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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
WHITNEY WHO WOULD WEAR COY'S SHOES
 PLAYS BASKET FALL
YALE MAN WILL RE SEEN TN BRIDGEPORT YALE GAME - PRELIMINARY CONTEST BE- TWEEN ST. JOSEPH'S AND BRIDGEPORT SECONDS.

The Bridgeport basketball team will play the Yale 2nd team at the Boys Club gymnasium tonight. This will undoubtedly be a hard fought game, as the home team wishes to even up matters with the Yale five, being de- feated ill 8 previous same~31-25. The Yale team is made up of var s1ty players and will be better than the previous team sent here from the college town, as two new faces will be seen. An improvement in the work of the Bridgeport team which has been noted within the last few weeks, will keep up with anything that the Yale boys will produce. Whitney, who will try out for Coy's place on the football eleven, is play ing forward on the Bridgeport team. Following is the line up of both teams:
 Yale 2nd. Rrideeport Tierney, Spencer. '. Rohrbach, Smith
 +. F. Hyde ............. Whitney, Dubuc
 l.. F. = ''i ''' : c - 0chn1ios Montgomery o'Malley Sweeney, Donovan. .J. & F. Fitzpatrick
 L. C.. As preliminary the Bridgeport Seconds will play the St. Joseph's The game will be hotly contested as both teams are claiming the junior championship. The line up: St. Joseph's. Bridgeport Ends. Moran ......... Tole, Wiggleswortl,
 R. F.
 l.. F. LdVefy .......... Nell Mohyde .s...... Warner
 R. G. Denning, Muse. ..... Beardswortn
 L. G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

Reading. Pa, Feb. 24.-Pop Foster. formerly of Bridgeport, Conn.,, bought his release from the Beading team Tn crder to become manager of the Hol- yoke team in the Connecticut League. Foster aged the team here last season and finished second in the Trl- State League. He hit for .3l3 ana practically led the leagueSin fleldlng, as those who had a better percentage played in but few games. Foster ex- pected to run the team again this sea- son but had some trouble with the owners. He was formerly in the Con- necticut league, playing with Bridge port, and he jumped that team with Al O'Den. Foster has always been a heavy hitter and good fielder and IS an ail-around athlete Pop is a first class baseball manager and should do well in Holyoke as it is believed he can handle the men better than Kid Mo Cormack did last season.
 The securing of Foster as manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
BOXING

New York, Feb. 24.-Dave Ryan, the Bridgeport blacksmith, who ids made such a favorable impression among club members in this city, beat Johnny Dolin in six rounds Tuesday night before the Sharkey Athletic club. The Bridgeport boy put up a splendid fight and administered his opponent a terrible beating during the six rounds. By using straight rights to the face and lefts to the body Ryan repeatedly had his man in bad way and kept right on lacing him until they reached the sixth round.
 Coalings, Calif., Feb. 24.-'G1nger' Williams, a young heavyweight pusi- list, of Visilia, died in a hospital here yesterday. from injuries suffered Tues day, during prize fight with Kid" Kenneth, of Bakersfield. Williams was knocked through the ropes ill the third round and in falling his head struck a projecting board, frac- turing his skull.
 Pittsburg, Feb. 24.-Jimmy Walsh,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
"POP" FOSTER RETURNSTO
 CONNECTICUT LEAGUE
FORMER BRIDGEPORT PLAYER IS TO MANAGE
 AND PLAY WITH HOLYOKE

of the Papernakers will be welcomed all over the Nutmeg circuit, especially here, as Foster is a native of this city, receiving his early training with the E. H. S. team, from where he was picked by Manager O'Rourke for the Orators. He has always been a heavy batter. for many seasons being the leader of the Connecticut League. Last season with Reading he batted for .313 in a league which is noted for it's good twirlers. As a manager he has proved a success, bringing his Reading team from the depths to sec end place, \and losing the pennant to the Lancaster club in the very last game.
 With Foster in Holyoke. McCann in this city, Connery in Hartford, Finn in Waterbury, Joe Connor in New Britain, and with the other managers the Connecticut League fans ought to see baseball this year that in former years would have been an undreamed of quality in a Class B circuit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
KEOUGH YIELDS A ,SKILLFUL CUE

Jerome Keough. of Boston, who lays claim to being pool champ, vanquished Frank Whitlock of this city in an exhibition pool contest last evening at Kinder's new pool and bil- Hard parlors on Broad street. The conditions under which the men play ed were that Keough was to make 165 to his opponents 100. The champion went better than this, completing his round of 165 when Whitlock was but S6. Keough had runs of 330 and 3S, while the local representative scored the only bank shot of the evening.
 Beginning this evening the two men will play two more games, the conditions being that Keough must play ITO points to his opponents 100. lation to the large crowd of specta- tors, as many had never seen such The playing, last evening was @ reve- clever work on the tables.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
NEVINS TO ASSIST IN FEVER FIGHT

Former Inspector of Excavations John J. Nevins has been appointed as- sistant to Sanitary Inspector Lynch for few weeks, during the campaign against scarlet fever. At present Lynch and Nevins are fumigatinx school buildings. Later they will smoke the germs out Of 2Oo tenement houses where the fever is lurking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
 FOR YALE 1914
 FRESHMAN TEAM
Especial from United Press

Especial from United Press.)
 New Haven. Feb. 24.-The football schedule for the Yale 1914 freshman team is announced today. calling for seven games three to be played on Yale Field. The two big games will be with Princeton Freshies at Prince ton on Nov. 5, and with the Harvard Freshmen on Nov. 12s>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

the bantamweight fighter from BoS- ten, has been placed on the blacklist and will never be permitted to box ill this city so long as Director John
 Morin is at the head of the Police Department. This statement was O1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
THE PRETTIEST FACE

end the most beautiful Hands are of- ten disfgured by an .unsightly wart. It can easily be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 186 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
CLEANEASY, THE BEST HAND
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust. Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn, 244 Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
GAMES LAST EVENING. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.

The American & British team have the Industrial league cinched. Last evening their nearest competitors, the Graphophones were up against them, going down for the. count 2-1. The Graphs were lucky at that for they took their only string by two pins. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
American & British Go.
tals 455 422. 415-12s2
American Graphophone Go.
ELKS, TOURNAMENT.

Team in the FHks' Tournament was utterly routed by Team, E last evening, losing all three games. Both teams rolled into a tie in the first string, but on the roil off, Team Ei won easily 66-52. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

ficially made yesterday afternoon and is the result of Tuesday nights fiascD when Walsh was scheduled to fight Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland in the main bout at the Eighteenth Resi- ment Armory.
 A large crowd who had paid S2 and $3 for seats saw only three very fishy preliminarieS and then were turned out in the cold without getting their money back. Walsh, it is stated, nou- fled the promoter, Prof. Evans, that he must have the guarantee or he would not go on.
 San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 24.-Els Mission Club wants Wolgast to Int Freddy Welch, the English champS5r. but the German lad, who fought Nell son for $4,OOO, has grown more ap- preciative of his talents and wants S2O.0OO for a 45-round bout with the Briton. Negotiations are still pend ing.
 New York, Feb. 24.-Battling HUr- lev gave Frankie Madden such a beat ing in their scheduled ten-round boUt at the Sharkey A. c. last night that Madden's seconds threw up the sponge in the sixth round. Tn the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds Hurley foored Madden nine times. The bell alone saved Madden from a knockout in the fifth and he was carried to hiA corner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
Team lE.

QUEENS DAUGHTERS MEET
 TOMORROW EVENING. There will be meeting at St. Au- eustine's chapel tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock of the Queens Daughters and as matters of importance are to be considered a full attendance is de- sired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

The securing of Foster as manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

It sounds like g. dream. but it is a fact that Manager Jack Teller will take his Ponies on a training trip. They will pitch camp at Asbury Park, ". J.. around April l.. Where Teller is going to get the dough to keep his mob upon rations till the opening of the season is what is worrying the fans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

Manager McCann will probably hook up for few practice games with some of the local city teams, probably those. in the Industrial League.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

Just because he wanted an eXper- fenced catcher, Manager Teller has traded off his best pitcher, Sam Me Lean, to the Lynn club of the New England League. Teller is now due for considerable of a banning from the Springfield fans. as Mclean was the lnainstay of the Ponies last season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

Pittsburg, Feb. 24.-Jimmy Walsh,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

Manag ger IMcGraw of the Giants, ac- cording to rthe baseball scribes who are South with the team in Texas, likes 10th Ernie Lush, the local youth, and Elmer Zacher. last season with New Haven. He thinks. however, that Lush ought to have more expe1i- ence. Zacher at present is too heavy to display his real form.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

the use? Every girl that works knows
all that as well as l do. 1 was young
then, though; I remember cried all
Christmas day
That was my last poor Christmas.
too; my husband and I didn't work
UP together out of poverty. so he
never has any. secrets of mine to
give away. He saw me in the store
and fell in love with me; but he
couldn't get to meet me at all. and
he wouldn't try just. to pick me
up. He said afterward he was afraid
I'd be TOO willing and then he
couldn't respect me. George is really
prudish sometimes
Finally he found a friend of his that
knew the minister of my church,
and SO 1t was perfectly proper the
way / met him. l didn't think much
Of him at first, but when I found he
was one of THE Martins and had
so much money he couldn't spend half
Of II IN a thousand years, l began to
think he was pretty fine. / never
thought he was going to ask me to
marry him, though; I'd just thought
of having a good time with him in
an all right way. You could have
breathed on me and knocked me
down when he asked me to be his
wife. never did say yes; he just
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
The Mistletoe

TN ONT stand under the bough If you
are past the kissing age. Any one
- who finds yeu there has right to
take kiss To be sure. the old custom
demands that the brave one who takes
a kiss must also take white berry;
therefore, don't stand under the leaves
only of the green bough, that is, if you
are willing that an oldtime custom be
linked with plant also in song and
story
There is little couplet that a few
of our modern young women are quot
ing. 1t runs like this:
He is either knave. or slow,
That has to wait for mistletoe
At any rate, the history OF the pretty
green Is always interesting. 1t Is men
toned in the classics of Rome and in
Celtic legends.
The Druids collected 1t with much
solemnity many sects reverencing only
the variety found on oaks. With mucn
ceremony a band of these pagan priests
went forth in search OF the green's.
When found the head priest cut them
down with a golden sickle.
Women attributed to it a charm
against a single life, but, of course. TO-
day our independent young lady
cherishes it perhaps for the privilege
it gives-and maybe for its beauty. Who
knOWS2
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bllity. Being thus flexible. and apt to
yield to our Shaping. why not make 1t
this year a Christmas heart?
The spirit of Christmas is everywhere
1t flashes from the bright eyes of every
child-from the faces of the grown-ups
who love children and all that Christ
mas means it is pervading every house
hold with an air of pleasant mystery; it
Is borne to the crowded streets on the
wings OF anthems and carols floating
merrily on the crisp, cold air. This
spirit comes with It's wonderful radi-
ating power once a year. and while il
IS with Us it behooves us to make the
most OF It's presence. If we will open
our hearts and take in all of the good
Leeung We can carry we will gradually
nnd that we are cultivating the Christ
mas heart-a heart full of love, charity.
sood viii, sympathy and faith: heart
that responds TO every call on our feel
ings IN the great field OF helpfulness: a
neart that is awake aud alert to all that
Is good. pure and beautiful in the world.
ana eager TO spread the great jov Of
ms Ieeilng to every one less fortunate
than we in absorbing the Christmas
spirlt-tne spirit of Christ There Is A
Hght that shines from the faces of those
VINO have absorbed this Joy that illn-
inmates them strangely and beautifully.
ana somehow 1t IS conta giouS-we find
II spreading continually, and the
Drighter~the light the more widespread
ing. the effect. If we have been wise
ana nave started in time to shape our
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But that's Bob for you Carefree, big hearted, a lit
tie rough the esthetic edges, but willing to give
you the best Put back the abomnation of satin and
sswdust. Don't hurt his feelings, please. Thank him
for his thought, his generosity You do this without
being hypocrite.
Here's something that hurts. Why? Oh, because it
has been given tget ahead of you She has money
and has bought the most expensive of its kind and has
forgotten to the price! She really should not
have done this for she isn't of inner circle and
she doesn't for you. Money stands back of this.
Nothing than the dollar mark lies beneath the lid
You know it. and blush mounts to your cheeks when
you think Of few remarks that heard the giver
make about you at Lauras tea Why do people do these
things?
Here's a queer Lift up the box lid again. It's
old shoe box but loving hands have covered it
with two paper napkins and-look at the contents! A
loaf of the finest Dutch cake you tasted Dear
Bridget forges you does she? In her little four
roomed cottage where she's very happy and busy
she always baes the bread that relish and sends her
awkward husband up with her best wishes every Christ
day in the morning. What that cake means only
you and she can tell
Let look again at the little card before you
Who did that? falls the colored church. with
its bright roof and another splashes on the snow that
is piled with childish prodigay at the roadside. lit
tie boy has drawn that all for you He calls you Dear
One and he told his mother that he felt sure that
angels look like you. But she corrected him, as #
child should be stopped harmless wonderlngs and he
again ventured along lines of comparison Poor
little boy You know what that card means 1t means
days and days of work It means the gratitude of a
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II shall come if you. need me. never
fear And you will know me by this
when you want a friend. you will
know I am near you in spirit. / am
a good friend; and it is because 1 have
had much to suffer and much to for
give.
And the stranger slowly closed the
door after him and went out into the
night.
Mary caught up the crumpled letter.
But" said Ellen. you will not mind
doin that wen i tell you Joe never
paid no attention to her at all but has
been just kind like now she's so sick.
There is no girl for me but Mary Joe
says. an it won't be long now I'll be
going out to her. He'll be riteing to
you himself soon. he hurt his hand
plowin before. Now they say his uncle
wants to help along the marriage"
A second time the letter fell to the
floor. Some sudden thought sent Mary
to her knees. outside the wind called
softly-a Christmas carol.
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When Socrates lay calmly down to
So spake the sage, prophetic Of the hour
When earth's fair Morning Star should
rise on high.
They found him not. those youths OF
soul divine.
Long seeking. wandering. watching on
light
Death came and found them-doubt-
ing as before
But years have passed on; and 10. the
Charmer came
Pure; simple, sweet. as comes the
silver dew;
And the world knew him not-he walked
Encircled only by his. trusting few.
Like the Athenian sage. rejected.
BETRAYED condemned. his day Of doom
drew nigh;
He drew his faithful few more closely
And told them that his hour was come
Let not your heart be troubled" then
large and fair;
/ go before you to prepare your place;
I will return to take you with me
there"
And since that hour the awful foe Is
And life ana death are slorihed ana
Whittier he went we know-the way we
know
And with firm steps press on to meet
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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'[IiESTI5ANGER.

We know my old mother there? And
my sister Ellen. that's married to
Jimmy Flanagan? And Delia-?" But
that memory was too sharp. and Mary
stopped short.
Il have known many people. said
the stranger, in his beautiful voice.
"Ye'd know my old mother. She's
always worryin' and fidgetin' about US,
so careful like and lovin; an she's
thinkin' always of our comfort; beau
tiful clean our house is, an mother
always fussin about it to keep it de-
cent"
81 know said the stranger. my
mother was very dear to me. And /
had friend once who was a careful
worker, and troubled about many
things. 1t is the kind heart that makes
these women dear to u.s.
Was ye ever poor?' asked Mary sud-
denly.
very, very pool.'' answered the
stranger.
An people all around you carin' nothin
for you an goin' on their own careless
way without a thought"
Il have been in great sorrow, and
without a friend"
Then I'm goin to tell you my troubles
and relieve ray heart somehow. | can't
stand it alone like this. Here it IS
Christmas eve, an party upstairs, an
no one wantin me except to wait on
them when they eat An over there in
Clancarthy's my mother an all the
folks this night, an my boy that I'm
e-lin' my heart out for. There's a
girl there too; girl l used to know.
She stole my boy; my sister wrote me
that tonight. An on top of that, they
want me to write toe her, now that
she's down sick, and tell her | forgive
her that was once my friend. She
keeps calm for mech, but there's
limits! l can't do that! There amt
a soul on earth that would do that
Il did it once, and the stranger laid
his thin, worn hand on Mary S shoulder.
There were people who had given me a
cup to drink SO bitter that | could NOT
give them. We must forgive people;
we can't help ii. =
4 cant forgive her! It's more than
'Ah but not to forgive her is more
than the spirit o can bear Have you
Let 'HSr ule, Stie Cdft pi11lle me heTe-
after, If she wants to-. And Maryss
pretty face grew hard and sulIen
II must go, said the stranger sadly
i came in because / thought you
wanted me-,
..Ye mustn't go. I've had no righ.
to talk this way TO you, to a stranger.
But my hearts so sore.-and torrlor-
rows Christmas day"
It's my birthday" said the stranger.
will you give me present?
Il? I've nothin' to give. What should
born, as I can see plain, If ye are in
hard times now
mo / was not born gentleman: II
was very poor place was born in
And you will not give me my present?''
What Is 1t you'd be after wantin' p,
THAT you should forgive your friend
because you love her
fast enough oncei Sure, and I'd never
thought of that, Della was like my
s.She is Your sister, and the stran-
gers voice grew lower and almost stern
.sForgive her, now, before it is too lateI
Because she has offended you. forgive
her,v
and I will write to fler-this very nigllt
There was something hard on nv heart
that you've been takin' away. Poor
And Mary fell to sobbing again. this
time with her head on her folded arms.
"Goodby. my friend. said the
stranger. II must go now for other
loads to leave and take away"
you'll be tellin me your name? An
I'll be seein' you again?"
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TIE OF aaayez AQ1eISTNAStkART

heart for the festive occasion, we ma
that We have so accustomed ourselves
TO the gracious feelings and welconne
sense OF JOY that it in,become a habit.
We have trained ourselves to forSet
self in the making Of dainty gifts: in
the packing OF baskets OF provisions for
those less fortunate than we in the
bounty of this life's goods: in paving
the rent OF filing the coalbin (as one
means may allow of some family
whose creature comfort depends on the
Charitable inclination OF the season.
In all these acts of love. which may
mean serious self-saerihce in many
cases. We have learned the great lesson
of life. that the greatest Of these is
charity and that 1T Is more blessed
TO give than to receive"
We have learned also the habit OF
self-control by putting behind us for a
while at least all the petty personal
annoyanees and worries that vex us in
the usual prosaic routine in order that
the children-bless them for their real
mission in hfe.-may see only happiness
and merriment at this their especial joy
time.
We have learned the great value Of
sympathy by being reminded that while
most are merry some must lie stretched
on OF suffering and drag wearily
and painfully through the hours when
a u the world is holding carnival. and we
pause to smooth the pillow and en-
deavor TO ease the pain OF one of these
sufferers.
These lessons all train and shape the
Christmas heart. and If we are wise and
are really in earnest in our Will to do
what is worth while in the world we
will make the training pay. With
very little encouragement we will ind
that the feelings so readily absorbed
will linGer on-Hnger on through tha
holidays; on past the time when we
undress the tree and unwind the green
wreaths from about the pictures; on
until IL has become a precious habit
and we are fitted to give through all the
year the charity love. rood will ard
sympathy bred IN our Christmas heart
FLORA DELL.
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THE CHARMER

wv our hearts are sore
With longing for the things
that may not be;
Faint for the friends that shall return
no more;
Dark with distrust. or wrung with
agony.
What is this life. and what to us is
death?
Whence came. we? whittier go? and
where are those
Who. in moment stricken from our
Passed to that land of shadow and
repose?
Are, they all dust? and dust must we
Or are they living in some unknown
cline?
Shall we regain them in that far-ofr
And live anew beyond the waves of
20 man divine! on thee our souls have
hung;
Thou vert cur teacher in these ques-
But. ahi this day divides thee from our
And wells In dust thy kindly guiding
eye.
where is that Charmer whom thou
bid'st us seek?
On What far sheres may his sweet
When shall these questions OF our
yearning souls
Be answered by the bright eternal
word?"
So spake the youth of Athens. weeping
round,