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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24
Local Football
 Chatter Here
(By TanglefOot.) )


 The Pequot Jrs. are sorry they cannot play the Simeon Jrs. tomor- row but will oblige them with a game the following Saturday.
 The South Ends will play the Edge woods next Sunday at the circus lot.
 Sunday the Tigers will journey to Derby to play the fast West Sides of that town. They will go by the name one Bridgeport team did that was de- feated.
 The Orioles and Pequots will clash next Sunday at Hairs lot for the 75 pound championship. The lineup: Pequ0ts. Orioles. Callahan, Hawkins ........J. Nelson
 Left Tackle.
 Pond, Olmstead. Hoilen Left Guard.
 Weston, Shanley. ....... .S. Harten Right Guard. o A III
 Right Tackle. '''' J. Rooney, iunQert. .B. curry O'Neil, Clancy ............ O'Leary Quarterback. Goodwin, Hannon ...'. .Cavanaugh Right Halfback.
 w. McGraw, Dolan. Curry Left Halfbacki
 Hayes, J. Clancy. Dunn Fullback.
 "A Rooter" sends this one: "The Tammanys better roll over, when they have a smell at the 13O pound championship. They have been afno too son, and now, at the end of the foot bali year organize, and want to play for the championship. Now Tam manys you played 20 games this year Please be kind enough to show us You got trimmed in New Haven and were yellow against the South Ends and now you come around for the Seasides, Edgewood Jrs, Tigers and FairmountS scalp. Now you better get a rep for 1911 not 1909 and pos sibly play Thomaston. Annex, Glee Club or Laurels as you are in their l class, and not 125-130 pound"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

Baltimore-A worlds record for coal ing and loading a ship was broken when the collier Newton took on 1000 tons of coal and 600 tons of freight in 4 hours and 55 minutes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06

A call for the first international con-
vention of farm women ever held has
been issued at Colorado Springs, Colo.
The meeting is to be held in that city
Oct. II to 10. The object of the meet
ing is to take up for discussion better
homes, sanitation, higher standards Of
living, nursing, hygiene, business man
agement Of farmhouses and general
Improvement of rural life conditions.
1t Is the outgrowth Of the recommen-
dations Of the Roosevelt farm life
commission. The meeting Is to be
held at the same time as the dry farm
ing congress. The board Of organiza-
ton making the call is composed OF
Mrs. w. F. Slocum, wife Of the presi-
dent of Colorado college, president;
Mrs. Charles A. Lory, wife Of the
president of the Colorado Agricultural
college, first vice president; Mrs.
Franklin III. Brooks, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. John II. Burns, secretary.
Under the call heads Of nations, states,
provinces, agricultural and educational
Institutions, horticultural and floral So
rieties, oranges, farmers societies,
rounties, cities, towns, ETC., may name
delegates to the convention
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. DARR0W. Chatham, N. Y,
Editor Of the NeiO York State GRANGE
RepielD
GRANGE FIELD DAYS.

Suggestions as to What Goes to Mako
Up Profitable Outing as Determined
by Speechmaking.
This is the SEASON for grange field
days and picnics. We have some very
emphatic opinions about these affairs,
says writer in an exchange. Pri-
marily they are for social intercourse
and enjoyment, but to make them to
serve only the social side of our ma
lures is not fulfilling their real mis-
sion. State oranges are at very con-
siderable expense to furnish speakers
for these gatherings in order that the
Intellectual and educational features
may be emphasized, but sometimes
this matter of speechmaking is sadly
Overdone. No one should be permitted
on the speakers platform who will
talk for more than thirty minutes.
Better have three talks of fifteen min
utes each than one of forty-fve
Then the subject matter. Hot wealth
er and other jokes are bound to be
perpetrated, but one is enough in any
talk. There is more serious work be-
fore the grange today even on pic
mic occasions than talking yards of
nonsense. No speech made before a
mixed audience Of grangers and non,
grangers should ever close without
presenting some feature or features of
grange work or public policy such as
will inform those who are not MEN,
bers Of the Order as to what grange
principles and policies are along the
lines under discussion, and it may
well close with an appeal to such
farmers and farmers wives to identi-
fly themselves with the only farmers
organization that Is unselfishly seek
ing the farmers good and the ad-
vancement of his agricultural and
home interests.
A clear, succinct statement of what
the grange has accomplished for the
farmer in legislation may well occupy
the speech for few moments, but
what the grange Is doing today and
proposes to do tomorrow and next day
to improve conditions on the farm and
make farming more remunerative
should occupy the larger portion Of
the address. Let us not live in the
PAST, but in the active present. Let
US not boast so much of what the
grange has done as to tell of what it
proposes to do-in fact, is doing-and
so inspire others with the thought
that they should join forces with the
vast army fighting the farmers battle
| in the state and nation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Their History Rich In Events Of Con-
sequence to the Nation.

sequence TO the Nation.
The south is especially rich in points
of historic consequence, remarks
writer in Leslies Weekly. At the out
set Virginia was the most populous as
well as the most powerful Of all the
states. AS "the mother Of presidents
she practically gave the law to the
country from the accession Of Wash
ington in 1889 to the retirement Of
Monroe in 1926, except during the four
years of John Adams In the presidency.
In the next third Of a century, with
its Hayne, Calhoun, McDuffie and 9TH
er statesmen of large influence, South
Carolina was the center Of events in
the nation. Texas, with it's boundary
dispute with Mexico, precipitated the
States, in which by conquest and pur-
chase we obtained Arizona, New Mex
leo, Utah, Nevada California and parts
of Colorado and Wyoming. The neces-
sity for the control Of the mouth of
the Mississippi melted the negotiation
with France which resulted in the an
nexation of the province of Louisiana,
by which the area Of the United States
was doubled and all subsequent acces-
sions of territory were rendered in
evttable. Florida saw the earliest
white settlements which were planted
anywhere in the present United States.
In the Wautauga colony in Tennessee
self government made it's advent west
of the Aneghanies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
Right Handed Parrots.

Past the parrot cages walked the
bird fancier, poking an inquisitive
finger at the birds.
1T am looking for a right handed
parrot, he said, "but there doesn't seem
to be one in this lot. Most parrots are
left handed. Training, not nature.
made them so.
''Their owners are right handed and
when putting out a finger for the bird
to stand on 1t is most convenient for
him to step up with the left foot. In
a little while that left handed action
becomes second nature and he doesn't
know how to use his right foot first.
"The only right handed parrots have
belonged to left handed persons. In
their training the order was reversed.
The left finger was extended for a
perch and the bird naturally grasped
1t with his right foot."-New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
Earthquake Hits Granue.

There is always something doing in
n well conducted grange. In the re-
port of the meeting of Santa Clara
rounty grange San Jose (Cal.) paper
remarks: "The afternoon session began
with an address by l.. X. Marshall,
head of the corps Of squirrel inspec-
tors now in our county. He told of
the best methods of destroying the
ground squirrels, which do so much
damage to our crops, and answered
many questions relative to the work.
Mr.. Marshall was interrupted for a
short time by the earthquake, which
frightened some Of the timid members
and caused some of the horses in the
sheds to break loose" But this didn't
stop proceedings. The next item in
the report says, During the lecturers
hour the grange was entertained by
songs and recitations," all as If moth
ing had happened. 1t takes more than
earthquake to stop real interest
nge program in some oranges.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
A Nav One on Her.

There was recently presented to a
newly married young woman in Bal
timore such unique domestic propo-
sition that she felt called upon to
seek expert advice from another wo-
man whom she knew to possess con-
siderable talent in the cooking line.
MRS. Jones'" said the first men-
toned young woman as she breath
lessly entered the apartment Of the
latter, I'm sorry to trouble you, but
| must have your advice"
What is the trouble, my dear?"
"Why, I've just had phone mes
sage from Harry saying that he Is
going out this afternoon to shoot clay
pigeons. Now, he's bound to bring a
lot home, and l haven't the remotest
idea how to cook them. Won't you
please tell meT-Lippincott's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06

On one occasion at Athy, where Can
on Stavely, the English divine, was
then stationed, he was visited by the
archbishop. whom he induced to visit
a new coffee house which had just
been opened in the interests of tenn
perance. Naturally the distinguished
guest was served with a sample cup
of coffee. He tasted it, while Canon
Bagot and the manager waited In COM
placent expectancy Of commentator.
They were disappointed. The cup
was hardly set aside by the bishop,
who calculated, with prolonged and
unmistakable emphasis:
"A-bom-i-nablew
Then the manager suddenly remem-
bered. "Oh, your grace" he explained,
"a box of matches fell into the coffee
tank this morning, and l did not think
it right to waste all the contents OF 1t"
"If your grace will come again."
promised Canon Bagot, interposing
quickly, 81 faithfully promise you a
matchless cup of coffee"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
A SOLEMN MYSTERY.
Mark Twain Declared Il Cast q Gloom
Over His Whole Life.


Once upon a time Mark Twain was
interviewed. After various questions
the interviewer came TO the question
OF relatives. and from then on. ac-
eording to Twain's own version 0i
things. the conversation ran thus:
who is this picture on the wall?
Isn't that'a brother Of yoursP'
"Oh, yes, yes! Now that you remind
me of II that was a brother of mine
That's William-Bill. we called him.
Poor old Bill"
why, is he dead. then?"
"Ah, well, l suppose so. We never
could tell. There was a great mystery
about it."
THAT was very, very sad. He disap-
peared, them
"Well, yes, in a general sort of way.
We buried him."
Buried him! Buried him without
knowing whether he was dead or not?''
"Oh, no: not that! He was dead
enough"
well. ] confess that l can't under
stand this. II you buried him and you
knew he was dead"-
"No. no! We only thought he was"
"Oh, / see He came to life again."
81 bet he didn't"
"Well, l never heard anything like
this. Somebody was dead; somebody
was buried. Now. where was the mys-
tery?"
That's Just It! That's 1t exactly!
You see, we were twins. defunct and
l, and we got mixed in the bathtub
when we were only two weeks old, and
one Of us was drowned, but we didn't
know which. Some think 1t was Bill;
some think 1t was me-"
well, that was remarkable. What
do you thinkT
Goodness knows! would give
whole worlds to know. This solemn,
this awful mystery has cast gloom
over my whole life. But ! will tell you
a secret now which | have never re,
vealed to any creature before. One of
US had q peculiar mark, large mole,
on the back of his left hand. That was
me. That child was the one that was
drowned. So you see they made an
awful blunder. I was drowned, but
they went and buried the wrong child
Sh-h-h-h-h! Don't say thing about
it where the family can hear it. It's a
very sore spot"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
II l can lend


A patient entered a dentists office
the other day and. after showing a
swollen cheek for admittance to the
chair, was told that the tooth was
every bad" and that the nerve would
need to be removed. The operation
finished. the stranger placed his hat
firmly on his head, leisurely drew on
his gloves and requested that the
account be charged
After he was gone the dentist turned
to a friend who had been in the room
and said:
"Tom, l don't know that man. l
am sorry the operation wasn't sue
cessful."
"But it was successful" returned the
other, astonished. "The man was feel
ing fine when he left here. Why
wasn't it q success"
81 didn't extract all the nerve" re-
sponded the dentist. - Philadelphia
Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
kipIina's Queer Behavior.

At a tea the other day woman
heard the following remarks made
about her favorite author. She turned
to listen, amazed by the eccentricides
of conduct narrated.
Eyes, you know the hostess was
saying. "Kipling came in and behaved
so strangely! At luncheon he suddenly
sprang up and wouldn't let the waitress
come near the table. Every time that
she tried to come near he would jump
at her. He made dive for the cake
that was on the lower shelf Of the
sideboard and took it into the parlor to
eat it. He got the crumbs all over the
sofa and the beautiful rug When he
had finished his cake he simply sat
and glared at u.s."
The visitor finally could not control
herself and asked, Excuse me, but
are you speaking of Mr.. Rudyard Kip
ling?"
"Mr. Rudyard KplingY' echoed the
hostess. "Oh. no! Kipling is our dog. y
Human Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
IL Got Monotonous,

A yellow negro in Kansas City decid-
ed that by barbering in the day time
and fighting at night he could easily at
tain to great wealth. His first essay in
pugilism was against shifty black
with a good ring record. At the tap
Of the bell the black professional plant
ed straight left on the amateurs
nose and repeated the process some
hundred times. By a superhuman eff
fort the yellow barber came to clinch
and his voice rang high in agonized
protest:
"Scattah yo' blows, niggah!' he de-
manded. "Fo heavens sake, scattah
yo' blowsw-Success Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
Ohio's Educational Extension Work.

The agricultural extension depart
ment Of the College of Agriculture Of
Ohio held agricultural meetings under
the auspices of fifty-nine different Ohio
oranges this season. Each meeting
consisted Of visiting farms during the
day and lectures open to the public
in the evening at grange hall or 9th
er public meeting place. At several
places the women were given lectures
on domestic science during the day,
while the men were on the farms dis
cussing local conditions. In all 100
farms have been visited, eightytwo
lectures have been given on domestic
science, horticulture, crop improve
ment, soil improvement, dairying, ami
nal husbandry and school gardening;
1900 farmers and their wives have
been reached; samples Of seed corn
and soil have been collected for anal
ysis and have been taken to the uni
versity laboratories to be tested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06

A we'll known evangelist one day
called on Abraham Lincoln After a
hard day the president was lying
stretched out on couch. In the course
of the conversation the evangelist said.
"Mr. Lincoln, 1t has always seemed a
remarkable thing to me that, consid-
ering the circumstances and conditions
under which you were brought up, you
never acquired the drinking habit"
The president smiled and then. lift
ing up one of his long legs and slowly
waving it from side to said, said,
Heavens. just think Of those things
tangled up with whisky"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
LouicaI Conclusion.

An amusing incident happened some
time ago In one Of the Paris courts of
justice. A vain. naughty woman was
called as a witness, when the magis-
trate inquired her age.
TWENTY-FIVE last August" promptly
replied the lady.
The next witness was young man.
who at once acknowledged that he was
twenty-seven years of age.
Are you related to the last wit
ness?" queried the magistrate.
"Yes; I'm her son." he replied.
"Ah," mused the magistrate. "Your
mother must have married very
young"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
COOPERATION IN SELLING.
Marked Success of the Southern Texas
Truck Growers Association.

Truck Growers Association.
The Southern Texas Truck Growers
association has had remarkable
growth during the last few years. 1t
is estimated by Roy Campbell, who
draws a salary Of $4,000 per annum
as sales manager of the organization,
that it will have handled this year
about 1000 carloads Of Texas prod
uce. The association was formed in
1906 and that year handled only 500
cars of produce. 1t is predicted by
Mr.. Campbell that In another five
years it will be handling annually
more than 10000 carloads. The Texas
Bermuda onion crop this year aggre-
gated approximately 2,300 cars, Of
which number the Southern Truck
Growers ASSOCIATION handled about
1900 cars. The average price per car
which the grower received was about
$15O net per crate. There are 500
crates to car, making total of
about 1,150,0O0 crates, which brought
the growers net income of about
91, iAo,oU. beSlueS TIC ohioh SioP' '"0
association is handling early potatoes
for many growers, and its shipments
of this produce will be more than
LOO cars, it is stated. But for the
failure of the cabbage crop the asso-
citation would have handled rore than
5000 carloads of produce this season.
The cost Of maintaining the associa-
ton during the shipping season will
aggregate approximately $60,00O.-
Tribune Farmer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
Knew He Was Riqht.

Michael Clancy, who lived In Gold
field, New. had returned to that min
ing city after a stay in Sacramento.
He was telling his friend Finley about
the place and was expatiating partic-
ularly on the glories of new hotel
building where he had aided construc-
ton by carrying the bod.
otis that big" grated Clancy, "they
have a place on the roof where they
play goll'f."
MAN, you're crazy!" broke in Fin
lev. "How could they do that? 'Tis
some other game you're thinkln' av."
"Well. It's this game they play with
a. fish net"
"That's tinnis," explained Finley.
"Beloike you're right" condescended
Clancy. 81 niver played it."
"Sure Tn right declared Finley,
with a inp ;llr of superior wisdom. II
know'd it couldn't be golf. for how
the blazes wonld they get their horses
up there?'~-Gaturday Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
A FRENCH CALENDAR.
rhs One, That Was Adopted During
the Revolution.

Tho One, That Was Adopted During
the Revolution.
In the French revolution the ma
donal contention adopted a new cal
endar containing twelve months of
thirty days each. The FIVE days in the
year thus left were disposed of by
making them festivals" The months
were named not January. February.
etc, but Vendemaire, Brumaire, Fri
maire. Nivose, Pluviose. yentose, Ger
minal, Floreal. Prairial, Messidor,
fhermidor and Fructidor.
Each of these names had meaning.
Instead Of naming month meaning
lessly after heather god, as we name
January after Janus and March after
Mars, the names represented the spe-
cial characteristics of the month
Fructidor for instance, which includes
part of what we call September, means
"the fruity month";" Germinal, the first
Of the spring months, running from the
last of March to the middle Of April,
means "the month of buds" and Flo
real, which follows it, the 'fowery" or
'howeral" month.
Thermidor, which means the "hot
MONTH" is the month which under the
republican calendar included part Of
July and part Of August The political
significance Of the word arises from
the fact that the revolution which
sverthrew Robespierre and ended the
reign of terror occurred on the 9th
Of the month of Thermidor, or, as we
should say, July 27, 1874. 1t was call
ed "the revolution of Thermidor," as
we speak Of 'the September massa-
cres," and the revolutionists were nick
named "Thermidorians." The inventor
Of the calendar was Ropme,-New
York Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
- The -
Scrap Book


O'Reilly was a henpecked husband.
unforgiving even when Mrs. 0'Reilly
had been called TO the great beyond"
He refused TO have anything to do
With the funeral or go to the ceme-
iery. All of the arrangements were
looked after by neighbors. When
they had Strengthened up the house
they got O'Reilly to consent to come
In and look over the floral offerings
Of the friends. Then they asked him
If there was anything further they
could do before they took their leave.
Still regarding the floral pieces,
O'Reilly nodded and observed:
"If yez don't moind yez moight close
thin Gates Ajar.' "-Everybodys.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
James c. DahIman, Cowboy"
Major Of Omaha, Throws
.a. the Lariat"

Major JAS. G. Dahlman started his
career az cowboy, and is at present
Mayor of Omaha, and has the following
record. Sheriff of Dawes Co, Neb.,
three terms; Mayor of Chadron, two
terms; Democratic Natl Committee
man, eight years; Mayor of Omaha,
six years, and in 1910 Candidate for
Governor of Nebraska. Writing to
Foley & Co., Chicago, he says: | have
taken Foley Kidney Pills and they have
given me a great deal of relief so |
cheerfully recommend them. Yours
Truly, (signed) James G. Dahlman.-
John w. Thurston,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06

to swarm in from the cloakrooms, the
corridors and their rooms. The room
filed, Mr.. Davis answered his name
and returned to the side of his con-
stituent.
"See them comeW asked the senator.
"All that l have to do to make them
hop is to appear on the floor."-Wash-
ington Cor. New York World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
Wa;tino For More Ammunition.

Margaret, the five-year-old daughter
Of n very dignifed lady, was very i'm
pudent the other day. and her mother
shut her up in a closet. After few
minutes of silence she went to the
door.
Margaret" she said. "are you ready
to be good and come out?"
mo. am not ready yet" Margaret
responded.
"Why not?"
II pit ON your coat, and pit on
your dress, and now I'm waitin' for
more pit to pit on your hat."-KansaS
City Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
Massachusetts, Field Meetings.

The Massachusetts state grange has
made arrangements for series Of
summer field meetings. On Saturday,
Aug. 5, one will be held on the fair
grounds in Cummington. On Thurs
day, Aug. 10, one will be held in
Springfield. On Saturday, Aug. II,
one will be held on the Leroy G. Deck
er farm, in Middlefeld. On Aug. u
one will be held he farm Of J. G..
Stevens, in Mo. '.;n A large list Of
prominent speake.- - been secured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-06
What Broke,

George William Curtis was lecturing
on a stage once when suddenly a
heavy rope somehow broke loose from
its moorings in the flies above and
dropped with tremendous thud to the
floor behind the speaker. Mr.. Curtis
looked round in mild surprise to see
what had happened. then. turning to
the alarmed audience again. said with
a twinkle in his eye:
"Ah, that must have been the thread
of my discourse"