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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
Fairfield County News.
Swallowed Piece of Wire.


 A Glenbrook milkman reports the loss of a valuable Jersey COW, for which he paid s85 about two months ago. Soon after buying the COW. it be- gan to grow poor and would eat scarcely any hay or grain. A veter- mary said the COW had swallowed something that had lodged in her stomach. All efforts to dislodge the obstacle proved futile, and the animal grew weaker. The stomach was open ed, and a piece of wire, such as is used for bailing hay was found so impossible.
 Rifle Was Defective.
 Edward Forbes. of Shelton, had his vacation brought to a sad ending, Friday night, as at that time Miss Mary Rudolph. daughter of the family his vacation. was shot by a rifle in the hands of Forbes, and almost in stantly killed Forbes had been spend ing the week with the Rudolphs, in Southbury. Forbes and John Rudolph had about exhausted the means of Rudolph suggested that they try a shot at woodchuck. and taking a small rifle showed a p caliber cart ridge into it and tried to close the breech. It worked hard and he asked young Forbes how he should close it. Forbes suggested trying a quick snap. and the rifle was handed to him to close Just as he tried his plan, Miss Mary Rudolph. the sixteen-year-old daughter of the family. crossed the room, and as she did so the cartridge exploded. the bullet striking the girl in the left side, causing almost instant death. The medical examiner found that the cartridge had not been struck by the, hammer, but had exploded by contact with the side of the breech- block He also learned that the gun was defectivs. He completely exs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
STEEPLECHASE

The two performances which are be- ing given at SteeplechaSe Island at and SEQ every afternoon and evening this week by Captain Webb's seals and wonderful sea lion band. are of a high order of merit The difficult tricks which these strange looking beasts of the sea execute are marvel ous It is a refined animal act that fascinates children and adults alike and is worth going to the island, to see.
 The long prize list for the annual baby show and decorated carriage pa rade next Tuesday makes the compe- tition more attractive to mothers than ever before, for the reason that the chances of winning a prize are greater. There are ten classes with three prizes in each, and a baby can compete in a number of events, not being restricted to one Entry blanks are free and can be had at the information bureau in the department store of Smith. Murray & Co.,, where the young lady attendant will give all information de- sired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Happenings of Interest About
 The City

Judge Edward P. Nobbs of the Probate court, Mrs. Nobbs, their daughter Elsie, and Miss Airline Avery of Amesbury, Mass, started this morn ing on five hundred mile auto trip through Massachusetts.
 Neglected by her mother and with out a father. Lucy Driscoll, Il years old. was committed by Judge Nobbs in the Probate court to the County Home, from where upon application of Rev. Charles McElroy, pastor. of St. Augustine's church, the child was sent to St. Frances home in New Haven Lucy Driscol came with her mother to this city from Ansonia shortly after her father died. The mother drank freely and was frequently sent to jail, where she is at present. Neighbors taking an interest in the young one sent word to the Charities department. and as the mother did not even com nrunicate with that bureau the steps were taken to have Lucy sent away.
 At s:15 this morning 2s young car rier pigeons were liberated by Fred Christerson and Earl L. Stratton of this city. Their destination is Migolna. Ind.
 The annual, outing of the Sunday school of the Olivct Congregational church was held today at Paradise Green. Special trolley cars took the picnickers there at g o'clock this morn ing. City Clerk Edward T. Bucking- ham had. charge of the athletic events and awarded the prizes for Jumping, running, egg races and the like.
 In behalf of the young people of the First Baptist church, Rev. George w. Nicholson presented Harry J. Schoenberger with a, fountain pen last evening" MT. Schoenberger leaves this week for Detroit where he will reside.
 A special meeting of the Pacific Engine Go. will be held this evening to make the final arrangements TOT the reception of the Thomas Jones As sociation of Newark to come here on August 4.
 The Wheeler & Wilson band will give a concert at Seaside Park at o'clock this evening, when the HOLLOW ing program will be rendered:
 March-FTiendship.
 Overture-Merry Wives of Windsor.
 Songs by William Redmond, High
 land Mary and "Comical Eyes"
 Selection-Marcelle.
 The Butterfly, solo for clar1onets.
 Medley, Popular Songs.
 GalO-Tally-HO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
Local Yacht Clubs Regatta Saturday
 Off Sea Side Park

The combined regatta of the Park City, Pequonnock, Mohawk, Berkshire and Miamogue Yacht clubs will be held Saturday afternoon off Seaside Park Invitations to all the yacht clubs along the Sound have been sent out There will be five classes. as follows:
 SpeciaEFor boats 16 feet. scratch race.
 Class A-For auxiliary boats. go as you please, sail or power.
 Class B-Handicap. for boats 25 to 40 feet, either cabin or canopy top.
 Class C-Handicap. for open boats, IS to 25 feet.
 Class D-Handicap, for speed boats capable of making 10 miles or more an hour.
 The committee in charge of the re- gatta is composed of Boyd Bryson, chairman; Commodore F. E. Elliott, Alderman Louis Brock, Shepard A. Wells, Robert Pollard and George Gunther.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
AT 8l HE TAXES
 A BRIDE OF B

New Haven, July 29.-Andrew J. Peck, eighty-one years old, and Miss Mary S. sSearles, thirty-eight years old his secretary, came here yesterday from their homes in Greenwich and were married by the Rev. Francis T. Brown, pastor of the First Methodist church. When MT. Peck was asked why he and Miss Searles were not married in Greenwihc, he said:
 '"The boys down in Greenwich would probably raise Cain. if we were mar ried there.''
 If we had been married at home," said MT. Peck, there would have been old shoes and rice and all that non- sense. We think it's better to avoid all that"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
sTo EIA ,..,,ta. >Ihs Kind You Have AIMays B,ught isnss''s as I1Zgzzx
FIRST CROP OF PEACHES

FIRST CROP OF PEACHES
 PICKED IN NEW JERSEY. whitehouse, N. J., July 29-Picking Jerseys first crop of peaches for the season has begun here. The fruit is of unusually fine quality and the crop will be a large one. Some fruit was picked yesterday, and within a week the shipments to New York will begin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss: PROBATE COURT.

July 26, 1909. Estate of Margaret Dunn, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trict, deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neg lect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 JAMES DUNN,
 P 2e Administrator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-24
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1909.
Weather Prediction.

Rain and warmer tonight. Thursday
fair and colder in evening and night;
fresh TO high southerly TO westerly
winds. Southwest storms warnings
Cape God 70 Eastport.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

New galstea cloth, l5o yard, at The
Vaughan Store.
Have you Rad Tilden's shoe sale adv
on page 4 Of to-day's finest
You can keep your feet dry and warm
for little money If you visit Tilden's
sale.
Trouph uaion orchestra IL prepared
to furnish first class maasic for any and
all occasions; any number of pieces re-
quired. Addrsss A. M Trsup, Laurel
street, or telephone 1911.
Painters, atteraion: By request, the
regular meeting Of the local Union, No.
1855, win be postponed until Wednes-
day, February "a, at 1880 O'Clock p. no.
A full attendance Is desired. A. N. Stat
ford, X. S.
The L. o. T. NJ Study club Will hold
their social in the T. Of 2. hail FIJI
day afternoon from 2 until 1850 oclosk.
Refreshments Of plain doughnnts ard
maple syrup will be served. The host.
essas viii be Mrs. Averill, Mrs. Tohin,
Miss Hammond, and Mrs. White. All ar6
cordially invited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07
ABANDON THEIR GROUND.

lhe county commissioners. il appears.
have abandoned their contention that
they have right TO defy the law and
to hand out to their party organ a big
wad Of public money in disregard of
the statutes Of the State, and without
conforming to any business or logical
principles
Last year the county commissioners
gave, as grating gift to the Smoot
- Mouth the publication of the de
linquent tax list without inviting bids
as the law requires, at figure greater
than the publication of this list had
cost IN the whole five years preceding.
and almost three times as much as the
maximum amount allowed by law. The
charge was on a basis unknown TO the
law. although the law nxes q maximum
charge; this being per description,
wnereas the charge was made by The
inch, which is a system absolutely in
applicable TO the case Because the
cost Of advertising must necessarily
follow the method Of handling the de.
Obliged to conform 10 the assessment
book, which carries the property by dc.
scription, The total amount allowed for
publishing the delinquent tax list can.
not under the law exceed twepfy-fyc
cents per description. and vet the pub.
hcation by the inch amounted to near
ly treble that, and resulted in a con.
fusion which it is impossible to
strnighten out. Advertising by the inch
means nothing as applied TO the legal
description, but the law requires that
the advertising shall be per descrip.
ton, and fixes the maximum amount to
be paid for it. So that the charge as
made, without previous notice and
without inviting bids, was a deliberate,
coneocted graft. designed to confuse
and mIslcad, and TO eyadc the law.
This year, however, the county com
missioncrs have put out their advertise
mcnt soliciting bids, including the ad
vcrtlsIng of the delinquent tax list. BY
so doing they abandon completely their
contention that they had n right TO
nave thls list printed in Il way unknown
to the law, without bids, and at a rate
which the law does not allow. ON n
basis not known to the law. and ON
system of computation which the law
does not and cannot recognize. To
charge by the inch and collect by de-
scription is impossible. 1t leads to
confusion that cannot be Strengthened
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07
MORE CONFUSION OF sMooT.

II appears that Smoot was ia sucI
and ofliciate in his usual capacity a
whipping boy for AIdrich, that h,
reported Beveridge' s tobacco amend
ment 10 the Senate. as from the Com
mlttee on Finance, when it .hadn t ever
been considered by that committee j
had been agreed 10 by a caucus of the
Republican members of the committee
but had not been before the committee
at all.
There S always something stupid like
this happening when Smoot is 10 thc
fore. His disastrous efforts to get bills
before the Senate in his first term. when
the Senators so numerically guycl
him on account Of their ridiculous form
will be recalled. His complete over.
throw when he undertook TO state the
price of razors was chucklingly set
forth editorially by Harper's s Weekly.
And inc has been punished mercilessly
and stood his punishment with the
heroic stolidity Of an fndian-by the
Senators who understood what they were
talking about when Smoot was merely
understa nding at it, during the course
of the long tariff debate.
And now. he springs on the Senate
the bogus proposition that the Com
mittee on Finance has agreed TO the
tobacco amendment proposed by Sen
ator Beverage. when it has not even
considered il. And, Of course. he was
promptly called down. Senator Daniel
of Virginia, q member Of that com
mittee. rose up and took notice at once.
when Smoot reported the amendment as
from the committee: he asked Smoof
if he had said the amendment had been
reported by the Committee on Finance
and Smoot said yes. Daniels promptly
said if WASH t so: that it was "suother
bogus report; that the committee had
not acted on the amendment. Aldrich
had to come TO the rescue of his "whip-
ping boy and gave notice OF a meet
ing of the Committee on Finance, at
which the amendment in question would
be taken mp.
What humiliation for Utah to be so
shabbily represented in the U. 6. Sen
ate! What humiliation to have Smoot
report thus and be overwhelmed with
confusion, in that he did not know the
difference between Republican com.
mittee caurus and formal meeting of
the committee! Poor Smoot, Poor
Utah. 10 have such confusion and ridi.
cule put upon 1T,
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out. and is IN additional aggravation
upon the original graft.
Just now the county commissioners
are undertaking TO defend. III the court,
their illegal graft of last year That
defense necessarily carries with If the
contention that what they did last year
was right and lawful. But if it was
cight and lawful last year. ii must be
right and lawful TO do the same thing
this year. But The commissioners con
cmde that il is not right and lawful to
do the same thing this year that they
did last and arc proceeding under
the law. which requires that The bids
printing and its Advertising including
the delinquent tax list. The fact that
the commissioners arc this year inviting
snch bids as the law provides, nccrs
Sarily implies an abandonment Of the
contention that their net last year in
this matter was lawful and right, it
IS nm admission that what they did last
year in this matter vas unlawful and
wrong, And so the commissioners are
handicapped in the defense of their I'M
lawful graft of last year, by their act
of this year in doing what the law re,
qurcs, viz, inviting bids. But in so
doing they cut the ground out from
their own feet in defending the suit
placed against them for last year
graft and robbery of the taxpayers, it
is wholesome lesson for those grafters,
and one that we hope will do them
good, and will be protective of the pub.
lie. The logical thing now for the COM
missoners to do, and the lawful thing
as we'll, is to confess judgment on the
suit laid against them, us their act this
year practically does, and dig up the
amount of money above the lawful
rate which they paid to their party
organ and restore that money to the
public treasury, + |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07

me me lucky corpse would become Adam
900 OF this new world.
M tne DitDiness of the endowment
mouse and the scandal OF plural "seal-
Ing for eternity. and emba rrassment OF
having more children than could be rec
| oTSs,llSed, were thus glossed over and sane =
- o,,'cu nh that whited scpulchcr. misguid
c cu, mesnE; Gncleans blatant. unctuous sy
aaUpp,,'n,. brigham Young, All this super
nuity OF naughtlncss was q bubble blown
'io'' one diseased stomach.
1t is understood that the Mormon
elders thercabout brought active pres
sure on the editor of the Democrat 10
nave HIM make retraction, but he re-
FUSED; and when they sought to fix the
responsibility Of what he wrote upon
keorganlzed elder, they failed
Aside from the hazy mists of brain
storm from which the Adam-God no.
tlon came. II would really seem amaz.
ing that any man of right mind would
want to play Adam in any world. For,
according TO the Biblical account,
Adam was whining sneak. lacking in
intelligence and resource in pitiful
degree, II seems that when he ate the
trult OF the tree of knowledge, what
yer u was, he lacked the intelligence
to eat also of the fruit Of the
tree of life, and become truly q
god living for ever. Who would
want to be such an Adam as
that' What possible attraction is there
to manly, yirile man. in being told
that he will have n godhead like that
and have n planet to he god TO, as
Adam is to this world1 What does it
amount 30 to Adam to be god of this
world, even conceding the silly fancy
TO be true that ne is so7 Who would
want to be such god, reviled by count
less generations Of his descendants as
the cause Of their fallen state, and held
IN utter contempt by every intelligent,
candid mind3 The idea of looking for
ward to future "glory' like that
would be about as attractive TO a robust
mind as acting the harlequin at a
play. What any one sees allur
ing IN IT is one Of the mysteries TO an
open mind; 1t is born Of befogged in
telhgence which revels in sensual de.
nels for unlimited tithes to be wrung
from an oppressed people and used to
live in luxury without accounting for
the rapacity which rakcs in the coin
But the kind of a god that Adam was
is about as contemplate as a voodoo
idol, and worthy of Just about as much
respect.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07
THE "ADAM-GoD" FANTASY

AS all newspaper readers knot, they
have an "Adam- God" case i'll Kansas
City, where vicious lunatic claimed
10 he ADAM and so the god Of this
world. The crude and llterate notion
that Adam is the god of our earth
sprang from the untaught brain of
Brigham Young, and seems 10 have
caught in harebrains elsewhere. 1t
made no particular trouble here TO pro
mulgate the nonsensical notion, but il
may make trouble yet, in case il lodges
in the brain Of some lunatic here as il
did in the brain of the vicious Kansas
City lunatic. But the fact that the
fantastic imagining came from Brigham
Young is recognized also in the region
where the Adam.God lunatic moved;
and it is dealt with vigorously by the
Daily Democrat, of Independence, which
connected the lunatic with Brigham
Young in this fashion:
The Adam God" delusion is a part Of
the scurrlous doctrine spread from the
rank and fertile mind of Brigham Young.
the polygamist Most people who live
awhile in Utah believe that Young con-
ceved and taught polygamy as divine
revelation because he thought the more
wives and offspring his male followers
had the more quickly the desert would be
populated with people. building up an
empire in land that did not then belong
TO the United States. lie and not Joseph
Smith evolved the doctrine OF polygamy
with all It's ndcceDcies. There Is as
much difference as far as the east is
from the west between a Latter-day
Saint and Brighamite Mormon as there
is between the order Of Mcchizedck I'm
the Old Testament and Brigham Young
Young taught that every man would
finally get To be god. There were many
gods. according to his teaching. A be-
licver built up ''hls Kingdoms and
thrones by marrying. Every new wife
gave him an opportunity 10 reincarnate
souls that were flying around waiting to
be born in the flesh, The more wives
the more blessed. When a man died he
would be given new world of which
there were an unlimited number out In
space. Then. taking his favorite wife.
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tice pities their Judgment That is.
ne thinks they arc honest, wclI-mcan-
ing donkeys. but do not realize the full
meaning of what they are doing. Which
is q sadly severe arraignment of that
court and one which may mean n cita-
tion for contempt 1t is stated that
the new trial Of the night-riders will
begin IN Union City next fall. But the
Attorney-Gemcral says that ne sees no
way TO ever fry the case again. The
probability is that he is right In which
case 1T will appear that the interference
OF the supreme Court has made legal
IN tennessee the night ridngs. the as
saSsInatlons, and the burning of houses
and warehouses, that the night riders
have committed. IT will be in vain for
the supreme Court TO plead that they
do not hold the acts of those nirht
riders to be legal For the effect of
thelr decision, joined with the criticism
Of the Attorney General on that decis-
ION, is 20 say that there is no law in
tennessee 10 punish those acts. And
"herc there is no law to punish the
acts, surely those acts must be legal.
And the discouraging feature of it all
IS that even were new trial had and
convection obtained. probably the SUI
preme Court would again find reasons
Tor reversal 1t is certainly true that
Jefferson S forecast of the danger of
an unrcstraned. irresponsible judiciary
may become very great in Republic;
and the history of much of the juris-
prudence In this country certainly vim
dlcates Jefferson S forecast and dread
in this respect.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07

One of the joyful things of the Mon.
day holiday was the receipt of the wei.
come news that the cots and tents
asked for from the Government will be
granted, the Senate having on that day
agreed to the House resolution allowing
the loan of these for the G.. A. R. Ma.
ronal Encampmeut, This fills want
about which Col. Sterrett. the encamp-
ment director, was beginning to get un-
easy, and ensures all needed sleeping
accommodations besides those which
can otherwise he supplied.
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other hand became affected and they
were like piece Of raw meat Then IL
came on my face, neck and under my
right arm so that / was unable to raise
my arm for two weeks. 1t became so
bad that ] was obliged to give up work.
About four months ago I started to
doctor and the doctor told me it was
eczema. So he told me to get -
month and they didn't do me one bit
of good SO l tried another doctor, Ha
gave me three different kinds Of medi-
cines, but ] was very much put out
when these remedies did not help me.
L was unable to sleep at night and 1
gave up all hope until L decided to try
the Cuticura Remedies. I used two
cakes OF Cuticura Soap, two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment and three bottles
OF Cuticura Resolvent and 1 am glad
to say l am cured. Miss Nora Shult2,
243 North Third ST.. Reading Pa, Jan,
and 7, 1902"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07

MILLS cOlLEGE.-OnlyW Woman's Col
lego on Pacific Coast Entrance and
graduation requirements equivalent TO
Stanford and University OF California
Curriculum especially adapted to needs Of
Western women. Training nts students
Tor teaching regular lines OF academic
work and offers special advantages for
music, theory and history OF art home
economics and library study. Well
equipped laboratories for science and ex-
perimental psychology Special attention
to health OF students. Outdoor life and
sports. Ideal climate and surroundings
3rd and 4th years Of College Preparatory
during l909-l0 Fall semester begins Aug
y. 1909. Address, Presidents Secretary.
Mills College p. O., California.
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