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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
Cams Dry humor,

When the gallant Welsh captain David Gam was sent forward by Henry V. to reconnoiter the French army before the battle of Agincourt he found that the enemy outnumbered the English by about five to one. His report to the king is historic:
 There are enough to be killed, enough to be taken prisoners and enough to run away"
 This quaint forecast of the result of the battle at once spread through the camp, and doubtless every yeoman archer of the valiant company felt an inch taller. We know that 1t was al- most literally justified by the event. Poor Cams dry humor was equaled by his courage. He was killed while in the act of saving the life of his Drince.-London Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
SPORTING GOSSIP

New York, Feb. 6.-According to re- ports to-day there seems to be boy colt among promoters against little Johnny Hayes, the Olympic Marathon winner. It is said that because Hayes did not live up to his contract with fall. he has been barred from further competitions. Overtures however, are being made to the promoters to lift the boycott.
 Bradford, Penn, Feb. 6.-James Jef- fords prizefghter, is seriously ill here from the effects >of drinking a of the second round of his fight with Crawford last night. Jeffords seized a bottle of what he thought was water and took a draught of it and then fell to the floor violently i'll.
 Old Arlie Latham, the once famous St. Louis Brown, the most entertaining coacher baseball ever knew, bobs up again as an active diamond partici- pant. He has been signed by John McGraw, not to play with the Giants but to be one of them on the coaching lines. He is expected to stir things up considerably in the coaching depart ment, and if he is as witty as he once was he will be welcome. Of late years Latham has been umpiring.
 New Haven, Feb. 6.-The effect of the Marathon germ, which has inocu- lated the entire country since the mem- orable victory of Johnny Hayes in England last August, will be witness ed here tonight when nine contestants will attempt to cover the historic dis tance in the armory. The race will be strictly an amateur affair and prizes of silver cups are offered for the first four men and medals for contestants who succeed in covering the full dis tance of 2s miles, 3S5 yards The off, cial entry list which contains the james of several of the most promin- ent long distance men in the country, follows: Robert Fowler, Boston; Thos. P. Morrissey, of the Mercury. A. C., Yonkers, N. Y.; Eddie Carr, Exaver A. C., New York; B A. Harris, Mer- cury A. C., New York; J. F. Edmonson, Canada; Harold Braun, Danbury, and Tony Esposito, Stamford.
 Boston, Feb. 6.-Harvard and Brown basketball teams will clash on the floor of the Brown gymnasium tonight in the second game between the teams this seasan. Harvard won the game played in Cambridge two weeks ago by the score of 23 to 1T.
 Boston, Feb. 6.-John Clarkson, the old time star pitcher of the National League will be buried this afternoon at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge Delegations from various sections as well as representatives of the different amateur and professional teams, with which the late pitcher played in his earlier years, will follow the remains to the grace. Floral tributes from several of the National league mag mates as well as individual offerings from recent associates will be placed on the great ball players casket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
Lees and the Alps.

In the visitors book of one of the Swiss hotels an observing traveller has inscribed the following lines:
 Some dashing young tourists. see,
 Wear trousers which end at the knee.
 'Twere better by half
 Just to cover the calf
 At least where the calf ought to be. Only those who have seen the scrawny legs, tncased in mountain climbing costume, of some of those tourists who do" the Alps can fully appreciate the humor of the limerick" :"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
Iiuht and Hone,

Even in evil. that dark cloud which hangs over the creation, we discern rays of light and hope and gradually come to see in suffering and tempta- tion proofs and instruments of the sublimest purposes of wisdom and 1ove---ChanninG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
Distilled Water.

Distilled water after having been exposed to the air is one of the most salubrious of drinks. It's daily use in measured quantities is helpful in cases of dyspepsia and greatly assists the general functions of the body. Ev- cry large steamer carries a water dis tilling apparatus by which sea water Is made fresh. In the days before steamers primitive distilling apparatus was used on warships and vessels car- rying passengers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
WILL DEPoRT AMERICAN
Special from United Press0

Especial from United Press.)
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 6.-Unoficial in- formation from the Foreign Office to- day says that Richard T. Stevens of Washington, D. C., who was arrested in Moscow, suspected of being affil1at- ed with the Revoiutionaries, will be re- leased and deported if he proves his American citizenship.
 stevens says he is of Russian birth, his original name being Stepanoff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
The London Globe
 Criticizes Roosevelt
Especial from United Press. I

NOpeCIdI ITOm Unlteu PTeSS.1
 London, Feb. 6.-While sympathiz- ing with President Roosevelt in his at titude on the anti-Japanese legislation proposed by the state assembly of California, the London Globe finds req son to criticise the manner in which the President informed the California law makers of his sentiments. The Globe says to-day:
 "Yet the Presidents remonstrance might have been more dignified. His telegramS are in the tone of an angry school-master worthy of the head of a great school. Roosevelt has tried many ways to create one more impres- sion before leaving the White House. 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
Nuts as Food.

One very great advantage which nuts possess over most foods is their absolute freedom from adulteration. When you buy nuts you always know what you are getting. Of course those bought in the shell are also absolutely cIean.-Good Health.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06

Foleys Honey and Tar clears the air passages. stops the irritation in the throat. Soothes the inf1amed mem- branes. and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and inf'amed 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
 sla5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
A Postal Deficit.

"Pa, what is meant by the postal def1cit?"
 "The things your mother always for gets to put on postal d."-Detroit Free Press
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
SIeepless,

Blobbs-Why don't you consult a doctor about your insomnia? Slobbs- What! And run up more bills? Why, It's because of what I owe him now that can't sleep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
Wanted Full Credit.

"Now, my little man, you are accused of striking another boy and knocking out one of his teeth"
 "'Scuse me, jedge, two of his teeth" Life
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06
When He Eniova Hama

"Does your husband enjoy his homeY' "Yes-whenever I want him to take ne to the theater. r."-Cleveland Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06

saying, "On me be thy suffering" and 0 few days afterward died.-London Spectator
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-06

WANT ADS. GENT A WORT
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
RECKER WINS At GOLF.
Beats Hamilton for Chief Cup an
Pinehurst Tourney.

Pinehurst y c. Jan. &c. L. Becker. OF the
Woodland Golf Club. of Massachusetts, won the
chief cup in the sixth annual midwln'er eol louI-
,,.,,sn+ here TODAY. He defeated L. A Hamilton,
of the EngIewood Golf club in tho final round oy
I'd and / 10 play. Becker was dormie stand
ing in the seventeenth tee and settled the question
by halving the hole.
! P. Gardner. of Chicago, won the consolation
Gun while the other division winners were 5 l.
Brunbaugh. of the Philadelphia Country club; J
H Hawley. OF Hackensack: W. G. Clark OF Nood-
land: Dr. e Sensenan. Of Atlantic CITY ana X
A Sasseeen Of Fox Hills. Staten Island.
The summary of the play FOR the chief cup and
consolation trophy follows
F-arfsent's cup ,seri-inaI roundl-L. A Hamilton
Fnglewood beat r NJ Hamilton. Wykagyl up, G L
Becker woodland. Z. J. spauding, Waubannakee'
up and TO play.
Final rUund-Becker beat Hamilton up snd 70 play.
Consolation cup (sem-fual roUndl-J- P Garcner
hidlothian won from J. Hazen Hills by default
G F Jennings. Nassau beat Jason Rogers, Montciar Z
and 10 play.
rouno-Gerdner beat Jennings up and 10 play
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
Mr.. TARBELL TESTIFIES
Brother of Writer on Witness Stand
tn STANDARD Oil Smt.

". ". TarbelL general manager of the United
States Pipe Line Company and OF the Pure Oh
Company OF Philadelphia. brother OF Miss Ida
NJ TarbeH whose history OF the Standard OH
Company has been said TO be responsible for the
government suit TO dissolve the New Jersey cor
porstion. was on the stand a pipe line expert
for the government in the hearing yesterday
Mr. Tarben began his testimony by saying that
his company transported crude oils from South
eastern Ohio. West Virginia and Western Penn
sylvania, and refined oils from sixteen eighteen
reineries and in Bradford. Penn There were
two kinds OF reaned-the water white, high
grade, and the light yellow. export The ship
nents in 5000 and 10000 barrel lots a rule.
He had never heard OF an intermixture although
frequently the two grades followed each other
John NJ Jones. chief of the tariff department Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, had a sharp
verbal encounter with Morftz Rosentha OF coun-
sci for the Standard after the witness had identi-
field table Of through rates on petroleum to New
England points. Mr.. Rosenthal wanted TO know II
Mr.. Jones had had a conference with II. C. smith,
the tariff agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Mr.. Jones
said he had but he could not recall their conver-
sation. except that Mr. Smith denied that the rates
were through rates to other points than Boston
You interpreted the tariff a general New
England commodity tariff petroleum products,
but Mr.. Smith doubted your Interpretation and
thought II did not include through rate to New
England points other than Boston, asked Mr..
ROsenthal.
Il so understood was the answer
James p. Martin. superintendent OF the United
States Pipe Line Company. gave testimony much
like that Of Mr. TarbeIL He testified that there
clogging with paraflne. This pipe line tes-
tuiony introduced by the government in re-
buttaI of Standard witnesses who said that the
pipes were cIogged with parafffns and that there
so much inter1nixture that shipping for the
general refners out OF the question. and con-
sequently made the use Of the pipe lines as COM
mon carriers impossible
II. B. Settler. superintendent of the National Re
hning Company of Findlay and Clinton Ohio, tes-
tilted that his company used Lima crude oils. and
that the resulting refined products superior
in quality, he believed in some instances TO the
Standard This was testimony in rebuttal of
Standard witnesses who had said that the Lima
crude oil was not equal in quality to the Pennsyl-
vana crude.
The hearing will be continued mere to-day The
evidence TO be taken IN Chicago next week viii be
OF rates in the Western territory. Mr.. ROsenthal
left here for Chicago yesterday
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
DEATH IN NEW HAVEN FIRE.
Mother of Samuel Higgins Burned-SeverL
Persons Hurt.

New Haven Jan. 2.-In a fire that completely
burned the home of Samuel Higgins. general man
ager OF the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad here early this morning his mother. Mrs.
Higgins lost her life while his wife. daughter
Isabella, his young Harold. his mother-n-law
Mrs NJ Z. Moore. and MI Higgins himself barely
escaped death by jumping from second story
window Mrs. Moores shoulder was broken. while
Mrs Higgins wife OF General Manager Higgins
suffered a dIsocated hip, and Miss Higgins had her
leg broken In two places. A negro cook, who
turnped from third story window and landed on
the veranda was not injured.
Mr Higgins was awakened by the odor OF smoke
and the sound OF roaring flames. He reused the
members of the family. but attempting 20 return
for his mother who. he thinks. failed to hear his
first alarm he found HIS way blocked by the
flames The rest OF the family then gathered at
the window and jumped one after another
The fire was a spectacular one, and in the early
morning hours cast glow over large portion or
the CITY. The hremen were greatly handicapped by
low water pressure, due to the elevation of the
house above the street. nearby house occupied
by BENJAMIN Campbell. a vice-president OF the
New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad
caught fire. and the flames were extnguished with
some difficulty.
The damage to the Higgins house was estimated
at SIS oC0.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
KEEN PLAY At POLO.
Dvlad Team Wins Fast Game IN
Tanbark Ring.

There was return match in polo at the Durland
Riding Academy last night, in which the home
team anade up of Archie Kinney, Harry Rose and
Marshall Clapp defeated the team from the Cen
tal Park Riding Acadrny by a score Of TO l. Both
teams played good polo. but the Duriands were
practically inyincible and played the best game
Of indoor polo that has been witnessed this season.
Archie Kinnsy's strokes were particularly clever,
and he landed the bail between the posts four
tines The game was made up Of two fifteen
minute periods and was refereed by Hugo Her
seg
The music ride which opened the programme,
0ought together nearly a hundred men and women
and lasted until 10 O'Clock
Between the periods OF polo there was a steeple-
chase race for the block boys J. Weingarten, on
me skew pony Pansy. plloted his mount over all
o. he hedges ana was declared the winner Walter
hafhs on the clever little horse called Baby fin
Alea ahead, but was disqualified because his mount
REUSED the first fence. preferring the shorter
''0fse IN the centre Of the ring.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
DEFEAT FOR H4SLIN.
Ne7cIu Elected President Succumbs
at Hand Tennis.

James Hasn. the newly elected president OF the
New York Athletic Club. appeared in the big gym
nasium yesterday and played his match IN the
handicap hand tennis singles tournament A re"
years ago Mr Haslin held undsputed sway upon
the courts and the championship of the orEaniza-
ton R r. Stern put him out OF the running yes
terdsy.
II took three sets OF the hardest sort OF work
however as Haslin made good fight The score
was 25-l6 l5-25 and 25-ls.
From the opening service hand Haslin displayed
his wonderful proficiency. He was equally eooo AZ
driving and killing with either MS right or left
hand and he frequently outplaced Stern 1t was
almost wholly upon nimbleness OF footwork that
Stern forged ahead In scoring the winning aces
Even so in the hot rallies. Haslin displayed marked
orIickness upon his feet for a man weighing over
two hundred pounds. Stern soon learned that ne
had only 70 keep his opponent upon the move to
wear him down. and finally won by continued deep
placing.
The summary follows:
us7t,caD singles Cthird roundt-F: ByTns 90 e1es'
defeated f W Kroehle u2 aces) - .c.x1
Hines "a scesl defeated Charles r NtehIls 20
lanes TIaslin az aoes) 25-16. l5-2b E-le; w - =
ToIrne "a aces defeated B. H Harmed (lS aoe''
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
DEFENCE OF ROWING.
Death of GriS7cOld Not TraceabIe to
His COLLAPSE an Race.

New Haven Jan. 13.-Julian w. Curtiss, graduate
advisory rowing coach OF Yale, ir letter to The
Yale Alumni regarding the death of Dwight T.
Griswold stroke OF last years crew. who collapsed
during the race with Harvard on the Thames River
at New London last June. says he understands that
the death due to typhoid fever and that it had
nothing to do with his collapse in the race
That collapse" Mr. Curtiss writes. has been
very generally misunderstood. 1t purely
vous and not physical His nervous condition
supplemented by the false start. Long after the
race was over he told that during the same he
felt something cIutching at his throat-that he did
not feel physically exhausted all but that this
unknown something preventing him from
breathing Physicians have since told me that this
was a sign of nervous collapse"
The letter from Mr.. Curtiss inspired by the
controversy going here concerning the adv1sa-
bilitv of reducing eight-oared shell racing from
four miles TO three or less The unfortunate death
Of CSrfswold has been used argument against
four-rnle races
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
AUTOMOBING sos SPEED SKATING GOLF HAND IENN1SE
Friction in Nes' York Athletic Club

could be Judged the best feeling prevailed be-
tween the two factions For this reason some
surprise was expressed yesterday that Mr..
Burnham. who has worked long and hard
for the club in the thankless Job secretary.
and Mr.. Diekerson should take such radical ac-
ton Assurances were had. however. from sew
eral sources that there was no chance for a
split tn the club and that in all probability the
men who resigned were led 10 do so for purely
personal reasons.
George T Wilson. second vice-president Of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society. who was
the regular nominee for president, accepted his
defeat with good grace and smilingly asked to
be excused from commenting on 1t yesterday.
Il don't believe in post mortems.' he said
Mr.. Hasn found the hand tennis
court. but disposed to talk OF his de-
feat in the club tournament. after a hard fight,
than of his success at the polls.
1t viii be necessary to hold a new election to
fiji the vacancies caused by the designations or
Mr.. Burnham and MI Dickerson.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
SPORTS At COLUMBIA.
Boring Team Organized-Act1ity
4mOng Track Athletes.

Columbia has taken up boxing as Sport ana
4 varsity team IS being formed with the pu'R0se
of holding exhibitions with teams OF otheT cOileSes'
The men at the head OF the movement are IL
Fowler. 10 J. W. Hin. 10; H A Content IL b.
Paddock 10 and about ten other students
There have been boxing classes at Columbia ior
the last five or six years. They were hrst started
when Dr. W. L. Savage was at the head OF iHS
columbia gymnasium. and since then nave Oeen at
tended hv from thirty 10 forty students yearly
At present }. b. Murray former sparrhs partner
of James J. JeffTies, conducts the CiA"SeS 'i 'N
Morningside gymnasium
II is planned 10 have exhibition Win team
Of Yale students and also with Harvard team
Columbia's track athletes are preparing Tor an
active indoor season beginning on SATURDAY even
ing January IT, when one-Inlie relay team win
be entered in the Brooklyn Postohlce games The
team will be chosen to-day from the following men:
b. Sanders. @. E. Hutchinson A Zink' W. h
Kennedy r. NJ. Boorman and W. Buckisch
VARSITY one and two mile relay teams have been
entered in the Pastime Athletic Club indoor meet
ON January 26 and the Irish-American club games
February s.
Columbia will be represented In the indoor meet
- Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore on jan
nary 30 by a four-miie relay team, each man run
ming one mile. On February IL the Columbia In
door athletic carnival will be held In Madison
Souare Garden. Amherst, Brown. FOrdham. Fir-
pinla and Wesleyan have entered teams In the one
mile collegiate relay race. and Cornell. Dartmouth
and Yale have entered the two-mle relay. Column
bia Will have "A team in both races.
Rife shooting has taken strong hold at Colum-
bla and both varsity and freshman teams have
been organized About thirty men practise daily
on the ranges in the 9TH Regiment Armory in
perparaton an intercollegiate meet which Is TO
be conductet, on me coTTesP9neemce Schoo' pan
A q Tankey elected president OF the Column
bia Association Yesterday. and j. A. Bakss 10,
manager of the team. S. Maurice was elected man.
ager of the freshman team.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
Messrs. .Burnham and Dickerson
Resign Following Election of
James II. Haslin as
President.

The election Of James H. Haslin, the inde
pendent candidate for president of the New
York Athletic Club, on Tuesday evening by the
narrow margin Of six votes out Of a total of
1884 cast is likely to cause some friction
Charles l. Burnham who has acted as sec
retary for several years and who was reelected
on Tuesday, sent in his resignation yesterday,
and j. S. Dlckerson, one Of the directors. took
the same step and withdrew from the board. A
rumor current that several other directors
would follow suit, on the ground that they were
not in sympathy with the policy of the new
president
The campaign conducted for the nominees for
the presidency was vigorous one but so far as
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
J otal amount
nlrrsranlIrr

A review OF the collection experience shows that
the percentage Of collections from taxes on real
estate was greater in 1906 than IN any OF the two
subseouent years The percentages OF collections
OF taxes in 1895 amounted TO s493 per cent CT ths
total tax levy against real estates in 1907 TO 7SS3
per cent OF the total levy against real estate dur
ing said year, and in 1898 the collections amounted
To 30 S per cent OF the total real estate tax levy
An examination OF the amounts of special fran
chise taxes collected compared with the amounts
levied and the percentages thereof. shows very
different experience from that realized from taxes
levied against real estate OF the total special
franchise tax levy Of 1906 there was only III per
cent collected TO December 81 OF said year: in 1877
the collections amounted TO lbs per cent OF the
specal franchise tax levy Of said year. and IN 1903
the collections TO December 81 only amounted To
sS1 per cent OF the special franchise tax levy
The tables show that Of the personal property tar
there was $50 per cent collected IN 1885, in 1SO,
n a per cent and in 1898 the collections amounted
10 55s per cent Of the total personal property Ia
levy Of that year.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
HARD FIGHT BY SPINKS.
Forces Demdrest to Limit to Win at
Billiards.

Calvin Demerest won both practice games at 1S.2
balkline billiards at McGraW|s Academy yesterday
Dernarest barely escaped defeat In the evening
game with w. H. spinks OF California, but by
good uphill hghtng the Chicago player was abe
10 win by the close score OF $50 to rs Spinks took
the !ead soon after the game opened. Demarest
won in the twenty-third inning and had an aver
age OF 1913 with high OF 52, 81 and q Spinks
averaged g2l-23. while hts bes: runs were IS, 81
and s2
Demarest ell but whitewashed Edward McLausn-
1,n in the afternoon game winning easily by the
score OF 80 to 5s Mclaughlin could not get the
balls rolling. Demarest had high runs Of IS, 81 and
81 with average OF b
New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
Hunf Club May Haze New Master
trouble Brewing at Meadow Brook Over Question of
Moving House.
trouble Brewing
Meadow Brook
MoVing House.

'S'ead' Long Island. Jan. l3 (speciaD.-Tbers
H speculation here TO who will be the next
o. hounds or the Meadow Brook Club.
NJ, .N0 years that Office has been held by Samuel
IS out II is understood that several Of the
eIs are now looking for that honor and that
master will control the hounds next season.
pa.Is p-s 'he members mentioned for the place are
Co.. robinson. Malcolm Stevenson and J. p.
ss well as the present incumbent.
40 "o packs OF hounds viii be used next season.
srs - - ~ Is a likelihood that at the coming meet
~ y u'e club. 10 be held some time this month,
H-esnon y changing the location from its
,,T el ~ ene 10 ore in the wheatley Hills. or even
q - 'nef east viii be taken up. There are
w.. o. lovers Of 'cross-country hunting who
.e - Ine club moved further east as all the rneets