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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01
YOU'LL PAY LESS TOR IT AT NME,s
such a man to succeed your present

such man to succeed your present Mayor.
 The principal thing for a Mayor to fnoW IS the needs of the small tax payers and the rent payers. Donnel- ly as Tax Collector knows the wants of these small taxpayers, he has been meeting them in his office for a num- Der of years During the past year through a technical error there was an error made in the assessing of the tax of the First district and many small taxpayers paid more than they should. It was considerable of a task to make it possible for these people to get their money back. It was Donnelly who assumed that task and through him the small taxpayer got his just due.
 "As for the candidate for Town Clerk, William Thomas, want you to look back to his record as an Al derman. It is without a single blem- lsh- At the time that the Beardsley Park dam broke it was he who draft ed resolution to get restitution for the damaged property owners. He was always foremost in legislation for the betterment Of all the people. In the office of Town Clerk his admins tration has been one that has won the commendation of the business people who have occasion to constantly visit his office.
 Now we come down on the ticket to the office of Tax Collector. You nave a man from your own district to support. Men from the Second dis trlct, this Democratic stronghold used to say to me, Why can't we get a piace on the ticket?' I said, When you organize your district properly you will get it. Now this year you have had organization and when there was vacancy on the ticket caused by the nominating of MT. DonEelly to take the place of your present Mayor, 1t was a man from your district who was chosen for the place The rec ord of Garrity in the Common Coun- cil is a good one and I look for a rousing vote for him in this district. I am sure that if elected MT. -Garrity will keep up the same standard made by Mr Donnelly in the office of Tax Collector
 Big returns are expected from the Democrats of the Second, and in clos ing I want to say that every man on the ticket has lived up to his prom ises to the people in the past"
 Smiling and good natured William Thomas, candidate for Town Clerk, who owns up to the fact that he is not an orator, was the next speaker. He was cheered and applauded long and loud. He thanked the audience for it's support in the past and ex-- pressed a strong hope for Democratic success in the future
 William H. Mccoy, the party's can didate for Alderman, made a brief speech in which he said that it be- hooved every Democrat in the district to start out at once and not stop un- til the night of election day in work ing for the support Of the district. He thanked the Democrats present for the honor conferred upon him.
 The street where the rally was held was illuminated for the occasion by a large bonfire provided by Eormer AL derman John H. McMurray
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01
It Is So.

Buying cheap goods is not buying cheaply. Trash is dear at any price Buy the very best goods you can af- ford; that is true economy. A dollar is not a dollar when it's purchasing power is but eighty cents. When you earn a dollar you give one hundred cents worth of labor for it; why not get one hundred cents worth of value for it when you spend it. The trou- ble with many of us is being influ- enced by low price without regard to value. Buying worthless goods from cleverly worded ads. makes the cost of living higher. Look around more and find out for yourself who is giv- ing real value for your real money If you are buying mems wear, boys wear or shoes, you should investigate the. claims of Besse System store They want to prove to you that their 43 stores have buying and selling power that no other stores have. They want to show you that their values are real, are honest and worthy of your investigation. Besse System stands for quality. Foster, Besse Go.
 WANT ADS. CENT a WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01
REAR ADMlRAl'S
 CHILD TAKES VEIL
Miss Frances Potts Follows Her Two
 Sisters Into Carmelite Convent.

Baltimore, Nov. Rear Admiral Robert Potts, looking much broken, has finally resigned himself to the fact that his third and youngest daughter, Miss Frances Pitts, will en- ter the Carmelite convent here today. He expressed regret that he had been unable to dissuade her from this step. His wife is dead.
 Frances. who has been. in Phila- delphia," he said, expects to enter the convent here this afternoon. I am hoping that before the year of her novitiate is over she will come back to me, as am very lonely, with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01
JAMES c. DAHLMAN. "COWBOY" MAYOR OF OMAHA,
 THROWS THE LARIAT. 2

Mayor Jas. c. Dahlman started his career as cowboy, and is at present Mayor of Omaha, and has the fol- lowing record Sheriff of Dawes CO, Neb, three terms; Mayor Of Chadron, two terms; Democratic TatT Com mitteeman. eight years; Mayor Of date for Governor of Nebraska Writ ing to Foley & Co., Chicago, he says 'T have taken Foley Kidney Pills and they have given me a great deal of re- lief, so I cheerfully recommend them {Signed) James C. Dahlman. F. B. Brill, Curtis Pharmacy. s1zS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01

WANT ADS. GENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01

me. now that.I aInngetting oId.yx
 The eldestz daueht4r. shdis0 Marie Potts, was the founder of a convent in Manila and the second daughter js a member of the Carmelite convent in. Philadelphia.
 nuns never go out and are only a1- lowed to talk to visitors through screened bars. Permission even to raise their wells must be obtained from the chaplain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01

Heavy fancy suitings are very pop ular for tailored skirts. The English tweeds and mixed fittings are hav- ing a tremendous favoritism shown them by the leading houses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-01
JOHN SAYS:

"I won't write it. All I want is to show these suits to people. Now right here is a line of three hundred Boys Hercules Suits, all wool, rain proof, perspira- tion proof and Bartel pock- cts that cannot sag, $6.5O is the regular price and this week we are selling them for $4.95.
 ''See these Boys Over coats? You never saw over coats as good at the price. You know, and I know, that no one in this town can af- ford to sell them under $6.50. We are selling them for $4.95.
 "With all the Besse Sys- tenn stores buying together and the low price we mark goods I don't see why we should advertise. I ought to sell every boy in town this Fall. But what's the use of putting words in a paper. Just let me show them"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
THE CosT or LIVING.

\ lecturer before the Wharton School
OIL FINANCE of the University of Penn
sElvania lately gave 10 reasons for
inc present high prices of products:
Increasc,of gold supply.
iiNhaustion Of natural resources.
itlsing standards of living
Withdrawal OF popula tion from
agriculture and growth OF cities
Trusts and combina tons
Labor unions.
Tariff.
!, Growth OF population and unscicn-
uhc methods of farming.
Extravaganza in expenditure.
The trouble about this list is. as the
Ohio State Journal points out, that
each Item seems to he closely related
to the condition of things that it IL
unreasonable to hope for the remova
Of any. No one Is going to decrease
the gold supply or lower the standard
of living. or XII OF the labor unions.
Extravaganza. speculation and vast
might be stopped were they no, so
FIRMLY interviewer with the other
causes,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
5. and much more interested

| tics. i. and much more Interested In
| same. ltc
feel that II this proposed road is
! carried through. draining Il territory.
asl5it would do which Is unusually
blessed in the fertility OF it's soil, thnt
Richmond will In year or eighteen
months have been rcmuncrn ted for It's
subscription made toward the con-
struction of the limo. II would mean
not alone III business large quantities
OF marketable commodities to bur city.
MS we'll as all varieties of son food,
but natural exchange of commOdit ties.
we sending out I'm return goods OF all
character TO replenish the stores which
are found In pros rcrous coalition in
that part of our state.
According ~ tho proposed map, tho
rond will go from boswell to Aylet.
which Is the head of doep water navy
cation OF the Mnttappni The road
viii then strike directly northeast to
rappRhannock. on the Kappa hammock
River, and crossing this great Water
way. II Will so TO Lyell. and So right
down what Is known as the Ridge
Road, or the backbone OF the Northern
Neck recently drove for siStenn
miles down this road. and IL is verify.
the backbone of the country. the
waters on one side running into the
i'1tomnc aud on tho other side into
viz tNuPfttHtllupCN mere WOULD m &c
10 be little grading here. and be-
llerc the cuts and nils woulh DO incon ;
siderable. heard on all sides among
the most prominent mon. some u
whom had the pleasure OF mectina.
mat they are Very anxious to forge
this link in the chain that will .bina
the Northern Neck 10 Richmond. FOR
which they naturally have sen,imen.
Ia affection II no other Because OF
their one communication With The
outer world by means OF boats. lhev
must now do their shopping ana trans
act their business In Baltimore I
understand that the farmers along
TINS proposed way haze given absolute
right OF way. and have subscribed y,
cents an acre for six acres deep alon,;
poth sides OF the projected road. This
means So every seventy yards which.
over and above their substitution OF
s"o,ooo, shows their good faith In tho
enterprise
trust that Richmond Viii soon bc
able TO establish THIS communication.
and feel that 1t Will he rewarded IN
orally for anything her people may
40 10 drain this rich and fertile conn.
try. which Is now. by vlrtue OF geo
graphical conditions. foreign to our
capital city
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
AnT IN ToiwN DuIIDlNG.

secretary MacNeaEh and Thoma 3
Nelson Page, President OF the Wash
ingion society of Fine Arts, have talked
10 the American Federation OF Arts,
now in convention at Washington. in
II very interesting way about wha /
should be done for the development OF
civic beauty" that being the general
descriptive term employed to express
the idea, that 1t ought to be as easy to
build and maintain IL beautiful city as
TO endure an ugly one. Art is not con
hncd to the pictures on the wall or
the statuary in galleries. but i, is to
he found as we'll In beautifully de-
signed gardens with walks ana foun-
tnins, and IN parade Srounds and pub
lie buildings
We have been so busy making money
In this country that We have lost sight
Of the esthetfc. Any sort OF house will
do; so IT shelters its inmates from the
sunshine and the storm, but there is
n larger view that is TO be taken OF all
these things. Civic clubs have been
formed in many OF the towns OF the
country whose business 81 is to plant
trees and flowers. to keep tho streets
and gardens clean and we'll trimme ed
TO make life really worth living by
making 1t beautiful al least in It's ont
ward aspects. AS Mr.. Page said 10 the
Convention In. Washington. "art In Its
true conception relates TO the spiritual.
anu though materia, substance and
mortal methods arc used. they are used
TO convey spiritual being, and an
immortal ideal and the, nearer they
approach to the spiritual The nearer
They arc 10 art
AS we have said. the commercial
spir, has been overworked in this
country. hu, we ought TO be. and Mr.
rage hopes that we eventually shall
he. not only capable people, a
strong people, but an artistic people,
an idcalisiic people and a noble peo-
pie Probably We should all get along
better, particularly in our efforts 10
improve tho outward appearance Of the
communities in which we life. If we
would stop 10 think that art has a
commercial as well rs an idealistic
side, that there Is money value In
beauty Even the poorest of us feels
better when dressed in Sunday attire,
and he need Of most American towns
Is 10 keep themselves always looking
as IL they were expecting compa ny."
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not suffered materially. from the car
riagc Of our commerce in foreign bot
toms is shown by the returns OF tho
Treasury Department.. Last year the
value OF our exports and imports
amounted to $S.Soe.So4.7oS. The balance
of trade was viii, US in spite of the
many unfavoHablc conditions of which
we have complained the excess 81 en-
ports over imports amounting to slS7.-
lGt.7so Tie business OF the United
states last year was larger than In
any previous year. with the exception
Of 1907. when the aggregate value of
tho imports and exports OF merchandise
was sS.3i5.27o.5os. SO the facts prove
that We are getting along fairly we'll
and getting along without ship sub
sidy; the voting of tho money of all
the pcoplc for the benefit OF n few
shirbuildersJ
We arc sure that the American Cot
ton Manufacturers Association will
have pleasant limo In Richmond. the
greatest town In the South The mint
is ripe and the latchstring is on the
gu, side OF the door.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
Voice of the People
nicnmonh and thc Nor,hern Nerk.

Richmond and the Northern Hrrk.
10 tho Editor OF Tile 7 incs- Dispatch;
Sir.--I recently found II necessary
10 go 10 the Northern Neck TO transact
some business. Northern Neck Is COM
posed Of Was,morcland, Northumbcr-
land. Richmond and Lancaster coun-
ties. and enjoys prosperous popula Z
ton OF about 1000 IN an air line
from Richmond tho dlstance TO me
,ccnifc Of this district is from siSty 10
si%iy-Gve milc* To gain this print.
however. one usually goes TO Washiag-
ton, leaving hero ION the9l2 o'clork
train ana leaving washington on tn
Baltimore boat, al A. o'clock. getting
10 the objective point the next morn
ing anywhere from % to O'Clock, dc.
nendine upon where he Is going, IT
therefore takes about twenty-fonr
hours 10 accomplish the trln,. or Is long
rs II would take otravci from Rich
rrQnh 10 Chicago. Boats from WASH
in9ton run on Monday. "Wednesday. aud
Sa turday, thus giving the Northern
Neck o tri-weckly communication with
the outer world to Baltimore, where
its people do all their business. trans1
act their banking accounts, purchase
goods for the stores, take the daily
newspapers, and. WHOM necessary, con.
sui the physicians and ln@Sors OF that
ciIy. WAS surprised. on converting
with one Of the prominent citizens OF
that region, 10 know that they were
very much nlpre familiar with Mary
land politics than With Virginia poll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
cuow1Nc ny LEAPS AND HOUNDS.

GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
Every now and then some lueubrious
person wants to know how in the name
as II is growing, why. there arc not
enough people to keep 1t going at the
snit It has struck recently What's the
use of putting UP all these houses?
Who is there TO fill themc we are
over-pmildinS: :here IS no demnnd. IN,
people who are doing this sort Of thing
arc sure to lose their money, There
IS bound TO be slump one Of these
daNs never saw anything like il in
my life. There is thnt place down In
Broad street which was recently sofa
for over s9oioo0, ind remember very
we'll when II wac not thought to he
worth as much S $4,000. Then there
IS little wooden house in Seventh
Street which could have been bought
for two or three thousand dollars. and
now they are holding 1t at SEQ. 900. and
don't care particularly to let ii go at
that. Down in Main street there Is
little old two-story affair thai Tho
owner might he willing TO lie, go for
Sic",ooo. and a block or SO lower down
the street the people actually want
$4,000 the front foot for narrow iot on
which ono could not conveniently swing
/ y cat around by the tall. II is SO
nearly everywhere one looks Bnild-
ing building all the time, and building
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18

20 ih N community that 1t was not taken
IN So a day There aree,men here who
ii'Ve not subscribed a dollar to this
great enterprise; there arc some men
- isatrso means;ss and who will mako
more out Of It than anybody else, who
nave declared thatiTthey will not sub
scrioe cent and they arc holding
ou' against their own interests and
the interests OF the town The names
OF those who have subscribed should
oe published and kept standing from
oaS to day to let the people know who
y lor inc town and it's DEVELOPMENT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18

make IL necessary to prove that any
restraint OF trade complained OF lis un-
reasonable. The effect OF Tits Is
Ia practically nullify the law and TO
make IL necessary 10 amend tho Sher
man Antirrust Law and make ,iG more
stringent; for since each case must be
decided upon the facts presented in
that case and as each case will be
taken to the supreme Court no one Viii
know until utter several years OF ii;i-
cation whether given trust Is vio-
latinr the law or not" This is wholly
superficial view OF the matter and one
that will appeal instantly to tho spirit
Of the mob which would lynch the ac-
cused first and find out afterwards, If
ut all worth worrying about, whether
or not the victim was really guilty.
Certainly. the purpose OF tho Court
was only to establish tho law by
reasonable construction of the statute
involved.
To say thai, every corporation or
combination that il formed for the
transaction Of business is combina-
ton in restraint OF trade Without al
lowing II TO show by .'thc facts" that
1t Is not would be rapugnant to tho
simplest sense of justice. To say that
each ease should not be determined
upon the facts in the case is 10 take
position which cannot be defended
on any ground OF fair play The laws
delays are to be deplored; but II is al
ways better to he safe than swift.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
-Anol.r rlIE srA NnAnn ~

NopdN knows exactly how much
the Standard oil COMPANY IS worth.
Us assets in plants and properties ARE
estimated to he worth 5000 100000. It's
capital stock is sllo0 900 Of which
sloe.oOo.oo0 is common stock and slo.-
10000" preferred stock Its surplus is
supposed 70 amount to something like
100000 600 according to ita last an
nual rerort the cash assets of tho Com
pany. not including the value of the
Gompany's oil above ground witch il
reckoned at s30o.0o0.nO0. were valuoa
a, s3ss the share. III the COMPANY
should ne liluidated. tho value OF its
sicck would be about s6SS the share.
The COMPANY owns 5000 miles OF
trunk Pine line, and 75,ono miles of
feeders II controls 20 per cent. or
the refining business Of the country.
has erec,cd and maintains 400 sta
, tions III the United States. from which
It's supplies arc distributed. holds So
100000 barrels Of oil con,inuaily In
reserve, requires nono tank cars and
300 tank wa CONS with which 10 han.
'.e 'T u9'nfstc fistiFinntion, and chi
'''USs 49, ne" "no are paid sl5p.oo0
every day for their services. In The
forty Fears II is corporate existence
~ ias hhd no labor troubles. one
half OF ~ refined products arc mar
tHf'''i ahroad' 2Vp vessels. Including 60
| pFPahi H"ii'E iank steamers arc re-
VIII" 90 han''e III ioreirn business,
hha y mas trough into the United
''H'ts SA'Y''o'"oo' OF foreign gold.
''i' - i'oeH e'el!fr IS heleNfd 70
~ FL SsH'. OF me Stock Of tho
! II any - PER cenl Of the stock
+ 'iie SlocS ot'ih@ Subsidiary c'im-
7 = fa'a 70 naFe refci"ed in
| Hsi''''i'''s RON M holdings in the
/ p"th' c'hipanF S-2PSso,Pop since 1875.
/ ''i'n fHeR iafEef amount from hls
/ ip'o'HFf ~ NE subsidiary concerns.
( iiFHy N't FiHEief is ne second largc2,
H,o'N't9ihef' li - tie greatest and
ipMfr ~ anu most dnnecrhus
4 o' i'"'at'oh ~ 'he wof!d 1t mas been
e'sI "-1n o. . ih" unto Itself and
''i'i we're tNo NAYS N which TO dcei
/ ''-The 'eaaonanie and !awfni
i 'n mn'eh me supreme Court had
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
~sAvoYAnD" on VIRGINIA.

In the course OF a most interesting
article on Virginia politics. ''savo-
yard" the veteran Washington cor
respondent. pays this fine tribute TO the
Old Dominion
1T is everywhere conceded that
virginia is the most llustrioGs OF the
american Commonwealths. She CON
tributed 10 civil liberty the tongue Of
Henry. the pen of Jefferson and tile
sword OF Washington. She illumincd
the Christian civilization and exalted
the human race with the lofty char
actcr OF Robert F. Lee. The Consti-
tuition fell from the plastic hands OF
her Madison ana her Mason and to
the republic she gave Kentucky and
the opnleni empire called the Middle
West, Leader Of the rebellion Of 80,
she was the citadel Of line rebellion
Of 81, md in her generous bosom
sleeps more valor than reposes in tho
soil Of all the rest Of Oiir helnis nhcre
besides When tho South was at bay
against what WAS practically the world
Iii arms and the Old Dominion WAS
bleeding nj every pore. the vulture
tore her tortured vltais and the van
'lal carved from hcr side what is now
West Virginia aud made i, an annex
Of PENNSYLVANIA
'Savoyardm is q kcntuckian. and is
one IF the many granlsons OF vir-
sinia scattered about through the
nation. He IAN for Congress once In
old kantuck.'' hat he didn't q,ite
get there There is still hope for him
IN the old Dominion, IL he Keep on
talking as he does about Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18

1890 ~ ID VI COlOnnnnr baSalt~
ana OF nearly Uniform height, tho ex.
trcihe elevation being $50 feet.
Thermometers.
Are ordinary thermometers reliabler
Ordinary Cheap Thermometers i AFRO
nsuai,v inaccurate to the extent OF sew.
crai degrees for extremes of heat or
colu. and II Is desirable that any thcr-
inoinoter used be tested ut a Weather
bureau oiiicc Proper exposure is even
more necessary for accurate results.
The United Stntes Weather Bureau
recommends n thermometer shelter.
consisting OF u slat-sidcd box two or
.hrrc Feet square. with a double roof
hsvinE All air space, but the next best
exposure Is on the north wall of :,
building. where the Instrument will be
shielded from the suns rays ANA tfc
neat of surrounding obJectS
Monogram Meaning.
Kindly explain G) the meaning OF
lice in cemetery memorials.
~ What does circle connecting
he arms OF cross memorial symbol
lie? ~ M. 4 i,i.f, Z" :,
J The letters arc alpha and omega.
INC. i'rst and final letters OF the Greek
iiphabet. symboltzing lthc beginning
ana INC end represented in tho person
or tho AlnRhty. See Revelations. {. g.
THIS has no particular Significance.
II Is simply varintlOn or const rue ton,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
Lnnking Iinci,,,nrd.


How are they fed! those moments not
returning.
Each with his sixty seconds licked
uron .fi4D
The starry clock. Alas. SO hercely
Thc ares u life are cold rhe sand
is run.
How hath that hoary thief Procrasti-
, nation .a~-
: Befooled mel Infancy and hcadlonr,
Youth
Restrids The world and learn with
trihulation!
s." Manhood labors on to Ase's
routhe. E
Yet from that misty limbo Of the mind
Hood days.
Painted with Times Kaleidoscope so
kind N
see with other eyes. and stand
gaze,
Fearing no hap. and hoping only rest.
y tired child again on Natures breast
EDMOND FONTAlNE
Charlottesville January a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18

I, is not to be expected that tho
destruction Of tho largest peanut fac
lpry in the world nj soffoik Virginia.
Tuesday night will have any apprc-
eiabe effect OH the politics of the
country.