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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
SIRkTFORD ON The NEWS MAP
Newsy Jottings Cuiled Bout Persons
Places and Things That Keep
Our Country Cousins Busy.

STAFFORD. Jan. 23-People are still
talking about the SCIENTIFIC lecture
given at the library on Friday eyen-
ing, and wondering # 1t was as t. EN-.
nv prof. Phelps There is still a
good deal of mystery about the dew
point. and when Prof. Kreidler said
that we do not suck lemonade or SOFA
water through straw. put tne
weight or pressure of the atmosphere
forces it up into the mouth some of
the ladies remarked they had no idea
ssthe atmosphere is so near the earth. :,
1t really is surprising what a. wonder
full thing the air is when 1t takes the
ter spout off Port Jefferson. Prof.
Kreidler. coming from Yale. is or
course to be taken very seriously. He
stated that cubic inch of water con-
tains six millions of molecules. This
is an important fact to remember Tor
windows open. Since the foretelling
of the weather has been reduced to
such an exact science. the wonder is
it slips so many cogs, and turns out
Just the opposite from what has been
predicted.
time installing the officers of the local
lodge of the New England Order of
Protection, followed by a chicken sup
per. The officers who were conduct
ed to their chairs. included Howard
M. stevens. B. H. Merrick. Leonard
Burritt. Walter Blamey. William Fl.
Fryer, Herbert L. Bartram. Edgar
Burritt, George ii. Appleyard, John
Stevens John Blydenburx and Evart
T. Burton.
The new Board of Trade is to hold
a meeting at Red Mems hall next
Thursday evening. and Deacon Philo
Haven, who is pro~i..ting the scheme,
hopes to secure Charles VI. Warner to
make an address.
Rev. William Guggenheiri OF Bridge
port. officiated yesterday ct the Beth
any Mission.
Harry Flood OF Warwick avenue. is
victim of the grip.
]. w. Rogerson and wife have re-
turned from visit to Maryland.
On wednesday. Feb. l. by vote of
week meeting for several weeks will
take a new form. Tho pastor VIII
give q series of talks on Religious
Education. A text book will be used
by all who wish to follow the course
of teaching. All are welcome to
these meetings whether connected
with the Sunday school or not. James
A. Mallett will furnish text books at
80 cents each.
Charles Sillinan has recovered, from
his recent attack of the grip. and re-
suned business today.
Miss Juanita Hines and Theodore
Hines were visitors in town over
Sunday.
The Woner's Home Missionary So
ciety Of the congregational church
will mold O meeting in the chapel to-
morrow afternoon at $500 and will be
addressed by Miss Mae George Of the
Bridgeport Y. w. c.. A.
Roland Axtel has resumed his duties
with the Southern New England Tele-
phone Co., after a weeks absence on
account OF illness.
Many Stratfordites have arranged
to attend the winter assembly Chau-
tauuua to be held in Bridgeport Feb.
2 to Z. The committee has been for
tunate in securing such speakers as
Candan NJ Cobern. Newell Dwight
Hills. Herbert K. job Ward Beecher
Pickard, Daniel w. Howell S. Parks
Cadman. r. Stuart Macarthur. Some
exceptionally fine music will also be
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

heard.
A meeting of the lighting commit
tee will be held Wednesday evening.
The committee consists of Charles III.
wells. Frederick Newton. John
Holmes. Elliott w. Peck. Charles =;
Judson Emanuel Hendrickson. David
Coe, Ernest II. Reed. Frank stanton,
Edward Dufour. and Samuel Mea-
chen.
planning for birthday celebration.
Their industry and hard work af-
fords the town an excellent example.
Next July or August. the new heat
ing apparatus for the town hall is to
be installed. This will probably De
the last installation of the season.
1t is almost time the day was an
nounced for the "doings'' which are
to take place when the new Franklin
schoolhouse is installed:
Rowe Wheeler. our local detective,
in whom we all take pride. ran down
the man in westpoct. last week. who
shot one Kdoux. as he was on the
way home after calling on his best
girl. The man shot himself. hoping
to gain his fathers consent that he
might marry the girl. Mr.. Wheeler
The little pupils of Bessie Hough-
ton continue to dance at stated inter-
walls.
People are wondering where Mrs.
Susan E. j. Hudson Is spending the
winter. She slipped out of town very
quietly.
It is almost time postal cards were
arriving from the Bunnell and Ster-
ling families. now somewhere in Eur
ope.
1t is said that skating is very popu-
lar this winter. That is because the
ice is so good, and the Red Men are
almost always holding a lodge meet
Ing.
Some of our local young folks were
delighted with the Russian Honey
NOON. 1T is so different from going
to Washington or up the much worn
Hudson. A few who took in it's de-
lights were Vincent Sexton. Radford
Smith. Ruby Reed, Frank Smith. EN-
NETT Beardsley. Claribel Lewis. Flor
ence Lewis. Willard Baldwin and
Louis Bristol.
Meigs B. Russell has returned from
brief visit ia Westport.
Everyone enjoyed the special music
at the Methodist church last night
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
OBITUARY

wilhelmina Meyer, widow of Geo.
Meyer died Saturday evening at her
home 247 Alice street after an illness
of but two days with pneumonia. at
the age Of 20 years. Oyer half her
life had been spent in the home which
witnessed her death. She was one of
the oldest and best known residents
of the city. She is survived by one
son, William Meyer.
News of the death in New York
yesterday of Mrs. Sarah C. H. Glass.
formerly of Stratford. but more re-
Gently of New York has been re-
ceired in this city. Mrs. Glass was
operated upon Friday in st, Luke's
hospital She was the widow Of Geo.
G. Glass, a retirea member of the
New York police department. She is
survived by two daughters. Mrs. Rob-
ert Carter of, Boston and Adelaine Of
New York, and one son. Arthur Glass
of 419 Connecticut avenue, this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
TRAVELLERS TALES.
Some That Were Discredited and Vim
| Dictated Long Afterward.


Some That Were Discredited and Vim
Dictated Long Afterward.
Travellers tales have often been &C
cused of being mere flights Of aimagi-
nation, and in the past stay at home
people have sometimes erred In treat
ing travellers tales with scorn. There
was. for instance. the description by
James Bruce ID ITO of the barbarous
Abyssinian custom of eating raw meat
cut from the living animal. which was
ridiculed by everybody. Yet Bruce has
even recently been proved right. When
Paul Du Chailiu explored equatorial At
r.ca in 1861 and described the wonder
ful gorillas and also the nation Of
dwarfs there he was discredited none
too politely by the British Royal Geo
graphical society. Yet subsequent ex-
plorers amply vindicated his veracity.
In the matter of discredited travel
ers' tales vindicated long afterward 1t
will never be possible to beat the
classic instance in Herodotus. He
tells how King Neco Of Egypt COM
missioned certain Phoenician mariners
to circumnavigate Africa If they could
They did 1t. starting from the Red sea
and returning by the straits Of Gibral-
tsr after very many months. And
they reported. says Berodotus, that in
rounding the southern end of Africa
they had the sun on their right hand.
81. for my part.'' he says. do not be-
Heve this. but per haps others may"
In modern times that detail is pre-
cisely what proves that the Phoeni-
clans did achieve the wonderful voy-
age. Such an "improba Bile" fact could
never have been invented in an age
which was not familiar with the equa-
tor.-Chicago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

argument, the Farmer calls atten-
ton, in connection with the Audi
tors figures of present and prospec-
tive bonded Indebtedness, to the use
which might be made OF the pro-
positions for heavy bond issues. in
support of the proposed charter
amendment giving the board of APP
portionment veto power If the
advocates of an addition of about
$1,0o0,000 to the city's bonded debt
point to the proposed charter amend
ment. they could not have "builded
better" Our own idea is that bond
ing propositions should, before be-
coming operative and as condition
precedent, be submitted to the popu-
lar vote. Bonds are, in effect, mort
cages upon not only the city's prop
erty in parks, buildings, etc., but also
upon the property of each and every
taxpayer. and the interest and sink
ing fund charges are met, not by
revenue from the city's property, but
by taxes upon private property.
Should not those who ''pay the bill"
have a potential voice as to the in
curment of the obligation?
We commend to all taxpayers a
close study of City Auditor Keating's
report; it comes from the one official
of superior knowledge as to munich
pal conditions and needs, and Of
especial acquaintance with the city's
financial capabilities. Then, we
would further suggest that public
sentiment against a repetition of last
years increase of the tax rate above
the AUDITORS recommendation, be
brought to bear upon the board Of
Apportionment. if found or believed
to be necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

The American Steel and Wire Co.,
subsidiary of the Steel trust, has
increased the prices of all wire pro-
ducts 81 ton. The managers ex-
plain by saying that the market per-
mits higher prices, and that the con-
sumner can and win pay more. 1t is
a very candid explanation---its prin-
ciple Is, "All that the market will
bear" Any such consideration as the
obtainment of only a reasonable
profit is shunted aside. The incident
furnishes the usual illustration of
average trust policies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
Two Cheerful Liars.

Two Americans were disputing as to
which had experienced the greatest
cold In winter. Said one: I'm the part
OF Iceland where / was last summer
the ground Is frozen so hard all the
year round that when they want to
bury man they just sharpen his feet
and drive him in with pile hammer"
The other replied:. "Yes. I know
that place. Didn't stay there long
found it not quite bracing enough for
me. Went on TO a small town farther
north The hotel where l was stay
ing caught FIRE. My room was on the
top story. No fire escapes or ladders
In that primitive settlement. Stair
cases burnt away. Luckily. kept my
presence Of mind. Emptied my bath
out of the window and slid down the
icicle. Truth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
i RELIABLE COUGH MEDICINE

Is a valuable family friend. Foley's
Honey and Tar fulfills this condition
exactly. Mrs. Charles Kline. N. sth
St., Easton, Pa, states: Several MEM
bers of my family have been cured Of
bad coughs and colds by the use of
Foley's Honey and Tar and I am
never without bottle in the house.
1t soothes and relieves the irritation
in the throat and loosens up the cold.
have always found 1t reliable
cough cure" +. B. Brill and Curtis
Pharmacy. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
THE STOCK MARKET
(Watson. Alpers & Coz

We are not inclined to favor pur-
chases on any bulges for the time be-
ing. but the foundations are strength
erfng for general revival. and pur-
chases may be begun If conducted on
the principle of holding reserves for
possible averaging down. while on any
sharp setback provoked by temporary
disturbing circumstances we should
advise buying the standard issues with
confidence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
BOARD OF RELIEF

Notice is hereby given that this
Board of Relief Of the City of Bridge
port will meet at the Assessors Ofica,
City Hall, for the purpose of hearing
appeals made from the findings of the
Board of Assessors. Hearings will ba
held on the following dates in Feb
ruary: Wednesday, February 1. FRI
day. February 3, Monday, February
6, Wednesday, February s, from . A.
NJ. to p. NJ and on the evenings
Of Friday, February and wednes-
day, February s, from to 3 p NJ.
Dated at Bridgeport this 10Th day
OF January. 1911.
WILLIAM A. LEWIS.
THOMAS r. WHITE,
CHARLES J. pYRNES,
JOHN C. CURTIS.
A 21tbs Board of Relief.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
Teaching the Teacher,

odCHfti9 eHo odSHSF.
Teacher-Johnny, what part Of speech
is 'noser Johnny-'Tisn't any. Teach
er-Ah, but it must be. Johnny-May-
be yours is, because you talk through
it, but the only part of speech I've
got Is my mouth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
Her Sick Friend,

II didn't get to bed until midnight"
Sitting up with a sick friendY'
"Well. yes. with a lovesick friend"
answered the girL-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
FOR LA GRIPPE COUGHS
AND STUFFY COLDS

Take Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t
gives quick relief and expels the cold
from your, system. 1t contains no
opiates, is safe and sure. T. B. Brill
and Curtis Pharmacy. S1S5
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
unse.fsh.

Unsosfsh.
Mrs. Backbay-Why are you leav
ing us. Bridget? Boston Cook-Me
reasons are philanthropic. l want to
give some wan else a chancet at the
joys OF living with yez.-Harper's b
xar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
The D. NJ. Read.Co.
Established 1857
ADDITIONS TO THE WHITE SALE
Established 1857.

The Clearance of White Goods Remnants has re-
ceived reinforcements, and there beautiful
dotted and embroidered swisses. It must be reme1n
bered that these fine goods formerly So CO. and
Is cts yard and they
IS cts
TO be used in many ways for the daintiest of sum-
gowns, for children s dresses waists for sacques
aprons and fancy work. Enough for day or So but
no more.
Odd lengths of White Batiste and Madras at half
regular value.
Scarves and Pillow shams of white lawn, hem
stitched and with effective insertions of flet Lace
Is cts each.
Fancy Braided Lawn Scarves and Shanns, at Gets
Pillow Shams of entire tilet lace very attractive,
80 Cts
Plain white lawn scarves and shams hemstitched,
at 10 cts
White Goods Section lower floor.
WOMEN's WARM HOSIERY
An extra heavy weight for those who like thick
stockings. These have double soles and heels, and
strong ribbed top. Imported goods, that were in
tended to sell at 80 cts a pair, which are
Is cts, very special
'tRipplette" A dainty wash fabric that requires
no ironing New designs for spring, tan, blue, pink
and gray combined with white Attractive, sensible,
low priced q inches wide 1919 cts.
-- ----7 o-------------
Knitted Scarves clearance of two good styles,
very desirable. Black, white and light pearl color,
mercerized, were 1926 for 80 cts.
pure silk were $3.50, for $1.95
Handkerchief Section.
Cretonne Cases for toilet articles well made, rub
berned, and Of attractive colorings4 5 cts special
Dressing Combs, heavy rubber, worth so cts, at {
35 cts.
Silk Cases for wash cloths rubber lined with cloth,
Is cts.
Toilet Section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

Hygiene can prevent more crime
than any law.-Munsterburg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
A Family Jar.

Nefghbor = What is all that row?
Willie-Ma's canning fruit. and pas
food inspector. and he's trying to tell
her how she ought to do it--Philadel-
phfa Bulletin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

When roasting meat add just a few
drops of vinegar to the water used
for basting to make the meat more
tender.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

Es---..- Want Ads. 1 Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

"Ripplette." A dainty wash fabric t
no ironing. New designs for spring, tar
and gray, combined with white. Attract
low priced q inches wide, 1879 cts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23

Knitted Scarves, a clearance of two good style
very desirable. Black, white, and light pearl colo
mercerized, were 81 IS, for 80 cts.
pure silk, were $3.50, for $195
Handkerchief Section
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-13

larger. audisncc than he otherwise
would have drawn Tie VIII cour,
arrest AID punishment under this
ordinance. Ire will defy tho police
force o. this CRY 20 arres, him n
arrested and fined once. be will clad.
" submit to arrest and hne the sec.
ond time a third time or fourth
time. and every time that he is
arrested ami fined will add % HIS
crown ~ mar,yrdom. 20 ~ sneak.
viii Increase his foIlovins and
strengthen his influence. and viii
destroy whatever sympathy may have
existed IN the minds o. many pconle
'or the persons who are responsible
for this absolutely senselcss Iegisla.
tive proceeding Tho men who have
been pushing this ordinance have
played into the hands OF their enemies
so completely and so absurd.y ma,
% IS impossible not 20 feel compassion
FOR them
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-13

ton years ago next December. when
Gugneimo Marconi sat In a little sig
nal station on Newfoundland with a
telephone glued TO his ear. and bite
Juggling a. the wire 800 feet I'D IN a
gale The fate OF his 200 patents.
and capital Invested By trusting
friends. seemed trembling IN the bal.
anee. "a this gentle faced youth. not
then IS years old. listened 20 tho
singing OF The wire When three dis
unct clicks. sisnifying tho letter =
we're distinctly heard hy him and
his assistants. Il was like Columbus
first seeing tie American shore
through tho FOG
Within nye years from that time
one transatlantic liner was using
$4,000 words % wireless on i,s trip
from port 90 port
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HELD FOR COURT
Fanny Banks Had = Perfect Piart -
CT t-- Other coiored LADIES'.
sns Tod ths sauirs

.Yas o. lefee. an done cut EN-
f.rh Oar razoh. bgt ABB done he'd q
rIfsct rlFht 'o They done tired 20
.esi nah money and obi done CSC en-
s' add kaoa en- tle rsrt time ar
iced on Thus s1ake Fanny BANKS
.o Squire Hobbs Ias' nigat. aben that
dusty lady vas tried on -ta shsrVe
90 feion.o.aIy cutting La.l JoHnsoa
md Irene Taylor 10 O. house .n Aney
sq1ire Hobbs held that While u
HiFnf BE- possible that Farr. had a
lufect r.ght Dol cIf 'he other spfled
aides DO st.ii retained q pe-fert r.rhf
.o bold her 'o fhe grand a-r IN Tho
larFe I1 uhict she had faced hin
Ia I'D l.s. placing fte tord of fbe
alF 9Th 'he closed lamp al 500
fanny W.ll ualf behind me bars until
10 Grand jury for the November term
1f criminal court has Rad opportunity
10 determine her rights ia he matter
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-13

Wen, about As business or TO his
daily rol and was satlsaea Now
We have Sea Years day. wash.ps
tons birthday. fIuooln's bir,ba.y
decoration day. Labor day. Columbus
fA5 aa4 Thanksgiving DAY Nou
a.s" "e have "a Saturday hal, ho!!da,
10 a large majority o. the business
es'ab.ishment- and mercantile bou..s
% ne country A. the same time the
working day has been shortened In
most concerns from ten and eleven
hours 10 seven and eight hours
This 10 all very pleasant 20 people
~ho enios HOLIDAYS. that Is 10 a very
large and apparently growing class
% people who would rather not work
than Wor~ Vet after all ~ mus, not
be forgotten that the multiplication
~ holidays and shortening OF the
hours % productive enploymen, "a
one % The most powerful factors IN
ne Increased cost OF living Men
have 20 wear clothes and have 20 eat
on holidays ar well as any other day
They consume just az much OF the
Necessities Of lie whether they WORK
@i- days N The year or work zoo. and
when 10 shorten the productive
hours o; 10000. 600 people by i've ten
or twenty per cent. we Increase the
cost o. everything that they use By
'us' -aat much
lhr iutelilgencer does not believe
In 'h- continuous daily grind for men
who arr unable 20 stand Il. but there
ls good deal % nonsense about
"ort a- ' - done by some people
Very t'N mon we're ever worked 20
death. Wh.sAe,. dissipation ana neg
lcct ~ 'he laws o. health KIN more
men boo 600" week tlan are killed by
straight over ora N ten years
~" cannot ear our cake and have II
aud va can't loaf 20 per cent of The
Tine thar ought 20 be given to work.
without finding 60 harder to rct those
things "hich We and our neighbors
ought 90 be producing. Instead OF Loaf,
Ing
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ANOTHER WIRELESS WONDER

Another wonderful chapter In tho
advance Of wireless telegraphy was
written a few days ago when mes.
Hages ""r" exchanged from san
Francisco 20 Japan. 5000 miles
In fhe early days OF wireless II
vas thought that the curvature OF
ihe earth would cut or long distance
communication. But other obstacles
are much more serious For instance
'ar steamship Caronla. on psssin.
sicily has found % impossible fo
pick 1000 stations along the italian
coast but had no difficulty in talk.
ins With tusianI and Holland. 1000
miles away. with the Alps between
The growing reach OF wireless is
soon in SIR Marconts recent work
erecting station for communication
between Italy and Fast Africa and
South America
a queer phase ~ wireless which
s'i.i mystides the csrer.menters. IT,
me diu.culty ~ sending messages
through sunlight Tho scientiac
sharps among our readers viii be in.
icrcs'cd to know that mis- IL AZ.
'rba'cd 70 the "iori1ation o. me
sascoHs molecules ~ the air. Elected
Do, he ultra violet rays from the
sun
strangely cnouIh. This does mo-,
anect Oh" longer electric waves. but
IN shorter distances BRIGHT sunlight
acts Ike foE bank
in communicating between Americ,
ana Enr.and. morning and evening
are bad times when part ~ the die
lance 's through daylight and par,
throush 'he dark Tho change from
slnagh. 'o dark seems 20 deaec, the
rats Communication On north and
south .res Eel loss dIr'cuf, No len.
ire conditions are then more unit
FORM
Truly g. vas a dramatic mom.,,
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WEST LIBERTY

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Iai1ef. o. Wayf ~ near WEE,
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A'hNay Tor hsr home ir ueC7u-as
hrs Firr1a Esu. - r.f~.4,,. 80.
f-st N hsr cousin. Mis- Nay
Wells. on Nanfav
pr Fest - WbssHrr vas --.-..--
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