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The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

A New Jersey farmer, whose farm Is
near y school for boys, was greatly an
noyed by the depredations Of the
youngsters. Finding two Of the boys
helping themselves to his choice apples,
he ushered them from his premises,
ably assisted by the toe Of his boot.
The following day he found the same
boys lettering in the vicinity Of his
orchard fence.
What you young scamps hangin'
round here for? he shouted. told
you yesterday what you'd git II /
caught you on my land sg'in.
Yes, sir, we remember, explained the
spokesman. We didn't come for ap-
Piles this time. We came to ask you to
join our football eleven.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

Leader Of Lynching Party-You got
an ything to say before We string you
up?
The Condemned Man tapo'ogetically)
If II amt too much trouble, I'd like
to have you trim. the end o. the
rope where it's frayed. 1t tickles me
neck.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19
co11AaloM or The IMEBRIATE
Drsaksnwsss 10 lnseesssus In otrles-
- Construction ~ Words and
Rssults ceWfsm u.

Ths statement that insbriety 10 ~
contagious - consumption 10 . fact
supported By unmistakabls evidence.
Thew arc moderate drinkers who i'm
press their opinionP and habits Of life
on oehsrs and these impressions grow
and produce similar conditions with
~ nuch certainty a. the transmits
sion Of cells.
Consumption and typhoid fever
germs are taken into the body Of A.
most everyone. but for various rea-
sons they develop only in . certain
proportion OF cases. The same may
be said Of the contagion Of the In
ebriate, says the Journal Of Inebriety.
Unlike the germs this contagi0n 10
mental. but equally positive IN its
action and effects
Inuumerable examples will occur to
every reader. A famous physician
who used wine on the table and or
tolled its virtues and believed It had
some great value in physical and spir-
itual life infected his students to the
extent that nearly half Of all his priv
ate students became inebriatss and
died directly or Indirectly from the
use Of spirits
A mental contagion IL more dan
gerous than q gesm conagton. In
one nature has provided distinct an
tagonizing and repelling powers. In
the other there II no such antagonism
The moderate drinker who boasts Of
his use Of alcohol impresses those in
contact with him in some unknown
way to follow his example.
Hence the terrible delusion Of try
ing 70 drink like . gentleman. mean
ing BY that to use small quantities oi
spirits daily and retain or improve
the vitality and vigor (which is abso
lutely impoSsible) becomes . conta
sion and disease.
lnebriety 10 both infectious as well
~ contagious in the strictest con.
struction OF these words. and the re.
suits which follow confirm It beyond
question.
The increasing number Of papers
appearing In magazines and the lay
press devoted to the alcoholic problem.
particularly the scientific aspect Of II
are unmistakable signs OF . new lit.
eraturs and . new fleld Of study for
scientIsts and reformers.
Several physicians have shown a
lamentable lack Of knowledge and
treatsA ~ whole subject A. II y were
. politica one. This 10 incldenk 70
the recognition and Development snf
every great scientific truth. Above
all ~ present controversy there ID
unmistakAble evidence that the ineb.
riate h . sick man suffering from
disease. and that the use Of alcohol
~ an exciting and predisposing cause
and itS prevention and cure are going
to be the great problems Of the near
future. gt
The subject is coming Into the
ranks Of preventive medicine and
psychopathy and the physicians will
be the teachers and leaders at an
early day &&s ks as
~ : rs-
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

Editor: What was that man 90 raw
ing mad about?
Assistant Editor: o, he's just been
married, and In the notice, where the
reporter wrote, Joy was written all over
the bridegroon's countenance. the
printer got It Jay.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19
Published Every Friday.

Call at The Star Office and see SAM
Piles and get prices on Job work before
ordering elsewhere. Seeing samples
and getting prices places you under no
obligations whatever to give US the job:
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Judge, ]. j. Morefeld
County Clerk, Harry Sprague
County Treasurer, Charles Reed
Sup't Of Schools, Lallah Durward-
County Sheriff, James Gawith
County Assessor, H Lynton
County Surveyor, George Mills
County Attorney, s. w. Carpenter
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
District No. /, W. w. Byers
District No. 2, W. /. Myler
District No. 3, George Halls
TOWN OFFICERS.
Mayor r. L. Trimble.
Treasurer, j. W. Exon
Town Clerk, E. l.. Wilber
Town Marshall, Billy Brumley
Trustees:
Charles Hosea, G. H. Goodwin, W. J. Exon
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

Has the son you sent away to college
got his degree yet?
/ should say 30. Why, be wrote last
week that the faculty had called him
in and given him the third degree.
That boys ambitious.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

ate pigs feet for dinner to-day, and
an very sick this afternoon, said
tenderfoot ~ he entered drug store at
Colorado Springs. You ought TO take
Aliens Foot Ease, suggested the new
clerk.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

Ihear that your church has installed
q phonograph stuffed with sacred
music?
/ Yes. Had to do 1t. Choir had
struck.
New scheme work all right?.
It's- beautiful. Never qusrrels with
itself, has no skirts to rustic, doesn't
fret about the angle Of Its hat, refrains
from giggling or powdering its nose,
and II 1t gets out Of order q mechanic
eau repair 1t.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

Bones Ceiling . story): Well, the
evening wore Oh
It did, eb? What did II wear?
Bones: Well, II you must know, !
believe It was the close Of . summers
day.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19
BORROWED WIT.

Wss your father college bred? Yes.
bot nc never mention II. Tue college
n. vent 10 bad . rotten football team.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

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The Dolores star., 1909-11-19

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
FAIRFIELD

It wasn't the honeymoon which both cred John Kotz of Southport. nor was he in any hurry to get married a week ago when he was brought into Justice Wakeman's office on a body writ ls- sued by Eva who did not propose to allow her Adam to skip out ot the Garden of Eden and leave her behlno. John had to marry or go to jail. lie chose the former alternative. lie IS not the first young man who has tound a himself in such a mix up. But IL seems that neither John nor Eva was quite satisfied with civil marriage. So the moon of honey which never
 rose, went down, and John was agaih before the magistrate on the charge
 of non-support. He was sent to Jali since he did not have a bondsrnan to qualify in the sum of $200. A day or two ago he decided that if he coulo he married in church he would con- | sent to live with Eva, and the report i is he was permitted to go to a church | for that purpose. It is further salo 1 that on giving bonds to behave as l newly married man should, he may eS- cape confinement and take a wedding l trip.
 The coming of Mime. Sembrich tt
 Jackson's theatre in Bridgeport caused l quite a ripple of excitement amons | music lovers in town, and many O. them attended the concert Thes' included MT. and Mrs. Frank Hotchkiss and Miss Helen Hotchkiss MT. and. Mrs. Samuel Wheeler and tn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
VIEWPOINT

Mrs. Janice Mathewson and Arthur Day of Boston are guests of Miss Lillian Fair1nan.
 M. F. Haugh has returned to Central Islip after a short stay at his home at Botsford Depot.
 Friday evening Oct. 29 will no doubt bring out a large crowd to the Town Hall where the misses of the Newtown
 High school will hold sway. The ev- ening will be worth more than the price of admission over and over.
 very laughable comedy Madam De
 pertinent Schoo1' in one act will con-
 stitute a short part of the program Other features of the evenings work will be a Mother Goose Bazaar, where
 there will be on hand Simple Simon
 at the Fish Pond, Rebecca at the Well and sweet Dolly Vardens to dis pose of the Home Made confections, while fitting around as assistants will be Miss Nancy Etticoats in their white petticoats and red rose. very delightful evening is predicted. The residence of Arthur T. Kettle ton is being painted by Frank Can field.
 Miss Hettie Way of Brooklyn 'ls the guest of Mrs. Wm. A. Leonard. Marshall Winton spent "Wednesday in the Park City.
 Miss Loretta Heating of Danbury who has been visiting friends at Bots ford)returned home Wednesday | James Madigan, school principal o1 Waterbury, has been calling on NeW- town friends. r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
STAMFORD

It is to be hoped that at the town meeting this evening the school ques- ton will be finally settled. So many special town, meetings are getting to be tiresome and they consume much time and sometimes engender hard feelings If the town wishes to abol- ish it's High School it can do so at the end of the present school year As IL is contracts have been made Whlcn cannot be abrogated. There IS no State law compelling a. town of the size of this one to maintain a Hlsh School. or even to give any of it's boys and girls a High School education. The law requires that all children un- der IA years of age shall have com mon school education, and it specifies the branches which must be taught AS for a. higher education, that is left with the town and selectmen and the School Board. If these consent 10 send boys and girls to a High School tion and car fare, and the State will refund a certain amount. The law IS not nnandatory but permissive. In the estimation of many it will be a step backwards If the town abolishes it's High School.
 Larry Palmer who drives one of the Columbus Farms milk wagons, was taken sick yesterday. and his son Clar- ence went over the route as substl- tute ..
 !. Tickets for S5CllI waters lICCP can be had for the asking.
 It is gratifying to local pride to know that subscriptions for fire alarm sys- tenn are coming in rapidly
 Our assessors who are very busy re-
 vising the tax lists, took half day off yesterday and went to Bridgeport to attend a meeting of assessors from other towns and listen. to speech by State Tax Commissioner Corbin. Miss Emma Allen is still visiting in Larchmont .,, Rev. John Griffin of Hartford, will speak in town next Sunday.
 Another Stratford girl has won prize of $50 for the best review of a book, Mrs. Humphrey Wards Mar rage Al Mode." She is Miss Mary, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. V k. 1 Abbott
 | Take your best wife to the harves, supper tonight at the Methodist | church. It is sure to be good A new enterprise has sprung up Tn
 town-the manufacture of stage scen- | cry for theatrical performances. - As for the past one hundred years regular services were held in the vari-
 ous churches last night.
 ] The ffiremen will hold a meeting this l evening. But it will close in season to allow the boys to attend the towr | Tuesday evening there was pleas l ant social gathering at the home o1 l Miss Edna Keating, Victory street
 with music, refreshments. etc. The 1 following gentlemen with their wives 1 were present-James J. Flood, lame:
 Fitzsimmops. R. Brown, R. finders
 and Fred Webster, also Mrs. Gayor
 and the following young ladies
 Misses Hazel Webster, Augusta Gertz
 Edith Doeher, Alice Koehm. Matilds Heise, Mary Dillon and Edna keat ing The young gentlemen presen | included James Flood, George Koehm William Mccormick. William Tal madge, Frank Long, Fred Guyett, Car l Gaynor, and Lloyd Gaynor.
 Next Monday evening the Red Me1 will play their first game of plnochlt | in a tournament.
 Rev. George Farrar will deliver th' l address at the memorial service to b' II held by the Red Men on the 3lst.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21

Misses Wheeler, Prof. Swan, MT. ana Mrs. Andrew Huntington, Benjamin ,. Bulkley, Miss Emma F. Wakemah' William H. Burr and daughters, MT. and Mrs William Hulse. Miss Loulse Burr, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Child ana Miss Ruth Child, Miss Helen Jennings, Miss Stickles and Miss Slocum, Mrs. w. H. Whaley, and others.
 It was said at the Rubber factory yesterday that there was well found ed hope the engine would start up to- day, and the plant be in operation once more. The connecting of the boiler with the machinery for the pur pose of getting steam has been nara and serious proposition, but the Work is now virtually completed.
 On Nov. 16 the Fairfield Stars base ball team proposes to give a dance at Perry's hall.
 The firemen held another meeting on Tuesday evening. The contract TOT repairing the fire house, laying new maple floors, putting the roof in con dition and painting both inside ana outside was let to Gamaliel Smith, as he was the lowest bidder.
 On Nov. 23 the fire company Of thls town proposes to give ball at Perry hall. A committee to look after the matter was appointed last evening, with Chief Moore as the chairman.
 The Truclmen's Association will give a ball on Dec. 2 at Pewy's hall.
 This evening at the Congregational church will occur the annual harvest supper After the supper the fruits and vegetables which were used on Sunday for decorative purposes will De auctiorled off to the. highest bidders The money received from the sale IS used for charitable purposes.
 Horace Beers is spending a few days in New York.
 ceived the following new books: France in the 18th Century, Elizabeth W. Latimer; Dutch New York, Estner Singleton; History of New York snip yards, John H. Morrison; Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Rev. c. Gotham Brewer; Land of Long Ago, B. c. Hall; How to Study, F. M McMurry; Lafe Among the Indians, George CatIn ;
 Boat Club Boys of Lakeport, Edward a strathmeyer; White Prophet, Ha4i EggIeston; Green Ginger, Arthur Mor- rison; Zandrie, M. E. Richards Eng | fish Church, William Hunt; Rem1nis- cences of Lady Randolph Churchill,
 Mrs. George Cornwallis West: Adrlft ! on an Ice Pan, w. T. Grenfell; and Throueih Pomona's Country, C.. w. James.
 | of Greenfield Hill are going to col | lege in Bridgeport. l Miss Vera Wales has been Visflis Miss Emma Burr.
 | Al good deal of fall ploughing is go- | ing on all over town.
 Nelson Hutchinson has been visiting at Mrs Walter Merwin's. The Bidwell concert in southport l Tuesday evening, was an artistic suc- cess. The Kings Daughters met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. c. O. Jel1iff. Mrs. Fred Disbrow is on the sick list.
 W. E. Hutchinson has moved to Bridgeport.
 | Simeon Pease and wife are taking "a | trip through New York, State: Some 40 people attended the meet | ing of the Grange on Greenfield HILL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
TARIFF WAR OF
 GIGANTIC SIZE
Threatens to DemoraIize Trade Between
 the United States and France.
Especial from the United Press)

Especial from the United Press)
 Washington Oct. 2.-A tariff war
 of gigantic size, threatening to de- moralize trade between the United States and France and eventually to lead the prohibition of French inn ports to the United States, is loom ing up Although the French govern ment has issued no proclamation inn posing maximum rates on number of American products now being ad- mitted under the minimum rates the notice that such a proclamation would be issued has been published. It is assumed that this change will go into effect November 1. In the opinion of officials in whose hands will lie the re-adjustment of the tarif un- der the maximum and minimum clause of the Payne -Aldrich bill, this action by France is unnecessarily vind1ctlve and harsh. If these conditions are imposed upon American products
 President Taft would have authority to retaliate by shutting out French imports under the act which gives him authority to declare illegal inn ports from a country which discrim- mates against American products.
 Under the proposed, French schedule | the duty on mineral oils will be dou- ble the present rate and the duty on coffee will be 29 cents per pound. The raise ton othera American products will be asf proportionally as great and the effect will be practically to shut out American trade on other items. Ine l excuse for this resentment on the part of the French legislators is the fact that Germany has been granted a | period of grace, three months longer i than that allowed France in term1- hating the present trade agreement I with the United States. The German agreement, however, approved that six months be allowed after notice
 was given before the agreement was
 suspended. The French agreement had no such clause. Between the ex- l piration of the Dingley tariff law and
 the application of the new Payne
 Aldrich tariff law, a period of i've months will follow in respect to France and slightly over one month l in respect to Germany. During this critical time the governments will be l obliged to negotiate new trade ar | rangements. The present French at 1 titude is not likely to pave the way l for an amicaible solution of the mat I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
FINANCIAL.

CHARLES G. SANFORD. Pres. Lk N. BENHAM, Vice President 70. H. BROTHWELL. Casnier
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss ,sdocun's Friday evening gym nasium class will meet Friday night October g in the gymnasium. All those who intend to join the class will register on that date.
 Miss Laura T.. Patrick of this city, and her sister. Miss Mary F. Patrick of Newark, N. J., have returned from a three months trip to Great Britain and the continent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21
roRRINGToN MAN INJURED.

TORRINGTON MAN IINJ OIsI1D:
 Torrington, Oct. 21.-A. J. Brecken- bridee sI1nerintendent of the Torring- ton Electric Light Company, was ser1- ously injured yesterday afternoon while experimenting the laying or ripes He was standing on plpe' which was being lowered ipto the arm was caught between the pipes and cruched, the bones were driven through the flesh and severed an artery
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
DEVELOPING A STAR.
How Mansfield Coached Margaret An
uln as Roxane.

How Mansfield Coached Margaret An
gIin as Roxane.
Richard Mansfield in his preparation
for "Cyrano" was unsparing of him
self, and he was unsparing of others.
Everything he had and everything he
hoped for was at stake. Struggle and
desperation were in the air. Nearly
every one in the cast resigned or was
discharged over and over again. Mr..
Palmer's days and nights were devot-
ed to diplomacy, and, thanks to his
suavity, the heady heat of the day be-
fore was forgotten in the cool of the
next morning.
An actress of international reputa-
tion and experience was engaged for
Roxane. Rehearsals were under way
when she resigned by cable. The
orange girls single line in the first
act was being rehearsed by young
Canadian, Margaret Anglin. Mans
field had not seen her act, but he re-
marked the wondrous loveliness of her
voice, and his intuition told him she
had temperament. Can you make
yourself look beautiful enough for
Roxane?" he asked. 81 think l might
If you can make yourself ugly enough
for Cyrano," she answered. The part
was hers on the instant, He coached
her relentlessly. Again and again she
cried that she could not do 1t. He re-
assured her. but not with soft Dersua-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
The Holidays at the Inn.

The Woodstock Inn is filled with
guests, entertaining many on Christ
mas day, while the Saturday and
Monday arrivals swelled the number
to l25. There is music for dancing,
and the guests are enjoying perfect
weather, fine sleighing, and other
outdoor sports.
Among the guests from New York
are Mr., and Mrs. S. E. Kilner, Miss
Kilner, Enrich B. Kilner, Miss F.
Monson, Miss P. Monson.
The Boston arrivals include Mr.
and Mrs. d. p. Kimball, Miss Shin
mier, Miss Jeffries, Miss Cleveland,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Wheelwright,
Mrs. VIM. Faxon, Jr, Miss Margaret
Paine.
A Brookline, Mass party includes
Mrs G.. E. Carter, Miss Bradley Car
ter, Miss Hoyt, Miss B. Hoyt, Henry
S. Bryant, Lester Wilson, Richard +. /.
Hoyt, IF. Reed Estabrook.
Among other arrivals are Mrs. Lee
Hoffman, Miss Margery E. Hoffman,,
Portland, Oregon.
Tuesday evening there was big
Christmas tree for the guests in the
music room-all lights and spangles
and with presents for every one
Manager Wilder drew an arts-and-
crafts alligator for his Toyland ZOO,
which opens it's mouth and waves its
tail like real live saurian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
STOLEN MARE RETURNS
Taken from A. E. FuIIer's Pas
ture Last July.

Frank Perkins valuable brown
mare, stolen from A L. Fuller's pas
ture in Pomrret the Oath of July last,
returned to Woodstock Saturday
afternoon from her latest home in
w. H. Tucker & Sons livery stable
at West Lebanon, N. Fl. She had
been clipped and trimmed little
since her midnight departure, but
Sheriff E. A. Thomas, to whom all
horses don't look alike, at once rec
ognized her and took her in charge.
Mr.. Perkins, who is said to have re-
fused $500 for her, identified and
claimed his property Sunday morn
ing, and of course was highly pleased
to recover his long-lost mare.
The mare was hired by Fred
Kenney of White River junction Sat
urday from the Tucker stable, Sheriff
Thomas supplying transportation for
his return Sunday.
Mr. Tucker states that he bought
the animal in good faith at sale
stable in Boston. 1t is understood
he paid about 500 for her.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
THE DOG QUARANTINE.

According to another proclamation
of the state board of health, issued
Dec. %, Health Officer Spear has
ordered all owners and keepers of
dogs to keep said dogs securely muz-
zled whenever outside the buildings
of the owner or keeper, for period
of three months from Dec. %. The
official notice will be found in another
column of this paper.
This second period of quarantine
is ordered on account of the ravages
of another mad dog, supposed to
have been the victim oftthe stray cur
which started from Bridgewater and
bit his way through SherDq 'ne, Pitts
field, Stockbridge and oher neigh
borhoods. The victis@ charged
through Randolph's stfeets the other
day, swapping at everything, biting
several dogs and q 30 horse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB
Cooking Glasses Begin Jan. 8
and 9.

The cooking classes of the Arts
and Crafts club will begin Jan 9Th
and 9th. The Friday morning class
will meet Jan. 9th at 8 o'clock. The
charge for this class will be So for
the course of ten lessons.
The evening class will meet Fri
day evening, Jan. Sth. at Z o'clock.
The dues for this class will be 81
for the course.
The Saturday morning class for
girls under l6 years of age will meet
Saturday, Jan. 9th, at 8 o'clock. The
dues will be 81.
Applications for these classes must
be sent to one of the following: Rev.
Benjamin Swift, Rev. G. S. Lewis,
Mr. F. S. Billings, Mr.. George R.
Winslow, before Tuesday evening,
Jan. 9th. Those who are admitted
to the classes will receive notices be-
fore Jan. 8th.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
The Holiday Mails.

The Christmas business at the
local postoffice was a record-breaker
in the number of postcards handled.
The amount of matter as whole was
about the same as last year
Eleven sacks were received by one
mail, in which were about two thou
sand letters and cards besides
Christmas packages.
The holiday decorations in the
postoffice were unusually festive and
elaborate, with Christmas bells, fes-
toons and evergreens in the windows
and on the walls. At the Christmas
morning rush for mail the Office
looked much like the shipping room
of busy department store.