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New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

when he came in from work for a lunch. he was
quite likely To- 90 to the cupboard get piece o,
cornbread take up book and then seat himself
with his feet as high as his head To eat and read
at the same time
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

acquired an admirably clear and serNiceat'c hand
writing and was often asked 10y Iillteratc ghbor5
to write their letters for them. When some one
with thi, end in view inquired if he could write:
he replied ' Yes. | can make few rabbit trac
He Is rot reputed to have been quick student, ,
but he stood nigh III the school through his industry
and keen interest. Spelling was the study IN which
he specially Shone One incident has been pre-
served showing how he ingeniously helped "a girl
who was about fail in a word the master had
gwen out The word was defed, and two OF the
children had in turn spelled it wrong Then It
hesitat,ng Il moment was about to say ", when
she glanced toward Lincoln He was Watching her
with broad erln his face. and noting her glance
he hastily pointed at his eye The Lttlc girl ar once
guessed h,~ meaning and spelled the word correctly
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

studying arithmetic. he would do the sums on thc
smooth surface of a large flat bladed, home made
wooden shovel that used about the fireplace and
oven. y piece of charcoal served instead OF pencil
and after covering the shovel with examples he whit
tied and ,craped clean with his uckkne, ready for
more ciphering. Paper was expensive. and he could
not afford even a slate. Sometimes when the shovel
was not at hand he did his figuring the logs Ct
the house walls and the doorpo>t> and other wood
work that afforded surface he could mark on with
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
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seemed as il a master
had taken up teaching
solely from inability t"
earn a living in any
other way.
There was absolute
" nothing to excite am
bitiou for education.
Lincoln has affirmed
but he himself had q
thirst for knowledge that
was far stronger than
the untoward conditions
in which he was placed
When he left Kentucky
the multiplication table
was still q mystery t"
him. and he could read
and write only the SIM
plest words: but after
he attend school
again he made rapid ad-
vancement. What he
could accomplish during
school hours was very
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

- read about the finding of pieces OF
bleeding bread after 4 Roman gladiator
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Especial from United Press.)

NSpecldl rom On1leQ 1TGSS.1
 New York, June Manifestations to- day are that the suit of Katherine CleTnmons Gould for separation and alimony from her husband, Howard Gould, will last at least two weeks with the possibility of it's running well into the third week. Mrs. Gould was still on the stand when court adjourn ed yesterday afternoon and it is thought that her cross-examination at the hands of DeLancey Nicoll, her husbands attorney, will not be con cluded until Monday night. She will be the first witness when court con venes Monday morning. Her own att take her for redirect examination probably Tuesday morning, but it is not thought that this will take more than half a day as Mrs. Gould did not leave very many things to be explain ed during her crOSS-eXaminatiOR. She either explained things to her own sat isfaction or hadn't the slightest idea" about the facts that Nico1 was trying to bring out. Mrs. Gould seems to enjoy her inning the stand more than anyone else in the courtroom It pleases her immensely to be able to parry all of NicolPs thruSts and when her husbands attorney lost his tenn per at the end of hard struggle with the witness Friday evening and shouted at her, she laughed in enjoy ment because he had lost his temper gry or to mix her up in her state ments.
 So there isn't much to straighten out except for her to explain her re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
The orto1e and the Bee.

Birds, their heads being small, are usually regarded as stupid, but an ann ateur7 naturalist has pointed out proof that the oriole at least is very inteIli- gent. Take the orioles habitat in the summer, be said, and all around it you will find the decapitated bodies of bees. The oriole is fond of honey, and he has discovered somehow that the bee car ries honey in sac. Accordingly he rushes down on the insect, snips off its head, removes it's viscera and then swallows the honey that is now laid bare This shows intelligence on the orioles part, but have not yet de scribed the thing which shows the birds reasoning power most strongly It Is the stingless male white headed bees that the oriole stays. The sting ing bee he leaves alone wisely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Chicago=Boston Flyer
 New 25 Hour Train

Chicago, June 12.-The New York Central will begin running a new twenty-five hour train from Chicago to Boston June 20. It will make two and a half hours better time than the present schedule. On the same date another train from New York to Chicago, which will be run virtually as a second section of the Lake Shore Limited, will make the distance in twenty-four hours and forty minutes.
 The Boston train will be known as the Overland Mail, and will leave Chi cago at S:25 A. M, arriving in Boston at 10:30 the next morning.
 The New York train will leave at 5:20 P. M. and arrive in Chicago at 5 P. M. the next day.
 With the recent increase in travel between Chicago and New York, the company has had to put on two din- ing cars for the first time on both the Twentieth Century and the Lake Shore Limited. The Limited is car rying about thirteen cars each trip while the Twentieth Century carries eight or nine, and frequently is sent out in two sections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
to aid tba committee i'm their research.

to aid the committee in their research.
 Manager Kent later informed the committee that he had made a thorough investigation of the matter and found that he had erred in play ing the man. He had been miS nform- cd by some overzealous supporter of the team that the man was an em- ploye of the factory. Manager Kent had been led to believe that the man was working in the Union Branch of the company on Housatoniqe avenue According to the bylaws of the league no team shall use a player who is not a bona -fide Semploye of the factory Sun- der whose name they play. And any information to that effect being fur nished to the board of directors such game Or games in which such player may have participated shall be de clared forfeited to the opposing team or teasns- Under this ruling there was nothing else for the league to do but to declare the game forfeited.
 Even with this set back. it is pos sible for the Brassies to finish at the top. The Brassies have been putting up a very strong article of ball. the two games that they have lost have been only by one run on each occasion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
GRASSES" LOSE
 TWO GAMES IN
 THE NIGHT SEASON
Penalty for Harboring a Player Ineligi'
 bIe Under the Rule.

Bridgeport Brass Co.'S baseball team is at the tail end of the Industrial League. Such was the standing of that club after the special meeting held last
 eveHit1g at the Y. M. c. A. Manager Kent had erred somewhat in playing afi ineligible player and consequently the two games Tn which that player had Participated and the only two which the team won were declared forfeited to the teams that lost the contests. It was found upon investiga- ti5n by a committee appointed at a former meeting of the league that the BrAssies had been pieyipe a man who had never been working in the fac tory. Manager Kent was questioned, and promised to do all in his power
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
SENSATION IS EXPECTED
 IN THE GOULD CASE
When Detective Peabody and Inspector
 HLaughlin are Called to Testify.

lations with Colonel Cody and Dustin FNarnum and to tell why she ran up such large bills after she had left Gould.
 Mrs. Gould has already told the court that she needed the diamonds, gowns and other things she bought. The $500. expended for silk stockings, she said, was necessary.
 After Mrs. Gould finishes her teStl- mony, there will probably be an army of servants to substantiate her tale of ill-treatment at the hands of Gould and his manager of Castle Gould, Malloy. A sensation may be created if Mrs. Gould's attorneys call to the stand Detective Lieutenant Peabody and Inspector Mclaughlin who lost their jobs on the police force because they were employed by Gould to watch her. Her attorneys have sub poenaed them although they have all husband. It is expected they will be a sked to substantiate her charge that Gould surrounded her with spies.
 The serving of Gould's brother, Geo. J. Gould, with a subpoena to testify for Mrs. Gould has caused much spec ulation and his appearance on the stand may create another sensation. stantiate her allegation that Gould lived the life of Libertine'' and these musti finish before Gould can be put on his case. Gould himself will probably be on the stand three or five days and he will have also an ar my of witnesses to attempt to prove that his wife was a drunkard It is thought that Dustin Farnum will take the stand for Mrs. Gould
 Gould's fortune and the large ali mony she will get if she proves her case, is the real point at issue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
The Poor Editor.

The stork disappears, and we look in- to the cradle and behold male child. After running the gantlet of measles, humps and chickenpox he enters school At the age of ten he is the ter TOT of the neighborhood. At twelve he is an apprentice in a printing office. At eighteen he has acquired two cases of long primer type and an Army press and Is the editor of country newspa- per. At twenty hefis married. At thir- ty he is baldheaded, stoop shouldered and is the, father of a large family. At thirty-ive he is corpse in cheap pine coffin, and as 500 delinquent sub scribers file past his bier for the last look they are heard to say, 'He was a good fellow, but he couldnt save his ."-Lockwood (Ado.) Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
HODGES SLOW RENDERS
 INEVITABLE TO ORATORS
Which Eith a Bunch of Misplays Allow. cd the New Britains to Goose Egg the Home Outfit on Home Grounds

About all there is worth saying of the game at Newfield park yesterday between the. home team and New Britain is that the locals were beaten to a whisper the visitors scoring six taIlies while the Orators could not complete the circuit even once Carson Hodge. who was not deemed good enough to stay with Holyoke was on the mound for the visitors His slow assortment of twisters was too much for the Park City players and the re- suit was a walk-away for the boys from Hannaville. McKenna with two hits showed best at bat for the Ora tors. Five juicy errors were ccntri- buted by the generous home team just to indicate that they are not of the etinKy sort. The score:
 NEW BRITAIN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
The Chiznon,. 1771..

I had my heddus roll on. Aunt Storer said it ought to be made less. .AuntDem- ing said it ought not to be made at all. It makes my head itch and ache and burn like anything, mamma. This fla nous roll is not made wholly of red COW tail, but is a mixture of that and horsehair very coarse) and little hu- man hair of yellow hue, that, I sup pose, was taken out of the back part of an old wig Nothing renders young person more amiable than virtue and modesty without the help of false hair, red COW tail and D. the barber).- 'Diary of Anna Green Winslow," Alice Mono Earle, .1771.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12


 Rock Springs, Wyo., June 1.-Two perfect days in succession since May IT seems almost too good to be true. I left Point of Rocks at 4 this morning, arriving at Rock Springs at 11:05 A. M.. twenty-five miles. Here I took a nap and refreshments and left early in the afternoon for Marston.
 The path along the roadbed is in ex- cellent shape for walking, as shown by my performance yesterday. walking thirty-three miles. from Wamsutter to Bitter Creek. in eight hours.
 Owing to the conditions which have existed for some time. my plans wip necessarily be changed somewhat which I will explain when I wire on Sunday.
 My inability to get proper food on the road. caused by the towns being far apart. is the only difficulty which I must struggle against from now on. and hope is held out to me that I will soon reach farming communities where I can procure fresh milk and eggs. Condensed milk is a poor substitute for the real thing, and I feel the loss of it very much.
 EDWARD PAYSON WESTON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
INVITATION TO MIR. GUNSHANNON

John CHunshannon ,of the State Com mission on Tuberculosis. will be invit- ed to visit Brid seport to lecture upon the progress of the work of stamping out consumption in the State It was voted to secure the presence of MT GunShannon at a meeting of the Bridgeport Relief Association held in city hall last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12

states that MT. Corey was struck in the chest and severely injured and that he was badly cut about the head with broken glass.
 Mrs. Corey received no injuries, but their land bailiff, who was riding with them, received a terrible cut in the back of the head that was at first thought to be fatal. There are hopes now of his recovery. The chauffeur received some cuts and bruises, but was able to render assistance to MT. and Mrs. Corey.
 The automobile, which struck a tree when it skidded, was utterly demo1- iShed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
TRANSPORT BEARING
 TROOPS STRANDED.

Constantinople, June 12--The Minis try of Marine received a dispatch to- day that transport, bearing five hundred Turkish troops to the villayet of Yemen in Asiatic Turkey, was stranded off Dishda and that a large number of her passengers were drown ed The report adds that Arab tribes men caused the disaster but the only basis for this rumor is believed toE be the fact that the troops were en route to Yemen for operations against the Arabs who have so far refused to rec osnize the new Turkish regime
 No details of the wreck have been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Keep Your Brain Busy.

Dr. Duke, the leading English brain specialist, says the trouble with most brains is that they are not kept busy enouga The brain ought never rest except during sleep. and most persons take too much of that. A good, healthy circulation of blood would be main tained in the brain if professional men would relax themselves from their in- teIlectual pursuits. not in golf, but in chess problems and scientific investiga- lions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Imitation.

Nell-It's an opal ring Mir. Cheapside gave me. Belle Examining it-Er-do you like it? Nell-Yes, but there's that old superstition, you know. I'm afraid it will bring me bad luck. Belle-Don't worry The worst this could bring you would be an imitation of bad luck Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
BRIDGEPORT.

J7s SCORE BY INNINGS
 New BrftainsE...e 0 2s2 0'01 06 1-6 Bridgeport O O O O o co
 Two base hits. Deegan. Rufiange. Needham. Cabrera. Miller. Sacrifice hits. Almeida. Brennan and Rufiange. Stolen bases. Almeida. Mason, Bren- nan Double plays. Cabrera, Need ham and Mason CD: Hit and Mo Kenna- Left on bases. New Britain G. Bridgeport G.. First base on balls, by Hodge. 2: by Deegan. 3. First base on errors. New Britain 3: Bridgeport l. Struck out by Hodge 1. by Deegan 5. Time, 1:35. Umpire. Sternberg. At teudance POO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Corey Seriously Hurt
 In Auto Accident

Paris, June 12.-When William E.
 Corey and Mrs. Corey were upset in their auto Thursday near their cha teau Villebon the damage done was greater than was at first reported. A teleDhone message from the chateau,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
GAMES TOMORROW ; 0N LOCAL DIAMONDS

MEADOWS Newfields vs. White Plains. 3:15.
 WEST END PARK. West Ends vs.- Fort Slocums, 3:so.
 wHEELER's LOT. Orioles vs. North Ends, 3:15.
 FLATS. South Ends vs. Tigers of New Haven. clovers vs. Waterbury Consolidated, Bpt. Public Market vs. American
 Graphophone, 2:20. Rockets vS. Bengal Juniors 2:3O. Seasides vs. Madison A. C., 2:3O BoSrwICK AVENUE FLATS. Westerns, vs- Iincolns, BOO
 BRooKLAwN D. E. McNsmara Clerks vs. Villas.
 10:00 Benham A.; c. vs. Bridgeport Juniors. tss 200
 AVON. PARK. Stratfcrds .vs- Island Brooks. 3:30. Lyrics vs- Amazons. 300. Etra tford Reserves East End Jun iors. 10:00 EAST END FREIGHT YARDS. Sokols vs. Mohicans. 200. Telegraph Operators vs. Railroad Men, IRANISTAN AND RIDGE AVE. Burns Pets vs. Sound Views, 2:30. PARK CITY LEAGUE
 Wheeler's Lot. St. Charles vs. Auroras. 2:30. Brookside Juniors vs. St. Joseph Jun
 sors. 2:30s
 East End Freight Yard Lakeviews vs. Rosebuds, 2:30.
 Mud Flats. rE.~t End Rows, CIuh vs Col,1mbians.
 2:30.
 BIG FOUR LEAGUE
 Meadows. East Sides vs. Brookside Specials, 9:30. East End Freight Yards. Yannigans vs. Anchors, 9:30. HANGED BY MOB
 AND BODIES RIDDLED. Especial from United Press.) Columbia, s. C., June 12.-After par tjaIly confessing to the killing and rnbhins of J., B. Smoak. a merchant of Smoak Station, Frank Samuels and OuiIlie Simmons. pegroes. were hanged by a mob here late last night and theff bodies rtddled with bullets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12

To avoid serious results take Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kid- ney or bladder disorder such as back ache, urinary irregularities, exhaus- stion. and you wir, soon be we'll. Com mence taking Fo1ey's Kidney Remedy to-day. F. B. Brill. local agent s1a IS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Dcauffes of Golf.

Beginner-But I can't play golf well enough to get any enjoyment out of it. Enthusiast-Yes, but that is where the game is so successful. The poorer you play it the more exercise you get Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
HANGEP BY MOE
 AND BODIES RIDDIED.
BOTH SIDES REST
 IN BRIBERY CASES.

Especial from United Press.)
 San Francisco. June 12--Both sides III the case of Patrick Calhoun, presi- (1ent of the United Railroads. charged with bribery of the city officials to eecure the massage of the overhead trolley ordinance just after the disas- fer- of 19O6 rested their cases last night and are today preparing their ar4e- meuts in the summing up which De-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
Connecticut League Standing
 Won T.nSt D
Yesterdays Results

Games Today
 Holyoke at Bridgeport.
 New Haven at Hartford.
 New Britain at Springfield.
 Waterbury at Northampton.
 Holyoke here today for two games.
 This will be the first appearance of the Papermakers,- their three former tiips to this burg being called off be- cause of tl:e rain.
 We ought to land both games to-day, as we have found Holyoke easy on our irrvasions so far into the Connecticut River town.
 Games at home for next week in clue: Northampton, Tuesday; Hart ford, Wednesday, and Waterbury. Thursday. The games abroad are: New Haven, Monday; Holyoke, Friday, and Northampton, Saturday. There will probably be a sprinkle of double headers on these dates.
 McKenna on first for the Orators is a great improvement over the lament e1 Marty Phelan. Mac is something o" pulling down the high ones. and can welt out the ball when necessary. He lsn6eG on Carson Hodge for two safe cracks yesterday.
 Tornmy Downey figured in the Red's defeat of New York yesterday, getting two hits and fielding without an CT TOT.
 Frank Hit broke into the error CO., poor throws from difficult positions. Some of the stops he lid make arc well worthy Of mention.
 Bcurouin made his first poor throw of tho season yesterday. It was along tcwar1 the end of the game when in attempting to make the second out of a double play, his foot became mixed up with the second station, the throw going to the fence.
 Thirty-seven years ago James H. O'Rourke was playing with the Mans fields of Middletown. then one of the most famous baseball teams in New England James is still able to de liver the goods. For several seasons before playing in Middletown he was a member of amateur teams He be- gan his career with the majors in '73, when he played with the Boston cham pions.-Hartford Times.
 Our olc friend Mickey Finn after being released by Northampton. was immediately signed up by Tom Ban non, brother of Orator George, for his Lowell New England League club. Mike was showed into left field, get ling three put outs, an assist at the plate and a two baggcr.
 Arthur Irwin, the New York Ameri- can scout, and Bill Dineen. scout for the St. Louis Americans, were specta- toFs at the Hartford game yesterday. Irwin stated that Pete Wilson. the former Senator. was being reserved for the Worlds series.
 Billy Luyster. the former Hartford pitcher signed up by Manager O'Rourke, was on the bench yester- day. He will probably pitch one of the games today In a game against Mt Carmel Thursday. for the Eliza beth club of the Atlantic League, Luy- ster allowed four hits.
 Cincinnati Reds were booked to play at Steeplechase. Sunday. July Il, but as the team has double headers at Brooklyn on the Saturday and Monday before and after that date, the game has been called off. They will. how ever, play here Sunday, Aug. 22, the day to be called Downey Day, in honor of our own Thomas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12

Chicago in New York. Cleveland in Boston.
 St Louis in Philadelphia.
 Detroit in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
WESTON SETS
 FASTER PACE
Good Weather Enables Walker to Increase His Mileage Considerably.

Weston's Transcontinental Walk, New York to San Francisco. Seventy
 seventh Day of Walk.
 Weston is in his seventy-f;rSt year. and his task is to walk across the Uni ted States in 100 days, Sundays ex- cepted.)
 Post Road Distance, 4.30O Miles.
 Miles. March Is to 20. New York to Utica. 273 March 9 to 27, Utica to Chafee, -. 250 March 29 to April 3. Chafee to
 YoungStown, -...-.-..-.-......-.-2 225 April to 10 Youngstown to Toledo, 239 April F to IF, Toledo to Chicago, 276 April 19 to 24. Chicago to Lincoln, ITO April 26 to May I, Lincoln to Mex
 ico. 246 May 3 to 8, Mexico. Mo, to Topeka, 239 May 10 to -15. Topeka to Wakeeney. 259 May r to 422. Wakeeney, Kan, to Hugo. Col, 219 May "A to 2s. Agate. Col. to Mum. 1S4 May 31 ito June 5. Nunn, Col. to
 Wyoming, .......... ......-..-. 167 June 2 to Rawlins. Wyo-, 40 June and g. to Wamsutter. Wyo-- Al June 10. to Bitter Creek, Wyo-.-.-. B ~June Il. Marston. Wyo.- -.........-- S1 IOldl E,ofA $Day'S walk not comDleted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12

Advertise in the Farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12

STANDING OF THE CLUBS
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY

LED FOR TO-DAY New York in Cincinnati. Brooklyn in Pittsburg
 Boston in Chicago
 Philadelphia in St. Louis