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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
BRANDEGEE'S SUCCESS
 HILLS DEFEAT

It wasn't by vote of to or to l. but by the slender margin of 1o votes that Senator Brandegee was nominated by the Republican legislative caucus The original claims of the Brandegee managers were very heavily reduced when it came to the final test and, but for the secret ballot which enabled members to obey the machine instead of their constituents. the Brandegee margin would quite probably have been wholly wiped out.
 MT. Hill. in his desire not to emoar- rass the Taft campaign by injection of the Senatorial contest, delayed too long his appearance af1eld as a candidate. Senator Brandegee. undeterred by any such scruples, took the field early and, ! under the wing of the State committee, pushed his candidacy throughout the Presidential campaign. "After me. the deluge." if need be. was evidently his motto.
 "A potent anti-Hill factor was the State machine. that irresponsible. un- reachable secret body which rules Con- necticnt Republicanism regardless of the preponderant sentiment in its party, which had pledged it's power to Brandegee months in advance. It's or ders to its county tools were to nomi- nate Brandegee, and these weddings. with those of inferior degree. dared not disobey. the alternative being the black list.
 There was not shadow of doubt that the State desired the nomination of Hill: its manufacturing and com nnerciai interests had so declared most enthusiastically. and at the command of the machine. they are most uncon- scionably snubbed. There is not on the Connecticut records an instance of such pointblank affront to its most important interests and to public senti- inent.
 Senator Bulkeley came on from Washington to. as he said, 'see the fun,'-in reality, to aid Brandegee. Whether he tapped his "barrell." does not yet appear. but there is a rumor' that more or less farm mortgages may be released in the near future. If Bulkeley desires reelection two years hence. he acted in bad Judgment, for the Hill candidacy will then reappear without the impeachment of Presi- dential campaign and with very material impetus derived from the just ended contest. It may be that the na- chine will also be more considerate of public sentiment next time. It is emil nently probable that the Bulkeley in- fluence changed more or less votes.
 In the meantime. between now and the next Senatorial contest, some prominent Republicans who voted against the wish of their constituents and even against their own better judgment. may ''hear something drop" There is hereafter for such men, and also for those others who, not being members of the General Assembly. went out of their way to antagonize the Hill candidacy.
 The supporters of MT. Hill would be abundantly justified if they should carry the contest Into the General As seunbly for more definite defiance of public sentiment was never recorded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

Wants, To- Rent, For Sale, &c., l cent;a word in Farmer Want Col
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

Headaches and Neuralgia from Colds. LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature E. w. GROVE. 25c.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

DENVER PATRIARCHY, NO. 81.
month at Odd Fellows Hall, 1882
Arapahoe street.
C. A. BURTON. W. P. R.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH, NO. 367.
G. U. o. Of o. F.
Meets the first and third tuesdays IN
each month At Odd Fellows Hall, 1889
Arapahoe street
Mrs Clarence Holmes 2139 Curtis St
. Worthy Recorder.
PAST GRAND MASTERS COUNCIL
NO. ItS, G. U. o. OF OF.
Meets the second Friday in each
month At Odd Fellows Hall, 1889 Arap-
ahoe street.
WALTER SCOTT. q. o
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
TABERNACLE NO. 90,

Tabernacle No. So meet the arst
and third Thursday In the montA q.
i713 Curtis street All msmbsn h
good standing are invited.
LAUr.. CARSON. H. p.
MAMIE WILLS, Rsoeel3.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
TRUE REFoRMGRs,

True Refofmers No. 1871 Colorado
Enterprise Fountain. meet Hrst aad
third Monday At 1882 Arspahoe street.
G. N. Hughes Master Mn. n. 4
Riley, Secretary. Cooper building.
C. H. CLARK, Master.
C. NJ. HUGHES. Secretary.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

Queen Of the West Temple No.
holds regular monthly meeting nrst
and third Thursdays In each month.
NJ. p. RILEY. W. P.
ELLA McKINZIE, W. Secretary.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
RICE LODGE NO. -.

I. B. o. n Of ". meets nrst AZ
third Wednesday night In each moou
at 1713 Curtis street All visiting N
are welcome.
CARL WILSON,
Exalted Ruler.
L. J. MANLEY, Sec'y,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

Western Star Lodge No. III, q. B.
Of F.. meets the nrst and third Tues
day evenings Of each month At 1851
ArapAhoe street.
H. B. BROWN, W. NJ.
R. GRIGSBY. Sec.
cAPToLiA TEMPLE NO. ia, .. n. Z.
nssdays In each month ct 1888 Arapa-
hss Street Members in good standing
are invited to attend.
MATTE HOLLY, w. p.
JENNIE JONES, Secretary.
Webster Temple No. s. 8. N. H..
meets the second and fourth Wednes-
afternoon In each month at 1892 Arap-
ahoe street. Mrs. q A. Carter, w. p,
Mrs. Callie v. Campbell, Sec.
PHYTHiAs LODGE NO. II.
Meets the nrst and third Wedn0s
lay nights. 1881 Arapaboe Street
Geo. w. Davis, C. c., 134S 8. 18th st.
j. NJ. Martenia, X. OF r. and s..
1928 18th st.
DAMON LODGE NO. ..
K. Of p. usets at 1713 Curtis strest
the d1t and third Friday Of each
month.
D. H. WILLIAMS. c. g.
w. A. Rice, X. Of R. & g.;
AETNA CAMP NO. -. q. Il. K. or
Nests At 1713 Curtis street the second
anl fourth Friday nights in the month
g. B. PASH. Captain.
A. ]. LYLES. Recorder.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
GOLDEN GATE JUVENILES.

0OIOeN 0ATe JUVENILES.
Meets the second and fourth eatur
day afternoon At 2:3o, At 1882 Araps-
hoe st. A" members In good stand.
ing are invited.
OGLESvILLE LAWSON, Us.
VILLA MAY, NJ. p.
1876. Haz-l Court
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

QUEEN OF THE WEST NO. I.
Meets nrst and third Thursdays II
each month. 1884 Arapahos strsst-
MRS. HENRIETTE WRIGHT, W. p,
MRS. YLORkNCE WALTON. Ssc.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
lAUaHTERs OF TABERNACLE.

Pride Of Denver No. 621 meets q,
l71i Curtis every first and third
Thursday.
SARAH THREHr, n. p,
HBTELLA ]. JONES. c. r
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
PINIoN MESA LODGE

PINIoN MESA LODGE
No 20, A. F. & A. NJ, Grand juno
ton, meets the first and third We'd
nesdays in the month.
j. E HARRIS, W. NJ.
T. P. LANGDON, Sec, 139 Chipeta.
KEYSTONE LODGE.
Keystone Lodge, A. F. 4 A. n, Han
n, Wyo.. meets the hrst and third
tuesdays in the month. All members
N good standing are invited.
HENRY ANDERSON.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

CENTENNIAL LODGE NO. 4, A F
& A. M.
Meets the second and fourth Monday
nights in the month at 1712 Curtis
Street. All Masons in good standing
are invited to attend.
VIM. RUSS, W. NJ.
ERNEST HOWARD,
Secretary.
353 West Warren street.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE NO. 1.
A. =. 4 4. N.
Meets the first and third Monday
aishts in the month at 1712 Curtis BIT.
C. A. FRANKLIN, w. N.
w. sPRAGUE. Secretary,
P. o. Boz 1915.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
coLuMDlNE COURT NO. ~,

coLUMBINE COURT NO. ~,
!. o. o. G.
Nests the second and fourth Tues
day evenings at 1713 Curtis Street
All visiting members are invited to
attend.
LIZZIE WILLIAMS, w. C.
ELIZA BETH SCOTT, R. D.
Rocky Mountain Court No. 3. l. o.
o. c., meets the second and fourth
Friday afternoons at 1712 Curtis
street. All visiting members are cor
daily welcomed.
MRS. W. A. JONES, W. c..
MRS CASEY. Secretary.
ROYAL TEMPLE NO. 2s. I. B. P. O.
6. Of w. meets second and fourth
Wednesdays in each month At l711
Curtis street.
LIZZIE COOK. D. R.
MRS. NETTIE II. KELLY. Secy.
1922 Arapahoe Street.
GAINES TEkr1.E, Ne. Z, .. N. r.
OF Trinidad. meets the nrst and
third Monday afternoons At O'Clock
at Marble hall, Ill First street.
A. q. SUTTON. ". P.
n. B. WILSON. Sec.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

EuREnA COMPANY NO. 4.
Nsets the drst and fourth Tuesdays
R. BUTLER Captain
]. L VOOREE, Recorder.
1i11 18th Street
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

HIRAM COMMANpERY NO. 20.
A. F. 4 A. M.
Hiram Commandery Knights Tenn
plar meets the second and fourth
Tuesdays In each month at 1882 Arap-
ahoe street. B. HILL, e. C.
T. w. RICHMOND,
Recorder,
1850 Curtis st.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

FAR WEST CHAPTER NO. g. r. A.
NJ,
Meets the second Wednesday.
W. H. FINLEY, H. P.
WN. SPRAGUE, Secretary.
P. o. Box 1S4S.
Lone Star Chapter No. Is, o. e. g.,
meets the first and third Friday In
each month at 2:30 p. M, at 1712
Curtis street.
CORA O'BRYANT, W. M.
SUSIE CLINGMAN, Sec'y.
1124 SO. 18th st.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
PHYTHiAe LODGE NO. n.
Meets the nrst and third Wednos

Geo. w. Davis. C. c., 1348 8. 18th st.
j. NJ. Martenia, X. Of r. and g..
| 1928 18th st.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

ARAPAHoe LODGE Ne. go,
a.. U. o. OF o. r.
Meets the nrst and thru NenAay
nights in the month at Odd Fellow
Hall, 1882 Arapahoe Street.
GEO. D. HALL, r. D.,
p. O. box lsS.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE NO.
231o, G. u. O. OF OIL
Meets every Thursday IN the noath
ct 1712 Curtis Street.
GEO. 8. CONTEc-, P. g.,
1912 Welton Streer.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

d. H. WILLIAMS. c. g.
w. A. Rice, X. Of R. & g.;
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

DAMON LODGE NO. 3.
K. Of p. ussts At 1713 Curtis street.
the first and third Friday Of each
month.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-19

s. vsnds m eiAsnat6grafs Pc
wsr. con todos so aceesories, y gran
sbundancia de pelfculas. mitad de ."
precio.
Por ausentarse el duefo, % traspa'
sa una fotografia en- magnificas con
diciones, con todos los aparatos de TO
tografia y fotograbado de adelanto'
modern0s.
Una m&quina de escribir, "Smith
Premier ndmero ~, On as.
Un autom6vl marca Osmobile, pars
dos asientos, completamente nuevo, d.
dies caballos de fuerza; SO da { MI
tad del precio.
Por ausentarse en- dueho, Sc tras.
pasa una farmacia en- uno de los me-
iores sitios de In capital, comcdidad,
para el pago.
En- Ia barriada de Ia Marina, Sc tras-
pasa, un cafe, fonda y villar, b'en 81
tuado con buena clientela.
Sc da cabida en- esta secci6n cuan-
tos anuncios sc nos comuniquen. Pura-
mente gratis para los anunciantes
Mas detalles, escribir a los senores
y q. Ayuso y CompaHSa, Cruz, a. San
Iuan Puerto Rico, 8 Box 462.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
Selection of Building Materials
Arthur G. Caussn, Architect.

The building materials used for finishing
the interior of a home should be carefully
considered and selected, bearing in mind
the fact that the best as to quality is al
ways the cheapest in the long run. They
may vary as to kim in many instances.
but whatever the kind the quality should
always be the very best obtainable. Start
ing with the basement. The floor should
always be of concrete at least three inches
thick with a finish wearing coat on top
one inch thick of cement. II the base
ment is in a low, damp ground, porous
drain tile should be placed over 1t to drain
off the water; and If a very wet ground, a
double concrete floor should be laid, the
first layer three inches thick Of concrete,
then a layer composed of tar felt and pitch
laid in the same manner as a pitch and
gravel roof, then over this a wearing coat
two inches thick Of cement. This makes
an almost impervious floor. Nothing but
the best Portland cement should be Used.
1t is best to plaster the ceiling, especially
over the heating plant and coal bin, both
because 1t makes a fair fire retarder and
prevents the coal dust from working its
way up through the floor. If the basement
is inclined at all to be damp, 1t also pre-
vents the dampness from working Ut
through to a large extent.
Double flooring should be used through
out the house. The Under flooring of pine
matched boards with a finished flooring
according to the heme-builders preference
or pocketboOk. Georgia pine flooring IS
used a great deal on the second floor, but
should only be used when the limit OF
the owners means make Il absolutely
necessary, since the difference in it's price
and the Birch flooring OF the second grade
is very slight and the latter makes a better
floor. For the finish flooring Of the first
story either white duarter-sawed oak, white
straight grained oak, red quarter-sawed
oak, red straight grained oak, maple, birch
in their several grades of quality should
be used, their relative costs being in the
order In which the list is given. Quarter
sawed white oak one and one-half inch
face, costs the most, and birch, two and
one-quarter inch face costing the least.
when possible the flooring Of a room
should be the same as the finish. Where
the rooms are openly connected 1t looks
best to keep the flooring the same through
out even though the finish Of the rooms
are not the same as the finish in the other
rooms. All things considered a quarter
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
BOOM IN RAT SKIN INDUSTRY
Calcutta Cinnamon working Up a
Profitable Business i'm
tina Line.

American Vice Consul General C. B.
Perry writes to the Department Of Com
merce and Labor that It Is proposed to
make a business in Calcutta of securing
and preparing the kim of the brown
rat, which Is very numerous in that me-
tropolis of India. Mr.. Perry adds:
1t has been found that the skin Of this
animal is well adapted to a variety Of
purposes, such as the binding of books,
the making Of purses, gloves and other
articles Of feminine use and adornment,
1t is stated that already the traffic in this
commodity amounts to about S25O,OO per
year in Great Britain and advertisements
have appeared for supplies of skins of
the brown rat in lots of 100 to 10000.
1t would appear, however, hat in order
to secure the most perfect and marketable
skins the animals should be trapped OF
dispatched by means other than virus. as
the peculiar eruptive effects of the last
named method would depreciate the value
Of the skin. A very profitable industry
OF this order can be established in Cal
cutta. The supply Of rodents is illimitable
and incapable Of exhaustion. and the de-
mand for the skins, especially OF the
brown species, is likely to go on increasing
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

One of the most remarkable features
of schmidt's peculiar makeup are his feet.
While they look perfectly normal, the
strange thing about them Is that they
seem to be impervious to sharp objects.
heat, cold or any other agent.
Perhaps the most surprising trick OF all,
and one which Schmidt has developed within
a few days, is his ''haii-board" trick.
To do this, several nails, a dozen or two
II necessary, are driven into the floor.
After being driven In the heads are clipped
off and the ends filed down to a point.
Taking off his shoes and stockings,
Schmidt mounts a chair or a table and.
at a height Of anywhere from two to five
feet, jumps down on the ~bristling nails.
There are calloused places on his feet
SO thick that the nails make no impress
sion.
Schmidt is a young fellow with light
hair and mild blue eyes. He says that
the only fear he has in doing his tricks
with nails so often is that he will crack
the enamel off his teeth. Otherwise, he
would be willing to dc II all day. He
is a man of very slight build, and does
not weigh more than 1870 pounds.
Though the celebrity he has acquired.
Schmidt has already been made several
flattering. offers by theatrical managers,
who believe that the young carpenter does
not begin to realize the full extent of his
powers. AS yet, he is still drawing his
$3.50 a day.-BostOn Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
USE AND USEFULNESS
OF THE METAL LATH
Holding Device for cement Ex-
terror work Enumerated

CHICAGO, oct. ITO the Editor Of The
Bee; In your issue Of the Gath there appeared
an article on the selection Of building ma
terial which referred TO the use of metal
lath as a holding device for cement ex-
terror work in a way calculated TO injure
an important industry and retard much
needed improvements
If metal lath corrodes II Is solely because
OF the manner Of its use Just as a steel
frame Of a skyscraper would rust If i'm
properly protected.
II wood lath is used and subjected to
moist conditions, It is plain that it would
rot as quickly as the metal would rust.
especially as the lath now on the market
is usually made Of the sap and bark Of the
log.
The fact is that aside from questions
Of longevity. wood lath has such n de-
fective key" for mortar that 1t Is a prao-
teal impossibility for any length of time
to keep plaster on it.
If this is an evident fact In almost every
house on inside work how much more IS
such a defect likely to appear on more
exposed outside work.
Metal lath for external use should be OF
the thickness of 24-gAuge and painted be-
fore shipment. II should have a mesh not
larger than Mx% of an inch, as this en-
ables the mortar to pass through and COM
pietely imbed the lath front and rear.
A large mesh lath causes a waste Of NOR
tar which drops behind.
Exhaustive experiments have shown that
cement is one of the best protectors OF
metal from corrosion and thousands OF
steel reinforced concrete buildings are con-
structed annually on this assurance.
The greatest advantage of covering an
Did frame house with cement is the oppor-
tunity to secure an air spare which makes
It much warmer in winter with less fuel
and cooler in summer.
To obtain this, either wood strips or cor.
rugated iron Turing should be nailed YER
tically to the weather boarding on which
the metal lath is attached.
This should be arranged to leave at least
an inch OF space between the lath and the
weather boarding.
The best Portland cement mortar should
be used under the direction of a good ar
chitect.
While many buildings so treated hav,
stood for more than ten years with no de
terioration of the metal lath, there art
many water-proofing compounds on tn,
market which can be cheaply applied.
The overcoating Of frame houses
stables and other outbuildings, is a fashion
that is spreading rapidly, and will llkel!
become so generally adopted that ar un
covered wood house in a few years will
be a curiousity. 1t is well, therefore. for tn,
public to know that the process If properl!
done is undoubtedly safe and a house thu
protected will last, without frequent ex
pensive painting, for generations.
OSCAR BRADFORD.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
MAN WITH THE IRON JAW
Bay state Carpenter Beats 9
ClnwhRmer I'm Pulling
Nails.

Several months ago William A. Beau
dette, a prominent builder Of Worcester,
Mass, received a call in his office one
morning from a young man, who applied
for a job. Asked what he could do, Charles
Schmidt (this is the wizards name) said
that he had done a little caTpentering. He
was hired at $3.50 a day as a helper.
Beaudette had several houses in process
of construction and Schmidt was assigned
to one Of the carpentering crews. He went
to work as one Of the ordinary laborers
and gave perfect satisfaction, although he
did not claim to be an expert workman.
One day, several weeks after he had
gone to work, Schmidt was on the top
floor OF one Of the new houses. A carpen-
ter who was at work near him in trying
10 pull a spike with his hammer broke off
the head. The spike was an eighty-penny
affair. and was driven two-thirds It's length
into a heavy beam. h carpenter tried
every way to pull the spike out and failed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

sawed white oak is the most beautiful
flooring and a clear maple floor selected
to an even color the most practical. Oak
flooring being open grained is harded to
keep in good condition, and IL the finish
is worn off at the thresholds. allowing the
dirt to work into It at these places, It is
almost impossible to refinish the floor and
bring 1t back to It's original condition. A
maple floor, however, being a very close
grained wood, can have all its finish re-
moved at any time down to the base wood
and a fresh start made regardless of how
much 1t may have been neglected on the
thresholds and other well worn places.
A birch floor looks very well when Sc
leeted to an even color. 1t is the nature
of the wood, however, TO vary in color to
a considerable extent. One strip Of floor
ing may be as dark as walnut at one end
and as light as maple at the other, giving
a patch pilt effect to the floor when the
strips are not evenly selected as to color,
by putting the off-colored strip in the
closet and out-of-the-way places. No mat
ter what kind of flooring is used for the
balance of the house, kitchens, p%antries,
bath rooms and toilet rooms should always
be maple floor unless the luxury of a tile
floor can be provided for the bath rooms
and toilet rooms. The flooring should be
soraped perfectly smooth after It is laid
and while the new weights scrapers run
ming on wheels to operate the same, goes
faster than a hand scraper, and is much
easier to work. 1t takes the hand soraper
to do the work, in very fine shape, The
position of the workman on his knees
while using the latter brings him so close
to the floor that he can see and do his
work better than when standing erect, as
he does when operating the scraper on
wheels.
A mahogany floor looks very handsome
for q short time, but the wood Is so soft
that It soon becomes marred and its use
is not generally considered practical The
finish IN the different rooms can vary ac-
cording to the owners preference and what
he can afford. The most popular woods
for interior finish are Caucasian walnut,
mahogany, oak, maple, birch, Georgia
pine and yellow pine given In the order Of
their relative costs. Other woods ooca-
sionally used are bird's-eye maple, syca-
more and chestnut. Birch and yellow pine
and oak are used more than the others.
Birch, II properly treated with stain and
varnish, can be made 70 appear 80 near
like mahogany that but few people can tell
the difference. When an enamel finish is
to be put on it is best to use white wood
taken from the poplar trees. White pine
is a substitute for this, but not quite as
good. Stock finish can be obtained In oak,
birch and yellow pine but Il Is seldom
used in first-class homes, except IN the
basement and attic. There is no special
reason why stock finish should be as good
as finish made to order, but IL is a fact
that 1t does not run very smooth, and even
with clean cut mOuldings. The writer re-
Gently planned a~home for a man who
deals in stock finish and when asked II
he desired to have regular stock finish
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

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