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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-20
FAIRFIELD

An epidemic of measles has broken out in the Holland Hill and Nicholas Terrace schools, and many cases are reported. The Health Officer had not taken any action regarding the schools.
 The Breen family of Wood avenue, Bridgeport, yesterday opened their cottage at the beach.
 Wallace M. Bulkley has received two elegant trotting horses from New York. There is great demand for these animals this season.
 There were five marriages in town during April, eight births, but three of Andrew stebbins. aged s2, Agnes Gould aged 60; George H. Peterson aged 29 and John M Russell aged 21.
 Judge Banks explained to the fire men night or two ago, the difficult ties in the way of paying over the s1 ,O00 voted by the town. He said he is not himself opposed to appropriat- ing that sum for a machine, but he thought it wiser for the Hook & Lad der Company to raise the money by subscription and fair, and thus have full control of the motor vehicle. This Is what the firemen have concluded to do.
 A hearing was held. yesterday morn ing, before Justice Wakeman in the matter of Patrick Collett, boy of 13 years, and Lizzie Zemble, charged with stealing a $100 bill. The boy claims that Lizzie urged him to com init the theft. He is county home boy, but is now living with, his aunt. Attorney O. E. Hull, of Chamberlain & Hull, appeared for the defense, and asked for a continuance of the case until tomorrow morning at o'clock. The Zemble woman was put under bonds of s20O, and in default was committed to the Bridgeport jail. Samuel vechiarelli was up yester- day charged with violating the license law. He was found by State Police man Wheeler peddling something in the Fairfield Woods district. The sus- picions of thes policeman were arous- ed and he had no difficulty in pur- chasing portion of intoxicating li- quor from the peddler. This was sold for cents and when Vechiarelli found he was in the tolls of the law he of fered to buy back the drink for S5. At the hearing he pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs, which amount ed to near S30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-20
STAMFORD

From every point of view the rum mage sale held yesterday afternoon at the chapel was a great success. An
 unusually large number of articles was
 donated. especially in the line of ladies'
 shoes, hats. all kinds of clothing for gentlemen and boys. and a tremendous
 lot of furniture and fancy articles. Black fishing is now every good in the vicinity of the breakwater. and stories are told of young men who have caught this kind of fish weigh ing as high as pounds.
 There was a. good and enthusiastic audience last evening at the Grange hall to witness the comedy given by the Woodmen of the World. Unusually interesting services are expected on Sunday evening at the
 Congregational church, when Prof. J..
 M Barker of Boston University. where
 temperance, at a union service in which the Methodist church and the
 Bethany Mission will join. The pub lie is invited. Extra music will be given. This meeting is held through
 the appointment of the Connecticut ! Temperance Union.
 William Newbury has gone on an
 extended business trip through the Southern States.
 Tomorrow afternoon the young ladies of the Neighborhood church will hold
 food sale, at which a variety of home made things to eat can be had at a reasonable price.
 The Order of the Eastern Star held a very pleasant whist party last ev- ening at the home of Henry Meachen in Elm street. Regattas will be held on Decoration Day at the Pootatuck Club house. There will be a. race between the power boats owned by Charles Rogers,
 Frederick Converse and James McTag-
 gart
 -Selectman Stacey is canvassing the town to ascertain how many wish to have Main street oiled this summer. and if they will chip in enough to pay the expenses.
 A rather small but harmonious meet ing was~held last night of the voters and taxpayers of the town, which voted the $4000O appropriation asked for by the School Board for the build ing of the new Franklin school house on Rarnum avenue. The structure, without the furniture, is to cost $33, ,000. and the contract has been given to the H. Wales Lines Go. of Meriden. The heating of the building will cost about S4, GOO and the furnishing not far from $2,000. The materials are to be North Haven brick with 8 slate roof.
 Bids for the macadam work on Bar mum avenue are to be opened today
 Commissioner Macdonald has an- nounced that all roads controlled by the State will be oiled this summer. This includes roads in Stratford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-20
FIVE CANDIDATES FOR
 YALE CORPORATION

Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr., of Yale university, has sent out a cir cular to graduates, calling their atten- ton to the election of a member of the corporation on June 21, to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of Judge Henry Elias How land of New York. The five candida tes for the election are Otto T. Barnard, of New York; Samuel Palmer Brooks, of Waco. Tex; John V. Farrell, of Chicago; Henry T. Rogers of Denver, Cal, and Senator William w. Skiddy, of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-20

Foleys Kidney Pills contain in con centrated form ingredients of estab lished therapeutic value for the re lief and cure of all kidney and b1ad der ailments. F. B. Brill and Curti. Pharmacy. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-20

Foley's Kidney Pills are antiseptic, tonic and restorative and a prompt corrective of all urinary irregularities. Refuse substitutes. F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. $13
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Incorporated an institution to be ca lied
tn" 1Ilden Trust with ca pacity 10 main
tam u free library and reading room m
the CITY 81 New York. and such ther
educational and scientific objects "a you
shall designate. and II you deem 1t ex-
pedIcnt. that IL. " yorI think IL ndvisa bio
and the fit and proper thing to do convey
I" that institution all or such part of INV
r'sii'Ilry .s'ai. AZ you chOOs4.. and il
You do not think that courpS,. advisable
then apply II to such charitable sciIIca-
ti"nal and scientific PURPOSES a. in your
Judgment will most substantially ben. fin
mankInd
II will l." noted that the discretion 81
IN" Trustees waa indefinite both ~ to the
amount which they w"rn to give To- the.
corporation 4" b" formed and also as
To- whether they Shpri:,: xiv" any AZ All
2" the incorporation: and the validity 81
tn" h"Ius-~i WAS denied uI,on tho ground
~ this c0mpl-t" discretionary T,ower tn
convey or not To- convey ~ tho rIigRs-.tn,
h.nafiriary
IN" trustees procured the incoruo-
ration 81 Nh" -TiId"n Trust and nlsct.t
&" convoy :" ~ the "nttr" prynnrrv hut
IN" Court held that the inyAlidty ~ the
charitable" trust becaiisc of itg uncer
tArty could not b" cured by anything
done hy TN" trustees 10 cIeciit. il
In striking contrast with tn. TiIdap
VIII - that ~ his cOntamporary in Law
and g.plitIoS R0sc"" '"nkling. rha taSt ~
which - -. follows - Rrs"0a Joni
ling ~ T'ica. maze. publish and do
liar" NV last will and fn~fa-rcnt IA fol-
love 7 gl." devise and he IrJrath +, nv
vii" Julia and '" her heirs and assiRr4
forever all my property and I estate
whether real or mixed. and | constitute
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you're looking charming to-day. Don't
you tank it's about time We stopped
philandering and settled down to Darby
and Joan it together. IA we hav. always
Intended doing som. day"
The marquise glanced at him and muir
INJURED languidly: Speak for yourself |
don't know what Your intentions may h..
hut mine run in an entirely different
channel shall Join the roses in the
study Of ethics for while. and then Of
course | shall marry man with more
suhrl"ty ~ character more breadth Of
culture than vow. poor fellow. could ever
hope 10 attain
This second blow from such an ilnax-
peCr"d quarter was almost too much
for even IN" ChanfeCl"r box but after
a few moments his naturally high spir-
-. his in"xrInguishabl. vanity and his
good sense. Of which h" had fair shar.
rose 20 th" occasion He looked around
-hr.wdly NJ the company II. saw IN.
remote ANDY roses. he saw the triumph
AMI narquIs., he saw the sugar cookies
who had never said word during all
these events. but had sat dernurely in
their corner waiting; h- saw the hope
Joss droop 81 IN" fig man and he gave
4 gYFa' -hOlI
Com. on. old chap h" ga He'd joyou-lv
10 the fig man Lets go and marry
the sugar cookies Don't Won see. they'r.
heart shape"
And so they did Tn" fix man mar
rled Ih. oldest sugar Cooky 81 the dozen
and the chanieclar box married the
other eleven and all lived happily for
ever aftarward
This IL tn" way Won may know IL it,
40: Go and look in that very fetching
h-t.. shop window. and II you see a bunch
81 hard touch me-not looking candy
ro-e- and a rnarqIis- who looks ~ tough
~ though she held nothing but lemon
drops. and n you don't see a chanrecl.r
box or a fig man or q single sugar
cooky. then you will know that those
YOU don't 80. hav. gone away on their
wedding trip
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THE iNTJ0T iTED SE4I.
Srry Small Thing 20 which Great Inn
pOrtancr l. Given Sometimes.

A most absurd thing connected with
legal business IL the little piece Of red
green or blue paper or iaIlb Of sealinu
wax which we often place AT the end oI
"A signature to a deed. will or other i'm.
portani document
II ~ "A very small thing IN size, but ON.
TO which great deal 81 importance /.
frequently given II - "A relic II anfi,,uity
and no plausible excuse can he inyent..,,
for continuing its IIse
Some Of the more progressive States
hnv" rac' lcally abolished it's use iy l.Vis
laiion. which deprives IL ~ any technical
legal Significance. In others how.ycr
II IN still used with all serioIisns,. and
S'leTnliy. and an almost magical ya,ue
IA gwen Ia u by iignIfsd Judges thai is
little eSs than ridiculous.
\ man died year. ago leaving mart ~
hlS estate 10 another To- enjoy while hc
lived. with the privilege II devis,np ~
at hIs death ~ others whom h.. mishi
select by "a writing under his hand and
seal writing Wis executed ~ dpyistng
ia" property. but a. Via Contested i,y
p'hers cl1iu ing the property upon the
technical ground thai the paper con
hlned no sea after the signat IIr.s and tho
devise Was therefore, void
wise Philadelphia Judge cIoaoIv
.crnlnizNd IN" signature and after care
fully listening 30 The arguments ~ In wyern
decided that AT the emo ~ thu. sigma ,tra
'nere vas an extra scroll or anurIsh rnad,,
with The pen with which the sipra,,Ire
was made and that this was sufficient in
law 70 constitute seal.
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WINS or FauOIS LAWYERS.
Tilhrn's curious Nistak~ tOnh,ipr-s
IBrief DOrtiJn rnt

Whether IN" old saying that "A lawyer
who tries his own case has a fool for 4,
client - applicable to Samuel J. TIIcen
IN IN" matter - drawing hi- will IL NOT
known. II Wis thought Tor som" time that
tn" will WIZ drawn. nr at least apprnved
by Charlie DC1nor and james & Carter
two ~ TIA" most eminent lawyers IN New
York, but later statements, says CIss
dhd oUnCni. are to N" cfeCi that they
had nothing ~ all to DO with the will
and Consequently II IL not definitely known
who WIZ Responsible for II.
10 would hardly seem Possible that
tIr Iih'n hIr~"lf could have made such
n rnl-iak" rad h" h""u acting for som"
one Ole" Tn" statement has iecn made
tf' VII liI'"u had - mo doubts ~ IT, -h.
vi .fr f fh"-" clHii-es which th. court
~. ".ig"n'iy Condemned and had rpoka,,
~ - carter 5uOut II. hu' nothing NOR"
cam 30 ~
r. -Dru.ug ~ rho provisions NJ tho
ilFA'L - UT Pie" court N holding u invalid
T"n'''' ''.i' rho '"-rlipr IN -ubstanc. said
i l"'r" - '"ru mad ~ d"vot" nv estate
I" "h .u'1. .' 'rip.I'r,ra and scientific
pHrr"-'- '... l.r'..d ~. detailed plan
30" i'.f ...r. s-. ..r ~. ..seo'It.i ht,t
Ter w.. '.' ,.ra ~ must D..
.'h" rh~.w-. .'' i've u,..iu. ~ = ear
p"raiIoH. request you to cause t. be
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go away. men they called -hrilly
We don't wish To haS. anything tai dc
with YOU We are busy Be-iCic-, you
would ne, snit III Mt all. You are toe
elemental Ne would only marry very
-uhtl. men with brains who could h"lp
III To setil. our place ia the great ,chens'
uf thing-'
The cT--tiallcn lovers turned away
thuroughly con vinced that their sl.it'
Were hopeless The fig man WAS the
iirst To remember the marquee. III"
more he thought the more. h. warmed IT,
the idea.
He sidled up 10 her aud q'saN~rrd "ul 2
The roseS won't have anything tn an
with me. ma am I've bA..n thinking that
II We cant find any one better than me
I don't mind
The marques. looked cody at 'h- Gs
man and said Really. my good man
hay. | ever se-n YOU brforss IL you
want work in the garden I'm SORRY. bur
I've already engaged u gardener.
The stricken fig man turned away to
make room f"T the Chant-cl.r hox, who
had also remembered N. marpui...
He strud- jarmtily up To her and with
fascinating smile laid. An. tlaris-..
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real roses, Will. the others war. spun
from sugar The sugar roses w"r. 50
perfect tnat hardly any one could hav.
told them from IN" real and thu, roses
themselves. both real and sugar. wear,
puzzled by the problem stated AZ th.
beginning Of tn" chapter IL was a grav.
question for them 10 decide. for they w.r.
very young and fragIl", just buds IN their
first season. bur there 1t was and they all
felt that they would never u. happy
until their tru. place IN the great schrrn.
Of things had been settled
The second problem Of the novel was
like this. II one : head ~ made of marsh
mallow and ones hair Of chocolate. and
One = body Of Coupl. ot figs and ones
arms and legs of ral~In-. and ones hands
and feet Of almonds. and ones bones Of
wires, and on" only cost 81 "nt- j. one.
any III" loss "A man for all that.
Apparently not. II uua could JUDGE
by the admir!nE way IL" sugar cookies
Gaz"d ~ m" combination IN. sugar
cookies w"r" good girls too, Very .I,rul.
and domestic ia their tastes brown. wee,
and wholesome" They always 49,. de-
mslrelv ~ row and waited TO h.. -pok.n
to. but somehow they never attracted
much attention, and ANYWAY what were
sugar c"okI"S when th., beautiful CANDY
loses nodded from their Vas. ou IN.
upper shelf
OF cours" tn" tig man know that tn.
candy ro-'.- w"r" not nodding N him
He did not know that they w.r" entirely
absorbed ~ ~" discussion VI their own
peculiar problem. hut h. feared tina,
they w"r" howIus nvirIuglv 10 n" chan
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and appoint my sad wifi" sole "xe,-ltrix
Of this my last will y IL would uudo,Iit
eddy tax" - better lawyer than even MIR
Conkling To break his will
In passing upon TN" Validity Ofthc will
Of President James X. Polk Tonnes
sec court ~ Chancery said This viii
was written b- tho t"rtaDr with hIS own
hand ia IN" Ex-,rItIy" Mansion 1T Wash
ingtOn AZ - tim" when h" was President
Of III. United stairs II. Was u lawyer
"f recognized ability. had filed many
high public offices with distinction ana
reflected great honor upon his stat. His
will was Witnessed hy u Law partner aud
- Senator III Congress and nain.si ~ "S--
c'Itnr on. Of 'he Just iCe= Of the. Supreme.
touT' "f the United states " rornr,.
." ~ with tn" immersion ~ having been
carefully thought ont before IL was for
nally fHIi down and published - his
lnsf Testament
Among other provisions his homo
known ~ Polk Place" situated in tho
city NJ Nashville. was given 20 his vIfo
for life and upon her death II WA he
qIsath"d IN he State Of Tsnnessee IN
trust 70 ba occupied and enjoyed -bv
such on" ~ my blood relatives having
Tho nHrne nf Polk a. NAV he designated
by the -aId state and if there were no
blood relatives ~ that name then -by
such other 81 nv blood relations As NAV
b" d@sigDat@d nv the Slid State % a4ccIIte
this trust
The occupant waa n k"op tho ammo
In repair and prevent n from dilaridat-
ing or falling int decay. IN paw the ta1os
and 10 pr"sery" and k"ep In repair tho
tomb when NAV ba plao"d or "rncf"d
over IN" mortal remains ~ nv beloved
wifi" and myself and shall NOT permit
the same 70 be removed nor any build
ings or other improvements be placed
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~ " GROW ING APPETITE.
Not mat We Eat Norr. lint That There
Are More of u Eating

In 1899 tn. American hon laIi eggs m
sufficient numbers during IN" c1l.ndar
year To- amount To seventeen dozen for
each inhibitant 81 tn" United states
Omitting all Thought of adding a single
egg To- tho individual share Il eggs. bur
merely to maintain the 1880 proportion Of
egg. to population IN" hens IT tn. unit.ct
States IN 1910 must i.. laying annually
22l Isb. uOn duI"n NOR" eggs than they Ia i'll
IN 1899
Tn" per capita product II milk IN tia.
year 1899 was a56 gallons par annum
To maintain this per capita for the bene-
fiji Of our increment Il population. say.
the Atlantic. the milk supply in m. year
1910 must exceed that Oi 1890 by ojo .
sOn. go gallons
To maintain butter. Of which the p.r
capita amount produced ia 1899 was four
teen pounds. AT the same per CAPITA IN
1910 the aggr"ght" production mus, et
ceed the former figure by 49, nnD Opo
pounds
OF potatoes. that other staple Of human
consumption. the per capita prnsi,lct "a,
the last cen-iS was about four bushels
hence in 1910 Ia maintain the potato sun
ply for our Newcomers but not Ia Incra.s..
IL for tn" rest Of tn" community fD the.
extent 81 even ON" potato each (one
potato apiece" means approximately IsO
no huShelS). Their" must h,. raised ~ nno
on bushels more 81 this horn.Iy but mao
fIl vrgetabl. than were reported ia IsOo
What this pru~iU"t means IT. hest noted
by observing that to- supply II would
con-nm" ~" "niir" potato crop IA rep
ported at the lrsI ','n-I- 81 ri. States ~
California. Colorado. Illinois. Indian,
KANSAS. MnIn". Marvhrd and North
Carolina.
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BySl o. ZEN WtRI
0n- VINO pa~ known Hcr tn N"ar- r''
Never seen Her Idle

In business matters Queen Wary -
and axpeIi'ious. r,eth"dical and g." "."
ATTIC Her mornings are generally '.-.0
up with attending To m" volrmrr -
correspondence that arrives by "..-.
post
Her secretary and lady IN waiirE
NIT their letters ard IN" Queen Civ
s:rlstions concerning Them sc".-' .
20 IN" N.r'h American Re i'r al" co.. . .
grasp. the main issue ~ a nu"='inr B
soon makes up her mind
She has n"-"r hs"n known m IA Ne 70
n rnn.tar on the gr' und that 20 eV.'''-- ..
nrinion thereon ~ irksomc or d.
But should any letter require fur'h"r
si.Icra'i"r " Is held over for n dar 90
n ,l.cisinn ~ given and almost inya'
adhprrst ~
Every consideration IL shown o.
privileged 10 -"rv" tho Queen. n
@igntfvIug her pleasure H. ~ inc
attendance ~ urfnIsrs II her hotl-'
she " III often inIuira whether fr'N ' t'
not hay" som" other "ngagru'"''
breaking 81 which would y" income
TO them
Busy though 'he Queen Il an
who has known her for iventv. year
never seem her unOccupied -ha 8
nately acquainted with and i"r'.
in all that relates 10 the nannE'
~ the household Every -"r
known ~ her and their comic -
much matter VI concern ~ th''-
mistress - thar ~ any one sis"
no defail ~ life w"nries 'hc Quo
the reason that her Eympaihg". Ir- h".
and all her days full Of WORK
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The Sugar Roses,
the Marquise,
the Fig Man
and the
ChantecLer Box

Tho-.' who do not approx" OF IN" prob
hem novel had better not read this story
Though tn" characters. most II them
mnyc in IA" best society and tn" seen,
Is laid In IN" show window of Fifth
avenu" shop. il i choCk fun nj problems
III" first problem - lik" this II one
l. frall and plnh with many "Nuulsii"lv
Curl"d petals and grows on long green
stem from which spring shining green
leaves J. IN" good - "l' or u-' tC SWELL
az coIir-" the question might l." frtvu-
louslv "vddt'd 10y saying that what j. pink
and d'liCat" luuh- good enough To- eat.
but this sort al 'lprHncy must not h.
encouraged II J. not a ,lu' -tion of looks
thnf - at iH-u"
The question wa~ being pond ed over
by iarg. Va-'' full ot pale PINK ros.-
who lived side by side IN harmony with
only this ridd" to trouble them For
strange as II NAV -''.m part OF them were
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hOJEB IIJGIAssBS.


German inventor has devised what
no calls tel"scDr" .v"gla--"S. They ar"
intended 10. IA" use Of short sighted
per-ou- los the very simpl" means II
enltrglnE IN" image on tn" r"'tna They
are especially '.~iEnei for that class
Of naIF sighted p"prl" VIII" cannot wear
tE.- ordinary s.mplg corrected giis-s.-
she IuOn."Ir combination consists Of
tw- parts united ~ "A single met ii frame
"a front Obi'.fIy" lru- Or collector and a
-e'. nd nearer ~" eye 10 dr-pCrIo tho
RAJ, ~ tn" prOg"' UnEl" fo rua!S" The. cor
rpct,On for IN" degree Il invOyv IN JtI.~-
iion. When properly prescribed and
made, saws the !Scfen'i = trrorir1H the
two lnn4s- have such relation to each
other that thor" - mo- distortion. a~iig-
rnafia-n or colprr'l border 10 IA. image
obtained
Another German hns invented wnat
he calls police eveglaSs~s On Oh" side
no1t Ghe face they hive ttny concave
mirrors which NAV he "v'endeI sIdew 20
or be folded back 50 ~ not IN show
They give IN" waarer II no haa normal
sight an image ~ what is going on almost
di-ecfly behind him Th"y az" propo~ni
for Tho German so~-Ht polir NhsfhPr
adopted or not IL not to be ascertaiDed
from headquarters.
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or erected over the spot where said tomb
may be
This will was DECLARED invalid as tend
InE 4" establish prrp"tuity. IL was nov
a gi't for public charity and was merely
an attempt rO retain the property for the
Use Of the blood RELATIVES 81 H. nfp-tGtor
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A Problem Nouel
Whose Scene Was a
Filth Avenue Show
Wmdom

she was So ur"ttily yuIored and her hair
so charmnEly "url-d She wor. a
fow"~"d hr"cad- gown looped up over
spreading Natin V"tticoats. and she was
fascinating and not easy 10 analvyr
ST." was IN fact the cover OF candy box
winch held all sorts of SPICY li,tl. trans
lucent candies that were very enter
tanning and sometimes naughtv Their.
w"r" wIn'"Tgr""ns and p..pp.rmlnt-
violet and rose. Glove and cinnamon
lemon and lime and they 10 saw brandy