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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Cricin cS Old Glory,


 Tn the "reminiscences of Lord Ronald Gswer is found a story of the origin ot thu stars ard stripes.
 The ''star spangled banner of the 4 merican republic had its origin from an old brass on the floor of an ancient church in Northamptonshire. The brass covers the tomb of one Robert Wash ington and is dated 1922. On it ap- pears the Washington coat of arms, consisting of three stars, with bars or stripes beneath them. On the first day of the new year, 1776, the thirteen united colonies raised a standard at Washington's headquarters.
 This introduced the stripes of the present, but retained the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew on blue ground in the corner. In TIT the crosses were replaced by stars. as the Declaration of Independence rendered the retention of the English element unnecessary and inconvenient. In thus adopting the arms of his ancestors as his own distinctive badge Washington no doubt intended the flag merely as q private signal for his own personal fol lowing, but it was at once adopted as national emblem. Probably there is not another case in the worlds history in which the private arms Of an ob- scure family have attained such world wide eminence and repute.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
A Purse For the Bride.

Some brides may be inclined to re- gret that the old marriage custom of the dow purse has fallen into disuse. It was the custom of the bridegroom to fill a purse with a goodly sum of money and present it to the bride on the wedding day as the price of the purchase of her person. It sounds like slavery, like the buying of goods and chattels, yet the bride had nice lit- tie sum of money for her own use. Some of the oldest inhabitants of Cumberland may remember similar custom in that county. The bride groom provided himself with a num- Der of gold and silver pieces, and at the words with all my worldly goods thee endow'' he handed the clergy man his fee and poured the other coins into handkerchief held out for that purpose by the bride. In other places, again, the bride had the right to ask her husband for gift of money or property on the day after the we'd ding, and he was bound in honor to grant the request.-London Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12

that was Ues.~slAis tne Uoors Or Q bai--~ supposed to be on the point of sus- pending payment.
 A conversation between rosy cheek ed Irishwoman and her husband, whc were near the lawyer, at once attract ed his attention.
 Mary" said the man, i've must push up, so ye can dhraw your money at onctv'
 9'But don't want to draw it out, Roger" replied Mary placidly.
 Don't ye know, Mary" persisted the husband, that they'll Jose your mon. ey for ye if ye don't hurry t dhraw it out?'
 "An' shure, Roger" retorted Mary, "ain't they better able to lose it than we are?"
 Roger was stunned by this unan- swerable logic, and after few more words the two withdrew. Fortunate ly the bank survived its difficulties, and no depositor lost a cent.-Harpers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
WASHINGTON HEARS
 FROM EMPHASIZES
Message From Admiral Sperry Relayed by the Yarkton Which is Far
 in Advance. ~
Special from United Press.

(Speclal rom United PreSS)
 Washington, Feb. 12.-The battleship fleet is in touch with the Navy De- partment. Wireless messages were received at the Bureau of Navigation to-day from the Yankton, which is several hundred miles in advance The fleet, according to Admiral Sperry's messages was In Latitude 34.36 north and Longitude 30.19 west at o'clock last night, about 120 miles southwest of F'ayal in the Azores. Admiral Sper- ry reports good weather and says that the speed of ships is ten and a, half knots.
 The Yankton achieved something of a record in receiving the message of the Connecticut. This was flashed 1,2O0 miles over the sea and re1ayed by the Yankton to the Fire Island station on Long Island, distance of nine hum dred miles. The Yankton, whose po- sition at 8 o'clock last night was lati- ture 32.44 north and longitude 52.G4 west, expects to arrive at Hampton Roads on Wednesday, several days in advance of the battleship fleet. Ad- miral Arnold with the Maine, New Hampshire and Mississippi, reported his position as Latitude 22.27 north and longitude 7147 west. r. A,
 The Bureau of Navigation which was in communication with Admiral Sperry has asked him to make preparations to send a detachment of warships to Washington for the inaugural exer- ciSeS. sG
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Sixty Kinds of Bananas.

To most persons in the temperate zones banana is a banana. But the truth is that there are over sixty known varieties of the fruit, with as great or greater variation in character as in the different kinds of apples Hawaii is said to have something over forty distinct varieties of the fruit, most of which have been introduced by the whites. Some of these are of extremely delicate and delicious flavor. while other kinds are used, if at all. only when cooked in various ways There is scarcely a city house lot or country "kuleana" or homestead which does not have clump or two of ba- nanas. which grow with practically no care. new plants or suckers shooting up to replace the ones which have fruited and been removed.-Los An geles Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
His Saturday Night.

The pretty, broad faced, blue eyed woman was telling how it happened that her husband came home so late of Saturday night.
 "When he goes to get shaved for Sunday" she said. "he waits so long for the line that gets there before him that he goes to sleep In the chair while he is being shaved. Then the barber who is friend of his. lets him sleei as long as he likes after he has fin ished with him. But I don't see how he can fall asleep with a dangerous razor scraping all over his face. ] couldn't. Could you?''
 Tt isn't the most plausible excuse ever heard" said one to whom the question was put. "but it ought to pass on account of its originality."-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
CoIoring an Abyssinian Bride.

Western brides have an easier time than their Abyssinian sisters. On the occasion of her marriage an Abyssin- ian bride has to change her skin. From ebony she has to become the color of cafe au lait. To accomplish this the expectant bride is shut up in a room for three months. She Is covered with woolen stuff. with the exception of her head. Then they burn certain green and fragrant branches. The fumes which they produce destroy the orig inal skin, and in it's place comes the new skin. soft and clear as a baby's. The elders of the family feed the young woman with nutritive force meat balls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
BRANDEGEE AND THE CITY COURT
 OF BRIDGEPORT

F'rom To-day's Hartford Courant) Courant'' why it persists in attacking
 MT. Brandegee now that the senatorial
 contest, is over, and why we cannot shut up and take our medicine without
 making faces over it. Acknowledging g
 the graceful communication, we will
 break an established rule and pay at- tnetion to an anonymous letter.
 In the first place, we are not "at- tacking'' MT. Brandegee and never have attacked" him, though in the in terests of truth and Connecticut we cid say that he had not as many quail ifcations for senator as MT. Hill has. Instead of attacking the successful can- didate in the recent contest, we are publishing the news; and that is what a newspaper is for. If George Allen of Middletown, pushed for two years by MT. Brandegee for postmaster, Is finally named and then MT. Brande gee has him rejected, we must make the fact public or else we are not giv- ing the news.
 If MT. Brandegee te1egraphs from Washington to members of the Con- necticut Legislature to see him before committing themselves on the question of city judgeship in Bridgeport, it is only giving the news to make that interesting fact public. Readers may be astonished, and his friends may be angry that the thing comes out; but there was the telegram and it told it's own story.
 The two incidents, the Middletown postoffice and the Bridgeport city court and the whispers of further interfer- ence and scalp-taking, call attention again to the days of Platt and Hawley only four years ago, and who would believe such changes could come into our political life in so short a time? Just imagine Orville H. Platt under taking to keep a Fessenden man out of the judgeship of the Bridgeport court, because MT. Fessenden had wanted to go to the senate. It isn't 1m- aginable Think of Joe HaWley, a feW weeks after being reelected to the Senate, mixing into a local judgeshp p fight in the Legislature, where there was a chance to hit somebody who had opposed him. You can't think of it seriously, for it is inconceivable.
 Our unsolicited advice to our cores pondent is that his letters on political ethics and how to behave after a sen- atorial contest should be sent to Wash ington and not to '"The Courant" If they are sent here, we trust that they will be signed hereafter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Bridgeport Public Market Branch

Saturday, Feb. 13, 1909. Legs of mutt ton, lie per fb.; forequarters of nut ton, 7c per fD.; roast pork. 12c per To-; fersh shoulders, SC per fb.; rib roasts of beef. 1Oc per tb.; pot roasts of beef. Sc per rb.; veal roasts 8, 10 and 12c per fb. Special low prices on all cuts of fresh beef A choice lot of fowls. chickens and ducks. All the fresh pork, cuts. fresh hams, heads, feet. tails. ribs and tenderloins. A big vegetable display: Cucumbers, radishes, lettuce, celery, new potatoes. sweet potatoes. etc. Fresh and dried fruits of all kinds. A full line of bakery goods. Bridgeport Public Market Branch, East Main St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
AN ITCHING PALM
NO Cure for It. Other Forms of
 Itching Preferable.

There is no cure for an itching palm the money kind. Even poslam, the new skln discovery, cannot help it. But when 1t comes to eczema, the most annoying of itching skin troubles, pos lam will stop the itching at once and cure the worst cases in a few days. So with hives, rash, scabies, split toes, piles, and scaly scalp, all of which are different forms of eczema, accompan- led by severe itching and caused by Imperfect digestion and careless diet.
 Poslam comes in two-dollar jars, but fifty cents worth will answer in cur ing any of the diseases mentioned It can be had of any druggist. Jennie Ham1lton's Pharmacy makes a spec ialty of it.
 That results are immediate will be amply demonstrated overnight by the use of the experimental sample which the Emergency Laboratories. B West Twenty fifth Street, New York City, will send free by mail. in plain wrap per, to any one who will write for it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
THE FIRE ALARM DIDN'T RING.
A Big Crowd Down on Main Street
 Creates Excitement.

CICaLGS CAC1ItIIlGul.
 In passing down Main street a crowd at Mo- 1905 attracted the attention of the reporter and scenting a good story he started on @ run for what he thought might be a big fire or some thing just as good. The newspaper man out of breath and anxious to be put right as quickly as possible hailed a street gamin and asked him what the trouble was. The kid replied. Whats de matter wid you'se. is you kiddin' me.'' On being assured that the reporter would not attempt under and circumstances to have fun W tn this particular specimen of young America. the specimen replied "Eoly gee. where yer frum? Everybody in town knows what's up. It's been wrote about in every newspaper in town. Holbrook & McNamara is having Taft sale of boots and shoes. Better lay next and win pair. Your ankles would never know you had shoes on." And then the. kid disappeared. The re- porter felt sore for he had his summer oxfords on but he went in and got pair of heavy high shoes. regular $4.00 quality for $2.9S. and he isn't as good a bargain hunter as his wife at that.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
HRS. GODFREY WILL GET HER DIVORCE Compromise Made in FamOus Boston So.
 ciety Couples Matrimsnial Troubles
Special from United Press,

(SpeclaI rom Unlteu PreSS.1
 Boston, Feb. 12.-Following a two hours secret hearing before Judge Fes- senden of the Superior court, Mrs. Beatrice Bruner Godfrey, the 20 year Lester N. Godfrey, Boston's lumber king, declared to-day that she is con- fident of being granted a divorce from her husband. The secret hearing came as a result of the compromise which the Godfreys have arranged. The young wife withdrew her suit for $O5,0OO against her father-in-law for the alienation Of her husbands affec tions. In return young Godfrey with draws his opposition to his wife's di- vorce suit. His cross libel in which Richard Carl, the comedian and John H. Mccarthy, a Boston businessman were named as correspondents has ai- ready been withdrawn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Park CIty Theatre.

We are still pleasing our patrons eS- cry night, for we intend to eiVe the public their moneys worth whenever they call in. Look at the bill that We have for tonight The Vendetta. The Acrobat, tanning of the Shrew, The Photographer, On Guard at the pow der magazine. Don't forget we have a matinee tomorrow, for which we have booked another strong bill. Re member where we are: Strat1ord and Newfield avenues. Admission cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR SENSES ? When two of them. taste and smell, having been impaired if not utterly destroyed. by Nasal Catarrh, are fully restored by Ely's Cream Balm. can you doubt that this remedy deserves all that has been said of it by the thous- ands who have used it? It is applied directly to the effected air-passages and begins it's healing work at once. Why not get it to-day? All druggists or mailed by Ely Bros.. 56 Warren Street, New York. on receipt of 50 cents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Precocious Punctilio,

'So you don't believe in Santa Claus?"
 'FI didn't exactly say that" answered the little Boston girl. "But l don't ap- prove of him. I understand that he calls after 6 o'clock and doesn't wear evening clothes. s."-Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
The Bank Gould Stand it,

A western lawyer tells of remark
 able instance of the convincing power of feminine logic as evidenced by an occurrence which he once witnessed while standing on the edge of Q crowd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, an honest. tried and true rem edy for feminine ills. hold the record for the largest number of actual cures of any similar remedy. and IS pre- scribed and recommended by hundreds of fair-mined doctors who do not fear to recommend a worthy medicine even though it is advertised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
CLEANEASY, THE, BEST HAND
 SnAP

Guaranteed no. to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Grease. Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hands or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. WDn- PA Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12

and the most bn..utiful hands are of. ten disfigured by an unsightly wart. 1t can easily be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus Ware Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Ficures Don't Lie.

Hoax-Men live faster than women. Joax-Thats right My wife and i were the same age when we were mar ried. but Pm fifty now. and she's just thirty-one.- Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
DIED.

MooRE-At Stamford. Feb. g. William
 Moore. BIDGOOD-In Bethlehem. Feb. s, Isaac
 Bidgood. aged "A years. Woodbury. Feb. 8. Daniel
 Taylor. aged 79 years. HOYT-In Danbury. February 2. Rob-
 ert Hoyt. aged 65 yearA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
Ask for O'Rourke's union tobacco.
THE pREyTTEST FACE

PALOL. the palata bic castor oil on sale at all drug stores. Uistf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
MARRIED.

MARRIED. ATLTN-wAHL-In Greenwich. Feb. I Miss Emma Wahl. daugh.er of MT. John Wahl. to Frederick H. Allen
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
FEARED FATE OF COMPANION
Possible Reason Why Dog Refused to
 Wear Collar That Belonged to Dead Chum.

A New York physician told this story recently in a little company where pet animals were being dls- cussed: We had two little pets, Bohemian and a King Charles. They were both bright, well behaved and affectionate, with a weakness for the baby and candy. They were so much members of the family that when presents were distributed Tip and Rex were often remembered. Once they got new collars, with a high key bell on one and bell of lower note on the other. The Blen- helm, short time ago, got mixed up with the wheels of an automobile and went to dog paradise, and there was mourning in the nursery. A few days later the maid, before talk ing him out, put the collar on Rex, but instead of jumping for the door, as he usually does, he howled and slunk back into the railways. Noth- ing could induce him to follow the maid. and when she tried to carry him he growled and showed his teeth, and the cry went through the house that Rex is mad It was discovered that the dead dogs collar had been put on by mistake, and when this was removed he was himself again. It was evident that he would not wear his former companions bell. '
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
PARAOIoE FOR FISHERS.

A large force of men is still at work on the Long Key fishing camp, which bids fair te become one of the most popular fishing resorts in the United States. The main building is nearly completed and the cottages have been made better than new. In the winter adjacent to Long Key the tourist has but to make his wants known as to what kind of fish he wishes to catch, and the captains of the various boats will land him there and very soon the fun is begun, and lasts until the manipulator of the rod and reel gives up in sheer ex- haustion.-Jacksonville Times-Un- ion
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
NAME HAD SLIPPED MEMORY
Somewhat Embarrassing Situation in Which Edison Once Found
 Himself.

Speaker Cannon, Chief Justice Fuller of the United States supreme court, Judge Greene of the supreme court of Virginia, District Attorney Jerome of New York and ex-Presi- dent McCosh of Princeton university are all known to their acquaintances as absent-minded men, but those who are in position to know say that Tn this failing Thomas A. Edison has them all beaten.
 The great electrical wizard goes about for days carrying in his mind the details of some intricate problem that he is working out, and, If sud- denly asked a question, comes out of his inner self so quickly that he does not know where he is. It is related that at one time he had taken his place in line before a bank window and, as usual, fell to thinking about things electrical. He was suddenly aroused by the clerk asking: "What is your name, please? ?"
 He looked blank and embarrassed and nobody knows what wouls have happened hadn't an acquaintance come along just at that moment and said: "How do you do, MT. Edi- son 2"
 "Yes, Edison, that's it-pretty well, thank you-yes, my names Edison-Thomas A. Edison"
 He confded afterward that he couldn't have told the teller his name at that instant to have saved his life.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
COURT A1 senron

benton. March 2.- The Cir Court of Saline county open ere Monday, with Judge w. Evans presiding. The crimi- Docket was small and was all bsed of the first day except or two murder cases.
 De case of the state against Sellers for the killing of Buss |hon last April was called to-
 but was deferred till tomor-
 to enable the sheriff to serve |chments for some absent wit Pes. Sellers was indicted for |der in the first degree by the hd Jury in September. He
 out a writ of habeas corpus was admitted to bail in the
 of $3, 900.
 be case promises to be one of pal interest and the court n was crowded when the case
 called this morning.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
GOOD WORD FOR THE RAT.

Had it not been for wire roll used in dressing the hair, Gertrude Brown, the 14-year-old daughter of P. s. Brown, would undoubtedly have lost her life when she was thrown from her horse the other aft ernoOn.
 It so happened that Miss Brown had rolled her hair higher than usual and so the wire rat received the brunt of the fall. The injury was directly under the roll and wal a jagged three-cornered hole. The girl fell on the back of her head upon loose stone in the street and the wire roll covered with hair kept the stone from fracturing the skull. Kansas City Journal.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
DUTY OF THE PRESS

Frankfort, Ky., Feb, 29.-One of the strongest defenses of the freedom of the press in criticism of public officials ever delivered in the South was written by Gov. Augustus F. Wilson yesterday in granting a pardon to the Herald Publishing Company of Louisville publishers of the Louisville Herald, for an indictment in the Galloway and Trigg Circuit Court of Western Kentucky charging the paper with criminally libeling Judge Thomas P. Cook and Commonwealth Attorney Denny P. Smith.
 The two officials preside in the district in which the greater part of the night rider trouble in Western Kentucky occurred and the:paper vigorously scored them for alleged failure to perform their duty in prosecution of the lawless element. The governor wrote upon the pardon to the newspaper company this reason: Because the long series of crimes:insthis district which have not been [punished under this officers administration make it necessarylfor the press to criti- else all:who can be held respon- sible.
 If the courts do not put an end to the rule of crime in the
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
NEW FIELD FOR WOMEN.

The English women are delighted over the recent appointment of Miss Sophie B. Jackson as school physi- clan of the Crydon Borough, She is the first woman who ever held such an office in England Of course. the English women hope that. while Miss Jackson is the first to occupy such a position, she will not be lhe last, nor the only one in years to come. They feel that once the be- ginning is made the good work will continue and that thereby new field of usefulness will be opened to the professional women of England.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
SAID SHE WAS POISONED

Stamps, March a. Miss Elsie Kitchens daughter of James Kitchens a highly respectable farmer living five miles north of Stamps, was found in bed in a dying condition by her mother about 2 o o'clock this morning.
 Miss Kitchens was in perfect health and showed no signs of ailment when retiring.
 She made an effort to explain to her mother that shs had been poisoned and that she saw some one go out of her room through the window as she awoke, She was in a critical condition when her mother reached her and died soon thereafter.
 Efforts were made to secure bloodhounds from Waldo, Lewis vile and Texarkana, but owing to the dogs all being in use was unable to secure them. No clue to the murderer has been found. The community is aroused over the affair.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
THE PRESIDENTS SALARY

Presidents come high, but all well regulated republics must have them. With the increase in the salary from $50, ,O00 to $1OO, 900, it figures up about like this in the United States.
 Presidents salary $1OO, ,0OO, Clerk hire 69, 92O, Contingent fund 25, 900, Maintenance, White House, horses, vehicles, etc. $36, 900, White House ground 1000, Fuel $6, 900, Care of greenhouse S9, 900 Repare of greenhouse 5000,
 Printing $2,O0O, Lighting White House grounds $51O, Total $254, 43O,
 And besides this, the president has at his disposal the use of the yacths Mayflower, Dolphin and Slyph, on which, of course, there is no expense that comes out of the presidential pocket.
 So it appears that those who have imagined the president was sorely treated by a penurlous government which forced him to live royalty on $50, 900, a year have wasted much of their sym- pathy.