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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-09-09
Short Local News.


Jesse Lynn has bought out the meat
business of Land a Buchanan.
Wanted-some country side meat
Monday at the Country Store.
Our heaung STOVES, CRATES, etc,
have just arrived. w. II. Higgins.
Rev. ]. j. DicEey will preach at
Logan's Creek church Sunday at. 3: 80
Buff orphington cockercls for sale
c. G. Withers. 53-4
Next week the regular picture show
at opera house starts again. Big
double show each night, sc and l0c.
The Kadel.Kritchfield shows have
been drawing good crowds at the
opera house each night this week
There are a number Of good stunts
In their repertoire.
Columns Minstrels-the best on the
road today--come to the opera house
next Thursday night. Don't forget
them, they're worth coming miles "a
see. Every stunt Is new.
Fer Rent Storeroom on Main
street recently occupied by Goldstein
Apply TO II. c. Baughman.
Bring your butter and all the
uresh) eggs you have to the Country
Store Monday.
-
Don't forget the sale of Mrs Nan.
ME .. Good land on the premises at
1880 on Sept. 10. See ad.
PUBLIC SALE.-On Saturday.
Sept. "a, Mrs Sallie r. Saufey Will
sell at her home On Danville avenue,
a numbT of her household effects.
kitchen utensils, good milch COW, etc
etc See bills later.
Tobacco growers will find coke an
ideal fuel for drying tobacco. Write
or phone us Danville OKy) as Light
55-i.
ON account Of so many boarders
and my children starting to school,
viii not set Court Day dinner this
month. w. A. Carson.
r. NJ. Arnold, Of DanviIle, will be In
Stanford Court Day with a sample
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-09-09

Our heaung stoves, CRATES, etc,
have Just arrived. w. II. Higgins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
WHY CHARLEY HERMAN'S
 BABY ISN'T NAMED

Charles Herman of Tuckahoe. N. Y., waited at home as long as he could for the expected arrival of baDy, July 4th, then went to White Plains to get the bulletins on the Jeffries- Johnson prize fight.
 There's no hurry about naming IL 1T it's a girl" were his parting words to the nurse, "but if it's boy 1 want It called James Jeffries Herman. Give the name to the doctor. so he can reg lister it." When informed by phone the arrival was a boy, Herman called back over the wire:
 That's good. The fight has gone three rounds and Jeff is walloping the black man. Go ahead and call the boy James .Jeffries Herman
 About an hour afterward, the bell m the Herman home in Tuckahoe rang long and loud. The nurse answered and this dialogue followed:
 .sHelloi Is this Charlie Herman's ?'
 "Yes."
 well, this is Charlie. Is that boy named yet?"
 "I am just about to give the name to the doctor"
 well. cut out Jeffries. He's lick ed"
 what name shall we use?'' asked the nurse.
 ssNo name. Just register it dash dash Herman and I'll think it over."
 Herman still is thinking it over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
SPOILED THE PLOT.
A Display of Juvenile Affection That
 Saved tho MongreI.

A Display of Juvenile Affection That
 Saved tho MonsrsI.
 About three weeks ago there strolled into a Ridley Park house a dirty, dis reputable looking dog. He was of no particular breed, but a general mix ture of all there are. Out of the kind ness of her heart the cook gave him a few bites to eat, and from that time on, try as they would, the family could not get rid of the canine. The small children took a great fancy to the dog and named him Bluie. Their father and mother grew tired of seeing Bluie around and secretly plotted to get him out of the way. They feared to kidnap him openly by day, for there would surely follow much protest and distress on the part of the children. According ly plans were made for losing Bluie some place far from Ridley Park by night. The evening that the plot was to be carried out, just after supper, father, mother and a five-year-old boy were in the parlor. The little fellow was fondling the dog as if he were his best friend in the world. Finally he seized the dog firmly under the shoulders and, looking straight into his eyes, Hsped out, "Bwooie, do you wove mel" and then after a moment with joy in his voice, "Bwooie woves me and the world is mine" After that touching display neither father nor mother had the heart to deprive the little fellow of "BwOoie's" company and the little mongrel dog seems sure of a comforta- ble home for life.-Philadelphi Rec ord.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
DOES
 NOT RAISE WAGES
Statement of Mrs. Valesh, Gen. eral Organizer of Working
 Women For A. F. of l.,
Especial from United Press. ]

New York. July 7-'Semi-philan- thropic hotels and homes for working girls. though they have a beautiful sentiment behind them, actually help the employer to keep down wages and so damage the women they are in tended to aid" so says Mrs. Eva Me Donald Valesh. general organizer of working women for the American Fed eration of Labor in which Miss Ann Morgan, daughter of J. Pierpont Mor- gan, is a leading figure. Replying to the statement made by the Countess of Carlisle that America produces an nually thousands of young women who become wage earners simply because they are tired of home and not be- cause they have to work. Mrs. Valesh said today:
 "I have never known one woman who worked for a living for any other reason than that necessity compelled her to do so. Women with money may go in for the arts. medicine or law. but tradeswomen only work be- cause they have to-
 And how frightfully underpaid these women are. Today the employ CT who is urged to pay a living wage can Shrug his shoulders and reply: What is a living wage? I pay girls what they are willing to work for Even more frequent than the man who tells a girl to get gentleman friend if she cannot live on s4E0 a week-the avera ge pay of the woman in the in dustries--is the employer who says: oh. yes, you can manage on $4.50 week. You can board at St. Some body's for $50 a week.
 Our object is to better general con- ditions, to raise wages by organiza- tion. % No amount of philanthropy ever raised wages. In fact it lowers them. The only thing that ever raised wages in this world is unions Working women need mere money Pretty clothes and a few luxuries are as much necessities of youth as food and sun- shine and shelter"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
COLLEGE HEAD SAYS NEGROES NOT INFERIOR
 TO THE WHITE MAN
BIG CIRCUS COMING
 TO TOWN SOON
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bro therS' Shows Announced
 For Early Date

The many lovers of the circus in and around Bridgeport will be delight ed to know that the Great Adam Fore paugh and Sells Brothers Shows are to visit this city on Wednesday. July 27, after an absence of several sea- sons.
 Added interest is given the event by the news that this great amusement enterprise has just blossomed out with an entirely new outfit from be- ginning to end. The building of it cost the management over $3,000, 900. Even the menagerie is new, there be- ing not one single animal displayed in anywhere in America. By the build ing of an entire new parade, the man agement naturally discarded all old ideas. The result is three-mile pro- cesston of the wonders of the world, resplendant with fresh gold leaf, cost ly costumes of foreign manufacture, vehicles of elaborate European carv- pensive new trappings and peopled with every phase of the genus homo.
 A new standard in menagerie has been established. This Is menagerie in every sense of the word. It pos- sesses real genuine novelties in the way OI dIllIIldlS ullu0TlO IIllSSlQg lTUIl the American zoos. Ten acres of snow white canvas cover this world of won ders. From the merest property up to the great gilded parade tableaux, ev- erything is brieht, new and costly.
 And the company of performers is also new. There is none among the $50 artists who was ever seen with a circus in America before. This is now the most costly of all shows. It has a daily expenditure of s7,0OO, with out taking into account the vast amounts of money constantly spent by it's foreign offices and it's brigades of animal hunters, constantly in search of novelties.
 It can no longer be said there is nothing new under the sun while the enterprise and wealth of this big cir GUS are playing the leading part in the amusement affairs of the country. Novelty is a most striking characteris- tic of the entertainments prepared by this splendid show. And real novel, ties are secured from all parts of the earth regardless of cost. New York city, where only the greatest of nov cities will pass the critical scrutiny of experienced amusement seekers, the seal of approval has been set on the great entertainment which the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers man. agement are this season presenting under the greatest spread of canvas ever erected.
 The big show fills every nook and corner of the Madison Square Gar den, the greatest building devoted to amusements in America. The same parade and the same identical per formances that were given at the opening night of the circus in the spring will be repeated here when the show day comes.
 The people of Bridgeport are fortu- nate in having an opportunity of at- tending this great circus which stands foremost among all the shows of the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
WHITE PLAGUE FIGHT HERE AT HOME IS
 IN NEED OF FUNDS
A Splendid Work is Being Done and 1t Deserves Encourage
 ment

The crusade against the so-oalled
 White Plague" and the rapid growth of the associations which promote that crusade have assumed enormous pro- portions. Because of it's tremendous extent and the expressed condolences on the part of the workers. 1t has brought about a feeling and belief that their efforts will result in the eradica- tiOn of the fearful scourge in com- paratively few years. While in some places the crusaders have even gone so far as to say, "No Tuberculosis in 1920.' This is true also in this city, where the work is in charge of the Visiting Nurse Association. The mem- bers of this organization, especially the officers, are all ardent workers for the stamping out of the evil. using their funds to the best advantages, but they are handicaped by a money famine. They realize that with more funds. which would bring about the addition Of more nurses. that the good which is now being accomplished would be doublefold. There can be no doubt but that much good and much real benefit is being done by the association in this movement. The attention and care given by them to those i'll with the disease and the financial aid others render to them to be in tturn spent on the tubercular. who are made de pendant because Of its ravages are of inestimable value.
 The members of the association con- sider that it will take time and money and considerable work before the dis ease can be overcome or eliminated. And even then, some have ventured to say that consumption will always eX- ist, more or less. because of social Oc- equations. which it will be impossible to entirely overcome. But it is req sonable to believe that consumption can be reduced to a minimum if con- tributing causes are eliminated as soon as recognized. The members of the association feel though, that if they succeed in bringing health to but one sands are being saved all over the country. they have accomplished that which they had set out to do.
 It would be we'll to the uninitiated to know that the local Visiting Nurse Association does other work besides the care and the attention of the tuber- cular. The nurse in her visitations very often comes across cases of other ills. In the sake Of humanity these ills are not overlooked. though the as- sociation was really intended for tu- bercular work alone, and are report ed to the proper members of the as- sociation. A so-called nurses regis try is maintained of those nurses who give that time in which they are not out on call to the association. These nurses in turn are secured to the as- sociation, who directs their movements in the treatment of these other cases. It would be well to know that the visiting nurse can always be found at the dispenSary in the Police and Char ities building in Fairfield avenue every afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
How Japs Play Ken.

In its most widely practiced form the basis of the Japanese game of ken is that the fully outstretched hand sig nifies paper, the fully closed hand a stone, and two fingers alone extended, the rest being closed, scissors. Each of the players, counting one, two,
 three, throws out his hand at the mo- ment of pronouncing three, and the one whose manual symbol is superior to that of the others, according to the theory of the game, wins the trial. Superiority is determined on the hy- pothesis that whereas scissors can- not cut stone they can cut paper and whereas paper is cut by scissors it can wrap up a stone-consequently scis- sors are inferior to stone, but conquer paper; stone is inferior to paper, but conquers scissors, and paper is inferior to scissors, but conquers stone. There are innumerable varieties of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
SECRET AGREEMENT OF JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO
 ACQUIRE MAkCHUR!A
Especial from United Press.l

Washington, July 7-Government experts on far eastern affairs are searching for proof of a secret agree ment between Japan and Russia for the requirement of Manchuria adverse to the United States.
 The railroad agreement just signed by both powers provides elimination of competition between the Russian and Japanese systems in Manchuria. It is suspected this is but a blind to deceive the other powers.
 Its reiteration of intention of the two countries to preserve the status quo is regarded as no more than a tinkling phrase which has been us- ed repeatedly to distract attention from the real underground working of the two foreign offices to secure firm grip on China's richest province.
 A complete upheaval in the far east ern diplomacy is looked for within the next few months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
PRETTY WEDDING AT
 SACRED HEART CHURCH

A very pretty wedding occurred Wednesday morning at the Sacred Heart church when at a nuptial mass, the pastor, Rev. T.R. Sweeney united in marriage Miss Mary F., daughter of MT. and Mrs. P. E. Tobin of 5O4 Myrtle avenue, and MT. Martin E. Kenny of the clerical force of the Singer Manufacturing Co. The bride was attended by Miss Lauretta Brown, and the groom by MT. Joseph Monag- han.
 Following the nuptials a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the brides parents on Myrtle avenue to which only few close friends of the contracting parties were invited The couple were the recipients of many beautiful presents.
 MT. and Mrs. Kenny left on A morning train for New York and other points. On their return they will make their residence at 1O5I Barnum avenue, where they will be at home to their friends after July 11th.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
COUNTING BY TENS.
And Suggestion as to Why We Buy


 Thinge by the Sozen.
 Did it ever occur to you as strange that while we count by tens we buy 50 many artieleA by the dozen? If we ask the price of apples, oranges, oys- ters, eggs, collars, handkerchiefs and many other things we will he told so many cent- vr dollars a dozen, or if large quantities are wanted so much a gross, which means @ dozen dozen.
 How do you suppose this has come about? It was this way: Nearly all savage people count by their fingers that is, If they want to tell you they have seen two wild beasts they will hold up two fingers, and if ten they will hold up both hands, and if twenty both hands twice, and so on. Babies also learn to count by their fingers and toes, and to many people it seems as if that were the only possible way.
 It is, however, rather a clumsy way, as you find out when you try to divide ten. Say, for example, you have ten apples. You can only make an equal division among two or five persons, while if you have twelve you can give an equal number to two, three, four or six. We find the same inconven fence in dividing a dollar and often have to pay 13 cents for what should properly cost 12112 cents.
 If we had been born with two, four six or eight fingers or toes, like some animals, it is possible that we should have counted differently, but it does not now seem likely there will ever be any change in the ten or decimal sys- tenn, as it is called, especially since the Arabic numerals now used nearly everywhere are based on this system. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
SEVERE QUAKES
 ARE RECORDED
Especial from United Press.

Especial from United Press.) z
 Washington, July 7.-The most severe earthquake, recorded her since the great shock in the West Indies in 1907, was shown today on the seis- mograph at Georgetown University. Father Torndorf estimated that the quake was 1,50O miles away. The quakes continued for about 15 min utes, the maximum shocks being from 12:01 to 12:03 a. m. Father Torndorf believes the quake might possibly have centered at some point in the Atlantic ocean but that it had every evidence of having been eX- traordinarily severe.
 Cleveland, July 7.-Some portion of the earth's crust about 1,500 or 2,OOO miles from Cleveland was giv- en a severe shaking up during the night according to the seismograph at St. Ignatius College here, when to- days record was taken. Father Odenbach is inclined to think that Iceland or the Northern Atlantic bore the brunt of the quake.
 The record shows a more severe earthquake than has been recorded in the last two years, the vertical variation of the shock being six milli- meters. The quake began at 10:55:- IS, Cleveland time, reached it's max imum at 1O:5S and was over at 11:21.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
NEWTOWN WOMAN
 BURNED TO DEATH

Newtown, July 7.-Harriet, wife of Charles Beeman, aged 66 years, sue cumbed last evening at her home as the result of burns sustained Mon day. She was cooking the noon day meal when her clothes suddenly caught fire. Before aid could be rendered the flames had burned off all her hair, and left terrible burns on her face, but owing to her ad- vanced years, and the fact that she had inhaled some of the flames, lit tie hope was entertained for her re- covery The funeral will be held to- morrow from the South Britain Con- gregational church, with interment in South Britain cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
TELEPHONE FOR
 ALEX MORRISSEY

In the monthly report of Superinten- dent Brennan of the Charities depart nent made to the board last evening it was shown that the city is now supporting more insane patients than ever before, the total being 167, most of them housed at the State hospi- tai in Middletown.
 The board voted to grant tele- phone to Investigator Morrissey, who is frequently needed at untimely hours to act with the police in car ing for people suddenly insane. The board expressed dissatisfaction with delay in fulfilling the plumbing con- tract for Lakeview home awarded a month ago to Mullins & Co.,, and in- structed the clerk to notify the firm to begin work at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
TRIAL TRIP OF
 CITY'S NEW NAVY

Harbormaster c. H. Morris, one of the handiest sailors along these shores, laid down the tiller for the throttle yesterday when he took command of the new motor boat purchased by or der of the common council to enable him to carry out his duties with more facility. W. V. Dewitt and Daniel Boyle the former owners of the boat, and Alderman Paddock accompanied the harbormaster on a trial run Of about a dozen miles. With the in stallation of chemical tanks which may be done at small cost, the boat will become serviceable to the fire de- mart ment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
CHICAGO ALERT ON
 WEALTHY TAX DODGERS
Especial from United Press. ]

Chicago, July 7.-Chicago tax fer rets have a DoOmsday Book and when the news leaked out today there was consternation among the wealthy tax dodgers. The Doomsday Book is a mammoth scrap book filled with news paper clippings.
 Whenever there is a big ball in the 400 the experts of the Board of Re- view clip all the accounts telling of diamond tiaras, brooches, stomachers and rings, pearl pendants and ropes that adorned Mrs. G. WhataWad and Mrs Millionbucks.
 Clippings showing the distributions of beQuests, payments of alienation and damage suits and purchases of mansions have also found their way into the Doomsday Book, alongside the list of wedding presents received by June brides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
POPULAR FRIDAY, SATURDAY
 AND SUNDAY TRIP.

If one is planning for a pleasant and profitable way to enjoy a half days outing trip, it is absolutely cer- tain that no pleasanter form of re- creation can be found than one of those exhilarating trips on the steam CT Park City to Port Jefferson, N. Y, called Matinee Excursions" which are given every week day. As has been truly said, it's a trip across the Sound where cool breezes blow and when one returns to the city it is with g. satisfied feeling and a deter Inination to take advantage of these trips weekly hereafter. Steamer leaves at 1:30 p. m., foot of Fairfield avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
HUNGER RIOTS IN CHINA
(Special from limited Press

London, July 7.-Despatches today to the London Globe state that hun ger riots have broken out in Lai Chow, Shangtung province, China, and that it is feared they will assume the usual anti-foreign character. Tai Chow is in the affected region of China, not far from Chang-Sha, where serious riots and the destruc- tion of all foreign missions took place several weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
Weather Indications
Especial from United Press

New Haven, July 7.-Forecast: un- settled weather with thunderstorms tonight or Friday Moderate to brisk south shifting west winds with squalls.
 The disturbance that was central over Lake Superior yesterday morn ing has moved eastward and is now central over Ontario, Canada
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slight chance of showers toward night. Fri day fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
The Only Thing They Ever Did.

TT0 OTTIJ fTFTI9 Inoy 6VOF DIOs
 John Bright's powers of sarcasm were almost unrivaled. Some of his sharpest utterances were against mem- bers of the nobility. When boasts had been made of the antiquity of prom inent family, that their ancestors came over with the Conqueror, his reply was prompt. 'I never beard that they did anything else"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
E. H. DILLON & co.
ANNUAL OUTING OF LOCAL MANUFACTURERS
 WEDNESDAY JULY 13
Congressmen Hill and Fowler to
 be Guests of Honor

The annual outing of the Manufac- kurers' Association will be held at Rivercliff, Milford, Wednesday, July 13tt. Congressman Ebenezer J. Hill and Hon. David J. Foster of Yer mont, chairman of the house com mittee on Foreign Affairs will be the speakers of the day. Arrangements have been made for the members and their guests to leave Broad and State streets on special trolley cars at 11:30 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
Har Kind EriAnd

Maud-So he had the cheek to ask my age, did he? Well, what did you tell him? Ethel-I told him I didn't know positively, but I thought you were just twenty-four on your thir- tieth birthday.-Club-Fe Fellow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
Conditional.

eff I ask your fathers consent will you marry me?''
 'Well, it depends on how your face looks when you get through asking him."-Cleveland Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
Frozen Tale4.

'T suppose everything must be frozen stiff at the pole.''
 ''I guess so. At any rate, some pret- ty stiff stories are brought back."- New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07
THE BEST HAND
 SOAP.

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Grease. Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Vim. 244 Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-07

Miss Edna Kelly of Curtiss avenue, is spending two weeks vacation at the TeSch cottage at Walnut Beach.