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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-10
A Dull Point.

Blobbs-Saphedde is aIways talking about his point of view. Slobbs-Yes
 but unfortunately it isn't sharp enough
 to penetrate anything. - Philadelphia Record
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-10

Let us watch all our beginnings. and results will '''"" e-a themselves.-Clark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-10

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-10

No matter what you want try the ENo -.r,or Wanf C+nInn,n
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19
TO CONSTRUCT
THE new WHARF
De Fries Awarded Contract
For Richards Street
Structure.

Henry De Fries was awarded the
contract for the Richards street
wharf. his bid Of $4,000 being the
lowest of any submitted to superin'
tendent of. Public Works Campbell
and opened Saturday afternoon.
There were three bidders on the
work. Lucas & Whitchousc bidding
$39,S7O, and Lord and Young s3S,'
600. These bids all for paving with
ohia wood blocks.
The tenders gave three alternate
conditions, to pave with crcosotc,
with an extra 12 inches OF plank,
and. leaving the wharf with just the
four-inch p.ank covering.
In these alternate bids De Fri ~
offered to pave with creosoto for 81
400 more, extra planking for $4,000
less, and with Just the ordinary COW
ering for sS36S less than the bid OF
$37,5OO.
Lucas 4 Whitehousc offered $1,000
more for the first. 5000 less for the
second, and sS225 less for the third
than their bid OF s3s,Ste.
Lord & Young rendered $500 more
for the first. $1,000 less flor the seq
ond and $500 loss for ilky third than
their bid of $4,000. aSS.s
Bids for the approach to the Hack.
field wharf were also opened, but 1t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

nd fires the big guns of the fleet
Electricity which signals from poin
. point, from ship to ship; electric
y which hoists the ammunition, car
les the powder fires the sunken
mines. eXplodcs the torpedocs. drive'
he submarines, carries the orders
md II is electricity which brings tn
lows of defeat and victory that the
world may know in minute the re
'ults of the struggle.
ASIDE from all the countless chores
hoard warship electricity alone is
rustcd with the delicate work OF
pading and aiming the big guns
mail motors move the gun about
u the, will of the sightcr, who gets
his ranges. over a. telephone from the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

range finders on deck. Powerful cleo
on the ocean and wireless keeps the
different vessels of the feet in con
slant touch with each other and with
tho shore. Tn, submarines obtain
their motive power from storage bat
ter.os and electric motors once they
are below the surface of the water
II is electricity which fires the torpe,
does and which controls the sunkcn
mines OF guncotton,
Recent developments In infantry
equipment have produced plenty OF
portable electrical devices for the
rank and flle. Searchlights mounted
on trucks like a gun and obtaining
their current from n portable gasoline
driven dynamo are always carried
when the regiment marches. Small
wireless stations are in active use,
and portable field telephones which
use insulated wire that can be reclcd
out and laid on the ground are com
mon enough.
But II Is the coast artillery where
electricity finds its greatest useful
ness. Hero arc located the largest
and heaviest guns In the world-gun1
which raise aboye the Notifications
to fire and disappear into holes In the
! ground to be reloaded Many Of these
! guns weigh as much as sixty tons,
and Of course II would be quite i'm
possible TO operate them by hand, ms
they did in the old days when the
British fligates bonibarded the Amer
lean, Qualifications at Mud Island be
fore Philadelphia.
The great Qualifications that lin
the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts use
electricity for lighting, for all kinds
Of power purposes, as Wen as for the
telegrarhs, telephones, wireless and
signaling searchlights, etc. But Il 1,
the use Of electricity in connection
with the operation Of the great gun.
that Is most notable. II Is In this
work that absolute accuracy, econo
my NJ time and labor ana ofIlclenci
in the mnutest detail are demanded
and no power can accomplish thesl
things like electricity Electrical
News.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

support limits the downward move
ment Of her legs.
/. ..1
Mrs Winnie Ream Hoxie, although
sixty-three years old, is one OF the
most enthusiastic sculptors OF tho
west She has just finished a statue
OF General Kirkwood for the state cap
itol In Iowa. Mrs. Hoxie first began to
make statues when she was fifteen
years old. Her first statue of Presl-
dent Lincoln pleased him so much that
he ordered life size statue for the
rotunda of the capitol at Washington.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

The public school at Kaerkou. X
ma, has boon closed by DR.. T.. S,
Guodhue, tho Government physician
at Holualo,. as the result of the poor
sanitary condition existing there,
which taken with tho ep' demlc of tv.
phold. have rendered this prec1u,i1n
necessary. Dr. Gooduc has stated that
two cases of typhoid have been locat.
ed In that section aud that tho bad
school conditions which have been &c
ported TO the Board OF Supe' ,isors
continue toEcxist. sF gI-yO
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

him dead. and while two coroners
were disputing as to which should sit
on bis supposed demise. q, Burlington.
N. j.. farmer named Buzby suddenly
broke up the argument by throwing
on the covering Of his face and, sit
ting up. said:
"Why. Bill where am !? What's
the mattcr?" he exclaimed. then he re-
lapscd. But the surprised physicians
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19
WAR OF future
TO Be ELECTRIC

The Invisible regiments of electric
ity play no small part In modern wal
fare, whether It be with the march
Ing columns on the plains, tn
mighty Drcadnoughts of the ocean o
tho hidden batteries Of great gun
which guard our ports along the sea
board. -.
II Is electricity which aims. load
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

EROM Paris comes this charming
debutante frock, which is called
by the maker lingerie" costume.
though the material is e fine cotton
wolfe. These cotton voiles promise to
be very fashionable for house frocks
this winter, and the French models
are all made up along this line. with
simple bodices and straight little skirts
also in the peasant type-or what Paris
now terms the peasant type. Yoke and
upper sleeves are OF eyelet embroidery,
thu eyelet pattern being emphasized by
a braiding OF white soutache which IL
set around the edges OF the eyelet
holes. The skirt is of the "hobble"
order. the hem measuring but thirty
six inches around. There is a cording
of black velvet around the Dutch neck,
and the huge rosette OF black velvet
on the sirdie adds a striking touch Of
,smartness.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

were able to revive him and he Is ex'
pccted to recover.
Doctors say Buzby was in absolute
coma, caused by rare kind OF kidney
trouble, and that for q considerable
time there appeared to be total cessa'
ton of respiration and pulsation,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-19

Sometimes there is a difference boz
tween u model girl and a girl model
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
Woman and the Age.

This Is a vulgar axe: but 1t is better 10 be
vulgar and sucoessiu woman than an unsuC-
cessful LADY
Thus speaks Mrs T. P. O'Connor con-
corning the violent methods Of some Of
the militant sunragettes in England The
first proposition is a sweeping generality.
The age may be vulgar; it may be more
or less vulgar than have been other ages
and civilizations, such as those Of the de-
cadence of the Roman empire OF of the
darkness Of medieval Europe. But com
parsons aside. what OF the second propo-
sition? How can woman be both vulgar
and successful How can a lady be un-
successful? When does woman cease
to be lady, or when does a lady become
a woman? These queries only emphasize
the need OF precision in the use Of terms
in the necessarily elastic discussion OF
sociological questions, especially when
they involve the element of femininity.
But the suggestion seems pertinent that
man has accepted the proposition that
woman has been elevated. in modern civ
ilzation. TO the rank Of a dominating in
iuence for refinement It is her qualities
of gentIeness, grace, and aspiration that
have breathed strength and persistence
into the efforts Of the sterner sex to
superimpose those qualities tremendously
upon ruder, If necessary, powers. Therein
is indicated a responsibility that woman
cannot evade with consistency to her
larger social duty. II is no answer TO
say that men have robbed women Of q
degree OF domestic usefulness by es-
tabIishing such industries as those of the
! baker and the cOstume-maker. That in
dustrial fact only widens wCman's oppor-
tunity for gentler and refining arts.
There can be no such creature as an
unsuccessful lady" The term is para
doxicaL Nor can a vulgar woman be
successful. The defect in the utterance
/ Of this critic Is in her attempted differ
entiation between the terms woman and
| lady. A true woman cannot fail to be a
lady lady must be a true woman.
| The quality Of goodness implies that Of
! grace; and there can be no grace without
! basic goodness. 4 woman may succeed in
the professions, or in climbing mountains
or in running automobiles, or in guiding
airships; but her success viii, of necessity
imply that she is a lady.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
Exploits Los Angeles.

The midWinter number Of the Los An
geles Times 900 pages IS out II is an
exceptionally comprehensive exploitation
OF the life. progress. and resources Of the
Southwest. with the city Of Los Angeles
as the point d'appui. One entire section
Of thirty-two pages is devoted to The
Big Things Los Angeles Is Doing. includ-
ing the acquisition Of a municipal harb0r.
the beginning Of an unheard-of aqueduct
go miles long. estimated TO cost S23 900. 90.
TO bring water from tina Sierras. and the
building OF 1900 miles OF good roads
through the county at q cost OF S. 5000
One Of the interesting sections Is a beau
ufully illustrated part telling Of the
methods and successes Of orange and
lemon growers. Another is given up to
home-seekers and the great areas of
fertile lands now open IN Southern Cali
fornia- There are pages Illuminated by
the beauty types" Of the Southland
There are over 100 different Photographic
half-tone pictures in the number. and
many colored plates. with maps. charts
showing products. mining pictures and
ranch scenes. The impression uttered by
President Taft, after his recent visit. are
given. and Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, edi-
tor OF the Times, contributes an article
entitled, los Angeles, the Ardent Hebe
Of the Seusuous South.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
Time to stamp Eggs.

From the LeavenvoTth lkars3 Times
Farmers, II you want to make a reputa-
ton for your hens. and make money for
yourself, just watch the flock. and every
time a hen cackles get out your rubber
stamp, ruE 20 the barn, secure the egg,
and stamp the date OF the appearance in
the nest OF tho egg. over in Canada.
where things are supposed 70 be cheaper
eggs with the date stamped on them are
selling for 60 cents per dozen. The IN
stamped eggs which are sold merely as
fresh bring l. cents less per dozen. and
then follow the other grades, good eggs"
and just plain eggs" The last grade,
Of course, will be purchased only by the
man who never thinks, when he sits at
table and orders his dinner. He can call
for hash IN a restaurant where the order
is not hacked with confidence IN the man
agement Of the kitchen, and eat in COM
parative comfort. but the majority OF
people want 20 know what they are eat
ing, and they want stamped and certified
eggs and hash, with a notary's seal at
tached The man who is IN the hen bust
ness, and knows what he is doing. ought
to get along fairly we'll these days
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13

in Congressional Reesfd proofs after
midnight, the correspondent who sent
out his story the evening before cannot
be blamed for having quoted the speak
er as he heard the speech delivered.
When election returns are day late,
because the party in control Of the bal
lot boxes has an object In Withholding
the result the paper is not at fault in
giving the result as In doubt
The newspaper is so accurate a. TO
be marvel when the matter is closely
studied. Stock market reports, results
Of baseball games. votes in Congress on
important bills, appointments by the
President, decisions by the courts, and
hundreds Of other items are flashed over
the wires the moment the information Is
made public. and the chances are 10000
to l that the report is correct News
papers OF the conservative class are
truthful and accurate. The reader, how
ever, must possess enough general knowl-
edge to decide between a CLOSED Incl
dent" and news in the making.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
Champion FIaptack Eater.

FrrEn the shaniko lOregl star.
Last Tuesday night. after supper. the
conversation among the men az the Bro
gan ranch, near Antelope, turned on what
they would Ike for breakfast FaldimOre
Larsen declared for hot cakes-and lots
Of EN- Mrs Brogan asked him how
many he would Ike, and he thought
twenty would be about right for light
breakfast. Now, Mrs. Brogan's hot cakes
are full mems size and Tom Kenney
knew that twenty Of them would be as
big as a large saddle blanket, so he
offered TO bet s that Larsen couldn't do
the stunt. Larsen covered the money.
Next morning at breakfast, Larsen ate
twenty-five. and remarked that he could
easily eat more if he wanted 10 show OF,
but he did not care for a heavy break
fast that morning
Kenney observed the ease with which
the victor absorbed the hot cakes. and HIS
FIVE. and stated later that he believed
Larsen could eat seventy-fve or 100 flap
Jacks any time they were in sight he
stands ready 10 back Larsen as the
champion fapjack eater in the world.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
An Editors Temptation.

Down in the beautiful and progressive
little city of Albany, Ga. there lives a
man named Henry Mcintosh. He is a
citizen without fear and without reproach.
He loves his fellow-man and he is be-
loved by all who know him. He is the
editor of the Albany Herald, one of the
very best, cleanest, and most thoroughly
reliable Of the smaller dailies Of the
South He is a positive factor in his COM
munity-a factor for good. His person
atty is inspiring, and his newspaper IS
so saturated with it that it is difficult TO
separate the one from the other In thought.
Wen. the friends of Mr.. McIntosh-thsy
sincerely believe themselves 10 be his
friends-are beseechlng him 10 become q
candidate for Congress TO succeed the late
lamented James Mathews Griggs They
believe he would make an ideal Congress
mana worthy exponent Of the true
Democratic faith. and that Is all true.
moreover. He would make just that sort.
He would be a Congressman along the
same lines that he is an editor. and that
would be always along the way of honesty,
fairness. and tolerance, as he IS given the
I light to see those things. Perhaps we
might 90 further. and say he would be
unpatriotic TO refuse TO become a candi-
date
We are only moved to wonder why a
man so happily situated in life should
| ever incline. or suffer himself 20 be in
cHned. 10 abandon it for the stormy sea of
national politics. Right here in Washing
! ton, where the occasional tarnish on the
tinsel is so apparent. the exchange OF
estates would seem TO some TO be almost
foolhardy. Once in the game. this
Georgian probably would never be able
/ to forsake it; and, while he might be sue
cessfuI in his efforts, We seriously ques-
ton that ever again would he be so happy
as he now is.
There will be much to felicitate our
/ selves upon should this man Mcintosh
come 10 Congress; and maybe his duty
to his country is greater than his duty &c
| himself. but-well. It IS a fine thing TO be
an Editor Mcintosh in an Albany. Ga
We can imagine It being a much fnel
thing than being a Congressman in Wash
lngton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
TruthfulneSS of History

In his address as president Of the Amer
lean Historical Association. Prof. Albert
Bushnell Hart made d sweeping asser-
ton that history was no longer trust
worthy. He dealt a blow at the Pilgrim
fathers and at the Southern cavaliers as
history has painted them. He attacks
the historian and the editor Of the daily
paper for the errors that, he believes,
VIII some day cause us to doubt all his
tory The following is an extract from
his address.
The pressing danger Of the republic is inaccu-
racy. We know that the daily press has little re.
gard for truth. because every evening PAPER is con-
SANITY convictng every morning rival Of falsehood
public speakers make up their Anecdotes and disti
wrong deductions into the minds Of their hearers
the records Of Congress are full Of speeches that
were never spoken, and omit much Of the Taciness
Of actual debate
President Hart finds several distinct
attempts to manufacture myths The
FIRST Of these is the effort to exalt the
Pilgrim fathers. He decries the ascrip-
ton to them OF virtues they never pos
sessed and made no claim TO possessing.
He admits they represented a splendid
cause and were pioneers in a magnificent
historical pageant, but we should lei
their praises stop there.
He finds similar myth in the exalta-
ton OF the cavalier, who, he declares
was as infrequent in Virginia as in New
York He adds:
1T Is st least remarkable that few Of the great
Virginia families Of the nineteenth century can show
cavalier lineage neither tho Jefersous nor Aladi
sons, Monroes Marshals, Carriers Cars, nor Bryan,
uscs undoubted descent from ore Of the bearers Of
the loselocks."
When he assails the daily press he fails
to distinguish between news and history
News Is current happenings placed before
the world for information; history is III,
concrete fact. which is Interchangeable
News Is the process Of formation; his
tory is the completed act When tbs
morning paper denies what the afternoon
paper printed, or vice versa. it does no.
mean that either erred. Il means, II
most cases. that additional information
is placed before the reader
There may be a train wreck and ter
persons killed. The press bulletin place!
the list at eight or, again, at fifteen
When the paper goes 10 press the in
complete story is still coming over tn,
wires. The newspaper does not stanS
the reader find fault with the informa
ton. When the final report comes in
the newspaper viii be found giving tn,
facts according to the official records
Then Il becomes history.
When a speech in Congress is changed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
Investigate High Cost of Living!

An investigation by Congress OF the
high cost of living Is needed. 1t cannot
be Instituted too soon or pursued too
vigorously
There has been much talk on the sub
ject. prompted by full realization of
oppressive conditions. and now 1t is in
order for a properly constituted commit
tee to proceed systematically and deter
minedly 20 ascertain the facts.
Washington offers a good field for in
vestlgation. Conditions as to prices, as
to cost of things essential to daily life.
are not exceptional here. A marked up
ward tendency exists that is in keeping
with the trend Of things generally.
What is the cause Of it. or what are
the combined causes?
High prices cannot be ascribed 20 the
operations Of the new tariff law. The
increase is quite as appreciate in the
cost of articles unaffected by changes in
the schedules as In those articles affected
by tariff notifications. Indeed, il is
true that things which to-day pay a
smaller tariff tax than under the Dingley
law have advanced correspondingly in
price with things that are additionally
taxed.
What is the explanation Of it all?
Economists entertain theories which are
Illuminated from time to time in a more
or less logical way, but are not alto
gether convincing. Moreover. these the
cries are unacceptable TO people who pay
the bills. No amount Of theorizing has
improved conditions
If it is a fact that combinations. fol
lowing the example set by certain Of tht
gigantic trUsts-the bad trusts-are en-
gagged In arbitrarily initiating prices by
utilizing methods in restraint Of competi
ton. and thus forcing the consumer Il
pay more than he would otherwise bt
compelled to pay, then that fact ought
TO be established without delay and the
abuses stopped. We DO not say that this
IS a fact but the popular impression
held in that connection calls for thor.
ough investigation, at any rate.
The necessary legal machinery is i'm
mediately at hand here at Washington
TO correct conditions that may be the
result of wrong dealing.
Meanwhile, realizing so fully that the
cost of living is high and getting higher
Congress should not delay doing justice
10 the great army Of HI-paid government
employees. upon whom this condition i,
bearing down with much severity.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-13
Burglars Have Watch Dogs.
um the New Orleans Picayunu

From the New Orleans Picayune-
Police OF Courbevoie. a suburb Of Paris
noticed two burglars climbing into the
gardens Of al unlnhabited house one
night. They called up their dogs and
made for the burglars, but the burglars
had brought several trained dogs with
them, too. and their dogs raised the
alarm. A pitched battle between the police
and the Apaches and the police dogs and
the ApaChesS dogs took place The two
burglars were arrested, but their dogs
left one Of the police dogs dead on the
field ard escaped. The police have in
formation that a large number OF dogs
have recently been trained by the male
factors to fight the trained dogs Of the
police. and TO help their masters, the
Apaches, 70 break the laws.