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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

Funeral services over the remains of the late Maggie A. T. Cobb, were held, yesterday afternoon, from the resi- dence of her brother-in-law, John Japp, 549 Ogden street, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. G. H. Beard, pastor of the Park street Congregational church, officiat- ing Delegations were present from Clan Campbell, o. $. c. and Flaw thorne lodge, D. O. s. Interment was in LakeVieW cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21

The funeral of Sarah E., widow of James Staples, was held yesterday af- ternoon, at 2:3O, at the family home stead, 319 East Main street, and at tended by large gathering of friends and relatives. Rev. F. A. Dillingham;, pastor of the Universalist church of which Mrs. Staples was for many years a devout member, was the of ficiating clergyman. Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-21
Deaths and Funerals.

Ann, wife of John Mccullough, died last evening at her home 92 Summer street of a complication of diseases. She was a well known resident of the South End, and a devout communicant of the Sacred Heart church Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters, Mary, Margaret, Annie and Celia and one son, William McCol- tough.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-22
Christmas In
A Scotch City

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"' q" interest
'"e 'I'u'I4 A'ioH 'i ''ie manner Ia "hich
one-lour'h OF the people OF the country
epehu the mondays. Many days before
the store fronts on Argyll street-a
thoroughfare us busy as any I'm the
and-ore gayly ana profusely deco
'aleu "llh molly ana eFergreens. Above
nearly every entrance signs Of wei
come ana the compliments of the sea
son are eAhibited lh molly leaves. On
'h'ls''l's eve lhe stores keep open
iate. ElJner side of tine thoroughfare
Us mass OF blazing. cheerful light
ana tNef' Is moving mass of human
ny between. bht When the stores
crosse lhes close unNl DOSING day All
iHe "'rhIHg people now get their
christmas holiday.
TN thfslmhs forenoon the lord pro
Nost or mayor pEes.des al the annual
meeting and breakfast given by the
directors MT the royal mhrmary His
lordship makes speech, after which
there Is distribution of good things
to all the patients I'm the large instiu-
tion. Then he visits sundry other In
stitutious for the care Of the sick and
poor where there are Christmas freeing
and feasting, BY the way, Christmas
day is one Of the lord provosrs busiest
days. At 2 o'clock, according to an
nual custom for years past, he pre-
sides at the annual dinner given TO
from 5000 to G.OOO poor men women
and children In the city hall. Albion
street His Iordship aDd the ritv
magistrates occupy tba stare ond tol,o
dinner with the moor prrfng fha 10
past, which consists Of SOM ne.e an
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-22

teius enough OF the tale SO thar IN.
young folks can recognize The char
actcrs, bur taken altogether the pro-
duction becomes really dramatic
lurlesque of local life and character.
Interesting. entertaining and even ole
waiting TO old aud young. Actors and
actresses Of rcuown take the leading
pnrts. while there are dazzling COS
tunes magnificent scenery md a gOr-
geous ballet thrown IN No wonder
II IS that often until the middle Of
spring the pantomimcs enjoy con
dnuous run. Latterly they become
In sense classics. for their Ibrctti
undergo weekly Improvement at the
suggestion OF local wits noted for the
puugency of their savings and he
fund of dry Scotch humor they pos
sess. 1t is no oxaEgeratiou 90 say jl.t
these pantomimcs are visited by some
persons each night all the season
through and by others fully % score Of
times
Then there is the usual exodus OF
young men to the country at Christ.
mastide. u is common saying among
Sc0tchmcu that an roads lead 10 Lou.
don This is changed 20 Glasgow n
some cases There is scarcely q fam
iIy OF note I'D the Highlands chat has
not a son at the universities of GIa4.
gov or Edinburgh studying for The
professions Of law, medicine, the pun
pitt the army or the home or foreign
civil service With what hope and
pride the advent Of the young student
is looked for Mt the little railroad sta
ton up In the mountains on Christ
mas eve or morning. IL he lives on
an estate the next day he is given a
side by his rustic cOuntrymen In their
annual Christmas day football match.
The game Is usually d stoutly contest
ed one, umpired and refereed By the
laird and heads of the estate. At the
corner Of the field is placed a cask OF
good Scotch ale, from which the play
crs regalc themselves ut half time
Then the game resumes, and the sec.
ond half IS fast and furious, Around
The ropes are the young women Of the
estate looking on with pleasure and
discussing their choices In the dance
list of the evening Brooklyn Eagle
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-22

Said Santa Claus. "'Tis Christmas eve
CThe animals looked p.aasaaJ
And each of YOU viii nOw receive
Ills yearly Christmas present
Eat I'a be glad 10 EVERY guest
Nouls mention what he'd like the best.
The tap.r said "That pleasea me.
IN state sueciuctly therefore
II ] may be $50 bold and free.
The only thing I care for
Would he those matches ou the shelf
with which ia like to light myself"
His wish was granted. Then up spake
tmid little adder.
sir but a tr!He 1t win take
To make my Christmas gladder,
a slate and pencil, II you please,
Would let me do my sums with ease
The reixleer said, you may believe
I'd be'a happy fellow
II / we're sure I would receive
A good sized umberrellow.
And also I'd like four gaioche.
Yes. and a rubber macintosh"
Walton Williams.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16

Capt. Robert F. Scott, who command
ed the British national antarctic ex-
pedition Of 100000, and who will start
out this summer on another south
polar quest, would have no difficulty
in reaching his goal.
AL that stopped us from getting
there" said Sir Ernest, was the lack
OF SO pounds of food. With that we
could have kept on. There were only
four of us, but we were on a reduced
food allowance from November IA to
February g." In the desperate effort
to make our supply last, we came
down to a ration of 16 ounces a day.
This was too little to keep the heat
going in our bodies, and we had to
advance the allowance to 20 ounces.
Even this was too little.
II had to cut down the provisions
and stores to minimum. We started
out with timed jam and sardines and
an English pudding for Christmas day,
and then had to cache them at our
first depot. We did not eat the
Christmas pudding until on our way
back, when we had our first square
meal in more than three months. We
had been hungry continuously all the
time.
Dogs are failures in the antarctics,"
the explorer said, in answer to a ques-
ton. "This is on account of the drift.
Were to make another expedition I
would change absolutely nothing over
the last time except that I would get
a stronger vessel.
"Anything alive? Well, the only
thing I discovered was the colombia.
That, in plain English, is the snow
flea. He doesn't bite. Do I believe it
possible to reach the south pole in an
airship? Well, there would have to
be lot of experimenting first
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
WOULD SAVE RELIC
Society Starts Movement to Pre-
serve Billopp House.
Scene OF Only Peace Conference in
America During Revolutionary
War May Become a New
York Institution.

New York.-For the preservation Of
landmarks in the country, the Billopp
house at Tottenville, Staten Island,
the members of the Philemon Literary
society OF the town are actively work
ing. Through their efforts and with
the assistance of Assemblyman Balm,
the representative of that district, a
bill has been introduced into the legis-
lature asking state appropriation Of
$4,000 with which to buy the house
and some ten or a dozen acres of
ground.
'"The Old Stone House." as the place
is called locally, is associated with
one of the most interesting events Of
the revolution, a situation full of grim
humor so far as the Americans were
concerned, but a source of bitter
humiliation to Lord Howe. After the
failure Of Benjamin Franklin's mission
to England as the representative Of
the colonies Lord Howe was appoint
ed royal pacificator, and early in 1776
he sailed for America with the boast
t-dC "lIlllu leI udyS VI Ills arrival
peace would ensue. He reached New
York in July, 1776. On July 9 the
Declaration Of Independence, signed
July 4, was read to the American
troops and to the citizens of New
York. On the evening of that day a
statue Of George Ill, placed at the
foot of Broadway, was torn down.
Lord Howe and the other British off,
GERS saw it would be necessary to de-
feat the American forces in a decisive
battle before an attempt for peace
could be made.
On August 27, 1776, the battle of
Long Island was fought and won by
the British. At once a proposition for
a peace conference on neutral ground
was proposed. Benjamin Franklin,
John Adams and Edward Rutledge
were selected to represent congress
and the Billopp house was decided on
as the place Of meeting. In the front
room, overlooking the Kill van Kull,
Lord Howe and the American repre-
sentatives met
1t was the only peace conference
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
WHY A CHILD LIES
FibsA Told by Boys and Girls
Explained.
DR.. Amy e. Tanner Has 1000 Instances
of Juvenile "Stories"-Says Some
Untruths Should Be En-.
couraqed.

Boston.-"Now, Willie, tell mother
exactly how many dogs there were
fighting in the back yard!" Willie's
mamma urges conscientiously.
"A st. Bernard dog, with big ears,
and fr-r-r-r-ightfully long teeth, and
a little curly dog-and several others
that 1s-you see-well, there were
SIX dogs anyway, some of the black
ones and the rest of them kinder
spotty-"
"Wlll-i-am," comments mamma.
Anyway, there were a lot Of dogs,
cause I seen 'em, there was. Well,
| don't care, there was our dog, and
the Jones dog, and they almost had a
fight"
And Willie's mamma worries at
Willie's untruths and guesses that
Willie's Sunday school teacher isn't
doing all she ought to, and Willie's
papa who has, we'll, just about as
much feeling as most men-just ex-
plodes into a hearty laugh, and all
the neighbors triumphantly exclaim:
What a dreadful story-teller that lit
tie Smith boy is getting to be-
If Willie's mamma is following the
work OF the new children's institution
at Clark university, Worcester, she
will get some light on her troubles.
why children lie' is a mystery
which is being annexed to the realm
of science. DR.. Amy E. Tanner,
graduate of the University of Michi-
gan and doctor of philosophy, who
heads the department. Of experimental
pedagogy at the new institute, has
made study of this particular prob
lem.
Her carefully collected data include
over 1000 lies. They are lies of every
order, the pale ones, the deep-dyed
ones, the "onery" ones, and the very
lurid flights of the youthful Mum
chausen.
DR.. Tanner believes that if these
fibs were rightly understood there
would be less anxiety among conscien-
tious mammas.
Every mother" said DR.. Tanner,
knows that sometimes her little boy
tells lies. She does not acknowledge
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
Historic BiIIopp House.

attempted on American soil in connec
tion with the revolutionary war. It's
failure marked the final parting of the
ways between Great Britain and her
American colonies.
Not only this notable historical
event makes the building of peculiar
interest. 1t is picturesque, and many
fascinating traditions hang about the
stone walls, strong enough yet to last
100 years more, but the quaint OLD
shelving roof Of the veranda, upheld
of late by pillars, is practically out of
commission, the roof is open to the
elements in spots and the plastering
is broken in many places. But the
deep embrasured windows, the curious
cupboards built in the walls, the small
paned sashes and queer door fasten-
ings are still intact. In this house, as
tradition tells us was the case in
those days, the latch-string does lit
orally hang out. BY the pulling of the
knotted cord the wooden latch is
beam bars the door effectually against
unwelcome guests.
Big fireplaces are a feature of all
the rooms. The kitchen in the base
ment boasts of one the entire width
of the house. Here the long crane
of hand-wrought iron, holding two ket.
ties of mammoth dimensions, is still
to be seen. Logs of tree length could
easily have been disposed of within
the capacious depths of this fireplace,
but it would appear that quite as much
cold air must have come in as was
driven out by the blazing logs, since
it was open to the heavens above,
with no obstruction.
Quaintest of all is a really, truly
dungeon of masonry built off from the
cellar beneath the main entrance of
the house. Here persistent tradition
has it that colonial prisoners were
confined and cruelty treated, for the
Billopps were sympathizers with the
crown, and for some time British SOL
diers were quartered in the house
which was built in 1895.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16

1t sometimes, and she doesn't know
why he does. It would be perfectly
possible for her to punish him unjust
ly. There are some lies, you know,
that should be encouraged.
Eyes, indeed, these lies are devel-
oping the child's imagination.
For long time children's lies have
been made an object of study, and by
many scientists. My data are made
from 1000 to 1900 observations, or
brief accounts Of things that were
actually seen. It is such interesting
work and we get such funny stories
sometimes. You know a lie is not
just plain lie. There are lies and
lies
For instance, there are the lies that
are nothing more than the workings
of fancy. A little boy comes home
and tells his mother that he heard his
kitty talking to his neighbor's kitty.
A child hears fairy story and will
go on with it. There are any number
of these childish fancies, which are
merely the working of the imagina-
ton.
"The mother who does not recognize
this and who spanks her little boy
for saying that his kitty talked to
the ne1ghbor's kitty does wrong.
Then there is another kind of lie
that is very nteresting-when the
child tells you what he would like to
have happen instead of what really
happens. For instance, you ask:
What occurred out on the walk?'
And he will tell you that a kitten
was playing with ball.
'"Then you say 'and?' as If asking
for more. and very likely he will tell
you about another kitten. If you
keep on saying 'and-and-and' he will
keep it up as long as you do.'' =,
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS MINI SATURDAY APRIL 16 1910
TELLS OF SOUTH POLE TRIP
Lieut.. shackIeton, Who Got Within
III Miles, Says Scarcity Of Food
Stopped Him.

Washington. = Lieut.. Sir Ernest
Henry Shackleton. the British ex-
plorer who got within III miles of the
south pole a year ago in January, and
who recently was knighted for his
work in the arctic regions, arrived
from Europe several days ago and
came to Washington with Lady
Shackleton. .-. .".s.. 49,
The lieutenant was presented to
President Taft by the British ambas-
sador, and received from him the
medal voted by the National Geo
graphical society. ~ ..ss. .+-,.-... IS
Sir Ernest would not talk about DR..
Cock. He said he believed Peary had
reached the north pole, and thought
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
New Orchestral Effects.

Musicians in England are interested
In the doings of Joseph Holbrooke.
who has given an orchestral concert
or demonstration at the Queens hall.
London. The performance consfsted
Of his own three-act music drama. Dy-
Ian. The scoring Of Dy1an, say the
critics, is on a colossal scale. A bass
1ute. an oboe d'amore, three saxo-
phones, an unlimited number OF con-
certinas, every Imaginable percussion
instrument, one tubaphone, and one
celestin have been added to the score
Of the usual orchestral instruments.
Many Of these are either entirely out
OF date or so new that they are prac-
tically unknown.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
STATUE OF DEAD EMPRESS
Sculptor Produces Masterpiece OF
the Austrian Rulers Late Wife
on Horseback.

Vienna, Australia new equestrian
statue of the late empress of Austria
has been modelled by the famous
sculptor, Prof. Friedrich Haussman,
and has just passed from the artists
studio into the private possession of
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
Elimination Of SAILING Vessel.

The rapid elimination of the sailing
vessel Is shown by statistics recently
given by German paper. In the 20
years between 1888 and 1908 the per.
csntage Of sailing vessels has de-
clined In the merchant marine Of
Great Britain from 44.1 to 1876; OF Ger.
many. from 62.1 to 1911; of the Uni.
ted States, from so.7 to 3o.,. IN the
merchant marine of France, however.
but little change has occurred, the re.
ispective percentages being 47,9 and
Ala.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16

the aged emperor, who highly treas.
ures this statue of his beautiful and
cultured wife.
The statue Is considered master.
piece of the highest order. The EN-.
press is riding a thoroughbred, hold.
ing the reins loosely in one hand and
a rose in the other. The empress
was superb horsewoman.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
She Was There.

A woman OF whose death a witness
ut Clerkenwell county court said he
had been informed came forward.
His Honor-Then you are not dead
The Woman-No. am here.--Lon.
don Telegraph.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16

Some actresses seem to think Va
riety is the spice of matrimony.
The Appeal., 1910-04-16
MRS II? @QRE

LaWton In October Gore was still in his
tent. His wife fell sick and for four months
ne was her only nurse, save when their
oaoy came in January. When they moved
into their own cottage and furnished it with
stove and few articles of furniture they
had only 81 left They had to rent out
three of their five rooms.
The baby was born in desperately cold
weather in, room heated only by a tiny
cook stove. It lived only II days and was
buried on the prairie.
That winter tried the man in him. For
months he and his fair. young wife lived on
The Appeal., 1910-04-16

attempted on American soil in connec
tion with the revolutionary war. It's
failure marked the final parting Of the
ways between Great Britain and her
American cnlonias
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
HOW FAT WOMEN CAN
REDUCE THEIR WAISTS

Fat shows @ preference for the abdo-
mcu- chin. ankles. hips, e,c--tEe quiet
spots-just the places where IL can show
the most, OF worst. What IS 90 be done
exercise and diet-are they the only
alternative On the contrary they sell
dom do the work
a better plan Tor reducing the fat Is
10 use Narmola Prescription Tablet
One OF these after meals and at bed
time VIII produce the requisite reduc-
ton without bother delay. or harm
ln a few weeks you can be losing q
pound or Tar a day IT viii drop or. -
e were- disappear as quietly as j.
came remove uniformly without cauS-
ing even a suspicion o. q wrinkle or
distress Meanwhile. eat and act as
usual. deny yourself nothing II IS not
required. 81 Ma-uola Tablets are used
Get or two inches OF waist line before
the months end II can be d01e-cer-
lzl0lr. rHeaVIy- safely. The ATa-uo5a
Tablet ls uouln furious Hr being made
amer Tie famous fashionable formula
y o. Marmgla. = o. FL TX Casrara
Aromatic - OF Peppermint Water.
and il costs only IS cents. the large
case, OF any druggist, or direct from
MarUo-a Co. 81 Farmer Bldg. Detroit,
Mich
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
VAUDEVILLE STARS
WILL APPEAR HERE

rtaseS has arranged a number OF
important engagements for early pres
eutation
Most noteworthy, perhaps. IS the dean
% American comedians, Denman
Thompson. who will appear in Joshua
WlircCmb." q tabloid version OF HE
perennial success. The old Home
stead
Marie DallJ0-. the London music rzN
aT-tSta- -E another prospect Neiis Eer-
gen. a special Fav0rire here. IS included
I- the L--. Edwin Stevens is au0rnar
booking
Valerie BerEerc. the greatest emotional
Coincidence Of DTcseut-day actresses. rs
LIser contract 10 produce her latest
Efrr The LION Tanner Others viii he
Al Jol>0u- the Holland HeIues'r com
pa0Er "Ll--eISTI- I.z ChriSrmas'' tho
Royal Hawaiian SCUTCttc- IlSEy-s new
product SON. The jolly Fat Mems
Club -fErl-Dlarti s. Aerial Ballet" Il it
tie Chip and Mary Marble Stuart
Barnes. the famous Curzou sisters and
Gus Edwards Night BIRDS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
AhE. LIZALEHRANN
IN A CYCLE OF SONG
English Composer Appears
ar Columbia Theater
January 81.

Madame Liza Lehman. the famous
English composer. who appears a. the
Columbia Theater Monday afternoon.
January 81, viii give a most Interesting
program Of her own compositions, in
Gliding In q Persian Garden a mis-
cellaneOUs program OF songs. and the
famous cycle OF nonsense songs from
alice IN Wonderland Madame Leh-
mann VIII be assisted by Miss Inez Bar
bour, soprano: Miss PalErave Turner,
the English contraIto. Derrick Won Nor
den, tenor; Frederick Hastings, bari
tone. and Master Albert Hole. the Eng
gIish boy soprano
The interest OF the concert sill Be
greatly hei~hteued by Madame Liza
Lehman playing all the sccompani-
ments FOR her music
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
YIOLINIST CONES
WITH MANY HONORS
Madame Weber Favorite in
Most of the Capitals
Of Europe.

Madame Gisela Weber, the violluist,
who is to appear here Al the Columbia
Theater, on January s. has had very
great success in this. her first American
tour. Madame Weber comes with the
prestige Of having played TO enthusiastic
audiences and critics In Brussels. Ant
werp, and the German cities She
studied under such well known masters
as WehlinE. SChradiCk, BaZZini. Of Nj
lsn- and Jose Marieu, OF Antwerp
Ia Europe she received the special
distinction Of being elected al honorary
member OF the CcTCIe Scicutiiique Ct
ArUstigue, an organization for the fur
tlerau-e OF arts and sciences. under the
patronage Of tie late King Leopold. Of
Belgium
Madame Weber has an attractive per-
sOHaiity, and her sincerity as an artist,
combined with solid attainment has won
for her position as musician Of the
rTst rank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
old JAPAN TO-DAY"
KRAMER'S SUBJECT

This week wright Kramer, the feI-
lOU-traveIer OF Burton Holmes. the
lecturer on travel viii give the third ia
the series OF illustrated traEclOEues.
the subject being odd Japan Today"
at the columbia tonight
This Will iU no wise be "a repetition
NJ last weeks lectures 8u japan nor
VIII it be similar in word or picture TO
anything given before uy AIr. Holmes
While last weeks traralo--le vas de-
scripjive gf Scenes IN and about Tokyo.
thus weeks VIII describe the much
more charming and picturesque scenes
iu and about kvoto.
4 side visit VIII be made 10 the Jap
auese Chicago" Osaka, the greatest
me- rflacfurIuz center OF Up-TO-CaIe
Japan An unusually large number Of
notion pictures VIII be shown. not only
81 sing vivid -lfmDseS OF the busy IKE
Of tE- progressive Japanese in kEoto
and osaka. but many VIII show some
81 The GuaiutaT and more picturesque
cereuOuialS- professions. and festivals
which form q prominent part IN the
lie Of the japan OF the past
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
SICILY A TIMELY
TOPIC OF LECTURE

sicily the Island Of mythology and
Art" VIII pc the subject OF Dwight
Elmen11Ifs fourth lsetlre al the New
National Theater on Thursday after
noon
This lecture IS tc be one 81 the most
interesting OF the series including as e
ooesEa glimpse OF EesSlua after the
disastrous cart 1rsuaEe The results Of
A-r- EIueudorf's Gfth visit % the pic
tureEgue island appear tE this lecture
and the audience l= given ara ouportl--
nifty 10 wander where Creeks Nor
mans. Romans. French Spanish and
Italians have struggled fa- the Jewel
OF the lIeLi-r--a mean
The subject OF Nr- Eiueud1rrs last
lecture VIII be- "DaTmafia 90