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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
TWO SHOT BY
STRAY BULLETS
Especial from United Press,

New York, May PAS the result
of a gang feud one man was shot and
dangerously wounded and q woman
was hit by a stray bullet at 7th ave.
nue. and 10th street, early today. The
man, who gave his name as Joseph
z. Taylor, which the police say is fic-
titious. was walking along the street
when a big touring car came along
and at signal the men in it began
firing at Taylor" He dropped with
bullets in the side and shoulder and
q stray bullet hit Helen Chisman, a
negress, in the leg. Six men were ar
rested
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
How He Took IL.

'Tn training" said an instructor in
athletics. 1.-The strictest obedience is re-
Quired. Whenever l think of the the
DRY of training think of Dash. who.
after eighteen years of married life.
is one Of the best and happiest hus-
bands in the world
Dash l once said to him. well
Dash. old man. how do you take mar
ried hfeT
According to directions he re-
Piled"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
There is always room for a man OF
force. and he makes room for many
Emerson.
A Matter of Looks.

First Boarding House Keeper-I al
ways keep my boarders longer than
you do. Second Boarding House Keep
er-Oh, / don't know! You keep them
so thin that they look longer than they
really are.-Boston Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
Tho Sixth Sense.

In q primary school examination
over which l once had the pleasure to
preside one of the questions was with
regard to the five senses. One Of the
bright pupils handled the subject thus:
1.-The five senses are sneezing. Sob
bling. crying. yawning and coughing
By the sixth sense Is meant an extra
one which some folks have. This is
snoring" Woman's Home Compan-
ion
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
Merely a Question of Comfort.

Merely Question of Comfort.
"Now, doctor" complained bibulous
patient. my great trouble is elephants
ink ones. Not that l object to ele
plants. you understand. l like them
but they do crowd one So" - Success
Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
MRS. DODGE CHERRY
IN COURT TODAY
fc,eciaI from United Press. !

Especial from United Press.)
Child Hall. VT, May 12-With the
prospect that the case would be in
the hands of the jury before night
fan. the trial of Mrs. Florence NJ.
Dodge for the alleged murder of Will
liam Heath in her Lunnenberg home,
last September, was resumed here, to-
day. Relieved by the COURTS ruling
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
He Got His,

Geraldine-You haven't been to see
me since you asked father for my
hand. Geraldine; this Is the first
time I've been able to get about.-Hu-
man Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
Kindness.

Kindness.
Kind looks. kind words. kind acts
and warm nandshakes. these are Sec
ondary means of grace when men are
In trouble and are lighting their un-
seen battles.-Dr. John Hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-12
Hearing the Silence.

Little Phyllis was at a concert. The
leader raped. and the buzz of CONVEX
sat1on ceased. "Oh. mamma" ex.
claimed Phyllis. listen to the hushv'-
Exchange.
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pleasure.loving princess: probably she
10 a pleasure-loving woman. Even so
II might not be 80 tragic to devote q
life entirely to the rearing Of a fam
lily II the king himself made less OF
Interior matters. But the fate OF q
woman pledged to a large family and
a philandering husband Is hardly what
tho usual mind would look upon a.
happy.
Speaking OF newspaper clippings, n
number bearing on this matter bear
cautions worth copying:
Young King Is Wild: DIgnified
Shocks: Priests Are Horrifed: Boy
Monarch Mocks at Holy Relics and
Scouts Traditions Of the Church:
Shows His Fathers Traits: Naughty
Dons Are Apprehensive OF Court
Scandals When Their Ruler Realizes
His Full Power" "Spain's King Is
Merry While Subjects Mourn: Joyful
Times at Ritz" Peter Pan Alfonso
Ne:er VIII Grow Up" King to Do
Paris as Suits His Fancy: Court Finds
Him wayward: Signs for American
Bride" Alfonso tho Fickle" King
In Paris Incognito Treat to Boule-
vardiers."
Under each Of these captions is a
story. more or less spicy. dealing with
some scandalous thing the young
Spaniar. has done.
Concerning tho Mysterious Lamy.
There Is story current In Paris.
which may not have been told before.
Of q certain mysterious Mons. Lamy,
who goes and comes and spends
money freely, and Is he gayest Of
the gay. and then drops back to OBJ.
security. No one appears to know much
about him except that he gets good
deal OF suspicious Difference from those
who are very close to him.
lie disappears for months at a time
only to turn up again. prosperous. Kay
and blithe rs ever. And-hush! scan.
dali! He bears a striking resem.
blance to Alfonso Of Spain. Some are
even so lacking In tact as to whisper
that the mystic NJ. I.amy Is none
other than the Spanish king. But
who In this skeptic age pays the least
attention to the gossip?
And there Is another little story of
u beautiful black.eyed singer Of Paris
who left once about the time NJ
Iamy went on one OF his period.
ic hibernations. Later some Paris.
ians who are In the habit Of know.
Ing the notables-boulevard notables
= happened upon the singer In Mad.
rio. she wns not singing there: in.
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NlS.-AeOpOlo - oeA0s 1on8
i've Alfonso!
Albeit they, sat and sit not
on the same throne. ono has
succeeded the other. aud there
In is another demonstration Of the In
ner Significance Of "ie roi est mort:
vive lie rol." One passes: some
weep; some rejoice: the big world
spins and cares not at all: another
succeeds and supplants. When Leo
pold died he had reached that age and
senectitude where the crown Of wild
olive might we'll have eircled his head.
Instead he wore into the grave the
crown Of wild oats. That he wore. too.
the crown Of the Belgians was to him
incidental. He could not pass either
the Belgian or the olive circlet to the
young Bourbon, but he did leave him
the oaten wreath.
The scandal Is all over Europe.
Paris. which has q million recording
eyes. knows that the young Spanish
throne holder Is such a blade az Paris
likes to have drawn In its pleasure
places. London has known the gayety
OF AlfonsO's humors. Madrid and La
Granja? Yes. Alfonso has even been
indiscreet: the philanderings have got
back home. The neighbors and fe-
male relatives are talking In husky
undertones across the back fences"
And what are they saying? Well.
wha, can one say OF king? Is he
not royal and Is not royalty supposed
to have reserved for himself some
rights? True enough they chased the
callow little Manuel out Of Portugal
for Just such escapades. Us Mile. Des.
lys is herself willing to admit for
purposes Of publicity. but then. that
affair was just the last straw. Per.
haps they shall shoot at the heels Of
of these days: they get restless in
Spain often enough.
Who needs to be reminded Of Cleo
de Merode. the Paris beauty and dane
er on whom Leopold lavished gifts
and ancient love? Mile. Merode does
not. In Paris. with no such lovers to
hatter her now. she is comparatively
poor and bitterly neglected. Who
needs be told Of the many other gay
and pretty Parisians who knew the
late kindled ardor OF the king OF tho
Belgians?
And no one needs be reminded Of
the Baroness dc Vaughan. that daush-
ter of concierge and a brothel. whom
Leopold established In . palace. Just
q gentle stroll from his own Laeken.
who 10 the mother Of his reputcd chill
dren: upon whom he showered titles.
wealth and largesse. and to whom he
left tho bulk Of his great private for
tune? As long rs men still talk Of the
indiscretions Of kings. Leopold and tho
janitor's daughter will not be forgot
ten.
At the beginning Of this story Of Al.
fonso's little gallivantings let II bo
said that he has done nothing to hold
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1aa Qrlnklno In Siam.

Tea Is TO he found In every tent
and dwelling in Siam. There 10 al.
ways n kettle on the Are filled with
tea and prepared for drinking. which
Is done by adding milk. butter and
salt.
This is their way OF fixing this bev.
erage. and Is said TO be pleasant after
one becomes accustomed to II. A pc.
culiar mode Of hospitality is shown ty
these people In reference to their tea.
It Is always at the disposal OF every
stranger and traveller. He need not
ask for It. Neither Is It expected that
he should. but he must have his own
cup.
This is imperative and accordingly
every one carries A cup with him at
nll times. Some OF these utensils are
marvels OF workmanship and are high
ly valued. They are generally made
OF some fne grained wood and Oft
times are lined with silver and gold.
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Nioht Caps for the Roses.

Remarkable are the pains which ono
English amateur gardener takes to
protect his pet roses from the sun. the
rain and heavy dews. He gives ea-h
rose a night cap. Alongside each OF
the rose bushes an upright stake Is
driven into the ground with arms from
which are suspended waterproof cones.
The cones are adjusted SO that each
one acts as an umbrella or sunshads
for the rose It is to protect. In tho
morning the cones are taken on. n
the sun Is too strong In the middle Of
tho day the cones are put on again.
They are always in place In case OF
heavy shower. and at night each goes
to sleep beneath its protecting cone.
where the heavy dews cannot spoil its
shape and beauty.
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EUROPE SHOCKED ~
AT GAY DOINGS
OF SPANISH KING

30, was the object Of much Castilian
bitterness. Tho social notables Of the
country, in which nearly everyone IL
either an aristocrat Of high breeding
or an actual peasant. opposed her with
NO little show of spleen. 1t was even
asserted that His Most Catholic Ma
1esty. q Bourbon. and by the same TO-
ken In their opinion head Of the most
royal Of European houses, was ally
ing himself with a much inferior race.
with a woman in whose antecedents
had been q dancer. The dons forgot.
Of course. that the intimacy between
the late Spanish king and certain lam
GERS 10 a matter Of romantic history.
They were not counting. to be sure. on
Alfonso's fondness for the same sort
Of thing.
Hostility Overcome by Gentieness.
Thus Victoria stepped into an at
mosphere of cordial hostility. All this
she has overcome; her good English
gentleness. patience and virtuous do
mesticity has melted away the objec-
tions OF the aristocrats. But other
troubles and worse assail her now.
She cannot but know the leanings of
her royal husband and cannot but
grieve at them. for. even though the
hot blood of Spaniard may think lit
tie of gallivanting. the cooler veins Of
England and Germany must shrink.
Victoria is not happy. even with her
children and the respect Of her peo-
pie.
One Of the vows exacted Of the wom-
an who marries Spanish king Is that
she will bear him as many children
as possible. This vow Victoria took
and the regularly growing family Of
the young monarch attests her fixed
ness Of promise.
A queen is different from any other
woman. especially II she be young.
Ena Of Battenberg was q serious but
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h RlS.-Leopold IL dead: long
i've Alfonso!
Albeit they, sat and sit not
on the same throne, ono has
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Poor Way to MoIs.en Stamps.

Don't lick stamps" Is the advice
Of a medical journal. THE adhesive
stamp is a sanitary blunder." accord
Ing to tho authority. which admits.
however. that It Is a business neccs-
sity. "The habit IL opposed to com.
mon sense Of cleanliness" the writer
continues. "lct alone what bacterio-
logical requirements may teach. No
persons need lick n stamp II they se-
riously make up their minds never to
do 80. but unfortunately the use Of
stamps has created habit which.
once contracted. Is difacult to avoid.
The habit OF licking stamps 10. In fact.
practically universal. and few people
consider II an offense against good
manners. There are several devices
which are intended to obvinte the lick.
ing OF a stamp. but their adoption 10
comparatively rare. Licking envelopes
Is equally Objectionable. and Il 10 time
that human ingenuity found n conve.
nient way Of sealing paper cover or
Of attaching n stamp which shall not
require the aid OF the saliva"
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deed. there was no opera In the Span
ish capital at the time. At another
time she was seen leaving little-used
portal Of the royal palace. Still later
she reappeared in Paris concurrently
with the return of the gay M. Lamy-
LudwIg's Case an Exampie7
Even II Lamy Is no other than Al
fonso. and that there was no opera
In Madrid. and that she was seen COM
ing from tho palace. one must con-
clude no worse than that the monarch
is fond Of good singing and took her
to Madrid with him to hear moro or
her voice where the vulgar audiences
would not disturb his an. oymsnt. Lud-
wig Of Bavaria sat alone In . theatsr
for months Of nights listening to
Wagner's music and going mad. Why
not Alfonso?
The late King Edward Of England.
who was burdened with no great repu-
tation for primness. noticed on Al
fonso's several visits to him that the
Spaniard was quite as fond OF tho
glances of chorus girls as OF polo. The
English are a polite. constrained poo
pie. They do not gossip like their
French neighbors. SO one hears little
of the sequel to the things King Ed
ward noticed.
And all Of this goes to show merely
that Europe has not yet been stripped
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through most OF tho performance
When he walked up he tried to dis
cover what attraction Lefty Lane had
for Dan. For the young man never
left Ruggies' side. never went behind
the scenes. though he seemed alb.
sorbed. as man usually Is absorbed
for one reason only.
In response to telegram from Os.
dene Park. Dan motored out there one
afternoon. and during his absence
Eaggles was surprised at his hotel
by call
My dear MIR. Ruggles." Lord Ca.
lorey said. for he It was the page boy
fetched up. why don't you come out
to see US? All friends OF old Mr.
Blair's are welcome at Osdene.''
Ruggles thanked 0alorey and said
he was not a visiting man. that he
only had a short time In London. anc
was going to ireland to look up his
family tree.
There are one hundred acres OF
trees in Osdene." laughed Galorey:
you can climb them ALL" And Rug.
giles replied:
II guess wouldn't hnd any
O'Shaughnessy Ruggles at the top OF
any Of 'em. my lord. The boy has
gone out to see you all today"
ITO BE CoNTfNUED3
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a candle to the goings Of the old BEL
gian. But not for that reason should
he feel encouragement. He Is young.
and-revolutionists being considera-
BILE eanwhile-he has time.
AIfonso's Inheritance.
Alfonso began to betray interest In
things that young kings should eschew
early in life. He came by the inclin-
alton honestly. Alfonso XII. wasn't SO
slow. Files OF newspaper clippings
which 20 not more than half dozen
years into antiquity contain the record
Of his children by morganatic wife
suing for recognition or legitimization
or something like that. and memory.
II II stretch itself about thirty years.
would drag forth a good many whls.
per.worthy stories OF the Spanish king
who died before the heir. the present
Alfonso. was born.
Probably the only melancholy fig
ure In this scene 10 the fair-haired. pa.
tient queen, who was Ena Of Batten-
berg. She 10 the mother Of four OF
Alfonso's children. Life to her con.
sists mainly Of the duties Of the house
hold and the nursery. 1t may be true
that this Is by all odds the great
sphere for a woman. yet It Is hardly
In accord with what queen might
expect.
Queen Victoria. when she first came
to Spain to share the throne Of Alton.
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Fond Of Chances Of Chorus Girl.

OF Its last gay king. Even II George
Of England 10 puritan and his wife.
Mary. a prude: even II the czar Is q
coward: even II Franz Josef Is prcpar-
Ing for the grave: even II William Of
Germany 10 busy with war and poll.
tics: even. ah! even II Leopold Is dead
and dust. We still have Alfonso. He IL
all the gay could wish. sport. q
sportsman. a boulevardier. n risker OF
life and limb and reputation. He
plays polo. tennis. golf. drives motor
boats. fast automobiles and would
like 10 take a flyer in airships (how
appropriately He looks as well on
Paris boulevard as a nice looking com.
moner. What more can tho sybaritc
conscience ask OF mere king?-Sew
York World.
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CHAPTER VI.
Gatorey Seeks Advice.

Gaiorey Seeks Advice.
Blair did not go back at once to os'
dene Park. He stopped over IN Lon
don for few days to see Joshua Rus'
giles. and SO remarked for the nrss
time the difference between the
speech of the old and the now worlo.
Mr. Ruggles spoke broadly. with COM
plete disregard OF the frills and adorn-
ments Of the Kings English. He
spoke United States of the pure
broad. western brand. and 1t rang out,
1t vibrated and swelled and rolled. ana
as Ruggles didn't care who heard him.
nothing Of what he had to say was
lost.
Old Mr.. Blair had left behind him q
comrade. and as far as advice could
go the old man knew that his Dan
would not be bankrupt.
Advice" Dan Blair senior once
said to his boy. rs the kind OF thing
we want some fellow to give us when
we amt going to do the thing we
ought to do. or are little ashamed OF
something We have done. It's an aw'
full good way to get cured Of asking
advice Just to do what the fellow tells
you to at once"
During Ruggles' stay in London tho
young fellow looked to 1t that hug
giles saw the sights. and the two did
the principal features Of the big town.
to the rich enjoyment Of the Western
er. Dan took his friend every night
to the play. and on the fourth evening
Ruggles said: Let's go to the circus
or a vaudeville. Dan. ! have learned
this show by heart!" They had been
every night to see "Mandalay."
"Oh, you 60 on where you like.
JOSH" the boy answered. I'm going
to see how she looks from the pit"
Ruggles was not a Blairtown man.
He had come from farther west. and
had never heard anything Of Sarah
Towney or Lefty Lane. He applauded
the actress vigorously at the Gaiety
at first. and after the third night slept
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her over here. and they say she mar
ried him."
, Dan Blair could have told them how
she had sung In that little church
that day. Dan was eating his caviare
sandwich. "Her name then was Sally
Towney." he murmured. How little
he had guessed that she was singing
herself right out of that church and
into the London Gaiety Theater! Any
way. she had made him "sit up!" 1t
was far cry from Montana to the
London Gatety. And so she mar
ried the greasy Jew who had discov-
cred her!
Dan glanced over at the Duchess OF
Breakwater. She was looking we'll.
exquisitely high bred. and she i'm
pressed him. She leaned slightly over
to him. laughing. He had hardly dared
to meet her eyes that day. fearing
that she might read his secret. She
had told him that In her own right
she was q countess-the Countess Of
stainer. Titles didn't cut any ice
with him. At any rate. she would be
able to buy back the old farm"-that
Is the way Dan put It. She had told
him Of the beautiful old Stainer Court.
mortgaged and hung up with debts.
as deep in ruins as the ivy was thick
on the walls.
As Dan looked over at the duchess
he saw the other people staring and
looking about at q table near. 1t was
spread a little to their left for four
people. a great bouquet Of orchids in
the center.
There" Galorey said. there's Let
ty Lane" And the singer came in.
followed by three men. the first OF
them the Prince Poniotowsky. indo.
lent. bored. naughty. his eye-glass
dangling. Miss Lane was dressed In
black. a superb costume Of faultless
cut. and 1t embodied her like a shad.
ow: as a shadow might enfold spec.
ter. for the dancer was as pale as the
dead. She had neither painted nor
rouged. she had evidently employed
no coQuetry to disguise her fag: rath.
er she seemed to be on the verge OF
a serious illness. and presented
striking contrast to the brilliant crea.
ture. who had shone before their eyes
not an hour before. Her dress was
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challenge to the more gay and dell
cato affairs the other women IN tho
restaurant wore. The gown came
severely up to her chin. Its high col.
lar closed around With q pearl neck
lace: from her ears fell pearls. long.
creamy and priceless. She wore n
great feathered hat, which. dropping.
almost hid her small. pale face and
her golden hair. She drew OF her
gloves as she came In and her white.
jeweled hands flashed. She looked
Infinitely tired and extremely bored.
As soon a. she took her seat at the
table Intended for her party. Poni.
otowsky poured her out a glass OF
champagne, which she drank Oh a.
though Il were water.
Cad" Lord Galorey said. ''she 10 a
sumner! What a figure. and what n
head. and what daring to dress like
that"
she knows how to make herself
conspicuous" said the Duchess OF
Breakwater.
she looks extremely ILL.," said Lady
Galorey. "The pace she goes Will do
her up In a year or two"
Dan Blair had his back to her. and
when they rose to leave he was the
last to pass out. Lefty Lane saw him.
and light broke over her pallid face.
She nodded and smiled and shook her
hand In q pretty little salute. II her
face was pale. her lips were red. and
her smile was like sunlight: and at
her recognition . wave Of friendly fel.
lowship swept over the young mana
sort Of loyal kinship to her which he
hadn't felt for any other women
there. and which he could not have ex.
planned Ia warm approval Of the
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(Copyrisht, lslo, by TAs Bobbs. Nsrriu Oo,l
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair. the 22-year-old son of the
nifty million-doliar copper king of Blair
town. Mont. Is a guest At the English
home OF Lady Galorey. Dams father had
been courteous to Lord Galorey during
his visit to the United States and the
courtesy 10 now being returned to tho
young man. The youth has an ideal girl
ID his mind. He meets Lily. Duchess Of
Rreakwater. . beautiful widow. who Is
attracted by his immense fortune and
takes liking to her. When Dan was q
boy. girl SANG a solo At q church. and
he had never forgotten her. The Ga
loreys. Lily and Dan attend . London
Dan recognizes her az tho girl from his
town. and going behind the scenes intro
duces himself and she remembers him.
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u Needed . Olaorsm.

Deaicr-fes. quite good. only l
can't quite see what IT'S all about
Artist-Why. its clear as mud The
tarmyard at sunrise
Deaier-Of course. Of course. Hut
say. would you have any objec
ton to making an affidavit to go with
~
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actress distinction. he said softly 10
himself: That's all right-she makes
the rest OF them look like thirty
cents" ra z fAt
Putnam patriot., 1911-09-22

sides explaining the ethics of the na. uohai game, Is valuable treatise on sportsmanship in general.
 WoMAN's HOME COMPANION
 The October Woman's Hoo,o co., pallioh contains the first chapter of a new rt y,s!,r sefiai, The Poor Lady" by Mary f.' W ihlns Freeman. It is story or modern American life, and is chYafi v concerned with two women-ona a1 aaloitloaS and interruptions wife. inc ly. anu woman
 In the same number wall.k,o., i..,a.ieial authority writes an article of interest and importance to every won1. an lie describes the snares ser hv diS honest business concerns to catch women investors, and tells man, points, a'ihs ms
 otner notable articles are: uFxner;. mentS Tn Spending, v ~The GirIhAIps ia ps' z Ma Madame Schumann.Heink 5 s9Th oi MoNihg, Picture Show, |" .Nonev Mat Ing al Home and "Women PainteSs e~ !, Splendid fiction is furnished hv In aet aet Nli6or Tompkins, Julia T,nit, DiSshop, Ernest Poole and Barr Moses , oh the practical side the 0ctobar companion Is of special valne GtS great fashion and housebofa 'ue, Sa Us ailenls are unusually full ot useful sne- sesslohs ana entertaining reading.