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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Her Answer.

An Atchison girl had a proposal of marriage and asked a week to think it over. She went to all of her mar ried sisters. One. who used to be a belle, had three children, did all her own work and hadn't been to the theater or out riding since she was married Another. whose husband was q promising young man at the time she was married. was supporting him. A third didn't dare say her life was her own when her husband was around. and fourth was divorced. After vis- iting them and hearing their woes the heroine of this little tale went home, got pen, ink and paper and wrote an answer to the young man. You may think 1t was refusing him, but it wasn't. She said she could be ready in month.-Atchison Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Th. cordian Knot.

When one of Uncle Sam's sailors, a man named Gordon, formerly serving on one of our vessels in q West Indian squadron, was taken to the Naval hos pital In Washington he described with there his adventure with a shark oil one of the islands in the West Indies.
 had jest fell over the bulwarks. i" said the able seaman, "when along comes . big shark an grabs me by the leg.
 What did ye do then. mateyY' ask ed one of the patients.
 never disputes none with sharks, !" said the sailor. q let him have tho Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
The Fate Of the Fancy Set.

he Fate Of the fancy Set.
 James. aged seven, had been pro noted. In recognition of this great event his father purchased for him the following things that James insisted were necessary:
 A box of one dozen pencils. assorted leads; one ink and one pencil eraser, one pencil box with marvellous roll top. three copybooks for home work, two penholders and a patent strap that was a marvel of ingenuity, but some how or other didn't seem to hold the books very firmly.
 The father examined the outfit few days after and found that it con- tained-
 One much chewed lead pencil fur nished by the city. a scribbling pad with few sheets on 1t. tin fountain pen that did not work and never could have worked and a skate strap to hold the things together.
 The father asked no questions. He instinctiveiy knew what had become of the fancy implements of education. New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Faith, Hope and Charity.

A London weekly offered gufneas for a definition of faith. hope and charity. The winner is as follows: Faith. blind trust in first page; hope, what investors are fed upon; char ity. what some of them are likely to be brought to.
 That is certainly not bad, but this one is perhaps even better: Faith. the gift that saves mankind; hope, the gift that cheers mankind; charity, the gift that makes man kind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
A compo..,,. compIiment,

Wagner once said he would prefer Q go to Vienna to hear the waltzes of 8trauss to hearing Italian opera. On a birthday of Mime. Strauss some years ago she had as guests many celebrated musicians. She passed around fan on which the different composers and players were writing their names and excerpts from compositions of their own. When it reached Brahms he penned the first measure of the "Blue Danube" waltz and signed beneath,
 Not, regret to say. by your devoted 6iend Johannes Brahms"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Pensive Butler.

The fashion of building houses with the entrance doors practically on . level with the street gives the observ- Ing stroller on Fifth avenue some hu- morous glimpses of buffers on duty. In the house of one of the most fash lonable families in town the butler can be seen standing behind the bronze Eriu and glass doors staring disconso- lately out at the passing throng for most of the afternoon, while across the street from this house the same kind of m entranceway often dis clOses glimpse of a functionary of the same class seated In poetical at htude by circular marble table, his head supported by his hand. Outside of hospital they are probably the saddest looking men in New York New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
The Dear Friends

'Fred didn't blow his brains out be- cause you tilted him the other night" said girl friend No. 1. "He came over and proposed to me-
 Did he?" replied girl friend No. 9 'srhen he must have got rid of them in some other way"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
An Opinion.

% Say, paw" said little Rollo, 'why 4o they call George Washington the father of his country? ?'
 T dunno, son, unless it was because his country kept him hustling to keep 1t out of trouble and then came to look at him as a sort of old fogy whose advice didn't amount to much anyhow.-Washingto Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
RAIIR OADS
QzH X17 XsY YHzglgg OCTOBER 12, 1906. Trains Leave Bridgeport as
 Follows:

FOR NEW YQRk-.4:44. e6:1ss f5:4s. fssz6. f7.17. -7:5o. fs:9e. .s;os: s:aa :1o:os. s11;os. A M .4:is. SOS. .s:27. s:ia. .s:2s. .7:ss ss:11. ss:27, lo:o0 F. M.-SUNDAY0 -s4:44. ss5.16. f8:25. s10:01 ~ M.p= f12.3O. s2:27, s2:27. s4:13. 6:03. e6s17: f6:45. .7:2s. ss:1l. *s:c7. s:5.. M.s River.-.12:3o ldaiiy1 4 IL: sl:ax
 FOR NEW HAyEN-s12ss3, s1-41. .2:1s. $50: 7:56. s:5s.. .s:35. ssO:44. s11:3a A. A.--12:1e. >13soBsS 1:s9 i:so s:ss .sss so. f:sG sss a:ss sss .sss & STE tii:54 F. M. - SUNDAYsLsr2:S s1:41. s2:1s. SIS. s:4s. s1o:4As11.37. A. M-s2:29. s4:25. s6:3z. 7:12. s7:as. RAT. s1e:0z P. M.
 and ors Providencs-.1:1i. :s:1s. ssaso s:so .eiss .;ss F. E.1SUNDAYs-.if.e:. .f:aS| f:5S; .1l:ss A .-s2:as .4:2s. .s:ss|
 FOR BOSTON. vsa H.rtfora m Willimanticss:s as. A M.-ss:so. F. FoR TWISTED ana, xnaersnedi.s.: stations---5:0o.. 800. s:45. A. M.-- 8:3o A. M.-6:45 F. M.
 FOR WATERBURY,. ANsoNrA DERBY and IntcFmeiaiafs Staf1onn--. BOO. FOO. 500. 9:45 A M. 2:35, f5:64s TAO F. M.-SUNDAYS s:3o, 1o:5o. A. M.-6.45 8:50. P II.
 FOR CIT BAItRINGTON, LENOx. PI1yrSFlELD, ETC.---J:oo. 9:60, AM s-4:33. F. M.-SUNDAYS-s:s 80 A M.
 FOR DANBURY. NEW AiILFORD. ETC. via BroOkflold JUnCti0u.--.7:oQ $50, A. M-4:33. 6:3z P. M.
 FOR LITCHkIELD, ETC.---s:so M.-4:33 P. M.-SUNDAYS-S:3 A. M.
 Express trains fLocai Expreas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
What He Wanted.

s.Be careful. young man. You know the old saying. Marry in haste and re- pent at leisure.'''
 That's why I'm rushing things. What want is eisure."-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Business Opportunities

Our speciality is Business. Proposl- tions of all kinds: stores. factories. cafes realty. etc, bought. rold. ex. changed; city or country. Informa- tion confidential. MacDaniel & Co. Business Brokerage. PIP Warner Build- ing Bridgeport H7sp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

friends of our prosperous days vanish. -Plautus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Hindsiaht.

q made enough money in Wall street last week to buy a house and lotr
 "Did you buy ity''
 'Well. no; but wish I had.s--New York Hersld
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
SURGICAL APPLIANCES

ELASTIC SURGICAL APPLIANCES fashioned lon hand looms to fndivid- uaI reQuirements- Requisites for physicians. nurses. hospitals. Wil- liam Snowden. No. 6 Taylor Block. 11l9 Broad street. A practical ex- perience of over 25 years. Telephone ss7. I 29 sn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

In the course of life how many per- sons stop on their way and fail be- cause. like Atalanta, they let the gold apples seduce them.-Honore de Bal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
 Proof.

II guess their honeymoon Is about 6ver."
 ssWhat makes you think so" ss4e.s quit coming home for his noon lunch -"-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

Eea1 without knowledRe is like exps- A1f1oa n nan n the dark.-Newfon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
SHOES

NEW AND SECOND HAND shoso eoe. oale. Repairing neatly ana pronp4N
 ly done at lowest pr1ces- Naf400! Hartman, n State street z 0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
INSTRUCTION
CARPET CLEANING

Bridgeport Steam Carpet Cleaning
 and F1un Rug Works Has Removed to 236 Stratford Ave.
 O. w. WILCOX, Prop.
 J. G. FLORIDA. Mgr. Telephone 1S28-S ..S23 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
B A R e AIN s

B A R 6 A | N S i'm one, two and four-famfly houses; building lots on Wells Place, Strat- ford and at Washington Bridge; City building lots at great reduction In prices; want to close these properties; payments to suit purchaser.
 Steamship tickets to and from all parts. Money drafts at lowest rates.
 JAMES EEELEY'S Open Evenings Arcade
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

TO RENT.-s rooms. all improvement S61 Wood Ave. 13 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
PERSONAL.
SWELL CAFES

LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHs with you. Weep and you weeE alone. Stop at the Eagles Nest fol smile. Cor. East Washington Ave. and No. Main St.. ]. !. RA- leigh. Prop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

TO RENT.-5 room flat. all modern Improvements. $lE. 6e9 East Main: room flats. modern Improvements. BIO Sterling and Noble: rooms. $7. Sterling St. Inquire sS3 East Man or Attorney Meltxer. Sz5 Main.
 c 15s ssp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

wANTED.-we want to buy 100 van leads of second hand furniture and household goods. and also mdse. of every description. We give per cent more than other dealers. A. Elwood & Son. Inc. auctioneers
 salesroom I'll John St. B 26 tf .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

FOR RENT-One store and rent l7S6 Main St. H3 ct
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

S82 MAIN STREET ENQUIRE A! WALDORF LUNCH.
 TT If
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11
WEE GIRLS ARE BURGLARS
Admit Entering Baltimore Houses and
Robbing Sleeping Man to Get
Candy Money.

Baltimore, Peacefully sleeping
in a doorway, with arms around each
other, two little bold burglars with an
array of charges against them were
arrested and taken to the Western DO.
lice station, where charges of feloni.
ously entering dwellings were laid
against them.
When these perpetrators of several
robberies were taken before Lieut..
Shockey he was astounded. Instead
of seeing two strong, bad men, with
dark lanterns and masks, two little
girls with pretty curls hanging down
their backs lisped their names. They
said they were Florence Kayries, nine
years old, and Jennie, her sister, three
years her senior.
The,prisoners admitted that they
had entered several houses.
Little Florence, with her big blue
eyes upon the brawny policemen who
questioned her. told in lisping tones
how she had taken watch and
chain from a sleeping man to get
money to buy candy.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11

yYYASHINGTON.- Sam is now
w too big, too prosperous and too
much In hurry even to count his
money, and instead of counting his
coins by hand he simply runs them
through a sort of hopper, operated by
electricity, and an automatic register
shows how many go through. The
coins fall into a bag and are tied up
and sealed, the government guaran-
teeing that the correct number are in
the bag.
The machine can make no mistake,
hence Uncle Sam feels safe in making
his guaranty. In this way all the
money Is now being counted out at
Washington, to 60 to the subtreas.
uries and banks throughout the coun-
try. The treasury does a great deal
Of counting of money, and for the
purpose women are employed rather
than men, as 1t has been found after
long experience that the women make
fewer mistakes. Hence the operators
who sit at the electric machines and
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11

WASHINGTON has good laugh at
w the story from Glenwood Springs,
Col, about the bath President Taft
didn't take, knowing how the people
do some awfully funny things in their
efforts to entertain the nations chief.
At Glenwood Springs, on his trip west.
which station he reached at six o'clock
in the morning, there were several
thousand people who greeted the stop
page of the train with whoop. Cap.
Allie" Butts, the presidents military
aid, landed on the floor with one
bound from the bed, and speedily ap-
peared upon the rear platform of the
train, wrapped in military coat and
not much else, excepting just straight
mad His cream-colored pajamas pro-
jected about a foot below the great
coat and his shoes displayed the lack
of hosiery as he faced the reception
committee, headed by the bishop of
the church and the mayor of Glenwood
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11

A GENERAL cleanup of the records
"A of the postoffice department in
Washington recently brought to light
list of postal routes existing in the
United States in 1909, together with a
schedule of the time in which those
routes should be covered The pam
phlets were issued by Gideon Granger,
who was postmaster general under
Jefferson in 1901 and continued under
Madison in 1909. They are the earli-
est records of their kind now in the
possession of the department.
In front of each pamphlet is a list
of the rules and regulations which
governed the distribution of the mails
just 100 years ago. They were brief
and to the point, and contained some
curious stipulations. In addition, the
pamphlet contained fines levied upon
mail carriers for delivering wet mails
and for other shortcomings.
The general rules were as follows:
Il. The postmaster general may ex-
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Odd Provisions in Old Mail Rules

pedite the mails and after the time
of arrival and departure at any time
during the continuance of the con-
tracts, he STIMULATING what he con-
ceives to be an adequate compensa.
ton for any extra expense that may
be occasioned thereby.
70. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed
for opening and closing the mails at
all offices where no particular time is
specified.
SO. For every 30 minutes delay (un-
avoidable accidents excepted) in ar
irving after the time prescribed in
any contract, the contractor shall for.
felt 81; and if the delay continues
until the departure of any depending
mail whereby the mails destined for
such depending mail lost trip an ad-
ditional forfeiture of S. shall be in
CURED, and whenever lost trip en-
sues, from whatever circumstance,
the amount to be paid to the con-
tractor for a regular trip is to be de-
Quoted from his pay.
"A. Newspapers, as well as letters,
are to be sent in the mail; and If any
person making proposals declares to
carry newspapers, other than those
conveyed in the mall for his own
emolument, he must state in his pro-
posals for what sum he will carry.
with the emolument, and for what
sum without that emolument.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11

II HE police of the tenth precinct in
1 Washington have as a mascot a
cat that is destined to disturb the rest
of the enemies of the so-called ma.
ture takers. This cat, large, well.
trained animal, and the pride of ev-
cry member of the command, has
adopted two founding chickens of
tender age. Strage though it may
seem, she cares for them with an eye
as guarding as a mother hen ever pos
sessed, and is apparently determined
that no harm shall befall them.
The two little bundles of feathers
are supposed to have been brought
into the station house one exceedingly
rainy night. At the time they were
but few days old. During the after.
noon before they were seen in the vi
cinity of the station house. but when
It started to rain they disappeared.
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BY Night the Boy Slept in an Isolated
Corner.

an isolated corner between beams in
1 bed of rags he made for himself In
fact, he spent most of the four days
and four nights in this little hole. He
had little food during the period, and
that little came from an ice-box in the
front of the cellar. Often the rats
stole this, but they never attacked the
boy, and he apparently did not fear
them. He was found by younger
brother leaning against the ice-box, so
weak from hunger and lack of sleep
that he could scarcely stand He was
put to bed and physician was called.
My son is victim of overstudy,"
said the father. HE is devoted to
books and spends every minute he can
get porting over them Six weeks ago
he was Ill, and had physician from
New York. He said the boys brain
was affected from Overstudy. He ad.
vised me to keep him out of school
and to take him to New York for a
course of treatment. He told me he
went into the cellar to sleep, and
when | asked him why he did not
come out when he awoke, he Just
yawned and said he was too tired"
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BOY HIDES -FOUR DAYS
IN Den OF BIG RATS
Brain Affected by over-Study, Con
nectieut Lad Selects Strange Place
to Secrete Himself.

Stamford, Conn-With rats as large
IS the average-sized cat scampering
,bout him, Michael Florin, Jr., Ia
years old, lay for four nights and four
lays in dark, damp cellar at his
lone. East Meadow and Jefferson
streets, here. The police had sent out
general alarm for the boy, his father
lad sought him in all the nearby
titles. and every child in the neighbor-
hood was engaged in the search.
The boys hiding place was about as
epulsive a place as could be imagined.
rhe floor was damp. and even In the
daytime scarcely any light penetrated
he place. BY night the boy slept in
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11
Machine Counts Uncle Sans Money

pour the silver stream into the hop
pers are of the female sex.
But there is one place in the life OF
the coin where 1t must be counted by
hand, end that is when 1t comes back
to the treasury for redemption.
The money then must be gone over
by hand to separate the foreign. mu.
tilated, worn out and counterfeit
pieces, work that requires very
quick precision, and women have been
found to do 1t exceedingly WEI. Usu-
ally they can detect counterfeit coin
by its color as 1t lies among the 9TH
ers on the table, but If not then, the
operator captures 1t when she losses
1t from one hand to another, for there
is false ring in its chink as 1t leaps
into her palm. ut is remarkable" said
treasury employee recently, how
many counterfeit copper cents come
in. especially when one calls to mind
how little profit there is In making
them. OF course, as they are of such
small denomination, they can be
passed without much chance of sus-
picion being aroused, as few people
trouble themselves to examine O
penny. 1t has been found that most
of the counterfeit pennies are made
by Italians in New York city, and they
put them into circulation to a great
extent through peddlers and small
store keepers
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11
Friends Amused by Taft Bath Story

Springs. He informed them that the
president would be out presently. and
then, as the mountain breezes were
spreading his coat-tails out so that you
could play checkers on them, he hiked
to summon the presidential valet. The
president finally appeared on the plat.
form, and explained smilingly but has
tily that his program hadn't any no
tice of a six o'clock reception. The
crowd stated that whether it did or
didn't he was there, and they were
going to have him, and off they rushed
him to the Glenwood Springs hotel 70
show him the wonderful public bath
with the towns famous warm springs.
Now, a bath before breakfast Is a very
pleasurable thing to take, but the way
the president was to take this did not
suit him in the least. The thoughtful
people of Glenwood had prepared a
specially-eonstructed bathing suit for
the president, and a dozen or so for
the members of the party, and the pro-
gram was that the president was to
patter down into the pool on one side,
while the multitude watched from the
other side. The president positively
declined this courtesy, and reluctantly
the people of Glenwood Springs gave
up their promised presidential pleas.
ura
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Chickens Adopted by Police Cat

From time to time their pitiful chirps
could be heard, and as night came on
these increased in frequency and
plaintiveness. The chirps came from
under stable in the rear of the sta
ton, where the two little foundlings
had sought shelter.
Members of the precinct command
say that during the evening the cat
appeared to be acting strangely. In
stead of roaming about the squad
room, as was her usual custom, she
wandered about the rooms on the
lower floor of the station, and occa.
sionally made visits to the basement.
No significance was given heI queer
actions, but many OF the policemen
wondered why their feline mascot did
not visit them and get her usual even.
ing pettings
The next morning the cause of the
cats strange actions was explained,
when the strange little bundles Of
feathers were discovered, but within
a few minutes she put in her appear.
ance.
She Immediately started to attend
TO her motherly duties The little fel
lows were true to their adopted moth.
er from the very first
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-11
NOTICE.

The city council of Spanish Fork
City, Utah, intends to make the fol.
lowing described improvements, the
same to be paid for by special tax
or local assessment on the property
in paving district No. heretofore
created and hereafter described, to-
wit:
To grade and pave with
cement pavement the sidewalk
on the north side of First South
street, between Main and Eighth
East street, and on the east
side OF First East street, between
First South street and Fourth South
street and on the north side of Fourth
South street, between First East
street and Second East street, and
fourteen rods on the east side of
Second East street beginning at the
southwest corner of l.. o. Lawrence's
property line, and running fourteen
rods north. The property to be af
fected and benefited by the said i'm
provement Is all the frontage abutting
First South street on the south side
OF blocks 80, 33, "a, 35, 36, 81, 3S
and 80, and all the frontage AUDITING
First East street on the west side of
blocks 26, 10 and Z, and all the front,
age abutting Fourth South street on
the south side of block z, and all the
frontage aDutting Second East street
on the west side, beginning at the
southwest corner of L.. o. Lawrence's
property line and running IA rods
north, all in plat "a" Spanish Fork
City survey of building lots.
The expense of paving said walks
shall be borne ard developed by the
property aoutting the same, and the
estimated cost of such pavement .
S2,213. Ga in ALL or Al cents per
square foot for all pavement abuttinf
on the said property, lots. blocks.
pieces, and parcels, of land, there
being 20,164 square feet of pavement
proposed and 5,031 linear feet OF
property abutting the said improve
ments.
1t has been and Is hereby deter.
mined and declared that the depth
of property which Will be benefited
by and which shall bear the expense
of said paving is fifty feet back from
the street lines as above named on
the said blocks.
That a local assessment shall be
levied on the lots. parts OF lots,
pieces or parcels of land within the
said paving district No 4, specially
mentioned above, and also mentioned
In the ordinance creating said paving
district No 4, for the purpose Of de
fraying the expenses of paving the
said sidewalks as aforesaid. The
said sidewalks shall be four feet In
width.
All protests and objections to the
making OF said improvements must
be presented in writing to the city
recorder on or before the 10th day of
November, at o'clock, the time set
when the city council will hear and
consider such protests and objec'
lions.
The professionals will state the de-
scription of their respective pieces,
parcels, lots or parts of lots, together
with the number of linear feet abut-
ting the said proposed improvement.
That the city recorder be and he is
hereby instructed to publish such I'm
provements in accordance with thu
laws OF the state of Utah. and the
ordinances of Spanish Fork City
Utah county. Utah, this 25th day -
October, A. ID. 1909.
f. M. SMELL, Mayor.
l.. w. NIELSEN. Recorder.
First publication, October %; last
publication, November IS, 1909.