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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Monop1ane flying s1eds.

Splendid new sleds that have just come whizzing in-The Monoplane. Made firmly and strongly and with flexible metal runners so they are steered without trouble and with ease. Built with flat runners so they slip over the ground at great rate. Strong light and good. And of extra interest because of prices which are
 $50 to.S3
 Front basement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
U. S. MARINES TO
 PROTECT MISSIONARIES
 LAND IN CHINA TODAY.

s>lYo Chow, Dec. 13.-A party of marines from the United States gum boat Villa Lobossswhich was sent up the Yangtse river to protect mission aries, arrived here over land from Tung Ting Lake, today. Pirates have been committing frightful atrocities in this section and it is believed mis- sionaries are in danger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Engineer and
 Fireman Killed
 On B. & M. Road
lSneciaI froun United Press.l ]

Especial from United Press.O
 Wells River, Vt, Dec 13-The engi- neer and fireman of a northbound freight train on the Connecticut & Passumpsic Division of the Boston &, Maine Railroad, were killed, short distance south of here, early today when their locomotive struck a large rock that had been dislodged by 8 blast and thrown on the tracks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Special Train With
 Immigrants Wrecked

Portland, Me, Dec. 13-A special train bringing hundreds of immi- grants to sail from this port, tomor- row, was wrecked, today at West Paris, on the Grand Trunk Railway. Several passengers were reported hurt but no one was killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
GIRL DYING IN HOSPITAL
 FROM GAS POISONING
Special from United Press ]

Special from United Press)
 New Haven, Dec. 13.-Accidental gas poisoning resulting from an inn perfectly closed gascock in her room. may cause the death, today, of Sophie, young domestic. The girl was taken to a hospital in dying condition. Her employer did not know the girls name.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Worry Over Black Hand Threats Causes Death
 of Greenwich Contractor

Greenwich, Dec. 13.-Worry over blackhand threats he received some time ago, is said to have caused the death of Peter Mitchell, 55, a promi- nent Italian contractor, today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
FUNERAL OF FAMOUS . UNION SPY WHO
 COMMITTED SUICIDE.
fspecial from United Press.)

Torrington, Dec. 13.-The funeral of sPryce TLsewis, famous Union spy, who committed suicide by 5umpins from the World Building, N. r., last week, was held, today. Only the simplest services were held by Rev. M. F. Griffin, of the local Methodist church. A handful of friends, who knew Lewis in the days before the war, followed his body to the ceme- tery. D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
POPE MAKES ST. PATRICK'S
 DAY A HOLY DAY.

Especial from United Press)
 Rome, Dec. 13.-A decree issued by the Pope, today, makes St. Pat rick's Day a Holy Day, but not one of obligation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
And what IS T oyland's s message.

Does not Toyland have message for you? Does it not speak clearly and pleasantly to you, whether you be young or younger? To be sure.
 And this is surely it's message: is the hap piest time of all the year for all the little boys and girls And is the happiest time for their elders. For the one because they are dreaming dreams of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13

what Old going bring For the other because they working make those dear delightful dreams true.
 And Toand place because of this combination Of things Folks finding the place where they work Santas helpers advantage Little folks finding going
 And here of the things that give great delight not only in contemplation but in actual possession-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13

AT GREAT TOYS THAT FAIRLY HUM oI1nH MnMo M oF,nuAn SeSS HSKSsESss HSKsEs afEs6ss a3Es6s aSP WAGONS
 
 SOLDER OUTFITS MPss F 1mA8 B6IGgFs B6I E.SSRs S58Rs PoIs REPS AND CRADLES f SEr PPTSFFSSETTEaEE PTFFSSETTaEE .sreak --.xe1xs faAnNA RR1ssEErr sBi siE STyTER EToeSs .z.Rs 6MSSEs a% %DDeesan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13

The Weather-Rain or snow to- night; unsettled, colder tomorTow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13

= Third floor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-06-27
The Run Bible.

The bug Bible was printed In l549
by the authority of Edward VI. and
its curiosity lies In the rendering of
the 6fth verse of the Ninety first
Psalm. which. as we know. runs.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the ter
ror by night nor for the arrow which
flieth by day." but In the above YER
sion 1t ran. $50 thou shalt not nede to
be afraid Of any bugges by night
Ludicrous as this sounds. it is not
etymologically without Justification
Bug" is derived from the Welsh word
''bwg." which meant a hobgoblin or
terrifying specter. a significa ton trace
able In the word commonly in use to-
ay-''bugbear'-and Shakespeare once
or twice uses the word in this primary
sense. notably when he makes Hamlet
say. Such bugs and COLLINS in my
life"
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Deffodil Superstitions.

Daffodils are not only poisonous and
lihelous. but most unlucky flowers. es
pecially when single specimens are
encountered. Herrick. who must Of
ten have gone through the experience
without much harm happening. de-
clareS that
When a daffodil | see
Hanging down her head to me.
Guess | may what ] must be.
First. shall decline my head:
Secondly. shall be dead:
Lastly. safely buried.
In Herrick'S own Devon to this day if
you place a single daffodil on the Ia
BILE of a farmhouse the farmer will
jump up aud eXclaim. Now we snail
have no young ducks this year" The
evil spell can be broken by increasing
the single flower 10 bunch.-St
James Gazette.
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But you may nefer have tried to
figure out why the cow is purple. Here
Is the answer: The complementary
color Of the green pasture Is red The
sight of green always suggests red. al
though we don't realize 1t. Flooding
the scene is the yellow sunshine The
yellow. the red and the green combine
to tint the grazing neutral colored
cow purple. and purple it undeniably
Is. as you must admit when next you
encounter one under such circum-
stances. Nevermore, therefore. may
you sing with Getett Burgess:
/ never sa W a purple COW.
never hope to see one
New York Press.
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NODDED HIS DEATH TOLL.
Legend Of "the Poor Sinners Bell"
That Was Cast In Bresiau.


The poor sinners bell is a bell In
the city OF Bre>iau. LII the province ef
Silesia. Prussia. ana hangs in the
tower of one OF the city churches. Ii
was cast July II. 1886. according to
historic records. 1t Is said that a
great bell founder of the place had
undertaken to make the finest church
bell he had ever made.
When the metal was melted the
founder withdrew for a few moments,
leaving boy 10 watch the furnace
and enjoining him not to NEEDLE with
the catch that held the molten metal,
but the boy disobeyed the caution, and
when be saw the metal flowing into
the mold he called the founder
The latter rushed in ana. seeing, as
he thought, his work OF weeks undone
and his masterpiece ruined. struck the
boy a blow that caused Dis immediate
death. When the metal cooled and
the mold was opened the bell was
found to be not only perfect. but Of
marvellous sweetness of tone.
The founder gave himself up to the
authorities was tried and condemned
to death On the day Of his execution
the bell was rung to call people to at
tend church and offer a prayer for the
unhappy man S soul. and from that H
obtained the name OF 1.-The poor sin
nerS bell
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A Quaint introduction.

Clarence King. the ethnoiogist. once
wrote from San Francisco to John
Hay the following letter of introduce
ton: My Dear John-My friend. Hor-
ace f. Cutter. in The next geological
period will go east 1t would be ca
tastrophe if be did not Know Won.
You will swarm In AS the Germans
say. when you meet. Lest | should
not be there TO expose Mr.. Cutters
alias take this opportunity to divnlge
to you thar the police are divided In
opinion as to whether he Is Socrates
or Don QutxMe. | know better; be is
both :
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The macarecors,

The Macgregors were forbidden to
use theii family name in 1903. The
prescription was removed by Charles
IL. only to be inflicted again in the
reign of William and Mary, 1t was not
till 1922 that royal license to use the
name was granted to Sir Charles Mac
gregor. up to then known as Murray"
In the early years of the seventeenth
century every mans hand was raised
against this prosecuted race and they
could be mutilated and slain with i'm
punity.-London Spectator.
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position on hill They expected the
Federals to follow winding road to
the attack. but that was not Wallace's
style. Hoosier fashion. be charged
straight up the hill through the brush.
and this so surprised the Confederates
reported that they ran sixteen miles.
which is something Of run for hot
DAY in June. The historian Losing
Is authority for the statement that the
battle of Romney had much to do
by the Confederates three days later.
as ii alarmed General j. E. Johnston,
who feared the approach Of ali Nc
Clellau,s forces
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Patience.

There's no music in rest" that l
know OF, but there's the making of
music in it. And people are always
missing that part of the life melody
always talking Of perseverance and
courage and fortitude. but patience Is
the finest and worthiest part of forti.
tude, and the rarest too Ruskin.
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A Turkish Riddle.

Here is an old Turkish riddle which
has been handed down for many CEN
turtles and yet has never been an
swered: There was once a beggar
who always dreamed be was pasha.
and there was a pasha who always
dreamed he was a beggar. Which was
the happier?"
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The War Fifty Years Ago

General SCOTS Cautious Policy In Defense of Washing
tCn---The North Clamorous For Aggressive Move
r,ent---Tighting Nearly Every Day After Battle Of
Big Bethel---Vrsnia and Missouri the Backgrounds.
Lew Wallace Wins vietory at Romney-- Johnston
Evacuates Harpers Ferry Three Days Later---Goy-
of Missouri Calls Citizens to Rise and Repei
Invasion of Federais-Lyon Defeats State Troops at
Boonville - Grant Appointed Colonel of Twenty
first Illinois.
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W. 6. ROsEcRANs. WHO WAS COMMISSIONED
BROADER GENERAL FIFTY YEARS AGO
enemy. How much of this policy was
due to SCOTS own ideas and how
much to the administration cannot be
determined fully, but part OF the eau
ton 1T least came from President Lin,
coin and his advisers. The country
was in crucial position, and the NOR
al effect of Union defeat was feared
nof only for It's influence on the north
and south. but on account of the foreign
situation All the diplomacy of the
Lincoln administration was then Ell
gagged in the effort to prevent the rec
ognitiun of the Southern Confederacy
by any of the great powers. 1t was
felt that a Confederate victory in the
very beginning of the war would rem.
der this task more difficult.
Thus it was that while Greeley and
most of the north were crying ION to
Richmond"' and were clamering for an
aggressive policy the administration
was content to defend the capital and
to advance slowly, but surely, into the
enemy's country.
After the battle of Big Bethel on
June 10 the fighting became general
and continuous, clash occurring
somewhere nearly every day. Com
pared to the later battles these early
engagements were little more than
skirmishes, yet they were sufficiently
exciting at the time.
Events In Virginia and Missouri
Iii the month of June Virginia and
Missouri were the backgrounds. The
week ending June II saw rs.ther inn
Va, and at Boonville. Mo. There we're
minor brushes, but of no particular
moment. Other notable events of the
week were the assembling of conven-
tien at Wheeling and it's issuance OF
a declaration of independence for West
Virginia. the evacuation Of Harpers
Ferry by the Confederates, the flight
of Governor Jackson and state officers
from jefferson City, Mo-, and the &C.
cupation OF that town by General
Lyons troops. the commissioning of
John A. Dix as major general. Of John
Pope, W. S. Rosecrans and S. A Hurl-
bat rs brigadier generals and ct u. s.
Grant as colonel. the capture of the
Confederate privateer Savannah and
the declaration Of neutrality by Spain
The fight at Romney. in what is now
West Virginia, occurred on June II,
the next day after that at Big Bethel.
The north needed some good news to
dmpel the gloom of the first defeat,
and Romney had the Joy touch. The
Uaion commander was Colonel Lew
Wallace, afterward the famous gen.
eral and novelist Wallace had but
one Indiana regiment and was warn
ed at Grafton that the Confederates
were in the vicinity Of Romney. prob
ahiy 1000 strong. Nevertheless he
pushed on, made a forced march. ran
into the Confederate sentries near
Rcmney and followed them so closely
that they scarcely had time to give
the alarm. The foe. which. like the
troubles we anticipate. was not half
am large ms imagined, hurried out Of
ths town ana sought more favorable
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SEEING A PURPLE cow.

Perfectly Natural Under Certain Con.
citions. Says an Artist.
II. Anthony Dyer. painter of water
colors. was explaining the matter to
some possible buyers of his wares.
Suppose while you are in the couf1-
try IN summer" said he. you chance
upon a Holstein COW grazing on hill
side Holsteins. of course you know.
are black and white. The pasture is
green. OFF at one side Is gray I'M
painted barn. DO you stagger with
surprise when you notice that that COW
is purple? Not bit of it. II it were
not purple you might reasonably con-
suit an oculist. That would be sign
that your eyes needed attention
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JOB GENERAL, DEFEATED AT SECOND
BULL RUN.
on discovering the enemy encamped on
bluff. When within 300 yards of the
foe he disposed his lines for battle, at
the same time sending portion Of his
men up the river by boat He opened
the attack from battery stationed at
the center of his line, and at the same
time his forces on the river began a
bombardment from another direction
Prices state troops were located in a
brick house and an adjoining wheat
field Attacked thus from two sides at
once, and the brick house having been
penetrated by several shots, they with
drew after making spirited fight
They made second stand In the edge
Of nearby wood. but were again driv-
en- out and fed. leaving considerable
quantity OF military stores, which fell
into Lyons hands.
An amusing side light on the affair
was the gleeful claim Of the New York
Tribune that Lyon had killed 300 and
captured 600 Of the enemy. AS mat
ter Of fact, there were fewer than fifty
killed, although many prisoners were
taken. Lyon then pressed on and oc-
cupied Boonvil1e General Price was
not at this battle. One account had it
that he was sick and another that be
had advised against battle and with
drawn.
Grant Gets Colonelcy.
June II was momentous day, aside
from the battles Of Vienna and Boon
Vile and the declaration Of independ-
ence by West Virginia. Colonel Stone
that day occupied Leesburg. which had
been evacuated by the Confederates.
Ulysses s. Grant was that day appoint
ed colonel OF the Twenty-frst Illinois.
Spain that day declared her neutrality.
as England and France had already
done jefferson Davis that day visited
Manassas. And on that day the
eighty-sixth anniversary Of the battle
Of Bunker Hin was celebrated in Bos-
ton, several troops ready for the front
participating; also regiment of Mas
sachusetts soldiers passed through Bal
timore that day and was cheered, al
though on the anniversary of the bat
to Of Lexington another Massachusetts,
regiment had been mobhed in tns
strsGfs Of the sAms city.
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Save Money
on Eggs

1t costs but a trife to preserve
fresh eggs in a fresh condition
from the time of lowest prices to
the highest, saving from 10c to
15c per dozen on this important
food product.
This easy, harmless, cheap
method, thoroughly tested and
recommended by government
bulletins is available at
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-06-27

Der of the Ohio troops The locomo
tive was pushing the cars ahead of it
and the engineer. instead of running
back with the whole train, cut loose
his engine and fed, leaving the troops
to their fate Fortunately the Confed
crates did not follow up the advantage
and the Union troops were enabled tc
debark and gain nearby WOOD. after
ward marching back and carrying their
wounded
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) Western Virginia Loyal.

The Wheeling convention assembled
on the same day as the fight at Rom
ney. There We're few slaves held west
Of the mountains. and the people of
that section of Virginia were more in
sympathy with Ohio and Pennsylvania
than with the eastern half of their own
state. Almost Immediately after the
ordinance of secession was passed at
Richmond the movement for separa
ton had started and now came to
head in n convention in which prac-
tically all of the western counties were
represented. On June II this conyen,
ton adopted formal declaration OF
Independence
The evacua ton of Harpers Ferry, re
ferred to IN a preceding article, oc-
Cured on June IA. although all Of the
Confederates were not out till later.
Before leaving General Johnston or
dered the destruction Of the long and
expensive railroad bridge across the
Potomac at this point He then re-
tired toward Winchester. The Union
forces were then approaching the Fer
ry from Chambersburg and Washing
ton. On June IS and II General Pat
terson's Pennsylvania army crossed
the Potomac at Williamsport, twenty
six miles above Harpers Ferry. On
account of recent rains the river was
swollen Nevertheless the men forded
the river in midstream, the water com
ing up to their armpits. There were
about $1,000 in the army, and eyewit
nesses described the scene as thrilling.
At last the impatient Keystone troops
were about to enter the enemy's coun
try, and it was with glad hearts and
with songs on their lips that they
marched into the water. Some war
rior has said that the singing army
fights best. In the American civil war
the men on both sides sang on the
march. by the campfres and in the
charge. On this day the songs of the
Union reached the Virginia hills ahead
Of it's soldiers.
Confederates Gather at Manassas.
Both sides were busy sending out
skirmishing and accommodating parties
The Confederate army at Manassas
was constantly growing and was send
ing out feelers in many directions. 1t
was this army that kept Washington
in constant alarm. and the belief there
was that these skirmishing parties
were trying out the lay of the land and
the position of the Union army with
the design of an early attack on the
capital.
One of these reconnoitering troops on
June II attacked a trainload of Union
troops near Vienna. General Mellow
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All Have Troubles.

Everybody worries about money"
'Oh. | don't know. Some men are SO
rich
That's jast it. Poor men worry be-
cause they can't get money, and the
rich man worries for fear that it will
get away from him" -PhiIadelphia
Ledger
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The White Wonnan's Burden.

OF course men have a lot of small
worries. but they don't have to carry
a chamois skin and a little satchel
around with them wherever they go
Galveston News.
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Doinu IL Rtoht.

But, my dear, if | buy you this
gown 1t will put me $50 in debt"
only $50! If you are going in debt
why not go in like a gentleman and
make it ndred?"-Fliegende Blat-
ter.
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LEW WALLACE, AFTRRwARD FAMOUS GEN.
ERAL AND NOVELIST, WHO DEFEATED
CoNFEDERATEs AT ROMSEY, ". VA. JUNE
IL. 1861.
ell had ordered General Robert G.
Schenck and Colonel 4. NJ. McCook to
guard the railway between Alexandria
AID Leesburg. For this purpose troops
had been dropped OF at the various
stations, and small number remain
ing in the train were just rounding
curve approaching Vienna when they
were fired on by q masked battery,
which raked the whole side Of ths
train and killed and wounded 1 NAM
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By JArfEs A. EDGERTON.
copyright by American Press Associa-
lion, 1911.

copyright by American Press Associa-
lion, 1911
~ o understand the campaign In
the summer and early autumn
81 of 1861 it Is we'll to remember
that the aged General Winfield
Scott was III command Scott was a
great soldier. but cautious and desir-
Gus OF saving life. His plan of cam
paign seemed to be to safeguard Wash
1ngton and 10 force the Confederates
back wicnout great loss of men on
either side. lie wanted his generals to
eeack Only when fairly sure of win
hing, holding that a Union defeat
meant added hope and strength to the
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Various Ships.

Ostend-Pa, what kind of ships are
courtships? Pa-Soft ships. my son
0Etend-And what kind of ships sail
the sea OF matrtmonyT Pa-Aard
ships. my sen.-London Tit Bits
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people. because they carry their COM
fort about with THEME Gorge Eliot
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Incident Much Criticised.

This incident aroused almost as
much of storm of criticism in the
north as had the battle of Big Bethel
1t was contended that to move train
load of troops through a hostile coun-
try without a skirmish line. advance
guard or some means of gaining
knowledge Of possible ambushes dis
played poor generalship
In the meantime the war was also
opening in the west Early in the
ference at st Louis between Governor
Jackson Of Missouri and General Lyon.
then In command of the Union forces
Following the adjournment of this con
ference Governor Jackson had return
ed to Jefferson City and issued a proc
lamation calling on the citizens to rise
and repel invasion. General Lyon was
equally decisive in his movements.
Throwing a regiment over to Birds
Point to protect Cairo and dispatching
another under Colonel Franz Sigel to
protect the Pacific railway from st
Louis to the GaSconade river. Lyon
himself started with his army up the
Missouri river by steamboat Events
now followed with ightning-l like rapid
ity. The conference had occurred on
June II. and the governors proclama-
ton had been given out Oh the 18th
On the 18th Jackson and the other
state officers, alarmed by the approach
of Lyon. fed from Jefferson City, and
on the 18th Lyons troops took posses
sion of the capital
Lyons Victory at Boonville.
General Price at the head Of the
state troops. had taken position near
Boonville, some distance above Jetfer
son City, and there Governor Jackson
Joined him. Lyon did not pause long
at the capital but pushed up the river
to force all engagement with Price On
the 18th he debarked near Boonville