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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
Violent Maniac Is
 Taken from Hospital
Frank Francesca Develops Violent Mania at St. Vim cents Hospital and is Taken to Lakeview.

Frank Francesca. 201O North Wash ington avenue, was taken to St. Vim cents hospital early in the week by his two brothers. Yesterday he deve- loped violent mania and endangered the lives of everyone at the hospital. The board of Charities was notified and Investigator Alexander Morrissey was sent up to take charge of the man. MT MorrisSey had the fight of his life before he got his man out of the in stitution and into the insane depart ment of Lakeview home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
VETERAN HARTFORD
 POLICEMAN DEAD
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press0
 Hartford, April 17.-William E. Tuck er aged 71 next to the oldest member on the local police force in point of service died here to-day of infirmities due to old age. Tucker was appoint ed to the force December 4. 1871 and has served continuously since that time He was also in the Civil war where he gained a record for bravery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
LIFE SNUFFED OUT

New York, April 1.-The long arm of one of New York's criminal gangs reached across the continent this morning and snutfed out the life of William OBrien, as he stood in front Of a Bowery saloon because the gang supposed O'Brien was the cause of the arrest in Pasadena, Cal, yesterday, of "Bennie'' Abelson, known by the po- lice as ''Sheeney Ben", on a charge of murder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
VERDICT FOR $2SS, ,OOO

Special from United Press)
 Boston, April 17.-After being out IS hours a jury in the United States Cir cult court today brought in a verdict for the defendants in the suit of the Knickerbocker Trust Company against General Stephen M. Weld, Russell Cod man, Albert S. Bigelow, Robert D.. Evans, Theopilus Parsons and William M Honant citizens of Boston. The Trust Company sued to collect S28S, 900 for alleged breach of contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
ANTLERS CLUB DANCE

have completed arrangements for an informal dance to be held at Quilty's academy on Tuesday evening, April 20 Louis Brock will officiate as floor man ager, and under the supervision of Mrs. J. H. Cook. chairman. ice cream and soda will be served during intermis- sions. The Letter Carriers' orchestra will furnish music for a program in cluding both old fashioned and up-to-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

Washington, April 1.-The new speedway on the Potomac below the Washington Monument which is to be formally opened by President and Mrs. Taft this afternoon, will be hedged with one thousand f1owering cherry trees, donated by the Mayor of Tokio, Japar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Fatima L., wife of Merriman M- Is- bell, died yesterday after short ill., ress. The funeral will be held to-mor- row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the undertaking parlofs of Henry E. Bish- CD, State Street, the services to be conducted by Rev. E. H. Kenyon. In- terment will be in Lakeview cemetery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

w WANTED-Young men to learn auto mobile business by mail and prepare for positions as chauffeurs and re- pair men. We make you expert in ten weeks; assist you to secure posi- tion. Pay big; work pleasant; de-. nland for men great; reasona'b1e; write for particulars and sample les son. Empire Automobile Institute. Rochester. N. Y. U IT ah .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

FOR SALE.-The four Jewett upright pianos used last week at Polls by the "Pianophiends." They were all new and of the latest designs and on. account of the great amount of ad- vertising we had we shall dispose of them at greatly reduced prices, and on moderate monthly payments if
 desired Steinert's Piano Store. 915 Main St., near State U IA uso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

PHOTOGRAPH SPECIALIZE dozen cabinet photographs guaranteed not to fade and one Sx10-or paper weight 95c Miss C. DeLemos. Vernon Studio, State St., corner Lee Ave.
 U 16 b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

CAN YOU AFFORD fire without loss If not cover pipes, boilers and furnaces now. Best wormanship and lowest prices. Tel. 1885. Asbestos lumber J. F. Walsh. IA Kossutf1' St. S9* tf S46
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

TO RENT.-Furnished rooms, also two connecting front rooms suitable for man and wife or two gentlemen. Within minutes walk of all East Side factories. 58 Clarence St.
 U 16 m
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

CASCA-LAxINE TABLETS cure bil iousness and constipation. Follow tn, direction. IJ 12 O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

TO RENT.-Fine residence, POP Wash ington Ave, choicest location, large lot, excellent barn, all in Al conti- ton; rent reasonable. S. B. Brew ster, Arcade. U 6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

automobile Pratt's Paint Emporium Stratford Ave-, near new carbarnS.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

TO RENT-10 room house, improve ments, Main St., Paradise Green
 Stratford. from April 1. Large lot. Will lease or sell. s. B. Brewster
 Arcade. U 6 If O E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

TO RENT-First class room tene-
 ment. Improvements. $1O00. Balance month free to prompt tenant Wat son, S3 Fairfield Ave. U IT b%p
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

energy to machinery and TO the or
ganizatiou Of business that they have
had little time to spare for the or
ganization of society. If the wonder
cuI care and abi'.ty f',en now TO the
making of motor cars or battleships
were turned instead into social chan
nels poverty could be abolished al
together from England. For poverty
after ali, is not a dread uncaused
misfortune swooping on a man he
knows noe whence or why. 1t is due
TO certain clear and definite causes
old age, sickness of mind or body,
unemployment, absence or careless
ness of proper guardians in child
hood, and to the last we may add its
erect in mature life, deficient edu-
cation, and industrial training. If
we could remove these causes we
could abolish the degrading extremi-
ty of property which we call destitu-
ton, save in the very few cases
where it is due to the deliberate
wrongdoing of the individual him
self. But in order to abolish it We
must deal with its cause long before
that stage of dire need has been
reached. which is now the essential
preliminary to poor relief. And to
zeal adequately with the cause we
must have recourse to specialized
authorities with their trained Off
Gals. Those authorities are already
in existence in the persons of those
committees of town and county
councils which deal respectively with
education health, insanity old age
and unemployment. 1t should be
their business to see that no case of
need falling within their province
should be allowed to reach absolute
destitution. That course would, in
the long run, be both cheaper and
more humane. 1t is wiser TO cure a
man of consumption in the early
stages than to allow him to become
incurable and to support his wife
and family after death-Wiser to
train child to a profitable trade
than to permit it to drift into the
ranks of the unemployable.-Lo
Daily News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
TWO STEPS TOWARD PUBLIC
HEALTH.

Nothing in the present policy of
civic betterment than the enthusiasm
for public health. Charlottesville es-
tablished health department last
winter. Staunton followed this sum
mer; Roanoke and Newport News
boards have taken on new life, and
Portsmouth is moving forward most
aggressively.
Two recent ste. OF the Ports
mouth health board are both novel
and encouraging. The first aims at
the accurate report of all vital sta
Jistics. The commissioner Of the
revenue, in the absence of other le-
gal provisions, is annually to report
the changes by death or birth in
every family, This meets a long felt
want. Under Virginia law today
there are no requirements for any
report on vital statistics. Unless the
death be by violence, the physician
need make no report. Contagious dis
eases may spread, epidemics may
sweep the community, obscure caus-
es of death may occur Indefinitely
the law makes no demand for their
report.
While the Portsmouth plan is ad-
mirable, it merely indicates the need
of a general state law. Virginia
should adopt the wise provisions OF
other codes, and require every ply
stefan to report promptly all deaths,
births and contagious diseases oc-
! curing among his patients. The re-
| suit would be detailed information
of inestimable value; health author
| tiles could then put their hands upon
clearly defined problems and could
iintelligently move where now they
I can only surmise.
! But the second innovation propos.
ed by the Portsmouth authorities
meets a more local and immediate
need They propose TO purchase diph-
| thereto antitoXin from the state
board of health and TO distribute 1t
free 10 the city's poor. At a cost of
about SOC each to Portsmouth, the
lives of many poor children will thus
be saved. This great remedial agent
| has reduced the total deaths from
| diphtheria to four for the whole city
! of Richmond in the year closing. 1t
| will do the same for Portsmouth. A
small outlay Will result in untold
! benefit
Other cities should follow Ports
| mouths lead A sOunder investment
could hardly be imagined Rich
tmond Times-Dispatch,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
TRADING TIE PEOPLE OUT.

A congressman asks for an appro-
priation for some enterprise III his
district 1t is not needed at all, but
other congressman tell him they will
support his measure if he will vote
for something in theii\ districts which
is also not needed. Here they go,
trading and trafficking with the
peoples money. No wonder the tariff
has to be raised or a big deficiency
created. Let us begin tariff reform
at the right end of the line. Do away
with useless appropriations.-WaXa-
hachie Light. As long as there is
jobbery in congress there will be eX-
travagance in appropriations, and as
long as extravaganza endures unfair
tolls will be taken from the pockets
of the taxpayers. The expenses of the
government have been enormously
increased within the last decade, and
to meet the demands made upon the
nations revenues high tariffs have
been laid upon necessary imports,
raising the to consumers and
pouring into tae treasury a steady
stream of taxes which has its fOun-
tain head in the pockets of the toll
ers.--Dallas News.
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to keep pace with our wants, or else
to trench more and more on the la
Dor OF others, at each step the more
complicated would the problem Of
existence become.
But It is entirely untrue. Educa-
ton. II decently conducted, does not
turn a man into a creature of blind
wants. a prey to fresh thirsts and
desires-it brings him into relation
with the world around him. 1t en-
ables man to derive pleasure and
to draw sustenance from a thous-
and common things, which bring
neither JOY nor nourishment to his
more enclosed and imprisoned bro
Their. The one can beguile an hour
anywhere. In the field. in the street,
in the workshop, he sees thousand
things OF interest. The other is Dor
ed: he must have a toy--a glass of
beer or box at the opera.
Besides the educated man, if tru-
" educated, has surely more resour-
ces of skilful labor TO fall back upon
he need not fear about the future.
The other may do well to accumu-
late little fund against a rainy
5Jay
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
TO ABOLISH POVERTY,

We are all so accustomed to the
spectacle OF hopeless and degrading
poverty that most OF US acquiesce in
its existence with only such per-
functory salye OF our cOnsciences as
is represented by an occasional gift
Of money or food to beggar or a
subscription to a fayorite charity
But that restitution should continue
at all in our highly developed com
munity, with all its apparatus of ma
terial wealth and its marvellous con-
troll over nature, is disgrace to our
1t is due mainly to the
fact that for several generations men
have devoted so much thought and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
TRUE EDUCATION.

1t seems to be an accepted idea
any one is the more he must require
"A plowman can do on so much a
year, but al educated man-oh,
quite impossible" Allow me TO say
that / regard this idea as entirely
false First of all, if it were true,
what dismal prospect it would
open out to us, The more educated
we became the more we should re-
1uire for our support, the worse bon
dage We should be in TO material
things, writes Edward Carpenter in
England's Ideal We should have TO
work continually harder and harder
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
COURT BITS THE MOsSBACks.

There was a supreme court decis-
ion down at Austin the other day
that's going to result in much mis-
cry TO the mossbacks. The decision
was, i'm brief. that the municipality
can make street and sidewalk i'm
where the property own
erse refuse to do it, and then collect
from the owners direct, putting 1t
upon their tax receipts. This right
has been questioned heretofore. In
fact. under the old laws it has been
denied. But comes now tho highest
tribunal in the state and says that
the mossback shan't stand in the
way of public improvements and
shan't be pullback against town
Heretofore man with eX-
tensive front has been able TO stop
paving. cement walk building or
macadamizing that his neighbors
were anxious to do. Under recent
decisions the city can go ahead with
good neighbors, put in improvements
desired and then collect from the
property owner via his tax receipt,
which he can t get until he has paid
it in full, including the street. inn
provement cost 1t is a good decision
for good live, growing towns, but
certainly a hard blow to the folk to
whom any show of public spirited
ness or enterprise is like shaking a
red rag in bulls face.-Denton
Record and Chronicle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
CLUBBING THE COMMONER.

And now the organs are critics.
ing Bryan because his publishers Of
fer the Commoner in clubs of ten at
60c a copy. These same organs have
had their agents on our streets III
the last few days trying 10 sell use
less maps and kitchen utensils and
throw in their publications as a
premium. -Waxahachie Light.
Is il possible? State Press hopes
the Light is joking. If it is not, then
the consistency Of such organs is
certainly a very bum quality of jew
elry. Dallas News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

John d. Rockefeller processes to
be a faithful follower OF the meek
and lowly Nazarene and yet in every
address he makes to Sunday school
children, he dwells on the import
auce Of making and saving money,
There is a vein of seliishness run
ming through all he has to say. This
strikes US as being very different
from the teachings OF the Master
during his ministry on earth. His
idea, as We understand it, was that
we should strive to do something to
help The other fellow.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25
10 WIS Pleasantly SURPRISED.

Miss H. f. Bell, Wausau, Wis,
writes: Before l commenced to
take Foley's Kidney Pills I had Sc
we're pains in my back. could not
sleep and was greatly troubled with
headache. The first few doses of
Foley's Kidney Pills gave me relief,
anp two bottles cured me. The quick
rsults surprised me, and l can hon
estly recommend them Sold by
B. w Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

Brother Robinson, of the Waco
Times-H Herald, is handing out, now
a-days, some good, old-fashioned
democratic doctrine, straight from
the shoulder, which 1t is a pleasure
TO read
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

When a man who claims to be a
democrat. and who holds public Of
flee by the grace Of democratic
constituency, asserts that he is glad
the party was defeated in the last
campaign, we think it about time to
draw the line on his right to parti-
cipate in a democratic primary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

We saw President Taft's special
train pun out from Dallas. 1t was a
long string Of beautiful Pullmans
which have now trayersed almost
the entire continent. As it steamed
away We We're led to exclaim, the
consumer foots the bin"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

The organs are so persistent in
their efforts to palm off the repub-
lican doctrine of protection as the
genuine democratic brand, that we
sometimes incline to the opinion
that they believe what they write to
be true
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

If all the useless appropriations
made by congress were cut off at the
next session, raw material could be
placed on the free list and the tax
on the finished product reduced TO
a very low figure.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

Speaker Joe Cannon is now charg-
ing Senator Cummins Of Iowa, with
being an ally of W. ]. Bryan. This
is certainly no worse an offense than
can be laid at the door of a number
of democrats who became allies Of
Cannon during the last session of
congress-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

1t was to have been expected that
our Trinity boys would be a little
nervous in the, first half of their
game with the State University, but
when this feeling passed off and the
boys had pulled themselves together,
Texas found out that She was up
players.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

Those who give the largest sums
to charity are not always the great
est philanthropists If the helping Of
others causes you to make some
personal sacrifice, it counts for
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

The men who live in history are
not those who take a sectional or
selfish view of everything as they
pass through life
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

Thanksgiving day approaches, but
with the prospective price of tur-
keys and cranberries, about all some
Of us can do. will be to be thankful
that il is no worse.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

What is the matter with Senator
Stone of Missouri? First he was en-
gagged in an alteration with a Pull
man porter, and now he has a row
with a St, Louis cab driver We sus-
pect that the senator has been get
ting things reversed by filling the
small glass with water and the large
one with something stronger.
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1t is passing strange why men who
never patronize newspaper are al
ways loudest in condemning the
manner in which it is conducted
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

W. A. OWNBY City Editor
Residence Phone, Bell No. 2s9l
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

Any erroneous reelection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
ear in the columns OF the Daily Light
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention of the manage.
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-25

Obituaries. resolutions OF respect,cards
OF thanks-ali matter not NEWS-wilt be
charged for at the rate Of cents pei line.
Poetry at double price.
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Entered at the Waxahache Postoffice as
Mail Matter OF the Second Glass. :
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-19
News from NeighbOr"ing Cities
PASADENA

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Correspondent. les S. Los Robes Ave.
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES

KRETsCHMER- LINTON-Albert E. Kret.
sehmer, age %, native of Wisconsin, and
Clara Verne Linton age %. native of
Kansas; both residents of Hollywood.
SMITH osBoRN-John r. Smith. age 60,
native of Virginia. resident of Menifel.
and Julia Ann Osborn, age IS, native of
Michigan, resident OF Los Angeles
HARDWOOD observation-disclosures j. Har-
wood age 2S, native of Vermont, and
Edith May Boswell, age 20, native OF
Minnesota both residents of Los Angeles.
LEDBETTER- KINNEY-James B. Led
better, age %. native of North Carolina,
and Lillian B. Kinney. age II, native of
Missouri; both residents of Los Angeles.
EVAN EHRMAN-Charles d. Evan, age
3d. native of New Jersey, and Katherine
c. Ehrman, age 81, native of Iowa; both
Residents of Los Angeles.
PATTEN- MUNFORD-walte Q. Patten.
age p, native of California, and Madeline
May Munford, age 10. native of Illinois;
both residents of Pasadena.
Observation-Disclosures l.. Has
kin, age 26 native of Indiana, resident of
Los Angeles, and Laura L. Alternately.
age "a, native of Colorado. resident of
COOPER FITzGERALD-John Cooper, age
49, native of Scotland, and Carrie 4.
Fitzgerald age 46, native of New York;
both residents of Los Angeles.
PEMBERTON-HUNGE H.
Pemberton, age 2S, native of Iowa, and
Euelma H. Hungerford, age "a, native of
Michigan; both residents or Los Angeles.
SHARON BAKER-Wilam F. Sharon. age
81 native of Canada. and Lucy NJ. Baker.
age IS, native of California; both resi-
dents OF Los Angeles.
MILLER BRIGGS-Milton E. Miller, age %,
native of California and Josephine
Briggs. age is, native Of California; both
residents of Los Angeles.
PF-LAUzIER-Alfred w. Trip, age Fl.
native of Kansas, and Mary l.. Lauzier.
age 23, native of California; both resi-
dents of Monrovia.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS F. Hax. age
25 native of Michigan, and Jessie H.
Crawford, age 90. native of Iowa; both
residents of Pasadena
KPENWINKEL- HOOSER-Joseph B. Kreh-
winlel age 20. native of Illinois, and Ada
M Hooser age 10, native of Colorado
both residents of Los Angeles.
HARvEY-JE N1NGs-Joseph r. Harvey:
age 10, native of California. resident OF
Los Angeles and Lillian May Jennings.
age IS, native of New York, resident or
San Diego
AN-WADE-Harry B. Logan. age %.
native of Indiana. and Lillian NJ. Wade.
age 10, native of Kansas; both residents
of Los Angeles.
REALIZES WRIGHT-Fred G. Beales. age y.
native of California, and Winfred Wright,
age 81, native of Tennessee; both resi-
dents of Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-19
NEWS ERoM REnLANns

REDLANDS, May 1S.-A meeting of
the city trustees was held yesterday
and a resolution adopted calling for
a bond election June 3. when the issue
of $4,000 worth of bonds for the pur-
chase of new city hall and site will
be decided.
Every effort is being put forth to
continue the band concerts which were
so popular last summer. Owing to
lack of funds there were no concerts
arranged for and the matter was dis
cussed yesterday at the trustees meet
ing.
Arthur P. Gregory has in the past
been paying 5000 for waste water and
will now raise that sum to $1,000 if al
lowed more of the water and the
money used for the maintenance of a
band. If these conditions are fulfilled
the warm weather will find a band
ready for open air concerts.
A. ]. Culver one of the largest
stockholders in the Butte Creek Min
ing company. arrived in Redlands yes
terday and brought with him several
bottles of gold dust taken from the
ground before the dredger started
work The dredger has been working
two weeks and the showing is splendid,
which is encouraging to the stockhold-
ers in this city.