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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

have special sections for total abstain CTS at lower rates; (O American ana English life insurers have studied the returns and seem pretty VDl agreed that a lower mortality prevails among total abstainers than among moder- ate drinkers, but this is liable to mis- lead, for many who drink to excess class themselves as moderate drink CTS. Experts say that the statlstacs do not prove that the really moderate drinker shortens his life through drink; (D but it is admitted that a total abstainer is regarded as a more promising risk than regular dflnker. One "actuary of high standing de clared that 'tthe fact that a man is total abstainer indicates certain moral stamina in the risk which makes for a long life anyway"
 It appears then that the life com panies regard total abstainers as the | best risks, but do not hold that "the
 really moderate drinker shortens his
 life through drink" Superior moral
 stamina ranks in the actuaries' opln-
 ion, the total abstainer over the mod crate drinker as an insurance risk. II | is a rather fine distinction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04
HEALTH AND BEAUTY AID.

Cosmetics and lotions will not clear your complexion of pimples and blotch- es like Foley's Orino Laxative. for in digestion. stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. Cleanses the system and is pleasant to take. F. B. Brill local agent. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

The effort which the churches of the city are putting forth to make the ia .abor Day religious service at South ECongregational church next Sunday evening a success, deserves the hearty leupport of the public. Every point of contact between the churches and the working men is to be welcomed. That lthe working men of the city have al ready responded is seen from the fact *hat the Central Labor Union has ap- ,pointed a. committee for the purpose Of arousing interest. on the part of the men. The opportunity to hear the ERey. Charles Sickle. in one of his characteristic addresses to laborlne men on their relations to religion will not be overlooked.
 The meeting struck the right note when the offering was announced as heinz devoted to the work of the Fair field County Tuberculosis association The picture of church and labor unit ing for the support of such a. cause l4s indeed a pleasant one for the peo' pie of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04
TAX LIST 1909

The Assessors of the City of Bridge port vii meet at the Assessors .Off1ce, City Hall, on the first day of Septem- her. and each week day thereafter, to and including the first day of October, 1909, for the purpose of receiving the sworn lists Of all persons liable to pay taxes on personal property (horses, wagons. automobiles, stock in stores, etc..) and real estate. in the City of Bridgeport, making description of all real estate, each parcel being sep arately described Gncluding street
 number). And if he or she shall neg lect or refuse to do so, the Assessors shall fill out a list for him or her and add thereto ten per centum of its val uation.
 Special attention is called to Section | 23O3, of the Statutes, which states that each parcel of property must be sep arately and accurately bounded ano described.
 Post Office address of each owner must be given.
 Ofice hours: A. M. to P. M.; Sat l urdays, A. M. to 12 M. F. J. HUGHES, l DAVID FENELON, JULIUS w. KNOWLTON, | WILLIAM V. WALSH, | Board of Assessors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1909.
INHERITANCE TAXES
ON BIG ESTATES

ON BIG serator Dolliver of Iowa, favors an Gtnheritance tax, whether it is levied for Bravanue or "to discourage the exces- .iva accumulation of money. He ldoes not believe that any person who ihas acquired a fortune running into I<ha millions or hundreds of millions Ihas any right to complain if society aavs to him: .tGo on with your labors; po an with your speculations; make ieverything you can; we despair or oe- linz able to control your activities lwhile you are living; but work a1"ays with the understanding that the gov l ernment will be represented at your l funeral. not among the mourners put las a. sort of court of equity to dlstr1- Ibute your estate, to turn back ,nto the Inornnnon treasury the excessive accu- lmusations arising from the actlvities Iof your lifetime"
 I Little or no fault could be found fwith an inheritance tax which Wouao freach only the class above referrerd to Inv Senator Deliver. but when It ap- fr,laes fo small estates, it is grossly un- st4ust being not only double taxation Ebut also depriving deceased man lrelatiyes of a part of their birthright. ! Of course, the multi-milllonalres would evade an inheritance tax to
 come extent by, dividing their fortunes fbeAore death, as John D. Rockefeller lis said to be doing now, but generally A arexalxfrsr mem do not part with the11 Possessions during life, and an inner z rfyfance tax beginning at, say, Sl,0OO,oot sI anA increasing with the amount of the fortune would reach most of the mil Iliouadre estates and serve, as Senator tr,oaHver says "to discourage the ex' Ecersiye accumulation of money.
 There is a fixed amount or money iand property. For every man Wnf lbecones a mulM- millionaire, thousand' lru6,st of necessity remain poor, what
 zver their ability and industry, for th' game asset cannot be held by two per Itaona. And the worst feature of it l
 !that very few, if any, of the imnnens
 lfortunes have been fairly accunulat
 led.
 TItterance of such views as those ex
 luressed by Senator Deliver indicates
 lrernar4xabIe change in public senti
 lrnert during the past two decades. w
 trecalI an instance of the epithets, "so
 tcialist," "anarchist," etc., being ap
 lnfied toAo who voiced similar thoug
 teven rniIder sentiments than thos
 laboye accredited to Senator Deliver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

Iowa has law providing for the. re- ,noyal of officials who become intox- acated while on duty It's validity has Hust been affirmed by a judicial decis- |sor, under which the removal from of tHra of Mayor A. M. Henderson of IMarengo was decreed. The court up held the law upon every point urged against 1t and added that 1t was "a turoduct of the growing sentiment of Kline people against the excessive use iof Mouor." The case is to go to the fHowa Supreme court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

WANT ADS. GENT 4 woRD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

In answer to a query, the Hartford Courant has obtained authoritative 4nformation' upon the question of sstenperance fife insurance" and has colIated that information, as follows;
 (11 there is no regular life insurance company in this country that confines lis business to total absta32s63 or that {erants specially low ra staln- IF tcrs: (2) no standard Ii 2es ln fhis country. go far q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

The achievement of Dr. Cook in }xeaching the geographical North Pole tls hailed with loud acclaim every lwhere. the more so because his start kwas not made with amy blare of frum- lnets nor financed by others than him. tself. So far as yet known, the achievement is valueless, unless 1t be tsadd to have a negative value in that Ikfae North Pole is now known not te
 Ibe located upon land of value or par
 tticular interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-04

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 2 sN6sTfoH1 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
Exonerated the Crowd.

Somebody's got my pocketbook"
piped a shrill, agonized voice in the
crowded street car and hump Shout
dered, watery eyed man with ginger
colored beard on his chin jumped up
and began convulsively clapping his
hands on his various pockets.
"Sit down, you FOOL" exclaimed the
portly, resolute matron by his side, as
sisting him by vigorous pull on his
coattail "I've got it. l knew you'd
lose 1t If / didn't take it. You'd lose
your head if it wasn't fastened on
your shoulders"
Meekly he sat down.
Raising his head presently, he gave
a comprehensive glance around the
car and said in the same shrill voice:
81 beg everybody's pardon"
For which voluntary acknowledge
ment that he, no longer considered
everybody in the car a pickpocket he
was rewarded by the CLASSY and unan-
imous stare.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
- The
Scrap Book
Suspicious.

Admiral Robley D. Evans told this
story against himself. He had con-
gresham for guest, but had almost
run out of his favorite brand of whis-
Ky and had stocked up with some
thing he could not guarantee. He ex-
planned this and added, Here, howev-
er, is some brandy that I've kept I'M
touched for a good deal more than
twenty years.
Gust hand me the whisky decan-
ter" was the reply.
"Why," said the admiral, whats the
matter with the brandy"
THAT'S just what / want to know,
Bob" said the guest. "But if you
have had it untouched in your posses
sion for more than twenty years there
must be something pretty bad the mat
ter with itw
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
a Friend In Need,

In the Hungarian parliamentary SEES
sion of 1871 a certain Baron Szjel
lived in Pressburg with two intimate
friends, George Majlath and Barthel
Szemere. One day the baron became
envious of their laurels. He called
Szemere aside and said to him. my
good Szemere, write me speech"
''Most willingly, my dear friend.
About what would you like to SpeakT'
ait is all the same to me. if the
speech is only nice One-wonderfully
nice" you will be satisfied with
me-" he answered, and next day
brought the manuscript The baron
memorized the speech and delivered 1t
on the third day. The chamber re-
echoed with ''vivas" and applause. AT
this moment the president rose and
asked. lis anybody here to answer
this speech?" The baron looked sheer
ingly around. The members all re-
ma1ned silent. Then Bartholomaeus
SZemere arose. He began, Worthy
gentlemen, what the orator said is
from beginning to end Incorrect" And
then he began to show, in an able
speech, the mistakes the baron had
made. Don't you believe him, gen.
tlemenv' the baron cried angrily, in
terrupting him suddenly. 1T was he
himself who wrote the speech for me-"
Every one of the fifty-two members
rolled in his seat nearly convulsed
with laughter, and then and there the
baron made a VOW never again to
speak in public.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

G. l.. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1000
Virginia Ave-, Indianapolis, Ind.
writes: IL was so weak from kid
ney trouble that | could hardly walk
a hundred feet. Four bottles Of
Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared my
complexion, cured my backache and
the irregularities disappeared, and
can now attend to business every
day, and recommend Foley's Kidney
Remedy to all sufferers, as it cured
me after the doctors and other RENE
dies had failed @. W. Frost.
Regulates the bowels, promotes
easy natural movements, cures con
stipation-Doans Regulets. Ask
your druggists for them. rs cents a
box.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
The Mystery.

That awful shadow of some unseen power
Floats, though unseen. amongst US, Wis
itinS
This various world with as inconstant
wing
AS summer winds that creep from flower
to flower.
Like moonbeams that behind some piny
mountain shower,
It visits with inconstant glance
Each human heart and countenance;
Like hues and harmonies of evening,
Like clouds in starlight widely spread,
Like memory of music fed,
Like aught that for its grace may be
Dear and yet dearer for its mystery.
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

One Minute Cough Cure
For Coughs, Colds and Greun,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
The Lioht That Does Not Fail.

1t is grand to look forward and see
the heavens brighten with the dawn
of a new day, but there never yet was
light upon the sky which was not
meant to illuminate the ground about
our feet and snow each Of US his bit
of work waiting for him there.-George
Adam Smith.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
H0W TO TRAP WILD ANIMALS

40 page trap book illustrated,
picture of 46 wild animals in natur-
al colors, FUR ANIMAL CALEN-
OAR, gun and trap catalog, also
prices of hides and furs. All sent
postpaid for 10c stamps or silver.
FREE to those who ship to, or buy
of us. Address Fur Dept, N. W.
Hide IL Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
FOR AGENTS a SUCCESS
The Old WORLD
And ITS WAYS
WIN. JENNINGS BRYAN

SIC Imperial Octave Papes. 25l superb En-
cravings from photographs taken by Bryan
Recounts his trip around the world and his
visits to all nations. Greatest book of travel
ever written. Most successful book of this
generation Al, 600 called fer in months.
Write US for samdle report of first 100 agents
employed. The agents harvest.
OUTFIT FRET Send fifty cents to cover
cost OF mailing and handling. Address.
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

When you want anything in The
line of job printing The Times can
supply your wants in frst-clas<
shape.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
County Board Proceedings.
Continued from last week.


Robert WeLch. ne ne 35-43-8 and other lands,
Ole Fugelberg II -48-5. Lizzie EgglestOn
city property at Iron River, Geo Boehm ne SIN,
81 NV l2-45-5, John OstenDerg, WI NV 36-45-7,
John Erickson 81 NV ne and other lands in the
town of Oulu, Victor Burgeson Sc Sc 22-45-7,
Otto Bush house and lot City of Washburn,
Gabriel HAgbom, 4-488 Andrew Hog
land, lands near Benoit Wis, Frank Borquit
land near Mason, Herman Berg land near Port
Wing, Fred Bourquin ne NV 1865.
The following report of the Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings was presented
and was upon motion adopted:
To the Honorable County Board, Bayfield,
County Wisconsin,
Gentlemen:-
We, the undersigned committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings beg to Recommend that
the following bills be allowed, and that the
County Clerk be authorized to draw orders for
amounts shown in column headed 'allowed.''
Dated at Washburn, Wis, this 18th day of
January 1909.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo Mertz,
Luther Bates,
Ole RamSta6
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

cages. Has savings department.
Bank Opposite Hotel Washburn.
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Equitable Fraternal Union.
Washburn Assembly No l6s
VIM Dolan Pres, II. p. Axelberg sec.
Meets ut Odd Fellows Hall every third
| Monday in month.
I'm proved Order of Red Men.
Sioux Tribe No 20
O. Wright Sacham, Nsls Ostrum c. of r.
Meets at Meehan Hall third Wednesday in
each month.
Knights of Pythias.
Apostle Lodge No 139
Nels N. Oscar C. c.. A. 1. Lien X. r. & s.
Meets every Tuesday evening at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
North Star Tent No A
T. a. Oscar CON-, E. Bryan Rec. Keeper.
Meets at Meehan Hall first Monday in each
month.
Free and Accepted MasOns.
Washburn Lodge No 240
A. w. Mcleod Master, M. q. Lincoln Sec.
Meets at their hall Second and Fourth
Thursdays ip each month.
Hercules Club,
w. III. Hamilton Pres Geo. Day Sec.
Meets at their club rooms every Monday
evening.
S. H. & E. +. of A.
| Nurgenstjsrnen No6
ole Markstedt Pres, Nels Myhre Sec.
Meets every Thursd ay evening at John
sons Hall.
Sons of Norway
Eidsvold No "a
| z. p. Stamnes Pres, Hans Moen Sec.
Meets every other Friday evening at K of
| l.. Hall
l. S. WA.
Nordlyset No4,
| Ole Fulton Pres Gust Ogren Sec.
Meets at Union ltall every other Thursday
evening.
| Commercial Club
E. Bergman Pres Nels NJ. Oscar Sec.
Meets at Club rooms first Friday evening
| each month.
Beavers Reserve F und Fraternity
| Washburn Colony No $50
| G.. A. Calder w. b., Il. ). Buzard. Sec.
Meets at odd Fellows Hall second Monday
in month.
Lady Maccabees
| Northern Light Hive No II
Mrs. q, Peterson Lady CON-, Mrs. E. Bur-
dick, Record Keeper.
Meets at Meehan hall rsL Monday in
month.
Catholic Order of Foresters
Marquette Court No 474
Joseph ArseL eau G. r., VIM. DOlan r. Sec.
Meets st. Louis Hall every second and
| fourth Thursday in month.
Catholic Knights
| Wisconsin Branch No 102
Tim Kearns Pres. Albert Bea usoliel Sec.
Meets at ST. Louis Hall first and third
| Sundays in month,
| Women's Catholic Order FOresters
ST. Placidus Court No 297
Josephine Maher O. K. Phoebe Arseneau S.
Meets first and third Thursdays in month
| at St, Louis Hall.
Odd Fellows
| Chequamegon Lodge No 1856
| d, w. Corning N. G. I'll. j. Finstad Sec.
Meets at Odd Fellows Hall every Wednes
day evening.
|
| Independent Order of Foresters
| Court Chequamegon No 1854
p. j. Petersen G. r. @. o. Sowder Fin. Sec.
Meets at Odd Fellows Hall third Saturday
| in month.
Independent Order of Foresters
| Companion Court Madaline No 294
Belle Petersen c. r. Alma Sowder Fin, Sec.
Meets third Friday in month at Odd Fell
lows Hall.
Good Templars
A. p Stone Chief Tenn. A, Holgren Sec.
Meet every Monday at NJ eehan Hall.
Modern Woodmen
| Bay View Camp No 1929
H. P. Axelberg V.O Robert Steinert Clerk.
| Meets at Meehan Hall fourth Friday in
m Snth.
| Rebeccas
| Mrs. PlunKett, N, g, Mrs. Q. w. Frost Sec.
| Meets first and third Friday evenings at
| Odd Fellows Hail.
] United Order of Foresters,
| Amos anson c. r. Mrs. Asa Freeman Sec.
! Meets Second Thursday in each month at
| Odd Fellows Hall.
OeWITT'S S SarhoIi,sd WITCH HAZEL
! n
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
70 FLY ACROSS CHANNEL.
Three Aviators 6. Calais to Make
Aerial Voyage to Dover.

Herbert Latham. Count de Lam
Der: and Henri Fs.man arc on the
coast. near Calais. awaiting savorsh!e
weather conditions 20 attempt sa
aeyoplaue a!ght across the English
Channel for g prize OK $4,000 Of
fered By London paper. French
torpedo boats are being held IN read
!ness 10 guide the aviato:s IN :heI.
flight and rescue them e case Of
need.
Count de Lanbc.t Will make use
OF Wright aeroplane. Mr.. Fa.nan
will use a new machine like the
one with which he made bis ce!e-
b.a,ed fight from Chalons to
Rheims. except that he has Intro
duced an arrangement By which the
al!gbt!1g wheels give way md allow
sk!ds to bear tie shock Of the In
pact. Latham will use his mono
place, with which he recently has
made @ number OF successful! fights.
He purposes starting from the top OF
cliT, near Calais. and heading
straight .c- the Admiralty p!e- q;
Dover. The distance. IS the crow
s.es. IS 21.73 miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
CHINESE DELIVERIES.
Out law Is Making Much Trouoie
For the French.

Preach colonial authorities IN CD
per Joaquin. China. are having no
end OF trouble in their esests 70
check the o1s,aughts Of De Than.
4 notorious outlaw, and his followers
From private advices the government
IS Informed that for humanstar.aa
and polit!ca! reasons tie officials are
unable TO edopt the necessary sharp
and ruthless measures which the
so.ays against villages SaTorios
French rule seem 20 demand.
De Than tanatical fo!insers have
now spread the repor: that he ts the
a;v!oely appointed deliverer OF the
Chinese from the French. His neo
are a-a,ed with rifles while the aa-
lives defend themselves only WITH
sharpeoed sticks. Chinese who are
favorable to the French. when caught
by the outlaws. are carried to the
forest, tied to trees and there left
to die, atte, their tongues have been
nut.iated.
De Than appears to be guarded oT
a special providence He has aeTes
been captured. although at tines 30
could touch the French soldiers as
they pasei his hiding place. Or one
occasion they pressed so close tohe
tie intrepid outlaw killed his vile
and child to make certain his e5~
capa. Frequently he has sent cec,-
hers of bis os1d TO 2a-iey for sor-
-.oce- while be aad the rest have
yo-med the!- way out OF tight
place 70 .he!. stronghold Il the htl!a.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
HELD FOR CRIMINAL ASSACL'c.
Man Arrested on Charge Of Wrong.
ing Young Girl.

When given hearing n Po:lc'
Court Tuesday morning. J. D.
Dega.cia. alias Dec.!s. vas remand
ed to the Superior Court OF charge
Of committing s criminal assault on
Or,!ao Massey. aged IA. OF Savsn-
nah, Ga. Both parties are white.
and the crime has shocked ell Sa-
vannaa.
The testimony b.ough: oct the tact
,an; DeCris. as BE Is best known.
made a haoi: OF going among the
poore. classes and Offering TO get
positions Cor the girls IN the family.
In this case b. was on tie way TO
a bogus canning factory TO get the
young S!.! place 70 work. He
took her .nto SECLUDED place and
then committed his dastardly deed.
DeC.:s claimed he was nowhere near
The place a, the time. but lons
lis. OF witnesses testified 70 having
seen Elm with the girls. one othe.
having accompanied him on the sane
mission. and having been left De
hind under slight excuse.
DeCris IS 8 brother OF Mamie De-
Girls, tac diamond queen, who several
wears aco. made most sensations
charges against q Georgia peni;en'
tiary keeper. There IS little synpa'
thy for the man here. and OeC:is
trial will be awaited with much
interest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
MessiHa Again Visited by Severe
Seismic Tssmors.
WALLS DESTROYED
The Residents Thrown Into State
Of Terror. but it Is Believed That
Only Two Pcrsors Were Killed.
Broken Walls Fall and Dust Cloud
Envelopes the City.

Mess!na experienced two terrific
earthquakes about 7:3o o'clock
Thursday morning. which were ac-
companled By roaring sounds and are
said 70 have had st.onge: and more
undulato7y movement than the earth
quake OF last Deeen Der. which de-
ssroyed Xessina. Reggie and other
cities. laid waste many villa ges IL
Cslabria and killed 100000 people.
Although the shocks had no such
terrible consequences. the $4,000
residents OF that ci;y were throwa
into q state OF terror. They raa into
the streets pa1!c-stgickeu and nearly
the sa;lre population IS eacamDed IN
the open.
The broken walls OF the old ruins
were thrown 10 the ground and Mes
sina was for few minutes smother
ed IN a cloud o: dust.
The casualties were few. and tie
only persons killed so far as Is known
were a young woman and her IA
saat. The woman Tad gone there
oa,y few days ago and had settled
IL rooms which the great earthquake
had ,et, relatively unchanged. She
was standing az the door when the
shock occurred and rushed inside to
save h.c child Before she could
escape from tie room the second
shccx threw down the walls. bury
ing both mother and child under the
debris.
Soldiers and engineers who rush
I'd 10 The rescue heard the voice OF
the mother calling 10! help. and
they worked be-o.cally FOX several
hours. when they found the dead
bodies. the nothe. w.tA her child n
her arms.
The frst shock was followed quick
ly By = second. and the people fed
pel!-mell 10 the American quarter.
which they seemed to Ieel was their
safest place of refuge. So great was
the rush TO the American huts that
the authorities were unable 10 check
the Invasion and as consequence
these structures which were designed
70. the Host needy os the Popuiace
were taken possession Of by ;ae f.st
coners. The police. however. drew
a Gordon around this quarter and
g1ar6 was mounted a, the bridge
leading to It. Many Of the panic
stricken people were driven of and
orders were issued that 10 one De
permitted to occupy the American
quarters pending further instructions.
Ressto suffered almost as severe
shncL as AeSS!na