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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16
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which he was down the bookings to do Mad ison Portage and Milwaukee, Wis. in single day on his way to Minneapolis and St Paul. Minn
 Thence the program called for southern trip to Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb.. with a long jump 10 Denver Co., which city little over a year ago wasn't big enough to hold all the Dem ocrats who wanted William Jennings Bryan for the job MT. Taft now has.
 Thence to Wohurst. Pueblo, Glenwood Springs and Montrose Col From there the president was routed to Salt Lake City, Utah, Pocatello, ldaho' Butte and Helena. Mont, Spokane, North Yakima and Seattle, Wash
 The line of travel from Spokane extends south ward along the Pacific coast, the southern states being next to receive the president At El Paso Texas one of the most notable events of the tour will when the sixteenth day Of October President Diaz of Mexico and President Taft Of the United States, will shake hands in a mutual harmony carnivai.
 Along the northern line of travel "Oh. you Bill Taftt" became a slogan, and "Howdy Bill'' was another favorite expression of the multitude dur
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

o'clock by the Commercial club at the St Louis ho tel At II a m. he will make an address ln the Coliseum which holds 15000 people.
 At D. m the president will be the guest or Business Mems League at luncheon, in the Jener son hotel He will not speak at this function. but will hurry East St Louis Qll), to attend the ded ication of a government building there at D. m.
 The president will return to St Louis in time to sail for New Orleans the steamboat Mississippi at 5 D. IT. Arriving at Cape Grardeau, Mo, at 6 a. m, October 26, the president will be routed out of bed to make address from the upper deck of the steamboat to the people gathered on the wharf Leaving Cape Girardeau at 7 a. m, there will be fivehour to Cairo, H., where at noon MT Taft will make second address from the boat Leaving Cairo at 1 o'clock the next stop is sched uled at Hickman, Ky. at D. m., where the third address from the deck of the Mississippi will be made. Leaving Hickman at D. m. an allnight run will bring the party to Memphis. Tenn. at o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, October 27.
 At Memphis the president will leave the steamer and De entertained in the city for four hours, ma king an address while there. Helena Ark will be reached at D. m. on the 27th. and address from the boat is scheduled On Thursday October 2S, the only stop is scheduled at Vicksburg where the presidents party arrives a. D. n.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Washington for the winter, on No vember 21.
 It is the longest journey through the length and breadth of the United States ever undertaken by an Amer ican executive while in office, and the trip is notable in presidential annals,
 While ex-President Theodore Roose- welt is smashing precedents and set ting new ones in Africa by riding on the cowcatchers of engines, etc, his successor is getting close to the soil In hic oyyn epvirOnmpnt
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16
SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED POST
penort About Ex-Senator Blackburn
 Recalls Fact That Panama Canal
 Body May Be Abolished.

ashington.-Joseph c. Blackburn. who is reported to have rendered his resignation as president of the Pana- ma canal zone. is distinguished Ken tuckian, who has von fame at the har and in the senate. He was born in Woodford county in 1858, and 20 years later was admitted to the bar. after which he went to Chicago and practiced law until the civil war broke out. Then he went south and served in the confederate army, resumlng his
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16
Ice in Tropics Is Expensive.

Artificial ice making in the tropics comes high. Water of GO degrees or thrown into icy ingots of cooling joy, but when it comes to cooling water of 75 or so degrees the difficulty ls strangely increased, even to doubling prices Ice in Buenos Aires retails for $i25 gold a hundred, yet Buenos Aires is a fairly liberal ice town, and would be a great consumer of cheap and plentiful product.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Naval officers in Charlestown have 0warrant for being incensed at the ac. Yion of Boston judge, who gave a
 youth brought before him the alterna ; tive of enlisting in the navy or going 10 jail, rays the Baltimore American. Navy service is an honorable one. and e12he stand taken that it lowers 1t in the spyes of the public to attempt to make it sod a reformatory character for en- ssryo criminals is one which popular .tsspinion should not approve.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

The killing of three German bal ssoSnists by Russian guards on the bor- fSsers Si the czars dominions gives the
 sSornmon practice of shooting at aero- ' rnnqts She dignity of serious interna- tsflsGai question. 1t is time that some ,sshfng were done to impress upon the
 speuple of all nations and of all parts sssS nations, the fact that shooting at EnElioons IS something that cannot be sstue without assuming the risk of sa1uErdeI and the punishment therefor.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

"A test case is to be made in the TSsfw York courts as to what criminal szsts4fute is violated by the offense rsechnically known as talking back" sAe the police, and whether arrest and sr,usnishment in the matter are justified 1ssy the law. The question of illegal zsTgrest is really a serious one, as the xraasule matter of personal liberty, up- <nn which the principles of this gov ess1nent are founded. is involved. And zs1 may be remarked that the metropo- Tfis is not the only city in the country sxn which official dignity h1s an un ' xxEystten law ot it's own.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

{LIf YOU have an idea it is hot and humid, cead this news item: A bal Neon which made an ascension from St Louis landed in Illinois after sail ang all night through cold rain and .sleet and through heavy snowstorm for about an hour. Is not this sugges. dive of the coming time when it will he possible, with the aid of flying ma chimes. to find any sort Of climatic conditions desired?
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Now%tn Minister Wu Ting Fang is rethrhfng to China again, they are , telling stories about him. Here is sDe: A few years ago, in New York, he was met by Tammany politician. What is your Christian name. sir?" the politician asked. At once the dip laomat's oriental calm stiffened into dignity My surname is Wu."
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

An unusual example of loyalty is given by the petition of a woman in Seattle for divorce because her Eng uish husband will not allow her to shoot off fireerackers and display the American flag on tue Fourth of July. She should, however, assert her inde- pendence in better way by defyine her lnarital tyrant and periodically shooting off the fireworks anyway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

The Connecticut angler who has met with great success through sink ing large bottle full of live bait, and fishing alongside the glass prison for the hungry big fish that become an gered by pumping their noses against it, has given fresh excuse for includ- Ing. the bottle in fishing outfits.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Labor troubles in this country are not numerous at the present time, and there would be fewer of them were it not for the professional agitators who make it business to stir up these troubles
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16
decree has been published ii

"A decree has been published in
 Spain suppressing the privilege of purchase of immunity from military z service All will now have to serve , Tn the army, rich and poor alike. This s is first fruit of the popular uprising and is encouraging, as it shows that vshe Spanish government is willing to Xisten to the voice of the people.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

The African Diamond Trust has put 2 np prices. Here is where the heart less monopolies take advantage again ~of the necessity of the poor.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Pacific northves est Secretary oI Wal
 dickinson will join the party al hl paso Texas. and make the remaining trin back to Washington. secretary Nagel of the department of commerce. and labor will be member or the party on the trip down the Misslsslp- nj river. During his stay in certain of the states the president probably will have as guests on his train the senators of those commonWealths' He expected to meet Senator Gum mins who has been reported of late as being boomed for the presidency in 1912, at Des Moines. Senator Dol liver also was to be at Des Moines.
 San Antonio, Texas will add its wei come to President Diaz at Fl Paso ln the meeting of the president of the Latin republic with President Taft, on October Is, through a committee or 100 citizens and members of the h. ternational club. If President Dlaz decides to return to Mexico City via San Antonio, special train will be placed at his disposal and he and his staff will be given possession of the International clubs home A special committee of 25 conveyed this wei come and invitation to President Diaz in Mexico City President Taft was
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

It's a windy day when no one beats the record with an aeroplane. The xeroplane and the art of managing St are undergoing steady improve sment
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

RESIDENT w IL u A M HOWARD TAFT, backed up by 326 pounds of joy full smiles is today speed ing westward on a 13,000- mile tour of the United States.
 The trip is over two months in duration, start ing September 15 from Boston and ending with the presidents arrival in
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

The fool who rocks the boat has not been heard from frequently this summer, but victims of carelessness lMave increased to lamentable extent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

That swimmer who failed to swim &he English channel after the seventh sTxial should get an airship.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

One of the best signs of good times as the activity in the repair shops of The railroads Talk of another car shortage is about due.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

The airship man declines to be called chauffeur. He claims to be sn professor of aviation.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Too many summer elopement Evdnds up in an autumn divorce court.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Sweden has added it's name to the tlong list of foreign lands that are hay ! sEg q heap of trouble this summer
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

sOne nice thing about Minister Nu was the fact that it was almost impos- enIble to misspell his name.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Such of the crops as were waiting for rain may now proceed with their unfinished business.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Some of the summer romances do ruoi end as happily as the designers sSt them expected.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

Riding with the en gineer, getting his picture taken leaning from the cab of the engine almost in the act of swabbing the grease from the num- bers on the side of the vehicle, stretch ing over tine observa- tion platform t o shake hands with countrymen at towns " h ere two-minute stops are billed, shout ing a cheery "howdy" as the special train pulls out of the small town station, Big Bill" Taft Is racing from coast to coast and back again.
 He was scheduled to touch the extreme northern boundary of the country and upon the occasion, October 16, when it was pre- arranged that he should shake hands with President Diaz of Mexico. and there by cement relations between these nation al neighbors, he was slated to set foot on the south boundary.
 He started from Beverly, Mass, which is on the east coast of the United States and his program called for a visit of several days at Seattle and other
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

trains Besides the regular executive affairs, President Taft is preparing his message to con- gross and small part of each day is spent in either making memoranda mental notes on polnts upon which he will elucidae in the regular communication due in December
 Secretary Carpenter. the man who handles much of the presidents business of national i'm portance, has packed away in his grips several hundred pounds of programs which are to be car ried out at the various points at which the presi- dent is scheduled to stop and make few re- marks.
 There is scarcely a state in the union through
 which the president does not pass Every big city in the country with only few exceptions will be invaded in accordance with the presiden tial program.
 Leaving Boston, after motoring into the city Of highbrows MT. Taft and his two special trains de parted westward for Chicago, arriving in the
 windy city the following day. Party chiefs there received him with the sort of glad hand that CEi- :ago knows how to extend Tatts palm turned up
 yard in response to the cordial greeting. after
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

1t does not hurt to hope that the xrxcst of living will be reduced.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

There is always so much trouble saDout moving the crops that the farm r4e4s ought to put casters on them.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16
President Taft'S K7 13,OOO Mile Tour

ing the first days Of the tour. That great big 32e pound Taft smile, which is the only one of it's kind in captivity, was the greet ing which met the saluta- tions from close to the soil.
 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger will accompany the president through the
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

|F C. C FTC E/
 made honorary pre- sid e Il [ and member for life of the club, as are President Di- az and former President Boose- welt, and a special committee will present engross Id certificates 0 I election to him before QlS NlSlI.
 Arriving at St, Louis from Texas at 7.27 a. m. Monday, October 25, President Taft will be enter tained at break fas { at 8. 30
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

points on the Pacific coast which IS the west boundary of the union. Thus it was predestined that the executive should set foot on the four extreme lines which enclose the domain which selected him as it's head.
 The personnel of the presidents travelling party besides the president, consists of John Hays Hammond, president of the League of Republi- eau Clubs; Capt Archibald w Butt, military aide; Wendell w. Mischler. assistant secretary; Dr. J. J. Richard son of Washington, D. C.; James Sloan, Jr., and L. c. Wheeler of the secret service and Maj. Arthur Brooks, the presidents confidential messenger Six newspaper men ac- company the president throughout the entire trip. The party travels in two private cars attached for the yraatar mart of the time tO regular
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-16

The baron comes here from the ann bassadorship at Vienna
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
VIEWPOINT.

Assistant Town Clerk Oscar Pitz- schler is able to be about after a weeks indisposition with grippe.
 The many friends of Mrs Wm. John son will be pleased to hear that she is recovering from her attack of pleur.sy.
 MT. and Mrs. P. A. Johnson of New Milford were guests of friends in town Monday.
 Alfred Dorman has returned to his studies at the High school after an ill., ness of several days.
 l.. c. Nicholson has visited Mrs. Nicholson'S mother at New Fairfield, Mrs. Ruffles Scudder who has suffer- ed a dislocation of the shoulder by a fall.
 The members of St. Roses choir are preparing a special program for March IT.
 A regular meeting of Pootatuck Grange will be held this evening.
 Mrs. Rachel Warner of Bridgewater is the guest of her neice. Mrs. J. B. Nichols. Mount Pleasant, for a few weeks.
 William C. Turner, of New York, is expected to open his cottage in Taun- ton, March IT.
 Miss Dorothy Logan returned to her studies at Stillman Business College, Danbury. this week after several months absence.
 Mrs. John DeLong of Brookfield, has been the guest of her mother. Mrs. Edwards.
 Mrs. Bertha Ferris and family have been i'll for two weeks with grippe.
 Miss Hattie Northrop is visiting friends at Hartford.
 Miss Edith Botsford of New Milford, was a guest over Sunday of her par ents. MT. and Mrs. Edward Botsford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

It has been reported that the tariff revision bill, to be reported to the House by the Ways and Means com mittee on Monday next, will contain a repeal of the duty on hides, for which ali industries using leather for thei raw material have asked and which benefits the Beef Trust only, by enabling it to add to the price of do- mestic hides the amount of the pres ent tariff duty, 15 per cent. There is the more reason for repeal of this duty. from the fact that Messrs. Armour, Swift and Morris, the leading spirits in the Beef Trust, are now said to be engaged in an attempt to create a mo- nopoly in the manufacture of leather. The Ways and Means committee can, If 1t chooses, offset this condition by repeating the tariff duties on leather; H it does not, repeal of the duty on hides will benefit the Beef Trust only, for it would be enabled to obtain for its tanneries at less cost that part of their needs which cannot be supplied by the home production of hides. By all means, the committee should re- peal the duties upon both hides and leather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
Fresh Sheets at Premium.

The woman who had just returned from abroad. where she had visited some country towns, was telling of the comforts and discomforts of the Euro pean country hotel. 'sThey have an aversion to putting fresh sheets on the beds for every new guest" she said, "and we always pulled down the bed clothes the minute we were assigned our rooms to examine the sheets. Ten chances to one they were wrinkled and had that slept in appearance, and we invariably insisted on fresh ones. Finally we struck a series of towns where the hotel proprietors got the best of us, for the sheeting they used was sort of creepy stuff. something like seersucker, and for the life of you you couldn't tell whether they'd been slept on or not."-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
INTERESTING FACTS
 FROM MIR. CORBIN


 The quadrennial report of Tax Conn missioner Corbin upon county, city, borough and town indebtedness, tax rates, etc, is an exceptionally inter esting document, and particularly so for comparative purposes. It is always of interest and sometimes of value to slmow what the other fellow is doing" ito compare what he does with what Re do. This quadrennial report fur hisAes the opportunity in official and authentic form. Elsewhere in this is- sue will be found such facts. taken fherofrom, as may be of interest in Mestern Connecticut.
 aGr- Corbin finds in many towns a ssoomplete absence of any definite sys- tsm of bookkeeping. flax and unbusi- nessIike methods" and much indebted ness due to yearly excess of expendi- lures over receipts" the latter being e-eaused in some towns by extrava- ganos'' but mostly ''by failure to keep lho grand list up to the statutory re- nuirements." These towns run in debt beeause they do not dare ''to increase Inc tax rate,'' and have not increased heir grand lists to the full-value re- lulred by the law.
 Upon examining the figures given by Mr. Corbin, we find that the tax rate Df Bridgeport in 1908 was below that of Hartford, but above that of New Haven, but that the per capita tax was less than the corresponding rates fin both New Haven and Hartford.
 Also, that in percentage of net in .debtedness to grand list. this city ranks below the two other large cities, it being as follows: New Haven, $40; Hartford. 5.99; Bridgeport. 2.27.
 Also, that in per capita indebted ness, this city classes below the other two large cities as follows: New Ha- ven, 30.44; Hartford, 40.s1; Bridgeport, 1891
 This is a. very favorable showing. Bridgeport has nothing to fear from Fcomparison of it's financial standing that is, it's basis for credit if desfred- with that of either New Haven or Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
Birds That Boat In Their Nests.

'The mother bird sat on her eggs at the waters edge, and when I ap- preached she pushed off with her foot as though the nest had been boat and away she hoated calmly down the stream"
 What you saw was a rare specta- cle," said the nature student. 'aThe bird was a grebe, the colymbus minor She always builds on the waters edge, and her nest is always woven of aquat- fc plants so closely and firmly that it will float herself and her eggs without leaking. On the approach of danger the bird pushes of. Nor is she at the currents mercy during her voyage. She uses her foot as a paddle. and have seen her steer her boat-nest with some little dexterity round a bend, landing in quiet cove as well. say, as the average young lady waterman"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

Defeat of Speaker Cannon's candi- dacy for reelection could be accom- plished if A Republican members of the House would vote with the Demo- crats againt him. The same number can by the same combination, take from the Speaker the much-abused privilege of constructing the commit tees and assure their construction in harmony with the prevailing senti- ment in the House, instead of in hos tlity thereto as has heretofore been too often the case. By virtue of the same combination, the rules can be so changed that measures favored by majority may be passed, instead of being refused the privilege of a rote
 as has heretofore been the freuuent case under Speaker Cannon and the present rules. These reforms accom- plished. the House would again be- come q free-actins body instead of a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

Change of the date of Inauguration day to some less atmospherically tur- bulent month than March is suggested. why not wholly abandon the spectacu- lar features of the oath-taking, and have the obligation administered quiet fly in the Senate chamber, or better stn in the Supreme Court room, with no outdoor spectacles whatever. Such prcedure would be much more in con- sonance with the spirit of American Finstitutions than is the present prac- tfce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09


 War Secretary Dickinson asserts himself a Democrat. He has never, he says. voted other than the Demo- cratic ticket, but has never voted for Bryan. The natural inference is that the most effective plan of securing high recognition from one party is to bolt the ticket of the other, even though the political conscience of the bolter may restrain him from voting the ticket of that other party. But the rule does not apply to the bolting of minor candidates; in such cases, the bolter must sustain prolonged probation. There is a certain parallel between the case of the large and the small political better, and that of the heavy defaulter and the petty thief the rewards in the former and the penalties in the latter being material ly disproportionate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

Admiral Evans predicts a Russo Japanese war in the comparatively Inaar future. Russia cannot afford to be permanently relegated to the rank Of a second-class power and is reha- bllitating her navy, recognizing the army, and most significant of all, dou- ble-tracking the railroad through Si- beria- Japan evidently realizing the meaning of these moves. is almost fe- vsfishly preparing for the coming con- test Other powers will not probably interfere; most of them probably be- Neve their Oriental interests endan- gered by Japanese supremacy in Asia, and would welcome lowering of Ja- pans prestige.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
All Carried Out.

The managing editor wheeled his chair round and pushed button in the wall.
 The person wanted entered.
 "Here," said the editor, "are num- Der of directions from outsiders as to the best way to run newspaper. See that they are all carried out"
 And the office boy. gathering them all into a large wastebasket. did so.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
They Tipped Him.

Tourist (visiting an ancient cartle)- Are there any legends connected with this old castle? Guide-Oh, yes. 1t is said that in ancient times a stranger once visited this castle and gave no tip to the guide. Thereupon the latter threw the visitor over into the moat. But don't be frightened Of course it's only an idle legend.