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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
he Brazil Nut Tree.

Tn the district watered by the river Amazon are many varieties of trees. the most important being the Brazil nut tree, sometimes 100 to 130 feet in height, with horizontal branches, the ends of which hang like great ropes. The smooth cylindrical trunk has circumference of twelve to seventeen feet at a height of fifty feet from the ground. The evergreen elongated leaves, made tough by nature to with stand the tropical heat of the region. give the tree an attractive appearance. enhanced in the towering season by large punches of yellow blossoms growing like ears of corn. After the towering the fruit is formed in the shape of fairly large seed vessels, com monly called pods, which vary in size and contain from fifteen to twenty nuts, closely adhering. in similar man. ner to the sections of an orange. The pods incasing the nuts are about half an inch thick and so hard that the wheels of a heavy cart might pass over them without causing breakage. To remove the nuts the native Indians use peculiarly shaped knife.
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Natienai Parpss.

The Englishman carries gold, snser and copper loose in his trousers pock- ct, pulls out handful of mined coins and selects the one he needs. The American carries his "vad of hlls" in long, narrow pocketbook fn which the greenbacks lie flat. The French man makes use of leather purse with no distinguishing characteristics. The German uses one gayiy embroid- ered in silks by the fair hands of soms Lottcheu. The half civilized capital fist from . torrid South American city carries his dollars in a belt with cum ningiy devised pockets. The Italian of the poorer classes ties up his little fortune in gayly colored handker- chief, which he hides about his clothes. A similar course finds favor with the Spaniard, while the lower class Rus sian exhibits a preference for his boots or the lining of his clothes as q hiding place for his sayings.-London Mail -~-r-
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:. Armchair Etiouette.

The question of an armchair was once a matter of high state in the for tunes of Prussia. This was in the year 1896, when the Elector Frederick on visiting at The Hague that Prince of Orange whom his father and he had been instrumental in raising to the dig nifty of king as William III. of Eng land was informed that during the in terview the king would be seated O. an armchair of state, while he (tht elector would be accommodated with an ordinary settle or stool In great dudgeon (as MT. Brayley Hodgetts re calls in ''The House of Hohenzollern' the elector rejoined that if he was no; worthy of an armchair his troops hat at least been thought good enough tt assist the Prince of Orange to noun the royal throne of England. Finall! a compromise was effected, and ths two sovereigns conversed with one an other standing
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N.- SfRRHffAfIR-

'He used to be a straight enough young chap. What made him get crooked?" Trying to make both ends meet. I believe."-Exchange.
 { Cities and Race Vitality.
 The Napoleon wars so drained the flower of French manhood that even today the physical stature of the aver age Frenchman is nearly half an inch below what it was at the beginning of Napoleon's reign.
 The country in America today is con- stantly paying a similar tribute to the city in the sacrifice of its best blood, its best brain, the finest physical and mental fiber in the world. This great stream of superb country manhood which is ever flowing cityward is rap idly deteriorated by the softening, emasculating influences of the city un- til the superior virility, stamina and sturdy qualities entirely disappear in two or three generations of city life. Our city civilization is always in a process of decay and would in few generations become emasculated and effeminate were it not for the pure crystal stream of country youth flow ing steadily into and purifying the muddy, devitalized stream of city life. It would soon become so foul and de generate as to threaten the physical and moral health of the dwellers.- Success Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
A Birds 1arb.d Wire Fences,

There may be seen along the road sides in Central America brown wren about the size of canary which builds nest out of all proportion to its ap- parent needs. It selects a small tree with horizontal branches growing close together. Across two of the branches 1t lays sticks fastened together with tough fiber until a platform about six feet long by two feet wide has been constructed On the end of this plat form nearest the tree trunk 1t then builds a huge dome shaped nest a foot or so high with thick sides of tn- terwoven thorns. A covered passage way is then made from the nest to the end of the platform in as crooked manner as possible. Across the outer end as we'll as at short intervals along the inside of this tunnel are placed cunning little fences of thorns with just space enough for the owners to pass through. On going out this open ing is closed by the owner by placing thorns across the gateway, and thus tho safety of the eggs or young is as sured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Nsmina the Garrxmander.

The gerrymander was christened in 1913, although it must have been in operation long before that. A stanch old Federalist, Governor Eldridge Gerry, controlled through his legisla- ture the redistricting of Massachusetts under the census of 1910. In the office of Benjamin Russell, an ardent Re- publican editor, hung a map of the state as newly subdivided by Gerry and his men. Gilbert Stuarts ready pencil whimsically added to the out lines of grotesque district the wings and tail of a dragon.
 "Ha" he said when he had finished. "How's that for salamander?"
 The Republican Russell growled, 'Better call it a gerrymander'' And American politicians have taken his advice.-Independen>.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
A Hand at Whist.

''That was a remarkable hand you held just now,'' said the commercial traveller to his companion at cards.
 Pretty fair, pretty fair. But I've held a more wonderful hand than that"
 Really"
 ''Yes. Once I was playing whist and dealt myself a hand of thirteen trumps."
 "Great Scott"'
 "And the funniest part of the matter Is that only took one trick.'
 "Impossibler'
 t'No, it's not. I played last and trumped my partners ace. He was a hasty man, and before I could explain matters he lost his temper, and the game broke up in a row there and then. Funny game whist, isn't it? My deal, I think.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
TeIcuhon. bGnder5

"Have you any spare ribs?" was the question asked a Portland business man recently, when he took down the telephone receiver to answer a call For a moment the business mar thought he was the subject of some joke, but the sweet voice that asked the question reassured him, and h. realized that there was some mistake so he hastily answered:
 "No, madam, I am not Adam, and l am not willing to give up one of my ribs for any purpose.
 "Oh, I beg your pardon" was the prompt reply. "I thought had Blanks meat market"
 This incident brought forth story about the chief of police of Oakland, Gal. Some years ago, when asked over the telephone if he had any brains. he grew furious and said some very i'm polite things to the lady who asked the question before he discovered that she wanted a butcher shop and not the chief of police.-Portland Oregonian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
hanaed end Rurisd and Livad.

It is not given to many men to be hanged and buried and yet be able to tell the tale. but such was the expert ence of one John Bartendale, who was executed at York in 1884 for felony. After his body had hung for nearly an hour it was buried. A gentleman passing by the grave. which had not been filled up. thought he saw the earth move, and with the help of his servant he disinterred the convict. who was still alive. It was the custom in those days to bury suicides and exc cuted criminals without any coffin. The man was carefully treated and entirely recovered. He became hos tier at the coaching house in York and lived a most exemplary life. When asked what he could tell in relation to hanging. as having experienced it, he replied, "When 1 was turned off flashes of fire seemed to dart from my eyes, from which fell into state of darkness and insensibility."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
A Nafecfixe Story.

like detective stories; read them, I write them, but I do not believe them. The bones and structure of a good detective story are so old an( we'll known that it may seem banal to state them even in outline. A police man, stupid, but sweet tempered, and always weakly erring on the side of mercy, walks along the street, and 'iI' the course of his ordinary business finds a man in Bulgarian uniform kill ed with an Australian boomerang ii a Brompton milk shop Having SC free all the most suspicious persons il the story. he then appeals to the bull dog professional detective. who ap peals to the hawkiike amateur detec, tive. The latter finds near the corps a boot lace, button boot, a, Frenc
 newspaper and return ticket from the Hebrides, and so relentlessly. link by link, brings the crime home to the archbishop of Canterbury.-T. K. Ches terton in Illustrated London News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14

Power when employed to relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor becomes a great biessing-Swfft
 European Hetsis.
 Most American fravelers 0n the1x first trips on the continent of Gurope are astounded when upon the day of their departure from a hotel they are presented with their bill by the head waiter instead of by the landlord CT by his chief clerk. But it fs the cus- tom, and this important individual is thus assuredTof his tip,1 But they frst and fume inwardly as they think of all the other servants to be tipped and usually end by giving each one about three times what he expects. There are two ways of avoiding this worry if they only knew. In small ho- tels and pensions where an aver1Ge of $2 or 10 francs a day Is paid for pen- sion 1t is proper to allow frame q day for each person for servfes and when going away divide 1t according ly among those who have served you- In larger hotels a more satisfactory way is to take 10 per cent of the hotel bill, whatever it is, add it to the amount of the bill and request the head waiter to divide tt among the servants. Thus is the tipping cues- ton very much simpifed--New -Ysrk Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Hor Fan.


 It is the custom in Paris for the cook to do all the marketing. This adds considera bly, to the cooks income, for every dealer allows her 5 centimes q cent on every franc tor 20 centsl she spends. So French cooks insist on their marketing prerogative. and the mistress who denies them it is deemed a very mean. small, niggardly sort of person. Well. person of this sort. an elderly woman, was in the habit of do ing her own marketing in long duster. The duster hid her purchases. , It prevented her. while usurping her cooks rights. from being detected in the. act AS the woman one hot morn ing was walking homeward in her duster from the Marche St. Honore she stumbled in the Rue Hyacinthe, and leg of mutton fell and rolled across the sidewalk. A passing stran- ger picked up the leg of mutton and returned 1t, with bow and smile, Permit me, madame fan," he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Sweet Mo41ssP lsvs. man awoke one night w10 c

A man awoke one night v40 . toothache.
 He groaned, he turned andrfw1ste4, he howled, he sat up and lAT osvn again. He arranged his pillow and pressed 1t against his face, with an- other groan.
 His wife slept on and nsvsr m0vel
 He wanted attention. he wants1 Syu~ patthy, and he grosned again
 Sdn she slept.
 Injury added to the gain: H wA05 treating fellow right to 1assu MkD that when he was. su6efmg win c painful tooth, and he called hernAms- Still she slept.
 He had groaned three times = 7D19 as he could, and she didn't awa11. Then the baby, in tts crib fn anoe3R room, sighed softly in fts sJeeut
 The woman was on her fsse an4 standing beside its crib, AnxiCw eyed, in an instant.
 And I actually thought" cid <hs man, 'that she loved me mosES-6E Louis Star. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Plon-Pion and Eerrhardt.

Prince Napoleon. commonly known as Plon-Plon, often used to come to George Sands rehearsals. He was ex- tremely fond of her. The first time I ever saw that man turned pale and felt as though my heart stopped beat ing. He looked so much like Napo- leon I. that I disliked him for it. By resembling him it seemed to me that he made him seem less far away and brought him nearer to every one.
 Mime. Sand introduced him to me in spite of my wishes. He looked at me in an hnpertinent way. He displeased me. I scarcely replied to. his compli- ments and went closer to George Sand.
 "Why, she is in love with you" he exclaimed. laughing George Sand stroked my cheek gently. "She is my little madonna" she answered.; do not torment her. Sarah Bernhardt's Mem OirS
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Diversions of Earlier Georaia.

Micajah Williamson kept licensed tavern in the town of Washington. In front of this tavern was large picture of George Washington hanging as a swinging sign. John Clarke (governor 1819-23) used to come to town and, like most men of his day, get drunk. They all did not "cut up," however, as he did on such occasions. He went into stores and smashed things gener- ally, as tradition says, but he always came back and paid for them like a gentleman. Once he came into town intoxicated and galloped down Court street and fired through the picture of General Washington before the tavern door. This was brought up against him later when he was a candidate for governor, but his friends denied it, Macon Telegraph.
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Convincina Araument.

A certain colonels gardener was go ing through the woods belonging t' his employer when he saw a mal gathering nuts.
 As the colonel had given strict or ders that this was not to be permi: ted. the gardener accosted the man You'll have to clear out of this" b said. "I've had orders to keep al these nuts for the colonel this year"
 That's all right" replied the mar I'm getting 'em for the colonel"
 A week later the gardener cam cross the man again.
 Look here" he said angrily. "Yo reren't getting those nuts for th olonel at all.'
 ''I tell you I was,' was the empha ic reply. Do you think I was gettir 'em for the shells ?"-London Ideas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
An Essay on Woman.

A woman is sometimes fugitive, fr- rational, indeterminable, illogical and contradictory. A good deal of for bearance ought to be shown her and . good deal of prudence exercised wfth regard to her, for she may bring about ippumerable evils without know ing 1t. Capable of all kinds of devo- ton and of all kinds of treason, monster incomprehensible," raised to the second power. she is at once the delight and the terror of man--Amiel-
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Her Triumph.

Maria" MT. Dorkins said, with a note of exultat ton in his voice, 'I turn ed trade today that netted me a clean s2,OOO'
 "H'mph," ejaculated his spouse in her loftiest you make me tired man. ner, T went out today to hunt up a first class cook, and got her, John-I got herv-Chicago Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Heroism,

Heroism, in which include courage, fortftude and self denial, is an essen- tial element of a great character; cour- age, which leads a man forth to meet danger whenever thereto called by duty; fortitude, the power and prac- tice of endurance. which renders him superior to pain and makes him ac- cept with cheerfulness whatever fate comes, and self denial, the subordina- tion of the material to the spiritual, of the lower to the higher nature of man, which renders his will master of his appetite and passions and causes him to forego every personal benefit for the sake of honor and conscience David Dudley Field.
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Morse and the Telegraph Operator.

MoFse ana the iele9FdPH OPoFatoFs
 Immediately after the successful completion of the first transatlantic cable and the consequent celebrations. in which, of course, Cyrus W. Field bore prominent part, Professor Morse had occasion to send a telegram from a small town in Ohio to his home in New York. He wrote out his message and presented it to the operator, who rapidly checked it off with his pencil and curtly demanded a dollar.
 "But," said the venerable inventor, "I never pay for messages" and, see ing an inquiring look in. the operators s eyes, added, "I am, in fact, the father of the telegraph"
 'Then," said the operator, firmly con vinced that he was being imposed up- on, "why don't you sign your own name. Cyrus W. FieldY
 Professor Morse when telling the story used to say that he was too hu- initiated to answer.
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The Same Custom,

A ma agazine editor at the Authors club, in New York, was talking about H. G. Wells Wells is now the fore most English novelist" he said Strange that man so talented should misjudge us as he does. When Il, was over here he found fault wit everything One day at lunch, gettin, tired of his attacks on the tyranny of our trusts and our bosses, I said: "Well, at least, MT. Wells, you must admit the rronde,lr of the magnificent
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at the s..n-S ,--4c remind Louis AF | of his baffied ambitions. He made a balloon ascension, which at that time was thought to be a very risky affair. The king promptly reproved him for his rashness.
 "Your majesty will pardon me, l hope" said the officer ''but the fact is the minister of war has made me so many promises in the air that I went up to look for some of them."
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A NNkeI Rsyenaa.

Cook-Yes; my mistress is q prima donna and horrible creature. She treats me like the dirt beneath her feet, but I revenge myself by opening the drawing room window when she fs not at home and by bowling with all my might so that the nefghbofs may think her voice is cracked.-Fhegende Blatter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Who Knows William.
 Willard, Missing

Town Clerk William Thomas has been asked by Mrs. M. Lyons of 12 Webber street Beverly, Mass, to To- cate William Willard, resident of this city who is a painter and de- coratOr of China ware. Willard has ben married about six years, his wife being a Miss Lonergan.
 Relatives of Anne Smith about whom inquiry was made by Attorney Henry D. Long of Boston were made of City Clerk Boucher yesterday, have been located here. They will com municate with Long.
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The RIunh Line In Porto

There are places where the directit of plumb line is not vertical Irregi larities of density in the crust of tl' globe may produce this phenomeno: \ remarkable instance in point VI aound in the island of Porto Ric, where the deviation from the vertico the northern and southern coast lines IS shown in the older maps, had eacl to be moved inward half a mile- Scientific American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
Gn4 Eis Ell

''Did you like the party, Rufus pr "Yes, mother"
 '"Then why didn't you stay till 1t was over?''
 "What was the use? I couldn't eat any more''
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"Live Bait" For AlIioators

The negroes of Jamaica, in the Brit ish West Indies, use Tive bait" to catch alligators. They tie a puppy to a tree near the alligator's haunt and await developments with a gun. The puppy's yelp is exactly like the bark of the baby alligator. Naturally Mrs. Al hgator comes out of her mudhole in the lagoon. thinking somebody is trou- bling her offspring. Then the negro gets to work with his gun, and Mrs. Alligator falls victim to her ma ternal affection
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All ln.

Friend-I was just fn the art gaIlery admiring your Napoleon After Water loo" The fidelity of expression on Bonaparte's face is positively wonder ful. Where did you get it? Mfr. Dob ber-From life got my wife to pose for me the morning after she gave her first reception.-Puck.
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n sorry I did it"
Hardly.

"The old, old storyv' exclaimed the husband, with long drawn sigh, as he laid down his paper Another man committed suicide because his home was unhappy"
 And did that make his home any happier" asked his wife, "or doesn't the paper say?"
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Winnind a Mama.

He-Your cousins name Agile is a <Jeculiar one. Wonder where her par ents got it? She-Oh, they christened her Eliza, and she simply reversed it. Boston Transcript
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WALDO WILL BE
 IN GOLF FINALS
(special from United Presso

Especial from United Press.)
 Hartford, July 14.-At the end of the first eighteen holes in the semi finals play for the state golf chan1- pionship, this morning, it was evil dent that c. c. Waldo, of Bridgeport, and Roger H. Hovey, of this city, present state champion, would meet in the finals, tomorrow
 Waldo led his opponent, Robert ey led Samuel J. Graham, Jr., of Greenwich. 70 to s3. The men will play the other IS holes this after noon, weather permitting. It started to rain shortly after noon.
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Patriotism.

In peace patriotism really consists only in this-that every one sweeps before his own door, minds his own business. also learns his own lesson, that it may be we'll with him in his own hOuse.-Goethe.
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When Women Meet.

"That woman pretended to be glad to see me. What an actress. she isv' "But you were a match for herT
 'Yes; pretended to be just as glad to see r''-Exchange.
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A Trade Secret.

"What did your firm dismiss GYjgg for?" asked the first traveller.
 ''He gave away a trade secret" re- piled the other.
 "You don't say sor
 "Yes. He told a customer that our chief was an old scoundrel, and th> chief overheard him."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-14
FUNERALS OF TWO
 CONNECTICUT VICTIMS
 OF WRECK TODAY

New Haven, July 14.-The funerals of the two Connecticut victims of Tuesdays wreck at Bridgeport, were held this afternoon. Conductor Ed mund J. Golf, of this city was buried from his local residence. The pall- bearers were members of the Order of Railway Conductors. He is sur vived by widow and one son.
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No Exeepfiop-

Miss Young - In Turkey a woman doesn't know her husband till after she's married him. Mrs. Wedd-Why mention Turkey especially? Boston Transcript
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Iookino For Them.

Major dArlandes, like many another French soldier, was tired of waiting for promotion and opportunities to dis tinguish himself. He seized an oppor- tun1ty to enjoy little excitement and
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The Usual Way.

Nodd-Awfully sorry to hear your house burned down. Did you save anything? Todd-Oh. yes! After some very lively work we succeeded in get ting out all the things we didn't want.
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from the push eXclaiming in angry and indignant tones. as if some one had deeply insulted him, "An infer nal scoundrel out there has shot me through the armv'
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statue o4 ---~---. e-.>-s 4oere s4~~d head over our harborY
 "'Oh, yes said MT. Wells. you have the same custom as we-you rear your finest statues to the dead'0
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The Greater Rlessina,

Jawkins-Ah, my boy, it's fine thing to have friend whom you can trust. Pawkins-It's jolly sight bet ter to have one who will trust you, old man.
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GraafnaM-

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength, and strength Is not fused rightly when ft serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his solitary glory.
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A meeting is called for the Fire men Benevolent Corporation, Sunday at p. m., Court Exchange building. State street. All members are urged to attend