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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
Old Enough to Be Good.

He was liquid eyed Spaniard en tour through Italy. She was New England maiden lady doing Florence. They met first at the pension table dhote and next in the Ufzzi gallery.
 saThe madonna of which you spoke, v said the liquid eyed Spaniard. '1s across the hall and down to the right two doors It hangs in gallery g..
 According to my Baedeker," pro- tested the New England maiden lady, "it hangs in gallery g."
 Pardon It is impossible protest ed the spaniard. ''It stands here in my, Baedeker that it is to be found in gallery B.
 Perhaps said the New England maiden, .tyour book is out of date. But it is easy to assure ourselves who is right. Let us go to gallery or to gal lery and see"
 Madame" said the- Spaniard, with some emotion, ''zt is not necessary to exert ourselves. This book. madame. is perfectly reliable. My grandfather himself assured me so. It is the very volume that he used when he himself toured Italy at my age."-Detroit Free Press
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
ST. JOBS AND WEST ENDS PLAY TOMORROW
 AT NEWFIELD PARK

The third game of the series for the city baseball championship be- tween the West Ends and the St. Josephs will be played tomorrow aft ernoon at Newfield Park at o'clock Though this will be the third game, neither team has won a contest. The first a week ago Sunday at West End Park went ten innings, being called at the end of the 10th because of darkness with the score a tie at 3-3- Last Sunday the scene shifted to St. Joseph Oval. After seven innings of battling, darkness set in, the score at the time being A.
 Tomorrow either Ryder or Kelly and Lavery will work for the Joes and Coughlin and Kerr for the West Ends. Dan Shannon and Malone will 11rnrire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
LEACUERS HIT 300 IN SPEECHMAkING CLOSE
 OF .I9IO'S GREAT SEASON

To Treasurer Bernard F. Cooney was allotted the task of presenting to the winners. the cup donated by T. B. Lasher of the International Silver Co. Manager Ketcham accepted the cup for the Corset makers.
 Superintendent J. F. Alderman of the BirdSey-Somers Go. was called upon to present the cup donated by Louis E. Richards, proprietor of the Bridgeport Sun to the Bullard Ma chine Tool Go. winners of third place. The acceptance speech was made by Manager Walter Pitt.
 mated by R. F. Kinder was presented by W. J. Pitt to the American Tube & Stamping Co., team. It was ac- cepted by Manager H, c; Feydt.
 Fred Larson, Supervisor of Scorers presented to the Yost club a cup for the best fielding average for the season. Manager Keenan tore off his third speech of acceptance on behalf of his club for the evening.
 Individual prizes were next in or der. A silk umbrella donated by the Post and a silver loving cup given by Judge of Probate Edward P Nobbs were accepted by George Metz ger of the Bul1ard team who finish ed at the top of the league o1 in the h Donnelly presented his cup to Edwarc Moran of the Bfrdsey7Somers team as the player making the greatest num- Der of runs during the season
 During the evening a number .oi the officials of the various factories and other guests were called upon They The included: Alfred E. veness, tsu- perintendent of the Union Typewr1tel Co: John Crawfords assistant super intendent of the Birdsey-Somers co Dudley P. Bullard of the Bullard Ma chine Tool Co.,; Superintendent Porter of the Automatic Machine Co; Man ager Farrell of the Automatic Mach Co baseball club, Manager Gottschall of the Ashcroft team, James J Sweeney chief rooter for the Yos club and Michael J. Clabb presl dent of the Yost Baseball Association
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
His urn Came.
content

Ben Davis defeated President Madi- son for election to the Virginia house of delegates after Madison had left the White House. Old Davis, who seldom wore coat. was sitting on rail fence on the roadside in Greene county one morning when young man dressed in dapper fashion and evidently from the city passed by.
 Good morning." said David, with the proverbial Virginia politeness.
 To this the stranger paid no atten- tion. In a few minutes, however, he came to a fork in the roads and was evidently in doubt which way he should go. He retraced his steps to where Davis still sat on the fence and asked him with great politeness if he could tell him which way led to Stan ardsvil1e. Davis made no reply.
 ''WiIl you please tell me- the young man repeated, which road I take to get to Stanardsvi1le ?"
 'fYou can,'' said Davis stolidly. take any d-d road you ease.''-Popular Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
MRS, TAFT'S CAR
 HITS LITTLE GIRL
Presidents Wife, Shocked at the Accident, HurrieS With
 Child to Hospital
Special from United Press.1

Beverly, Mass, Oct. 11.-When Mrs. Taft left here today in Presi- dentiaI auto to visit Salem Hospital. information leaked out of an auto accident in which the wife of the President ran down and painfully. though not seriously, injured Wilfred E. Crowe1l, a six year old girl, while motoring through Salem last night.
 Chauffeur Long, who was driving the Taft car, had turned his machine e close to the curb in one of Salem S narrow streets, to make way for an other auto coming in his direction: The little girl became confused and ran in front of the Taft car. Long applied the brakes and steered his car almost on the sidewalk in an eff fort to avoid striking the child. He was unable, however, to avoid d glancing blow, which knocked the girl down.
 Mrs Taft ordered the machine stopped at once, picked up the child and hurried with her to the Salem Hospital It was found that the chi1d's head had been cut and her body bruised slightly. She will be discharged from the hospital today The fender and wheel of the car struck her. Mrs. Taft was greatly shocked at~sthe accident. Early to- day she mo Ared over to the hospital to ascertain again the extent of the child's injuries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
An unusuaI oppertunitv.

The young clergyman had been urged by his bishop to raise in his small par ish as large a sum as possible to swell the fund for the people of a farOf isle. The rector had put the need before his people as graphically as he was able. but he was not gifted with eloquence and felt that his appeal had not struck home to the hearts of his Hstehers. He made last attempt to rouse their en- thusiasm for the worthy cause.
 s'Think of them, so far away" he said earnestly Think of 10000 per sons living without the pg+Tri~Bes of Christian burial, while any of you here in this little town may nave the ad- vantages of four handsome cemeteries, and give of your abundance, my breth- ren, to those who have nOthing."- Youths Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11

With employer rubbing elbows with employee and winner receiving the pIaudits of the loser, the Factory baseball league rang down the cur tain for the baseball season of 1910 with a banquet last evening at Odd Fellows Hall on Broad street. There were covers laid for 125, the banquet being served by the members Of Char ity Rebekah lodge of Odd FelloWs.
 It was shortly after 8 o'clock when President Thomas McNamara of the league. who also was the toastmaster for the evening, called the attention of the guests that the tempting. viands were warm and ready, asking all that they do themselves justice. With the completion of placing away the pig eats the boys sat back in their chairs while they listened with mrngled ave and pleasure at the choice bits of ora tory and after dinner talk which flowed from the lips of the many speakers. There were many pr1zes 10 be presented each requiring presen- tation speech followed by the little T thank yOu.
 Cheerful words relative to past events and what would be the future success of the league waited through the spacious hall during the evening. Well they might, for the players worked hard for the success or the league, deserving everything that could be said of them. All looked forward to bigger and brighter pros poets next season.
 Dan shannon who brought back many little stories of early baseball! in this city, and is also the supervisor of unpires of the league, in a neat little say presented the pennant do mated by the Rowland Dry Goods co. to the Yost club for their commanding position in the league. The response was made by Manager Tom Keenan,
 The solid silver shield given by the NEonufa oturers association to the team winning first place was presented by George M Flames, of, the Singer Man ufacturing Co. and accepted by Man ager Keenan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
A Lawver's Paradise

Naples, under Spanish rule in the eighteenth century. was overrun with lawyers. Of their profusion Joseph Addison had this to say:
 "It is incredible how great a multi tude of retainers to the law there are at Naples. It is commonly said that when Innocent XI. had desired the Marquis of Campio to furnish him with 30,OOO head of swine the mar quis answered him that for his swine he could not spare them. but if his holiness had occasion for 3O,OOO law yers he had them at his service.'
 It seems to have been a golden age for lawyers, for. as the author says. ''there are very few persons of con sideration who have not a cause de pending, for when a Neapolftan has nothing else to do he generally shuts himself up in his closet and falls a tumbling over his papers to see if he can start a lawsuit and plague his neighbors. and Hygienic Ga zette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
~The Soul of Golf"

One who knew the soul of golf saw 1t and described it. It was q tricky green, with q drop of twenty feet be- hind it. To have overrun it would have been fatal. There was stiff head wind. The player would not risk running up. He cut well in under the ball to get all the back spin he could.
 He pitched the ball well up against the wind, which caught it and. on ac- count of the spin, threw it up and up until it scared almost over the hole, then it dropped like shot bird about a yard from the hole, and the back spin gripped the turf and held the ball within a foot of where it fell. It was obvious to one man that it was a crude shot It was equally obvious to another. who knew the inner se- crets of the game. that it was bril- liantIy conceived and beautifully exc c11ted stroke One man saw nothing of the soul of the stroke. He got the husk and the other took the kernel P. B. Vaile in North American Review
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
THUNDEIsBoLTs PRACTICE.

The Thunderbo1ts held their first signal practice Sunday morning,. 25 candidates turning out. The next practice will be held Tuesday night at the U. M. c. lot at 730 o'clock; all candidates are requested to report as Manager Dunnigan has arranged for a game with Ihomaston in Thom- aston for Sunday, Oct 23- The Thomaston team is considered one of the fastest in the state and the Thur derbolts will have to play football in order to come back with their usual smile Manager Dunnigan is also making arrangements for a series of games with the Starlights of Nauga- tuck. This team needs no iEtroduc- HoIIopin says his team will win hands down as lie claims he has few sur prises to spring on the Thomaston crowd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
REV, FATHER M'ELROY
 AT LATE BISHOPS MASS

pontifcaI requiem mass was celebrated yesterday at St. Joseph's s Cathedral, Hartford, for the the ., reRoSe 7Eioye new who died two years ago. The ceiebrant was Bishop John J: Milan. He was assisted by Rt. Rev Monsfg- nor John Synott, president or St' Thomas Seminary. Rev. FatheF it Nic- Elroy of Bridgeport and Rev. John P. Guinet were the deacons of honof, and Rev. William J. McGurk or sou @9out II II Manchester and Rev. John T. LynGLl of St. Joseph's, Meriden, were the deacons. Many guests from through n n. Cathedral was flIed with people. The visiting clergymen were entertal lneo eet at dinner in the dining hall of Mt. 0t- Joseph's Convent after the mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
HERRMANN'S EDlCT
 MAKES PLAYERS SORE
Cobb-Laioie Batting Contest Scandal
 Cause of Commissions Ruling.
Especial from United Press

New York, Oct. 11.-The pronun- ciamento of Garry Hermann, chair mission, that as a result of the scan dal in the race for batting supremacy between Lajoie and Cobb, the Com mission would not permit prizes to be offered for leading batsmen in the future, has aroused the ire of New York players.
 How the Commission can prohibit the offering or acceptance of prizes from business firms for leading play CTS, is som ething that the fans and players can't figure out.
 stINext thing we shall hear of the Commission trying to prevent suits of clothes and boxes of cigars being given to the players for home runs, declared one of the stars of the High flanders team. Then the Commission will try to regulate how we shall spend our winters and will prescribe what we must and must not eat. No wonder there is talk of revolt | against the two big leagues. It is sure to come unless the Commission displays more sense in the future."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
BOXING

New York. Oct 11.-Phil M MeGqXz i6Ye . Terrv.'' n IT. made good his boast that he would would show fight followers his best form in his fight with young O'Leary. McGovern was few pounGs oNel7 ali but knocked out O'Leary in the seventh round of their 10 round go at the Olympic A. C., last nlSht.
 Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 11-Mem- bers of the Grand Athletic Cluo to+ day announced that a ten rouna pout e,l between Ape Atten, holder or Ine featherw eight title. and Johnny Xii bane, of Cleveland, will be stagea here on October 24. They Will Welsh in at 122 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
CorraGt.

Teacher Addressing class)-A phi Ianthropist is person who exerts him. self to do good to his fellow men Now. if I were wealthy, children" she add ed by way of illustration, 'and gave money freely to all needy and unfor- tunates who asked my aid I'd be a'-
 She broke off abruptly to point at boy in the class.
 ''what would I be. Tommy?' she asked.
 A cinchH' shouted Tommy.-New York Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
.OLDFIELD MUST
 DRAW COLOR LINE
 OR LOSE STANDING
If He Runs in Auto Contest With Jack Johnson A. A. A.
 Will Expel Him
Especial from United Press0

NAoPOO1e1I OIII N1 IININ1NA e1SN1-1
 New York, Oct. 11.-Facing expul- sion by the American Automo obile As sociation if he goes ahead with his proposed automobile race with Jack Johnson, Barney Oldfeld is today wondering whether the honor of beat ing the colored pugilistic champion IS worth the penalty.
 The Automobile Association has withdrawn the racing drivers license issued to Johnson, alleging that 1t was granted through nisrepresenta- ton. This means that if Oldheld races the negro at Sheepshead Bay, he will place himself in the outlaw class Oldheld admits that he is in the most quandary of his life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
Reassured Inc Judae.

A wife, joining her husband in conveyance of real estate. was asked by the judge. who examined her ID private, according to the act of the assembly, whether she acted without compulsfon, on the part of her hus- hand. She stuck her arms akimbo and replied: 'sFIe compel me! No, nor twen
 ty like hinn!''-Argonaut l54t far
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
tR-H. s. BATTLES WITH
 NAUGATUCK WEDNESDAY

Naugatuck High School will battle with Bridgeport High upon fne zgr1d- titon, "Wednesday at Seaside Park iThef game will be a fast one from Ithe first blow of the whistle, till the time is up. The, High School team is playing a good game now and will fdo their best to win. From the spirit around school, the fellows ex- tpect their team to win, and no doubt there will be a large crowd to cheer for B. H. $. The lineup of the teams will probably be; BridgeT5ort H. S. Naugatuck H. s. Sullivan Cunningham. ....--.- ......... .L Butler, (Capt.)
 L. E. Calhoun, Graham eco. Gormally
 L. T. Smith, Donaldson. .....''. Reilly Bradbury, Wakeman ...... .Hoadley Della VaI1e, Murphy. Renahan
 R. G. DeWo1fe,- Brown ...... Condon 9' R. E. Challenger, Hamilton ....... Grove
 o. B. Lynch, Rickard Caine
 L. H. B.
 F. Hurd, (Capt-) W. Butler
 R.-H. B.
 The Naugatuck subs will be. Hall Weisman, Title, Ham, Longford and sRaytkiewich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
Weather Indications.

Fair tonight and Wednesday. Mod crate west winds.
 Pleasant weather prevails tnls I1l 5 morning in all sections east or tne Mississippi river. F'rosts were report ed from the eastern portion Of the lake region and New England. WelL defined disturbances are central tnis ! morning over the North At1antlc Ocean and Idaho.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slightly higher tenn perature-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
$1OO,OOO ON LIFE
 OF NEGRO FIGHTER
rsnecial from United Press.>

Especial from United Press.l
 New York, Oct. 11.-After being turned down by seven American life insurance companies in his quest for a $75,0o0 policy, Jack Johnson, the Eswhite hope plaster" was notified by London company that it would in- sure his life in any sum up to $1OO,- 900. The premium demanded by the London Company is said to be one of the highest on record.S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
An -Innnrtant Detail.

Secretary of Missionary Society-WC are sending you to Kai-Kai island. in the Solomons. Is there any particular information you would like about tho inhabitants? Budding Missionary 1A- ~-- +I.z-, .Au.asA.la
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
ROLLER POLO
Last Night,s ResuIts.

At Providence-Provide 5; New At Bfockton-Brockton, g; wor- cester, r
 At New Bedford, Maes.-New Bed ford, 8; Hartford, 1.
 Al Fall FiVer, -Mass.-Fau River, g i; Taunton, 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
NOT A NARCOTIC

Get the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package. It is safe 1d effectiye Contains no opiates
 befuse substitutes. F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11

''Why didn't you stay at aunty's ?'' her mother asked her in surprise.
 'She introduced me to a dogp' re piled the naughty young person.-Cin- cinnati Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
BENGALS CLAIM JUNIOR
 CHAMPIONSHIP OF CITY

By winning from the LincOlns, Sun day 8-5, in the fourth of the series for the Junior city baseball cham piorship, the Bengals now lay claim to that title. Four games were play ed by these clubs to settle the title, the Benga1s winning two, the Lin coins one, while one game resulted in a. tie. During the season just closed the Bengals have played v games, losing eleven, five to city clubs and six to out of town teams
 The Bengal team has been success fully managed this season by Thomas Gallagher. John Whalen was the Tr1ainstay of the club in the pitching art. working in 25 games, losing 10. The record of games for the season speaks for itself:
 Benga1s, 28; Regals, 6.
 BengaIs, '; Clovedales, 4.
 Bengals, 4; Yost, 12.
 Bengals, 5 Maplewoods, o.
 Bengals, 8; Pequots, 5.
 Benga1s, 5 Colonials, (S. Norwalk ) Bengals, 6; Excelsiors, 4.
 Rengals 3; Long Hills, 5.
 Bengals, 23; Crescents (Ansonia) 2 Bengals, A; Colonials (S. Nor "95e Bengals. 22; sheltons (N Haven) Bengals, g; Stratford, ?.
 Bengals, g; Fairfield. 2.
 RengS1s, 4; Cloyers, 5.
 Bengals. 8; Sokols, g.
 Rengals 19; Walnut Beach, 0.
 Bengsls, T; Edgewoods, 2.
 Bengzls, 6; Saugatucks, 8.
 Bengsls, 6; Winnipauk, 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
Standing.
Games Tonight.

New Haven at New Bedford. Fall River at Brockton. Hartford at Taunton. Providence at Worcester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
National League.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
National Jeague
A RELIABLE MEDICINE

Philadelphia at New York-(Two games; 1:3O o'clock.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
BASEBALL SUMMARY
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

National League. Philadelphia, 8; New York, 2. St. Louis, 15; Chicago, T. STANDING OF THE CLUES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11

MT. Simonds, met the football squad fin the Assembly Hall Monday morn ing and explained to them the neces- Isity of studying to play on the foot ihalls teann.s Each fellow must be above E7o and must scarry at least F points. He also informed the fellows that they should not get swelled heads because Of the large score they ran up against Greenwich High School. The High School team of three years ago ran a llarage- score in one game, and in the next week never showed up for Prac- itice Thet next game was with Meri- tden. and tB H. s. received a bad beating onA account of their lack of tnractice.
 It is wondered about town, what ll4inid of teams the New York High kSchools have when Greenwich H. s. defeat them by the score of 20 and 4o Ito O. and then come to Bridgeport only to get beat by the score of 56 to 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-11
B. H. s. ITEMS

Word has been received from the Naugatuckt H. s. manager that a large crowd will, accompany the team. As there wi1IAalso be a large crowd here from other Afowns in the observance of Columbus Day by the Knights of Co ilumbus, the attendance at the game should be one, of the largest that has ever attendedA a game between two high schools.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-11-03

man on watch with the nickeled stadimeter at his
eyes, the white bluejackets In boats on the super
structure, some with cameras poised-all leveled
to the same trenchant awe. Vague murmurs, not
quite a shouting. rise: the rumble Of a belated
loading hoist, the hosrse hiss OF air blasts clear
ing the bores. The nerveracking tsung of o
primer discharged in some breech, with the bra
vado Of utter preparedness. Choking smoke
clouds vomit up over us from the crater OF the
forward smoke pipe. with the heat of a Turkish
bath.
"Fire!"-and all around on the rails Of our
cage snarl out the buyers.
All the sea to starboard goes ribbed and scit
tering, as II under the first blow of a tornado.
Knots ten right" (Defection) Down 600"
(Range.) "Knots six left" Down 300." "Salvoi"
You miss. or cannot mem after, the exact
shouts OF the spoilers, the key to the actual
craftsmanship. cried out as the geyser-gardens
rise, and, transformed, as they echo In the sub
station, into the craft that guides the great spurts
TO bloom out where We all hunger for them to
be-bunched together and hiding the target with
their spray.
1.-THE Georgia's shooting at our screen
That last one winged her." You catch such fever
ish comments between times. slowly ~graspins.
too, that the yards and angles Of range and de-
Election keep dwindling in size, as shouted. "Hiti-
comes, now and then, in the climax like a ham
mer blow; and as the four-minute eternity ends
on the long alarm bell for cease firing. you hear.
like a man coming out of a trance, the ordnance
officer calmly observing that the DETECTION wasn't
a knot out all the time. but d-n that forward
turret for hanging fire so that those poison fumes
hid the splashes. You are coughing. In a first
remembrance Of their strange. acrid. burning
strangulation.
The run ia over. the spectacle and the human
burden OF It delivered. as the order 10 passed
to call up all divisional officers to report any
mishres.
Swinging out now to the targets. hungrily
searching them for shell holes, the throng Of
officers on the quarterback vent their relaxed ten
sion--"our dispersal was good. but the range
finder read 500 yards over. That's always the
fault. And half the time II figures under" Or
you hear. "A difference OF 30 per cent. In range
makes a difference OF 300 per cent. in the dim
Guilty OF spotting." One learns that the forward
twelves hung fire because water splashed the
sights. We discern three hits In our target
none in any OF the other three. glory bei-pick,
Ing them reluctantly from rents made by the
seas; as the repair boats. putting out from each
shipsof us. set their half-naked crews struggling
with the mast and screens. herding the precious
canvases aboard the flagship. for judgment by all
umpires assembled,