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Evening journal., 1909-11-05
FEW cuRlous EAcrs.

The first steamer to make a voyag,
across the Atlantic Ocean was the sa.
vannah. OF $50 tons and a length OF
100 feet. She sailed from Savannah,
May a. 1919. and arrived at Liver
pool June 30. Her steam was purely
auxiliary, for when the wind was fair
or the sea high the paddle wheels were
unshipped and slowed on deck. Her
voyage was continued TO Russia, and
on the return from St Petersburg
she reached New York direct IN twenty
six days The Sirius, 200 tons and ESQ
horse power. sailed from Cork April
A. 1888: the Great Western sailed from
Bristol April G they arrived at New
York April 20. The first steamer to
sail from Liverpool for New York was
the Royal William. 407 tons; she was
nineteen days on the trip. The first
transatlantic screw steamer was the
Massachusetts, taken out in 1S41 by
Captain r. B. Forbes.
An old yew tree stands IN the
churchyard at Fortingal IN Perthshlre
Scotland, which De Candolle, nearly q
century ago. proved to the satisfaction
of botanists TO be twenty five year old
and another is aill standing at He'd
sor, IN Bucias. which Is 3.24O years old
But the oldest living thing IN the
world today. so far as known, Is a cy-
press tree IN Chapultepec, Mexico, that
is 6.26O years old.
At the beginning OF this year there
were thirty-two irrigation projects un-
der way I'm this country
Evening journal., 1909-11-05

cities OF the country. The work Of boil
ing the comedy into a playlet has been
splendidly done.
Prince Ellwood Is the father. Augusta
Polly is the rather sharp tongued wife OF
the old man and Walter Downing is the
nephew and they make a trio Of about as
capable players as have been seen In a
sketch at the opera House this season.
Alexis and Schal have a combination
Of singing. dancing and contortion. There
is no doubt about schaal being the most
timber man who has appeared on the
Opera House stage for among other things
he sat on his own head.
Armstrong and Ashton. pair Of good
looking and clever girls became favorites
with the audience as soon as they appear
ed upon the stage. Miss Ashton, among
other things. gives an imitation OF Harry
Lauder the famous Scotch comedian and
Miss Armstrong Is a male impersonator
OF moro than ordinary ability. They have
some dancing and several clever songs.
The Magnani Family. Musical BARRIERS.
offered a novelty. There are four Of them
and they turned what appeared 10 be an
ordinary barber shop into a musical
studio. A row Of cuspidors became an
organ, razors became xylophones. barber
poles were trumpets and the audience
was both surprised and delighted.
Both comedy and dramatic films were
included IN the Offering Of pictures.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
CLOCK HAS NO HANDS

One of the largest electric clocks in
existence has just been exhibited. It
Is n marvel OF beauty and workman
ship. The pendulum weighs more than
three thousand pounds. The clock
contains 5.4s3 multicolcred electric
bulbs, for which ii, 900 connections were
necessary and more than a mile OF
wire. In making the connections 40
pounds Of special screws were required.
The dial, although Il indicates hours,
minutes and seconds, has no hands,
the Chicago Tribune says.
The time IN minutes is indicated by
go series of lights. each series contain
ing 80 globe covered bulbs, radlating
from an ornamental centrepiece to the
outer edge of the dial.
Shorter rows Of different colored
lights indicate the hour, and these
change their position twelve times dur
ing each sixty minutes. or once every
I'VE minutes. The seconds are shown
by sixty lights placed at equal dist
ances around the extreme outer edge
OF the face.
The hour figures are three feet high.
outlined in colored lights. Each sec
ond the illumination In the outer circle
Of light moves forward one bulb, and
when the dial has been entirely circled
the lights indicating the minutes also
advance, and the hour hand formed
by lights, makes its slow journey at
FIVE minute intervals. Despite the huge
proportions of the clock Il has been
found that it keeps absolutely correct
time, even to the second.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
SONG, HARP AND
FLUTE RECITAL

In the New-Century Club last night
Miss Emma Lore, contralto sololst and
harpist, assisted by August Rodemann,
nutist. gave a delightful song and harp
recital. The program was as follows;
Senate. Handel; Aria, lie Nozze di
Figaro, Mozart Ca) Solveig's Song Grleg;
Cb) Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod, The Trou-
badour. oberthur; (a) Separation, Hile-
macher; % Consen Niva, Weckerlini
(c) Halnuu. couquard; Nocturne. Op. n
No. 2. Chopin; II Was a Lover. Ander
son; The Harp That once; The Rose
sophie: The Moon. Hook; Fantalste. Mig
non. Thomas; Ca) Trau Dutch die DAM
merung r. Strauss; Cb) Better Liebe,
Bunkert: (o) Die Loreiei. Liszt.
Miss Lore was IN her best voice. She
has an unusually large range and her
tones are excellently sustained through
out Her first solo. tho Mozart Aria. gave
evidence OF her artistic ability. In ali her
other numbers she won high appreciation.
Her harp playing was masterful, and her
versatility was shown as wen In her piano
acompaniments.
The three flute solos By Mr.. Rodemann
were exceedingly well played. Mr. Rode
mann plays the most difficult pieces with
facility. He Is director Of tho Wilmington
Orchestra and a musician Of undoubted
ability.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
COLOR BLINDNESS


That color blindness may In some
Instances be cured or at least over
come. by practising color comparison
patiently and regularly IS asserted by
DR.. Brawley. an American physician,
In the international Journal OF Sur
gerry. Says the Hospital in a review
Of the article;
1T Is generally held that color blind
ness is due 70 an organic defect In the
visual apparatus which Is permanent
and unalterable, and It Is rather sur
prising to learn from this author that
bv diligent application and study the
defect can apparently be completely
overcome.
"He relates the case OF a conductor
on the Southern railway, who. on ex-
animation. he found 20 be so color blind
that he was unable to distinguish in the
skein test green. blue. gray, brown. and
different shades Of red. and said they
were all the same color, differing only
in shade. He was in consequence COM
pelied 10 relinquish his post. He set
10 work. however. 10 study the colors,
and supplied himself with al 1.-THE DIFF
ferent colors OF woolens and various
samples or paint and also provided
himself with a miniature lantern.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
SOUTH DAKOTA
THE NAVY'S QUEEN
Latest American Dreadnaught
Does u IL Knots an Hour
on Trial Trip
TURBINES BEAT
THE OLD ENGINES

ROCKLAND, Maine. Nov. 5-The
North Dakota is the fastest battleship
OF the Dreadnought type ahoat, as We'll
as one Of the two most powerful bat
tleships in the world.
Her screw Standardization tests over
the Rockland measured mile course
yesterday developed maximum speed
Of 2225 knots and an average Of 2i.SSS
knots.
Both marks arc IN excess OF the best
performances Of either of her sister
ships. the Delaware or tho Bellorophon
the leader Dreadnought Of the British
Navy.
IN attaining this extraordinary speed
the turbine engines Of the North Da-
kota were forced 10 the development
OF more horsepower than has been
reached by any battleship anoat. A
maximum Of 30, ,150 horsepower was re-
corded. while S3.s75 horsepower was
the mean amount. The maximum
number Of revolutions Of her nickel
composition propellers was 26S revolu-
tions were sufficient TO maintain the
contract speed OF q knots.
The North Dakota. by her perform
ance. takes precedence as a general
hrst-class battleship over any other
ahoat. Her sister ship. the Delaware
was in uncertain possession Of this
honor by her trial performances Octo-
Der 23 but the figures recorded for the
North Dakota surpass those Of ans
other Dreadnought.
There is but one such battleshir
afoat at the present time 'whose at
tianments may exceed those Of ths
North Dakota. This Is the Neptune
just launched for the British Navy
The Neptune. however, win have &c
attain figures much in excess Of speci-
foations to accomplish this. The Belle.
rophon. Of the British Navy. has made
but 221 knots. as compared with the
North Dakota's performance to-day OF
22.25
Comparisons between the trial per.
formances OF the North Dakota and
Delaware, sister ships. are as follows.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
ALL HEADLTNERS
AZ OPERA HOUSE

With 'rhe Girl With the Angel Voice
as its headliner for this week the Bijou
Circuit Company has been fortunate In
securing for the opera House enough
other successes TO be in keeping with the
headliner. In the judgment Of those who
attended the theatre yesterday the pro-
gram which opened at the afternoon per-
formance Is one Of the most pleasing that
has been offered az the Opera House in
weeks.
AS was expected. ''rhe Girl with the
Angel Voice" repeated the successes
which she had achieved earlier in the
week. This IS but natural for when the
public is offered an opportunity 10 hear a
singer Of grand opera quality at the
prices charged at the Opera House It is
not slow to appreciate Il and this is ex-
acily what they are being offered at this
time. The critic who hears this artist
sing ETERNITY" "Just for a Day" and
Tostrs Good Bye" in this act comes
away charmed with her voice and her
rendition and those who are not musically
educated are delighted because there is
something about her voice which grips
them and makes them feel the better for
having heard her
Every lover OF genuine comedyswin find
In "A Fool and His Money" a playlet OF
exceptional merit. It is a condensed YER
sion Of that famous play "Other Peoples
Money which a few years ago made
such a marked success in all Of the larger
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
BEARS A MENACE TO
SHEEP IN MICHIGAN

Common black bear arc becoming
such a menace to farm stock In the
woods Of Northern Michigan that hunt
ing parties are being extensively or
ganized to exterminate them. says a
Saginaw, Mich. special. The bounties
which have from time to time been Of
fered by the various boards Of super
visors have proved Intellectual as O
stimulus to individual hunters, and
throughout the territory lying along
the Saginaw Bay and extending TO the
Straits of MaclSinaw further north
along the Lake Huron shore Br'er
Bruin and his family have been thriving
on choice lamb and sheep, pigs. veal,
calves. honey, etc, all summer long.
1t Is the approach OF fall, when a
spark starts a raging forest fire, that
has caused organized effort TO be made
TO rid the countryside OF the beasts. In
Arenac county alone four hundred
sheep were killed last fall by bears,
which had been driven out OF t,.s
swamps and woods by the fierce forest
fires which swept so large a portion
Of the State.
Their fighting qualities were amply
demonstrated to the employees on Brad
ley Prescott and company's sheep
ranch. overlooking stiles Lake, during
the prevalence Of the fires which swept
all that territory traversed by the De-
troit and Mackinac Railroad in Eastern
Michigan, last autumn.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05

AT the end OF five weeks no was
able to undergo the most rigid exami-
nation without mistake, and later on
he was also examined by the chief
surgeon and two other oculists with
the same result. Since then Dr. Braw-
ley has encouraged several other coll
or-blind applicants 20 study 20 over
come their defect, and they have been
able to do this In the same way.
"rhe author IS, therefore. led TO the
conclusion that with practice the In
ltelligent color blind can educate him
self sufficiently to call ordinary color
correctly. Although he does this. IL 4
lprobabie that he does not see them a
they really are or as others see then
but has. as Il were. a standard OF hi
own by which he makes the necessar
distinctions. Literary Digest.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
Most Extraordinary Special Sale.
See NicAiahon's Adv. Another Page'

The Oiasst Jnmsrficd Wouan
As late as June ] last ceutra
ols claimed the Oldest unmarried 81
nan IN The United states. She is "
'arrle Milhouse Of Kcndal county
vas 1O5 years old on her last birihd
he was born in Norway. When 81
-as about twenty years OF age ST.
eas the beauty OF her town and W.
ngaged TO be married The weddln
lay was set. and size prepared 10 carr
ut her promise when she suddenl
hanged her mind and soon after lc'
the country and came 70 the Unite'
States.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05

Saturday matinee and night.
Next week Sardou's 'Divoreons' VIII
hold the boards. II is a clever comedy, as
all sardou's comedies are. The story Is
that Of q young French girl who comes TO
believe that she has married the wrong
man. The truth develops in the course OF
the play that she Is really In love with
her husband. and she finds It out just as
she comes near losing him.
There Is a cousin with whom she faneies
herself In love. and the wise husband
agrees to let her get divorce in order
that she may marry the cousin. 1t is
around this state Of affairs that the play
wright has evolved hslf-dozen comic
situations and the play is well worth see
ing.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
GARRICK THEATRE HAS
GOOD VAUDEVILLE

The theatre goer who enjoys good
high-oiass vaudeville will relish the show
at the Garrick this week. The house pre-
sents an aggregation Of comedy and now
city. headed by Joseph Hart's spectacular
production OF ''The Futurity Winner
that no one can find fault with. 1t is a
big three-hour's entertainment
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
THEATRE
HAD BIG CROWD

Every seat on the first floor at The
Avenue Theatre was taken last night by
an audience that was intensely interested
in ''The House OF n Thousand Candles %
Especial interest attached to the capable
work OF Marc AfcDermott as Bates. the
Butler. and to Thomas Emory as Larry
Donovan. All the rest OF the cast are
fully up 70 their excellent standards.
'"rhe House Of a Thousand Candles VIII
run at to-day's matinee. tonight and
Evening journal., 1909-11-05

Or. Niles Restorative Nervine Is sold
BY all druggists. Give X thorough trial.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart, lno.
Evening journal., 1909-11-05

7 ONE OAK FARM.
- our specialty-Pure Coats Milk FOR
infgnts or invalids. Our dairy stable a
Inqdel Tor cleanliness. Concrete floors,
separate milking room. screened from
files
Our Runts and Maltese Pigeons for
price until December LIST.
WILLIAM TATNALL.
Marshallton, Del
~ q a. Phone.. Fri-Mon-Wed
Evening journal., 1909-11-05
3. q o. main kiIIa eIrI

CHESTER, Pa. Nov. 5.-Emily Kirk
man, 10 years old, returning from
school. was crossing the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad at Walnut street yes
terday afternoon just as an east bound
accommodation train passed, when she
was struck by an extra freight engine.
Both legs were broken and her scalp
was badly torn. She is not expected
10 recover.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

Had you stopped 20 consider,
Mr.. Property Holder-yo1 man
who own residence lots. uuim-
proved--tbat you are probably
hindering the progress Of the
town in WHICH you live aud from
which you draw a competency:
Did you know that ia this town
of al least two thousand people.
there is not a vacant d yellIBg
which can be reuted2 Did you
know that eyes are being turosd
toward this town-eyes that are
10 the heads of people who would
like TO come here aud live, and
do business, If they could only
get house to shelter them and
their families: Did you know
that if you would utilize those
lots which are now uGprcd uc-
tive by building tasty and COM
Portable cottages thereon. YOU
would make your property more
valuable not only to yourself bu'
TO the community as well: Will
not some OF our moneyed peopis
who have vacant lots as we'll as
cash, build few renta Die hous'
es in the town? We are inviting
people TO come live with US. We
want our population 10 increase
We want our BUSINESS iudusrrie:
to thrive aud prosper. We wan
TO become a leader In the galaxy
OF live, progressive Florida sit
p les, aud yet. aud yet-supPes,
we should induce new citizens 4
locate with IS. tell US, please
. where could they be houseda w
. need dwellings,, Who'll bald /;
= fewi
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16
THURSDAY. DECEMBER l6, 1893.

Next week the Christmas
Rush" will be on ID earnest aud
our stores which carry holiday
goods will be crowded to the
limit. A good plan for you to
adopt is to select your gifts this
week aud thus be relieved Of the
crush of next week. By acting
now you can select your gifts
with more care aud deliberatiou
and secure first choice of almost
anything you want in the stores
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

The evil effects OF buying on
a credit. says the Raleigh, N.
c.. Progressive Farmer, are NOT
al)ue measured by the greater
costof individual articles. out one
of its chief disadvantages is the
tendency which affects every
one, to buy more when it can De
bought oa credit than when bard
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

We owe it to the community
in which we live to do every
thing We can in every way pos
Uble that will be to its advau-
tage. Our neighbours prosperi-
~ means a great deal more than
someone's who lives elsewhere
We should bear this IN mind in
buying our goods. We can al
ford to pay our home mar drm
price for his wares rather thar
send our money away, knowing
as We do that every dollar ouI
own citizen makes will help ID
sustaining our schools, churches
and public Institutions. 1t pay
richly to patrouize home indus
try.-Otala Banner.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

is able to make a living and f.
nally gets a nice home. The
assessor comes along and asses.
ses his house and five acres at
$500, on which he has to pay a
tax of $40 to eli p year. Anoth
er man buys FIVE acres. slashes
aud cuts the timber off, makes
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

no improvements, but takes
away the heritage of a thousand
years. His five acres is assessed
at $40 aud be pays from 20 to "a
cents tax. Is this just? Is it
rigbt?" What do you think
sabout it?
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

This prpblem-and It is a sure
enough brain tTister-is submit
ted by the DeLand News "A
man buys piece of land. clears
aud plants il. By hard work be
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-16

cash IS paid down at tine Of
p3EChase.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-21
INVESTIGATION COMING.

Washington, Dec. 21.-There will be a Congressional investigation of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
 On the floor of the Senate today Senator Flint. (Republican, Califor- ria.) offered a resolution which was adopted. calling upon the President for all reports and statements apper- taining to the charges against Secre- tary of the Interior Ballinger by L.. R. Glavis. Immediately thereafter, Senator Jones, Republican, Washing ton), read to the Senate a letter from Secretary Ballinger, addressed to him, demanding In the strongest of terms, a thorough investigation not only of his department but of the forest ser vice. to the officers of which he lays the blame for many of the charges a~ainst him. He also declared that unless Congress took action he would. at the re-assemblage of the Senate after the holidays. offer a resolution calling for such an investigation by the Senate end House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-21
DARING "HOLD-UP"
 ON MAIN STREET
Thugs Assault and Try to Rob Harry Chapman of New Milford.

Hartford, Dec. 21.-Thugs held up and tried to rob Harry Chapman oi |New Milford about quarter of last night after they had choked him lnearly into fnsensibility. Chapman Is teung. and said to be rich- He got into the city early last evening, reg tstered at the Allyn House, and had theautomobile in which he was riding taken to garage
 After dinner he started for a walk. going up Main street. and then walk ing south. He was walking leisurely along when he reached the bridge. intending to go until he got to a pub his home in New Milford Suddenly two men. apparently tramps. who were standing close to the rail jump ed at him, one seizing him by the throat and the other pfnntng his arms to his side, and threw him against the railing Of the bridge over the Park River. He struggled and tried to make an outcry. but one of the men put his knee against Chapman s stomach and knocked his breath out of him
 Chapman had a considerable sum Of nancy in his pockets and also wore a diSn0nd scarf pin, worth $500 or $500. Snd this was what the men were after. AWhile one was choking him the other pulled at his scarf and tried to get the stone. and also tried to get
 Just therA several people were seen approaching. and the men let go and ran toward the center of the city. Af- ter he recovered himself Chapman started after them. shouting for help, but he lost sight of the pair-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-21
AMATEUR SLEUTH
 TURNS TO THEFT

A thief stole the dress suit case filled with the clothing of c. C. Arble yesterday, who was delayed as he was about to start for the funeral of his brother in Thornton. W. Va Ar ble reported that matter to the police and was the indirect cause of the arrest of James Bruno. 19, an anna tour sleuth- Bruno heard of the theft at police headquarters, and went to search for the thief. He entered a saloon on lower State street where he met Paul Bizek, a friend. They went up stairs to see another friend and robbed a bureau. Frank Herman. the landlord, had both arrested. The thief who stole the suit case is still at large. Detective Cronan has been trying to reform Bruno. who has been arrested several times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-21
BORROWING THRONG
 SURROUNDS BIER OF REV. FATHER RIGNEY
Father Sullivan in Touching Eulogy, Recalls Vast and
 Tireless Energy
Many Societies and Scores of Parishioners Swell Pro- cession to Escort Remains to Their Final Resting Place.
Especial from United Press.)

Seymour. Dec. 21.-Funeral services for Rev. M. F. Rigney. pastor of St. Augustine's church. who died last week as the result of a fall down stairs in the rectory which caused concus- sion of the brain were conducted in St. Augustine's church today in the presence of a large and representative body of clergymen. parishioners and church societies. The services were long and impressive and conducted according to the Roman Catholic rit- ual.
 Tte funeral sermon was delivered by the Rev. M- A. Sullivan. pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Hartford. Father Sullivan reviewed the life of the deceased and referred to the vast energy with which he had devoted himself to the building up of St. AuguStine's parish.
 A large number of ciergymen were present at the services. including the Rev. John Synnott. administrator of the diocese and the Rev. Francis Fitz- gerald, of Derby The services began the chanters were the Rev. John Cor coran of New Haven and the Rev. John Lynch of Meriden- A large choir assisted in the funeral music. Sing CTS from other Catholic churches in the vicinity assisted.
 The funeral procession was one of the longest ever held in Seymour. Father Rigney made friends daily during his residence In the town and his work in connection with St. Angus tines parish Is recognized as having been highly effiecient-
 Burial was at St. Augustine's ceme- tery. In the procession were mem- hers of the nights of Columbus. the Friendly Sons of St Patrick the Children of Mary and scores of par ishioners who had learned to love and respect the man who devoted so many years of his life to the interests of his Darish-
 Father Rigney was we'll known throughout Connecticut. His first charge was in New Haven. where his friends are countless. He studied for holy orders in Canada after which he received ordination at the Baltimore Seminary, Baltimore, Md