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street,. which is one of the ma mes for
the same street. one block being
known as the street Of St. Sebastian
and the third as the street Os the Lions
Our little guide led US sOismnly up
to the house in a street so narrow that
we had some difficulty IN getting a
view of the balcony on the fourth
story. The house was of the same ma
terial as the one attributed TO Romeo.
and had quite as fine an archwav.
tablet over the arch designated II as
tile house OF Juliet. We gathered these
details with some effort for besides
lodging pedestrians we had to make
way for very yellow horse car. which
when IL stopped seemed to block the
entire street We looked IN vain for
the orchard where Romeo stood and
declared:
Lady. by yonder blessed moon swear
That tips with silver all these fruit
tree tops.
Our guide was impatientIy waitine
for US to enter the court, so we passed
under the archway into a typical TtaI-
ian scene. In dozen dOorWays and
along the walls Iounged men and
women, while children tumbled about
In noisy confusion. Untidiness marked
every inch of the place. The little
Italian began to tell US the story OF
Juliet He pointed upward to a frst
story balcony whose position was more
attatnable than the other one. but the
Vartegated nOndescript wash that
draped its ratings rather chilled our
preconceived ideas Of Juliet's balcony
Then he called attention to the cobble-
stone pavement Most gravely he ex-
planned that there had once been a
garden and here had blossOmed beauti-
ful "horettt." He knew the story bet-
ter than we What Veronese doesn't7
We had other guides that dav but
none that memory recalls so willingly
as the golden haired child who could
imagine "horettf' from a pavement OF
cobble stones.
In the next block we found the fruif
and flower market. where we could
have bought anything from a fiatiron
TO a cabbage. postcard to a candle
stick. We wandered over the bridge
OF San Pietro and watched the Adf~e
whose clear green waters were a de-
light after the Arno and the Tfbar
We saw the bridge OF Scaligero. which
is battlemented like Romeo's house
Churches. statues, castles, palaces-au
had their turn before the day was over
Indeed there was little OF Verona that
we did not see. but it was and still re-
mains for US the place where Juliet
lived
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tourists benefit The list included the
flower market, the piazza DEF signori.
the palazzo del consiglio (transIated,
old town halD, the tombs of the Scali-
geri the arena and innumerable stat
ues, bridges, churches and castles. and
In fine print, in a scant line or two,
we found our quarry-Juliet's tomb. 1t
was designated as so called" and
though it might not appeal to the
maker of guide books, in our imag-
ination at least it was double starred,
and ignoring all else we set forth to
find it.
The tomb lies in former monastery
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in the outskirts of Verona, and is
reached by way of the Via Pallone, a
wide street lined on one side with
trees and on the other by quaint
medieval city wall We went leisure
ly, enjoying the autumn coloring of the
trees and the cloud effect in the sky
above. These pleasant features in
creased our shock as. turning from the
Via Pallone into the Via Cappuccini
we saw before us in huge black let
ters on pink wall the sign:
'Tomba di Giulietta.''
AS we turned into the street small
boys ran to meet us. repeating the
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adorn the tombs of the Scaligeri As
we looked at the monument of Can
Grande we wondered IL the present day
horse would take kindly to such en-
shrouding, while the headgear of
Mastino II filed us with awe.
In narrow street. just around the
corner from the tombs,. we found the
so called house of Romeo which would
have remained unknown to us but for
a chance postcard and an obliging
book seller. It's battlemented roof set
it apart from its much more modern
neighbors; a massive archway led to
the courtyard, and the house proper
had balcony Juliets house had a
balcony; should not the house of Ro-
meo? stable in the courtyard and
a tobacco shop in the house itself sug-
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By Isabel BeIIman

n Rome we had wandered in the Fo-
rum, along the sacred way where the
tragedy OF Virginia was enacted; in
Florence we had followed in the
footsteps OF Romola; in Venice. in the
Rezzonico palace. We had stood rever-
entity before the lock OF hair immor-
tslized by Mrs. Browning; we had seen
the prize forest at Rsvenna where
Dante dreamed Of Beatrice. and now
we were bound for Verona. where
Juliet lived" DO you wonder that we
were elated2 DO you wonder that we
dehed the threatening aspect Of = late
October day. whose cloudy skies seemed
waiting to precipitate shower lust
as soon as we should reach our desti-
nation7
Our mood was so ecstatic that when.
on alighting from the train, we were
surrounded by dozen persistent ho-
tel runners, we gloried in answering
their limping English in equally lame
Italian and in passing them by for the
one cab that would take us TO plain
albergo. We even giggled as one Of
the men Knocked our pronunciation of
"alberge Ristorante ALA Scala del
Mazzanti." for we knew, if he ever
tried to pronounce San Francisco after
the English with an e" he would STUN
bic no less, and we could be equally
contemptuous. We cared for naught
save that we were in Verona where
Juliet lived.
When we reached the linn at the
Mazzanu Staircase" # seemed fitting
that market day should be in progress.
and that, as the dining room was
crowded with animated Italians, we
should be served in private room. We
ordered "bifstech." which. since we
had learned to brave the garlic that
invariably favored it. had never failed
to prove delectable.
We then opened the guide book and
searched its pages for mention of Ju-
liet 1t spoke of many more important
places, all carefully starred for the
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x,ssted the base uses to which any
house may come.
In going next to the Ragione palace
we fell heir to a small adventure.
While in the court OF the palace ex-
amining its magnificent staircase we
were besieged by the ever irrepres-
sible boys. A dozen OF them hung
about US begging for a penny. playing
tag with each other and exchanging
merry badinage. Attracted by the en-
gaging brown eyes and sunny hair Of
one of these, we asked him to guide
us to ia casa di Giulietta." He pre-
tended not to understand. then inquired
with superior knowledge. "Oh. Ia casa
di Capuleti?" Our offer OF a penny
being satisfactory we were soon on
our way to the Via Cappello Chat
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words and entreating "ui, soIdo," the
universal demand of the infant Ital-
ian. We found the custodian, a woman
who carried one baby while second
tugged at her skirts, and went with
her across the open parade ground of
the barracks which occupy the site of
the former Franciscan monastery.
Nothing surely could be less romantic
than this open space with its isolated
fringe of austere buildings, and yet
when the little door in the red brick
wall swung open we stepped as il by
magic into another world. We were in
a sequestered court, shaded by tall
trees and hung with vines in full au-
tumn glory of scarlet and yellow In
an arched colonnade in the center was
the tomb. canopied seemingly with
kenilworth ivy which had scattered
brightness all about the stone floor.
Sweet and lovely spot in which to take
ones final rest
We looked upon our Mecca-an open
stone ssrcophagus. half filed with Wis
iting cards. We added ours to the
pile, wondering as we did so who had
fnaugurated this simple but charming
custom. Literally there were cards
from every land under the sun, for the
devotee from Patagonia had dropped
his alongside of one from Russia We
fingered while imagination conjured
up a picture of the daughter of the
Capulets and then turned to examine
the surroundings. Tackled on the wall
were other cards, and an inspection of
the ever present register showed the
Worldwide interest in the lovely Juliet
On one page alone America, England
France. Germany, Poland and Chile
We're represented, the foreign names
Tar outnumbering the English.
We We're 10th to leave the world
OF romance, but at last, coming back
to the matter of fact, we paid the fee
60 cents each) and stepped from the
supdued atmosphere, where the gla-
mour of a past century fingered, into
the prosaic present.
There was still to be seen the house
OF Juliet, which the guide mentioned,
though most meagerly-and. yes, the
mouse of Romeo also, which was en-
tirely overlooked by Baedeker Al
though we had seen all that Verona
really meant to US we were ready for
It's other sightss
We went through devious pictur-
esque streets until we found the tombs
OF the Scaligeri, whose elaborate Goth
&c style was more quaint than any
tnlng else that we had SEEN Our ideas
OF equestrian statues had been formed
mainly in Venice, where we had seen
the gilded horses of st. Marks" and
where we had found the marble horse
(the only kind that Venice knows) not
only IN the streets but in the churches.
There was certainly a contrast between
the Venetian statues and those that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
PERSON SETTING UP ESTOPPEI MUST BE PREJUDICED
 THEREBY

One insured in a beneficiary associa- ton indicated his purpose to absent himself from his family. for a few days, but from that time nothing was heard of him. For two years follow ing his absence the premiums were paid by his wife. Thereafter an Op- portunity presented itself to the wife to dispose of her read property for which purpose she secured a divorce that she might convey a good title to the realty. Seven years after the husbands disappearance she institut- ed an action for the insurance. The association insisted that by bringing the action for divorce she had express ed her belief that her husband lived, and that after she had ceased pay ments on his certificate she was estop- ped to assert that he was dead. In Butler vs. Supreme Court I. O. F., 101 Pacific Reporter, 481, the Washington Supreme court decided that the wife was not estopped to assert her hus- bands death within the two years fol- lowing his disappearance, as the as sociation could not have been injured by reason of her conduct.
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SIS.
o1Ik pett1coats.

New-style silk petticoats are very-attractive and cut on lines that harmonize with the new costumes and make them fit smoothly and cor rectly.
 Handsome taffeta petit coats in black and rich col ors, made wide faring fiounce and finished with either silk or stout cotton dust-ruffle,- $5.
 Rich taffeta in colors of much beauty or in plain black, full deep founce and silk dust-ruffle, $6.75.
 Second floor.
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OF PORTRAITS IN
 ADVERTISING

The defendants newspaper, in Peck vs. Tribune Co. 29 Supreme Court Re porter, 554, published, in an adver- tisement of whiskey, a portrait of plaintiff in connection with a signed statement purporting to have been
 made by her that she was a nurse, had
 used the whiskey for herself and pa tients, and recommended 1t. In her suit for libel in publishing the portrait.
 plaintiff alleged that she was not the woman whose name was signed to the recommendation, that she was not a nurse, and was a total abstainer. It was suggested in defense that defend- ant published the portrait by mistake, and without Knowledge that it was plaintiffs portrait, or was not what 1t purported to be. The court says that defendant took the risk in publishing the portrait, and the usual principles of tort make him liable if the repre- sentations are false It could not be said that the obvious tendency of what was imputed to plaintiff by the ad- vertisement was not to seriously hurt her standing with a considerable and respectable class of the community. The United States Supreme court, re- versing the decision of the lower court, concluded that plaintiff was entitled to have her case submitted to the jury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
CHAPMAN CONSULTS
 WITH OFFICIALS
Local Trolley Superintend- ent Sees Men Higher Up'
 In New Haven Today.

Supt c. H. Chapman of the Connec- ticut O., was in New Haven all day to-day in consultation with the off, cers of the company relative to the situation in this city. The company intends to take an appeal to the rail- road commission from the common councils refusal tc grant it permission to lay its tracks on ten foot centers in Main street. MT. Chapman expects to learn to-day whether or not the company is to include the laying of it's tracks in Fairfield avenue, between Main and Water streets on 10 foot centers in the appeal to the commis- sion. The company's decision on the matter will determine when the work of putting Fairfield avenue will be put in shape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
LOCAL PEOPLE
 GOING TO EUROPE

The steamer Cleveland of the Ham burg-American line when it leaves it's pier in New York on Saturday next will have among it's passengers MT. and Mrs. Clemens Kloefkorn of 162 William street who intend to make Hamburg, Germany their home for the next year. MT. Kloefkorn. who has been the president and treasurer of the Challenge Cutlery Co.,, for the past 22 years, has not been enjoying very good health of late, and has been grant ed a years leave of absence. MT. Kloefkorn recently, at the combined meetings of the Bridgeport Business Mems association, the Board of Trade, and the Board of Education which met to consider Bridgeport as one of the possible sites for a trade school allow ed by the last assembly spoke upon the trade schools in Germany and what they had done for the advance ment of that people as a nation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
LOCAL TELEPHONE
 MEN DONATE
 SILVER CUP

This Saturday at Steeplechase Island the baseball teams of the Southern New England Telephone Company of New Haven and Waterbury will com pete for a silver loving cup offered by the telephone men in this city. New Haven has already beaten Waterbury and Hartford, and it has been decided that this game be played on neutral grounds. Though Bridgeport this year has not been represented by a team, the local wire artists take great inter est in the phone teams (not phony) throughout the State. The Bridgeport enthusiasts by offering the cup have succeeded in bringing the game here. The contest will be in the form of an outing for all telephone men through out the State, who will make Steeple- chase their home for the day.
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DIED.


 1o1jNts-In this city. Aug. s1. 1sos. at iof Jan es Dunn
 -HJotice of funeral hereafter a" BHACKETT-In this city, August go, 19o9, Eugene. son of Charles ana Friends are invited to attend the sfuneral from the residence of the parents. No. 493 Newfield avenue. on
 ssnt q, st NJ Mlenaers ssO p @ eeme au7NSN.-Ln this city, Aug. sa. 1sos, RAkr1ck Quinn
 Friends are invited to attend the ft11sefal from the residence of his < x1auGhter, Mrs. Charles Ives, 383 8oufh avenue, on Thursday, at 7:45 a rn. and from Sacred Heart church II -1nternent at Windsor Locks 6aBnRr-1n this city. Aug. 30. 1909, Emna B.. wife of Treffie Hebert. aGed 52 years.
 N funeral from her late residence. No 513o4 North avenue. on Wednesday, Sept. I, at S:30 a. m.. and from St. Fafrielrs church at a. m. mterment at St. MichaePs ceme-
 springfeld papers please copy: WAI5E-In this city. Aug. 30: 1909. Catherine T. w aoe. WlooW oI F dliiCn Wade. aged 65 years
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence. Nc. S6l South avenue. on Thursday, sept z, sat, S:3o a m, and from Sacred Heart church at a. m.. with solemn high mass.
 <erv 7a L. 31 b. okAXWEI.-In this city, Sunday, August 2sth. 1909. Margaret. widow Of James Maxwell
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her fiauehter Mrs. John J. Doyle. 105 1fnen avenue Wednesday. Sept. 1st, af e.3o and from Saint Augustine's VI -Interment at St. Michaers ceme-- terv. L 30 b"
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TRUST COMPANY
 MUST FILE BOND
Important Ruling By Pro- bate Judge Studley In
 Big Estate
Especial from United Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 New Haven, Aug. 31.-An important ruling was made in the probate court here to-day when the will of the late Colonel Addis was filed. In the will the New Haven Trust Company is named as executor of the estate and under a special statute is not required to file any bond, its capital stock and dividend acting as such bond. Re gently however. the company has been named as executor in a large number of big estates. including that of the late Edward Malley and P. J. Cronin. AS the capital stock of the company is but $20O,000 Judge Studley required that they file special bond.
 The will was admitted to probate but counsel for Lieutenant Thomas B. Addis. g. nephew of the deceased inn mediately gave notice that they would appeal it's admittance to the superior court.
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SHOEMAKER GETS
 THIEF IN ACT

When Assistant Prosecutor w. A. Redden was returning to his home from lunch this noon he saw little shoemaker chasing a man who had stolen a pair of shoes from his shop. The pair run toward him. Under the railroad vfaduct at the foot of Fair field avenue the shoemaker caught the thief and the latter tossed the shoes to a confederate who was standing nearby. The prosecutor got to the shoes first Seeing the shoema ker had help the would-be thief ran to- ward Main street with a crowd of boys at his heels The confederate also es- caped. The runaway thief got away from the crowd at Main and Golden Hill streets.
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Express Held Up and
 Robbed of Over $5, ,O00
(Continued from First Page) ENGINEERS GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF ROBBERY


 Altoona, Aug. 31.-Engineer Donnelly of the Pittsburg & Northern express left the train here today after the hold-up and later gave a, graphic ac- count of the manner in which the highwayman stopped the train along the Narrows, compelled him and his firemen to pilot him to the express car and then held the whole crew at bay while the footed the safe of 5000 in gold bullion and thousands of pennies. Donne1ly says he was never so sur prised in his life and cannot realize how it all happened. Donnely de- clared there were three distinct ex- plesions under the wheels of his engine when he entered the Narrows. He had hardly stopped the train when the masked man held him up and asked if there were any mail cars son the train. Donnelly was looking down the throat of a six shooter and replied to the effect that he could not furnish mail cars this trip but he had several nice express cars in the rear. The robber then compelled him and the fireman to jump from the train and lead the way to the express cars.
 we walked to the Washington ex- press car and Messenger Clayton put his head out to see what was doing, al shot and told Clayton to get back, which he did" Donnelly told how Fireman Willis Messengers Clayton and Harper and himself then stood in the corner while the safe was blown and the gold and pennies were put in to sacks, and then watched Willis help the robber up the hill. The engineer said he and his fireman discussed the affair for a short time after Willis returned and decided that the best thing to do was to proceed to Altoona and report. Donnelly declared all the time he was covered by the revolver of the robber. The robber, he said, wore dark clothes. a dark slouch hat and weighed about 150 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
MRS. WOLFRAM
 REGULATES ESTATE
 TO HER CHILDREN

Stating that she was mot unmind- full of the fact that we have children for whom have all the love and af- lection g. parent can have Mrs. Jo- hanna w. Wolfram made her will leaving all of her property to her hus- band, William L.. wolfram. The will was admitted to probate this morning. The teStatrix and her husband con ducted the grocery store at East Main and Maple streets for many years. William L. Wolfram qualified as ex- ecutor. Edward E.. Willett and Emil Edelman were appointed appraisers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
SANSONE HELD
 IN $1,OOO BAIL

Angelo Sansone, who cut Howard Johnson with a razor at Seaside Park last Thursday night, was today bound over to the next term of the Superior court under $1, 900 bonds. Attorney Petrucelli appeared for him. The charge was assault with intent to kill Sansone, who is the son of a Lexing- tom avenue shoe maker, was forcing his attentions in a rather emphatic manner upon some girls who were listening to the band concert. John son interfered and received a badly cut hand for his gaIlantry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
Trim felts hats for now.

With first touch of the cooler breezes of Autumn, comes the day of the felt hat rs grateful change from ornate hat of to the trim and tg felt hat with it's simple trimming and charming effect.
 Such hats are ready attractive depth of color graceful shapes They in outing and effects are trimmed with of moire silk and with vel vet, are very-effective,- -$4 to $50.
 You will enjoy seeing them and trying them on.
 Secondh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

At the brief meeting of the police commissioners last night. Major Hur- ley presiding in the absence of Presi- dent George g. Hill. Joseph Shequin asked to be re-appointed a special of ficer. He resigned last Aprii after 20 years faithful service because Of i'll health. His health having improved he wished a re-appoirtment which was refused him. because Commission CT '. J. Hurley refused to vote for an- other special officer
 Patrolnlan Joseph Coughlin was al- lowed to accept a reward for the cap- lure of deserter from the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
l5 YEAR OLD GIRL
 GIVES BIRTH TO BOY
 IN DOCTORS OFFICE

Mary Mulloy who is just IS years old, gave birth to baby boy this morning at Dr. c. E. Blackman's of flee in Stratford avenue. The ambu- lance was called and the girl taken to the Bridgepor thospital. The child is apparently in a healthy condition and will probably live.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
FIVE CHILDREN CATCH TYPHOID
 FROM WE'LL WATER

Winsted, Aug. 31.-The five children Of John Daley, a. laborer of Norfolk are in the county hospital here to-day suffering from typhoid. One was brought here yesterday and the re- mainfng four came this morning They are believed to have contracted the disease from drinking the water from a well on their premises. A sample of the water has been sent to New Haven for analysis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

never had a chance.
 Just at the start there was mix up between a sightseeing craft and the revenue cutter. The cutter ram med the pleasure craft amidships and sank her. Two men, a. woman and a young boy were aboard and one of the men was knocked overheard but all were saved by the occupants of the Sailboat Limit.
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''Mamie'' Mulloy, as she is known, lives at 1926 East Main street. A cer- was listed on the Emergency hospital book as See the doctor" Dr. Black man was called on the phone but seemed to realize the situation as he said before asked any questions: Don't know anything about it," and left the phone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
Smith Building Company
 Awarded Big Contract

The Smith Building Co.,, of this city has been awarded the contract to build the s30 900 lace factory in Con necticut avenue for Max Henkel of Germany. The plant will be of brick and cover an area of 10Ox250 feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
The Courtland School
Uncornorated)

QncorpOrated-)
 Nineteenth year opens Thursday, Sept 30. Attractive building, fine equipment, competent instructors. Certificate admits to college. Address the Secretary, at the School. Per sonal consultation after Sept. 15. Cir culars at the book stores.