The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-03
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The ladies of the town who love in tellectual entertainments, had a rare treate yesterday at the assembly room of the library when Mrs. Mitchell of Westport reviewed current events. Her chief topic was the American diplo- rnatic service, but before reaching this subject she spoke of a number of oth- CT things, and announced that at her last conference, which is fast ap- preaching with the incoming of spring she will review the administration of ex-President Roosevelt. She called the attention of the ladies present to a few books which have been published on diplomacy, also on the Philippines. She and said that no more smoking opium is to be imported into this country. Al fusion was made to the fact that it is continually necessary to publish books in relation to words which are mispro- nounced, and that now the last volume contains 12.000 words which some peo- pie mispronounce. Mrs. Mitchell thought this must arise from the great all sorts of languages. She said it seems we should study English.
 Allusion was made to the recent se- were earthquake shock which in some and the fact that it took 25 days to get the news from the district in Persia where the earathquke occurred. She thought such people, without tele- phones, telegraphs, rural delivery. steam trains or even wireless tele- graph were not up in civilization. She said the Mesipotomia was but 150 miles distant, and announced that from this country the wonderful De- pertinent of Agriculture is fetching date palms to be cultivated in Color ado and Arizona, because it has been discovered that the soil and the eli mate is the same in both places. And then the observation was made that in the United States everything can be grown which grows anywhere else in the world.
 Attention was called to the fact that all sorts of congresses on all sorts of subjects were being held in all parts of the world, and that some of them were to assemble in Washington to talk matters over, and as a result Con- gress was asked to make appropriations to pay the bills and entertain the guests. She said some of our Con- gressmen are disturbed about these Appropriations, but it is necessary for the delegates from the United States to attend these meetings. The Inter national Prison Congress which we originated was spoken of with pride bec,1se SO much good has come from jts deliberations. It is to meet next wear in Washington, and the trifie of $50 900 is all that Fis needed to make comfortable the guests and delegates.
 Orr trade with South America was spoken of, and Mrs. Mitchell lamented the fact that we send so little or our manufactured products 10 1naI great land at the south of us. Why, she asked should we allow Germany and Japan to take the trade from us Echo answered '-Why?" She said that we send shopworn goods to south Am erica and shoes which are out of fash ion or poorly made. This, probably is one reason why Germany ana Japan are crowding us out. We no longel have a monopoly of the worlds trade and it stands us in hand to wake uL enter into with the rest of the world. An effort is being made to introduce things made in the states into South America, and it is proposed to ask some of the countries on the other side of the equator, to allow us to export our goods free of duty for six months.
 Mrs. Mitchell said some of us had been afraid that China was going back, because an eminent Chinamar had been dismissed for purely family reasons from the government But a letter which had been sent to MT. Taft, 70 soon to be the President, gave