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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
NEUTRAL REPORT AS RESULT OF
 HIGHWAY PROBE

The aldermanic committee on streets and sidewalks, which was made a special committee to investi- gate the highway construction on Fairfield avenue, will report to the Common Council. tonight. The re- port is being drafted by a sub-com mittee which held two meetings to- day.
 It now looks as if the report will be neutral in character. There had been some disposition upon the part of the committee, or a portion of it, to report that the city should not be it's own contractor, in the cOnstruc- tion of highways. But it was learned that very considerable portion of the electorate were not in favor of such a recommendation, and 1t will probably not be made.
 '"The committee is not disposed to be antagonistic to any one, said a member of the committee this morn ing.
 Fairfield avenue has got to be put in condition for travel no matter who is to blame. If we blame the state highway commissioner or the former director of public works 1t would not gain anything for the city in the end.
 "The investigation as reported in the newspapers shows that experts IeSIllleu lIldI lIlc IOdu Wc1S lOO h1l, that the road is one which gets a great deal of wear, and that smooth CT kind of pavement might have been used with more success. That the road was built according to specified tions with the exception that a great deal of the stone was dumped on the road instead of being spread on with shovels was also shown.
 ''The state highway commissioner is an autocrat in his position. What he says goes in road work. The city can not sue the state even if it could show that it had lived up to the contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
STROKE OF APOPLEXY
 WAS CAUSE OF DEATH
 SAY ENGLISH DOCTORS.

London, May 9.-The cause of death, as given out by physicians in attendance upon King Edward, is not generally accepted by the English medical profession which inclines to the impression that stroke of apo pleXy must have seized the King shortly before death.
 This opinion is based chiefly on the fact that bronchitis, given as the cause of death, rarely proves fatal so quickly as in the case of Edward. Not even the fact that the royal physicians declared that the bron- chitis was accompanied with heart trouble, satisfied the medical profes- sion.
 The Manchester Guardian says that King Edwards choking spells began a year ago while he was on a visit to Berlin. During one of his choking periods the Guardian says, the Kings attendants unceremoniously slashed the Kings coat in order that he might get his breath.
 The Lance insists that the official bulletin stating that death was due to heart failure, following bronchitis, was correct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
LONDON THEATRES REOPEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 KING GEORGES WISHES

London, May 9.-In compliance with the wishes of King George, Lon don theatres re-opened today and will close only on the day of the late Kings funeral.
 The new ruler was led to this ac- ton by his solicitude for a number of people who would be thrown out of employment by the closing of the theatres.
 The Kings wish was contained in the following message which he sent today to the Theatrical Managers As sociation which had decided to close all theatres until after the funeral:
 ''The Lord Chamberlain has re- ceived the Kings orders to the fol- lowing effect:
 ''On account of the number of peo- pie that would be thrown out of em- ployment by the prolonged closing of the theatres, His Majesty wishes the theatres opened except on the day of His Late Maiestv's funeral
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
BITTER ATTACK OF
 CIGAR DEALERS ON
 INSURANCE CO.'S.
tspecial from United Press ]

Hartford. May 9.-Bitterly attacking he insurance companies for placing sxorbitantly high rates on tobacco .rops. the National Cigar Leaf Asso- .iation, in annual convention today, adopted resolutions calling upon the proper authorities in New York State. he seat of the tobacco manufacturers Insurance difficulties. to investigate present rates and to force the insur- ince companies to quote lower rates m tobacco.
 Out of all proportion was the way he convention expressed it's opinion pn present rates
 About 200 delegates are attending he convention which will continue Through tomorrow r Culman Jr, New York. president of the associa- ion. presided. The annual report of secretary Felix Eksun. of Philadelphia. Ihowed a balance of $1, 1,S67 9S in the reaSurY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
GEORGES WIFE CROWNED
 QUEEN MARY BY KING EDWARD'S EXPRESSED WISH.

London, May 9.-It is in compli- ance with one of the last expressed wishes of King Edward that George's s wife wisl mount the throne as Queen Mary. For years the Princess of Wales was Princess Victoria Mary, known as Princess May among her closest friends. She had expected to be crowned as Queen Victoria Mary.
 Two names will never do," King Edward told her recently. When you take the throne with your hus- band you must abandon the name of Victoria Let the people call you plain Queen Mary, and they will love you the more for it. Too much com plication in names will detract from your popularity"
 And so it is as Queen Mary that Georges wife will wear a crown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
FIVE FATALLY
 INJURED IN OIL
 TANK EXPLOSION

New York May 9.-Twenty men were injured, five mortally. when a hor soldering iron was dropped into one Of the small tanks of the Standard Oil Company's filling department, Will Eamsburg, today. The tank exploded, throwing out a geyser of burning oil which spread to a neighboring building room.
 The building was soon a I ass of flame, the city fire department and fire boats being called to aid tAe Stan dard's own force in fighting the flames
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
NOISY ENGINES
 CAUSE COMPLAINT

Harbormaster c. H. Morris receiv- I'd a number of complaints, yesterday, against owners of motor boats who were running their craft without mufflers- Today the harbormaster gent copies of the state law to num- Der of owners as we'll as to the vari- bus boat and yacht clubs. The pen Rlty for operating a boat without a muffler Is s25 for each offense. The complaints came from persons resid- ing along the shore who were dis turbed by the din of the engines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
GOV. FOOT GUARD HAS CAPTURED
 RICHMOND CITY
Special from United Press )


 Richmond, May 9-Accompanied by Governor Frank B. Weeks of Connec- ticut. and Governor A. J. Pothier of Rhode Island. and their staffs. the first and second companies Governors s Foot Guard of the New England State, and two companies of the light infan- try of Rhode Island. reached Rich mond today. to be the guests of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, the oldest and most exclusive military or eanization in the South at the dedica- tion of the new $l50.000 armory by the local citizen soldiery.
 The distinguished visitors and mem- bers of the two oldest military com mands of New England will participate in the dedication. be the guests of Gov ernor Mann of Virginia and the Con- federate Women and banouet of the Richmond Blues, and have the position of honor in the parade to be held to- n1OrrON-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
DR. KYDE'S WIFE
 TAKES THE STAND
 IN MURDER TRIAL

Kansas City, May 9.-Mrs. Francis Hyde, the wife of Dr. B. c. Hyde on trial charged with staying Colonel Thomas H. Swope, took the stand few minutes after the court opened today. She began her testimony by telling of her meeting Hyde, her COurtship and marriage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
FLAGMAN KILLED.

Newington, May S.-Bernard Nc sinnis, a flagman at the Main street zilroad crossing, was decapitated by New York, New Haven and Hart ord express train here yesterday. He vas 56 years old and leaves a family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
SENATE RESOLUTIONS

Washington, May 9.-Resolutions on the death of King Edward were adopt ed by the Senate committee on For eign Relations. today, as a report to the Senate. It was planned to have them submitted to the Senate at 3 clock and adjourn out of respect.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
MISS KEANE WRITES
 B, H. S. CLASS HYMN

Miss Margaret Keane, daughter of John F. Keane, the well known cloth ing merchant. is the author of the Class Hymn, B. H. s., 1910. Her com position has been accepted and the announcement has been made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD
 IN TORRINGTON
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Torrington. May 9.-Mrs. Ellen Pal ner, 5S, one of the best known women yn this town and large property own er was found dead in bed this morning by neighbors. Mrs. Palmer lived alone in Parl street. When she fail d to appear as was her custom among her friends today. an investigation was made and the woman was found to have been dead several hours as a result of heart disease.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
KAISER WILL ATTEND

Berlin, May 9.-The Kaiser definitely decided today to attend the funeral of King Edward, his uncle. He will be accompanied by Prince Henry of Prus- sia, the Kaiser's brother, and will go to England aboard the-foyal yacht HohenSolerin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
 NoT TAXED
 $9,l49,4S9

According to the list of exempt prop erty filed by the Board of Assessors with the State Tax Commissioner, the total amount of property in Bridgeport upon which no taxes is paid is $9,- 149, 4S9
 The class of property is listed as follows:
 Public Schools. $1,60S, 767 Ecclesiastical Societies, 2,351, 800 Cemeteries, 1000 Benevolent and Charitable So-
 cieties, Hospitals and In- | firnaries, 7O3, 900 Scientific and Historical So-
 cieties. 12o, 900 Personal exemptions, Soldiers.
 Sailors, and the Blind, 222. .se0 Miscellaneous exemptions, 3,287, ,032
 Total, $9,149,489
 In a reorganization the ownership of the property is given as follows: Federal Government, S275, 900 State of Connecticut. 62, 900 County of Fairfield, 472, ,000 City of Bridgeport. 4081, ,499 Exempted property owned by
 corporations and asSocia-
 tions, 4.osS. 100 Exempted property owned by
 persons. 222. 800
 Total, s9,149,4s9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
WIFE MURDERER MEETS DEATH IN
 ELECTRIC CHAIR

Especial from United Press.)
 Ossining, N Y, May 9.-Gilbert Coleman, a negro, was shocked to death in the electric chair in Sing Sing prison today for the murder of his wife in New York, on Dec 19, 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

FOR SALE.-5 young truck horses, one matched pair of chestnut horses, and years old. weight 5000, one pair mares, weight 2,6OO, and s years old, one single horse. five years old, weight 1,500 These horses are sound, kind and gentle.
 No dealers. B. Hershfield & Son, 19 Wood St., So. Norwalk, coal dealers of station. R9s*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

FOR SALE.-Belgian hares. Vim.
 Cummings, opposite Confines, Strat- ford, Ct. R g 9s*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

5O.OOO TOMATO PLANTS twice transplanted. Extra large, bes
 variety, S1.00 per 100. Cabbage cauliflower, red and Savoy cab
 bage, Kohlrabi, etc., 40c 100. FIG SChleichert, greenhouses, Reservoir Ave, North Bridgeport. a&I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

MARRIAGE LICENSE.
 A marriage license was issued this morning to John Joseph Mugos, car penter, aged 20 and Miss Katherine VOitko, daughter of Stephen Voitko of this city. Both the prospective bride and groom are natives of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

WANTED.-Positio by mechanic as chauffeur. Best of references. Ad- dress, D. S., 449 Center St., City.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09
(UNCL.ASSIFIED.)

A GIRL of experience to do general homework. Apply 100 UncoWa
 Hill. R9> If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

AUCTION SALE-Every night 12S7 Stratford Ave, near Union Ave. Groceries, dry goods, shoes, lace curtains, bed clothing, linen goods, oriental silk shawls and scarfs,
 watches, jeWelry cutlery, &c asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

FOR SALE.-Two fiat house on War 1ren Court D. R. Whitney, 1925
 Main St. R9 b%o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

STOCKINGS. elastic band age, invalid cushions, ice caps, hot water bottles, syringes, moderate prices at O'Neill's Rubber Store,
 1130 Main St. a~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

IOST.-A pair of amber rosary beads with gold cross, Sunday morning from St. Patrick's church to Lind
 ley St. Kindly return to Miss 1Iig- gins, 639 North Washington Ave-, cor. Lindley St. R9b*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

FOR SALE.-Good two family house on Wheeler Ave. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St. R9b@o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

WHEN YOU WANT a good Derby or soft hat, see Tom at 974 East Main street. You know who. Thomas Meath. ID l4 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

WANTED.-Blacks who under stands tempering tools for out of town. Steady work. Free Employ ment Bureau, 62 Cannon St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-09

For Wants, To Rent. For Sale. Etc, you get the BEST AND MOST RE- TURNS fIom THE FARMER"
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
Foa-Eye,s Plaintive Protest.

Fog-Eye Smith of northwest Wy
oming bore an appalling facade. His
style of beauty was blight. Depend
ing upon his horrific exterior. he was
in the habit of trying to awe newcom-
ers. On one occasion, affecting some
displeasure at the manner in which a
pallid stranger watered his liquor, Mr..
Smith announced, frowning, that I'M
less he detected immediate amend
ments he would send the neophyte
home in market basket. (which I'll
sure tear you up a whole lot" said
Fog Eye. Half an hour later Mr.. Smith
was found cropping about on the floor
under the poker table, hunting for his
glass eye, and muttering to himself.
The stranger asked with some evil
dence of impatience what new line of
sentiments Mr.. Smith was now har-
boring. That injured resident, glaring
malevolently from beneath the furni-
ture, replied: Which sure do hate a
man with no sense of humor."
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
SCRATCHED so SHE COULD
NOT SLEEP

II write to tell you how thankful
am for the wonderful Cuticura REM
edies. My little niece had eczema for
five years and when her mother died
I took care of the child. 1t was all
over her face and body, also on her
head. She scratched SO that she could
not sleep nights. used Cuticura
Soap to wash her with and then ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment. did not
use quite half the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, together with Cuticura Re
solvent. when you could see a'change
and they cured her nicely. Now she
Is eleven years old and has never been
bothered with eczema since. My
friends think 1t is just great the way
the baby was cured by Cuticura.
send you a picture taken when she was
about IS months old.
"She was taken with the eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds Of
salves and medicines without effect
until we used Cuticura Remedies. Mrs.
H. Herman. 663 Quincy ST., Brooklyn,
N. Y, Sept 81, 1909"
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
Indians to Work on Roads.

Thirty Cochiti Indians were put at
work January cath by the territorial
good roads commission, the Indian
bureau having decided to assist in the
construction of territorial good roads
wherever these pass through Indian
pueblos or grants.
The Indian camp has been estab-
lished at La Baiada. twenty miles
south of Santa Fe. and the Indians
will be employed by the territorial en-
gineer In reducing the thirty per cent
grade of the road over La Bajada hill
to less than eight per cent. Five miles
farther south a convict camp will be
established and eighty convicts from
the penitentiary will be sent there.
Another camp of free labor is at
work at Thornton. also on the Santa
Fe-Albuquerque road. the object being
to give employment to such home
steaders in the Estancia valley who
need work to tide over the winter. This
camp has Just completed five miles
of the worst stretch of sand on the
road, building a fine clay highway
over the sand.
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
BETZVUIE Tales
Philharmonic Bibbins and the Rug
@By Ellis Darker BuHef:I
wv Author Of Pigs isl Pigs Etc. VIZ
ILLUSTRATED By PETER. NEWELL

Philharmonic Bibbins is the only
psychologist we have in Betzville, but
one is plenty, for this isn't very
good place to study psychic phenome-
ma. There are hardly any ghosts In
the neighborhood, and those Of u low,
uninteresting quality. In any place
where ghosts amount to anything you
could get loads of cheap secondhand
ones, all better than any native ghosts
we have So Phil Is sort of forced
to take up other branches than ghosts
If he lived anywhere else he would be
good psychologist, for he is whole
hearted believer. He will believe any
thing that has no sense. And he be-
iieves 1t thoroughly.
Last Wednesday an Armenian rug
peddler struck town, and he had lot
of Oriental rugs of various qualities
from bad to worse, but he wasn't do
ling very well, because although Betz-
Vile is a center of culture and refine
ment it runs more to rag carpets than
to the gems of the oriental loom. But
the moment he called on Philharmon-
ius he saw he had sale. The very
sight of the rugs set all Phil's psychic
brain-lobes palpitating like six-cyl-
inder motor, and he asked immediate
ly whether the Armenian had magic
carpet. The Armenian Immediately
said he had. He undid his pack and
pulled out rug that looked like the
first attempt of uncultured rug max
er who never would be any good at
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
sridesmalds for Hire,

Romance dies out in the world, II
would almost seem, with the advent
of the professional bridesmaid.
Whether for better or worse, however,
she has arrived, and a bureau in Lon
don offers to supply her, or dozen
of her, suitably attired, at an hours
notice, for the sum of one guinea Run
away couples might be expected to
figure as the bureaus chief patrons.
but it is said that the professional ap-
pears at formal weddings also, and
seems to fill want as clearly as does
the paid guest who goes to dinners
and dances given by the new rich. 1t
would be interesting to know whether
this tyre of bridesmaid feels emotion
or catches a thrill of inspiration from
the events in which she ofliciates. II
the thought of the guinea leans in her
mind no room for softer sentiment,
hers is hopeless case indeed.
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04

to travel. He says he thinks may be
he went to Bagdad, but sleepiness
came over him the minute he struck
the rug, and he says it was mighty
lucky, too, for II he had retained his
senses the sight of the great depths
below him as he sailed along would
probably have made him dizzy, and
while in that state of vertigo he
might have fallen off the rug and been
dashed to pieces. He said he seemed
to be travelling for ages, and undoubt-
edly did go to Bagdad, or somewhere,
for he had no recollection of being
in Betzville, and that he is thankful
that he did not have to stop in Bag
dad, for everybody knows how hard
it is for a man who does not speak
the language to get along in those
foreign towns, and he might have got
ten into serious trouble. A mad dog
might have bitten him, and he did not
know the Arabic for "Pasteur cure"
Philharmonic says that the most
wonderful thing was that after all that
flight, and in spite of the incredible
swiftness with which he must have
Travelled II he went as far as he may
have gone, that rug landed him with
in foot of where he started from. He
says 1t was wonderful exhibition Of
landing, and he wishes he had been
awake to see 1t, but he wasn't; his
spirit, as Philharmonic says. was In
psychic realms"
He says he never enjoyed anything
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04

rug making, and that had the general
floppiness OF piece of cheese-cloth
The rug had tag on one corner that
said "s6.75.' but the Armenian raised
it to "s16.75" and then was sorry he
hadn't made it "s116.75." Philharmoni,
us took it so quickly.
Philharmonic explained to us,
Wednesday night at the lodge, just
what a magic carpet is good for, and
how you sit on 1t and say few strong
Arabic words and go floating off on 1t
to any part of the world. When we
asked him he said he had not been
able to do much floating off yet, but
that in few days he would probably
same night.
He had the rug at the head of his
stairs, and he started down, but just
as his foot touched the rug it slipped
and the rug carried him rapidly down
stairs. 1t was quite triumph for
philharmonic. but it was noticed by
his wife that he said the strong Arabic
words after he had started, and on the
way down, instead of at first. OF
course it wasn't much of flight, Just
n trial trip, as you might say. but
Philharmonic was mighty proud of
it, and said it showed that the rug
worked all right. He said that prob
ably in few days he would be able
to sail away to Bagdad on it without
the least trouble.
All the next day he sat on the rug
in his bedroom saying strong Arabic
words, but he didn't seem TO get any
where much. He felt that If he want
ed to he could easily fly down stairs
again, but he seemed tired OF doing
that. Flying down stairs that way
gets so monotonous. So Philharmonic
us strongly urged his wife never to
put the rug at the head of the stairs
again.
About seven o'clock in the evening
Phil went down, stairs to supper, and
after supper he saw n big windstorm
coming up, so he rushed upstairs to
close the bedroom windows, and as
he dashed into the bedroom his feet
struck the rug. He says he uttered
the strong Arabic words as he was
coming down, he thinks. He admits
he didn't come down on the rug as
gracefully as man could after lit
tie practice. for when his feet went
out they went too high, thus raising
them above his head so that he sat
down on the rug with the back of his
head, as you might say. But he says it
makes little difference to man who
really has his heart in the magic car
pet business how he alights. The
main thing is to alight.
The morent he alighted he began
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
Trains Her Own Child.

Mrs. Joseph Bachman, the lady who
has recently been elected to the board
of education in Columbus, O., is an at
torney in the office with her husband,
they having worked together for l5
years. They have one child, and he
has never had nurse, his mother be-
lieving that women should raise their
own children. When possible she has
him at the office with her, and when
at court he stays with her mother.
She had no organized workers in her
behalf and not cent was spent on
the campaign. She keeps no servant.
and does not board, either.
The Springfield herald., 1910-02-04
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop 1t.

A young Calf. wife talks about coffee:
"It was hard to drop Mocha and
Java and give Postum trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that 1 was
a nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds of ails.
"At first l thought bicycle riding
caused it and gave 1t UP. but my con-
dition remained unchanged. l did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for l was very fond of it. AT
that time friend came to live with
us. and l noticed that after he had
been with us q week he would not
drink his coffee any more. asked him
the reason. He replied, 4 have not had
a headache since l left off drinking cof-
fee, some months ago, till last week,
when began again, here at your table,
l don't see how anyone can like coffee,
anyway, after drinking Postum!'
81 said nothing, but at once ordered
package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company, and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer-
Ing, so he returned to Postum, con-
vinced that coffee was an enemy, in
stead of friend, and he is troubled
no more with insomnia.
81, myself, have gained s pounds in
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
quiver. 1t seems so easy now to quit
coffee that caused our aches and ails
and take up Postum"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever rend the above 1ettcrf new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full of humnn
interest.