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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
The Clever Boxer Who Is Making a Name for Him self in the F'istic
 World.
BOUTS TONIGHT
 AT EAGLES HALL
Parker-Ryan Go Promises to Be One Lively En-
 gagement.
xOtEer Features on Bill.

E t
 The third annual smoker to be given tonight by the South End Social club at Eagles hall will in all probability be one of the best of the season. Andy Parker the New Haven wilirlwind, meets Davy Ryan of this city. the boy who is putting them all away. The bout which is scheduled for six rounds will be a hummer as each lad is in perfect condition and each is confident the semi-final is between Frank Wolfe of South Norwalk. and George Russie of New York. and is also scheduled to go six rounds. Both youngsters are known to Bridgeporters each having secured Knockout here.
 Russie gave Kid Hyda of this city the slumber pill before the last smoker of the South End Social club and Wolfe put the silencer on Young O'Dearn at the latest meet of the Lib erty A. c. This bout will also be a hummer. Hank Griffin and Danny Johnson of Holyoke are also carded.
 Johnson is reputed to be conner while Hank is we'll known to local fo N lowers. being the only one who could stand up six rounds before Davy Ryan. Griffin intends to meet Ryan after this bout. which he thinks will put him on edge. Grif and Johnson are to hook it up for four rounds.
 The starter will be between Eddie Kelly of Stratford. and Kid Terry of South Norwalk A large delegation is expected from New Haven to root for Parker. Joe Thomas. the noted Cali fornian boxer will referee. There is no question about the permit it having been granted some time ago. The first bout will start proMptly at 8:15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
Cherry Histery.

1t is still asserted in schoolbooks that cherries were introduced to England by the "fruiterer" or greengrocer of Henry VIII; also, that they were not common for hundred years after that time This is an error. Mir. Thomas Wright found the name in every one of the Anglo-Saxon vocabularies which he edited So common were they and so highly esteemed that the time for gathering them became a recognized festival fair" or feast" And this grew into a proverbial expression for feeting joys. Cover says the fri ars taught that life is but a cherye- fayre,'' and Hope "endureth but a throwe, right as it were cherye- feste.'' There is more than one record of the purchase of trees for the kings garden at Westminster centuries be fore Henry VIII. was born. But Pliny contradicted the fable, as if in pro phetic mood. After telling that Lu- cullus first brought cherries to Rome (from Pontus, in 6S0 A. U. O., he adds that in the course of 120 years they have spread widely, 'even passing over sea to Britain" n."-Cornhill Maga- zine .tg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
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 in Plain Wrapper

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 The way to prove what this great remedy will do in your own case, is to just fill out free coupon and send to us and you will get by return mail a free trial treatment of Pyramid Pile Cure.
 Then after you have proven to yourself what it can do, you will go to the druggist and get 50 cent box. Don't undergo an operation. Op- .erations are rarely a success and oft en lead to terrible consequences. Py- ramid Pile Cure reduces all inf1am- nation, makes congestion, irritation, itching, sores and ulcers disappear,- and the piles simply quit.
 For sale at all drug stores at 50 cents a box.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
HAMP:TON'S MAGAZINE
 March-on Sale Now

Among other great features in this great magazine:
 Am, Amasixg Article ou "Psy- cAic ReseayeA"-Vance Thomp- sons contribution "On the Trail of the Ghost propounds re- markable theory of psychic phe- , nomena.,
 4 Conscious- -A,pnsing Fact- Story of "AtgAt Rid1ng" The shameful details in. the case of the Black Patch tobacco war. Worse than the Guerrilla raids of the Civil War.
 Fighting Bod Egans at his best, hitting straight from the shoulder. Vivid, patriotic, f,ytlfNl.
 An Houest. Mans W0yk su Ike. Senate-A character sketch of La Toilette, Political Evangel- ist'',
 WaU Styest and Ike Baaiks-- Telling how yoyy. money may get into the great gambling game. Reg Bsachs 5 Ns1Vests St0yy ''The Silver Horde and is bet ter all the way round than Rex Beach's best. Short. stories by Josephine Daskarn Bacon, Mary R. s. Andrews, Charles Battel) Loomis and others, a4
 
 Buy it soday-sny live new.dealer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
Dollar Bills hx Weidht.


 "Dollar bills are worth almost their weight in gold,' bank president said the other day to depositor. < "Yes. I suppose they come in handy for change and are easy to carry," the depositor replied absently.
 "No: I was. speaking literally" the bank president said we got into an argument in the bank here the other day as to how much a dollar bill weighed. A twenty dollar gold piece weighs $40 grains. We found that twenty-seven crisp, new one dollar bills weigh the same as a twenty dollar gold piece We tested some bills that had been in use and found that it took but twenty-six of them to balance the gold piece. I suppose that twenty-six used bills gather an accumulation of dirt in passing from hand to hand that weighs about what one new bill does" Kansas City Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
vaaaries of the Plumb Line.

One of the curious things that men of science have discovered in their in numerable efforts to measure and map the earth with the least possible error is the fact that there are places where the direction of a plumb line is not vertical Irregularities of density in the crust of the globe may produce this phenomenon.
 A remarkable instance has been found in the island of Porto Rico where the deviation from the vertical is so great that in mapping the island the northern and southern coast lines, as shown on the older maps, had each to be moved inward half mile.-New York Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
The First EnaIish eookmaker


 Both the Derby and the Oaks owe their names to that Earl of Derby who kept pack of staghounds near Epson during the last quarter of the eight eenth century and resided at hunt ing box called the Oaks. Fifty years later spiteful description of the Oaks and it's jockeys was recorded in the diary of Charles Greville. In the re- port of the first Derby run the names of five starters and of all the riders are missing and there is no betting quotation.
 As the earliest known bookmaker. Vauxhall Clarke. was hanged, not for welshing, but for highway robbery, betting on the race course could not at that period have been a particularly profitable profession. Jockeys did not then possess their present princely sal aries, but with a fee of guinea were more richly rewarded than those of King James l., who were regaled by cur British Solomon with long speeches, delivered half in Latin and half in Caledonian.-Wes Ga Zette
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
BLUE RIBBONS TO PLAY MONTAUKSOF so .NORWALK

The Blue Ribbons, basket ball cham pions of Bridgeport for the last three seasons will play the Montauk team of South Norwalk, champions of that town tomorrow night at the Park City Rink The game will decide the cham pionship of Fairfield County Both teams have met before on the South Norwalk court, the local lads losing by one basket in an overtime contest The visitors have played and won from the Lucky Stars of Hartford which team put up such grand exhibition here last Wednesday night. Because of the falling off in attendance the menagerie of the. rink has decided to make reduction in the admission on basket ball nights. Hereafter instead of 25 cents at the door the price will be put 10 cents which is within the reach of all. The skate fare will remain the same.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
Tax on Hats.

Not only have hats at variou< times been subject to taxation, but have even been made the subject of special laws. Thus in Henry VII.'s reign none was allowed to sell hats at a larger price than 20 pence or caps for m>re than 2s. Sd. Some compensation, however, for this interference with free trade could be found in the fact that in 1571 on Sundays and holidays every one above seven years of age was required to wear cap of wool of English make under penalty of 3 farthings fine for every days neg1ect.-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
SPORTING GOSSIP

Christy Mathewson has joined the Gjint holdout club. The star twirlei of the Polo Grounds will not join Mo Graw's forces until assured a salary o1 S8. 000 Mathewson. who is in Cam br tdge, coaching the Harvard pitchers is not we'll pleased with the terms o1 his contract. While MT. Brush offered him a raise over last seasons stipend, Big Six' was of the opinion that he deserved more. If Mathewson is sin cere in the alleged demand for $8 000 a grave danger threatens the Giants Matty is the mainstay of the pitching department of his club. Without his brilliant services, the club could not hope to figure as prominently as last year. But with Mike Donlin. Harry Mccormick and others holding out for exnrbitant salaries. the Polo Grounds club will indeed be called upon to de- clare itself Capitulation to one would make little difference to the financial situation. But if all the holdouts had to be declared in and pampered, it would indeed be a very bad precedent for future times.
 Abe Attell. champion featherweight of the world. and Jem Driscoll. cham pion featherweight of England. were matched yesterday afternoon to box a ten-rOund contest at the National Ath- ietic Club. New York. on Friday night. The men agreed to fight at 125 pounds weight at o'clock or to forfeit $500.
 Boston. Feb. 16.-Tommy Quill and Dave Desholer. two of the best known puHilists in New England and who have been rivals for a long time. will meet for 12 rounds here. tonight at the Armory A. A. Both men are in the pink of condition and will have no ex- cuse to offer on that score no matter what the decision may be.
 Boston. Feb. 16-The English Pill grim Association football team which is to appear this spring. Is to play in Boston. As soon as it became known that the Pilgrims were to make an other invasion of the American soccer fields. President Riker of the Boston Rover's Football club. forwarded an invitation to Captain Fred Milmes. of the Sheffield team. to bring his team to Boston with the result that Captain Mines has accepted the invitation. The Rovers' managers will begin pre- parations at once for the match.
 San Francisco. Feb. 16.-The steam ship Tenyo Maru. having on board Mike Fishers all-American baseball team. arrived in port to-day. Fisher sent a wireless message in which he said that all of the players were in good health: that the trip had been a success financially and that the itiner- ary took them to Hawaii. Japan. China and the, Philippines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
} SPORTS OF A DAY 

Ted Lewis made a spurt during the week and is now on even terms with Bobby Hart of Worcester with 215 goals scored apiece. Thompson is third with 1855.
 digger Higgins still maintains his lead in the number of rushes. The little fellow is now 100 ahead of his nearest rival Lincoln of Worcester who has 492 to 492 to his credit Lewis is third with 453.
 The old dreadnaughts of the league still maintain their leads in making fouls Fahey tops them all with 38, closely followed by Wiley with 35. Lewis is the highest of the old Teddy Bears with 12 to his credit, or discred- it.
 Have another teaser, Bill Ramon came back to earth again and is. now tied with Kid Sutherland for first place with the remarkable average of .912. Ramon should be given credit as he has played twice as many games as the kid Mullen, Mallory and Sutton follow in the order named.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
The Brainy Bunch.

Mir. Sinic-Do you see those three people walking together down there? ? Mrs. Getup-Yes; who are they? MT. Sinic-One is somnambulist. one is kleptomaniac and one is plagiarist. Mrs. Getup-Law sakes! 1 never dreamed we were going to meet so many brainy people in a bunch.-K K.-- sas City Newsbook.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
Needad Mournina.

The Lady-I haven't much ir the house to give you, my poor man, but would you like piece of my pie? The Hobo-No, lady. But have yer got a old black coat? The Lady-Why do you want a black one? The Hobo De feller yer gave a piece O pie to de odder day was a pal O mine.-- Cleveland Lender
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16

F'oley's Honey and Tar clears the air passages stops the irritation in the throat. Soothes the inf1amed mem braEes. and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and iiiflamed lungs are healed and strengthened and the cold is expelled from the system. Re fuse any but the genuine in the yell low package. F. B. Brill. local agent. B ~ s125.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
A Convenienee.

Curate-And so, Mrs. Howard, you come to church every Sunday? Mrs. Howard = Yes, MT. Priestly. We're such strangers in town yet that we have no other Brooklyn Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
ALL BRIDGEPORTS
 WERE DEFEATED
 IN SPEEDY GAME

The Capitol City team of Hartford took the rubber game from the All- Bridgeport at the Brooklawn nolo rink last night .6-3. The game was a hum mer from the start of the referees whistle till the final second of play both teams working their heads off to bring home the tallies. The visitors showed their finer team work and at times played all around the local lads, but the All-Bridgeports would come back and have the Hartfords chasing them. In the first period Strickfuss received severe gash over the eye, but kept on playing the game. He was a fit subject for g, physician. Dupree and Trehy of the visitors shared the scoring horIors with thre apiece Strickfuss although handicapped with a mangled eye put up a good game and was all ginger at the finish. The lineup and score:
 ALL-BRIDGEPORT. HARTFORD. StrlckfusS g.... .-......... Dupree
 First Rush.
 Lalley ..e....... Yrehy
 Second Rush. ? McGuire ..................... Nicholson
 Y Center.
 Wilson. Allen ................... Dennis
 Halfback.
 Verrille ...........-........... Whitman
 Goal.
 Summary: Bushes. Dupree. 7; Strick- fuss. g. Goals. Dupree. 8: Trehy. 8; Strickfuss. Lalley, McGuire. Stops, Verrille. 32: Whitman, 30. Referee, Rogers Timer and scorer. Mahoney.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
GIRL HELD FOR
 THEFT IN NEWARK

Detective George Fox and Court In- terpreter Brill succeeded yesterday in locating Agnes Godus, a girl wanted in Newark, N. J., charged with the theft of clothing there. She has been liv- ing with family on Willard street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
HExAMETHYLENETETRAMINE.

The above is the name of German chemical. which is one of the many valuable ingredients of F,oley's Kidney Remedy Hexamethylenetetra IS recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any irregularities. and avoid serious malady. F. B. Brill. local agent.
 *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
Would You Like to Go to Africa
 With Roosevelt

Yes? All right. At,your lib- fary table tonight read Captain Fr5kg Duques,ss's article "Hunt- ang AAead of RoosSveH iw East Afyzca." It's all there every sensation, every bit of informa- tion, plenty of vivid photographs, too. You get the thrills and excitement without the danger. Captain Duquesne is a Boer ivory hunter, a professional, who has made his living for many years from the big game of the veldt and jungle. His article IS authentic, and romantic. The 6estand 1f,Stdescription of where Roosevelt will hunt that has ap- peared in a magazine.
 HAMPTON,,.S ls fyst!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
RIKER TO SPEAK ON AUTO MATTER
 IN NEW HAVEN

A. L. 3Riker of this city. designer of the Locomobile racing car which won the last Vanderbilt cup race is to give an illustrated lecture in New Haven Saturday Feb. 20. his topic being Ignition and Shaft Drives Versus Chain Drives MT. Riker is recog- nized authority on automobile con- struction. MT. Ricker's services are always in demand as they are consid- cred of great value. He was to have spoken before the New Haven associa- ton in January but was taken i'll and had to postpone the lecture
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16

J. G. Tuthil1 camp. Mo-. 1. w. o. w., tonight will initiate a number 0 can didates The uniformed rank will ap- pear in full uniform.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
IS cents

HAMPToN's MAGAZINE, New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16

Jack Carrigan got back into the game with Fall River last night, and more than did his share in defeating Worcester.
 Griffith, the old Bridgeporter and this season with New Haven has been dumped by the Fall River manage ment and Jack Carrigans substituted. Griffith has signed to play with the Ashland team of the Ohio State Lea que.
 Several changes took place in the in- dividual averages in the National lea gAe during the week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16

WANT ADS CENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
POL.O.

GAMES TONIGHT. Providence at PaWtucket. Worcester at Brockton. New Bedford at Fall River.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
WASH DAY.

WASH DAy.
 BACKACHRSsA ARE NO MORE
 50EENTS.
 Will do yourdwashing. We call and deliver the washing Our machinery leaves no wrinkles to make the iron ing hard for yous A Telephoae or send a postal. sss
 IDEAL LAUNDRY, S7-67 Comnfralal n. Eele. 2ffS-3. WELLS ' HOWE rrops-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16
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 Special Extra
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WANT ADS uEH7 A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-16

RESULTS LAST NIGHT Fall River 7, Worcester 4.
Sierra County advocate., 1909-01-08

eotlee cf sic.
e. Traves and others whom It
Sierra County advocate., 1909-01-08

who do not hold certificates,
but who expect to teach lnthls
county must appear for examl-
nation, and those who wish tc
improve the GRADE OF t eircer-
tihcates may attend the exam
nation.
Prospective teachers should
attend this examination to be-
come acquainted with the ma,
ture OF the questions, etc, and
thus prepare for the examlna-
ton at the lose of the | each
er's institute. Theusual" "ln-
stitute Fee lS2 oo) must be
paid by those who did not at
tend " Normal Teachers In
s itute' for the year 1908.
JAMES P. PARK EP,
County Superintendent OF Pub
lie Sc ool,.
Sierra County advocate., 1909-01-08

present schedule, or the election
two years hence will be adverse to
the administration.
The old Savage mine on Bonsn-
"a hill, WAS relocated Jan. Est on
account of not having the assess-
ment completed at the end Of the
year. Of the Iron King group
the old and we'll known Miners
Dream and Sheridan claims we're
relocated on account of one hun
dred dollars not being expended by
the owner of each claim as specl6-
ed by law and custom. 1t does
not 60 any longer IN Kingston to
pay seventy five dollars for as as
sessment and do the balance with
proof of labor. This has been a
bad practice, and for the good #
the camp as well as claim owners
residing elsewhere it should he
checked, marked "out of date" and
considered good thing for all
COP cerned.
Sierra County advocate., 1909-01-08

Max will proceed forthwith to
capture and prepare for shipment.
r. VI. Barfoot, who has store
on the river above Arrey, was 10
town yesterday. Mr.. Barfoot in
formed us that the people Of his
section want postoffice establish
ed at that point. As il is now the
people Of that section have to 60
to Arrey whore there ls only twice
a week service, that postoffice being
served from Hillsboro, or 60 to
Las Palomas fifteen miles up the
river. The people want daily
mail service from Garfield twelve
miles away. Service from Garfield
would give the people a direct
rou te to the railroad.
Sierra County advocate., 1909-01-08

Hotlee cf ale.
To W. e. Traves and others whom /
may concern:
Notice is hereby given: That where
as on the Goth day of September, A.
D., 1903, in certain cause than pend
ing in the District Court of the Third
Judicial District of the Territory of
New exico, within and for the Coun-
ty of Sierra, wherein Il. A. Wolford is
plaintiff and w. F. Traves is defen-
dant, said cause being No 94e of ths
Civil Docket of said Court, in which
the said plaintiff sued the said defen-
dant by Abatement to recover the said
sum of Five Hundred and twenty Dol
lars, due and owing from the said de-
fendant to the said plaintiff. Judgment
was rendered in said cause in favor of
said plaintiff and against the said de-
fendant for the sum of Five Hun
dred and Twenty Dollars. And
whereas the Sheriff of Sierra
County aforesaid, a.d prior to the
entry of said judgment, under and by
virtue of a Writ of Attachment issued
out of said Court in said cause, had le-
We'd upon and taken into his pos
session certain goods and chattels, pro-
perty and effects of the said defendant.
W. F, Traves, to-wit: One Air Com
pressor, one Storage Tank. one Elec-
trlc plant complete, one boiler, one
Hosting Engine, and all the fittor,
and connections now on the above
Toned items; two Air Hamrne s
drills for the me, one sinking pun
one En- inc House and all other pie
erty in i'd Engine House 10 here
fore mentioned
And whereas by the judgment O.
said Court in said cause rendered on the
18th day of September, A. D., 1908,
said attachment was sustained: And
whereas a Writ of Venditioni Exponas
Was Oh The 9th DAY VI October A. D..
1903, issued out of said Court in said
cause directing the said Sheriff to sell
the aforesaid goods and chattels. nro-
perty and effects, now therefore the
SAID w. F. Traves, and all others whom
1t may concern are hereby notified that
l, Ed Tafoya, Sheriff of said Sierra
County, will, at the mine known as the
w: f, Traves Mine situated about cpe
mile in Southerly rection from An
drews, and about one mile in a West
terly direction from the Placers. Sierra
County, New Mexico. at the hourof ten
o clock A. NJ, on the 10th day of No.
vember, 1908, expose for sale and sell
for cash to the hishest bidder therefor
the aforesaid goods and chattels. pro.
perty and effects, or so much thereof
as shall be necessary to satisfy the
said sum of Five Hundred and Twantv