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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
Fairfield County News.
insured by Runaway.

Charles Lewis was delivering feed
in Danbury, Tuesday, when while he
was absent from his team the horses
ran. C. A. White. an aged farmer
was on his way home after delivering
milk. He was driving a, single team.
The runaway horses, dragging the
heavily loaded feed wagon overlook
the wagon driven by MT. White and
plunged into Mr. whites wagon, the
pole striking him in the back and
knocking him from the wagon. A
physician found Mr.. White suffering
from dislocated shoulder and from
nervous shock.
A Dozen Convictions.
Though the Darien authorities pick
ed up about forty automobiles for
speeding and failing to sound warn
ing signals at cross roads, Sunday,
convictions were entered in only about
the constables will be right on the job
every Sunday, as long as drivers are
inclined to hit up a pace through the
town and fail to give warning signals.
Discharged From Navy.
Leslie FAINT, who has served several
years in the United States Navy, has
purchased his discharge and returned
to the home of his father, John w.
FAINT, in East Norwalk.
Two Autos Collide.
While Reed G.. Haviland, Of Nor
walk and w. c. Hurlbutt were riding
in Mr.. Hurlbutt's car, Monday, they
were badly injured at Greenwich. The
machine was also practically wrecked
as was another automobile running
not far behind. Mr.. Hurlbutt was toss
ed into the Byram river and Mr.. Havf-
land was hurled against a stone wall
Mr.. Haviland's injuries consist Of two
broken bones in the right arm, a cut
on the forehead. a large section of
cuticle scraped from one leg and num-
erous bruises. At exactly the same
time the Haviland car hit a wall a
120-horse power automobile, belonging
to George Wishart Of Byram Shore
ran head-on into a work car on the
trolley line. Both the owners son
Spencer Wishart. and the driver, Dario
Resti, were thrown out, but received
no very serious injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

If you desire a clear complexion take
F'oley's Orino Laxative for constipa-
ton AMI liver trouble as it will stimu-
late these organs and, thoroughly
cleanse your system. which is what
everyone needs in the spring in order
to feel well. F. B.. Brill. local agent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

= new corporation, with the title of
tho y. 8. Worsted Co., has been organ
ized under the laws of Maine. but with
headquarters in New York city. Its
present capital is 100000, and it has
already absorbed five mills and is pre-
suznabiy 1ooling for more, with the
Probable Intention of obtaining con-
troll of the trade. Doubtless, this new
ORGANIZATIONS next move Will be to de-
n4nd that tariff protection which fa-
cihtates the organization and success
of. monopolies. The people "pay the
blu"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

According to the Hartford correspon-
dent of a Springfield paper, Gov.
Weeks named Gardiner Greene of Nor
witch to the Superior Court bench be-
cause of remembrance of his active
part in the preparation of the last re-
vision of the Connecticut statutes. But
the correspondent adds:
That compilation as first produced
made an unfortunate impression, from
which none concerned can wholly es-
cape until ut is known definitely on
what portios the several members were
actively engaged, but it was thought
at the time its errors began to be dis
covered that Mr. Greene was one of
those who had been most careless
Rightly or wrongly, this impression
spread and has something to do with
criticism Of the appointment. The first
copies were called in and new edi-
ton was prepared. One of the other
grounds of complaint was that laws
had been changed without sufficient
notice to the Legislators, who hastily
accepted the report and authorized the
book as a compilation of the statutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

According to Senator Dolliver of
Iowa, the Senate tariff bill is tricky
and reactionary. As an ex-member
Of the House committee on Ways and
Means, he is well qualified to speak on
tariff matters. He has been an insid-
er, and when he charges that certain
schedules were constructed by their
beneficiaries, he undoubtedly knows
whereof he speaks. 1t is now said
that he proposes to revive a tariff-com-
mission bill prepared by Senator AL
drich and the late Senator Allison
twenty-one years ago. When it ap-
pears that the construction of tariff
bills is turned over to tariff bene1ciar
les, it Is high time that the matter of
determining duties be delegated, in SO
far as the law allows, to a tariff COM
mission of disinterested experts-men
who are not, as so many members OF
Congress are, merely the representa-
tives of special interests, who will not
base their action exclusively upon in
formation from tariff benefciaries and
who will give at least some slight con-
sideration to the interests of consum-
ers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

The greatest man or the meanest
thing
With the poverty of a pauper
Or the power Of a. King
Will know no distinction
Nor know not the date
When death bids him enter eternity's
gate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
O'NeiII's
A N N u A L
MANIFESTO

The greatest man or the meanes1
thing
With the poverty of a pauper
Or the power of a. King
Will know no distinction
Nor know not the date
When death bids him enter eternity's
gate.
Mr. Mayor and People Of Bridgeport:
The time to state your case is before
the jury finds a verdict, and before
the Judge passes the sentence. We
mean to convey the time for us to tell
you about some of the advantages in
trading with US, is before your money
passes into the other fellows hands
For that and other little reasons we
issue this our annual manifesto earlier
than usual at ONeilps.
We conduct clean, reputable rub
Der business at 113o Main street. but
at this part of the year bicycles cut
a big swath in our receipts. We sell
the Dayton, liver Johnson, Tribune
Racycle and Pierce, from $50 to $50
well and please the most exactins
epicure. To think of finding better
value elsewhere is useless. and as
hard, as to find a fish that never wag-
ged his tail in the water.
We are anxious to say few words
pertaining and appertaining to those
far distant mail order houses. Don't
allow any cunningly compiled cata-
1ogue convince you that you get bet
ter value for your money from the
goods you never saw, and sold by the
man you never saw, than you can get
from your own well worthy merchants
on, Main street, in the city of Bridge
port If those fuzzy headed mail or
der statesmen offer you a guaranteed
bicycle for $21, drop in and tell us. If
we were to go to bed without supper
We'll beat him, and thank you for the
opportunity given US to defend our
N IF ,af
undersell giggly legged twig of a
jobber, no matter from what side OF
the equator.
Sometimes you buy things from out
of town, afterwards find they neither
look well nor wear we'll; such things
are about as priceable as the market
value of a rusty pin. Trade at home
and those mail order "contrivances'
would soon become as sad and silent
as q tombstone. in grave yard.
Referring to tires, a. good inflated
tire is a most important part of a
bicycle, bad tires convert your wheel
Ato an enemied friend. We can take
very good care of you for $500. We
have better tire for $3.50 and from
that to $3.50. You can have every
thing your own way at O'Neil1s.
For those who are engaged around
water or working in a swamp. we have
water-tight, damp-proof boots, from
$2.75 to $500. OF course you know a
leaky boot is as little good as a clinker
in a furnace. ~
Garden hose. Now is the time. to
draw on the water company, they have
been drawing on you all winter. Now
is the time to save your garden and
your lawn from destruction. The
vegetables and the grass will respond
to spray from our 10c garden hose.
We have the strongest and greatest
hose that ever carried water for 15c.
This is no secret at ONeill's.
In addition to what we mention in
the upper part of this manifesto. we
handle and sell general variety of
rubber goods, and should any mer-
chant man or woman think they
have better goods than ours, we say
it is a bloated imagination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

The Persian Shah who assembled the
throne in January, 1907, found his
country under a constitution, and on
Nov. %, 1908. he repealed it. Since
then, the people have agitated for a
renewal of the constitution, and their
move took on a revolutionary aspect
which resulted promptly in, at the sug-
gestion of Great Britain, an invasion
by Russian troops. Now, the Sultan,
probably aware of the clinging char
actera of Russian occupation of foreign
territpfy and DESTROYS of furnishing a
basis for a demand for withdrawal of
the Russian troops, has restored the
constitution Nevertheless, the parti-
ton of Persia Is apparently a matter
of perhaps the not very distant future
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

willing to operate devices which. if de-
tected, would assuredly invite criminal
proceedings against them and quite
probably result in their imprisonment.
Kehoe should not be made a scape-
goat for those higher up
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
A CARD.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
if Fo1ey's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents pneu-
monia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine is in a yellow
Npackage F. B. Brill, local agent. . 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

Rev. Alexander Irvine of New York
city, spoke very kindly of John D.
Rockefeller in a sermon, Sunday night
finding much to admire in Mr.. Rookie
fellers Random "Reminiscences of
Men and Events. But Mr.. Irvine
seemed to think that the Standard Oil
magnate may have Omitted many
things-which can be found in Ida NJ
TarbelPs books-but it makes interest
ing reading The "reminiscences are
really most remarkable for their omis-
sions- They eulogized his subordin-
4ates and coadjutors, but failed to ex-
plain the charges brought by Miss Tar
bell, which were principally based
upon court records. Avoidance of un-
pleasant topics is really the most not
able feature of the "reminiscences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

the town. All were pleased with the
performance.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24

a pipe between his teeth and his face
toward the girl. Her sturdy little
arms swung the canoe swiftly and
noiselessly toward the center of the
lake and into the full glory of the
night.
They spoke little; the night seemed
too beautiful to mar with words. After
awhile she began softly to sing
"Juanita" and other of the old melo-
dies, and he listened dreamily to the
soothing of her voice.
After time she became aware of
a low murmur like wind among tree
tops, and she listened intently. She
saw there was no wind She glanced
at the man. His pipe had gone out
his head was resting on the thwart be
hind her and his eyes were closed.
He was asleep. Then she realized
t was the incessant call of the raj
Is, the tongues she had been hearing
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24
Talent and Tact,

Talent is power, tact is the skill to
use 1t. An engine can whirl train
with 20 cars over the continent at a
mile a minute clip, but it could not do
this without the motive power of
steam-it would stand on the rails, an
inert mass of steel and iron 'Tis
the steam that makes the wheels re-
volve and causes it to rush through
the lengths of space.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24
The Girl Took the Paddle and Insisted
on the Man Becoming Passenger.

So often in r. d,c213 {, rod5,icut tx
past wee aaj coJli net forg It dIring
:he day. |, - r~cI.-:p wat sae
was do-ng, .he 1-cw -.sc L 4 . Sc, y
throu1h the waite. anl t-e t3le =
slipped sEead down { : .e5e. soma
strange, easoning ;m! u3e, wll.cl
she did not try to ccn,3a SO III II )
her nearer. She wante to near 10
roar more di tinctly, it wac % mygJe-
rious and indefinite coming ON su5h
a distance
Gradually the noise i-creas~d. re-
ceding and advancing as the faict a r
currents moved away or iowa i
hem, until it sounded more like the
distant thunder of surf than wind.
The man still slert, his ears too IA
miliar with the sound of quick waters
for it to penetrate his dreams.
The girl lifted her paddle from the
water and laid it across the gunwales
n front of her. The canoe had begun
. feel the pull of the current and
drifted stea@ily toward the outlet.
A premonition of danger made her
dip her blade and back water a few
strokes. The canoe came to a stand
till almost Immediately She noticed
his and realized she could safely g
nearer That thin, dark line fascina,e
her, as fear of great height draws
some People to the very edge of an
abyss, and then those terrible voices
beyond were calling necessarily, but in
words she could not quite understand.
The line of bent water creDt nearer,
and then suddenly seemed to rusl
upon them
The blade slashed the surface d9s-
perately, but stronger hands than hers
lad the canoe in their grip The
light craft appeared to come to life
and leap forward with eagerness.
Her sharp scream woke the man to
instant realization of their danger,
but too late to escape it. AS they
shot like an arrow down that smooth
slope of water he yelled for her to
turn, and scrambled deXterously over
the forward thwart into the bow
snatching up the spare paddle at the
same time
He remembered that the only course
that had looked at all likely ran close
TO the left wall, and he threw the
canoe over to that side Every nerve
and muscle in his body was alert for
instant action. His ears had become
deaf to the tumult. Back in his BAN
was only one idea, and that was 70
win. The light craft bobbed about
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24

3lpS twisted and hammered her AM
only his great siren 9Th and SKI 81 . +
rem from swift destruction. 2cl
2oMent he marvelsd that tie S Il
survived, and in the wild confusion Of
rocks and waves and Jlind,ng s7rar
md pallid moonlight 1t seemed rC~9
instinct then aught ,se that gu !
hem Alright
The girl kneeled - AID swung her
paddle from side s;ds as the canoe
lewed this way o. that. ard she WIS
dimly conscious of a Wild joy and ex-
l,!aratiCn through it all
Their flight had On-i1ued fer per-
hars 80 seconds-thCugh it seemed rs
many hours to the man-and they la
won almost to the foot of the curve.
yhen a powerful ed " wrench2d tie
addle from the girls grasD and
threw the canoe full into the trough Of
ne oH-shore waves. TIE next instant
they were in the water AS they went
ever the man had thrown hi nself for.
ward and had caught the girl by the
shoulder with one fand. Then dark
less closed over tt ir heads.
He felt the icy clutching of the cur
~ents, the suffCcatiOn, and the hope
less battling for life' His brain was
on fire and his lunc5 bursting, bit : 5
grasp or her shoulder did not weaken.
Then another eddy whirled them to
the surface and the moonlight flooded
his eyes. He saw the trees ree,ing by
md the white waves high above him,
1ut in that brief instant caught
Glimpse of low Point rushing to
meet him. Then they were draqrai
beneath again. He struggled migat,
lily with a gleam of hope in his heart.
and suddenly his feet scraEed on th9
bottom One more effort and tie
sands rose solid beneath him and he
staggered ashore, dragging the girl.
His senses were growing numb and
the light was fading. He fell forward
on his hands and knees Then re-
membrance of the girl flashed through
his consciousness like some strong
stimulus, and strength surgeu back
through his veins. He tore open her
Jlouse and felt her heart fiuttering
weakly beneath his fingers Tears Of
relief began trailing down his wet
cheeks, and yet it took Is minutes f
vigorous rubbing and working of her
arms and even implorings and kisses
before a long sigh came from her
parted lips and her eyes opened dazed-
ly. To his glad amazement he found
his match safe had withstood the soak
i'm t1I in =
had started a huge bonfire of drift
wood. He took off her outer garments
and wrung them out and spread them
close to the heat, and in an hour she
was little the worse for the adventure.
When the light grew strong enough
to show them the way, they skir4ed
back through the woods, and after a
couple of hours of hard scrambling,
'ame out on the beach beside their
tent All day they lay in camp and
rested; and next morning cached
everything but some blankets and pro-
visions and struck back through the
wilderness for the nearest settlement,
where they could obtain another canoe
and decide on a locality less pregnant
with danger.
And the little lake in the heart Of
the woods again became the sole prop
erty of the lordly moose and the lazy
orcupine, and the strange looms that
laugh so mockingly at something that
10 man can understand.
A paste is made by boiling glue wa
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24
The Voice OF
the Waters
BY Lloyd Roberts
Copyright

Jealous. Besides, breakfast waits" "
His rumpled head was, thrust between
the flaps of the tent. She gave a
little gasp and sat upright among
a tangle of blue and gray blankets, her
eyes open wide and her two tight
braids of coppery hair trailing beside
her.
Behind the tent the spruces lifted
black, shaggy heads above the low
lying mist. In front and on ether
side the lake water glimmered
through the white veil that clung
above it. A low pulsng roar filed the
soft air, waxing and waning and SEEM
ing to come from all directions at
once. The backlog threw "a grateful
warmth into their faces.
How did you sleep, Dolls Eyes?
Were you really warm and comfy?
Ones first night in camp is rarely So
you know, and you mustn't mind ad
mitting it if you were not"
Il was plenty warm ard plenty
comfy, and l slept Ike dormouse--
the last half of the night But for
hours l was awake listening"
Listening, and to what, pray?"
ITO the water" and she looked
at him seriously, with a gloom of
trouble in her round eyes. She ex-
pected him to laugh, but his dark face
showed only sympathy
1T was very strange and weird,
and-and frightening. l lid not know
running water was like that at
night
No" and she shook her head
solemnly, Il can't hear them now
You know what l mean, don't you?"
Yes, little one. | know. The In
dians say it IS the spirits of their
dead. Many PEOPLE can't hear them
at all. | can-when I want to-
We'll, | was just getting dozy and
you were very sound asleep when /
heard a sudden peal of laughter
was wide awake instantly. The noise
of the rapid seemed twice as loud as
it is now. Presently | could hear
voices as if in conversation and the
crunch of feet on the shingle and |
thought perhaps a party of Ind. ans
Lad landed by our canoe was
about to wake you up when the noise
ceased and l knew it was only my
Imagination and the noise of the
water Then the voices started again
growing louder and shriller and again
dwindled away to nothing, and there
was laughter, woman's laughter and
the sound of bells and singing and
other things, and | listened fascinated
and somewhat afraid, but was ashamed
to disturb you. At the first flush Of
dawn | fell asleep"
You'll get used to it right away
and if you don't we'll search out an
other camping ground where the
spirits won't disturb you"
The sun had climbed to the top of
the opposite crest and only few
wisps of mist still trailed on the
water. From every direction the dark,
sOmber spruces marched down to the
shore and wedged out into the blue
lake. The tent stood in a small cove
near the outlet, before beach of yel-
low sand, and sheltered from all the
winds but one. To this spot, known
of old to his nomad feet, the man had
brought the girl the day after they
were married. Before his art and his
ambitions and more than all else ex-
cept the girl, he loved the untracked
wilderness, and the bringing of the
two together had been long cher
iShed dream of his heart.
One evening as they lolled about
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24

A paste is made by boiling glue wa
ter and rye flour to which, while IN a
warm condition, for 1000 parts of the
mass 80 parts of linseed oil varnish
and 80 parts of thick turpentine are
added. Scientific American.
The Winslow mail., 1909-07-24

One evening as they lolled about
the fire, the full moon and the lake.
shimmering like great silver shield,
lured them into the canoe
The girl took the stern paddle and
insisted on the man becoming passen-
ger. He reclined on an armful of fir
boughs beyond the middle thwart with
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-02-06
BEEF GOOD PRISE

February opens with good
prospects for livestock values.
While there was some dullness
in the general situation Monday,
this was merely the usual Mon
day showing. The few sales re-
corded were at So. 25 for top stuff,
an advance of Is cents over pre-
vious high mark recently.
Over Sunday there was only a
slim showing Of arrivals. A
total Of 1870 head of cattle were
received for the az hours COM
pared with nominal number on
Saturday and l36 head the day
previous and none on Thursday.
That the cattle market will hold
very firm and prices stay at the
top is the general opinion Of the
livestock trade.
The trade is making every eff
fort at this time to induce ship
pers to send in better quality so
that a better showing of values
can be made by actual sales.
There is a better demand at this
time for finished steers and cows
than during any period Of the
present season and prices are
fully as high. While of course
demand is best for Al quality,
there is always a call for ordina-
ry stuff and for this reason the
small late shipments of cattle
have been eagerly snapped up by
killers representatives. Port
land Journal.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-02-06
WOOL PRICES WILL be GOOD.

Il cannot tell whether Oregon
woods will be worth 16 cents, 18
cents or 20 cents, but | do know
that the market indications are
very favorable to the buyer and
that the indications point to a
price about four cents higher this
year.
So Charles II. Green of Port
land, the most prominent wool
buyer in this section of the coun-
try said this morning, when ask
ed about the prices for the com
ing clips, says the East Oregonian.
Mr.. Green is stopping at the
Pendleton while on a brief bust.
ness visit to Pendleton. He de-
clared that he was much gratified
with the conditions of the WOO
market.
"The market is much stronger
than it was at this time last year
and without doubt there will be
considerable of an advance" he
said in discussing the situation.
There are many reasons tc
which we may contribute it but
in my estimation the advance ir
price is due to the restoration OF
confidence.
I'm all the other wool states
there is quite a bit of wool being
contracted for at an advance Of
four or five cents over last year
mo, i do not consider the ad
vance in the price due to the plar
of a notional woolgrowers ware
house, although many of Tho
sheepmen attribute it to tina
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-02-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent Of Har-
ney County will hold the regular
examination of applicants for
state and county papers at Burns
as follows:
FOR STATE PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, Feb.
10 at 8 O'Clock a. m., and contin-
uing until Saturday Feb. 13 at
4 p. m.
Wednesday -Penmanship, His
tory, Spelling, Physical Geog-
raphy, Reading, Psychology.
Thursday Written Arithmetic
Theory of Teaching, Grammar,
Bookkeeping. Physics, Civil Gov
ernment.
Friday - Physiology, Geogra-
ply, Composition, Algebra, Eng
lish Literature, School Law.
Saturday Botany, Plane Geo
metry, General History.
FOR COUNTY PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday Feb.
10 at 8 O'Clock a. M, and con-
tinuing until Friday, Feb. IL at
A p. m.
Wednesday - Penmanship His
tory, Orthography, Reading,
Physical Geography,
Thursday Written Arithme-
tic, Theory of Teaching, Gram
mar, Physiology.
Friday - Geography, School
Law, Civil Government, English
Literature.
L. M. HAMILTON, Co. Supt.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-02-06

fact. m my estImayHon N IS slin.
ply a speculative rise in prices
due to the fact that better de-
mand may be expected.
Although there is considera-
BILE contracting in Montana, Idaho
and Wyoming and also in other
states, there is as yet none in
Oregon, and the local conditions
are such that ! would not venture
to say what the price may be
other than that in my opinion it
will be better than last year"