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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
Ger IlFe ..tt.c Wiiie for her slou.acns sake and frequent infirmities indulged somewhat too free ly was mulcted to the full amount Of her dowry.
Amonu the Honors

One of the last times that Bishop Burgess of Long Island dined out was at the Press club. where the walters are all negroes. The head waiter bowed Bishop Burgess and his host profuseiy to their places. This way, admiral said he. 'Tek this table. You get 9 bettah view of the >harbor heah. ad- m'raL.''
 'T am not an admiral,' said Bishoia Burgess, smiling.
 My mistek. suh." said the head waiter. ''Ah mout CT known all the time I was CT talkin' 10 a military man. You like dis table. colonel?'
 'I am not colonel" said Bishop Burgess. smiling more broadly. "Iam bishop"
 'To be shuah. suh.'' said the head waiter. 'To-o be shuah, Ve'y sorrT for nah mistek. suh. got dem titles of admiral and colonel wrong. suh. but Ah was all right on de main issue. AZ knowed soon as An saw you dat yon was one of de face cards of your pro fession. sub. ."-Cincinnati Times-Star
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
TO PREyENT THE GRIP.

LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE re- moves the cause. There is only one PROMO QUININE." Look for sigma ture of E.. W. GROVE 25c *2 6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21

the one maid homo, and what meas ures women could take to induce girls to live with them, and to keep them when they get them, she said that the work must be made easier, the re- strictions less exacting and some req sonable time given the girl to rest and amuse herself.
 ''In big families the washing should be done outside the home or some one should come in to help for at least half a day." she said Women should be more considerate and tot put so many starched pieces in the wash, and where they can afford it they should get a man to care for the furnace or at least to take out the ashes. The girl ought not to have to make the beds as we'll as do the downstairs work on washday, and where there are daughters they should be willing to help with the lighter part of the work. Of course, it is up to each mistress-the way she runs her own house, but women might as we'll make up their minds to it that they will not get what they ask for, a competent girl for gener- al housework," as long as they refuse to make things easier for their help."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
THE ROOSEVELT DAM Part of a SS,O0O,0OO Irrigation Project -Prehistoric Canals Utilized

Phoenix, Ariz., March 21-Adorned in gala attire, Phoenix recently had a day festival The entire population, mingling among which were many strangers and the only living ex- President" adjourned to the site of exercises of that great mountain of masonry.
 The structure. one of the wonder ful engineering achievements with which Uncle Sam is transforming his desert lands into fertile and produc- tive farm lands, was completed Feb- fuary 5, and has been formally dedi- cated by Ex-President Roosevelt. So marvellous has been the course of con- struction of this irrigation dam that from the beginning it has attracted the eyes of the prominent engineers of the world.
 It's dimensions are startling. At the base it covers an acre of ground. It's height is 280 feet on top it is 1,0S0 feet long. At the bottom it is ITO feet thick. A twenty-six story build- ing covering a city block would not fill the space occupied by this tower ing masonry structure.
 Located in a canyon heretofore in- accessible 62 miles from the nearest railroad, the construction of this dam involved many problems and taxed the ingenuity of the builders to the utmost. Their first problem was the construction of a broad highway. For twenty miles this traverses a trackless desert and for 42 miles more the rood was literally carved from canyon walls or blasted from the steep sIuea mountains.
 It is now considered one of the most remarkable highways, in the world. It opens up to the travelling public a country unrivaled in grandeur and beauty and makes easy access to some of the best preserved cliff dwell ings in the southwest
 Tn preparation for the construction of the dam the Government engaged in many activities. An immense power plant was installed near the site selected for the structure A ce- ment mill was built with an output of 500 barrels daily. It has turned out. in all, approximately 340,0O0 barrels, at a" saving to the Government or more than $615,000 Two farms were oper- ated to supply provisions for the camp and forage for the live stock. Domes- tic water supply was piped from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21

1000 seeds to the pound. At the last examination of Timothy seed, of 51 samples. they were nearly all pure and clean. Clean Timothy is most in demand in cities for horses. The main trouble was it's poor sprouting power. Nearly one-third of the sam pies fell below S5 per cent which is a good average standard.
 Vegetable seeds put up in small packages are often quite worthless. The seeds fail to come up, much to the disappointment of the gardener. Lettuce seed should germinate S5 per cent. radish 90 per cent, Connecticut onion seed 75 per cent. cucumber seed 85 per cent, muskmelon S5 per cent,
 When the purest possible seed Is pro- duced in all lines, crops will be sur CT and less guessWork. It pays in the end to buy good seeds even if it costs more than the cheaper seed which gives uncertain results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
THE PEOPLES DAIRY l3O State Street
springs miles distant.

Nearly 500 Apache Indians were em- ployed for several years upon the con- struction work. A telephone line some what over 100 miles long and a power transmission line 75 miles long were both constructed and have been in operation since the commencement of the task.
 While the Roosevelt Dam has been the principal single structure in con- nection with the Salt River Valley project, other important engineering work has been going on at the same time. few miles below the big dam another structure was built across the river to turn the stream flow into two huge canals which, with their lat erals have total length of more than $50 miles.
 This latter dam is 29 feet in height and 1000 feet long. The canals will cover 19O 900 acres of fertile land in tions installed by the engineers, an additional 5oO0O acres will be irri- gated.
 Especial interest is attached to the Salt Lake Valley project not only be- cause of the magnitude of it's struc- lures, but because it will reclaim a vast area of desert land. This con- populated by a race which has since utterly vanished. Some of the pre- historic canals are today utilized in the modern scheme of organization.
 The Government has expended in this project sum exceeding $9,000, 900. The investment, however, does not en- tail the loss of a single penny to the United States Treasury. Uncle Sam holds mortgage on all the land which will be watered and the future own CTS are obligated to repay in not less than 10 years the entire sum ex- pended by the United States.
 The Salt River Valley is in semi tropical climate. Its products are sing ularly like those of Egypt. The orange lemon, lime, pemel, fig, and date trees flourish. Almonds peaches, cherries, and other small fruits grow in abun- dance Alfalfa, corn, oats, barley and wheat yield fine crops and by reason of their early ripening command fam cy prices in the Eastern and Western markets. Ostrich farming is also one of the principal industries. Today, there are 7,500 of the plume bearers in the Valley. Another characteristic is the settlers. They come from near ly every State in the Union and are nearly all American born.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
A NEW COMPLEXION
IN FORTY DAYS

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 IF YOUR blood is impure, if you have pimples, ire kl e s i, wrinkles, blackheads, redness of face or nose. a muddy, sal low skin or anx, bleyr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
The Ancient Use of a f<ies.

A Roman woman in the ancient tims was not allowed to drina wine except 1t were simple raisin wine. and how
 ever che might relish strong drinks. she could not indulge even by stealth first. because she was never intrust
 ed with the key of the wine celia- and. second. because sLe was obligel daily to greet with kiss all her ovu as we'll as her husbands male repre-
 sentatfves. down even to second cous ins, and as she knew not when O where she might meet them she was forced to be wary and abstain alto Eether. for had she tasted but a drop the smell would have betrayed her
 So strict were the old Romans iu this respect that a certain Ignatius Mer- curius Is said to have slain bis wife because he caught her at the wine cask-a punishment which was not deemed excessive by Romulus, who ab- solved the husband of the crime of murder Another Roman lady who un-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
DIED.

 BRODERICK.-AtS Stamford, March IT. Mary Clear, widow of Thomas A. Frederick, in the 75th year Of her age. OSTER Shelton, March 15, Lester Osterhoudt, aged 13 yrs.s McNAMARA-In Danbury, March IT, Michael McNamara. GEAIANETTI-In Danbury, March IS. Elizabeth Regis Germianetti. aged 85 years WIILIAMS.-In Stamford, Marca l5, Anthony w. Williams. NEWCITY-In Winsted. March IS, Harry w. Newcity, aged SS. BUIKLEY.-In Saugatuck, March 15, Mrs. David Bulkley, aged 65. ANSON.-In Winsted, March ii. St,r san F., widow of Edward srson, aged IS. STTRGIS. = Tn Cannon, March IS. Helen Elizabeth Fitch. wife@of John Burr Sturgis, aged oS. ALLEE.-In Cannon, March II, Mrs. Harriet Alice, aged TO. LAMBERT.-In Stamford, March IT. George Lambert.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21

ish on or under the skin, you need Dr. James P. CampbelPs Safe Arsenic Waters.
 These marvellous beautifiers of the complexion. skin and form are won derfullly effective and being prepared under the direction of the greatest skin specialist, Dr. James P. Campbell, are absolutely safe and harmless. The prescription was first used twenty-six years ago by Dr. Campbell and he has made countless thousands of both sex es happy in the possession of a pure, spotless complexion.
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 All women who desire beauty may embrace this opportunity to secure a 5O-DAYS' TREATMENT FOR s1. The regular price of Dr.Campbell's Waters is s1 PER LARGE BOX, but to in- trcduce them in thousands of neg homes, we will mail Gin plain cover) TWO LARGE BOXES FOR S1 to all who answer this advertisement
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-21
Purely Hypott sticaI.

Uncle Henry, want to ask youy advice"
 'WellY'
 But you mustn't mention it to liv. ing soul. Suppose you were a young girl of my age and three men had pro, posed to you. one of them a youne preacher, fine looking and well edu cated. the second one a handsomp young man in business. swell dresse! and thinking the world of you, and the third rich foreigner with a distin guished air about him and we'll spoken of by everybody. Which of the three do you think would make the best hus- bandT'
 Why, Annabel, child, consult youi own heart. Which of the three dc you love bestP'
 Mercy, Uncle Henry! Nobody's pro- posed to me yet. Pm only trying to get pointers. so I'll know the right man when he comes along."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS ORGAN
lied.
A Regiment in View.

The Separate Battalion of High
school was organized on Friday,
! with the announcement of the va
TlOus staff and On-cOmmissioned Of
/ icers
For the first time in the history of
/ the high schools the battalion will
this year be represented by seven
! itull-sIzed companies; three at the NJ
Street High School and four (includ-
! ing one at business Department. at
the Armstrong Manual Training
School The Manual of Arms. which
has just been issued by the War De
partment, and under which regula-
| tons the high school cadets drill.
/ calls tor movements "on the basis
| ot battalion OF four companies: they
may be executed by a battalion OF
two or more companies. not exceed
ling six" 1t would be seen that i'm
order 10 comply with these regula-
tons, regiment would have to be
: organized. The individual companies
are this year larger than in previous
years Consequently, the authorities
are considering the matter of the
formation OF the High School Regi-
ment. The whole situation will be
gone over upon the return to the city
OF Major Arthur Brooks, military in
structOr OF the High School Cadets.
who Is now on leave of absence.
Several innovations will occur i'm
the. cadets corps this year, one OF
which is the fact that the first ser
geant will carry a 5aber, the same as
/ a commissioned officer In previous
years the sergeant "toted a gun. -
The quartermaster will not be known
by the .. NJ" in his shOulder-strap.
but merely with tne plain field OF a
second lieutenant
The increase in the enrolment OF
the cadet corps Is largely due to the
tact that cadets are compelled BY Act
OF Congress to serve in the cadet or
ganlzatlon unless physically unable to
do so. The law reads as follows
Hereafter every male pupil in at
tendance at the high schools shall be
admitted to and shall serve in the
high school cadets unless excused
from such service by the principal,
on certificate Of one of the medical
lnsnectOrs of schools that he is phys
cally disqualified for such service,
or on the written request of his
parent or guardian"
The staff and line officers are ts
follows.
Major-Clinton Wood Armstrong
Manual Training School
Adjutant-H w. Freeman, VI St
High School.
N Street High School. Captains
A c. Logan, Joseph Dancy and
Charles Lewis. First Lieutenants,
Herbert Harris, Creed Childs and
Harry Crawford Second Lieuten-
ants, R. w. Logan. Fred Malone. Da-
vld Lane, and Milton Ward
Armstrong School. Captains-Ar-
thur Dyer, George Brown, James F
Jackson and Charles Newton First
L1eutenants James Webster. Stephen
MOrten, James Burwell and Graham
Burwell Second Lieutenants, George
Walker, Edward Hendrick. Ira Warf,
William Watts and George Saunders,
Ward, of NJ Street, and Saunders, of
Armstrong, are school quartermasters
with the rank of second lieutenants
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28

| Awake every man TO this situation
! Let us rally to the interest of our
| State, our home and our children.
/ then when our bodies lie still within
| the grave, our children shall call rs
blessed
The issue advocated by the lead
ing white men Of this State" said Dr.
Alexander, is free exercise of the
ballot by all qualified voters and =
TAR count of the ballots by the cleo
ton othcIatS. In two previous cleo
uons, when amendments were defeat
ed, WhIch%f they had passed would
nave taken away the right to vote
from us, our franchise was saved for
us by the white men, who voted with
US DO not forget to put your mark
against the Digges amendment, for
II 1t passes It will be a long time be
tore colCred men in Maryland will
have the privilege Of voting"
Mass meetings are being held over
the city and State this week under
the auspices of the auxiliary com
m1ttee to the Republican State Cen
tgal Committee
This committee Is headed by DR..
Ernest Lyon, former Minister to Lii
IBERIA, and is composed of 200 of the
leading men of the State. Headquar-
ters have been established at Ala w.
Hoffman street. and nearly 5000 has
been raised by the colored people of
the city since last Friday. The com
mlttee purposes raising $500. whicL
Is 10 be presented the Republican
State Central Committee as an earn
est effort of the committees inter
est in the defeat of disfranchisement
and the success of the Republican
candidates.
Prominent on the committee are
such men Is City Councilman Harry
,. Cummings, J. H. Murphy editor
of the Afro-American Ladger: Hugh
+. Macbeth, editor of the Baltimore
Times; Rev. A. L. Gaines. who is the
treasurer; Rev w. A. c. Hughes. sec
retary, and DR.. w. NJ. Alexander
The committee will be grateful for
any subscriptions from those who are
interested in the fight to save the
ballot to the race in this State.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
RALPH w. TYLER.
The Man With Level Head-A Bril-.
liant Writer and a Logical Reas-
OneT.

There Is no man in this country
who Is better acquainted with politi-
cal events of the day than Mr.. Ralph
W. Tyler. To representative OF
The Bee, it was remarked last Fri
day evening, October 20, by man
of letters, that Nh Tyler is the
bralniest and the most brilliant rep
Iresentative of color under this admin
lstratIOn. His reputation as a journal
ist Is well known throughout this
country. He Is a man in whom you
can coniIde and one Of the most hon
orable' and upright. The administra-
ton could not have selected a better
man in whom the cOlored Americans
have greater confidence than in Mr.
Tyler. He Is an unassuming man,
and one that never thinks that he is
bigger than the position he holds.
He IS a good thinker as we'll as a
sound reaSOner. He has a quality
which Is not found in many public
men, and that Is unselhshness He
likes to see any man rise above the
common level. He IS a friend TO his
friend, but an invetcratc enemy TO
his foes He Is no coward. but a
man of nerve and determination He
IS liberal to a fault. and has done
more than any public man in office
for the uplift OF the dowu-trodden in
this community. He believes in en-
couraging the youth, because he has
on more than one occasion offered
prizes to competitors in educational
lines He believes in the advance
ment of the youth and the worthy.
He has the confidence and the respect
.of the leading and most influential
men in the United States In Ohio
his name is a household word. and
the politicians know him to be a man
to reckon with. He is an honor to
the race and the office he holds. His
reputation IS above reprOaCh
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
No COLOR LINE
Mr.. DONNELLY STRIKES BACK
Public Printer Says He Will Nip At
tempt 20 Excite Race Pre- judice.

tempt 20 Excite Race Prejudice.
"Colored persons work in the Gov
ernment Printing Office side by side
with other employees in harmony and
with great efficiency Any cmplOyc
OF this establishment who tries to
precipitate the deyilish structure of
race prejudice will be immediately
dismissed and will not again be en-
ployed.'
Thus did Public Printer Samuel b.
Donnelly declare himself lev days
ago in reply to criticisms of the Cen
trail Labor Union for his attitude in
alleged discrimination against six
union bricklayers who struck because
one Negro was employed with them.
Condemned as an avowcd enemy
OF unionism,' and "recreant to every
trust the Central Labor Union last
Monday night voted to spread broad
cast resolutions denouncing the pub
lie printer
The incident which has been the
cause OF the resolutions attacking me
was trifing and ordinarily would
have attracted no attention" said Mr..
Donnelly "Sincel took my position
in the matter three other Negro
brickIayers have been employed.
They are all dong their work and
will be retained There are 100 Negro
employees in the Government Print
ing Office Negro brickIaycrs work
side by side with white bricklayers
IN the Washington and other navy
yards. ] cannot see why. in the case
of the work to be done at the Gov
ernment Printing Office, the brick
layers should expect an exception to
he made in their favor"
Mr.. Donneliy declined to say
whether he would be present at the
next meeting of the Central Labor
Union and personally answer the
charges that have been made against
him. Emmett /. Adams, one Of the
leader, of the fight against the Pub
lie Printer, said full publicity would
be given the latter's unfair actions. -"
and that the present discrimination
paves the way for additional alleged
wrongs against organized labor.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
HOE. CRANDALL MACKEY.

The Commonwealth Attorney Of
Alexandria County, Virginia, IS Hon.
Crandall Mackey He is a Democrat.
but doesn't believe in disfranchising
a citizen on account Of his color. To
the cciored citizens Of Alexandria
County, Virginia, he has been ex-
tremely fair and liberal IN an ad-
dress to the colored citizens Of the
county this week, he said, among 9th
er things. that he believed in fair play
to every citizen regardless Of his
color. Some one informed Mr.
Mackey that there was discrimination
against the colored people at the
Courthouse. Mr. Mackey's reply was:
You have the votes. why don't you
defeat the sheriff It IS up TO the
colored voters to say whether the
present sheriff will be reelected or
not Mr. Mackey has rendered val
liable services TO the colored people
in his county, and it is believed that
every colored voter will stand by him.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28

patrons Of these makes them the real
taxpayers and the real makers OF
wealth"
"lf Negroes got their dues" said
he, they would even have better
schools under the color line tax sys-
tenn than what the whites have. Be
cause the taxes OF the white mer-
chants, which Negroes patronize. and
OF the white mans farms, which they
cultivate. and his houses, which the
black man rents, would then go to
sustain Negro schools instead OF the
whites
But, indeed, this system is so
abused that no white man thinks it
Is reasonable, but merely uses it as
Subterfuge to appease the most ig-
norant mass Of Negroes"
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
DEFEAT THE AMENDMENT.
Democrats of Maryland Trying to
Steal it Through-Democratic Ne
groes Take Warning.
Baltimore. Md. Oct.

bdllLIloECr VI O.. 1}tl- =.
The defeat Of the Digges disfran-
chiSing amendment was the theme
for a number Of ministers in local
pulpits Sunday. Among those who
urged the people to encompass the
defeat of the amendment were Rev.
DR.. Harvey Johnson, who declared
that the Democrats were trying To
sneak the measure through, Rev w.
\ c. Hughes, pastor of Sharp
Street Memorial NJ Z Church, and
Rev w NJ Alexander, president Of
the Maryland Suffrage League.
Il am an humble preacher of the
Cross, said Dr.. Hughes. pointing
men from hell to Heaven. and en-
phasizing all that Is grand and noble
in life. I am not a politician. but
have learned that the right TO express
myself in the government IS the
mightiest bulwark against slavery.
Nv pulpit Is not a politicians stump.
but it Is the oracle of God to instruct
men along civil, social and spiritual
lines of life.
Your manhood demands your en-
ergy! Your family needs your vote!
Jesus Christ demands your energy.
Go into the hedges and highways and
get in touch with your neighbor.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
NEGRO SOCIALISTS ORGANIZ
ING.
Montgomery

NJ Montgomery, Ala, Oct. e.
Ii may not be generally known, but
the socialist propaganda Is spreading
like wild fire White men are labor
ing with Negroes of the South, en-
deayoring to teach them the funda-
mental policies Of socialism And not
in vain either, are they striving for
there are many converts, even among
the most humble cOlored folks. The
local chapter of CoiOrcd socialists of
Montgomery, Ala. Is lead by Mr.
John Cummings, a fearless race man
of humble mien He Is man who
speaks up for the rights of the whole
people. and breads nothing but cow
ardice Mr. Cummings has found an
able and energetic addition to his
work in the person of w. c. Payne.
who has been studying American pol
ItICs for many years Mr. Payne has.
at heart, always been a believer in
the simple life, and in the brotherly
communion of the plain people, hence
his hnal stand seems To be with the
socialist party. He spoke to them on
Sunday. October p, on the subject:
Why paws the rich mans taXes2'
Jones Hall was crowded, and Mr.
Payne's address was impressive He
reviewed the school system of those
sections where taxes Of colored prop
erty owners was set apart for COlOred
schools He said among other things
1t Is a plain fact that labor makes
the wealth of any country, the hands
that toll is the one which produces.
and the hand which produces IS the
only one that pays the expenses of the
government Negroes need not own
the land, the mills, the shops nor
the stores in order to pay taxes, but
merely to be the producers and the