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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-01

one Of the rncsr radical changes suggested Is the
elimination Of the extra point for a goal from
touchdown. and with this an in hearty accord
as / have been for two three years am ad-
xfse6 however that IS little likelihood Of any
ehanee IN tais respect \as several members Of the
rules committee unalJeraby opposed to any
more tinkering with the scoring value OF plays
The chief argument in favor OF the try at goal
after rhe Touchdown Is based OF objection 10
lie games. mere % which would result in all
probability, without the extra point Tie games
are unsatisfactory, Il is true but the winning Of
game By the ability OF 10 convert touch
down into a goal is also unsatisfactory in many
cases The wind may make the kicking Of a goal
almost impossible, ard Il often happens that
team scores a Touchdown by a long from
tumble c. blocked kick, putting the bail directly
between the posts. Then the goal is practically
certain, and the good. sustained work Of the op
ronents, who may have scored a touchdown in the
corner CT the field after much hard line bucking
and brilliant Etrategic play, is likely TO 80 for
rlauSht- The rule the try at goal from touch
dor- has had opponents ever since the game has
land But IN spite OF the fact that every year
brings its crops OF games decided IN this manner.
there always enough friends who are IN favor
OF & 10 prevent any action In my opinion the try
at goal would be missed. and the game would
be the better for its elimination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-01

IN giancing over an English exchange few days
ago nay attention fixed by the following para
graph anent the new rules OF golf by a foreign
critic
There has assarediy been ample discussion in re-
gard 10 the new rules. but ! inclined to think
that II u1sses wholly for good Many q man who
never bothered 70 read tenth part the old rules
and was continually laundering on points of Ian
has reac the new ones with infinite care and has
1iiefn All al MS fingers ends. The widespread fn-
ferest which has been displayed fhro,iebout tbs
kingdom IN the new code Will ! feel sure lead 10
re game being played in much stricter fasbfoy,
than IN 1f1os past The truth IS men were . rae-
deal 1oo apt II take things in haphazarj fasbio-,
sno people were inclined TO think Themselves a.
EFlered = an opponent attempted to <ornnel ~,
70 abide by TIE strict letter the law Tho. -
= great deal Of false sentincntality-I har5I,- -,
mat ofacr term 10 Gse-about and men vrers $50.
times locked uPoE as pinchers'' II they irSste5 on
Eaer r1zats as given them by the rules of the go,
Why this state OF things existed in golf and not a.
other games IT Is hard 10 but that il did eiSf
- use the past tense advisedy-wilI hardly he Dis
puteo. Prom accounts 10 hand from different nsrtS
O. the country where competitions took place Iast
saturday u seems as IL We are face 10 face win
olHeTent state II things. and men recognize rfeaf
Inc Utmost r1Sor OF the law Will be put into fo-cs
against Offenders. And surely this is only as n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-01

The try at goal from placement after 2 free
catch might also eliminated or reduced IN value
without hurting the game. Il puts the defending
team that is fighting against the wind too great
4 disadvantage The place kick from formation
and the drop kick from the field are different how
ever. and the scoring value Of each is mons too
great. considering the fact that every man on the
team must play his part IN bringing II about.
! have discussed this subject at some length IN
this Column within the last SIX weeks SC the CUES
ton need not be gone again this time
There Sc other suggestion which seems peril
nent. and that is that the rule makers might go
e-en further IN providing penalty for coaching
from the side lines. In my opinion the captain
should have fun authority the field IN directing
ne play and in calling for substitutes when needed
with the coaches having seats well Up in the
stands There good reasons for this but IN all
5,rcha aiIity is asking too much. although Iot
OF unCarorshe criticism might be avoided e such
q rule VAS adopted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
Beyond tho AIps,'

A Kansas girl graduate who had been given the theme. Beyond the Alps Lies Italy," promulgated the following:
 'I don't care a cent whether Italy flies beyond the Alps or in Missouri. do not expect to set the river on fire with my future career. I am glad that I have a good education. but am not going to misuse it by writing poetry or essays on the future woman. It will enable me to correct the grammar of any lover I may have should he speak of 'dorgs' in my presence or seen a man. It will also come handy when I want to figure out how many pounds of soap a woman can gSe for three dozen eggs at the grocery. So I do not begrudge the time I spent in acquir- ing it. But my ambitions do not fly so high. I just want to marry a man who can lick anybody of hiANeight in the township, who can run an eighty acre farm and who has no female relatives to come around and try to boss the ranch. I will agree to cook dinners for him that won't send him to an early grave and lavish upon him a whole some affection and to see that his razor has not been used to cut broom wire when he wants to shave. In view of all this do not care if get little rusty on the rule of three and kindred things as the years go by."-Topeka Capital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor of the Bridgeport Farmer Dear Sir:-
 An editorial in the Telegram Monday morning entitled "An Explanation has declined to publish. As the matter is a public one and in no sense per- | sonal, I would ask you to publish the following letters.
 Yours very truly,
 c. N. Haskell, M. D., Secretary. Editor Morning Telegram: Dear Sir:- My attention is attracted to youl editorial of explanation in this morn ings issue of the Telegram. We re- cognize the fact that you have de- voted come space to the cause, for which we thank you and for which you can thank yourselves as everybody is benefited alike. We have equal reason to thank the other papers for what they have done Your paper has, in the past, done nc more and perhaps no less than the other papers in the county and not as much as it should do in the future.
 The work that we are doing is for the benefit of humanity and we con slider that it is the duty of every man woman and child to assist in the fight against consumption. We cannot thank challenged. any expression of unjust criticism that detracts from our work
 If your editorial of last Tuesday re- ferred to other than local workers, you L.
 In your editorials, which are, at least in the estimation of the medical profession and many others as well antagonistic to all advancement in matters relating to public health, are intended to be helpful. are written with the idea that they are impartial and broad-minded criticism of existing conditions, it is unfortunate that they should be misinterpreted.
 You refer to my letter as violent. Exclusive readers of the Telegram should buy one of the other papers and judge for themselves whether or not it is violent I am pleased that its purport is not mistakable.
 You say 'As it did not appear that the writer represented anybody else ex- cept himself. the communication met with the usual fate, etc"
 To avoid the danger of making this matter a personal one, I would say that I had personal interview with the City Editor and told him that my letter had been submitted to the presi- Tuberculosis Association, the chairman of it's executive committee and to members of the State Commission on Tuberculosis. They all agreed that your "A Danger Signal'' editorial was uncalled for and misleading and en- dorSed my letter to you-l
 If you will give me De opportunity, I will prove to you that the American movement has not yet to make good. On the contrary. it has made good, is still making good. and will continue to make good.
 Finally I wish to say that, in spite of criticism, Encouragement and con- troversy. we shall not be Geterred in our efforts to improve existing condi- tions of public health.
 c. N. HASKELL M. D., Secretary Of the Fairfield County Anti
 Tuberculosis Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
FRATERNAL NEWS

| A degree team composed of the Past EEachems of Konckapotanauh tribe, I. 70. R. M., worked the Adoption degree fnpon ono lone pale face according to { Sthe old ritual which was in use some years ago. This is composed of such i1ninor tortures az branding and filling 1.-the victims body with blazing splint- ters. The team that did the work was tcomposed of the following: Sachen, A Bradley. Waterbury, senior sagamore. tCarl Foster; junior sagamore. B. J. tNay1or; prophet. E. B. Treadwell; Esannaps. H. H. Jackson and w. c. ITlewscomb; scouts. H. M. Tuthill and sA. Shepard; warriors. w. A. Louns- itbury. J. H. Bishop. J. Erickson and C.. A. Smith,: braves, G. H. Lee, F. A. Hart, w. A. Goddard and J. M. Chaf- fee. E. B. Treadwe1 was in charge of
 the degree work while J. M. Chaffee
 looked after the "corn and venison''
 end of the program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
Du.Iino In Old Creole Days

When dueling was an actual factor in the social order of this country, it had many worthy and notable expo nents, including no less distinguished personages than Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, De Witt Clinton, Stephen Decatur and others of the same type, but nowhere on this continent was it so much an establish ed institution as in that peculiarly TO- mantle old city of New Orleans. It was woven into the very fabric of the life of the community, and many a crumbling tombstone in the antiquated creole cemeteries bears grim and si- lent witness to the fact, though to un- derstand the situation more clearly one should breathe, so to speak, the atmos- phere of the period.-Louis J. Meader in Century.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
A Fish Story.

The latest fish story concerns the herring and sea gull, and it comes from Nanaimo. A boat load of herring, containing about fifteen tons, was left at Johnston's wharf, Nanaimo, during the noon hour while the fishermen went to dinner. During their absence several thousand sea gulls-the chron- icler says 1O,OO0-ate all the fish on one side of the boat with such good results that they emptied it, and when the last herring had been removed from that side it was like the last straw that broke the cameFs back, for the boat, with all the weight on the other side, upset, spilling all the remaining fish into the water.-Shanghai Mercury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
Part of the Letter We Read.

"Did you ever think" said an old printer, ''that we really notice only the upper halves of the letters7 The lower halves are in many cases only the stems, the remainders of ornamental hourishes which have been gradually reduced in size and length and are now meaningless. Take, for instance, the heading of a paper. Cover up with a blank sheet the lower half of the let ters, and even if you did not know what they were you would have no diff ficulty in reading the words. Now, re- verse the process and cover the upper half, and if you did not know the words it would be impossible to make out the letters. This fact is even more plainly seen in the case of the Roman letters used for headlines. An l. might be mistaken for an I, but nearly all the other letters are so plainly indicated by the shape of the upper half that the lines may be read without difhculty.- St. Louis Giobe-Democrat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14

The fear of work is the card index to the catalogue of troubles.-Richmonc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
Devoured by Jaekals.

Foreign papers tell story of wo- man at Phillipeville, in Algeria, who was seated by her baby's cradle on the veranda of her house when she was called within by her husband. Re turning to the veranda after an ab- sence of a few minutes, she found the cradle knocked over and the baby gone. Next day native shepherds discovered in the uadergrowth of a wood the bones of a young child and a string of amber beads, which were immediately recognized by the mother as having been on her chilG's neck. There is no doubt that the infant was carried off and devoured by jackals," a core spondent adds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
SOCIAL ss .-.--.-.,, AND
 PERSONAL

The Alpha chapter of the Beta Kappa
 Sigma fraternity Of the Bridgeport High school will hold their first annual Ereception and dance at the Stratfeld, twill be attended by members of the tdifkerert chapters of the fraternity throughout the state and Massachu- taetts and promises to be social of E1hore than ordinary interest to the .younger set of the city. The general kconnlittee includes: George Burns. Jr., Edward J. MoKeever. Walter R. Lal- Hey. Charles J. Musante. Hubert Don fnelly and Stanley Greenwood. The re- fception committee will include: Hubert kDonnelIy. chairman. Joseph Howard kWa1ter Lalisy. Edward McKeever and FChAEles Mlrsante. The patronesses will kbe Mrs. Henry Lee, Mrs. F. c. Mullins. EMrs. Joseph A. OBrien. Mrs. Thomas kwaish. and Mrs. Fred Wren. The EC. Mullins. Joseph A. o,Brien. Thomas
 waish. Fred Wren. John H. McMahon
 and George Burns. ST.
 For the first time in a number of years a real Masonic Ball will be held ko-night at the Stratfie1d, under the hauGpices of Orient Chapter, O. E. s. eTAe ball promises to be one of the Deading social events of the season. The keaie of tickets indicates a large atten- tdance. Members of Hamilton Com anandery. K: T.. will attend wearing eae1r fun Hniens sa emp,aT .. 1ns reg 1egaaa; ,;d
 
 kTemple, will wear the fez. Two or fchestras will furnish music. Past pa ttronS and uaatrons of the chapter will iact On the reception oommittee. At tEnidnieht an elaborate luncheon will be Eserved. The dining room will be kept Eopen all of the evening for those de- tsirfng refreshments. To-day the ball roon as in the hands of the decorators. !The grand march will start promptly lat o'clock A feature of the ball twfn be the elaborate electrical display fkhat has been planned.
 Members of the Bridgeport Club gave a dinner at the club last even ing to J. r. Rick, who has been con- nected with the Bridgeport De-OxidiZ- send who is to leave that concern to ac- tcept a position with the Whit1ock Coil Pipe. Co.,, of Hartford. During the EbanQuet MT. Rick was presented with Handsome seal ring. Those who gave khe dinner were, Howard Walters, John Waters Howard M. S1oat, Richard Rrice, B. Steward, George Lindley, S. Benne1l, F. Holyrod, J. E. Stickley, william Regnery, Samuel Grenninger, 0ames Ogden and William Graywood-
 Elaborate arrangements are being smade for the mammoth whist and sdance to be given at the Stratfeld on Monday April 19 by the Ladies of the lEf Vincent de Paul society for the benef1t of the free bed fund. whist An the afternoon, while another whist and an informal dance will take place fin the evening. The whist will be probably the largest of it's kind ever sheld in Bridgeport as aceommodations Jean be made for several hundred play ters. As the object is for charity it is [exepected that all the events will be aiberalIy patronized.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
GOMPERS GOING ABROAD
 TO STUDY CONDITIONS

Washington, D. C.. April 14.-After laying before the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor, at yesterdays session, a detailed re- port of his proposed trip to Europe to study and report upon the industrial, sociology and economic conditions of the laboring people in those countries Samuel Gompers, president of the Fed eration, announced that he would leave New York on the Baltic on June 23 The council authorized an expenditure to meet the expenses of the trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
HATS OFF IN CHURCH
 ANTAGONISTS TAKE ACTION

Richmond, Ind, April 14.-The off lcfaI board of the First Methodist Ehurch of this city, adopted a resolu- kion to-day condemning women's hats land requiring all to remove their top hamper on entering the church.
 The resolution declares that the dis aplay of flowers and ribbons is so great land the hats themselves so large that iNiew of the minister is obscured com IpleteIy by those in the front pews
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
NO ARMOR CAN RESIST
 POWER OF FRENCH SHE'LL

Toulon. April 14.-Speaking before a
 commission of inquiry, an officer of the
 army made some sensational state
 ments regarding the power of asFrench shell known as the t'P."
 He said no existing armor was able to resist the destructive qualities of this explosive, and cited the case of
 shell entering the smokestack of a bat
 tleship and coming out below the wa ter line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14

We often wonder how any perscn can be persuaded into taking anything but Fo1ey's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung trouble. Do not be fooled into accepting town make' or other substitutes. The genuine con- tains no harmful drugs and is in a yellow package. F. B. Brill local agent. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14

i Mir. F. c. Fritts. oneonta. N. Y. writes: My little girl was greatly ehenefitted by taking Foley's Orino fLaxative. and think it is the best Eremedy for constipation and liver trou- Ebfe.'. F'oley's Orino Laxative is best Flor women and children. it is mild, kpleasant and effective. and is a splen- tt1id medicine. as it cleanses the system land clears the complexion. F. B. Brill. faocal agent. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
DENYER,s SNOW RLOCKADE

Denver, Col, April 14.-B1ockaded in April snow drifts, the east-bound pas senger train on the Denver, North western & Pacific Railroad, known as the Moffat road, is tied up at Earl, on the west side of the Continental Di- vide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
Purely Chance.

Knicker-Do you consider poker game of chance? Bocker-Purely. Sometimes my wife finds it out, and then again she doesn't.-Harper's Ba- gar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-14
MILLIONS OF MACKEREI,

New York. April 14.-Capt. Chiches-
 ter of the Clyde liner Arapahoe sent a
 wireless message last night with the request that the fishermen along the coast be notified that literally millions of mackerel were running along the Jersey Coast yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-17
LACK OF INTEREST
in MURDER TRIAL
WITH TRIAL ONE WEEK OFF LIT.
TILE IS HEARD CONCERNING
, sIMPsoN--oNE DARK coLoREp
WITNESS is CAMPING ACROSS
. THE RED RIVER. 49, ~. .

With utter lack Of interest on the
part Of the general public concerning
the outcome of the case, the. trial OF
Edward w. Simpson, charged with
murder in the first degree, approaches.
One week from this morning the col
ored man viii take his place in court
behind Atty T. H. McEnroe and the
fight for his life will be started.
Despite the fact that all names of
jurors were submitted to the interested
attorneys before subpoenaed, there
may be more trouble in securing a
jury than would be expected. No rights
have been waived, and the same chal-
lenges for cause and peremtory. chal-
ienges will be used The fact that the
attorneys agreed on the men AZ venire-
men by no means indicates they were
agreed on as 3urymen.
It Is now stated that one OF the col
cred witnesses to the shooting is
camped In Moorhead He was sub
poenaed before his colleagues were ar
rested and thrown in jail. n he fans
to come across the river and testify
it will not be safe for him to come in
North Dakota again, rs he would be
open to arrest for contempt Of court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-17
The pols star.

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are
known also as the triones and as the
Greater VAIN and the Lesser VAIN. II
is curious to note that the larger con-
stellation was given the figure Of the
bear by the Arabs and by the Iroquois
red men. The assumed forms are or
dinarily fanciful, and the identity OF
the names in this instance affords food
f0r speculation. Homer uses both bear
and vain wagon 10 his references to
these stars. 1t Is evident that the
name bear was a TRANSLATION from
some original Aryan language, as the
constellation Ii called Ia Sanskrik
riksha, d word that In different gen
asrs means both bear and star. OF
course the polar star In the tan of Ursa
Miner II the constellation's point OF
glory Ia this case We may say fairly
that the taiI wags the dog, because tht
group OF stars was once called the
dogs tan. or cynosurA From that W
have onr w,rd cyuosure. that towasa
which all eyes turn, az to the dogW
tan for sight OF the pole star Azinnss
ap0l1s Tribune.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-17


Q. a. Pearce Of Page il here today.
Geo. J. Pasei Of cAaTe is a guest at
the Gardner.
A. Dahlblotn OF Casselton is spend
Ing the day here.
Thos. Gardner Of Bottineau was
here oyer Sunday.
A. w. Phin OF Garrison transacted
business in Fargo today.
Or. Thor A. Strong OF Enderiin was
Q visitor IN the city today.
T. 8. Thomas or Lasoon was an
over Sunday visitor In Fargo.
". =. Mitchell was a sheldon rep
resentative in Fargo yesterday
Mrs. e. Clemens and mother Of
Hillsboro were Fargo visitors yester-
day.
Grand Forks visitors in Fargo yes-
terday were. J. c. I.eBeau ana Walter
Fink.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL r. Pribyi OF St.
Paul were guests at the Metropole
yesterday.
A. A. oszeman Of wanpeton came in
from that place this morning and is
spending the day in Fargo.
r. r. Flint, assistant state dairy
commissioner, OF BisnnarcK was in the
city yesterday.
City Auditor N. c. Morgan spent
sunday at Melissa, enjoying fishing
with party OF friends.
U. 8. Marshal !. r. Shea arrived
home this morning from Wai1peton.
where he transacted business.
DR.. A. J, Kaess returned this morn
ing from ortonville. MINI, where he
spent Sunday as the guest OF friends.
Mr.. ana Mrs. B. C. Marks Of Bis
nnarck arrived In the crry yesterday
and are. spending few days in the
city.
K. B. Macdonald accompanied
Howard Lynch to Fargo Saturday
frohm Lidgerwoed. Mr.. Lynch was
one Of the contestants in the declams-
tion contest.
Jason Weatherhead. publisher OF
The Norman County Herald at Ada,
MINI, was In the cs.y yesterday en-
route home from Bismarek where he
has been visiting his son. George
Weatherhead. and where he recently
underwent serious operation. He
was accompanied by 7. e. Ward.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-17
YOUNG BASEBALLISTS.
Grsded School League ts Having Some
Interesting spcrt--Aawthorn and
Central Won Saturday.

The school baseball league progressed
rapidly last Saturday when three OF
the scheduled games we're played. sat
urday forenoon Hawthorne won from
Lincoln by q score Of 4 to 8 in the fast.
Aat game OF the boys series that has
been played so far. chalnter Wells
and Carl May were the batteries FOR
the Hawthorne, while Carl sydnass
won honors for the Lincoln, along with
Sondqnist. The game was remarkable
in that there we're very few errors and
very few hits made.
IN the afternoon the Hawthorne
team forfeited game to Roosevelt be-
cause they could not get their team
together The Central team won from
the Longfellow by score OF 4 to 8,
in . hard fought and pretty fast game,
with NAsbit, Rice ana Erikson as the
batteries for the Central. and Fol9ar,
painard and Callahan for the Long :
fellow.