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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13
TARIFF DUTIES ON -..-..>.
 TEA AND 3COFFEE

we are strongly inclined sto dfscred- it the assertions of Senator Hale that tea is sold. at 300, 400 and 800. Der cent advance on wholesale prieesssa Ar1d of Eenator Lodge that tea. costing 10 cents -Es sold at 60 cents. The two assertions fare nearly identical, the main differ sence being that one is more specific t4han the other. Senator Hale also istated that the same was true of cof- fee.
 There Is scarcely a line of trade in l&rhich competition seems to be strong Ter than in tea and coffee Retail 4prices have been cut more or less with In the last two or three years. If fprodts were from 100 to 500 per cent. as most assured1y be cut by the keen :competitors The only means Of con 5tinuing such inordinate profits would tion, of which no indications are now apparent. For these reasons we are strongly. inclined to discredit the as- serstions of the two Senators =
 Evidently, their intention was to pave the way for tariff duties upon these articles, using the argument that
 
 saexed heavy profits and would not in crease the retail prices. This would they evidently believe, dispose of the popular opposition to the imposition of ssburdens upon the breakfast table,
 At present. there are no tarin duties on tea, although the government has been conducting an experimental tea farm in South Carolina which, so far ns appears, is not much of a success. A. duty on tea would therefore be lev jed for revenue only, there being no in fant industry to protect. Coffee is in very much the same condition, except ehat Porto Rico does produce some cofIee and the Philippines are climat- 1cally adapted to it's culture.
 Duties on tea and coffee would come under Ehe principle of 'ttariff for rev enue only" which is professedly ab- Aorrent to Republicanism but which may be accepted by Congress, there being an urgent need of an increased revenue as the result of the dominant partyss gross extravagance. /
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13

What manner of man is Lumberman Eordney Of Michigan, who is to be on I6he tariff conference committee in place of MT. Hill if the wishes of the @Interests- prevail, is shown by the Following extracts from a speech de- livered by him in the House on March 2s:
 CT believe every piece of the tree if it is no bigger than a. match, is entitled ito protection If had my way about it, would not make a change in the Dingley law by the crossing of a 't' or the dotting of an f. I sweat blood ev- cry time they, (Ways and Means Com- u1itteel reduce a. schedule D.
 Under usages and precedents. Mr. F'ordney is. not entitled to a place. on fhe conference committee; by his own statements, he is disqualified for ser vice on a committee charged with re- vision, for he antagonizes even the crossing of a. 't'' or the dotting of an si
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13

The Middletown Sun declares that In his judicial appointments, Gov. IiWeeks followed out to the letter his
 promise to act in accordance with the
 wishes of the late Governor. Iilley. This
 etatement does not harmonize with as- |sertions made in other quarters which !Ghuuld be equally well informed. It !ls declared with convincing positive mess. that the late Gov. Iil1ey prom Iased a Judicial appointment ito MT. |Kenealy, and that he told sundry high placed persons of his intention to ap- lpoint him. There are in circulation
 reports that Gov. Weeks has come un- bder the influence of interests which are hostile to many of the plans and poli- |cies of the late Gov. Lilley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13
GLEDHILL & co:

Dealers in second hand iron and woodworking machinery, engines. boilers, motors, dynamos, lathes, plan CTS. drills, anvi1s, band saws, vises, elevators, office fixtures, safes, desks, etc., etc. Telephone call 773-2.
 COR. WATER & UNION SITS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13

protection save that which is incl dental to the raising of a sufficient revenue for governmental necessities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13
GEO. M. STADLER Feather Dyer and Manufacturer
 115S MAIN STREET

yacht arrived in town only last Fri day.
 The Presiding Elder of the Methodist church is expected to be in town next Tuesday evening.
 < The rummage sale takes place to- morrow afternoon.
 One of the Marsh cottages on Bruce avenue has been rented by Henry Bennett and family.
 The Munson family was to move to Bridgeport yesterday.
 Paradise Green is soon to have a new drinking fountain. And it is said a. house will soon be erected in that part of the town.
 MT. Lee Miller of Broad street is the third gentleman to have a tennis court built this season.
 The new cases of scarlet fever are reported in town.
 Tickets are out for the next grand whist to be given by St. James church in June.
 Mrs. Louis Snyder has recently en- tertained a few friends in her new home on South Main street, near Hard's corner.
 Robbie Filmer, son of Sterling Fill mer of King street. is confined to his bed with scarlet fever. His constant companion for a long time has been Roy Fairchild. son of George Fairchild the Bridgeport jeweler. The boys are seven years of age. Since his com panion was taken sick Roy has been
 
 across the street. watching for tidings of his playmate. Yesterday he sent Robbie a comfort box which he had preDared with the assistance of his mother. It was a big affair and con- tained enough material to amuse the ordinary boy for several days. The box was labelled Prescriptions from Dr. Roy Fairchild." It contained a large number of small packages en- closed in regular drug store fashion and each bearing a prescription blank A batch of paper soldiers was labelled '"To be taken when you feel like cut ing up.' The package labelled 'to be taken when you feel like jumping contained toy frog. Bunches of toys filled the other packages all with an appropriate prescription. The af- fair gave the recipient great pleasure. AduaytiSo in fho EoYsr,oap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13

FRISBIE'S

If you want a good pie to eat just try one of
 FRISRTE,S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13
Ar ADvEnrIsrNo rHoUcHr.

Newspapers carry more Information 10 more people at less cost than an other kinds Of advsrtistn6 comhineA -Lox AnRo1D WAgnAA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13

Everybody says they are the finest that can be bought. Pie Plant Pies are now being made. Try one. They're O. K. Be sure and order that FriSbie Pie from your grocer today. It will complete the dinner and every body will be satisfied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
FINDS MARRIAGE sHAKY.
Prof. Thomas Says That Intelligent
Mothers Are Extremely Scarce.

Chicago, March 97--MarTiage as il ex
lists today is in "shaky condition" and
rapidly approaching form Of i'm
mortality, according to views expressed
by Prof. w. I. Thomas Of the university
of Chicago in an article on "The Older
and Newer Ideals Of Marriage Won.
ans imprisonment within the home. her
lack of intelligence her passion for the
frivilous are blamed BY Prof. Thomas
for this condition OF affairs.
Prof. Thomas declares that sintelli-
gent mothers are extremely scarce, and
urges scientific training for child nature.
He advocates activities outside the home
Ia presenting evidence to prove the need
Of scientific training of women, Prof.
Thomas says:
AT present women as a class not
only have not the intelligence equal to
the proper rearing Of children, but they
have 50 completely accepted marriage as
a means Of luxury, or at least as mode
Of livelihood that they are apt to end
by being c0ntented to have nothing to
do with children at all Among the rich.
especially, the women who marries does
70 with the expectation of luxury and
tnery and the husband expects TO pro-
vide them.
And after marriage the department
stores, the milliners, the massage par.
lcrs, the silent sacrament of bridge
whist and the struggle for social pre-.
eninence almost drive the family and
family life from 1er.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
MAGAZINE REVIEW.
About syntax China.

In almost every collection of "Old
Blue" you will find at least one example
of Syntax china, perhaps the most fam
GUS Of all the different series made BY
Clews.
The history of the pictures on this
china is amusing, for the text was writ
ten around The pictures. Thomas Row
andson, careaturist, made series of
pictures representing an elderly clergy
man and schoolmaster occupying his holt
days by travelling in search of what he
called "the picturesque" A printer, r..
Alderman, saw the pictures and called
on man named William Comb to make
the verses. This he did, and the pictures
and verses made such success when
they FIRST came out, about 1916, that
many editions Of the first book, called
''Dr. Syntax in Search of the Pictur-
esque," were published. This William
Comb who wrote the verses was for for
ty.three years confined to the Kings
Bench debtors prison, and it seems a
strange place in which to evolve eoniicai
ideas. He was eighty years old when
he wrote the Second Tours" in 1920.
He not only wrote the verses for the
first book, but for second one called
Second Tour Of DIR. Syntax in Search
of Consolation" This was brought out
in 1920, and in 1921 the third volume
was published and named Third Tour
of Doctor Svntax in Search of a Wife"
Thirty-odd designs from the books
were used by Clews on sets Of china.
Although the work on this series Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
KIDNAPPING CLEARED UP.
Mystery of rs Years Revealed in Chicago
Yesterday.

Chicago. March "a kidnapping which
remained a mystery for a quarter Of a
century apparently was cleared up here
early yesterday morning by the finding
in South Chicago OF Mrs. Jason Warner,
long sought by members Of her family
in Montreal.
The police here received letter We'd
nesday from Mime, Iangevin Of 4l5 La
gauehetiere street, Montreal. asking
them to search for her sister, Elizabeth,
who, when five years old, was kidnapped
from her home in Montreal 25 years ago
The hunt was kept up for six years.
Mrs Jason Warner who is thought to
have been the one kidnapped. was found
by the South Chicago police early yes
terday morning. She said that her name
was Elizabeth Conlon or Colborne. she
could not remember which. She said
that she was stolen when she was FIVE
years old and taken to a farm. Later
she went to New York, and then TO
Lenox, Mass, where she met her hus-
band
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
Nonnlussed Mr.. Gladstone.

Miss Dorothy Drew, who. was presented
at court few days ago, was the favorite
granddaughter Of the late Mr.. wv. II.
Gladstone. and among the stories told
Of her childhood days IL the following:
One morning she refused to get up, and.
all oethr means failing, Mr.. Gladstone
was called TO her. Why won't YOU
get mp. my childf" he asked. aWhv.
grandpapa, didn't you tell me to do what
the Bible says" replied Dorothy. Eyes,
certainly We'll, it disapproves Of early
rising-says it's waste OF time rel
joined the child. Mr.. Gladstone was un-
able to agree, but Dorothy was sure OF
her ground. "You listen, them she said.
in reply to his exclamation OF astonish
ment, and, taking up her Bible, read
verse Of Pslam l27, laying great en-
phasis on the words, "It is vain for You
TO rise up early. Tit Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
A Mother-in-law's
Experiment.

[copyright, 1908, by +. c. Mcclure.

copyright. 1903 by T. c. McClure.l
When James Burton married he In
vited his mother-in-law TO live with
him and his wife. She accepted Both
promised to refrain from "butting in"
When the first born came hundred
new complications arose. AS young
husband he had never before had an
infant in his arms and had never real
" seen above dozen of the nuisances
at close range. but he felt that he need
ed no advice from grandma. When
: he set out with spoon and castor oil to
doctor the kid for a dozen things at
once the mother-in-law had to make a
few remarks-she just had to.
There were occasions when the ia
Their would carry the squalling young
ster about head up. head down, over
bis shoulder and under his arm and
pay no heed to the protests Of bis
wife or the looks OF the mother-in-law.
There were other occasions when be
would fling IL into the lap Of the old
Lady and expect her to walk the floor
with 1t for half the night In return
she would visit the druggist next day,
walking into the store with an iron
law, but somehow she could never ask
for arsenic or strychnine. The words
always stuck. and she ended OF by
asking for soda water with sarsapa-
riIla strip. There were happy hours,
however. There we're hours when the
mother-in-law and son-in-Iaw sat down
and told each other that 1t surely must
have been the work Of Providence to
bring them together. They almost
held hands over it. They felt q just
pride in realizing that they were the
only mother-in-law and son-in-law on
fTle face Of the wide earth that ever
lived In the same house and loved each
other.
A crisis must eventually come In the
happiest family. One came in this
1t came one day after the mother-in-
law had carried 10 ton Of coal and
beaten two carpets. On the same day
the son-in-law had discovered that the
old lady was in the habit of coming
downstairs at midnight and cooking
herself a late supper. There we're no
words over either circumstance. On
the contrary, they sat and smiled at
each other and purred like two kittens.
she was informed that but for her
presence in the house life would have
5 held little or nothing for the man be-
FORE her, and she reciprocated by say
me that she never knew what that
couplacency and cCntentment meant
until she made her home with him.
al was feeling hour. The fountains
i the deep were broken up. and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
WON'T CONVEY
CASTRO HOME
Steamship Company Win Put Him OFF
at Trinidad-Ex-Preside
Furious.

Bordeaux. March Eft I am a
criminal, why haven't my aeclsers the
courage to allow me to return TO Vene-
zuela and defend myselfy" exclaimed
| Cipriano Castro yesterday when an
agent Of the French steamship company
officially informed him thht he must
leave the steamer GuadeIoupe. on which
ne sails today, before that vessel reaches
| Venezuela,
| The former Venezuelan president was
furious at the action taken by the
steamship company He WAS driven to
the offices Of the company, where he in
dulged in a TRADE against President
Gomez.
"All ask is the right to fair triar'
he declared. Il am prepared to accept
the result. The refusal Of Gomez to per-
nit me to enter Venezuela Is oyerwhelm
ing proof that they have no case against
me. but realize that if set foot on
Venezuelan soil their game il up"
Castro was forced to accept tickets to
Port-of Spain, Trinidad, only. His words
here leave no doubt Of his intention to
try to organize revolution TO over.
throw HIS enemies and re-esta blish him
self at Caracas After he returned to
his hotel be had long conference with
Mr.. Roy, the agent OF Paris conf
pany engaged in the manufacture Of
arms.
AS the party was leaving the Pauillae,
where they will 60 on board the Guade-
loupe, Carmelo Castro the former presi-
dents brother, said the president" was
awaiting important kilograms which
might affect his plans. He added that
ffis brother desired to register world
wide protest AGAINST the action of the
French steamship company as a violation
OF international law.
Castro posed for his photograph at
the railroad station At the soliclta.
ton Of the photographers he took of his
high hat and put on afs famous gold
embroidered skull cap. He smiled cyni,
eally as the pictures were taken.
Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March
20, via Port of Spain, Trinidad, March
26.-W. W. Russell, the American min
lister of Venezuela, presented his creden-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27
GIRLS CAUGHT THIEF.
He Stole Milk Wagon; They Ran Him
Down and Took Him to Station.

New York, March 27.--When Bella
Rafelowitz, who is IS years old, and her
sister Sarah, who is 10, saw man
jump into their brother laws milk
wagon in front OF their home on Sack.
man street, East New York, and try to
steal horse and wagon, they didn't stand
still and scream for policeman. They
started after the wagon as fast as they
could run. After run of block and
a half Bella got alongside the horses
head and grabbed the bride, calling to
him to stop. The old horse knew the girl
well, and 50 he stopped al once, al
though the man in the wagon was still
whipping him.
Then Sarah sprang with great agility
into the wagon, grasped tie reins and
yanked the whip out Of the mans hand.
He tried to get out Of the wagon, but
Sarah held him and was quickly Joined
by her sister. The man struggled, but
the girls held him while they drove the
wagon to the Liberty avenue police sta.
ton four blocks away
Thhre they stopped, made the man get
out Of the wagon and together took him
TO the station house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27

neither felt ashamed of the tears in
their eyes nor their quivering lips.
Next morning both were missing. On
a stand In his bedroom and on the
bureau In her bedroom the distracted
wife found epistles. The one from the
husband read:
Il invited my mother-in-law TO pass
the rest of her days with me and con-
tribute to our happiness. had always
held to the theory that the wife's
mother, particularly II she had an iron
Jaw and q mind of her own, could rem
der the little woodbine cottage Of her
son-in-law a paradise on earth. Men
argued with me in vain. When the
opportunity came tried IT. There
was to be no butting In on the other
side. IT was TO be one long. happy
day. 1t has been. 20 to my reward
simply because / can't send her to
hers Ever since her first week In the
said woodbine ! have never for an
hour been clear of thoughts Of muir
der. They have always been thoughts
of numbering a mother-in-law. In inn
sgination / have given her nine diff
ierent poisons; five times / have dis
membered her with the ak; eight times
have l stolen upstairs at midnight to
choke her to death with my strong
fingers. have hired chauffeurs to
try to run over her, and have re-
moved the steps from the cellar stairs
In hopes to precipitate her to the &C.
ment and break her back
'Tn conclusion let me say" the state
ment went on. "as she refuses to die
for me have decided to die for her.
we have grown to be too happy. The
deadly monotony has come, and /
haven't the strength to endure 1t. My
cold body will be found hanging in the
wood shed. Love to you and the kid
and any number Of best regards to the
dear old lady. know she will mourn
me-"
The letter Of the mother was equally
interesting.
when you read this. my dear daugh-
LcEf sne UeghU, the nouy OF your
mother viii be found at the bottom OF
Gray's mill pond. ] have been think
ing Of taking this step for a long time.
| have been too happy with my son-in-
law. That happiness has begun to
pail. Think of having son-in-law
and yet be bound by the most solemn
promise not to call him brute, a vii
lain and wretch a dozen times a day!
Think Of how ] have had to keep my
hands of him when fairly ached to
wash them In his bloodl Think Of the
sleepless hours have spent in Grip
ping and managing and numbering
him In imagination believe that |
could live with my son-in-law and feel
that was living In the suburbs OF
heaven itself 1t has been grand sue
cess. but only up to certain point.
The element of murder has been lack
Ing. He has never given me a show to
kill him of. i die because he won't. /
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27

During the last half century there
have been several cases OF wholesale
murders committed to gain money, from
the Bender murders in the sixties to the
Guinness murders in Indiana, discovered
a year ago.
The Bender murders were committed
by family Of that name, which consist
ed of an old man, his wife, his daughter
Kate, and a son. who lived in Morgan
county, Kan. They are supposed 10 have
lured 10 men to their cabin and killed
them for the purpose Of robbery. The
last victim was doctor named York,
whose murder raised such a hue and cry
throughout the state that the Bender
family disappeared, and no trace Of them
has ever been found. II is believed that
they were captured by vigilanc com.
mittee and burned to death, but there
is no proof of this.
In the early nineties a man called
Henry II. Holmes, whose real name
was Herman MIDGET, was hanged in
Philadelphia after having murdered nine
men, women and children, generally to
get the insurance money.
Last year, in May, Mrs. Belle Guinness
set FIRE TO her house near LAporte, Ind,
and was burned to death with her three
children. When the ruins Of the farm.
house were searched many human bones
were discovered and suspicious were
aroused Six bodies were found on land
belonging to the woman, and were iden-
titled as those Of men who had answered
her advertisements for husband. In all,
Mrs. Guinness was believed to have com
mitted II murders, two of the victims
being women.
An Australian named Deeming was
hanged in London Eng. about 10 years
ago for numbering his wife and burying
her under the floor Of the kitchen, which
he had cemented Investigations made
by the police in England and Australia
by digging up the floors of the kitchens
Of the houses in which Deening had
lived under various aliases showed that
be had murdered 25 women whom he had
married for their money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27

pictures is good. Clews having the print
ing well done and clear, The values which
are placed on the different pieces are
all out Of proportion TO their merit.
Some Of the-platters bring three or four
hundred dollars, and the plates as high
as thirty and forty. Indeed, so much
in demand are these pictures on china
that forgers have gotten in their work,
and Doctor Syntax Painting a Por-
trait" Doctor Syntax and the Bees"
and Doctor Syntax Mistakes n Gentle
mans House for an Inn" have all been
produced, but the fraud is easily detected
by the heaviness Of the ware, poor print
ing, and clumsy reproduction Of the
Clews mark on the baek-N. Hudson
Moore in the Collectors Circle, in The
Circle magazine for March.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27

0HIo'S ODD LIQUOR LAW.
1t Is In Effect without the Signature Of
the Governor.

Cincinnati, o., March 27.--The Dean
Character Law" which became law
Thursday night at midnight, without
action BIZ Governor Harmon, and which
was backed by the liquor interests, pro-
vides that at the time OF tax assessments
tho saloonkeeper must answer long list
Of questions. such as whether he had
allowed minors in his place, whether
gambling has been permitted, etc. If the
saloonkeeper does not answer these ques-
tions his saloon is to be closed, If he
answers in the negative he is permitted
to continue in business on payment Of
his tax, provided his negative answers
are true. If it can be shown that any
Of the answers are false his place is not
only closed mp, but he is liable to the
penalty for perjury. If he answers that
he has permitted violation of the laws,
his place Is closed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-27

know no win mourn me, but I must
go. shall make all calculations TO
meet him in another cline, where l
can perhaps get at him with a stick OF
stove wood or he can throw me over
the kitchen range and out Of the win
dow. II asked point blank II the moth
erInlaw experiment is a success.
hedge. Qualify 1t. Throw out a hint
or two that It is too full OF happiness.
FAREWELL NJ. QUAD.