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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
BETTER FIRE
PROTECTION
Necessity Of Substituting
Modern for Ancient Meth
DDS in Guarding Against
Fires

Fort Jay. Governors Island, New
York Harbor, April 24-The test Of
the newly. installed Air-Alarm fire
protection equipment at Governors
Island In New York harbor, April 10.
furnished striking proof Of the need of
replacing archaic fire protection meth
DDS with the creations of modern
genius.
The recently completed installation
Of the system at the QuartermasterS
Warehouse and dock gave a basis OF
action, and it was arranged that when
the final test on the dock was made
the garrison fire alarm should sound.
The test was given in the presence Of
General Grant and staff and other
army officers OF note
In just AZ seconds from the time the
test fire was started on the open dock
the, alarm rang In. The garrison alarm
was sounded according to the system
long in vogue at the island, the 1oca-
ton being announced through the tel
ephone to company headquarters.
There was a misunderstanding OF
the message. the run was made to the
wrong place and 1t was full fifteen
minutes from the time the alarm was
sent out before the soldiers reached
the dock
The contrast between the almost in
Simultaneous work of the Air-Alarm
and the errors and delays following
from the opera tons Of a system that
involved human agency in transmit
ting the fire location to Company
headquarters, was SO marked that it
Is believed the old system will now be
done away with at the post and mod
ern methods substituted.
The Governors Island test is pre-
liminary to similar tests in - many
other structures at United States Ma
Wy Yards and Army Posts IN various
sections OF the country. General Fred
erick D. Grant, commanding the De-
partment Of the East, before whom the
test was made, believes the Air-Alarm
solves the fire prevention as well as
fire protection problem, as does Brig
adler General Torney, head of the
Medical Corps, U. s. A. who has caus-
ed it's installation in the Medical Sup
ply Depot at Washington.
It is distinguished from others by
the employment Of an entirely new
principle in automatic fire alarms.
A small continuous alloy tube Gs inch
In dismeter) Is distributed over the
ceilings of the buildings to be protect
ed. The ends of this tubing, on each
floor terminate in a case con tanning
two diaphragms. Electric wires run
ming from these cases control gongs
on all the floors and an annui1ciatOr
placed at the entrances, or other prom
nent part, Of the building.
In the event of a fire in any section
of a building the rapid rise of heat on
the ceiling. which is the result of the
exposure Of even small quantity of
flame, causes a corresponding expan-
sion of the air in the tubing. This ex-
banded air-is carried through the tub
ing to the diaphragms at each of it's
ends and causing them to expand,
closes the electric circuit. which in
turn operates the gonEs and Indicates
on the annunciator the exact location
Of the fire
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
SEWER PROPOSALS.

Proposals will be received by the
Paving and Sewer Commission at
Room %, City Hall. until Friday,
April 2Sth, 1911, at 8 o'clock p. m.
for the construction of a sewer in
State street between Broad and Park
avenue, as per profile in office of the
City Engineer.
The Commission reserves the right
TO reject any or all proposals. A
bond of $500 will be required from
the successful bidder for the faithful
performance of the work
THE PAVING AND SEWER COM
MISSION
By Bernard Aeat ting,
L Al A$ Eecratarx.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
SAM HARRIS SUITS
AND TOP COATS.

The warm days will soon be here.
You will need a spring suit to take
the place of the heavy weight. Don't
fail to investigate the full line of suits
at Sam Harris Suit Shop, Main street
Here you will find a clean, snappy
display of all the latest weaves in
ready-to-wear suits, tailored in man
ner which guarantees q. perfect fit.
The top coats too are the acme of
stylishness, and you will need one to
wear on the cool night for couple
of months or more The values In
this line are exceptional
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
Manufacturer Drops
Dead from Fright
Especial from United Press. J

New York, April 24-John H Cas-
sidy, a wealthy blank book manufac-
turer, dropped dead of apoplexy and
q. score of passengers were hurt when
8, Long Island Railroad passenger
train jumped the track as it entered
the depot at Atlantic avenue, Brook
Ign, Saturday.
When the ambulance was summon
ed, the gong bell on the vehicle
frightened Cassidy, and the stroke fol-
lowed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
THE STOCK MARKET.

(Watson, Alpers &, Coz
1t Is sentiment that mainly is at
fault-it lacks a stimulus rather than
conditions to act upon. Until that
stimulus is applied, the public will
probably continue inactive and yet
with an attitude which suggests more
complacency at the suggestion that
stocks may be bought cheaper a littre
later than fear that such may prove
to be the case
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
MANIAC IDENTIFIED.

Identification has been effected
through Investigator Morrissey of the
Charities department of the man who
ran amuck through Bank street, in
natures garb early Saturday morn
ing, and who was later taken to Lake
view home. He is John A. Hartiga n
of Lamond street, Boston, aged 20.
He is suffering from alcoholism, but
shows sign of recovery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
SHALLOW MULLINS ESCAPES.

Confused when she discovered the
proximity of DR.. j. A. Gaffney's auto
mobile, at State street and Park ave-
nue.. yesterday afternoon, Miss Shall
low Mullins walked into the path of
the machine and was knocked down.
She escaped unhurt- Miss Mullins is
the Is years old daughter of Mrs. q.
=. Mullins. ~ Mead street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
ONE CONDUCTOR
HELPED BACK TO WORK

Mr. Wilford Adams IS his name,
and he writes: ST was confined to my
bed with chronic rheumatism and
used two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy with good effect. The third
bottle put me on my feet and I re-
sumed work as conductor on the
Lexington, KY, Street Railway. 1t
will do all you claim in cases of
rheume tism.' 1t clears the blood of
uric acid z. B. Brill and Curtis
Pharmacy. 81 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

Foley's Kidney Pills contain in
concentrated form ingredients of es-
tablished therapeutic value for the
relief and cure of all kidney and
bladder ailments. Foley Kidney Pills
are antiseptic, tonic and restorative
Refuse substitutes. F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy. "135
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
BURGLARS SMASH CASH
REGISTER TO GET DOILAI.
Especial from United Press.


Bristol, April 22-Discovery was
made, today, that Hazelmeres, a big
Main street grocery, was burglarized,
of pennies the burglars wrecked q
new $50 cash register. They helped
themselves to much canned goods and
fruits. Entrance was effected through
a rear window. The burglars left no
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
THE SOUND SLEEP
OF GOOD HEALTH

Can not be over estimated and any
eilment that prevents it Is a menace
10 health J. L. Southers, Eau Claire,
Wis. says: 'I have been unable to
sleep soundiy nights because of pains
across my back and soreness of my
kidneys Ny appetite was very poor
and my general condition was much
run down / have been taking Foley
Kidney Pills but short time and
now sleep as sound as a rock, my
general condition is greatly improved.
and I know that Foley Kidney Pills
have cured me-" F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy. ~135
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
FOR ROBBERY
Especial from United Press.

Especial from United Press.)
Bristol. April 22.-Chief of Police
Ernest Belden left for New city, to-
day, to get Frank O'Brien who is
wanted here for completely in the rob-
berry of the c. j. Garrigus Machine
Shop, last August. O'Brien was ar
rested in New York and agreed to re-
turn without extradition papers. His
accomplices in the crime turned states
evidence and implicated him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
CLOTHING ON CREDIT.

For man, woman or child-in fact
we are outntterS to the whole family
Prices cut some figures here-low
prices. due to the low rent location,
and close buying. Look through the
line. Frank Jacoby, 1888 Broad St,
onnoSite Post Office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
SAFE MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN,

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
fs safe and effective medicine for
children as 1t does not contain opiates
or harmful drugs. The genuine Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar Compound is in
n yellow package. F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

New York-In investigating a theft
by a man who claimed to be an en-
ploye of Walter Duncan, head porter
mt the St Regis Hotel, the police
FOUND that Duncan's income as porter
enabled him TO keep three servants in
his home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

ssrs of the A r. of l.. has written to
the Central Federated Union that he
sees no reason why he should not
gpeek on the same stage with Andrew
carnegie at a peace celebration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
OBITUARY

Sydney ]. Neal, son of Theresa and
the late James Neal, died yesterday
at the home of his mother, 1927 Park
avenue, after a long illness, in his
18th year. He was we'll known
young man, we'll liked, his death be-
ing received with regret by a large
circle Of friends. Besides his mother,
he leaves to mourn his loss, two sis
ters, Lauretta and Mildred, and two
brothers, Harry and Arnold Neal
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

Funeral services over the remains
of Earl K, son Of George S. and Viola
Wood were held yesterday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock from the home of the
parents, 14S Nichols street, Rev. T.
II. Robertson of the Berean church
reading the services. Interment was
in Mountain Grove cemetery
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

The remains of Wilhelmine, widow
of Christian Roesele, were laid at rest
yesterday afternoon in Park cemetery
following services from her late home
in Steuben street and thence to the
German Reformed church where the
pastor Rev. Herman G. Wiener read
the services, assisted by the church
choir. The bearers were Henry Mey-
er, Julius Paul, Charles Bitter, Charles
ChoVit.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
How Machinery Rreathes.

An English writer on engineering
subjects. Mervyn O'Gorman, calls at
tention to the fact that piece of ma
chinery, such as an automobile. laid
aside after being used is in danger of
internal rusting through kind of res
piration which affects cylinders. gear
boxes. clutch chambers. interspaces in
ball bearings. and so forth. Every in
closed air space '.breathes' by draw
Ing ia air when a fall Of temperature
contracts it's walls and expelling it
when the walls expand through heat.
The moisture introduced with the air
Is deposited in the cavities and may
produce serious damage through rust.
The popular belief that oil will pro-
tect the inaccessible parts of unused
machinery is fallacious. since nearly
all oils take up about per cent of
water in solution.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
COSTLY DROP CURTAIN. .
The One Msissonier Didn't Paint For =
French Theater.

The One Msissonier Didn't Paint For =
French Theater.
The enterprising manager Of thea
ter called upon the famous French art
list Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier on
one occasion and asked him to paint a
drop scene for a certain theater and
name his own terms
"You have seen my pictures. them!
asked Meissonier.
''Oh. yes" exclaimed the manager.
'but it is your name want. 1t will
draw crowds to my theater.'
"And how large do you wish this
curtain to beg" inquired the artist.
"Ah. well. we will say 10 by IS me-
ters.'
Meissonier took up pencil and pro-
ceeded to make calculation. At last
he looked up and said. with imper-
turbable gravity:
ST have calculated and find that my
pictures are valued at $4,000 francs
per meter. Your curtain. therefore.
will cost you just 21.6OO.OOO francs.
But that is not ALL 1t takes me twelve
months to paint twenty-five centime-
tiers of canvas It will therefore take
me just 100 years to finish your cur
tain. You should have come to me
earlier. monsieur. / am too old for the
undertaking now. Good morning"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
A FIERCE ANATHEMA.
The Pious Wish . Woman Flung at
Jean Paul Richter.

The Pious Wish Woman Flung 1t
Jean Paul Richter.
Jean Paul Richter once observed
that II lady officer wanted to give
the word "Halt.' she would do it in
the following strain: You soldiers, all
Of you. now mind what say. l order
you as soon as l have done speaking
to stand still: every one Of you. on the
spot where you happen to be. Don't
you hear me? Halt. say. all Of your
Upon this a strong minded woman
made the following comment: Nov.
M. Jean. it was an unlucky day on
which you wrote that sentence. May
you never hear anything but that lit
tie, concise word NO from every rosy
pair of lips you meet. May you halt
wifeless through life. May your but
tons be snappish. your strings knotty
and your stockings full of holes. May
your bootjack be missing. your feet
corny and your shaving water cold.
your razor dull. your hair stand up.
your collar lie down. May your beard
be porcupiny. your whiskers thinly
settled and your mustache curl the
wrong way. May your coffee be mud
dy, your toast smoky and your tea
water bewitched. and, with a never
dying desire for affection. may you
crawl through creation meek. miser-
able. nasty, forlorn. idgety. fussy. RI
diculous. ruined. detected old bachelor -
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
Arabic Numerals.

An illustration Of what mankind
owes to the labor saving Arabic nu-
merals compared with preceding forms
Of notation is shown in adding 1S4S to
iS48, the sum of which is expressed in
only four figures. or 1896. Meantime
In Roman characters we would have
to denote 1S4S with the capital letters
MDCCCXLvIII. Repeating these let
ters explains why Cicero complained
Of the sweating toll Of all addition.
On that account Homer's total of Aga
memoirs feet is not the correct
sum Of the different contingents to 1t
which he gives Of the Grecian states.
Herodotus is worse yet when he gives
the total figures of Xerxes' army after
enumerating the quota of the various
nationalities which composed it. Like
wise what life insurance company
would now do without Arabic nu-
merals may be imagined.-Dr. Will
liam Hanna Thomson in Designer.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
High Sounding Names.

Writing in his Paris paper on the
growing custom on the part Of parents
to give their children high sounding"
names, Clement Vautel says: when
the boy is old enough to understand
he rebels at being compelled to carry
through life a name like Anacreon or
Hipparchus. But he has company. l
know a deputy whose parents named
him Franklin. The name in itself is
not so bad. but he has two brothers.
Voltaire and Socrates respectively.
Fancy this scene in the nursery:
Franklin bowling because Voltaire has
broken his toy. while Socrates laughs
at both. The mother as peacemaker
shouts. Stop. Socrates. or you'll be
punished In a narrow street in Mar
settles one broiling hot day I saw a
woman spanking a child. shouting in
anger. You naughty Epaminondes; I'll
teach you. Epaminondesr could new
er think of the Theban general after
that without laughing"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
I ! I

syhe csntIss.,sris1 81. v1stts a,sd ~
ldea II No llod Cross.
During tie Itallan Wax of 1850 young
lean Dunant was travelling in that
country. After the battle Of Solfefino
be visited the field. and. seeing the
terrible sufferings Of the wounded sol
diers who lay around unattended. T.
with the assistance Of several peasant
women, formed an ambulance service.
with its headquarters IN q little church
1t Castiglione He helped with bis
own hands to, bind up the wounds of
Frenchmen. Italians and Austrians
alike.
tThey are all brothers" be said. A
wounded enemy Is an enemy no long
er." And be and his corps Of helpers
brought water and medicine and
6noothed the pallets OF straw and
cheered the unfortunates and closed
the eyes Of the dead and performed
the last kind Offices Tor the DYING,
DunAnt was regarded by the hundreds
|of wounded AZ miracle Of goodness
little less than an angel. 1.-THE gentle
man In white was the way In which
the officers spoke Of him as he moved
around among the sick. his light cloth
Ing making him conspicuous on the
| aeld.
HIS experiences at Solferino where
/ he saw that the willing hands OF a
few unframed helpers actually saved
many lives and comforted hundreds OF
tothers. inspired him with the grand
Idea OF an crganization-the Red Cross.
Herald.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
To Say and to Do.

"Do you wish to go to church this
evening? Father is going to preach.
you know" the minister's fair daugh-
ter asked.
The young man considered.
"Um. The last time | went he rath-
er fell on some of my small failings.
Do you know what his text will be to-
night?"
Eyes; Love one another"
He regarded the round pink cheek
approvingly.
Suppose" he suggested softly. that
we let the old gentleman go preach.
while we sit here and practiceT-Lip-
pincott's
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05


AZ senek.l {lIlnS one d the frst
duties of thp wife q1 a. incoming pres
dent ana one 81 the things she usuar
y enjoys heartily IS TO attend to such
rearraugements and refurnishings Of
the White House as may be necessary
OF advisable according to her person
Al taste, the size and customs Of her
family. and 50 on.
I remember one occasion. writes
Colonel William II. Crook In the Phil
adelphia Saturday Evening Post. when
Mrs. Harrison had finally decided
upon some slight architectural changes
and had brought her architects plans
to the president and asked his opinion
OF them. General Harrison studied
the drawings with care and noticed
that several inches were left, each
plainly marked. At last he said:
. Well. my dear. here Is place for
Lincoln. and here Is q place for
Grants bust. And you have left
three places for Vest" Then he add
ed, with well assumed indignation. Il
am decidedly opposed to 80 many
monuments to Vest-in the White
House,
Mrs. Harrison FASTENED to explain
what her husband. Of course. knew all
the time-that the word Vest" was
the architects contraction for vesti-
bule. Of which there were three on the
plans. whereupon the president said
he was satisfied and handed the draw
ings back to her. with a twinkle In his
keen blue eyes.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
Acts of the Apostles

The weight of testimony is in favor
Of st. Luke as the author of the Acts
of the Apostles. though some respect
able critics claim that the authorship
is quite unknown. There are no sure
data for determining the date Of the
Acts. Various dates have been as
.cribed. Some think that it was writ
ten about the year So while others
hold that it could not have been writ
ten before the second century. about
A. D. 125.-New York American.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
Not Perfect.

A horse dealer was showing a horse
to q prospective buyer. After running
him back and forward for few min
utes he stopped and said to the buyer:
"What do you think of his coat? Isn't
he dandy"
The buyer. noticing that the horse
had the heaves. replied, Eyes, l like
his coat all right, but / don't like his
pants. "-London Tit-Bits.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
BY DUDLEY ALLEN SARGENT. Directo
OF Hemenway Gymnasium. Harvard
University.

u 0a state we're re :. s1f ike s's nss
in form that it was we'll
nigh impossible to tell them apart.
Then as civilization progressed
their especially feminine charac-
teristics became accentuated until
the exaggeration was almost pain
full to look at,
THEN THE PENDULUM BEGAN
TO SWING THE OTHER WAY.
WOMEN ARE AGAIN BEGINNING
70 LOOK MORE LIKE MEN.
The girls are GETTING
MORE SENSIBLE. That's the
whole story. Instead of sitting in
the parlor and folding their hands
all day they go out and TAKE
EXERCISE. OF course it makes
change. But it is not going te
make men of them.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
BY HARRISON FISHER. Artist.

-" HILE women are unde-
A niably doing m AMY
things now that used to
be the lot of men, these things are
FAR REMOVED IN NATURE
FROM THE HARD, MUSCLE
NEEDING work that the femi-
nine sex performed in olden
years.
BELIEVE THAT THE MEN,
tai DUTIES THAT MORE WoM-
EN- ARE PERFORMING EACH
YEAR HAVE NO EFFECT WHAT
EVER ON THEIR PHYSICAL BE-
INGS. AND IF THERE WAS ANY
EFFECT IT WOULD BE ONE OF
LESSENING RATHER THAN up
BUILDING PHYSICAL DEVELOP
MENT.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
The Present
Unrest of
Our People.
Why Does 1t
Ever Exist?
BY JOHN MITCHELL. Well known Labor
Leader

BELIEVE that there are ben
eft and efficacy in the peo-
pies discomfort. The unrest
is caused by the people themselves
in the effort to UPLIFT AND
BETTER THEIR OWN CON-
.DITIONS by striving constantly
to improve their physical, moral
and social selves.
In industry there is probably
totally different idea to be taken
from this term unrest"
BELIEVE IN UNREST. 1T IS
NECESSARY TO THE WELFARE
AND PROGRESS OF THE PEo-
PIE. THIS HAS BEEN PROVED
BY TEST AND EXPERIENCE.
But when speak of unrest
I mean INTELLIGENT DIS
CONTENT. | do not mean the
wild, insane discomfort of the I'M
thinking or unreasonable. There
is just as much difference as be-
tween night and day. By intelli-
gent unrest or intellectual unrest
I mean the discomfort of a man
who is dissatisfied with his present
condition when he sees that he Is
ABLE AND QUALIFIED TO
RAISE HIMSELF AND FAN
lily TO BETTER CONDl-
ITIONS were his environment 10
improve 90 a. to enable him to
Do 20.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
BY CARDINAL JAMES GIBBONS

Baltimore.
HE people believe that they
MUST HAVE AUTO
MOBILES, MUST GO
TO THEATERS, MUST HAVE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
ADJUSTMENTS and must have
many other things more or less ex-
pensiye without which their fore
fathers got along well enough and
prospered.
The people must remember that
IN our day there is universal tend
ency toward ORGANIZATION
IN every department of trade and
business.
Throughout the United States
there is today a continuous net
work of syndicates and trusts,
OF companies and partnerships.
When corporations thus combine
1t IS quite natural that mechanics
and laborers should follow their
example.
THERE Is A CONTINUAL UN.
REST BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER
AND THE EMPLOYED, AND 1T
WOULD BE MOST. BENEFICIAL
II THIS CONDITION COULD BE
OVERCOME. THERE SHOULD NOT
AND NEED NOT BE ANY CON.
EkicT BETWEEN CAPITAL AND
LABOR SINCE BOTH ARE NEcEs.
sARY FOR THE PuBLIc GOOD
AND THE ONE DEpENps UPON
The COOPERATION or rna
EEs1
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-05
Shop Talk.

"If we didn't have to give back any
change think Of the money we mer-
chants would make"
1--WE all have our troubles" said the
magazine publisher. Sometimes 1t
frets me to have to print any reading
matter, but suppose it must be done"
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