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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
FOR NATIONAL
 PRESIDENT,
 MRS. STERLING
Many New England Women Would Name
 Her for National Head of D. A. K.

The name of Mrs. John T. Sterling of this city will be put in nomination for the office of president general of the national society, Daughters of Ann er1can Revolution, to succeed Mrs. Donald Mclean. Many New England women are anxious to bestow this hon. or upon Mrs. Sterling. Mrs. Sterling is a vice president general represent ing New England She is president of the Bridgeport Art League, which has 240 members, and is a past President of the Wednesday Morning Art Club.
 The plan to promote Mrs. Sterling was announced at the meting of Mary Silliman Chapter, D. A. R., last night, Mrs. w. E. Halligan presiding. The chapter is the largest in New England and sends a large voting delegation to the national conventions.
 letter was received announcing that Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, state re- gent, will not accept a renomination. Her successor will be named in the state meeting, which will be held in Bristol, March 31.
 Music was furnished by a double quartette under the direction of Miss Lillian P. Courtright.
 Mrs. Jabez Backus, formerly of Westport, read a paper on Colonial Furnishings and Furbishings.'' The paper contained some interestings ref erences to old china owned by West port families.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
He Felt CompIimented.

A man from Philadelphia, says a writer in the, Ledger of that city, was visiting in a town of very few inhab- itants. One day when he was about to make a purchase he discovered that he had exhausted his small change. The shopkeeper could not break the ten dollar bill offered him, and the man went out in the main street to see how he might solve the difficulty. He asked several persons, but no one had the requisite amount for the bill. At last an old white haired, seedy negro came along. In sheer desperation the man said:
 Uncle, can you change a ten dollar bill for meY'
 Uncle" looked dazed for a moment, then his shambling figure strengthened. With a doffing of the hat and a bow worthy of Chesterfield he replied, with dignity:
 "No, marse, I can't change no ten dol lar bill, but done 'preciates the con- pliInent jes' the same, sah.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
The Msh With Forty Ghosts.


 A popular novelist talked with re- gret about the old ghost habit of the past.
 Famous painters first and famous writers afterward alike had ghosts,' g he said. 'These ghosts were pupils, disciples. They did the basic work of the masters picture or novel, and the master polished up, put on the finish ing touches and signed his name to it. This practice, indeed, still obtains in architecture. It was a practice that allowed a popular artist a manifold increase of production and consequent ly of income. Dumas, the elder Du- mas, had no less than forty ghosts forty intelligent young men writing away for him about D'Artagnan, Por- thos, Aramis and the rest. But Du- mas was reckless, and the existence of his forty ghosts became known; hence a good deal of scandal. At the height of this scandal Dumas said to a lady one night:
 "'Have you read my last book, ma dameP
 .crhe lady, with a mischievous smile, replied:
 "'No, NJ. Dumas. Have youY"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
PEACE IN COAL
 REGIONS DEPENDS
 ON THE UNIONS If Union Sticks to Demands of Three Years Ago a Strike Mnst Come. BUT LEWIS SAYS DEMANDS
 ARE ONLY TENTATIVE Made for the Purpose of Having Some. thing to Work on-But if Men Insist Operators Will Reject Them-Many New Men Joining the Union,
Special from United Press.)

New Yo-k March 9.-Whether it is to be peasse or war in the anthracite coal districts of Pennsylvania will de pend enti1 ely on the attitude of the union laborers who meet the operators at the offices of the Reading Company in the Reading Terminal Station in Philadelphia on Thursday at Il o'clock, according to the big coal men in this city.
 If the union sticks to it's terms which are in many respects a duplication of those of three years ago which were rejected by the operators, the strike must come. The operators boldly de clare this fact today. But they also say they are inclined to be tolerant and expect the miners to be the same.
 One of the biggest producers said to- day: we believe both sides should do all in their power to prevent another strike, but some of the unions de- mands as Ilnofficially submitted are Of a. character that we cannot accede to. Still, MT Lewis said of the miners when he met President Baer and the other heads of the coal mines in Phil adelphia, that the demands to be sub mitted will be- tentative in character and be submitted in order that both sides may have a chance to work on the ma alter. An official recognition; reduction of working hours or yearly instead of a three-year agreement, however, cannot be granted On that QecfS1On the employers are a unit
 Coal men here do not believe there will be either a. strike or a suspension of work despite the fact that the agreement expires on April 1. They say the miners are not anxious to fight now and that the chief object wished for by them is being attained-the re- turn to the union ranks of thousands of members who dropped out when the three-year agreement was reached in 1906.
 The chief reason the miners have for demanding a one-year agreement is to keep the union ranks intact. So long as the men are working under a long term agreement many of them become negligent and fail to keep up their dues. As the union is not recognized officially, the union officials have no means of making the members keep up their dues. It is believed too, that the men under the leadership of Lewis, will work hard for higher achieve mentS.
 But while there is a general impress sion that there will be no trouble, the retail dealers of this city are getting in as big a store of reserve coal as they can store. This will amount to about 500; 900 tons At the outside this amount would not last the city more than six weeks, and if the weather should be bad this limit would be cut in half.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
FIRST SPRING
 ART EXHIBITION
Two Hundred Pictures Loaned by Century Company Will be Shown for
 Fifteen Days

The first of the spring exhibitions to be given in Public Library Art Gallery will be opened on Wednesday evening at o'clock.
 The collection. belonging exclusively to the Century Go. of New York, and loaned by them, consists of over two hundred pictures.
 One hundred and seven are Timothy Coles famous engravings. and one hundred are the original paintings from which some of the Century com pany's most well known illustrat tions are made and include such artists as CaStaigne. Leydendecker, Maxfield Par rish. Remington. Jules Guerin. Jay Hambridges Lincoln pictures. Myr- bach's wonderful Napoleon series and many others
 The pictures will be on view from March 10 to March 25. the gallery be- ing open on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 2 to g D. m. and on Tuesday. Thursday and Friday from 2 to s D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
M'GEE COMING TO
 SERVE SENTENCE
Was Convicted of Intimidation in Con-
 nectiOn With a Strike at New Haven.

Worcester, Mass, March 9.-Frank J. McGee, the National officer of the Boiler Makers Union, sentenced by the Connecticut Supreme Court to serve one year in jail for intimidation of strikers at the McLagon Foundry in New Haven in 1907. said here to-day he would leave Worcester tomorrow night to appear in the New Haven court Thursday for sentence. He said:
 "I am not guilty of the charge of in limitation but I will be ready to go to jail if the Superior court sees fit to enforce it's recent decision in my case at New Haven Thursday morning. If this had been a crime committed I would expect to suffer the penalty for it like a man. Notwithstanding there has not been it would injure me and the cause of labor more by my not turning up than to appear and take whatever the court imposes.
 But I am not through with the case yet and if I have to go to jail there may be more developments when I get out. My wife and children will prob ably go on an extended vacation to relatives while I am serving my time and when I get out we. will resume living together in Worcester. There is a principle involved in this affair and the matter will not be allowed to blow over but will be taken up later"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
It Is Not Because

Hoods Sarsaparilla contains sarsaparilla, simply, but be- cause it is composed of more than twenty great specifies, SO combined and proportion ed as to be raised to their highest efficiency, that it effects its wonderful, radical and permanent cures.
 These are the very specifies that suc- cessful physicians prescribe for diseases of the blood, stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, and for low or rundown condition of the system but they are not all found in any other medicine.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla is Peculiar to Itself,'' and this is why there is no real substitute for it. There is no "just- as- good !" medicine. Its cures of scrofula, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheuma- tism, anemia. nervousness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss of appetite and general debility, are in many instances so remarkable as to surprise physicians, nurses, patients and all others having knowledge of them.
 If urged to buy any preparation said to be "just as good," you may be sure it is inferior, costs less to make and yields the dealer larger profit.
 Get Hoods Sarsaparilla today. In usual liquid CT tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 dnses si.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

"A. lady in South port told us the other day that she would not think of such a thing as not having a Cyrus Plaster in her house. She always buys five and saves the price of one, but when she gets g. pain she has the p l a s t CT handy. Only % centf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
Deaths and Funerals.

Elmer Booth Shepard. who for a quarter of a century conducted a groc- cry store at Bulls Head. died last night at the home of his son, Henry L. Shepard, 106 Center street. He was taken sick Thursday. Saturday symp- toms of a shock were evident. He lapsed into inconsistencies yesterday morning and expired about last night. The deceased was 69 years of age He was a native of Newtown. He came to this city Al years ago. He learned the core making business. Six years later he engaged in the grocery business at Bulls Head. The deceased is survived by a widow and five chil- dren, Mrs. w. R. Brown. wife of ex- Senator Brown. Mrs. Thomas c. Smith. Mrs. Edward Price and Charles S. and Henry L. Shepard. the latter a letter carrier with whom he had made his home MT. Shepard retired from ac- tive business life some ten years ago.
 John Wigglesworth. a well known Englishman about town. died yester- day morning at the home of his sister. Mrs. Fred Tiffany. 50 Sherman street, after an illness of few days, of rheu- matism. He was deeply interested in fraternal work: being past president of Pioneer lodge. Sons of St. George: past chief Washington of Harmony council Brotherhood of America. and past president of the Bridgeport Minstrel club. He came to this country from England about 20 years ago. going to work with the Salts Textile Co. and later with the Singer Mfg. Go. Sur viving him are one son, two brothers. Thomas of this city, and Francis of Philadelphia; and one sister. Mrs. Fred Tiffany.
 Michael H. Reilly of SPA Broad street. a well known resident of the South End. died yesterday morning. at St. vfncent's hospital. where he had been a patient for some time. He is sur vived by a widow and one sister. a school teacher in Pittsfield, Mass. The remains were taken to Pfttsfield this morning on the 9:40 train. for burial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

SAUSAGE that's home made. aisc liv-
 CT pudding and blood pudding can be purchased tomorrow at Mark Na-s gle's, 652 East Main street. and John
 Porter's BIS Warren St. These goods are made by Biltz at g Staes . St. II Il If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
WHAT DO THE
 PEOPLE WANT?
Board of Education Will Hold a Public
 Hearing to Find Out.
Will not Build New High School nor Push Bond Issue Bill Unless Tax Payers are in Favorable Meod Alleged In. adequacies of Present High School Discussed.

The members of the Board of Educa- ton showed a distinctly favorable at titude toward the project for building a new high school. from the proceeds of bond issue. Nevertheless the mat ter is left at least nominally to the opinion that may be developed at a public hearing which is to be held at a later date.
 The committee which brought in the proposed bonding measure comprised President w. H. Marigold. Richard Macdonald and Edward F. Hallen. This committee introduced a bill into the General Assembly at Hartford ask ing for power to issue od bends "o to an amount not exceeding $500, 900.
 It was the idea of the members that the bonds did not necessarily have to be issued and that a public hearing ought to be held at which the citizens can express their opinions.
 A written statement from Supt. Dean showed that there are enrolled at the High school 6S6 pupils, and that of the 2S9 graduating from the eighth grade in June 21O had entered High school. It was shown that 50 per cent of school children enter the school.
 MT. Macdonald stated that the High school is absolutely inadequate. Supt. Dean stated that the best argument for a new school is that at present two sessions have to be maintained. the academic in the morning and the com mercial in the afternoon. The pupils are obliged to get to school by o'clock in the morning. while the periods dur ing the morning sessions have been shortened to get out in time for the afternoon session.
 If the present High school is used. an addition will have to be built inn mediateIy, while other additions will also have to be built on to the Wheeler and Washington schools. which are crowded
 If the High school is done away with it can be made into a graIti:nar school, relieving the congested conditions Messrs Cullinan and Haven read few figures showing that the man who pays taxes on property worth $5.000 is taxed only s1.35 year for the support of the school
 In view of the fact that all the mem bers favored a new High school and the issuance of bonds, it was decided to have a public hearing to get the sentimen of the taxpayers The date for the hearing was not set. but it will be- before the bonding measure comes before the legislature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
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HESHIRE BRASS MILLS TOTALLY
 DESTROYED EARLY THIS MORNING

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 (Specail from United Press.)
 Cheshire, Conn.,, Mar. 9.-The Chesh- ire Brass Mills at Mixville, about two miles from here were almost totally destroyed by fire early to-day. The origin of the flames is unknown but when the~ were discovered the main building was doomed. volunteer fire brigade was organized and suc- ceeded in saving the casting room The plant is owned by J. O. Shares of New Haven and the loss is estimated at s25, ,000 partly covered by insurance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine Cures backache and irregularities that if neglected might result in Bright S disease or diabetes. F. B. Brill, focal agent. 5
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-13
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any Jays Of the week. On the NOLAN.
medan sabbath a black tug IL hoisted
on the minarats ut the prayer 1T dawn,
instead OF the white Hug that IN.
nOunces the time OF devotion Oh other
days 1t remains up until the middle
Of the forenoon. by which time every.
body IL supposed to have found out
what dry 1t Is.
When you (.Allah iengthen thine
ageo 60 to Morocco. you will hear
about some Of the men you've read Of
In way that will upset previous
Ideas. There IL Iaisulu. for instance.
whom Americans remember ~ captur'
ing Ion Perdicaris. and who more re-
Gently held for six months Sir Harry
Muclenn. an Enslishman and drlllmas'
ter OF the Sultan's army.
4 hold, bad grlgand--that's how Ra
sui Is painted abroad. At Tangier, on
the contrary. he Ia rated as II patriot
whom the Sultan misused when he de
posed him from the gOvernOrship OF
the surrounding province. In any event
| 1t In true. ut least. that he cares moth
Ing for money but only seeks to regain
his position. Such ransoms as he ma
secured have been distributed among
his followers, 1t Is said, ana rs yet thu
100000 given up for the release O
Maclean lies to Raisuli's credit un
touched IN the State Bank at Tangier
Looked ut In the large. Morocco IL |
wonderful country, still largely un
known. At this time of war and fer
mcnt II Is possible only tn skim TIL
edges. The interior, with the civilfEa
lions Of Fez and Marrnkesh. the If
Of the mountains and plains. 1t II I'M
possible for the dog Of Christian
to see. Some day, perhaps, he may RI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-13

available. The eleventh census. that Of
1870. was not published until seven
years after It was begun. The census
Of 1880 appeared In 1850. For eacl,
enormous sums of money were spent
that Of 1890 cost more than $11.OOO.OOO
thousands Of clerks were employed.
tons Of literature were distributed, but
the necessity for reOrganizing the ma.
chinery for taking Il census every ten
years. as though for the first time.
caused insuiferable delay. The director
Of each census had to create the Office
anew. secure quarters, collect and drill
an army Of employees ana attend to the
preparation and distribution Of sched.
ules before the actual work Of enumera.
ton could be undertaken.
The work falls naturally into three
stages--the collection Of material facts
by enumcrators. the census takers. who
In 1900 numbered more than $4,000.
under the direct charge Of 200 super.
visOrs; the tabulation una analysis Of
this material In the central office In
Washington. ana Its publication.
On June I. 1900. the enumernt tors be.
gan their h0use-tO.hOuse canvass. They
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-13

When the trainers of the constitution
decided that population should be the
basis Of representation in the lower
house of Congress. provision for sys.
tematic national enumeration Of the
people Of the country became a ileces-
slty. The constitution ordered that this
enumeration should be made within
three years after the first meeting of
the first Congress and within every sub.
seQuent term Of ten years. In such
manner as Congress should direct. PO.
!itical necessity thu, forced upon the
new republic the first national census
of modern times.
Among the ancient peoples II II re-.
corded that Moses numbered the tribes
In the wilderness and that Satan pro.
vOked David to number Israel. The
word census" comes from Rome.
where. long before the Christian era.
citizens and their property were regis.
tered for the purposes of taxation. In
England. William the COnqueror. to
make more certain the collection Of his
revenues. ordered great survey Of his
new kingdom, the results Of which were
embodied In the "Domestluy Book" But
the census Of the United States.
taken In 100. was the first Of mod
ern times. The results Of the elunera.
ton were transmitted to Congress by
President washIngt, Oct. %. 1901, In
q small report containing fifty.six print.
ed pages. II showed u population of
3,020,?i4. II cost the government $44,.
371 to learn that. with one representa-
tive for every $4,000 people. Its lower
house would he composed Of 1O5 legIs.
latorp.
As early rs 1910 an attempt to I'm.
clude In the census Information per.
tanning to the manufactures Of the
country was made. though It met with
little success. The act Of 1850. which
gave the census work to the newly.
created Department Of the Interior and
q census board composed Of the Secre
tary OF State. Attorney General and
Postmaster General. increased the sub
jects Of inquiry to include mines. man
fractures and agriculture.
With each succeeding decade. writes
II. Il. Chamberlain In the Chicago Rec
ori-Iierald. the scope Of inquiry was
enlarged until the mass Of infOrmatio,
gathered became too large to handle
and was out Of date before II became
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-13

Exact Information Ii not one Of Mo-
roccO's exports That ID NO land VI
facts and figures. II II a country OF
traditions ana superstitiOns, ON the one
hand OF dreams and rainbOws. ON the
other.
Language IN Tangier forms a curious
study, not because 80 many tongues
are heard. but because No many Ut the
half dozen that are spoken IRE use'l
BY the same people. The mastery of
Arabic IL a life study. hut vocab'l-
larry OF II few hundred words IL AIDE
quate for discussion with the natives.
When one IL q loss to express himself
he need only till IN the gap. 1t Is said.
b. "Allah IL the greatest" "Allah, con-
found the Christians" or some such
piOus phrase. the use Of which makes
his conversation more, rather than less,
acceptable,
1t Is worth while to say word
which u visitor In Tangier lives Theo'
retcally he Is the freest creature i'm.
aginnble, but actually he IL II marked
man the minute he Is spotted on the
deck OF an arriving boat, ana there
after no Central office shadowing could
be more effective. more battling by n
system of wireless telegraphy anon;
them, your comlnss and goings are fol
| lowed and you soon discover that II
small army Of Aloors knows where you
are from. what you are there for, how
| long You expect TO stay. AMI NOR,
about your life, habits and affairs than
some of your most Intimate friends al
home.
| One Is constantly running across
oddities that illustrate the Orienta
character of Morocco. Take the steam
boat service between Tangier ant
Gibraltar as an instance. 1t sounds
the height Of progress when you heal
that there are three companies, eacl
with three sailings II week. but upoi
further inquiry you discover that tn
boats Of all three go on the same thrt'
days and at the same hour!
Morocco Is II country OF many Sab
baths, Friday Is the MOhammedal
Sabbath, followed by the Jewish San
bath-the Hebrew element In Tangie
Is considerable, and strict In religion
observance. Then comes the Christia
Sunday. Subsequent comparison. how
ever, revealed little difference betwec
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-13

did not visit public institutions, % In
these the officials Of the Establishments
wore required to collect Information
concerning the Inmates. Special expert
agents were employed to gather data
relating to manufacturing and mechan.
ical industries. City enumeratOrs were
given two weeks In which to make
their rounds. Those In the country
were given longer time. When emu
merat tors had finished their work they
delivered their portfolios to the dis
trict supervisors. who In turn sent them
to the CENTRAL Office Mt Warrington,
where a clerical force Of 1900, helped
by the automatic punching machine and
the electric tabulating machine, pre-.
pared copy for the printing PRESS.
Tho four principal reports on popn.
lntiOn, agriculture. manufacturing and
vital statistics. when completed. filed
ten quartO volumes, 1000 pages Of
printed matter. With the special re.
ports. which appeared Inter. they sus
tained the claim that In this matter
OF census taking the United states
leads In scope Of inquiry. combination
| Of facts and cost incurred