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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

The troubles OF Abdul Hamid
have Just begun. Another batch
Of 80 wives has been forwarded to
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

Count that night los, whose ris-
ing sun secs not some hoIdup Job
VOL done. or words to that effect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

Neither happiness nor misery can
hs Judged b. the sise u = bank ao-
count
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

Tho greatest pleasure q Eifi gets
out Of being married 10 10 fsffnin
from sending Invitations to nome
other Girls
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

Wheat King patten IL beginning
TO suspect that reporters also are
smenable to the law Of supply and
demand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

flames ladder Ia hardest 70 those
who hata been on tho top and have
fallen off
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

Are you looking for a lodging
housel See ou. business chance
column, zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

ass Many a msn uses his FsiiEion
a. cloak
Ne. Yes it'a too had a woman
can't unn her hat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

raihsf be riEht than be happy
ftemoraa IL what We thiat other
pepple ought 10 feel for thalf sins.
The maa Eha londs his Influence
10 Tho ehufch naturally ksepa Lent.
Neither happiness nor misery can
~ JUDGED ~ the sise u bank ao-
famsH ladder 10 hardest 20 those
who hHta been on tho top and have
fallen Oft
The mare female relatives = mar.
find man has tho less chance be has
or naming tie first baby,
hhe MANY a man uses his faiiKlon
iie Yes it'a too had a woman
can't use her nat
A man tryine 90 aaw on button
u almost aa distressing siEtt a. a
saman trying 20 sharpen lead pen
~.
The only reason uOmp men hAve
Tor being convinced they will usYar
dla with ihsiF boots on IL that they
wear shoes
rally PlnkiiEhts-w what's the mat
Tor with the enmedinnf tie was away
on IN hlH drunken aCaHe
Fanny Iantilrhts=fHA4 he acted
a. though he had been drinking.
Hfta no usa 10 cry over spilled
milk quoted the Wisa Guy.
Yes. and it's no use TO cry over
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

A man trying 90 Jaw on . buttan
~ almost ne distressing . siEii a. a
seman trying 20 sharpen lead pen.
a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-17

The only reason some men have
Tor being convinced they will nsvsr
Ola with fhsif boots on IL that they
wear shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25

the NJ. E. Church South. at which time
an address on the work done by similar
leagues elsewhere will be made by DR.. s.
w. Fletcher of the Virginia agricultural
experiment station, Blacksburg, Va. The
league has already named its officers who
will serve for the coming year. The
various city officials have been invited to
be present at the lecture.
Winter w. Harris. oolored, will be given
q preliminary hearing this afternoon be-
fore United States Commissioner r. p
w. Garnett on a charge of sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails. He will
i'm all probability be held for the action of
the grand jury. Harris was arrested at
Manassas. Va. Monday last.
In the corporation court today. Judge
L. C. Barley presiding. i'm the case Of Julia
A. Whiting against Nellie A. Whiting a
decree was entered confirming sale of
property on Columbus street between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25

nv Rev 7 l.. Evans. The afternoon SEES
sion convened at $50 O'Clock. with Rev.
S. II. Brown presiding. A lecture was de-
livered by Rev ]. ". f. Bowen. d. D:
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. G. w w. Jenkins. At the night
session Rev. J. B. Hopkins will preside.
and devotional exercises will be conducted
by Rev j. r. Moten. Addresses will be
made by Revs. George NJ. Fowles and j.
W. +. Bowen, D. ID. Music at the evening
session will be furnished by the EoenezeI
Baptist Church choir.
Rev 8. II. Norwood of Frederick. Md.
was elected. conference secretary. The
assistant secretaries are ]. NJ. Beane. w.
T.. jefferson. J. Fl. f. Carter: statistical
secretary w. S. Jackson: conference
treasurer. NJ. w. Clair.
r. Y. Paff. mayor of Alexandria. intro
duced by the bishop. at the opening yes
terday delivered the welcome address
upon the part of the city; Rev. w. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25

Duke and Prince streets TO w. b. Smoot
A decree confirming the sale was also en-
tered in the case of Conway Kelly against
Lena b. Foster and others to Peter j.
Pullman and appointing Gardner L. Boothe
commissioner to transfer property.
Pure Food Exposition.
Several hundred people last night at
tended the opening of the pure food inaus-
trial exposition at Armory Hall. The
thirty-five booths were resplendent with
decorations and highly Illuminated An
endless variety of sample food products
was distributed and samples of prepared
foods were also served. The affair was
opened with an address by Representative
c. c. Carin.
The condition of John Bullock. who wa 5
shot Saturday last, continues to improve.
At the Alexandria Hospital today il 10
stated he is rapidly recovering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25
Funeral of Martin Morgan.

Funeral services for Martin Morgan.
local building contractor. who died at his
nc sidcnce. Sa5 o street northwest. after
Al Illness of two months. were held this
MORNING After private services at the
boasn mass was celebrated in the Church
IF tIic Immaculate Conception. Sth and n
streets. Rev Father T.. j. Connolly offici
atlna. Members Of the knights of Column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25

Thompson. on behalf of Alexandria dis
trct. and Rev. ]. w. Colbert on behalf Of
the church. Responses on the part of the
conference were made by Rev. DR.. j. w.
E. Bowen and Bishop Berry On motion
of DR.. Thomas. the secretary was in
structed to wire fraternal message to
Lexington conference. now i'm session
Rev. DR.. Hingeley of Chicago, secretary
of the board of conference claimants. was
introduced. and explained to the confer
|ence the plan adopted by the general con-
ference. The following were introduced:
Revs. w. Fl. Brooks of New York c. G.
Jacobs of South Carolina. Truitt of the
Baptist Church. Davage of New Orleans.
J. G. Penn of Atlanta, Ga.
Civic Improvement League.
Arrangements have been made for a
meeting of the Civic Improvement League
which will he held tomorrow night al 8
o'clock at the Young Peoples building Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25

government test Of the scrapines
from the bottom of a spring upon the
farm OF Walter Reynolds OF the eighth
district. near Rising Sun. Md. upon
which gold was recently discovered, re-
ports 20 per cent ore and per cent
silver. Capitalists will mine the vein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25

bus. of which Mr.. Morgan was an active
member, had charge of the services and
acted as pallbearers. Tnterment was made
in Mount Olivet cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25
A. M. Z. Conference.

The second day of the forty-sixth ses-
sion of the Washington annual confer
ence of the A. NJ. f. Church convened at
q O'Clock this morning at. Roberts Chapel.
and was opened with devotional exercises
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
May We'd inEs.

May weddings are supposed by many persons to be unlucky. It is heritage from the ancient Romans. A May bride, says Ovid, is short lived, his explanation being that the month tn- cluded the celebration of the Lemuria in honor of the dead. Apart from any evil omen, such a time of mourning would interfere with the bathing and toilet arrangements that were proper preliminaries to weddings. Plutarch suggests that, as April was the month of Venus and June that of Juno, to se- lect May was to slight those nuptial goddesses and that June, as the month of the young Guniores), was preferable to May, the month of the old (majores). Ovid's ''Mense malas maio nubere vul- gus ait" (there is a popular saying that wicked women wed in May was in scribed on the gate of Holyrood when Mary, queen of Scots, married Both we'll in May, 1887. What followed Scottish belief in Mays unluckiness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
preserving them in a sound condition

preserving them in a sound condition for an indefinite time, even though they are the poorest and naturally least durable woods.
 Decay is not a simple process like the crumbling of stone or the rusting of iron. It is caused by low forms Of plant life which thoroughly permeate the wood, discolor it and cause it to become disconnected and rotten" To preserve the timber in a thoroughly sound condition, it is only necessary to render the wood unfit for the growth of these organisms This is done by injecting into 1t substances poisonous to plant life.
 One of the most widely used pre- servatives is creosote, one of the by products of coal tar. When it is in- jected into the wood, decay will be re- tarded indefinitely and an old-field pine or a cottonwood fence post when properly treated will easily give life of twenty years or longer. Such preservative treatment costs about ten cents per post. The creosote can be applied by painting the wood with brush or dipping it into the liquid. but much better results will be obtained if it is actually injected into the wood instead of merely coating the outside. If the s'brush" method, or painting. is used the creoSote should be applied at a temperature of about 1S0 degrees F. Two coats should be given at least twenty-four hours apart. If the posts are dipped directly into the preserva- tive, the creosote should be heated to about the same temperature. The best results of all can be obtained by first heating the posts in a bath of hot creosote and then either transferring them quickly to a bath of creosote at a lower temperature. or else shutting off the heat and allowing the posts to remain in the oil as it coo1s. By such a method, the sapwood will become thoroughly permeated with the creo- sote. Full details and specific direc- tions for the treatment ~of different kinds of posts may be obtained by ap- plication to the Forester. Washington, D. C.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
VIEWPOINT.

The button business of F. F. and M. F. Grove of Botsford, has been formed and incorporated, with a cap- | ital of fifteen thousand dollars. The stockholders of the Grove Keane But ton Co.,, are: P. F. and M. F. Grove and M. E. Keane.
 John Madigan is enjoying a few days in Washington. Conn. -.- MT. and Mrs Michael Finnen and MT. and Mrs. John Brown and daugh- ter Genevieve of Bridgeport were guests over the holiday, of Mrs. F. F. Gaffney of Walnut Tree Hill.
 Dr. and Mrs William Mclaughlin of Bridgeport passed Sunday and Mon day in town.
 MT. and Mrs. T. J. Corbett are en- tertaining Miss Christina Daley of New Haven. .%
 Gordon Driscoll of Philadelphia is the guest of his mother, Mrs. William Drisco1 of Walnut Tree Hill.
 MT. and Mrs Stephen Horan of Bridgeport called on friends in town Sunday, making the trip in their au- tomobile.
 Frederick Duncombe of Mt. Vernon. N. Y., and Miss Julia B. Duncombe of Bridgeport were holiday guests Of Mrs. George F. Duncombe, Gustavus Carlson made a flying trip to Bridge port, yesterday.
 The usual Fourth of July dance was held at the Inn Monday evening in which a large number of the towns people as well as the guests partici- pated- Delightful music was render ed by three members of Jerome Mays orchestra of Bridgeport.
 Miss Augusta M. Campbell has re- turned from, visit with friends in New Haven.
 Whittier Cameron of Brooklyn, N. r.. is the guest of Miss Julia A. De Vries of Mt. Pleasant.
 Miss B. Frances Honan passed Sum- day at her home in Taunton
 Misses Ella Curnan and Catherine Keane of Bridgeport were holiday
 Trinity Notes:-Rev. J. H. George took his text from the Judges, 17th chapter, 9th verse, subject, "Israel's training in liberty for law The La dies Guild will meet at the rectory Friday at 2:30. p. m. to work for the Guild Sale to be held August A.
 Congregational Notes.-Rev Alexan- der Steele preached from St. Mary 16-7 Sunday, Communion day. The Christian Endeavor was lead by Al lison P. Smith the topic being "Pa- triotism"
 A fine entertainment for the benefit of St. Roses Church will be given by St. Hoses Dramatic Club under tbe direction of Edward PitzschIer in the Town Hall July Is. Rehearsals are now being held and a delightful even ing is anticipated.
 Numerous displays of fireworks were SOCh OiA 4NCWlOWH street ana vicinity also at Sandy Hook Monday evening. The latter could be seen to good ad- vantage from the hill top. The street early in the evening presented a bril- liant appearance and the whole day was ans ideal one with perfect wealth CT. Bon fires blazed all around about g o'clock with red lights intermingled. Sunday was very quiet until midnight when the boys entertained for a time with the ringing of church bells and firing of blank cartridges, etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
STAMFORD
Hhe Poofatuck Races-vfsitors in
 Town-The Next Grange Meeting Camping Out-Personal Mention.

. The Pootatuck Yacht Club races yes sferday afternoon were largely attend
 ed and proved to be very pretty Id entertaining. The surface of the Housatonics was crowded with sail boats, motor and row boats, while the club house and the adjoining shores were thronged with hundreds of spec tators. The sailing contest came off first and was won by MT. Wells in i1S; other boats coming in as follows: Peck, 1-20; w. Wheeler, 1:29; M. B. Russell. 1:31, and B. Sammis, 1:33. The motor boat race with motors above 31s horse power was won as follows: Con verse, 26:06; Stagg. 26:42; Futile. 27 :03; M Taggart, 27:1S. In the race for motor boats below 31z horse power the race resulted as follows: Uncle. More house." 15I1; H. F. Stagg, 16:46; l.. Wells, ,17:04. The race after a duck proved to be very exciting. Seven young men plunged into the water and headed for the duck The bird man aged to keep away from the boys, and led them a long chase out into the river Being surroudned by boats the
 duck turned towards the shore, and finally swam under the float. Here it was captured by Tom Conine. There were five or six contestants for a
 b1indfoIded race of row boats across the river. This was won by Fred
 Lewis. with young Beardsley a close
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
O@ GoE Bears the 1Ihe Kind You Haze Always Bought
PRESERVING FENCE

POSTS FROM DECAY.
 Every farmer is familiar with the rotting of his fence posts at the sur face of the ground. The labor of re- placing them and how to secure new and durable posts are sources of con- stant annoyance and expense. Even the more durable woods, such as chestnut, white oak and cedar decay in eight or ten years.t It is true that there are a few kinds of wood in the United States, such as locust and osage-orange, which give much longer service, but their supply, never very large. is rapidly becoming exhausted, and the farmer must now look to some other source for his posts. Perhaps directly on his farm there may be a patch of woods which includes such trees as black oak, birch. maple or pine, and cottonwoods and willows may grow along the banks of his streams. These are trees which here tofore have been thought of little or no use for posts, because of the rapid fty with which they are attacked by decay. In their natural condition, they will rot in two of three years-too soon to pay for the labor or setting them. The Forest Service in it's study of pro- longing the life of fence posts has found cheap and simple methods of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
second Kenneth Peck made a good

second Kenneth Peck made a good trip across, but struck the opposite bank too far below the flag. Some of the young men rowed in a circle: one ran into coal barge on the shore from which he started. At 5:30 a luncheon was served by the club and all visitors were invited to partake During the races the owners of motor boats took out loads of women and children for a spin on the river. and these were we'll patronized. Altogether a delightful afternoon was spent.
 Frank Dorman returned to Worces- ter yesterday after spending the holi- days home.
 Yesterday MT. Edwin Dufour gave his annual clambake at his place on the Ferry Road to some 40 guests. A bountiful repast was served and a very enjoyable" time was had.
 MT. Samuel Diokenson of Brooklyn came to town to spending the Fourth with his parents. .fr
 MT. Anderson, of Brooklyn is the guest of Mrs. Beebe. @1 l-c ar'
 According to the program the next meeting of the Housatonic grange should be an interesting one. Mrs. J. EHolmes Is to read a paper on Noted Sons and Daughters of Our Town" and there are good manv.- some of whom are living; MT. J. Henry Blake man will speak on the questions: 'iDoes the Flag Mean as Much to Us As to the Boys of '61?", and there will be patriotic readings by Daniel Will Hams, Mrs F. L. Palmer and Mrs. G. A. Porter. to wind up with patriotic music.
 MT. and Mrs. John D. Wells an- nounce the. engagement of their daugh- ter, Celia Wood. to MT. Paul P. Good ell, son of MT. and Mrs. Clarence Goodell of East Broadway. -'-8s
 Among the young ladies who have been spending a few days at Sunny Hill Cabin, Huntington road. are the Misses Emma G., Florance and Edith Allen, Florence F'arrer. Lila E. Jud- son, Ethel Lowndes and Gertrude Langdon.
 Miss Harriet Smith, once a resident of this town, is engaged to MT. Hawley of Brookfield.
 Mrs. Edward A1vord has for a guest Mrs. A. A. Markham of Willimantic.
 Kenneth Peck is home safe and sound from his perilous cruise on the great waters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06

MT. and Mrs. Charles Hay have re- turned from the Compo Inn to Phila- delphia,z
 Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr, has been visiting Rev. and Mrs. Warren Landers at GilbertvIle. Mass.
 A handsome monument has been placed over the grave of Joel Perry in the Hull cemetery.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel N. Harwood, of Hampton Roads. Va. are visiting in town.
 The Boys Club, of Greens Farms, took a sail to Port Jefferson, yester- day.
 A daughter has been born to MT. and Mrs. Jesse Hayden, of Compo Beach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
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Races-Suit Against Her Husband MT. Boyden MarrieS-Harness and Auto Stolen-Newest Personals.

Auto Stolen-Newest Personals.
 It is reported that a number of local trolley men have been induced to sign promissory notes for book which they do not want. A slick promoter for a Chicago publishing house did the job.
 Mrs. Oscar Smith is visiting in Plain well, Mich. She hopes to return soon bringing her sister along also.
 Mrs Frances Jennings Webster, who has been married three times before, has brought suit against her husband Harry Webster, to recover property on Lincoln street, valued at s2 800 Soon after marriage she turned the real estate over to her husband, and now she wishes to take 1t back
 MT. George H. Boyden the young principal of the Staples High school, was married on the 1st inst, at Bowls ton. Mass. to Miss Dodge of that town. The wedding was the first one at Boylston for 13 years, and the cere- monY was performed by the brides father who is the pastor
 The two sets of double harness stolen some time ago from Gault Brothers have been found in a swamp in Red ding >
 Four students from this town have just graduated from the Merrill col lege at Stamford, Misses Airline Gault and Reba Smith, and Willis and Percy Banks
 A new Franklin auto recently stolen from MT Linsley Corsa, has been found in a. damaged condition near Jelliffe Hill in Georgetown
 Dr. and Mrs. D. w. Mcfarland have returned home from a trip to Europe
 MT. Kenneth Gerard Mackenzie has received from Yale the degree of Mas ter of Science. He is an analytic chemist.
 The festival recently given by the Congregational church realized some $2O
 Mrs. Neil Mitchell of Compo Beach is entertaining Miss A. N. Lewis and Mrs. Hope Borden.
 Julian P. Burr. son of MT. A. T, Burr, is one of our local eraduatea from the Sheffield Scientific school. -i MT. Martin Godfrey. who left town suddenly. has been heard from in St. Louis.
 The ladies of the Greens Farms church took in some $25 at their recent strawberry festival.
 MT. William Northrop of the post office. is off on his annual vacation.
 This evening, at the house Of Mrs. Edward Sturges. Riverside avenue, the Epworth League will hold social meeting.
 Mrs. c. J. Underwood is to open a millinery store in town.
 Lieut.. w. E. Smith has returned to his duties in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
An Altered Case.

Ascum-Have you seen anything of Higgins lately? Doctor-Yes. I pre- scribed trip to Europe for him only this morning. Ascum-Indeed! He's getting wealthy, isn't he? Doctor We'll, I can remember when I used to prescribe for him simply a dose of SO dium bromide for the same complaint
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-06
A Prudent Suggestion,

Many people have suffered embar- rassment because of their social aspira- tions."
 "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. Be fore you insist on getting into the swim you want to make quite sure you are a swimmer. Star
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

Prcsident-elect Taft is eminently
correct In asking that the so-called
"old-maid" be given a chance. 1t
is no discredit to sweet, refined,
and beautiful girl that she hasn't
been satisfied to sew on buttons and
do the laundry work for some man
who happened to take a fancy to her,
when the said man did not realize
her ideal Of what husband ought
to be. When ct" comes along
there will be wedding bells and
orange blossoms, galore, mind you;
If ut" doesn't come along, single
blessedness is to be preferred to
double cussedness."
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
THE PASSING SHOW.
The PIoW.

The PIow.
a country life is sweet,
In moderate cold and heat,
70 walk in the air, how pleasant and
fair,
. In every field of wheat.
The fairest Of flowers adorning the
/. + bowers,
And every meadows brow.
SO that ] say, no courtier may
Compare with them who clothe in
grey,
And follow the useful plow.
They rise with the morning lark,
And labor till almost dark:
Then folding their, sheep they hasten
to sleep;
While every pleasant park
Next morning are ringing with birds
that are singing
On each green, tender bough,
With what content and merriment
Their days are spent whose minds are
bent,
To follow the useful plow.
old song.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

The grand old state Of kentucky
will doubtless be rememb ered when
the 'loaves and fishes" Of the e Taft
administration are PASSED out: Tie
Blue Grass" region is Fitch I'm ugood
men Of the:race and in holding down
the demoeratioyG foespto a minimum,
and" giving to the. nation the irwin
chile Senator: Bradley, 'ahd to the
state the courageous. Governor Wilson;
they. have achieved triumphs that are
worthy Of the highest recognition.
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