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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
PLOT TO REMOVE
 OLD PHYSICIAN IS BEATEN OUT
Governor Weeks Issues Statement Indicating that Dr. Robinson, of Noroton Soldiers Home, Will Not Be Disturbed.

As the result of a protest formulated h Bridgeport and addressed to SoSeI- Por Weeks, the physician at the Sol <<ers' Home. Noroton, who has been the incumbent for II years. will prob ably not be removed The plan to re place pr. Robinson originated. 1t IS said. with a member of the board or managers Of the home who lives in the upper part of the state. The man intended for the job is said to be the relative of another member of the board.
 About 40 men prominent in the c. A. R. in the State visited the Governor in the interest of pr. Robinson Among this city. The visit was brought about by the soldiers at the home who were indignant when they learned that their old friend was to be removed.
 Governor Weeks today. at his home in MIddIetown. denied emphaticarly that the meeting he held yesterday at the capitol with members of the Sol diers' Hospital board. which was also attended by number of members or the Grand Army of the Republic. was in the nature of a "hearing." The af- fair was simply in the nature of an in formal conference. he said. at which those interested had the opportunity to discuss with him the proposition of change in the incumbency of the office of the resident physician at the Soi- dferss Home at Noroton-
 Several of the delegation were fear full lest Dr. Robinson would be dropped and a great injustice might be done him. Governor Weeks said today. how ever, that he was not so sure that pr Robinson would be dropped from the position and that he had heard Of aD- solutely no charges having been made against him or his efficiency Cover nor weeks said the conference was en- tfrely informal and that if anything in the nature of investigation into the No- rotor Home is to be made it can be done later fin the proper way by the Soldiers Board
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

In his open letter demanding an investigation of the department of the interior Secretary Ballinger, without mentioning Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry service, specially directs attention to the necessity Of includ- ing that department in the inquiry. In writing to Senator Wesley L. Jones. Mir. Ballinger said, T have reason to believe that the pernicious activity of certain officers of the for estry service has been the source and inspiration of the charges against the interior department and its adminis- tration-" The secretary thus for the first time throws down the gage to MT. Pinchot and opens up. the most serious fight that has taken place un- der the Taft administration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
SENATOR'S MILLIONS
 HAVE DISAPPEARED

Naples. Dec 24.-The theft of s4.ooO,- GOO in cash and securities. part of the estate left by the late Senator Patani, was discovered today when the au- thorfties found the vault in which the securities were kept. empty.
 Following Patani's death the vault was officially sealed. pending the ap- pointment Of executors. There Is no clue to the thieves. Patani died in November and the thieves have prob ably had plenty of time to make good their escape l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

MT. and Mrs Edward F. Nevins have their daughter, Mrs James Kaiser and her husband with them over Christmas hoiidays- Mir and Mrs Kaiser live in Newark MT. Kaiser is a we'll known ball player. Miss Grace Purseglove of Northamp- ion. Mass, who is a niece of Mrs Nevins. win also spend the holidays in this city with her aunt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

Court onicer Christopher Finnegan and wife spent Christmas with rela- fives at St. James. l.. l. St. James fs the home of Mayor-elect Gaynor of New York who is personal friend of sfr ESunexau
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
THIS IS WORTH REMEMBERING.

1ust remember that Foley's Honey and Tar will cure it. Remember the name
 Foley's Honey and Tar. and refuse substitutes F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. local agents. stss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

Joseph ". Brennan. superintendent Of poor, and his family spent Christmas in Guilford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
INSTRUCTION.

REPAIRING-Now fs the time to have your plano put in per. feet condition Our workmen ars not busy and we can give you e very low figure now. Let us tell you how much it will cost Drop postal or Call Steinert's Piano Store. SIS Main St Le elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
FEMALE HELP WANTED

wANTED.-A competent cook with reference. 255 Park Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
AUCTION SALE

HIGHEST PRICES PAID for used furniture. carpets and store fixtures CO. 4< Union Square Tel. 16S6-3.
 D eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
DETECTIVE AGENCY

RoBINSON'S LICENSED DETEC- TIVE BUREAU-Civii and criminal Investigations in any city town Room 512 Carney Building. 43 Ire mont St.. Boston. Nathaniel c. Robinson. manager. Telephons Hay 12oo. H6s s'Ez4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

 -,A, 7Ihs Kind You Hsm AlSars Baus, .tas H>LNNZAl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
CARPET CLEANING

and Fun Rug Works Has Removed to 236 Stratford Ave
 O. W. WILCOX, Prop
 J. e. FLORIDA. Mgr. Telephone fS2s-s ..s23 6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
HOTELS
SWELL CAFES

LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUoHs with you weep and you weep alone. Stop at the Eagies' Nest for . smile Cor. East Weshington Ave. and No. Main St. T. T. RA- leigh. Prop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
PERSONAL

CARD READER--Advics on sfl af- fatra. zSc- MrA Levy. S7l Madisou Ave. 9th houss above North Ave
 0es tE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

TO RENT-Typewrfters underwood Remington. Smith, Oliver. etc, ai Auliins' Typewriter Exchange. 1si State St B 20 s1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Typewriters all make A new and second hand Mullins Typewriter Exchange. 15s State Sc
 Bzo elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
LAUNDRIES

OPEN AIR DRYING-ramfIy wash-
 ing. ironing taken by week. Park City Hand Laundry. ls3 Newfield
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

CoRsErS to make thin people to look plump Corsets to make stout people look slender. Mrs. Hastings Corset Shop. 1898 Main St.. foot of High St. l. IF n-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
SHOES

NEW AND SECOND HAND Shoes fse eaie Repairing neatly and prcmpe-
 Iy done at lowest prfces- Nathan
 Hartman. n 6tats sfrset C l q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27
ROOMS TO LET

TO RENTING rooms all improve ments, Is0 Whitney avenue.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-27

g.oo CORsETS 5sc. s15o corsets esc. l-75 corsets 79c. Mrs. Hastings Cor
 set Shop. 1898 Main St.. foot of High
 St. L12s tf-
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
DR.. HALE'S RECOLLECTI0Ns OF
THE WHITE HOUSE IN l841

AT the approach of his eightieth
birthday shortly after his retirement
from his pastorate in Boston, and a
year before he was made chaplain
of the Senate, DR.. Hale visited
Washington and was invited to
luncheon at the White House. He
had not been in that historic build
ing for perhaps year or two; and
while waiting for the President to
appear he entertained the present
writer with some of the delightful
recollections which made his CONVEX
sation always charming and note
worthy. He spoke of Washington
as it was in 1910. He had been
interested in the political campaign
of that year, which resulted in the
election of Harrison and Tyler.
Happening to lift his eyes, in the
room where he was waiting, to the
portraits of President Tyler and
Mrs. Tyler, he recalled the time
when it was his custom to drop in
very often in the afternoon to
have cup of tea with the lady of
the White House. This was in 1S41,
Harrison having died few weeks
after his inauguration in March of
that year. DR.. Hale's picture of
the pleasant simplicity of life at the
White House when he was a
Washington correspondent sixty
eight years ago, was as detailed
and vivid as if he were portraying
something that had happened the
day before.
But this was not the end of DR..
Hale's "reminiscences of Mrs. Tyler,
apropos of the portrait hanging on
the wall before him. Twenty years
later, in 1861, he was attached to
the personal staff of General
Benjamin F. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts,in the capacity of secretary,
and had had charge of General
Buffers correspondence. General
Butler was on the James River in
Virginia. One day he received a
letter from an irate lady complain
ing that the Federal troops were
milking the cows on her plantation.
The lady proved to be Mrs. Tyler,
widow of the former President,
who had been kind to the youthful
Hale at Washington in the early
forties. Of course, DR.. Hale was
glad to follow General Buffers in
structions, and not only to express
regret, but to give Mrs. Tyler every
assurance that her plantation should
be unmolested-From DR.. Edward
Everett Hale" in the American
Review of Reviews for July.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
THE PHILOSOPHER AILS

The Philosopher had appendicitis.
There was no doubt about it. The
pain was on the right side, and it
was the right pain.
He was, of course, highly alarmed,
but nevertheless thoughtful.
Bless mel" he said, Il can't af-
ford an operation. My life is not
worth what it would cost"
He resolved to die. AS he thought
upon his affairs he encountered the
item of life insurance. He would
leave his family $4,000. AS he
contemplated that to him great but
posthumous sum, very character
istic idea hit him like a meteorite.
His life insurance company could
not afford to let him die!
by Jove!" he exclaimed.
He went to the phone. Was this
the life insurance company? 1t was.
Would the manager come to the
phone? He would. Was this the
manager? 1t was. Very well. He,
a comparatively young man insured
by the company in the sum of
$4,000, had just been taken with
appendicitis. An operation would
cost him goodness knew what. His
life was not worth it to anybody
but the insurance company. Would
the insurance company pay for the
operation? If not, he would die,
and the company could pay the
$40, 900 if it chose. Did the mana
ger understand? He did. All right;
he could take it or leave it, just as
he liked.
The Philosopher hung up the
phone. An hour passed, and an
drove up. He was to go
to the hospital at once.
He thought so.-St. Louis Post
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
A Telearam That Talked.

At one time when George Drew
Barrymore was playing in San Fran
cisco fabulous sum was offered her
by a local theater for her services for
a few weeks. The offer was exceed
ingly tempting, but her contract with
Charles Frohman stood In the way.
However, on the nothing-venture-noth-
ing-won theory, she telegraphed de-
tailed statement Of the offer she had
received to Frohman in New York, eX-
planned how anxious she was to ac-
cept 1t and wound up with the plea,
"Will you release me-" In due course
of time she received the following tele-
gram in answer:
Mrs. George Drew Barrymore. Palace
Hotel, San Francisco:
Mol CHARLES FROHMAN.
Albeit disappointed, Mrs. Barrymore
at once sent this characteristic reply:
Charles Frohman. New York City:
Oil
GEoRGIE DREW BARRYMORE.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Doina Double Duty.

ut was one Of those sleepy. one
horse, back water towns, like Squash"
said congressman. describing at a
Hot Springs dinner town that he dis
liked.
Squash is the limit. A gentleman
arrived there the other day and want
ed hair cut. He found the barber
shop and, after shaking the barber
vigorously, managed to awaken him.
"'How long will it take you to cut
my hair, barberp he asked.
"'Not long, boss said the barber.
"And he rose, yawned and stretched
himself. Then he called upstairs to
his wife:
"'Hey, send the kid down to the
newspaper office to tell the editor !
want my scissors just as soon as he's
done editin' tho paper. There's a gent
here waitin' for n hair cut '"-Wash-
tngton Star.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Busy Days In
the Justices Court

AS result of too much patriot
ism that filled their souls to over
flowing with enthusiasm, the kind
that enebriates, during the three
days celebration, several individuals
came back to life again before the
bars of justice on Tuesday, and also
to realization that the way of
the transgressor is hard.
Those who participated in the
ceremony of giving up cash in ex-
change for their exuberance of
spirits during the celebration, are
noted here, as follows.
Arthur Ellis, disorderly conduct,
fined $500.
Ygnacio Burricia, disorderly con-
duct, fined $1,000.
Earl Eldredge, disorderly con-
duct, fined $500,
William Bingham, disorderly con-
duct, fined $500.
Miguel Flores, disorderly con-
duct, fined $500.
H. B. Nerfen, disorderly conduct,
fined $1,000.
Rafael Machichi, charged with
larcency from the person of D.
Jurado, was found guilty and fined
$4,000, or sixty days in Jail. Rafael,
not having the dough" to pay his
fine, was taken to the county jail at
Solomonvi!le Wednesday, where he
will spend the summer months Ian.
gushing behind the bars.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
The French Guide Is q Public Pest.

Paris has produced species which
is the lowest embodiment Of sentient
being. 1t is the guide" The guide is
an evolutionary "throwback," rever-
sion to type. You must go deep into
the muck heap whence the race has
risen to find his prototype-back of
the ape, back Of the tiger, back Of the
shouting hog, though he partakes Of
the nature Of all Of these, to the dim
ages when nameless troglodytes tread
ed In cold lethargy the primordial
slime. Somewhere In that category
belongs the Paris guide. Interminably
these ghosts Of dead decencies squeak
and gibber in the streets of the city
Golfers
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
WEBSTER AND CH0ATE.
The Latter a Rapid Fire Maxim, Tho
Former a Thirteen Inch Gun.

"Probably no educational institution
In our country has ever graduated two
more eminent and eloquent lawyers
than old Dartmouth college gave us
In Daniel Webster and Rufus Choate,'
says a writer In Our Dumb Animals.
ut was my privilege as member Of
the Suffolk bar to attend many years
ago the trial Of one Of the most i'm
portant cases Of the year in our su-
preme judicial court at Boston.
ION the two sides were arrayed
some half dozen Of our most emf
nent lawyers. Daniel Webster and
Rufus Choate, as 1t happened, were on
the same side.
"a hostile witness was put on by
the other side, some of whose evidence
was of the utmost Importance to Web
ster and Choate, If 1t could. be OBJ
tained, and Choate undertook the task
of obtaining II. No man at our bar
had more profound skill in cross ex-
animation, and the questions he put
to the witness were like the fire of a
Maxim gun, but In every instance he
failed to get the evidence he wanted
and finally sat down In despair.
"Then Webster, who had been sitting
in his great armchair, apparently about
half asleep, as though taking no inter
est In the case whatever, slowly arose
to his feet, put his great eyes on the
hostile witness. asked him in the most
serious tone single question and
brought instantly the required answer
Then as quietly he sat down and ap-
parently went about half asleep again.
II was scene photographed on my
mind, never to be forgotten.
''The difference between Webster
and Choate cannot better be explained
as 1t rests in my mind than to COM
pare Choate to a Maxim gun raining
bullets of eloquence wherever he chose
and Webster to a great gun that can
send out q thirteen inch shell to pene-
trate an ironclad.
ut was wonderful to listen to
Choate. 1 remember a case In which
an ordinary lawyer would have sim
ply said to the court that he moved
postponement of the case because wit
ness So-and.so was SICK but In this
case Choate arose and commenced by
saying that his important witness was
on bed of sickness and perhaps a
bed Of death and so went whirling up
almost to the skies on this simple mo-
tion. to the great interest Of everybody
that heard him.
"Our old chief justice, Judge Shaw,
one Of the greatest lawyers of his
time, was a plain, practical man. and
looked in his old age as he sat on the
bench somewhat like Chinese idol,
and he used to frequently cut off Mr..
Choate's eloquence by calling him back
to the plain facts"
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
The Reconciliation.

The doctor was soon at the child's
bedside. Remedies were administered;
then the agonized pair watched the
fight for life-skill and vitality ON one
side, fierce disease on the other. When
at last the struggle ceased, the gray
dawn of day was looking in at the
window. Life had won. The child
slept.
"She Is all right now," said the doc
tor, shaking the mans hand, which
had gripped his, and feeling his heart
grow warm under the look of mute
gratitude the woman turned upon
him.
When he had gone the two stood
side by side at the baby's crib, listen
ing to her regular breathing. Then,
with one accord, they turned and kiss
ed each other. And in that kiss the
icy barrier between them melted away.
Atlanta Constitution.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
A lono Snail of Dutv-

A Scotsman had come to London on
his way to India and for a few days
had time to amuse himself by sight
seeing before his departure, says Os-
car Ramsay in his "Reminiscences" :"
He had been much struck with the ap-
pearance Of the mounted sentinels Of
the horse guards, Whitehall, and bore
them In remembrance during his east
ern soJourn. On his return after pc
riod Of thirty years, on passing the
horse guards. he looked up to one, and
seeing him, as he thought, unchanged
as to horse, position and accouter-
ments, he exclaimed, "Od, freend, ye
hae had a lang spell ont sim left"
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
A MISNAMED EXHIBIT.
Brings Joy to tho Museum Visitors
and Worries the Curator.

and Worries the Curator
A curator at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art is threatened with insan-
ity, the cause being a small misnamed
exhibit in the gallery outside his office
door.
Twenty times day" declared the
harassed man, "people discover that
that china statuette out In the Frank.
lin collection is named General Wash
ington instead Of Benjamin Franklin
Then they burst in here and announce
their discovery and wonder that no
one ever noticed It before. Half my
time is spent in explaining that we
know 1t well. that 1t was simply mis-
take Of the potter who labeled 1t in
France over century ago and that we
cannot change 1t nor wouldn't If we
could.
"Of course | tell them this cour-
teously and patiently, and you know
what strain that Is when you are
going over the same thing for the
thousandth time! I'd latch the door.
only there are too many employees
seeking me all day long, so here
must sit and listen to the names Of
George Washington and Benjamin
Franklin repeated a million times till
wish that neither of those glorious
patriots had ever lived. And it's driv-
ing me insane, tell you; it's driving
me insanew
Just then the door opened and lady
popped In with:
There's a statue out here named
General Washington, but I'm sure
And the weary curator, being south
erner, rose smilingly to his task.-New
York Times.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
PROGRESS IN CUBA,

With the beginning of the pres
ent fiscal year the Republic of
Cuba established Bureau of Infor-
nation, President Gomez appoint
ing Leon j. Canoya, an American
newspaper man, who has resided In
Cuba eleven years and has 4 vide
acquaintance with the Island, as It's
director.
Parties wishing information of
any nature concerning Cuba can OBJ
tain same, free of charge, by writ
ing to Leon j. Canova, U. and /.
Bureau, Utility and Information
Bureau Department of Agricul-
ture, Commerce and Labor, Ha-
vana, Cuba.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
POWER OF ONE VOTE.
A Single Ballot Has Often Decided an
Important Contest.

In the Continental congress of 1775
Benjamin Harrison defeated John
Hancock by one vote for the presiding
office. But the Virginian insisted on a
new ballot and by his own vote chose
Hancock.
In 1884 the illness of one delegate
from New Jersey kept slavery out Of
states admitted to the Union after
1900 and thus confined the civil war
contestants to the south Atlantic
states.
July %, 17SS, one vote ratified the
constitution after the famous debate
between Madison and Henry at Rich
mond. The next day the debate be-
tween Hamilton and Clinton ended
with New York following suit. In 100
Rhode Island came in with an equally
small margin.
Alexander Hamilton swung one vote
to Thomas Jefferson In the electoral
college Of 1900, thus breaking a dead
lock after thirty-six ballots and de-
feating Aaron Burr. This really be-
gan the feud which cost Hamilton his
life on the Palisades at Weehawken.
In 1908 Jesse Thomas by his own
vote went to congress from the In.
diana district He succeeded in NOV
ing the northern boundary of Illinois
fifty miles north, thus giving 1t lake
outlet. Had Illinois been united com.
mercially with the south and her in
terests tinged with southern ideas the
election of Lincoln could never have
taken place, and the whole history Of
the country would have been different.
May 20, 1868, the senate of the Unit
ed States declared against the i'm
peachment Of Andrew Johnson by one
vote, 35 to 10. when two-thirds were
necessary to decide.-Chicago Journal
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
GLOBE SIGHTS.

How tired we get of each other
Why do people enjoy being mean
Be genial. But don't be toe
genial.
No woman can work without
Shaving"
Having fun is dismal business
after you pass SO.
1t is rare person who appreciates
anything a great while.
Men always admire a woman who
wears white underskirts.
Every man must do a certain
amount of whining to some woman.
II dances are SO enjoyable. why
don't married people attend them?
If you want to please your friend
get through talking so he can begin.
There is not much demand for
people with abnormal nerve, except
as book agents.
Refuse to worry, and you have
accomplished one of the greatest
things in the world.
Whenever a new widow comes to
town to visit, all the old bachelors
take little longer to dress.
If you are at all "touchy' do not
have any friends; they will always
be hurting your feelings.
Every man hates the thought that
his wife's patience is the outgrowth
of trying to get along with him.
A busy body never has any time
to attend to his own affairs, and is
always unsuccessful and shiftless.
That land" said brakemen to-
day, speaking of rough land below
town, wouldn't raise blacksnakes." "
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Services at the
M z. Church

The regular Sunday School SER
vices, from 1000 to HOO o'clock a.
M, will be held at the M. E.
Church next Sunday. Preaching at
HOO o'clock services.
A union children's service will be
held at o'clock p. m, under the
leadership of Rev. R. j. McElrath,
Of Wilcox Arizona.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Mutual Surprise,

They stood beneath the mistletoe.
She was justly resentful Of what he
had done.
How dare you kiss me?" she ex-
claimed. III never was so surprised in
all my life!'
Neither was l." he replied contrite.
ly II thought 1t was your younger
sister. Chicago Post.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09

We have about thirty-fve differ
ent samples of carpet in Brussels,
Administer and Velvet. See us be-
fore buying your carpet or made-to-
order rug. 0lney-ljams Furniture
Company. lS-2t
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
a klndpess done to the GOOD is nevcs
iost.-Pls,itus
a Hypocrioo.

Eattle willie--Say, pa, what Is a hyp-
ocrite? Pa-A hypocrite, my son, is
man who publicly thanks the Lord
for bis success and then gets mad ey-
cry time anybody insinuates that he
isn't mainly responsible for II himself.
Chicago News.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Notice 10 ella Valley Farmers

We will do your exchange busi-
ness, treat you right, and make as
good flour as can be made of Sonora
wheat. The mill is running, and
YOUR patronage solicited.
2O-2t FT. THOMAS MILLING Co.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Forbidden Fruit.

Your luncheons are always so sue
cessful, Mrs. Penrhyn-Paget. Do tell
me how you select your menus"
"Oh, you see. the doctor has given
me a printed list Of things mustn't
eat, and I choose the dishes from
that. ."-Wunan's Home Companion.
Graham guardian., 1909-07-09
Work of County
Recorders Office

By comparing the work in the
County Recorders office the first
six months of 1909 and the first six
months of 1908, the reports show
the following: