davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
both Bridgeport and Hartford.

both Bridgeport and Hartford.
 Aside from the comical suggestion that Bridgeport must have taken in census on circus day, Hartford be- hayes admirably under the experience. It wraps itself up snugly in it's beau tiful park system. it's stately public buildings, it's broad streets, and it's various other crams, and remarks: These are my jewels. What other city can lay claim to their equals? As for Bridgeport it chucked its calmnesS of mind the moment it heard of the change. The factory whistles blew, cannon were fired at the water front, and the newspapers promptly fell a-carousing No youngster with his first drum eyer beat it so unmerc1ful- ly as did the citizens of Bridgeport their joyous pride. The battle cry seemed to be: Hartford overcome and stripped in the race; now for the city of New Haven. Biff, baff, bang.
 A word of caution to celebrating Bridgeport. Wise men do not judge of cities by their size. There is a more substantial token by which to judge them. Recently. well dehned movement has been inaugurated by man to get back to nature. The sweet perfume of the woods is more stim- ulating than the deadening sweat of the city; the winding country road more alluring than the mathematical Iy straight aSpnalt street, the HelSn- borliness of the simple life is more elevating than the stress and storm of the strenuous. with its empty phrases and quick handshakes. We want Bridgeport to be as big as she wants to be, and it is a matter of complete indifference whether in an- other ten years she prances by New Haven or not. If she does, we'll and good; if she does not, still we'll and good.
 It is to be remembered that Con- necticut has achieved gratifying growth during the past ten years and it is a growth natural and healthy. So long as this is the case, it does not make a dog biscuits difference which of the eighteen or twenty large centers of population stands first. Bridgeport wants to be congratulated, so we congratulate her. Hartford, proud and beautiful, asks for no sym pathy, so we have none to offer. She will perhaps permit us to congratulate her upon the prizes her tuneful f1fers and drummers bore away at the an nuaI field day of the Connecticut Eff CTS and Drummers' association. It's a long lane that has no turn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Aug. 11.-Ordinary to fairly prime steers sold at s5.10@S7.4C per 100 lbs; bulls $3.75@s4.9O: cows and heifers. s2@s4.75. Dressed beef 90 111ac. for native sides; Texas beef at 7@9c.
 Common to prime veals sold at S7@ $9.75 per 100 lbs; choice lots. s10@$1050; culls and thowouts. S50s6. 50; grassers and buttermilks, $4.50@s5; Western calves, $5.25. City dressed veals 121h@ 151ac; dressed grassers and buttermilks 71s@9c; country dress calves. S@121ac
 Sheep sold at $3@s450 per 100 lbs; a few at $4.75; lambs. s6.35@s7S71A: gen. eral top for choice limbs. $7.75: one fancy load, $8.10: culls. $5@s5.50: Dress ed mutton, 7h@91sc; dressed lambs 01a@131Ac.
 Heavy to medium State hogs sold at s9.4O@s9.80 per 100 lbs; few choice pigs, $10
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
Eating For the Love of It.

Pawlow has given epicureanism in eating strong scientific support, and many of Horace Fletchers ideas find orthodox justification. The first rule of dietetic conduct. according to Fletcher. is to eat only when one is hungry and to eat only the things from which one anticipates enjoy ment. He also teaches that one must eat in the way that gives the greatest sensual pleasure that is, by thorough chewing and tast- ing; also serenity of mind. pleasant surroundings at meal. congenial friends. pleasurable conversation-in fact. everything that adds to enjoyment aids digestion. In other words. the process of digestion furnishes beauti- full illustra tion of the influence of mind upon matter. The inspiring stimulus is not mechanical. but psychic. The preliminary essential to the orderly as- similation of food is the keen desire for it.-McClure's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
Respond to Blue Eyes.


 Every little while phy ysiologists come to the front with some advantage ac- cruing to people who have blue eyes, said the city salesman. Well. dis covered a point that they have never mentioned. jeweier told me. He is manager of the jewelry department o1 a big store. I applied to him for a situation for my wifes cousin.
 Whats the color of her eyesr he asked.
 Brown said.
 Bring her down and I win take a look at her. he said. but am afraid she won't do. People with certain shade of blue eyes make the best jew elry salesmen. Many customers who buy jewelry want some one to try it on so they can get the effect of the stones when worn. There is something about deep blue eyes that brings out the best lights in most jewels. Take notice and you will find that two thirds of the iewelry salesmen in New York have blue es.'"-New York Times,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12

The Farmer herewith presents an argument by the Hartford Times. rhich is made with some skill and in evident good faith, to show that Rrideeport really has not the popu- lation with which the census bureau credits it, and that Hartford and not Bridgeport is really the second rity in Connecticut.
 The conclusions, of the Times are obviously based upon a defective statistical method. tand upon it's failure .o take account of important elements of the problem.
 The Farmer will undertake. tomor- row to give the Times sound basis for its joy in the fact that ''the cen SIS enumerators have found over 1O0,- DO. people in Bridgeport"
 Says the Times:
 We have no doubt that the United States census gives pretty accurate report of the number of persons oc- eupyins lodgings within the area Of try.
 But such a report can not possibly give a sound basis for calculating the relative actual size and proportion or all cities and towns. For such calculation we are compelled to go to the directories showing potn popu- lation and occupation.
 For the city of Bridgeport there IS issued annually by the we'll known publishing firm of Price & Lee dl- rectorv which, we assume, makes the best possible showing of the number pf actual residents of the city and Of those who do business there. just as inc directory of ep'Messrs. Geer does for the city of Hartford. Therefore. we believe that a comparison or the 6eures given in the directories of the two cities in any year will afford a correct idea of their relative popu- iation and business activity. We 1n- yite attention to the following figures taken from the Hartford and Bridge port directories of the past three years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
DIED.,

LENT-In Danbury Hospital, Aug
 8, Laura Jane, widow of Edward
 Lent, aged 16 years. BOTSFORD-In Newtown, Aug. 9
 Mary E., wife of Burton Botsford
 aged 68 years.
 WILEY-In Danbury, Aug. 4, Char
 les Wiley, aged 62 years. SNIITH.-In Danbury, Aug. 4, 1sa-
 belle Gibson, widow of Robert w
 Smith, aged 7S years. PARMALEE-In Bethlehem, Aug. 3
 Charles c. Parmalee, aged SC years.
 JOHNSON-In Bethlehem, Aug. 6
 Minnie Lynn, wife of Frank John
 son. aged 40 years. HOYT-In Norwalk, Aug. g, Mary widow of Smith Hoyt, aged A years. SHERMAN-In Stamford, Aug. ' Wilbur H. Sherman, in his twen ty-fifth year. McCAFFERY-In Stamford, Aug. 9 Peter McCaffery.
 SHEA-In Stamford, Aug. ', JohI Shea. NICKOLS-In Weston. Aug. 8, F'ranl w Nichols, aged 79 years. STURM-In Norwalk, Aug. 8, Mat thias Sturm, aged 67 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
Stindx Queen Bess.

Every one who ever did anything for Queen Bess seems to have been left with bad debt on his books. So we find an unfortunate John Conley writing to Sir Robert Cecil that for the last two years he had been suitor for f10O for ''beeves for the army" and complaining that unless some order be taken l shall be undone" Sir Ed ward Hastyngs, after spending his life in serving the queen. had to pawn his wife's jewels and beg her majesty ito bestow something upon me in this my latter age" So badly was the fleet that beat the armada provisioned that Francis Drake had to seize at Plym- outh ninety bags of rice. and the un- fortunate owner. after ten years waiting. was refused payment, ''rice being an extraordinary victual not all lowed for the navy" Nor did common soldiers fare better. The chief anxie- ty of all Elizabeth's ministers ought in her view. to have been how to save most money.-London Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
MARRIED.
STRANGWARD-McGUI]

STRANGWARD-AI UIRE-At Mo- rotor, Aug. 6, Agnes McGuire to William G. Strangward. GARDNER - GREGORY In Dan bury, Aug. 6, William A. Gardner and Misss Sarah W. Gregory. MACAULEY = HASKINS-In Stam- ford, Aug. 8, John Vincent Mac auley and Misss Edna A. Haskins both of Danbury. JORDAN = BACON In Stamford Aug. s, Edward l.. Jordan of New York and Miss Maggie Bacon. KANE-GOETZ-In Stamford, Aug s, Martin T. Kane and Miss Emma A. GoetZ.
 HANSON -PURDY - In Rowayton Aug. 6, Julian J. Lamson and Miss Genevieve l.. Purdy, both of Bethel.
 CHAMBERLAIN RYDER IT Stamford, Aug. 10, John R. Cham berlain of New York and Miss Harriet M. Ryder. STAPLEBERG-BE Brook field, Aug. 5, Miss Grace Edna Stapleberg and Clinton Thornhill Beers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
WHAT HAPPENED, ANYWAY |?
(Hartford Post.)
Hartford


 And just to think of iti Hartford has slipped back to the third city in point of population since the cen- sus of 1900. Whats happened, any way? How came it so?
 It's pretty difficult for Hartford people to take issue with Uncle Sam or dispute his statement, but there seems to be something wrong with the figures he has handed out to us. And to think Bridgeport was allowed to slip into second place by only a little over 5000. That's the worst of it, after all. Anyway that's the way a good many people who have taken a keen interest in the rivalry of the two cities will feel about it.
 We'll, it's the sound of the alarm clock It's time for Hartford to wake up and get to work Bring in more people. Make business and ev- erything else so attractive that peo- pie will feel compelled to come in, and to stay in when they get in.
 It's useless to sit and repine. Get up and get to work, determined that the growth of Hartford in the next ten years will be something to crow over, something to blow the whistle and ring the bells about.
 Get to work, advertise Hartford. Bring business concerns here and with them plenty of the good substan- tial, wage earning class. That's build ing a city on an honest population basis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
A Paradoxical River.

On the African shore. near the gulf of Alden and connecting the lake of Assal with the main ocean. may be found one of the most wonderful riv- CTS in the world. This curiosity does not flow to but from the ocean toward inland. The surface of Lake Assal itself is nearly TOO feet below the mean tide. and it is fed by this para doxical river. which is about twenty- two miles in length. It is highly prob able that the whole basin which the lagoon partly fills was once an arm of the sea which became separated therefrom by the duning of loose sand. The indowing river has limited vol ume. being fullest. of course, at high tide. and has filled the basin to such an extent that evaporation and supply exactly balance each other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
HARTFORD

We have here a demonstration pub
 shed to the world on behalf of the Aty of Bridgeport that its popula- fion was smaller in 1909 than it was In 1907 Its total for 1908 shows a -ioss of 40 from the previous year, which loss was a natural and inevit- able result of the reduced industrial operations following the financial col lapse of 1907. In the following F months the population remained prac- tically stagnant, showing an increase of only no and a reduction from 1907 of 33o
 Now compare these totals with the Hartford figures showing an increase in 1908 over 1907, of 1,269 and in 1909 over 1909 of 1902, or a total gain for the two years of 3,11. We have no doubt that the directory canvassers were equally competent and faithful in both cities.
 It should be noted and borne in mind that in making what is known as a directory estimate of the total population of Hartford the Messrs. Geer have been abundantly cautious and accurate Prior to the year 1900 they had felt justified in using 2.125 as their multiplier in estimating the total number of residents of this city. But when the census total of 1900 was announced they reduced their multiplier to 2.065 in order to make the number of names in their direc-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
Fairfield County News.
Mail Carriers Mishan-

As Stuart Kyle. carrier on R. F. D. No. 25, was leaving the Bethel post office, Thursday. his horse passed over a cellar-windoW cover and the collision tipped the wagon over. throwing MT. Kyle out and bruising him consider ably. The horse also was somewhat cut about the legs. The wagon was wrecked.
 An Auto Building.
 The officials of the Danbury Fair are erecting a building, 60x150 feet. for the display of automobiles. It will be boarded up to about six feet from the floor. the remainder of the dis ance to the caves being glass. A new midway will extend from the new auto barn, straight to the main building. at the point where the offices are situ- ated The midway will be about thirty feet wide at the new barn. and will gradually increase in width. until at the main building it will be sixty feet wide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
WHAT OTHER CITIES OF STATE THINK OF BRIDGEPORTS CENSUS

it bewails the fact that the Hart ford enumerators missed human beings by the hundred while the Bridgeport counters whooped their total by counting in the side show freaks and the animals of Barnum's circus It is only in theory that Hartford finds in it's abiding virtue compensa tion for it's loss of bulk. The rest of the state will extend it's congrat ulations to Bridgeport. In the case of the handsome capital 1t will continue to entertain affectionate respect for it's progressiveness and admiration for it's beauties, including its mixed Gothic architecture on Bushnell Park, Hog River, Neeham's Corner, U. S. A., and the numerous patriots whom Hartford has so generously provided to fill public offices and reap the glories thereof. Incidentally it may not regret too bitterly that little christening may check a certain Hart ford exigency, which has seemed oc- casiona1ly to turn that city from proper self contemplation of it's real merits into channels of demand for admiration and obeisance from the rest of mankind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
"IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?"

Mrs. Mollie McRaney, Prentiss, Miss, writes that she had a severe case of kidney and bladder trouble, and that four bottles of Foleys Kid ney Remedy cured her sound and we'll. She closes her letter by saying: 'I heartily recommend Foleys Kidney
 Remedy to any sufferer of kidney disease. It saved my life.'' F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. 13 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
BRIDGEPORT IS HAPPY


 Bridgeport celebrated the announce ment of it's population figures show ing that city to be the second in size in the state by the blowing of fac tory whistles and the firing of one hundred guns. The salute had been arranged for in advance by the pres ident of the board of trade. The Bridgeporters were proud and hap py and deservedly so. Hartford had been deposed and the proud perch is now occupied by the city of Barnum. Woe is Hartford. The Capital city folk essay to console themselves to- day in divers way. Size isn't every thing, quoth one, and ''the census was not complete" quoth another. We agree in respect to the criticism of the census. We have a grievance on that score ourselves. but this does not discount the credit due Bridgeport. She undoubtedly suffered equally be- cause of the laxity and ineficiency of the enumerators. Bridgeport's per centage of gain was 43 per cent. and Hartford's g per cent. The off cial figures for New Britain will be announced shortly. They will show a trifle less than >45,000. This is gaining at the rate of 60 per cent. If Hartford swallows so hard at the passing of Bridgeport, she will lapse into a state of coma, twenty or thir- ty years hence when New Britain out strips her numerically.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
HARTFORD AND BRIDGEPORT.

(New Haven Journal-Courier.)
 The inconsiderate. and, as the peo- pie of Hartford believe. the incom- potent census man has taken that city from it's proud place of being next to New Haven in point of population and made it third. Bridgeport is moved up to take it's place. The commanding city of New Haven, un- moved by these readjustments, looks down with affectionate pride upon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
SENSIBLE VERY SENSIBLE.
Waterbury American.)

wv dtCIUu <NIIICI ICdII.J
 There is jubilation in Bridgeport and vexation in Hartford because fOrSoOth the census returns show that Hartford is no longer the second city of the state. The Courant on it's editorial page solemnly begs the proletariat not to worry because Hartford has good schools. practical charity, fine buildings. and public spirit. On it's news pages, however
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
The Drawback.

Cant you live just as cheap in the suburbs as iE town%
 "Yes. but everybody knows it out there.'-Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12

tory conform to the census total They have been properly using that null tiplier since 1900, and by the use of it they estimated in their directory of 1908, a total of 112.596 persons in Hartford The same process in the case of Bridgeport would have given a total of 94,147 last year.
 We are glad to see that the census enumerators have found over 100, 600 people in Bridgeport even though this number exceeds by about 5000 the total found in Hartford. We have already explained why the Hartford directory contains the names of some permanent homes here. It is be- cause a large number of persons have been drawn into Hartford from the attractive towns by which the city is surrounded and are employed. But an equally important consideration here is that Hartford as the capital of Connecticut and as the financial center of the state also is the head quarters of a large number of busi- ness men, who are here on nearly every business day of the year, but who retain their residences in some of the 16s towns in Connecticut, all of which can be reached from Hart ford in a comparatively short time by railroad or automobile.
 The Hartford directory this year will show an increase of over 2,OOO over last year in the total number of persons who reside or are employ ed here. and that total will be fully 5000. If we accept the theory that the directory of Bridgeport is seri- ously defective and that there really are 10200O people living or doing business in that city, as the census report says there are then we af- firm it must be admitted that there are 115,O0O people living or doing business in Hartford, as the apparent industrial and other activities of this thriving city clearly indicate"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
LISTEN TO THIS.

(Hartford POSt.)
 Naturally Bridgeport celebrates. But we'll bet a hat the city directory canvassers who put Hartford's popu- lation at 115,O00 are nearer right than the strangers who attempted to take the census of the city for Uncle Sam.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12
NIGER NOSES"

(New Haven Palladium)
 Bridgeport's joy is now complete. She has won the long stern chase for population supremacy and passed the capital city by over 5000 noses. Hart ford will find consolation, however, in the reflection that her noses are nicer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-12

Distance is a great promoter of ad- Dtraton.-Di4erok
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-23
WILL EXAMINE
 BANKRUPT CASE
[SrAFF CoRREspoNDENcE.l

Little Rock, June 23.-Referree C. c. Waters will be called upon today to examine the briefs submitted in the bankruptcy case of Fred Wilson, a contractor, to see if he is entitled to over $6000 for work done on the pow CT dam of the Russellville light and power company, or was paid in full by the company. Wilson claims the company is indebted to him over $6,- 900 for work done in putting in the dam on the Illinois river. The com pany claims he was paid in full. The creditors are taking the matter up with the referee to have it threshed out, and if the amount is due Wilson they ask for a lien on the dam and power plant. Wilson was forced into bankruptcy before the dam was com pleted.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-23
FIRST BALE REPORTED.

The Thomas Fordyce Manufactur- ing Company of Little Rock yes erday received a telegram from it's represen- tative, A. G. Crawford, at Mercedes, Tex. saving that the first bale of cot ton of the 1910-11 crop was ginned yesterday at that place. The bale was shipped to Houston by express and will arrive there this morning, where it will be sold at auction.
 The first bale fthe 1909-10 crop also came from Mercedes, Tex, and like this years first bale, was ginned with machinery manufactured by the Thomas Fordyce Manufacturing Com pany. Last years bale was sold for s425 on the floor of the Houston Cot ton Exchange. It arrived at Houston several days later than the arrival of this years first bale.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-23

week and prepare the program for the annual meeting of the association which will be held here in August. It is probable that demonstrations will be made all over the state of baking biscuits and bread from cottonseed four In many places over the state an unsatisfactory flour has been used, caused by the bakers taking the regu- lar meal and trying to make bread out of it. In other places the bakers did not know how to properly handle the flour when once they secured it, and an unsatisfactory bread was pro duced The demonstrations over the state will permit the house wife to see how the bread is made and then go home and be in position to follow the instructions. Cotton meal flour is now an established product and the crush CTS know it will supplant wheat flour to a great degree if the people once start to making the bread properly, so the demonstrators will probably be sent out.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-23
ROBINSON MAKES VAIN
 FIGHT FOR DRAINAGE

Washington, June 23.-Before the reclamation bill was passed Repre- sentative Robinson made the best pos sible effort to get recognition for a drainage policy on at least equal terms of treatment by the govern ment. He offered an amendment to the reclamation bill appropriating $250,O00 for drainage investigation and surveys. Payne of New York made a point of order against it. Mir. Robinson begged him to withdraw the point, saying that drainage was quite as important as the reclamation of arid lands and it was outrageous to defeat on a tecnnicality meritorious legislation which would finally result in the reclamation of large areas of swamp and overhowed lands.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-23
ONE CONDUCTOR WHO WAS
 CURED.

MT. Milford Adams is his name, and he writes about it: "Some time ago I was confined to my bed with chronic rheumatism. I used two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy with good eff feet, and the third bottle put me on my feet and resumed work as con- ductor on the Lexington, Ky, street railway. It gave me more relief than anly medicine I had ever used, and it will do all you claim in cases of rheu- matism." Foley's Kidney Remedy cures rheumatism by eliminating the uric acid from the blood. For sale by Burr Walthall.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-23
CARD OF THANKS.

To those of our many kind and lov- ing friends who so graciously extend ed to us their willing assistance and consolation during the short illness and sudden death of our beloved little son, Dale, we wish to thank them from the very bottom of our sorrowful hearts and assure them of more than willing reciprocation should they ever be so unfortunate as to have like affiiction.
 With great respect and loving and kind wishes, we are, sorrowfully,
 MIR. AND MRS. l.. B. PENCE.