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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
KELLY, WHOSE REAL NAME
 IS THEODORE, DENIES MURDER CARD

Theodore Kelly thinks that the man who wrote that post card which de- clared that the Dixon Bros. killed Sarah Dibble, of Trunbull. and then put Ke1ly's name at the bottom of the communication, is a practical joker of an unusually reckless type.
 'tI didn't write the card,'' said Kelly this morning. 'I had nothing to do with it. The man who did write it might have been gentleman enough at least to put my real name down, in stead of sPeacy.' My name is Theo- dore Kelly, not 'Peacy.' am em- ployed by Thomas Langdon, the nonu- ment maker. Set me right with the public, will your"
 If somebody will take appropriate action against the writer of the card Kelly is willing to furnish the monu- nent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
YOUNG DUCKS.
They Have No Instinctive Impulse te
 Enter the Water.

They Have No Instinctive Impulse to
 Enter the Water.
 It has turned out, under the search ing experimentation of recent years, that much that we have supposed to be instinct in animals is not instinct at all. For example. the young duck proves to have no instinctive impulse to enter the water, does not recognize the element by sight and is, in short, in precisely the same situation as a chick until, by happy chance, it gets its legs wet. Wet legs, however, and the lift of the water on the body at once start up the swimming reaction, and away sails the duckling, as chick ems and children do not.
 The chick, on it's part, has a definite instinct to peck at any small object that catches its eye That takes care of its feeding. But the chick has no corresponding instinct to drink and would die of thirst before it would recognize water by sight alone. Drink ing it has to learn for itself by peck ing at dewdrops or spots of light on the surface of the water or particles at the bottom of its cup. Even the hen, contrary to general belief, proves to have no instinctive fear of the wa ter for her offspring. A hen that has raised few broods of ducks and seen them take to the water becomes highly distressed when a subsequent hatch of chickens do not swim. In fact, hens have been reported under these cir cumstances to lead their chicks to the waterside and push them in.-Mc- Clure's Magazine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
JACKSON'S
s'STRONGHEART."

| "Strongheart," Wm. c. DeMille's s play of varsity life which will be pre- sented here at Jackson's tomorrow, with special popular priced matlnee I has received some of the strongest en- l dorsements that have been vouchsafed | any comedy-drama of recent years no matter of what character. Among them was the review of MT. w. L. Hubbard, the dramatic editor of the | Chicago Tribune, who had the follow | ing to say concerning the merit of the play:
 '*Strongheart' itself is a play of worth, being entitled, in fact, to a place among the best that any of our tells, and interestingly, la story, Ut deals with a problem, and does so honestly, logically, and convincingly, and it contains such a liberal supply that the attractive form of bright comedy is given to a play which, in fact, has a serious question of race as its fundamental idea The sale of seats for both performances of "Strongheart'' is good and is indica- tive of large audiences.
 "THE QUEEN OF THE SECRET
 SEVEN"
 A. H. Woods, the well known New York manager, offers the latest melo- drama, 'The Queen of the Secret Sev- en- to the patrons of Jackson's Thea ire, the first three days of next week with daily matinees. For variety and dissimilttude of characters, situations, thrills and sensations the new play is said to eclipse any similar production. The locale is New York and several Of the scenes are laid in the heart of that city's famous Chinese quarter. There will be no increase in the regular pop ular prices.
 MISS MARGARET ANGLIN.
 In ''The Awakening of Helena Richie,' which Margaret Anglin will produce at Jackson's Theatre, on next Thursday evening, Sept. 16, we are to see replica of life in a small provin- cial town of Pennsylvania in the ear- ly sixties, the period known as mid Victorian. We are assured by Miss Angiins representative that great | care has been taken in the presenta- l ton of the play, to observe and re- | produce in as faithful manner as | possible, not only the quaintness of | dress of the characters, but also the | and decorations. It may !! be remembered that the renaissance | of domestic art furnishing was still to | come in the early sixties, and we un- derstand that the antique stores of | New York and elsewhere have been | ransacked to make the production ef- | fective and complete. Seat sale starts morning at a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
< IN THE THEATRES
POLI'S

Next weeks bill at Polls will be a fine one. It has a long list of acts, ev- | cry one star. Friends of our own late leading man of this seasons sum-
 mer stock, MT. John dnce will be pleas | ed to know that Tom Thee, his brother will be on next weeks bill, present. ing, with a company of four people,
 very Imaginable sketch. ''Wise Mike D Without doubt one of the greatest Jumpers in the world is Louis Guer- tin, the Frenchman, whose feats are quite the marvel of the modern stage , What Guertin cannot do in the mat
 ous feats, cannot be done by anybody in America. At least this is the Frenchman's boast, and everywhere he goes he issues a. challenge to a test Of skill for any reasonable prize that any athletic enthusiasts care to offer
 It is safe to say that after witnessing
 M. Guertin's feats of strength and
 agility, mighty few would care to ac-
 cept his challenge; and yet there are
 some, it may be, and these will be
 accomplishments in competition dur
 ing the week of M. Guertin's engage
 ment here, Sept. 1s:
 A 1aughab1e sketch, with plenty of
 hustle, is presented by Howard & Col
 1inson entitled "A Piece of Dresden
 China," next week at Polls. A comic Hebrew instructed his assistant not to
 touch case containing a valuable piece of Dresden, but hardly had he left the shop before the festive youth made investigations on his own ac- count, and discovered a china doll which subsequently, came to life. The doll sang and danced after the man ner of a marionette, and was then bundled unceremoniously into the case as the dealer returned. rough and tumble was the result, when the as- sistant seized a sword and plunged it through the case containing the treas ure. The Jew, wishing to ascertain the extent of his loss, found the doll cut in two, the head contemplating with amused wonderment the dancing legs, which had been severed from the body. The trick was we'll worked, | as the body belonged to the lady. and the legs appeared to be very rmuch | alive too It, made a novel finish to | 3 ro1licking sketch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
of Interest About
 The City

Robert Simmons of 360 Grand street, 8 wood peddler, sprained his knee yes- terday afternoon by falling from a freight car on Housatonic avenue while unloading wood from the car.
 A picture film caught fire last night at the Wonder Moving picture theatre, Rarrs block, 594 East Main street An alarm of fire from box 614 was rung. The burning film was placed in an iron box and the blaze was out before the firemen arrived. Only a few people were in the theatre. One of these sent in the alarm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
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Last evening the Epworth League of the First Methodist Episcopal church held its first social of the sea- son at the home of w. B. Spencer, 127 Sherwood avenue. After a short business session a, very pleasing pro- gram was presented in which Miss Marion B. Penfield gave a piano solo, Mrs. F. F. Plumb read several selec- tions, and Clarence Mills sang ''The Song of the Forge from Robin Hood. Puzzles and refreshments occupied the remainder of the evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

CHARLES G. SANFORD, Pres.
 F. N. BENHANf, Vice President O. H. BROTHWELL, Cashier
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
NESTS IN GULF WEED.
Breeding Place of the Flying Fish In
 the Sargasso Sea.

Breeding Place of the Flying Fish In
 the Sargasso Sea. In the middle of the north Atlantic there is an area of comparatively still water almost equal to continental Europe in extent and more or less covered with floating seaweed. It was known as the Mar de Sargaco to Co., lumbus and the early navigators and is the SargassO sea of modern geog- raphers.
 The floating seaweed was formerly supposed to have grown near the Ba- hama and Florida shores and to have drifted to its present position. It is now, however, known to grow and propagate itself where it is found. In it are found globular. masses of weed containing fish eggs and known as fish nests.
 investigations show that the floating weed of the Sargasso sea is the chosen breeding place of species of flying fish. The eggs found in the nests were at tributed to certain species of fish found resting on them. but careful examina- tion of the eggs shows that they really belong to flying fish.
 Apparently, however. the flying fish do not make the nests themselves. Each end of the egg of these fish is furnished with punches of very long flamentary tendrils. and by means of these the finely divided branches of the Sargassum weed have been caught together in gIobular masses. The eggs may be said to have made their own neSt.-Lop7qn F'iold,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
SOCIALISTS TO NOMINATE
 AN ENTIRE CITY TICKET

An open air meeting under the aus pices of the Socialist party of Bridge port will be held at Main and Wall streets Saturday evening at o'clock. The city convention of the Socialist party will be held Tuesday evening, Sept. IA. An entire city ticket will be nominated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

Dr. Abernethy. the great English physician. said. Watch your kidneys When they are affected, life is in dan ger" Foley's Kidney Remedy makes healthy kidneys. corrects urinary ir- regularities. and tones up the whole system. F. B. Brill. local agent.
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
LdngfOrd=KetCheI Contest
StirS Governor Hughes.
He CALLS ON JEROME TO ACT.
Sends Another Letter to New York
Police Commissioner, Who Says
He Will Not Permit the
Affair to Come Off.

New York. Aug. 31.-The 100000
prizctirht between Stanley Kctchcl
and S,,, Ion.ford scheduled for
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h!E ""' t'N' p'''e, v" '"- W. ''' ''''
tlN"h bF H"N"fl"r ilu-H'S'
IN" governor iii" written I" .'>-
trict Attorney Jerome ana "'i''
commissioner hah"f 'aIlili" uI'T "'-
trn'l"n I" tn" fact thal prlZeHSh'S are
forbidden in this stare by statute
ON receiving MS letter i'S''I'' NJ
t.hrT Heroine invited "liliH'' ''i",
son "l lh" faHfH"ht -N'H'V''' ca" anu
lis counsel. Morris i'rIcli'S' I" VISIT
nina "t III" rlioiinaI courts hu'"hI-'
MI Gibson was on mama early, ana A'
J. j . iuNg heart to heart laik Win
Mr. drruH" ANA his assistant IAN
,.Urphy
At the close of IN" c"nIcrehc" meme
Of thr parties would discuss the case"
iNt Nj. J"rom" called attention I"
the statute books and also I" til" iact
'hat tn" Governor had advised MIN
thr' pfiZciiGhtS were barred IN TINS
state.
Additional interest was taken III the
matter hrcnuSo Police commissioner
Baker also received letter from the
governor. ana he, too. went on record
~ declaring that he Will not permit
The ti"ht IT, he pulled off.
II is easy to see just where the pro-
motcrS Of this fight stand. The Fair
mont Athletic club has always, 1t Is
Fni2, insisted on the strict lnterpreta-
tirn of the llW which REGARDS mem
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
DEATH ! !SI 1000
MOnterey'S Flood Disaster
Assumes Vast Proportions.
PROPERTYLOSS IS $25,OOO,OOO
More Than $4,000 Persons Homeless
and Many of Those Who Es-
capped Were Without Food
For Three Days.
PROPERTYLOSS IS $25,OOO,OOO

Monterey. Mexico. Aug. 31.-With
more than Il thousand bodies of vic
Tins of the flood and tidal wave recov-
cred and buried. 1000 is now the esti-
mated number of flood victims through
out the valley of the Santa Catarina
river. The number of homeless, many
destitute. is placed at 26lOO.
The Santa Catarina river at Monte
rcy has subsidized sufficiently to permit
Il passage into til" district lying To the
south and Il visit to that section re-
vcalcd appalling conditions.
People who had been saved from the
Hood had hccu without food for three
days. when on some cables Il small
amount of bread and beans was got
across.
Evidences of the terrible destruction
wrought Ivy the flood were everywhere
visible. Five blocks of the district
were as though they had never exist
ed, and il the remaining portion bod
les were being taken from the ruins
and buried by Il party of gcndarmcs
sent across for the purpose.
One of the buildings destroyed was
the san Francisco church. the oldest
building in the city. The barracks of
the ruralcS was washed away. and
much military equipment was lost.
Reports from down the river state
that many bodies have been recovered,
but there are many that will never ha
accounted for, as the Santa Catarina
bed is filled with Quicksand. and many
of those lost have no doubt disap-
pearcd i'm the sands.
The railroad property los. is e2ti-
mated by officials of the lines at ST.
100000. which added to the loss in this
city makes nearly S25,O00,000 of prop
erty damage here and the vicinity.
The national bank officials estimate
the loss in the business center of Mon
terey mt Sj.OO0,0OO The loss to the big
.smelter and industrial plants outside
the city limits will amount to as much.
The value of the eighteen blocks of
buildings which were destroyed Is
fixed ut $3,000,0OO. Many of the small
cr settlements in the state have been
wholly destroyed or badly damaged,
"lllt lHc 'l'l'S tN cry W mere lliiNt Dccu
ruined.
The authorities are doing all in their
power, and the federal government has
sent $4,000 in money and provisions
for the relief of the sufferers. Contri-
buttons have been received from San
Antonio and New York city firms
which have agencies III this city and
which have authorized their represent
atives to contribute literally to the re-
lief fund.
President DinZ has telcgraphcd $780,
COO for the relief of flood sufferers.
Vice President Corral has contributed
$1,000 and Ambassador Thompson ST.
GOO To the fund.
The fact that the Red Cross of the
United States is to give aid To the suf-
fcrerS has been learned here with pro-
found satisfaction. On behalf of the
United States government the Ameri-
can ambassador has sent condolences
to President niaZ.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
HARRIMAN'S OWN BULLETIN.
Says Surgeons Have Examined Him
and Found Him All Riuht.

Arden, N. Y, Aug. 31.-Edward II.
Hartman has given the following
written statement to the press:
Il am pursuing the course laid out
before l went abroad and advised by
the physicians.
Il intended taking u rest as soon as
my responsibilities would permit.
'My treatment abroad reduced my
strength and vitality and weakened
my digestion.
THE most expert physicians in Mu-
mich advised me TO have an cXamina-
tion by surgeons as n matter of pre-
caution.
This has been done very carefully
10y Drs. Brewer and Grille. in conjunc-
tiun with Dr. Walter James and Dr.
Lyle. and the whole result is that they
find nothing serious and renew the ad-
vice previously obtained that | should
have rest amd not see many people at
one time, and this am trying to do.
This covers the whole case, and
later on, if the representatives of the
press desire and there IS any purpose
to b" accomplished, ] will see them up
here. hut now ! ask that the surNcil-
lance of the operations of my home he
withdrawn not SO much on account of
my family ur myself but that the
coming and going of my friends may
not he injcrfrrcd with.
Il appreciate" the interest shown in
my welfare by the press ana my
friends IN an sections ana perhaps 10y
some others"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
Drastic Measures Framed
by Taft Commission.
TO STOP OVERCAPlTALIzATION
Attorney General Wickersham, Sec
retary Nagel and Other Experts
at Work on Interstate Com
merce Act Amendment.


New YORK Aug "i'-l-'WS more
drhSllc tlah any H'l u"NIH'u l"r tIc
ColllFol vi lll''rS'''e c"rl"'r'l"IN "l'
polhS lrliil'n ny lr'H"''nt Iail
coiIiiiliSN'"h' HOW Ill SeSHl"" "'f''
lh'N lh'I'luS SWill !''A puH'NIllieHL
I"r INC V'"H''l''h W 'hc PROVISIONS uI
u" anll'ruS' E'W' "ilI'h mas pracu-
'lIlN h,'"'!!D Il 'uc;l'! i''''F' ana Il
separation on ih' lhduiSli"rl'I anu lu-
"'Hl power" "l lh' 'I''rSla'e COLI
mere" commission.
IN" commission that Is framing the
avs inri'lo"N NV" m"i'h'FN 81 th'
,f'N!"'h' : cabinet Attorney "'i''raI
Nl'E"rSham ANA Secretary Na&"l or
''" department of r"lnncrc" ANA la-
'", ne attorney general EHN us
'"'-'h az i''-ih Wiih Inc president
i"N f'thS Tor IN" revision or the IaWS'
'it inc WORK "f tl' COMMISSION l. ne
..,- cen" III accord VIVA the pi'Sl-
.'''I' views.
A' "'!'r Iu'iih'FS "i Ill" r"llil}lN-
son ~" solicitor General Lloyd W.
flowers representative Charles T..
''N '''lN ~ N''iIi'-dl ana '"iIlill'N-
~'"i"fS Maflih y. Knapp ana 'haiicS
~ iF"lltN "l the interstate c"inlhefc"
COMMISSION.
Mf. ial) ms p"uil"d "n' tIlat 1h'
'htllrnNI law Is IL 'ri!hihai Stalut"
ANA should "rI!he III greater detail IN"
Owls Whi'h are lr"''lhlt"d under H.
II III" c"il'lh'iitlir" on "Nll c"iIlh'rclAl
practices Is persisted IN aitcr the laWS
rave h'"h clearly defined ana revised
Ms desire Is tlat swift prosecution
'.".'''" .'h'"N.
attorney t"''rai rN'rShAh Saii
'.l'' one ~ tine i'"''r'i" WAS |" "r'"
ne ilile NOR" Sharply between COM
"'il''i"'lS 'ill' '''lllot ne o'Hrrl'"u lis
'n'Il"l"Il'S' h", Wil'l are So cl'SSco
"in'eF III" "iI'l'ruS' 'N. Inc dll-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
GIRLS DROWN TOGETHER.
Daughters Of Ocean City Cottagers
Victims of Sailing Boat Disaster.

Ocean City, y. j., Aug. 31.-Alice
Boisnut, aged fifteen years, and Marie
Mueller AGED sixteen. daughters of
Philadelphia cottagers here, were
drowned while sailing in Great Egg
Harbor bay. near here.
Two boys were with them in Il small
sailboat which drifted against a trolley
bridge that crosses the bay from SOM
merS point. \ car passing over the
bridge hit he mast of the boat and
caused it to capsizc. The two boys
saved themselves by climbing on to
the bridge.
Two pu'ivngcrS on the trolley car
jumped from the car and made every
effort to reach the girls, who We're car
rid toward III" Inlet by the swift cur
rant.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
AMERICAN YACHTS WIN.
Easily Defeat German Challengers OF
MarbIehead.


Marblchcad. Mass, Aug. 31.--Amer-
lea Won IL decisive victory over Ger
many in the first OF the series of SON
der boat races for the President Taft
and Governor Draper cups. All three
places ut the top OF the list were cap
turcd by the defenders of the trophies,
while the three challenging boats
brought up we'll to the rear.
The Joycttc, owned by Commodore
William II. ChiiIa u the Bcn&ohh,.I st
Yacht club, Brooklyn, won first hon
CrS. with the Ellen. owned by Charles
+. Curtis Of Boston, second and the
Wolf, owned by Caleb Loring of BOs-
ton, third. Next came the Margarethp,
one of the German challcngerS. and
following her, more than six minutes
aStcrn, was the IIevellu, while the
Seehund ii. finished last
Admiral Barandon, chairman of the
joint committee of the Kaiserlichcr
Yacht club of Kiel and Eastern Yacht
club OF Boston, when asked after the
race what he thought of the result
said
"Oh. your boats are 50 much faster.
1t was II great surprise to me that our
yachts did not do better, for this was
real Kiel weather"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
YOUNG -6INISTER BROWNS.
Friend Battles Desperately to Save
Him, but Is Overcome.

Him, but Is Overcome.
Point Lockout Beach. y. y, Aug. 81.
-DcSnitc the efforts of "A friend who
battlrd plurkily with The waves for ten
minutes, the Hcv. Stanley ". Roberts,
pastor of the frccport BAPTIST church,
was drowned here while swimming.
The drowning and the efforts I" say"
the clergyman were watched breath
lcSSly from the shore 10y several hun
drrd persons.
Roberts and II. c. Meyers, Il young
member of his congregation who tried
to save him. were picked up hy Il life
boat inst as they Wcr" about to sink.
hut when the boat reached thc shore
the cIoro,.unn vn" dnoh 40" "r""YS
was unconscious.
DR.. Edwin Carman hurried from
l'rcrpnrt in IN automobile and made
every effort to revive Roberts, hut
after artificial respiration had been ap-
piled for fifteen minutes he gave up
the task as hopeless.
Roberts WAS twenty-five years Old. 4
suvpr of outdoor sports and was Il
strong swimmer. He frequently went
on swimming trips with young men Of
his congregation. and it WAS said that
none of them could excel him in en-
durance or speed in the water.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
MAURETANIA'S LATEST FEAT
Cunard Liner Clips Three Hours From
Record-Landing at Fishguard.

Record-Landng at Fishguard.
London, Aug. 31..-A new era in
transatlantic passenger traffic was in
augurated when the Mauretania of
the Cunard line, after a record break
ing run from New York to Queens
town, landed her passengers ut Fish
guard the new port of call on the
west coast of England.
The passengers were Immediately
taken aboard Il special train of the
Great Western railway and rushed to
London. and the Mauretania's passen-
gers made the voyage from New York
to London in ) days l hour 81 min
utes, Il new feat in transatlantic
travel.
The Maurctania's time to Queens
town was 1 days II hours 2T minutes,
two hours and tifty-threc minutes bet
ter than her time in the trip concud
ed Aug. ., which had been the record
for the eastern trip.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
OLDEST STEAMBOAT BURNED
The Norwich Destroyed by Fire a
Her Pier at Kingston.

Kingston, y. y, Aug. 3l.-The Nor
wirh, said to have been the oldest
Steamboat IN active usc was burned To
TIE Wd;rrlir 1T her dock here. The
Old Sldcwhcclcr had for many decades
been used to break up the ice in the
Hudson river every spring ut the be-
ginning of the towing season.
The Norwich, which WAS built scv-
enty years ago, was to have taken II
prominent part in the Hudson-Fulton
celebration this fan, The loss 10 her
owners, the Cornell Steamboat compa-
ny Is about $4,000
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
KEENE'S FIFTH FUTURITY.
Financier's Cot Sweep Wins Rich
Stakes at SheePshead Bay.

New York. Aug. 81. - Amid the
cheers of l3.uop spectators ut Sleeps
head BAY race track james Il. Kcene's
colt Sweep, Il son of Ben Brush-Pinli
Domino. won the twenty run
ming of the Euturity
Five lengths back, ridden out with
whip and heel to beat sweeps stable
mate, GIusluCrr. Il short length for the
place, staggered the tired Montpelier
stables candidate. Candlcbcrry, also Il
SON of the s!re of Sweep.
AngcroN0, au added starter, was Il
fairly good fourth, but the other nine
contestants were beaten off and well
strung uui .ycr furlong. The time
r' the six furlongs was III -,
sweeps share of the purse of $3l, ,O1O
WAS $2IC3D
ThiS is tho Grth time one of Kecnc's
horses has Wuu the F'uturity.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01
EARTH JAKE III ISTHMUS.
Panama aud Colon Both Fee a Severe
Seismic Shock.

Panama, Aug. 3l.-A severe earth
QGale shock WAS felt here, ut Colon
ard Intermediate points on the 18TH
mus, lasting fifty seconds.
Ate administration buildings Of both
the government and Of the canal com
mission here and at Ancon were Sc
vrrrly shaken, hut Colonel Gocthals re-
ports that the Panama canal was not
damaged