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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
DIED.

 MACGREGOR-In the Danbury Hos pftaL March 2, Frank MacGregor, of Bethel
 HaitSch, aged 52 years.
 Fannie I. Mathews, wife of Charles H. Mathews, aged 59 years. CL4ARK.-At Stamford, March 1. Pat rick Clark, aged 53 years. RAYMOND.-At Noroton Heights, March 1, Virginia w., wife of Seth Raymond, aged 64 years. TENNEY.-In Clifton Springs, N. Y., March g. Mrs. Mary E.. Penney of Torrington, aged 70 years. CARRIER-In Winsted. March 1, John F. Carrier, aged 78 years. STUART.-In Thomaston, March | Agnes, widow of Edward Stuart. PRATT.-n Waterbury Hospital, Feb 27. George Pratt. BRADLEY.-In Noroton, Feb. 27, Mrs. Mary A. Bradley. WHEELER--In New Fairfield, March 1, Harriet F., widow of George w. Wheeler, aged S3 years. JONES.-In Torrington, Feb. 2S, Mrs. Ada Spurr Jones, of Salisbury, aged g years.
 DOUGLASS.-In East Norwalk. Feb. 28 Elizabeth R.. wife of William R. Douglass. aged 72 years MACGREGORY-At the Danbury Hos- pital. March 2. Frank H. MacGregor of Bethel. aged 45 years. R0RTER-At Glenbrook. March 2 Katharine B.. wife of A. Martin Porter. in the 37th year of her age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

get twenty within a fortnight"
 The mother was interviewed. the wig ana frock were purchased, and Gret- chen appeared that night. unannounc- ed. She sang her song between the acts. The surprised and delighted audience demanded many encores. and generously threw enough silver coins on the stage to settle her first two weeks salary.
 The following year she joined Ben Greet's Players in Shakespearean pro- ductions. She appeared later in sup port of Wilton Lackaye, in ''The Law anl the Man. playing the role of CoSsette.
 At the age of ten years Miss Hart man achieved the enviable distinction of creating in America, the title role Ibcen's Little Eyolf.'
 Last season she was engaged to play 9 principal role in a Broadway musi- cal production of importance: but was stoppe1 by the Gerry society. under the law that although a child may speak lines, when seven years old in a dramatic production. she must not sing on the stage until she reaches the age of sixteen.
 On the occasion of the metropolitan premiere of Mary Jane's Pa." at the Garden Theatre, little Gretchen Hart man registered a hit that was second only to that scored by MT. Dixey. The advance sale of seats for Henry E. Dixey's appearance Wednesday evening. with the entire original Gar den theatre cast and production oi Mary Jane's Pa openG tomorrow morning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
GRETCHEN HARTMAN AS LITTLE MARY JANE WITH HENRY DXEY IN MARY LANES PA

When Henry E. Dixey. appears un-
 CT the management of Henry W
 iavage at Smiths theatre, next Wed
 aesday evening. there will be seen in his support Miss Gretchen Hartman, who has won the title of the best child actress on the stage.
 This precocious little player who has not yet reached her teens. made her first public appearance with the Bush Temple Stock Company, in Chicago, at the age of seven years. and. what is more singular. she secured her first engagement through personal applica- tion and without the assistance of any &'grown-up."
 Miss Hartman is the daughter of Mime. Hartman. a Danish actress. who is playing a small part in Mary Jane's Pas" When she was seven years old Gretchen was living in Chicago, with her mother who played occasional en- agreements with a Norwegian company. From the period of Gretchens infancy her mother used to take her to the l theatre in her arms, and at the age of six the little girl had become a mimic and Hsped SnatcheS of old Norwegian folk songs to the delight of the people behind the scenes.
 At seven she announced one day to her mother, I am going on the stage to help you" Forthwith she sat down and with great effort scratched out in pencil the following letter addressed to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
MARRIED.

BERNHARD KRING. - In Stamford, Miss Inga J., daughter of MT. A. P. Krfng, of Stamford, to Charles w. Refnhard. MACKENZIE - BAHRET In West Bedding, March 2, Fred J. Macken- zie, of Bethel, and Miss Adella Bah ret, of West Bedding. ROSSETTER = BALCH. - In Harwin- ton, Feb. 2S, Harry Rossetter of ThomaSton, and Miss Mabel Balch of Harwinton.
 PETERSON LYNAS-In Stamford March l. Charles G. Peterson and Miss Helen L. Lynas. STEVENS - GREEN-In Danbury March 2. George C. Stevens. of Dan- bury. and Miss Rena G. Green. o1 New Britain.
 fIAGGERTY-FERR Greenwich March 1. Miss Georgetta. daughter of NIT. George Ferris to Sylvester flag gerty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
OLD MAIDS AND SOME
 OTHERS NOT so OLD

A trolley car loaded with old maids
 and some who are not old maids but maybe, some day, came over from Southport last night and held conven- ton at the Washington Park M. F.. church. The affair was a repetition of the convention held in Southport some weeks ago and created as much inter
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-14
HisSirq and Enseres.


Kissing In playhous4S had its origin
In Paris In 1880 on the occasion Of the
presenta ton Of Fontenelle's tragedy,
"Aspar" Prior to that time suffering
audiences were wont to yawn aud1bly
and fall asleep when the apathy Of the
actors and performances justified that
course. But On this occasion the in
d1gnant audience. driven to despera-
ton by the platitudes Of Aspar, voiced
their anger by Misses which drove the
actors into temporary retirement, &C.
cording to the testimony Of the poet
Roi. who slludes to the incident IN his
"Brevet de la Calotte." Kissing there
after became fashionable.
The first encore noted In the annals
of the stage was accorded to Livtus
Andronicus. Roman actor. He was
popular with the masses and was
called back so often to repeat his
speeches that in self defense he
brought boy to declatm for him while
he himself applied the gestures. While
encores became the rage in subse-
uuent ages. it is known that Androni-
GUS plan Of having an understudy be-
fore him before the audience to share
his honors has not generally been
adopted by Thespians. World.
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Lord pudtey's Remissness.

Sydney Smith narrated a number OF
stories Of the observation-disclosures Of
Lord Dudley, warm friend and pa
rIshioner. In the street one day Smith
was amused by Dudley's overtak1ng
him, linking his arm in that Of his
pastor and telling him in all earnest
ness that he should like for him above
all things to meet Sydney Smith.
Without revealing his identity, Smith
returned that he had met the man on
several occasions and FASTENED away.
One Sunday Dudley occupied a seat
almost directly under the pulpit where
Smith was delivering one Of his strong
est sermons CHANGING down, he was
forced almost to laugh outright a. his
lordsh1p, grasping his heavy cane,
knocked on the door and CALCULATED
Hear. hear evidently thinking ne
was in the midst OF parliamentary
sessiou.-New York Tribune.
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Markers Use Short Cuts.

Elk, for express, and the single letter
<, made to serve In like manner, fol-
lowing the name Of the company, as
used by shipping CLERKS tn marking
packages, are anciently familiar forms
Of abbreviation, and, old time and IA
miliar as they really are, they GER
tainly still answer their purpose well.
But there is now employed by markers
another abbreviat1on or mark that
shows vastly greater ingenuity and re-
suits In vastly greater saving Of
time, labor and marking Ink.
This later mark is made with a sim
gle sweep Of the brush, just one
straight mark like this: And
that mark, after the right word, stands
for the word Zine" So the shipping
clerk now no longer marks case Bay
line or Hudson line or whatever the
line may be, but just the name Of the
line with dash after 1t, as Bay -
or Hudson -, and so on.
This mark is of much later origin
than the old time Elk or z. In fact, It
Is Of comparatively modern introduce
ton. But it has already among ship
ping clerks come into wide and gen.
eral use.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Maori NAviqators.

when the United States feet steam
ed into New Zealand waters" writes
an Auckland correspondent, ''the mag
nifcent array Of warships left one Sec
ton Of the community wholly IN
moved No Maori could be brought to
see anything wonderful about it. They
have traditions Of their own about
navigation, and when they recall the
fact that their ancestors explored the
Antarctic in their big decked canoes,
discovered America, populated Japan
and sailed the Pacific from end to end
you cannot convince them that there
Is anything remarkable about the visit
Of the United States battleships. All
the way from the Siam peninsula to
New Zealand and up to the northward
beyond Sakhalin the Maoris, according
to their own legends, have left their
traces. and 1t is certainly a curious
fact that there are hundreds of words
In Malasian dialects which are still
part Of the Maori vernacular Of to-
day"
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The
Rehearsal.
81 Martha Cobb Sanford.
~ Martha Cobb San

r.uyrig,;tsd. l9)S, by Associated
Literary Press.
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Mexico's New Military Prisons.

The Mexican military prisons OF San
Juan de Ulua, in the harbor of Vera
Cruz, and the Santiago, at the capital.
Jalapa, are to be completely remodel
ed when the new military prison now
being completed at Parote, state Of
Vera Cruz, will be ready for occupan-
cy. The latter, it is claimed, is to be
supplied with all modern sanitary i'm
proyements and will accommodate
1000 prisoners. It will be an agree
able change for the unfortunates now
at San Juan de Ulua when they are
removed from sea level to an altitude
Of about 1000 feet, where the climate
Is almost equal to the temperate zone.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-14
PAPER Teeth.

One Of the oldest uses to which pa
per has been put Is that which has re-
suited in the manufacture In Germany
OF artificial teeth. These paper teeth
are manufactured from the same vari-
ETY. Of pulp which enters SO largely
Into the composition Of many novelties
In the paper line. Paper teeth are
said to afford satisfaction, not only
retaining their color well, but being
hess liable to chip than ordinary. false
teeth.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-14
Engiand's Ever Youthful Queen.

Age is an open secret with royal
personages, and most of US know that
our gracious queen is just sixty-four
years Of age. Yet her perfect features
remain. She is still slender in figure,
Is bright and alert and keeps as keen
as ever on many interests and amuse-
ments. She is still good walker. can
drive her own motor, is regular
opera goer, attends balls and parties
and Is always dressed to perfection
London Strand.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-14
OrvilIe Wrisht's Schoolboy Essay.

OrvilIe Wrisht's Sehoolboy Essay.
Il was in high school at Dayton at
the same time as Orville Wright, now
famed as inventor of the aeroplane,"
remarked Ernest P. Crummel. I'VE
were not in the same class, but I re-
member one essay that Wright pre-
pared for one Of the literary pro-
grammes. 1t was about airships, and
Wright read from his paper that the
time would come when men would
navigate the air.
Gle read on SO enthusiastically that
the other students all laughed good
naturally at him for writing along
such foolish lines. They all told him
a man would be crazy to try to ride
an airship. But, as everybody knows
today, Wright's youthful enthusiasm
has carried him along to success and
fame in just that very direction
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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to use these I'm wearing" Madeline

to use these I'm wearing" Madeline
announced.
Gerald, entirely forgetful of the un
shared glory that he had coveted,
stood watching Madeline as she deity
distributed the silver on the table
Her small, shapely hands seemed fairly
to twinkle
Come, Gerald; make yourself use.
full" Madeline chided laughingly a.
she looked up suddenly and became
conscious Of his attitude Of idle admi.
ration
Gerald obeyed
Il hope the others won't get here be
fore we're ready" she added exciredly
Wasn't it lucky l happened to come a
little early: You see, Mrs Sinclair was
delayed by.
But she got no further with her ex-
PLANTATION
Gerald's belated gasp of THE 9th.
ers!' startled her into abrupt silence
She stood staring at him in painful
embarrassment
ut isn't possible" she finally man,
aged to ask him, that I've come on
the wrong evening"
Gerald made a heroic effort to put
Madeline at her ease. OF course 1t was
her mistake
We'll. this was just intended for a
rehearsal. you see. The real thing
had planned for Thursday, tomorrow
night. But I'm awfully glad that you
happened
Gerald" interrupted Madeline dra-
matically, this is tomorrow night.
mean it's. Thursday night. Ask any
one-ask the hallboy."
For a moment Gerald looked stupe-
fed, but in fash his natural social
tact furnished a way out Of the diem
ma.
Finish setting the table, do, Made
line" he urged. Just hunt around TILL
you find things I'll 90 telephone the
chef to get something over here In the
way Of food. IT'S lucky l planned an
informal dinner isn't it," he added,
approaching to the full the humor Of
the situation
1t was some little time before Ger
aid and the chef were able to come to
an understanding.
Hang it all" Gerald finally called
over the wire Never mind what's
happened l want a dinner served at
my rooms tonight no matter when
ordered it,
But you ordered it for tonight. sir.
This Is Thursday" Numbered back
the chef OF course 1t will all be
there"
So 1t was his own mistake In his
enthusiasm he had lost track Of the
days.
When Gerald came back to Madeline
he found her surveying the table with
an air Of very evident approval
Il like your tableclorh, Gerald" she
commented adm1rtngly. "Ir's a beau
IT,"
1T has one Ora W back" Gerald said
shall be forced to starve while IT'S be-
ing laundered By the way, have you
a linen chest, Madel1ne:'
why. OF course not" Madeline re-.
piled Only engaged girls are inter
esred in those
Il should think it would be great fun
getting one ready" Gerald ventured
courageously. 'Shouldn't you. dear.
esr:'
Madeline did not answer, but she felt
that Gerald must hear the mad beating
Of her heart as he stood there behind
her chair
Look up. little girl" he asked ten
derby. and tell me that haven't wait.
ed all these years i'll vain, watching
you grow up adorably sweet and beau.
tiful You do love NE litrle:"
Madeline looked up, and Gerald bent
over TO kiss her smiling eyes and lips.
All too soon the 1nsistent telephone
brought the lovers back to reality
The Others" exclaimed Madeline,
jumping up. Goodness, how does my
hair look"'
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canada's Postal SAVINGS Banks.

canada's Postal Savings Banks.
There are some conveniences about
postal savings bank system, like that
of Canada, for instance, which must
be highly appreciated by certain
classes Of depositors. A person may
open an account at one postoffica and
continue it at any number Of other Of
fees, depositing wherever he may hap
pen to be, and yet have the whole
amount at his command at any one
Office should he wish to withdraw 1t.
This is made easy by the fact that his
account is kept at the postmaster gen.
erals Office in Ottawa. a family NOV
ing from one place to another does not
have to draw its money from the saw
ings bank and carry 1t along at the
risk Of robbery. 1t finds the amount
at its disposal wherever 1t goes. A
commercial traveller, deposittng In
twenty towns, has the sum Of all avail
able at his home Office as soop as q
letter can pass to and from Ottawa
St Paul Pioneer Press.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25
BLUE GRASS BLADE

the schools as heretofore. | think it is out
of place there. They do not permit the
teacher to interpret the bible for fear of
offending the different sects; then it ought
not to be read there; it is too ambiguous
a book; children are almost sure to get
wrong ideas from it that will keep them
wrong during life. 1t has given people
wrong ideas about science for thousands of
years. ! am with Washington, Jefferson,
Lincoln, Grant and Garfield-Church, and
State should be kept forever separate.
| am in favor of Prohibition. The liber-
ties of men should be curbed when they
interfere with the rights of others and then
only
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25
ONE MORE LETTER.

LINEVILLE, IOWA, Mar s, 90.
Hon. f. ]. Sankey, State Representative,
Dear Sir-I thought l would write you and
tell you how to vote on several propositions
and help you out of the ENHANCEMENT.
On the Sunday Amusement bill, VOTE 1T
DOWN. There are tens of thousands OF
working people who have one day only in
TIE week for recreation and enjoyment.
don't think you have any right to shut up
the theater or the church on Sunday. You
have as much right to close one as the 9TH
er. Why not? We want the people moral,
OF course. but We have no right to treat
them like oxen to make them so. speak
for liberty Let the people be free.
They are revising the school laws, and
propose to retain the bible and religion in
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25

case with tens of thousands of children
that have gone through the common
schools. l object to taxation to teach false
hood and to prejudice against truth.
If We ask most any scientist what has
been the greatest obstacle against science,
he will tell you that the church has OPP
posed it more than any class OF people.
Yet We find some preachers that are lovers
of science and explain the bible in a way
not to obstruct it, and so it seems are more
friendly to it than our schools are, for they
are permitted TO read there book in oppo-
sition to science and are not permitted to
explain it in way to preserve scientific
truth
Besides this, religion in the schools is
the bone OF eternal strife between sect and
sect, especially between the Catholics and
Protestants, and when religion inspires
hate instead OF love, the policeman, finding
it ON forbidden ground, with his billy
should give it jolt ON the head and tell
it to pass on. The Catholics and Protest
ants each want their religion taught in the
schools and the other fellow pay for it.
The Protestant translation TO the Catholic
is idolatrous, as is the Catholics in the
eyes of the Protestant. How will this
eternal wrangle ever be settled? Catholic
influence is growing in America. viii IL
be settled by war? England has settled it
by giving over to the Catholics their quota
of taxation and letting them build their
own schools. But can America levy taxes
for religious purposes? And then will it
distribute it among the ten thousand diff
ferent denominations? Now if Catholics
and Professionals would consent to throw re-
ligion out of the school, both could attend
scnooi together, and be friends. There are
passages of scripture so obscene that per-
sons have been imprisoned for passing
them through the mails, yet we give teach
ers a license to read these very passages
to our children.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25
ST. ANsoAR SECULAR UNION.
PROGRAM OF SPEAKERS.

May 7-"Science before Darwin and At
ter" BY VIM. VIM. McDevitt, L. L. NJ, for
mer Registrar of the University of Wash
ington.
May 1.-THE Mystery of Greek Art.
By f. Backus, University graduate, and on
the Evening Globe staff
May 21-"Crime and Development of SUI
perstition". BY George e. Kendall of En-
gland.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25
Lessons for May, 1909:

May 2-The miraculous birth of Christ
Jesus" Christina" and "Buddha", page Ill
to page lis. Siamese Saviour. "Codam."
May 9-The miraculous birth of "Codam,"
"Saliva-hana", 'Lao-kiun," Geo. "Hau-ki",
"Horus," 'Zoroaster, page rs to page
1874
May 1.-THE miraculous birth of Am
phon," "Prometheus,' "Perseus," "Mer-
curry" "Aeolus," apollo" "Aethus," "Ar-
cas-" "Aroclus," "Romulus," Alexander the
Great (S56 b. c.. Cyrus" PLATO" (429
b. c., "Apollonius," al b. c., "Pytha-
goras," $50 B. c., "Aesculapius, page
124 to page 1919.
May 23-The miraculous birth of Ameri-
can Saviours In Old Mexico, "Guetzal-
coatle," the Yucatan 'Zana," Columbias
"Bochica," Brazil's Zone Foridas
VASE CALIFORNIA; "Quaagagp," Iroquois'
"Tarengawa," Northwest Algonquins Mi
chabou, page $50 to page 1874, 3rd line.
May 30-The miraculous birth of Christ
Jesus" from Bird line, page 1874, to page 40.
Prof. A. J. Clausen, National Organizer.
st. Ansgar Iowa
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25
WHERE is THE DIFFERENCE?
Drawing the Deadly Parallel upon Orthodox
and Liberal Publications.
(By A. 4. Wade.)

(By A. Il. Wade.)
From the columns of the London Free
thinker we learn that religious bigots on
the Camberwell Town Council have en-
Guided that journal from the tables of the
Free Public Library, and a storm of protest
is now being made against the act of ex-
clusion. By the time the bigots get through
with Editor Foote and his able associates
they will know they have been up against
the real article. Editor Foote is a stub
born and persistent fighter for right and
truth. From the Blue Grass Blade Mar.
2S, 1909.
ITO be strictly consistent we must also
bar Freethought publications that admit
to their columns such teaching | certainly
will not accept the false teaching that there
is god and future life under the name
of Freethought, Materialism, Rationalism,
or any other ism. when | reject it under the
name of Christianity. If such publications
do not bar these teachers of idolatry and
superstition, l shall bar them coming to
my home. From the Truth About God
and Life" Jan. 1909
Query:-What is the difference between
Editor Kerr, of the Truth About God"
head of the Church of Humanity, and the
religious bigots on the Camberwell Town
Council?
They would exclude Freethinker mag
azne or paper because it teaches NO god
and future life" and he would exclude the
same because they teach god and fu-
ture life"
How can Bro Kerr expect to reach and
convert the world to the Truth when they
will not have his dirty little atheist paper
in their house." and how can he blame
them when he would do the same with their
literature?
The greatest difficulty to the education
of the people by Freethought literature is
to get the people to read it,
Urbana, Ill.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25
Sends a New Subscriber.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Please send Blue
Grass Blade to Comrade /. Becker, for one
year, and credit same to me-. FRANTZ.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-25

June 1.-The Motive Forces of Human
Action" BY Cameron H. King, Jr,
Attorney-at-law
Every Friday evening.
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PROGRAM
The Philosophical Bible Glass Union of
America.

Textbook by Doane-'Bible Myths and
their Parallel in other Religions"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-04
CASTOR PUTS 0k n
LID IN SUBURBS
Personal Visit By Sheriff Results Il
Sunday Dances in Roadhouses
Being Cut Out.

Sheriff George T. CASTOR has sound-
ed the doom OF Sunday night dances,
and OF Sunday revelry and rowdyism
In the suburbs. He made q personal
investigation of conditions near the
Seven-Mile road. out Woodward-ave.,
whence numerous complaints Of rowy-
ism have come. Residents OF the
neighborhood. and persons who uso
the street cars in that vicinity, com
planned that Sunday drunkx behaved
in shocking manner, after long hours
OF reyelry In the half-dozen saloonA-
and road houses In the district.
Sheriff CASTOR. accompanied by Dep
uties Coopersmith and Stein, visited
all OF the roadhouses. Sunday. and
warned them against any further mis-
conduct in their places.
Il told them, that IL they couldn't
run their places decently, and put
stop to all rowdyism. they would be
closed up tight. and kept closed" the
Sheriff said, Monday morning.
The Sunday night dances In Badly"
Ortmans and Paddy" McGraw's
places were closed up tight, Sunday.
for the first time In months. Deputies
Coopersmith and Stein were on the
ground to see that they were closed.
Sheriff CASTOR gave the order to
close up, several days ago. on account
OF complaints OF rowdyism.