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The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18

cal member of the famous American family has bestowed her money and property upon educational institutions and charity, says Human Life Mrs. Hough, throughout her life. has sought the paths of self-sacrifice. She has been a toiler Wealth has not meant the bubble of society, private yachts. self-enjoyment and the waste of gold en years. Instead she has taken the load from many weary shoulders, la bored that other worn and discour- aged men and women might have the relief which comes with food and health; befriended the sick, educated youthhood denied such benefits, and brought cheer to many souls whose lives previously were darkened through dire misfortune.
 Mrs. Hough is a native of New York She married for love and be- came the wife of a poor Methodist preacher. The two went to California in the eos, the day of circuit riders. The journey and work administering the Gospel were hardships upon the strongest of men at the time, but the faithful wife steadfastly believing that it was her mission, suffered privations without murmuring and followed her husband over the thousands of mics of rugged trails.
 The pastor and his faithful com panion went to Los Angeles in 1869, where Rev. Hough preached in the First Methodist church of that city. The husband was of independent spirit and chose to provide for his wife, rather than accept any portion of the Gould millions. He accumu- lated little southern California prop erty in the early days. It grew to great value as the years passed. Home missionary work, dear to the hearts of the pastor and his wife, so appealed to both that they planned to donate every dollar to the cause. The disbursement of funds and property
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
Nothing Is Perfect.

Robert Henri, the noted portral, painter, painted the portrait of 8 young New York matron whose face was slightly scared from an auto mobile accident.
 'I feel dreadfully about this scar, the young woman said.
 Why, it's nothing" said the paint. CT.
 Nevertheless, loathe it," she de clared. "On account of 1t I hesitated a long time about getting my portrait done.'
 MT. Henri smiled.
 "A scar like that would never show in a portrait" said he. "A scar, be- sides" he added, should never deter any one from posing. Even the Venu1 SA Milo. you know, Is chipped."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
Silently Modified.

Little Viola had developed the habit of holding her thumb in her mouth, even while eating. Mother had re- sorted to all sorts of methods to correct the child and finally in despera- ton said:
 Viola. the first thing you know you will swallow your thumb, and then what will you do?"
 Well, mother, should hate to swal- low it because I'd have a heaven of a time without it."
 Why, Viola" said the astonished mather. where did you hear an expres- sion like that?"
 Well. well" hesitated the little girl. 'T didn't hear it exactly like that. mother, but I thought t would sound better"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18

he has covered more than the earth circuit in the flicker of candles, the electric lights glrae and in almost tangible bIackness. Allowing four hours a day for his work underground in that time he has spent more than five continuous years in depths rang ing from 50 to 200 feet below tons of earth and stone.
 The distance between New York and London is only an insignificant begin ming of his ceaseless yearly rounds mid stalactites and stalagmites. Every object in the caverns, beheld in mute wonder by thousands of visitors, is commonplace to him. His yearly shoe bill is a considerable item. Now a man threescore and ten, he has all the time been possessed of unusual health attributable, he declares, to the salu- brious atmosphere of his underground home.
 He is a man of strong imaginative powers, and many of the names of formations pointed out by subordinate guides to visitors were suggested by MT. Smith. He has grown old in this service, having been connected with the caverns during the various owner ships Nearly every arrest of persons for defacing the caverns in that time has been made by MT. Smith, who is a sworn officer.
 With all his experience in handling great crowds of people he is modest and retiring, though knows no such thing as fear His initial service fer the caverns was begun as carpenter
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
RAG SoRTER FINDS RARE GEMS
New Jersey Man in One Week While Working for $6, Found $1,soo
 Worth.

Newark, N J.-Herbert Streuble finds the job of rag sorter at paper mill in Whippany, N. J., most re- munerative position. His wages are only SC a week, but, during the past week. he has profited S1,S00 from vaa- uables which he found concealed among the old rags and waste which daily passes under his rake.
 Recently he picked up an old stock ing which contained two diamonds worth $500 each. Lately he came upon a large sapphire and a ruby tied up in a handkerchief.
 As a result of the recent publica- tion of the finding of precious stones in waste rags and paper, the superin- tendent has received several letters from persons who say they have lost precious stones.
 A woman, writing from New York. said she lost diamonds valued at S2,OO0, which wer tied in tissue pa per.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
SENDS COUNTS HEART HOME
According to Inheritance Laws of Spain, Organ Is Necessary as
 Proof of Death.

Pittsburg, Pa.-In accordance with the usages and laws of Spain obtain ing to the death of members of the royal house of that country and lesser persons of the nobility, Mme. Blanca de Ovies, widow of the late Count Julian de Ovies, former Chilean con- sul to this city, arrived here to ar range for affidavits and documents which will be sent to Spain with the heart of her dead husband.
 Numerous customs must be adhered to to allow heirs of a dead noble to inherit property. One of these is the sending to Madrid of the heart of the deceased. with affidavits and other data identifying it.
 Mime. de Ovies claims that her hus- band would have been one of the heirs of many acres of property not far from Madrid, embracing 24 parishes. She has decided to comply with the requirements of the Spanish law per taining to the death abroad of scions of royalty.
 This includes the taking of the heart from the body, after death, by the at tending physicians and having it en- balmed for the purpose of sending it to Spain, to repose in the special sepulchre destined for it.
 In the case of the heart of Count de Ovies, the necessary preparations were begun shortly after death had taken place, and in addition to its be- ing accompanied by the necessary af- fidavits of the attending physicians, it has also been formally identified by special officials sent from Washing ton. D. O., for that purpose.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
Governments Freezino Works.


 The markets in Victoria are good, and have been greatly improved by the efforts of the government to facili- tate and cheapen exports, especially to Great Britain. There are IA freezing works where perishable produce is frozen and prepared for export. The largest store is that at Melbourne, managed entirely by the government, and which regulates the charges throughout the country. The value of produce exported through the Mel bourne Cool stores averages $7,500,000 yearly, and the charges for handling, freezing and shipping are as follows, including storage days: Butter, IA days storage. six cents per box of 56 pounds; mutton, 21 days storage, 30 cents per carcass; lamb, 21 days stor- age, 22 cents per carcass; poultry, in- cluding killing, plucking, dressing, packing and casing. 21 days storage, 16 cents per pair; fruit, IA days stor- age, 16 cents per case. Other perish able produce Is treated on the same liberal terms
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
FOLLOWING THE FASHIONS
The Foolish Race to Be and tO Do
 Like Everyone Else.

The Foolish Race to Re and to Do
 Like Everyone Else.
 An enterprising department store the other day, in one of the newspa per advertisements which are among the curiosities of the age, announced a sale of 'latest-moment fashions in ladies' suits" The phrase will seem to many women a scarcely exaggerated description of the situation, which re sembles nothing so much as the i'm mortal Alice's breathless race through the checker board country, with the Red Queen constantly crying, Faster fasteri" in her ear.
 The sleeves are the worst" one woman declared, with sigh. ''It sim ply takes all my time to keep ny sleeves up to date. They used to last year, but now one has to make them over in three months-for of course it is absolutely impossible to look well dressed in old fashioned sleeves. When I was a girl, I used to feel that certain gowns really were friends, but now one has no time to get acquainted with ones clothes. I'm sure should. mt recognize mine if I saw them on my next-door neighbour"
 In contrast with this frenzied race with the styles, what a golden age seems that of our great-great-grand- motnersi No wonder they had time to accomplish housewifely miracles when sleeves stayed in fashion for
 
 untailing friend of a lifetime.
 In one of the old pre-Revolutionary diaries is the brief note of one such gown. "Rebecca D. came home with me, made me dark brown ducape for wedding gown" Eighteen years later a certain Molly w." alters the we'd ding gown. Twenty-four years later still-forty-two after its first wear ing is the third record: Hannah al tered my wedding gown"
 Through nearly half a century of joys and sorrows the dark brown ducape had played its dignifed and honorable part. Such gown, surely, might claim the consideration and af- lection accorded we'll tried friend.
 Nor is it through clothes alone that fashion plays the tyrant. Everything, from the style of ones architecture if one is fortunte enough to be able to choose ones walls-to the chiIdren's toys, yields to the sway of the invisible dictator. Not even is our recreation exempt A "tailor-made girl'' was dis covered by a friend concealing a very good novel.
 "Oh," she explained, "I can't let 1t alone, but I'm ashamed to have any one see me with it, because everybody else read it two years ago."
 The moral of it all? Perhaps there is not any. Or perhaps every woman must find it for herself.-Youth's Com panion.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
Einht on Bird sIauohter.

Asserting that 3Oo,O0O.OOO birds are killed yearly for the adornment of women, the French League for the Protection of Birds is greatly con cerned about the vast slaughter caused by the fashion for "Chantecler" hats. Last year a single Lcndon merchant is said to have sold 32,000 humming birds. Oddly enough. the Society for the Protection of Animals this year presented it's annual grand prize to NJ. Rostand, the author of "Chantec- ier."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
The ImnracticaI Person.

'T understand Bliggins is walking the floor because of his debts"
 Great mistake,' commented the i'm practical person. While he was about it he should have borrowed enough to get an automobile and d. - Iie GOT -Cing in comfort
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18

IN THE PUBLIC EYE
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began several years before Rev. Hough died in 1900. Since that time the widow has carried out the work planned.
 How many poverty-stricken homes have been afforded relief by this noble woman; she number of boys and girls who have been afforded education through her generosity and what pri- vate donations have been made to worthy causes. are known only to the woman whose practical religion has been felt throughout southern Cali fOrnia.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
HE CLAIMS RECORD FOR
 WALKING UNDER GROUND

Samuel G. Smith. who is completing g a service of 31 continuous years as chief guide in the Luray (Va.)
 Caverns, has prob ably travelled more underground than any other man in the world. Esti- mating his daily underground wan derings at the mines in that time
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
FIGURE IN THE LITERARY
 WORLD AT THE AGE OF 87

Since the days of James R u S S e l l Lowell and Long fellow New Eng land has seen no more distinguish ed citizen than than T h O m a 8 Wentworth Hig. ginson. MT. Hig- ginson was born in c a m b r i q g e, Mass, December 22, 1923. A grad nate of Harvard
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
VETERAN OARSMEN IN A
 CONTEST AT SARATOGA

Never in the his tory of rowing was there a more in- teresting si g h t witnessed than at Saratoga, W h e n two wrinkled and gray-haired oars men, famous the world over and each a champion of champions in his day, jockeyed up to the start ing point of the
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
JAY G0ULD'S SISTER, WHO
 GIVES ESTATE TO NEEDY

M T S. A n n 1 e Gould-Hough, sis ter of Jay Gould, has practically dis posed of her en- tire estate a n d will die penniless at her home in Los Angeles where the patient, now so years of age, is under a nurses care.
 This s e con d nhilanthrOn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09
JUDGE BALDWIN'S SPEECH ACCEPTING
 HIS NOMINATION

In accepting the Democratic nom ination for governor, yesterday, in New Haven, Judge Simeon B. Baldwin spoke as follows;
 MT. Chairman and Fellow Democrats:
 This is the first time for nearly opportunity to speak my mind at a political gathering. We have the old fashioned notion in iConnecticut that a judge should keep out of politics endeavor to follow that rule and com tent myself with casting silent vote of free speech and I am glad to use it before this convention which has done me today so great an honor.
 It is, I believe, anoraqin an hour Of oPp1re the country over. The people are tired of the republican party-tired of it's sweet content in living on the canned reputa ton of what it was half a cen
 The history of all representa- government shows that no party can been verified by the way in which the republican party has made use of it's power during what has now been it's long lease of it. It has us- ed it to favor special interests. It has used it to engage in unnecessary it would turn a republic into an en- pire It strikes me that it is time for the opposition party in Connecti- cut the democratic party, to%change places with the other party and for the people to put them in a position to clean house. A good deal of sweep ing is needed. The, cIobwebs are thick and darken the windows. Let us have the light let in.
 Connecticut is by rights, according to her real interests, democratic state. Our party, rests on a solid rock of constitutional doctrine-the doc Urine that the just balance of power between the sovereignty of the Uni each state must be jealousIy watched and steadily maintained, and this is of especial importance to us of the smaller states.
 Washington, with her five congress- men. is not much by the side of the great states that send them by the score It is an influence that, in the nature of things, must grow less, and is growing less. .,It is our first got under the constitution of the Uni ted States.
 But all the power of the federal government is given in the constitu- defined by the constitution of the United States. It can be increased through executive or legislative or Judicial action. by usurpation of what the people have reserved to them selves and in no other way. We of such usurpation, against a policy of imperial capitalization. We stand for broad local self government. We of the small states, whatever our poli- that or we lose our best inheritance from our fathers.
 Another thing that the democrat party stands for is public economy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09
ARE CHORUS
 GIRLS SCARCE?
Dress Rehearsal For Deacon
 Flood" Does Not Indicate so

Who says there is a scarcity in the chorus girl market? The Dress Re- hearsaI of Deacon Flood at Jackson s Theatre last night would indicate to this assem- blaze was decided on by the management of Deacon Flood, '' one of the first new musical comedy offerings of the season with Harry ed owing to their shortcomings, not, wholly because they were not good looking enough, as MT. Aarons and MT. Werba set out with the assured ing any who had no claim to beauty, but beauty with talent and a voice, and beauty absolutely without it, are two entirely distinct matters; conse- quently it took many weeks and much careful selecting and wedding before the necessary nunb Der possess ing the composite accom- T51ishInents were secured. Almost every city in the country has contributed to this groupe and many walks of life are represented. While the majority are girls who have already lesta bIished themselves as favorite among nusica! comedy patrons, there arc some of them who will make their initial bow time on Deacon FIood.' Not a few are from the ranks of society with stage ambitions, who are determined to win their way to fame beginnin. cloak models, others stenographer but all possessing vocal accomplish ments and, needless to say, beauty Contrary to an unfounded report that terial for the chorus, the applicants for positions with the Deacon FIood' company indicates that when the re- quirenlents of all the musical shows will be lots, and to spare, and then some.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09

There is such thing as parsimony. There is such a thing as extrava gance The right road lies between them. Has the republican party of Connec- ticut followed it? They have talked of economy, but they have in fact raised the annual expenditures of the state from s2, ,eG0,O 900 where Luzon B. Morris, the last democratic governor, left them, to over s5,ooO,Oo0, nearer six than five. They Ihave, at the same time, put on new taxes.
 Above all things, the democratic party stands, and has always stood, for granting no favors to special in terests, but treating everybody alike, before the law.
 Let us have a party in power that makes no promises that it does not redeem. Can the republican party of Connecticut say that they have re- deemed all theirs?
 Eighteen years ago had the hon or to be president of the State Dem ocratic club We were fighting, first of all against this ultra protective policy of the republican party. Our fight then was successful. The con- ditions today in this respect are much the same.
 Gentlemen: You have offered me a nomination to the highest office in the gift of our people. It has come to me unsought. unasked. I accept it. believing that the fundamental
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09

the recovery in death cases to 5000 Or any other arbitrary sum.
 The Connecticut Democracy favOrs the enactment of a workingmen com Pensat ton law for injuries.
 We favor the re-esta bliShnent of 1o- cal self government in the State to the end that counties. towns and cities and boroughs may have the right to elect their own officers and regulate all matters of purely local interest; and we also favor a conservative modern izingl of the Sunday law.
 The Connecticut Democracy favors home rule for the cities of the State. and to this end it. advocated a uniform city charter policy dealing with funda- mentals and Having to each conlr1un- ity the right to work out it's own po- litical existence without legislative in reference.
 We demand the abolition of the pres ent undefensihle method of electing county commissioners
 The Connecticut Democracy favors the direct primary form of noTnina- tions, in order that the people may select their own servants. And we favor the passing Of a law requiring the publication before election of the amounts contributed for campaign pur- poses together with the names of the aThe Connecticut Democracy favors ain honest and effective corrupt prac- tices law, which shall stop the use of fish men to office, and which shall say to every citizen that his right to serve his fellows is a matter of char acter, not of debauching human be- ings. The emasculation of the law by the Republican General Assembly was a wicked abuse of political power and offices might proceed without restric- tions.
 We believe in. the establishment of a civil service law for the State, that may be appointed on the merit sys- tenn.
 We call attention to the fact that now for many years the Republican party has used the lower courts of State, city borough and town courts as part of their. political machine for the payment of political debts. A more disgraceful use of the judiciary is not conceivable, and the Republican party has so used these courts for many years.
 expenditures of public funds and the abolition of the direct State tax on property.
 We ask that the recommendation of single purchasing department be es- tablished for all institutions of the State be adopted. We believe that and open to the, greatest abuses and permeated with petty patronage.
 For years the party has demanded these reforms. The restoration of the full right of trial by jury in negligence cases was the result of Democratic agi- tation. The Republican party has been averse to these changes and grants only what it can no longer with safety refuse fThe people of this State should entrust the enactment of these measures to their avowed friends rather than to their secret enemies.
 Therefore we ask the people of Con- necticut to elect the State ticket that we place in nonina ton. and so secure an administration of the affairs of State during the next two years which will put public interests before party interests, cut off unnecessary expenses and>f do equal and exact justice to every citizen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09

The mines of Canada figured in the Doninion's exports for the fiscal year ending with March to the value of $40 e87, ,O17, the United States taking S93, ,4SS, ,464 worth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09
DO THE RGHT THING if you have

DO THE RIGHT THING if you have Nasal Catarrh. Get E1y's Cream Balm at once. Don't touch the catarrh DOW ders and snuffs. for they contain CO., caine E1y's Cream Balm re1eas ses the serwetions that inf1ame the nasal pass ages and the throat, whereas medicines made with mercury merely dry Up the secretions and leave you no better than YOU were. In word. Ely's/ Cream Balm is a real remedy, not a de1usion All druggists, 50 cents, or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street. New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09
BRIDGEPORT MAY
 GET SAENGERFEST

Fritz K. G. Weber, the well known director of the Bridgeport Musical In- stitute, will in all proba ability conduct the saengerfest of the allied singing societies of this State. at New Haven next year.
 At convention to be held in Hart ford, Monday, at which representatives of all the singing societies of the saen- gerbund will take part, New Haven will in all probability be chosen, as a compliment to the Herrmannsohne. winners of the first prize, first class. at the recent saengerfest.
 By virtue of his position as director of the New Haven organization MT. Weber will have the important post of conducting the saengerfest, which is now considered with the single excep- tion of the New York Saengerbund's festivals, the most important in the country. About 1, 900 singers take part intthe annual festivals.
 An nNeffort is under way to bring the saengerfest to this city for the fol- lowing year. It means the bringing of about 10000 Germans to this city MT. Weber was recently chosen the director of the Oesterreich Singing So- ciety of New Britain, containing go voices and having membership in tho saengerbund.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-09
mEcr1oN oF oFFICERs.

The Bridgeport Motorcycle Club elected officers as follows, last night: President. S. A. Lyon: vice president. D. s. Boynton; secretary, E. F. Phelps; treasurer. A. H. Mason; captain, H. L. SeVeren; lieutenant, H. Doucette; cour, fer T. coleman Sunday the club will go to Waterbury.