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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
THE THEATRES
V POLI'S

Hardly moment at Polls this week that there is not a good hearty laugh in store for the big audiences attend ing every performance. It is a gen. uine laugh bill throughout, starting with the worthy headliner the comedy piaylet, 'The Reformer" presented by Flo Irwin the distinguished comme- dienne and a company including five talented people. The other great feat ures of the bill are the Fillmore Sisters who convulse their audiences with merriment; Jones 6 Mayo, unusually clever character impersonators; Fro sini. the Wizard Musician" The Four Readings, marvellous gymnasts; and Payton & Wilson a clever colored team
 Manager Poli has for next weeks bill secured an array of vaudeville talent that 1t is not the privilege of everyday vaudeville audiences to wit ness. The bill is really series of top line offerings. In the first position Leila Mcintyre, just closing a prodig- ious run in the New York vaudeville houses with their most recent success, 'The Quakeress.'' Hyams 6 Mcintyre have been in big demand all season in New York and that is why they haven't got as far as Bridgeport be- fore. If you've seen vaudeville in ISCW (NIS ScdSOA-SOOO VduOCfALlC you've perhaps seen Hyams & McIn- tyre. If not don't miss them next week, that's all An added feature fo" Text week will be Miss Florence Hamilton & .Co., presenting the sensa- tional, comedy drama, Queen of the Turf" Miss Hamilton is a prominent Bridgeport woman who was a. general favorite in this city in stock produc- tions some time since She enjoys the unique distinction of being one of the very few women taxpayers in Bridge port. holding property in the Brook lawn section, in her own name. AS an actress Miss Hamilton's talents are well known to Bridgeport theatre goers.e Still another feature for next week will be the Meredith Sisters. They are making great big hit all along the circuit and have just return ed from a European trip where they scored many signal victories. Some other good offerings on the bill will be Will H. Fox. the "Pianologist," well known in this city. He does some re- markable stunts on the piano and Is a corking entertainer. Mills & Morris, two minstrel misses, will be. another pleasing item. The Chas Ahearn Troupe comedy bicyclists will as usual please thoroughly. Great Richards. as his name implies the greatest woman inn personator in vaudeville will open the bill with his kaleidescopic dances and female impersonations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
MUST cur DOWN VERY RARE TREES

when John Schleichert clears the land at North avenue and Main street for the erection of the proposed brick block hess will De- obliged to remove several big. trees which are the only ones, of their species in this vicinity. Local arbortctIltprists who have ex- anined the trees AaNe been puzzled by them but hape Ancpressed an opin- ion that they were A Apecie of the Lin- den tree. Their bark and shape re- sembIes the American Maple and the foliage is not unlike that of the Oak. The trees stand in a lot which was oncessthe sdooryard of General Tom Thumb and it sfs known the trees were the gift of P. T. Barnum to the famous lil!putian. ..,,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
STATE FINANCES
 IN BAD SHAPE
Showing the Worst Since the Civil War.

TREASURER EATEN WANTS
 REVENUE INCREASED-FAvo BIGGER INHERITANCE TAX AND A STATE TAX.
 The annual report of the state treas urer. Freeman F. Patten issued yester- day says that the showing for >the year IS the worst since the Civil War. The fiscal year just closed has chang ed the financial condition Of the state from surplus of $265, ,470.a6, to a net debt of $54S, 58652. This makes a loss of $S15, .8S. as the result of the years business ' The enormous expenditure during the year of $4.741,549.s1 shows perhaps more truly it's magnitude when compared with that of seven years since. when $3,777,1 ,10s.S1 was spent and this amount included $1.O0e. 900 expended for state bonds. as against only $2,O0O last year l regret to say the fiscal year now in progress will surely be much worse than last year. for number of large a. appropriations have been only partial " used. and the balance will be very largely drawn this year. Less than $350.000 was drawn for good roads last year. while more than .e75O.0OO will probably go out this year for this pur- pose.
 A conservative estimate indicates at least $1.000. 900 more expense than last year. with well nigh . certainty of its being 9. million and 8 quarter am decidedly of the opinion that it is necessary to call a halt in this mad race of excessive expenditure and re- turn to the oldtime policy of C~nnecti- cut of pay as you so." instead of go- ing in debt and leaving 1t to future generations to settle our bills, as we'll as their own.
 More revenue is .nec4ssarv and I urgently recommend an Inerease Of the inheritance tax. so that it win pro- duce double the present amount. I also recommend a state tax on the towns of half a mill on the dollar. and would advise that this revenue be used ex- clusively in paying the present and prospective debt of the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
:. SMITHS.

There will undoubtedly be another large audience in attendance this even ing. at the closing performance of the half weeks engagement of The Mon- tana Limited" This Is the first popu- lar price melodrama to be seen in this pated that it would meet with cor
 dial welcome. The expectation has
 been realized. and in every way the
 large audiences have given evidence of their approval of the attraction
 The appearance of the Boston opera
 singers tomorrow evening. in Verdi's splendid opera. I'll Trovatore." will no doubt be well received. for if the press of Hartford. Springfield. Worcester,
 and other large New England cities where the company has appeared can
 be used as a criterion. there will be a rich treat for our music lovers. Mime.
 Judith Francini. Miss Elsa Thomas. Signor Alberti. and Piere Gherardi sing the leading parts. Says. the New Bed- ford Times: Each was strong in- dividually, and what was better. they combined at every opportunity in add ing strength to the whole. When Mme Francinfs voice swept out over the footlights. clear. strong. vibrant and rich. she made her audience feel the part she was playing. She made them feel her passion of love for Maurice, and the note of sorrow her voice pour ed out induced tears to the eyes of many even as their ear drums trembled with ecstasy at the touch of melody The same excellent praise is bestowed on the other principals. of the com pany. and the Times winds up by say ing: ''The chorus was splend.dly tune full. It is the theory of some managers to gather a lot of stars and let the Armament shift for itself. The Boston Opera Singers are supported by a real chorus whose voices indicate the train ing Of master" Those who want. good seats for tomorrow evening should procure them at once.
 ''Thorns and Orange Blossoms" which will be seen Friday and Satur- day. with daily matinees, was adapted from Bertha Clay's novel of the same name. The piece has one tragic situa- ton. which occurs early in the play; but 1t Is forgotten in the events that crowd one another and go to make up one of the best constructed and inter- esting stories that has ever been pre- sented en-tour. The play is full of good lines that strike home. has a lot of excellent businesss, and the situa- tions and ciimaxes are we'll brought out.
 Among the younger generation of orchestral conductors. none have achieved more fame than Modest Alt schuler. who conducts the Russian Symphony Orchestra at the joint per formance of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" with the Ben Greet players which will be given next Monday evening. Small of stature but broad and deep of shoulder ana chest. he is a veritable Napoleon as an organizer and leader of men. The opportunity of hearing the score of the Mendelssohn Midsummer Nights Dream is a great novelty, and to hear it played in con- junction with the Ben Greet players may well be said to be an event of the most interesting moment. The seat sale opens tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
s :. Busy people who do not like to lose

Y. Busy people who do. not like to lose
 a day and those to whom time repre-
 sents money all of them recommend Cyrus Plaster for ;. Backache. Many of them have used this ! plaster and know
 from experience
 and many others
 have. learned from
 their friends that Cyrus Plaster gives
 relief when others : have failed. Twen- ty-five cents will ; save a. day's pay. 7. Cyrus .s Pharmacy,
 Fairfield Ave. and
 Courtland St, ;.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

To avoid the troubles besetting com passes on steel ships. the metal of which defects the needle, a German inventor has devised a needleless one in the form of a gyroscope. the axis of which always adjusts itself parallel to the earth'S axis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
"Smart" Manners.

A well dressed crowd is always the worst behaved crowd. If any one doubts this truism let him ask, any London policeman who has had to grapple with crowd of fashionable ladies.-Nottingh Guardian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

Corsets made of steel rings, weigh ing eight pounds, and which are said to be bullet proof. are being tested by the German army. They are the in- vention of a. Munich engineer, who re- fused an offer from Russia until his own country had had a chance to try fhesa1. 1..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
Cured Him.

Mrs. Naggs - My husband used to find fault with the coffee, but he doesn't any more. Mrs. Howells--s How did you break him of the habit7 Mrs. Naggs-I induced him to make it himself one morning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
When You Buy Coal

When You Buy Coal
 remember the fact that slate won't burn--bes sure that you buy carefully screened coal-and a dollars worth of heat for every dollars worth of coal. The Naugatuck Valley Ice Company always supplies the best coal that mon eyey can, buy. Downtown Office, 154 Fairfield avenue is 8 handy place to leave orders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

There are but two ways of paying debt-increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift In laying out Carlyle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

You would not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at Che first sign of Kidney or bladder trouble if you req
 lized that neglect might result in Br1ght's disease or diabetes Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities ana cures all kidney and bladder dis. orders. F. B. Brill. local agent. s351
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
The COURTLAND SCHOOL

431 Washington Ave. A few vacan- cies after Jan. 1, to be filled in the order of application to the secretary. No extra charge for pupils entered now for the second half year. T30tfs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

After a heavy meal, take couple of Doanss Regulets. and give your stomach, liver aSsd bowels the help they will need Regulets bring easy, regular pas sages of the bowels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings with Cuticura Oint- ment, assisted when necessary by Cuti- instant relief in the most distressingfor of itching, burning, scaly, crusted hu- mors, eczsmas, ,Fashes, indanamations, ir- ritations and ohafings of infancy and childhood, permit rest and sleep and point to a speedy and permanent cure, in the majority of cases, when all other remedies fail.
 Cuticrra Soap f2sc.>. Ointment t5oc) Rescivent (50c3, and Chocolate Coated Pills (23c.), sold ih.o,,saout shs world. Potter DnIa Chem. Corp. a1-Aaited Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseas0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13

noticed the loss of hair, my scalp being still scaly. I started to use Q dandruff oure to no effect whatever. And used . quinine preparation quite freely which did no good either. Whether it was the effect of the fever or some scalp disease i don't know, but had actually lost hope of saving any hair at handful. It got so bad that I didn't need to comb it any moro - in fact I was afraid to. My brother, who had used the Cuticura Remedies with satis- faction, advised me to try them. After using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and nearly a box of Cuticura Ointment, the change was surprising. My scalp is now clear and healthy as could be and my hair thicker than ever, whereas six months ago had my mind made up to photograph taken later and send you one. William F. Steese, 5S12 Broad St., Pittsburg, Penn.. May and 2i, 'os."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR LA GRIPPE.

Hacking Ia grippe coughs that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. The sore and inf1amed lungs are healed and strengthened. and dan gerous condition Is quickly averted. Take only Foleys Honey and Tar in the yellow package. F. B. Brill, local agent s35 1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
FEARED TOTAL
 LOSS 0F HAIR
Scalp had been Scaly for Some Tims -kfter an Attack Of Typhoid Fever his Hair Began to Fall Out by the handful-Now It is
THICKER THAN EVER
 THANKS TO CUTiCURA
About two years ago was troubled with my head being scaiy, like dandrud


 though I wash my head once a week always. Itnever gave mo any trouble such as itching or smart ing and 1 never mo- ticed any falling of the hair. Butshortly after that I had an att tack of typhoid fever and l was out of the hospital possibly two months when 1 first
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
By Clarence L. Cullen
Drawing by Harvey Enrich

lacquered box and jogging its contents around in
way that made me jump cl,-" that's little soap
bubble making Set
"a little -bubble-making set?" asked him
hoarsely.
Ye-eh, sure one O. the inexpensive little sets for
making soap bubbles" he replied, replacing the
black lacquered box in careless ofhanded sort of
way Fact is b'lieve it's the cheapest little soap
bubble-making set I'm carrying just now"
"H-h-how m-m-much is it," finally contrived to
gurgle after quite pause.
"Lemme see, said the toyshop proprietor, fun
bling around for the price tag Let you have this
little set for forty-fve dollars. Come up onto the
next floor and I'll show you some of good soap
bubble-making SETS Got set up there-bubb1e
blowing tubes all of carved ivory, y'know-that
might make you price on, seeing it's you. Could
let you have that set for-well, femme see-oh
bout three hundred and half if you
No. didn't 60 up with him to look at the soap
bubble making set with the carved ivory tubes that
he might let me have for three hundred and half
seeing it Told him friend of mine
waiting for me around the corner and made my es-
cape. In fact, needed little air. Three hundred
and fifty dollars for boxfu of apparatus that looked
like something that you accidentally at the
Smithsonian Institute when in prowing around, you
get into one of the curators taxidermists rooms
by mistake, and here who had the desc
Grating to call this horrifc boxful of gear
TOY" set to make soap bubbles with! Why, he
must thought that I'd never made soap bubbles!
But had; hundreds, thousands, maybe tens of
thousands, of them. Some of them, l sometimes
think, like to think still drifting in all their
shifting prismatic beauty through calm, imperturb
able others of blue in the outemot untroubled spacy
void. Some of them, maybe still floating
renely the mountains of the moon Others per-
haps lowering placidly over the heroicaly made
streams of Mars. Who knows? Anyhow, hope So
They were beautiful enough to live and drift forever
And they weren't made out of any forty-fve-
dollar hree-hundred- and-ffty dollar "soap-bub
ble-making set, either!
Just to prove it, I'm going to tell you how they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

~ were made. A clay pipe, with blackened
bowl, lying the settin room window sill
where Pop had put it down before starting
off in the morning the thing that al
ways suggested to us the maxim of soap
bubbles.
(How's that? If you'd had a paternal
parent that'd been common to smoke
a clay pipe, why, you wouldn't even
knowledge it, much less brag about it.
Well well! But he did smoke clay pipe.
FF There's getting around that. Smoked
A@ee it, and loved it, and took comfort out of
.u4 it, and what's more, gave young uns
draw from it when asked him, just
before going to bed. How? Well it
doesn't make any difference if those
grand society friends of yours-huh!-do
hear about it! Anything disgraceful about
mana regular man-smoking clay
pipe? Out with it, now Is there,
THEREBY
Usually, it was when bit tired
of the rougher play, and the everyday
games had sort o petered out u.s.
that the luckily glimpsed clay pipe, thus
lying idle extended to its happy in
vitation.
"Oh cine on n make soap bubbles"
Now, the who said this always the
who mighty careful to seize and take possession
of the clay pipe before saying it. Possession of the
clay pipe meant sort of bossshp of the proceedings
Scrambline for Honors
THEN, the pipe having been grabbed, there'd be
scramble for the tin wash BASIN The first
to get hold of the tin wash basin had tacit1y
knowledged second claim the pipe for bubble
blowing The one who beat the rest to the soap
third for whack at the pipe. These being the
only implements materials used for maxim soap
bubbles, those who didn't succeed in grabbing any
of the necessary paraphernaa had to suffer the keen
misery of waiting for their turns at the pipe when
the bubbles sailing grandly roof and tree
tops unless of course they felt mpeed to fight
for the prior turn. That sometimes happened, too.
The fights, though, weren't much more than quickly
forgotten hair tuggings; and the exclamation, Oh
o-o-oh, look it that one! would promptly cause the
combatants to cease hostilities they might gaze
with wide, wondering eyes at some gorgeous soapy
globule, bigger and gorgeouser and more enduring
than any the pipe had yet blown drifting superbly
the top of the well-house, appropriating and
rejecting the bright hues of the clustered hoyhocks
and sunflowers as it lowered over them.
But wait! We're way ahead of the proceedings
with those big bubbles already floating. Because,
you see, you couldn't make soap bubb'es-that is,
the big f1oaty knd-without heap o: preparation,
sudsin' up the water, and getting the pipe soaped
right, and all that. Of course, you could make the
little no. count kind right away after beginning, the
sort O scared you when they busted and made you
wink to get the soap spray out of your eyes. But
you couldn't make even those till you got your gear
assembled
Tin Wash Basin and Rain Barrel
THE tin wash basin-n shape exactly like the
helmet of Attila in your first history book-was
snatched from its resting place the wabbly bench
back of the summer kitchen. 1t always extern
~1~@1o l,,1 1okt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Tin Wash Basin and Rain Barrel

THE tin wash basin-in shape exactly like the
helmet of Attla in your first history book-was
snatched from its resting place on the wabby bench
back of the summer kitchen. 1t always extern
sively rust marked on the bottom both top and un
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

Now, the who said this always was the OF
who was mighty careful to seize and take possessie
of the clay pipe before saying it. Possession of tt
clay pipe meant sort of bossship of the proceedin
we'll first blows'-a whole lot of first blows
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-05-07
ECZEMA cURABLE2 PROVEN /
Attorney at Moline, ILL.,, Convinced
by Oil of Wintergreen
Compound.

There is nothing that will con-
vince a lawyer except EVIDENCE.
Now, here is some rather start
ling evidence of a simple home cure
for eczema which convinced one law
yer, &c. Entriken, attorney at Mo.
line H. He tells how oil of win
tergreen compound mixed with
thymol and glycerine, as in ODD.
Prescription, cured him in thirty
days after thiIty-two years of suffer
ing.
For 81 years." writes Attorney
Entriken, 4 was troubled with &C.
zema, scabs all over my face, body
and head. | could run a hair brush
over my body and the floor would
be covered with scales enough to fill
a basket. | tried everything salves,
internal medicine, -Ray-all with
out result.
Just a month ago l was induced
to try d. d. d. Prescription. The
itch was relieved instantly; so I
continued. 1t is just month now
and L am completely cured. L have
not a particle of itch and the scales
have dropped off -
can only say again Cure Dis
covered. | am now starting all &C.
zema suffers on the right track"
Cure after cure has been brought
to our attention and always that in
slant relief from the awful itch. J.
A. Cav. Aberdeen. Miss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-05-07
Higher Cotton.

Owing to the drought over vast
AGRA in Texas, planting has been
greatly retarded and the season will
prove one of the latest in the history
of cotton raising in that section.
The reports of this delay have
caused a sharp advance in the price
of cotton and the holders of last
years crop have been getting above
ten cents. Present conditions have
caused may to believe that it is i'm
possible to raise an average crop of
cotton this yearand higher prices are
anticipated for the staple through
out the year. This feeling will exert
a bad influence among the cotton
producers and Abe good intentions
held by many to raise more corn
will be abandoned with The hope
that high price cotton will more
than compensate for the failure to
raise a sufficient amount of foOdstutf.
The failure to raise supplies neces-
sary to run the farm has been the
stumbling block of the Southern
farmer, and the experience Of the
past fails to prove a valuable lesson
to him. His first efforts should be
to supply himself with all the nee
essaries of life and the only really
independent ones are the farmers
who produce what they consume.
The present price of cotton will
cause many a farmer to lose sight
of the fact that cotton raising by it
self is improbable and will lead to
the confscation of the farm and the
bankruptcy of the owner. -Tupelo
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