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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-08
AUTO BOWLS OVER WHEELMAN AND JARS
 OFFICE BUILDING

After running down a wheelman at the junction of Connecticut and Strat atford avenues, near St. MichaeTs cemetery, an automobile driven by H. H. Rogers shot off the roadway and plunged into the porch of M. J. Jor- dams real estate office. The wheel man, Stefan Ruben. escaped with slight bruises, but his bicycle was de- molished. Jordan's little office was thrown into confusion and the hood of the machine wrecked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-08
GERMAN MISSION FESTIVAL.
The congregation of the First Ge

The congregation of the First Ger
 man Evangelical Lutheran Zion church, corner of Grand and Catherine streets, will celebrate it's annual mis- sion festival on Sunday. The morn ing service will commence at 10:3O, the pulpit to be occupied by Rev. w. H. Steup. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Prof. R. w. Heintze of New York, will preach an appropriate sermon The choir will sing at both services All, and especially the Germans, are in vited to attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-08
Changeable Weather Brings on Colds

Farmer Want Ads. 1 Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-08

W. E. HaIIlgan calls special attention to a fine as- sortment of automobihng hats See
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-08
EMPIRE THEATRE

fSevenga1a,'' the wonder-worker coming, an entertainer and prac- tica1 demonstration of hypnotism Sevenga1a stands at the head of his
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
ALFALFA ON IRRIGATED LAND.

vestment of $150,000OOO are In Oper-
alton in sixteen arid states and terri
tories, and harvest valued at $780,,
100000 Is the deserts response annual
ly to the intelligent application of wa
ter to the sun scorched valleys.
In the states from the Pacific ocean
to the Missouri river, including Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
there are fully 100000 acres under
irrigation or to be watered in the not
distant future. Allowing an average
of twenty acres to family and five
persons to q family, this acreage will
support 100000 persons. 1t Is not I'M
fair to add to this number 100000
more, representing the number Of per-
sons needed to supply the wants of
these tillers Of the soil and to trans
port their products.
Many irrigationiSts claim that an
average Of ten acres to the family is
high enough but to be conservative
an average Of twenty is used. On that
basis the 100000 acres in the north
western states would furnish a liv
ing directly or indirectly to at least
100000 people, or one person to. each
two acres.
The possibilities Of reclamation and
its bearing on the future welfare Of
the nation can be better realized when
we consider that 1t Is possible to re-
claim fully 35,000,OOO acres of arid or
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
Value of Planting Trees.

OrsOn, a town in Sweden, Is prob
ably the only municipality in the
world which has ordinary city ex-
penses, but which imposes no taxes.
Moreover, the local railway is free to
every citizen, and there is no charge
for telephone service, schools, libraries
and the like. This happy state of af-
fairs is due to the wisdom of a former
generation of citizens and rulers Of
Orson, who planted trees on all avail
able ground. During the last" thirty
years the town authorities have sold
no less than $5,OOO,OOO worth of young
trees and timber, and judicious re-
paintings have provided for similar
income in the future.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24

more important matter than often
supposed. In selecting street trees for
town or country longevity should be
carefully considered. Short lived trees
should not be planted, however deslr
able otherwise. The character of the
trees when they are grown should also
be carefully studied. Some varieties,
very beautiful when young, are quite
undesirable for the street when grown.
Hardness as to drought resisting quail
tiles, extremes of temperatures, etc,
as well as adaptation to special locali-
ties and soil conditions, must have at.
tentiOn.
Nothing else will SO quickly and cas-
lily raise cities and towns above the
ordinary as the extensive planting Of
suitable street trees. Now, all these
places are beautiful only in spots. In
large sections of all streets there Is
nothing to be seen but weed grown
parkway, and where trees exist there
are often half dozen sorts to block,
and of these many are undesirable.
Many trees are uncared for, some
gnawed by horses, others hacked by
linemen and the whole appearance
anything but beautiful. But a park
way lined with suitable trees and taste
fully laid out with good cement walks,
well kept grass plots, beautiful flower
beds and few we'll selected shrubs
adds wonderfully to the appearance OF
q tOWn-LOS Angeles Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
SEARCHLIGHTS.
A Special Pattern Must Be Used or
the Suez Canal.

Every war vessel carries from one to
twenty searchlights. and every vessel
Of any description whatever passing
through the Suez canal has to carry
one Of a special pattern.
A searchlight consists essentially of
an arc lamp of special form, a para
bolic mirror and case to hold the lot,
the case being mounted so as to be
capable of movement in two direc-
tions-viz, vertically and horizontal
ly. The hood. rs this case Is called,
Is made of sheet steel about 3.32
inch thick. The turnable. trunnions.
etc. are cast In gun metal. The
arms which support the hood are Of
cast steel The lamp box Is form
ed as part of the hood. The mir
ror is carried on springs In the
back cover. and at the front Of the
hood Is a front glass mounted In a
gun metal ring. and the dispersion
lens when carried Is hinged on in
front Of this. Training Is carried out
by means Of a worm and worm wheel
or by rack and pinion. Slowing is
effected by means Of pinion which
gears into a crown wheel on the un-
derside Of the turntable, or else 1t is
done directly by hand.
The SueZ canal regulations require
that the protector shall be capable Of
giving the light required under two
different conditions-in the first case a
broad fat beam of light Illuminating
both banks and the canal uninterrupt-
edly, this being used when no other
ship is approaching: In the other case
they require beam having the same
angle of divergence and consequently
the same width as the first. but divid-
ed into two portions. with dark In
terval between. thus giving light at
both sides. but not directly in front,
and so not interfering with the navi-
cation of the approaching vessel.-J.
NJ. Heslop In Cassier's Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
Patience Business Asset.

One of the greatest failings Of the
average man is lack of patience. He
is in hurry, and If he does not get
results instantly he is ready to give
up. This is not so much because he
is faint hearted as 1t is because he Is
impatient.
Patience is one of the finest quail
ties a man may possess. 1t Is not to
be confounded with laziness. We be-
lieye that almost every great success
has been attained by men who pos
sessed Il patience which was sufficient
to stand for encouragement and ap-
parent lack OF interest and dullness.
But | cant afford to wait" cries
somebody. That is a sad condition to
be in. Everybody else has had to wait,
and if you can't we do not know what
you can accomplish. You cannot force
events-Oregon Tradesman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
PARK BUILDING.
How Best to Enhance Landscape
Beauty and Improve Parkways.


Unless a park area is to be added to
it is always best to outline ii with
some tree growth. especially if it be
large and of varied topography. There
are many reasons for this boundary
planting, and one or more will at once
appeal to all who give the subject II
moments thought.
After a park is outlined the hills
should be planted to tall trees to make
the natural elevations appear still
greater. For the same reason the can
yons should be planted to shrubs and
n strip of irregular but sufficient width
be left in the floor Of each canyon un-
planted. Protection from fires should
be one Of the first considerations in
any large park tract, and fire lines
should be cleared up on all ridges Of
good width but these should follow the
eccentricities OF the ridges and not run
in straight lines. Where trees of any
size occur in these precautionary trails
they should always be left the trail
made wider at such points and care be
observed that none Of the lower
branches of trees hang within several
feet of the ground.
Aside from the planting of tall trees
on the peaks and ridges and low
shrubbery in the depths, light, feath-
cry foliage of light shades should be
used in the lighteSt, sunniest spots Ito
heighten the effects of light and sun
shine) and heavy leafcd, dark Colored
trees should be used in dark or shady
places By this method of planting
all natural effects of height and depth,
light and shadow will be intensified
and exaggerated. After these funda
mental steps have been taken, all look
ing to the improvement Of landscape
views, the uses of the park must be
consideration all the people, all the
time, and the greatest possible enjoy
ment of the entire area. This will
bring us to the problem Of availability,
and in all large areas n landscape en-
gineer should be procured to survey
the roads, but he should be held in
check by some nature lover, for some
engineers and surveyors have visited
ruthless destruction on some beautiful
landscapes to the point where they
We're not only dismissed without pay,
but were actually sued for damages.
The intelligent choice of varieties of
trees for the roadside and park ways Is
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
A CHINESE TITBIT.
Eggs That Have Been Preserved For
Century or More.

Eggs That Have Been Preserved For
Century or More.
When Ii Hung Chang made his tour
Of the world his commissariat car
ried with 1t supply Of Chinese pre-
served eggs for the venerable ambas-
sador's special use Some Of these
eggs were exhibited in New York
while he was staying here. and few
experts had the temerity to sample
them. "They were not so bad after
ALL" was the verdict of one American
connoisscur. although by their looks
you would think they would come un-
der the ban of the pure food law"
The eggs were incascd In clay and
when unpacked looked like pieces Of
pumice stone. They are preserved In
this way by the Chinese for cen
tury or more. and II Hung Chang ad
mitted that the hen which laid the
eggs for his morning meal might have
been decapitated anywhere from a
quarter to half century before he
was born. The process of keeping Is
very primitive, but as effective rs 1t Is
simple. The eggs are first boiled hard.
and then while they are hot they are
wrapped in soft clay and packed
away.
In this condition the Chinese Aaim
they will keep forever and not lose
their flavor or wholesomeness. Indeed.
they consider that age improves the
favor. Ii Hung Chang's commissariat
brought the eggs for his personal use
In bags packed in rice husks. but as
the clay was hard there was not much
danger of breaking them. When
opened the white" was found to be
almost black and the yolks green.
The flavor, however. was preserved.
The Chinese chop these preserved
boiled eggs and decorate most of their
viands with them. They also enter
largely into all their sauces.
Duck eggs are also preserved by the
Chinese In n somewhat similar fashion.
There Is a considerable trade in duck
eggs of the Peking and Muscovy
breeds, and many Chinese In this coun-
try import them from China In the
preserved condition. The duck eggs
are boiled and preserved In paste of
charcoal instead of clay IIarper's 5
Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24

semiarid land by irrigation in addition
to that now irrigated and approx
mately 100000 acres of swamp land
by drainage. Between 100000 and
100000 persons are engaged in agri-
culture In the United States. Prac-
tically all. the arabic land In the humid
regions Is embraced In the 100000
farms now under cultivation. The
average size of these farms is 14G
acres.
Under irrigation the tendency is to
greatly restrict the size of the farm
unit Experience 'teaches that in most
irrigated districts 1t Is impracticable
for farmer to cultivate a large hold
ing. AS n consequence the average
farm under ditch is much smaller
than In the humid regions. Thus pro-
vision is made for greatly increased
farming population, with corre-
spending increase in the production
of farm products, thereby adding im-
menscly to the cOuntry's wealth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24

N large share of the COuntry'S
~ attention just now is the meet
ing of the national irrigation
congress, which will be held In Pu-
eblo, Colo, from Sept 2G to 30. This
will be the eighteenth session Of the
organization, and that Its work is be-
ing followed all over the world Is
shown by the fact that from thirty to
forty foreign representatives will be
present on this occasion. Several thou
sand delegates will attend from the
various states In this country. includ-
ing practical agriculturists and irri-
gationists, heads of the various gov
ernmenta departments. capitalists and
engineers. AS Colorado has a larger
acreage under canals and bitches than
any Of the western states, those pres
ent will have an excellent opportunity
to study the various plans.
If you have paid little or no atten-
ton to irrigation it will open your
eyes to learn what Is being done In
this direction. The law less than nine
years In existence has given the coun-
try twenty-five projects, representing
the reclamation of more than 3,19S,000
acres of land at n cost to date Of
approximately $G0,OOO,0OO, while thlr
teen projects held in allegiance until
the completion of the foregoing will
add 3,27O,OOO acres to the crop pro.
ducing area Of the United States.
This total of GAGS, 900 acres will fur
nish homes for more than 3,5OO,00O
men, women and children and add
several hundred million dollars to the
taxable property of the various states.
Irrigation canals representing an in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
A Fortune In Snuffboxes.

Count Eesselrode the Russian states
man of the last century. was famous
collector of snuffboxes. He collected
them as dlplomatist, receiving one or
two for each treaty he signed, and
when he had got 100000 worth of
them turned them into cash and be
came a capitalist. His capital he in
vested so judiciously that his descend
ants are multimillionaires. The NOR
al of Count Nesselrode's experience is
that a snuffbox Is not to be sneezed
af
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
Teaching tho Teacher.

A village parish clerk who employed
a grammarian to teach his daughter
heard him with much surprise define
the use of the articles "a" ian" and
"the."
You cannot place "a the singular
article, before plural nouns. No one
can say, "A houses, horses. an
Hold therev' said the parish clerk.
81 must contradict you in that. Don't
lat church every Sunday say 'AmenT 4"
London Mail.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24

When applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First, people think there's a man who
keeps up with the procession.
Second, they think he must keep
good goods on hand.
Again. If the home paper has enough
drops OF advertising ink on Its surface
to make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be a pretty lively
town.
Thus a drop Of NEWSPAPER AD-
VERTISING INK is a good thing for
the town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
Candid.

What do you mean ny being cam
did, pa?"
Speaking unto others as you would
not like them to speak to you."-Puck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24


+ | am Il surgeon, and my home is in
Florence. Italy. When young man |
studied ut Il COLLEGE of phvSiciaus ana
surannus i'm my u,rfvn ruuufI.y Amer
/ ico l,,t ,,...n..i,,,, q, r,sto for ort
.,,.,,. ,,,,. ,.....c,....,..,,
y, l,'N,,',,'.. <l...'' .,.,i., ,n,
Co''''I9 iic'' ~ ''' '''''' :, "'''' u "a ,
Aol d" l'''' 'u' H"'l' sd" ''''' l "'O
| not possess ihe ideh' necessary 10
/ make an artist Having 1aIIeh III love
with this delightful city, | remained,
hanging out my shin2le as Il surgeon.
One night | attended a BAH at the
/ pitti poInrp If WAS NV first auprar-
ance amnrr thr arisrocracy of Flor
enca and was much interested in
watching the proplr there, few of
whom | had ever seen. \ Young Girl
with 4 gentleman attendant on each
side Of her walked bv me The ap-
pcaraurr of fine three todd a story.
The man on her left WAS Young. hand
some, in every way attractive. lie on
her RIGHT was past middle ace and
disagrccablc looking as the other was
engaging. AS they passed me he gave
the Younger man malignant look.
| The girl appeared to be nuch troubled
1t WAS plain that her heart was with
the man ON her left that she. was con
strained to choose the man on her
right and that the two men hated each
other ON her account.
"Eyerywhrre." remarked to my
self. the stream of life i, troubled.
To be rirh to be promiurnt does not
render one immune from that which is
disagrecablc Happy love has evident
Iy come to this young girl. to be inter
fcrcd with bv one who. iudging from
her expression. has some claim upon
her How should like to know the
storvr'
As Thought the last words | little
dreamed that within few hours a
climax wuuIl come in the drama be-
inc enacted by these three persons
and that | wulIId come upyD the stage
for - minor p1rt when left fine
pol1cn won't directly 10 nv rooms
and TO bed An hour later was
awakened from sound sIrrD by n
violent Knocking arose. sIjuppd ON
4 gown and oprurd the door Two
ocntInuru i'm evening dress strpDrd
into thn room
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24

To the Stranger Within Your Gates.
In New England-W do you
know?
In New York-How much you got?
In the South-Who are you?
In the What can you dor
life
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
brought me left, one of them first say

"Scnore Dottori. we are very glad to
hear you say that the pat.r.t has so
good Il chance for his life. when you
leave here be discreet AID All Win be
well with YOU. but if you talk well,
/ all have to say is you will not talk
/ very long"
/ | remained week mt the palace. the
name of which | did not know. In
deed. | was not permitted to leave the
room of the patient. my meals all be-
ing served there. My mail WAS
brought me- and it WAS amusing for
T the first day or two to read the mes
sagCs of my patients with reference to
nv sudden disappearance Then ask
ed those who had kidnapped me to
leave word ut my apartments that |
had been called to Sienna on Il very
important case. This had the effect to
quiet those who sought me.
My patient turned out to be as ell
gaging man as ! had deemed him to
be when he passed me in the Pitt
palace
"Your effort" said to him one day,
"to keep vour drama-it came very
near being Il tragedy from me would
possibly have been successful had it
not been that | was at the ball at the
Petit palace the night YOU were stab
bed | saw YOU pass me with the man
who stabbed YOU and the lady for
whom YOU were stabbed. So you see
it would be safer for you to tell me
the whole story, since | have a part
of it, | plcdging myself to secrecy.
rather than to permit me to go away
with what | already have unpcdgcd"
He was not only very much aston
iShed, but saw the reaSona1lcncSs of
what | said.
81 did not notice YOU" he replied,
"at the ball and supposed that YOU had
no position in court society. An Ital-
ian surgeon would have been unavai-
able for us. We are all so interlaccd
socially, those below constantly watch
ing those above and all Watching one
another. that we dare not trust any
one of our own number You. as an
American. are not mixed in our ieal-
ousicS. our disputes, our
"AsSasSinatons"
You are wrong there. Thee are
no assassinatfons in modern Ialy. l
fought with the Duke But | will
tell you the story and have every con
fidcncc that YOU will not reveal it.
Il am Count Rnradini. and my an
ccstors have lived in this palace since
the twelfth century. The man YOU
saw on the other side of the scnorina
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24
Meeting of
Irrigation
Congress

a COMING event that is attracting
"a a large share of the Country's
attention just now is the meet
ing of the national irrigation
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-24

All Advertisements
ID EACH most business people th~gu,'I 'Eo
IN MINING JOUN\AI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
STREET SYSTEM APPROVED.
Improvement Of Land on North Sid.
of Massachusetts Avenue.

The system Of streets which will be
opened up through the tract Of land ly-
ing along the north side Of Massachu-
sets avenue from Rock creek practi-
cally all the way to Wisconsin avenue
missioners, and, in addition, as required
by law, has had the approval of the
highway commission.
Owing to the broken character OF the
land which was proposed as an addition
to Rock Greek Park, Congress. at the
present session, passed a law which made
it an exception and freed 1t from the
necessity of having streets conforming
to the highway plan. 1t was required
that before a subdivision could be re-
Of the District and the United States au-
thcrities. This has been given and the
plan. as prepared by D. j. Howell. civil
engineer. has been finally approved.
The main feature of the system of
streets which have been adapted to the
dedication to the government Of strip
Of land bordering the west bank of Rock
creek. Another land donation is to be
found at the bottom of deep ravine
or valley along which a small stream
finds its way to Rock creek. In both
instances the land thus reserved. amount
ing to some six or seven acres. will al
ways be used for park purposes. Two
main thoroughfares winding in their
course will pass through the property
from east to west, with intersecting
streets.
The lots will not be of the usual pro-
portions Of city lots. but will be what
and more. and some containing several
acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
BURMA A WOMAN'S LAND.
It Affords the Sex Much Freedom
and Many Opportunities.
From the Southern Workman.


For the woman Burma is a veritable
heaven on earth. No country elsewhere
furnishes her more freedom, more op-
portunity. Even occidental countries can
not vie with Burma in this respect Mrs.
Burma outshines everybody and every
thing. Moreover, she is ubiquitous
You find her here, there and every
where. You stop at the jewelry store
containing millions OF dollars worth OF
pearls and rubies and precious stones,
and the person in charge OF the estab-
lishment is q woman. The salespeopla
are also women. You go to fruit stand
ducts it and sells you a banana or a
mango
At railroad stations a Burmese woman
sells you the tickets, and a fair daughter
OF the land Is ready to take your dicta-
ton and do your typewriting If you are
woman Is not only an efficient business
woman. but q good mother. Her duties
as mother and merchant do not interfere
with each other In the slightest degree.
Added to her superior intelligence. the
Burmese woman has good looks. She has
eyes OF q deep liquid black or brown
bordering on black. The forehead 10
usually high and well filled out, and
there is q purity OF expression about the
face. Her head Is oval and shapely.
this effect being heightened by the man
ner in which she dresses her hair in q
big knot on top of her head. Her dress
is white. with. q tight-fitting jacket with
Is covered by q single bright silk petit
coat, which also is tight fitting and dss-
plays the figure like a modern sheath
skirt.