- 694, ,402. The grand list. as made up by the Assessors amounted to $23, ,755, ,O51.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
Moderation I'm Exercx.e,

It is better to be lazy than dead, and it is probably just as comfortable. For obvious reasons the prescription to take moderate exercise is misleading and unsatisfactory. Most of us are consti- tutionally incapable of exercising mod erately. We begin violently and end quickly. And what is moderate exer- else? One philosopher who tried it for twenty years arrived at this conclu- sion: Keep a pair of Indian clubs in your bedroom. Look at them frequent ly- Exercise by their suggestion g This has the merit of moderation. H is the same as to walking Smell the morning, look down the long way that separates you from your business. Then take a car.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
RESCUE NEW HAVEN MAN
 FROM THE FROZEN NORTH
HARRY WHITNEY LEFT PEARY EXPEDITION AT ETAH AND REFUSED TO RETURN
 ON THE BRICK.

Especial from United Press.)
 New Haven. March 2.-Preparations have been completed for relief eXpe- diticn which will leave Norway, April 1st, for the Arctic regions in an at tempt to rescue MT. Harry Whitney, well known hunter and explorer, of this city. MT Whitney accompanied Peary last spring and when he reached Etah the northern most point Of Greenland he left the Peary expedi- ton to go hunting for musk OK It was arranged that he should return on the Brick, but when this vessel reach ed that point last summer Whitney refused to come back. His sister, Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, wife of a mill lionaire broker of 59 Wall street, fears that he may die of cold or starvation and has influenced her husband to fit out a, relief expedition which will leave from Norway April l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
Weather Indications.
Especial from United Press)

Especial from United Press.)
 New Haven. March 2.-Forecast:- = Generally cloudy and unsettled wealth CT for tonight and Wednesday.
 The disturbance that was central in the upper Mississippi Valley yesterday morning has moved rapidly eastward and is now passing out the St. Law renee valley. It has produced cloudy weather with light showers in tNa Lake regions and along the Atlantic coast north of Hatteras. The disturb ance that was central in the eastern and northwest sections yesterday is now central in Minnesota. It is pro- ducing cloudy and unsettled weather in the western sections
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
POLI'S

The Six Musical Cuttys. America s foremost musical family. are winning the honors in the headline position at Polls this week, presenting their latest repertoire of classical and popular se- lections. The Cuttys are versatile and talented. performing on violin, cello. piano, xylophone. flute. saxaphone and brass instruments. The act is novel and complete, and is a great hit with the audience. The Cuttys have not been in Bridgeport before for half a dozen years, much of the time in the interim having been spent abroad. Vic tor Niblo's birds is the added feature this week. "Coo Coo'' and Laura are wonderful birds. and no mistake. They converse apparently understand ing!y in three different languages and answer questions asked them by Prof. Niblo. The bird wizard takes his pets down into the audience. proving that there is no deception in his claim that they talk. The birds are hit this week.
 Harlan Knight & Co.,. presenting Una Ciayton's successful one.act comedy drama. 'The Chalk Line.'' is the special feat are. and is one of the most attractive items on the bill. The sketcf. is replete with comedy situa- tions. includes a touching vein of pathos and has a wealth of realistic rural situations and business" in cluding a clever snow storm effect. Mir Knight is called "The Original Rube from Maine" He is supported by an efficient company
 Kelley & Barrett are a great laugh in their military travesty, ''The Battle of Too Soon." The sketch is a series of big hearty laughs. Willie Weston took yesterdays audience by storm with his clever character songs and monologues. Leeds and LeMar. 'The Australian Bright Lights" Veronica and Hurl-Falls. clever comedy-acro-' bats, and the latest in motion pictures on the Electrograph complete an ex- ceIlent bill this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
Ant1ciDatiuE Him.

Katharine" said Bob as he brought his club chums down to the depot platform. these are all my friends"
 Glad to meet you, gentlemen" re- piled the bride sweetly, land I am so sorry that you are going to be sick. g
 "Sick!" echoed the crowd in aston ishment. "Why should you think we are going to be sickr'
 "Oh, because soon after the honey moon a married man always finds a great many. sick friends to sit up with."-Columbus Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
STRIKEBREAKERS
 QUITTING JOB
A Number Have Left S0nth N0rwalk =
 Efforts to Settle Trouble.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 South Norwa1k. March 2.-Discon- tented with their rather disagreeable and embarrassing presence. the strike breakers are gradually leaving town. four finisherS having retired to Phila- delphia to-day. Strong measures are on foot for a settlement of the strike and ex-Senator Jeremiah Donovan of Norwalk introduced a resolution at last nights meeting of the board of councilmen providing for the appoint ment of a committee of three to in vestigate and if possible devise some scheme of bringing the opposing fac tions together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
Wall Street and the
 Banks.

d7
 Do you know what happens to your money after you put it m the bank?
 Do you know that in spite of all the efforts you may make, your bank account maybe used to keep the gamblers pot a-boilings
 Do you know how closely yos< are affected by man like C. W Morse, the Ice King, Steamboat King, Banker, Broker, Promoter, who is credited with having caused the Panic of 1907? Morse is now under sentence to the penitentiary. His story makes clear many of the mysteries of Wall Street.
 Herbert N. Casson has written another of his highly interesting and Illuminating Wall Street arh- cles, in which he deals frankly and fairly with the banking situ- ation, a series which HAMP- TONS inaugurated year ago and will continue indefinitely. Every man or woman who has bank account will find MT. Gas sons articles of value.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
SWEEPING WAGE CUT
 IN BIG STEEL MILLS
THE LAACKAWANNA IN BUFFALO POSTS, NOTICES OF REDUC-
 TION ALL ALONG THE

Especial from United Press.)
 Buffalo March 2.-The first sweep ing cut in wages in the steel trade as a result of the price-cutting by both the trust and independents, has been posted in this city at the mammoth plant of the Lackawanna Steel Com pany. This cut affects all classes of labor both skilled and unskilled, and likewise the office forces. The cut in the higher grades is a straight re- duction of ten per cent. but the men who suffer the most are the lahcrers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
IN THE CITY COURT

The continued case of Adolph Korn- blue charged with being one of the participants in an assault in the west end a month ago was nolled in the city court this morning.
 John OConnell has been a lodger at headuuarters for several nights. He was refused lodging last night and ob- tained the desired result by commit ting a nuisance at the railroad station. He was sent up for 1h days and fined $15 and costs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02

IA lady in South port told US the other day that she would not think of such a thing as not having a Cyrus Plaster in her house. She always buys five and saves the price of one, but when she gets a pain she has the p1 a s t e r handy. Only 25 cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
& We Cure 'n Men,.

We are specialists in acute and chronic diseases of men. Also in pri- vate diseases and weaknesses. We have permanently cured thousands o1 cases of blood poison, nervous debfli- ty, exhausted vitality kidney and blad- der troubles, skin eruptiOns, Stricture and long standing discharges of every nature Consultation and friendly talk free.
 MEN, because physicians and spe- cialists of ordinary ability have failed you don't be discouraged. Come to our modernly equipped offices and we will cure yor.
 We allow car fare to Bridgeport patlents. If you cannot call write us
 Specialists services at family doc tors prices
 Office hours, to p. m. daily ex- cept Fridays and Sundays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
HAMPTON'S
 MAGAZINE

March-On Sale Now
 Twenty other great features, everyone of them a convincing reason why you will declare Hampton's "the best magazine in America"
 Ow the Trail or khe G}ost- Vance Thompson tells the new est and most startling series Of Psychic Research. 'sNfgAt Riding fn khe BLack Patch, D by Eugene P. Lyle, IT, detailing the origin of terror in Kentucky and Tennessee.
 Hunting Ahead of Roosev<lt A ripping good article by the Boer ivory hunter, Capt. Fritz Duquesne.
 7He .SfIvey Hoyae, by Rex, Beach-His latest and most vivid serial story Ftghtsng Bod s EUans on nyrst Dfsasz<, Eight short stories by the best authors in America or Europe Buy it today->ny live new.deAler
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
Bio Medic Physicians,
 1O2 Orange St.. New Haven. Conn.

who work in the iron mills. These men have received an hourry scale ranging from a minimum of 12 1-2 to r cents. It is generally believed that the cut will be met with opposition from the mills.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
SMITH, H,MURRAY&CO.
ART DEPARTMENT
 ON SALE TOnAv

Our new Spring line of Bentley's Package Goods. Al the latest novelties for embroidery in Shirt Waists stamp ed India Linon, at $1OO; Mercerized Popn $5o
 Corset Covers at 4Oc and 5Oc Night Dresses $1 .25 Chemises, $125 Combination Drawers and Corset Cover at S1.25 Combination Corset Cover and Skirt, $125 Drawers, 75c. White Hats, soc. Pillow Tops soc. Cen ter Pieces 25c and soc. Opera or Work Bags 40c
 Remember all these with the materials to finish and full instructions for for making.
 We also have New Designs in White Linen Embroid- cry in Center Pieces 12 inch 12ac IS nch 25c 9 nc 35c four styles Colored Linen Center Pieces inch 25c; p inch 42c; 27 inch 69c Stamped Towels soc.
 The Modern Priscilla out for March, 10c copy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
DRESS TRIMMING DEPT.

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
YOU'LL IT AT
 

may be available. In severe winter weather it burrows in the snow and gleans an existence from many wild Seeds.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02

Charles Jones, aged A, of 345 Central avenue fell on the sidewalk last night and received various bruises and cuts about the face. pr. Krause dressed his wounds at the Emergency hospi- tai.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02

Advertise in the Farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23
Beating the Boobies
- By JOHN IRVING DAY =
In the Realm Of High and Los3' Finance
By JOHN IRVING DAY :

but three o'clock in the afternoon, but
Herr Oberman had arrived at the time
when he could make his choice Of
hours for his pupils. 1t was none too
cordial a greeting he gave Danny Rob
berts, who rushed in excitedly right at
his closing hour.
i've got TT" whispered Danny, ex-
citedly. as there anyone here that
can hear us?"
mo. What is it," inquired the pro-
~fessor, becoming interested.
Don't ask me now. l haven't got
time to explain. Get your hat and
come with me. We must hurry"
The excitement of Danny was con.
tagious, and before he knew 1t Herr
Professor was in the elevator and
speeding towards the street. Once on
the sidewalk, Danny rushed his fat
friend down Michigan and over across
Jackson boulevard to the Western
Union building. There he almost
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

A story comes from the east which
indicates the American readiness for
catching on" to modern devices. Cey-
Ion is the center of a large pearl-fish-
ing industry. Hitherto the method has
been to dredge the oysters and break
them open to find the pearls. But a
small proportion of the bivalves con-
tain pearls, and the old process vas
both tedious and wasteful. The bright
American has turned the X-ray to good
account. The oysters are dredged up
as usual and then the X-ray is applied.
Oysters which have pearls Of sufficient
dimensions in their insides are kept
and opened, while those which have no
pearls or pearls not of merchantable
size are thrown back into the water,
where they will have another chance.
Thus do science and good practical
sense tend to conservation.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

u T~renton.-J. B. Markee of Gilman,
n of the wealthiest stock raisers
and capitalists of Harrison county, re-
ceived a letter postmarked from Kan
sas City and signed BLACK Hand"
1t demands that he place in a certain
safety deposit vault in Denver, Colo,
within a given time, $4,000 in cash
as a ransom for his three children
who are attending school in Kansas
City. Unless the request is complied
with the letter says the children will
be murdered.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23
overfeedlna and overdrlnkine.

otfe 'N'''S
Is gluttony a cause of drunkenness?
At the recent meeting in New York
city of the American Society for the
Study of Alcohol several speakers pro-
nounced it the main cause. DR.. d. H.
Kress of New York said that appetite
for alcohol could be eradicated by liv.
ing on vegetable diet for six months,
and that the same regimen would abol.
ish the taste for tobacco, says the Troy
Times. He gave this short prescrip-
ton for the cure of inebriety: IF you
are a drunkard, quit eating meat" DIR.
G. H. Benton of Chester, w. Va, went
into the subject more deliberately,
thus:
Men of to-day are overfed from the
cradle to the grave. Nature pours out
just suffi cient fluids for digestion to
supply the needs of the body, but not
sufficient to assimilate all the foods
that people habitually pour into their
stomachs." He declared that poisons
are thereby produced which attack the
nervous system, bringing on a feeling
Of discomfort which is obliterated by
the narcotic effect of alcohol.
On the other hand it is to be remem-
bered that workers in the slums al
most invariably reach the conclusion
that the main cause Of the drink evil
among the poor is innutrition. The
statement has often been made that
starvation and badly cooked food are
responsible for a considerable share Of
the drunkenness in large cities, and
that the most efficient way Of cam
paigning against drunkenness is to es'
tablish temperance kitchens.
Irregular hours for meals might be
mentioned as a third cause of over-in'
diligence in strong drink. Whatever
makes men regular and temperate in
general will enc to make them regular
and temperate in the use of intoxi-
cantS.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

Doc Floyd and Jack Cleland, wnen
Herr Oberman, putting from the exer-
ton OF a brisk walk, arrived In due
time ut the rendezvous.
There, you answer the phone this
time, and be sur you get the results
right" said Danny when tho telephone
bell jingled.
Still trembling with excitement, Herr
Oberman grasped the receiver and was
informed that Mr.. Brown was talking.
He wrote down the names or three
horses: Wild Cat, first; Sweet Alice,
second, and Romeo. third.
"All right, you bet your $4,000 on
Wild Cat, and I'll play Sweet Alice for
a place." instructed Danny, when the
professor had showed the names he
had carefully penciled on the back Of
an envelope.
Why prolong the agony?
A moment after the wagers had been
recorded the telegraph sounder began
a business-like clicking. The operator
announced in low tones that the race
was off. The bettors crowded close to
hear the calling of the description of
the race. The three horses as given
Herr Oberman were all prominent In
the running throughout.
And then-"Romeo wins!"
What" shrieked the professor.
"Wild Cat, second"
HE'LL" shouted Danny.
Sweet Alice, third" continued the
operator in low, sing-song tones.
"Whipsawed, or I'm a goat" NUT.
tered Danny, as he pulled the almost
! fainting Herr Oberman to one side.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

big play from the board of trade men
and other big bugs. They never turn
an eyelash at a $4,000 bet. There's a
telephone booth right here in the
saloon where our friend Brown can call
me up. We are just in time for the
fifth race at Los Angeles. My friend
Brown is going to call me up here as
soon as he gets the result from there
and then We'll hurry upstairs and get
a bet down.
Just so we'll be certain everything
will go through all right, we'll only
make a hundred dollar bet today, and
then If it is o. X. we can pick out a
ace tomorrow to make our killing in.
After that, there's nothing to hinder us
from taking in some Of the other rooms
and we ought to be able to clean up a
hundred thousand dollars apiece with
out anyone getting on to our game"
No such thing as a conscientious
! scruple occurred to Herr Oberman as
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

showed the astonished German into an
other elevator. At the SECOND floor OF
the building a man in shirt sleeves,
with pencil resting behind his ear in
business fashion, got into the same
car. The shirt-sleeved and hatless per-
son got off the car at a top floor, where
Danny and the professor also left 1t.
With a warning gesture. the shirt
sleeved and hatless one motioned the
other two to a distant corner Of the
hall. There he was introduced to the
professor by Danny as an old friend
who had charge of the racing wires
over which the odds and results on all
races were transmitted to the pool
rooms throughout the middle west.
us it all right?" whispered the
%breathless Danny.
"As right as a compass. Does your
friend understand that I'm to get half
of the winnings?"
mo, / haven't had time to explain to
him yet. l know he's all right,
though"
The fiattered professor beamed at
Danny's enthusiastic words of indorse.
ment, and then it was explained to
him that Mr.. Brown, the Western
Union race wire manager, could with
hold the result of each race after it
came in until he had t~elephoned Danny
and given him time to get down a good
bet in the pool room before they knew
that the race was off. Danny promised
to explain matters more fully to the be-
fuddled professor on their way to the
pool room. AS soon as they had taken
leave of the fictitious Manager Brown,
the latter walked downstairs to the
second floor, where he had left a boy
holding his hat and coat, and DOMINIC
these he was out and away from the
building five minutes behind Danny
and the professor.
And now" said Danny to the by
this time thoroughly bewildered Herr
Oberman, when they had reached q
quiet little saloon on a side street, "T1l
show you how we are going to get even
with the bookmakers. We want to
make a good thorough test Of the
scheme before we make any big bets
There's q pool room owe this saloon
where they don't have anything bui
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23
Robbers Fire on Police.

Mexico.-The safe in the Wellsville
postofice vas blown open by burglars.
who fought Off the Wellsville night
police. There was no money in the
safe and the stamps that were re-
moved were found later on the floor,
where they had been dropped as the
burglars fed. There were four men
in the gang, all armed. They disap-
peared down the road leading to the
Burlington station, firing as they ran.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

The announcement from Spokane
that Indians of the Nez Perces tribe
will be the owners Of four-fifths of the
stock of the new bank which is being
organized at La Pwai. Idaho, is printed
simultaneously with accounts of the
uprising Of Snake Indians in Okla.
homa. 1t still seems like a very short
time since Gen. Miles was driving the
Nez Perces with a force of determined
troopers which finally brought them
to bay and forced them to accept the
inevitable. The Nez Perces are now In
position to give the Snakes of Oklaho
ma some good advice.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23

II ever there was a man whose mem
ory would gain little from the erection
in his name of a monument of stone or
brass, that man was William Shakes.
peare. Such monuments are paltry in
comparison with his works. Yet at this
late day a movement is on foot in Eng.
land to erect a national theater as a
memorial of Shakespeare. At a recent
meeting at the Mansion house it was
decided that the sum of $500, 00C
would be required. The lord mayor an
nounced the promise of an anonymous
contribution of 1915, 900.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-04-23
st. Charles Fair Incorporated.

Jefferson City.-Articles of incorpo-
ration for the st. Charles Centennial
Celebration Association have been
filed with the secretary of state. The
association is capitalized at $4,000 and
is intended to celebrate the Tooth an
niversary of the founding of st.
Charles, the first capital of the state,
The Legislature has accepted an In
vitation to attend the celebration ir 0.
body. The following are the incorpo
rators: julius G. Willbrand, Bernard
N. Dyer, Edward H. Ohlms, Il. II.
Hollrah and D. j. Burgmeyer.