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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
The Funny Penauins.

Of all the foreign birds to be seen in geological collections it is the penguins that gain the most popularity with the least attempt to do so, says writer in the London Graphic, who proceeds: They do not affably converse with the public like parrots or make grotesque gramaces like pelicans. Indeed, they studiousIy ignore the visitors whom they attract by their inimitably quaint caricature of humanity. No birds de part more in form from the usual bird type. and there is something about them which irresistibly suggests an oYerfed little boy in an overcoat with the sleeves very much too tight for him as they toddle about with their stiff wings hanging down or solemnly' mediate three inch jump.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Men Who crv on tho Street.


 'T was standing on the street corner waiting for a car." said a caller, at the Deaconess home in Chicago. "and l saw a man walking along with bowed head. crying! No. he had not been drinking. He looked like respecta bie workingman of middle age. l wanted to speak to him. butt didn't What do you suppose was the matterT
 The deaconess whom he was address ing said nothing. but she knew why sosne respectable middle aged men" walk the city streets crying Visions rose before her: A man who had just visited his boy. in jail for stealing-a man who has been hunting work for three weeks and Host out'' every time.
 T the dearly loved wife and baby at
 ,me were literally starving-a man
 ho had just had flashlight of his wn degradation and was comparing # with the innocence of the clean hearted lad that used to cuddle into his mothers lap. The men go weeping along the streets sometimes, but often CT far they go too dead at heart to weep.-Christian Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
NEWS AT FIRST HAND FROM THE
 REVOLUTIONARY FAR EAST.

Men who enjoy eloquence, or who are interested in the strange business, social and religious customs or who are proud of the work and influence of the American branches of the Young Mems Christian Association in foreign lands, should hear E. T. Col ton of New York at the Y. M c. A. Sunday afternoon.
 He is so eloquent, so careful an ob- server and such strong depicter of the interesting features of foreign life, especially of that part of the Far East on which all eyes are anxiously fixed, that his address will be of ir- Tesistible interest to those who may not be so interested in Y. M. c. A. work abroad.
 He will speak at the meeting for men Sunday afternoon at the Young Mems Christian Association. All men are cordially invited.
 MT. Colton. will also speak at din ner at the Stratf1eld, Monday night, as will J. Merle Davis, of Japan. MT. Davis has been a resident of the Far East for years and returns next year for another prolonged stay. Their knowledge of tn eEasa is intimate and will be presented with the freshness and vitality of those who have absorb ed it on the ground, through resi- dence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
A Race of Tsnors.

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 Generally speaking. races living at high attitudes have weaker and more highly pitched voices than those living in regions where the supply of oxygen is more plentiful Thus, in South America. among the Indians living on the plateaus between the ranges of the Andes. at an elevation of from 10000 to 14.O00 feet, the men have voices like women and the women like children. their singing being shrill monotone The Australian, native has a weak voice. but knack of sending it long distance, and the lowest tribes of African bushmen would come into the same category: but, it is said. of all human beings the pygmies of Central Africa have. in point of volume and compass. the weakest of human voices. -Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Boiled Down.

When Samuel C. Blythe. the writer. was editing newspaper in New York state green reporter one night turn ed in long and thrilling story re garding the rough treatment handed out to John Smith, a visitor to the town. The story related that Mr Smith. wearing high silk hat, had ventured down to the docks after nightfall and silk hat being unusual and provocative of antagonisms in that section Mir. Smith had emerged from among the dock hands without the hat. Nevertheless he carried ou, of the melee so many wounds, cuts and bruises that he had to be sent to the hospital. The article in its orig inal form was too long and not in keeping with the style of the paper Accordingly Blythe started to rewritf it. This is the form in which it ap peared in the paper the next morning John Smith. wearing high silk hat, went down to the docks last night Emergency hospital" Maga- zine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Practice With Wooden Leas.

Of the five cases in the accident ward that were pronounced cured at the same time three remained in the hospital more than a week after the other two had gone home.
 'They had to stay," said an interne. .''to get used to their wooden legs. 1t takes some time to learn to manage wooden legs. and most men who will have to peg along with them for the rest of their natural lives stay in the hospital several days after they get well to practice sthmping around on their new legs. Of course they can learn outside. but the man who~has just acquired wooden leg feels so awk- ward and is so likely to fall down and break the other leg or an arm or maybe his neck that we prefer to keep him here so he can take his first les sons under our supervision" = New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
The Death Pain.

A reporter asked a well known sur geon whether his experience as med ical man had led him to believe that death is painless.
 Speaking generally" he said. "the death agony is very rarely attended by pain. because the system is always prepared for death by a weakening of the vital forces. by the circulation of impure blood through the brain and by the obtunding of the nerves. Of course some people have more pain than others. and this is very largely deter mined by temperament A nervous man-all other things being equal suffers more pain than a man who has enjoyed robust health, because the nervous mans sensibilities are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
FUNERAL OF SEXTON ELEPHANT
Body of Carrie of Hippodrome Taken to Barren Island

New York, Nov. 10-Six tons of ele- phant we're carried to Barren Island, yesterday, in the shape of Carrie. the Hippodrome pachydern that died on Wednesday from pneumonia after an illness of week
 The body. was removed from the basement of the Hippodrome. The task of getting it out was difficult A rope was tied around the carcass and hitched to Jennie, the largest ele- phant in the Hippodrome herd The body was pulled out of the stall and then with a derrick placed on truck. The elephants helped push the truck out of the cellar and from there it was drawn by horses to the Battery. Thence it was taken to Barren Is- land Carries skin will be sent to John G: Robinson of Asbury Park, Who will prepare 1t for presentation to the Museum of Natural History Car rie was 150 years old and was ten feet, i've inches tall. e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10

out from the work and worry over the "ParsifaT rehearsals. On the morning of Feb. 13 he said to bis valet, "I mus. be careful today" After breakfast he went to his study as usual and worked on an essay on 'sThe Feminine In the Human" He asked to be excused at the noon meal. and the family and an intimate friend were enjoying it when a woman servant rushed in and said that the great man was i'll. He was placed on cot in his study. and while removing some of his clothes a watch which his wife had given to him fell to the floor. He gasped, My watchw And these were the Last words he ut- tered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
A Hair Trigger Constitution.

'dIT tFi99er ConStItution.
 Some one has said that animals have hair trigger constitution. says Orison Swett Warden in Success Magazine They go of on the slightest provoca- ton. because they act from impulse. They do not know how to control themselves. The animal instinct dom mates.
 Self control is the first condition of all achievement. 1t is said that the first sign of insanity is the loss of self control. When a person is no longer the master of his own acts he isN not only in. danger. but any degree of achievement is impossible to him.
 Every thought tends to result in an act, so that thought always leads. The mental attitude at any moment is the pattern which the life processes weave. The lives of many of us are grotesque crazy quilts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

 tute tor cod liver oil.
 White of egg poured over a burn will give quick reltef.
 Aiweak solution of salt and water win brighten nattings.
 Milk should not be covered tightly Use muslin or cheeSecloth.
 worn-out lace curtains, cut into squares make good dishcloths.
 A dash of vinegar is an essential touch to q sharp salad dressing. Every cellar should be thoroughly whitewashed at least once a year.
 When the skin seems too dry, use less soap and more good cold cream II a child's stomach is acid, lime water should be added to the milk.
 Sponges are great germ collectors. They should be frequently scalded.
 Water should never be used to clean gilt frames. Use dry. soft cloth. :. Turpentine. naptha. benzine and .kerosine are all deadly poison to ' To take out iodine stains, sponge as quickly as possible with pure alco- hol.
 Newspapers are better than any thing else for stuffing out bows and
 Silver may be cleaned and bright ened by letting stand half an hour in sour milk.
 The best fluid to use in washing muslin dresses of delicate color is rice water.
 White wood may be washed and polished with a mixture of olive oil and vinegar.
 Tn washing, remember that closely woven goods require less starch than others.
 Celery is good nerve tonic, and it is said that it helps to ward off rheumatism.
 Dresses with a colored pattern on them should never be hung in the sun to dry.
 The easiest way to clean parlor picture frames is to use a small paint brush.
 Borax added to the wash-water brightens the china and glassware and cleans the silver.
 Kid slippers, belts, gloves and purs- es are best cleaned by rubbing them with French chalk.
 Soiled walls can often be cleaned to look like new by rubbing gently downward with dry bread.
 The juice of lemon makes an ex- cellent gargel for sore throat, but should not be swallowed.
 Saturate grass stains on children's pinafores, etc, in parafin before putt ting in the washtub.
 To prevent a flaring gas flame, re- move the tip, put. in a small pellet of cotton, and replace the tip.
 Shake talcum powder well into your fur before putting it away; this helps to retain the gloss of the fur.
 Furniture washed with castillo soap and tpid water and rubbed with a piece of old silk will look like new.
 A dainty garniture for sweet dishes is marschino cherries, stuffed with pecan nuts, chopped rather coarsely.
 Nickel and silver articles may be kept bright by rubbing them with a woolen cloth saturated with ammonia. False hair when not being worn should not be exposed to the light, since light absofbs the dressing un- necessarily.
 Wood ashes of the finest kind and free from all particles that would scratch, make an excellent polish for tinware.
 Add a teaspoonful of sugar of lead to the water in which fine silk hosi- cry is washed to prevent the colors from fading.
 A spoonful of sugar added to the water for basting roast beef will give it a rich, brown color as we'll as a fine flavor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
GAS MASSACHUSETTS, GOES So VIII the Nation Go In 1912"-Slo-
 gan in Recent Campaign
I(By Clyde H. rayennerl

(By Clyde H. Tayenner)
 Washington, Nov. lU.-"As Massa- chusetts goes. so will the nation go in 1s12I' .
 This was the slogan of both Repub- licans and Democrats in the Massa- chusetts campaign. And the Demo- cratic candidate. Gov. Floss, s,won hand fly.
 The issue was the tariff and Taft standpatism, the same issues that will predominate in the 1912 campaign. Query: If the protectionists cannot carry Massachusetts, home of the cot ton and woolen manufacturing indus tries. where the people are supposed to reap some of the tremendous ad- vantages. of protection. how can they expect to carry the Middle and West ern states, in which regions live the people who pay the excessive prices caused by high tariff and reap none of the alleged benefits of protection?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
A panaerauaWound

Senator Robert L. ("Fiddling Bob') Taylor told about a man in the back woods of Tennessee who applied for a pension for gunshot wound. An examining surgeon of the medical board stripped and examined him. circulating finally: "Old man. we can not find q single ble1nish on your hide. Where were you shot during the war;" The old man said. Well. gentlemen. I was shot in the substi- tute."-Leslie's Weekly. %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Lung Capacity of Corset Wear.rs.

The lung capacity of the average woman who does not wear corsets is about 2.SOO cubic centimeters, or I'll cubic inches: of one who is in the hab- 1t or wearing corsets only 2.2O0 cubic centlmeters. or 134 cubic inches, so that the capacity of the normal and unrestricted lungs is about 27.3 per cent more than that of those which have been compressed by the corset.- Scientific American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
One View of Mountain cIimbsrs.

OH0 vIo" VI "Oo"t~" Y'"DsSS Mountain climbing. now popular part of an outing at home and abroad. was regarded in a far different light in it's earlier days. 'fMurray's Guide to Switzerland" published in 1888. in the section devoted to Mont Blanc. soberly related that 'ft Is a somewhat remarkable fact that large proportion of those who have made this ascent have been of unsound mind" This quotation will console many timid souls.-Argonaut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
WeIIInaton an Simplicity.

Wellington an Simplicity.
 When Sir Edwin Landseer was paint. ing the dukes portrait, hoping to save him the trouble of much sitting, he wrote and asked If he could let him have the trousers belonging to the uni form. The duke wrote back in all solemnity:
 'Field Marshal the Duke of Yelling ton presents his compliments to Sir Edwin Landseer and regrets that he cannot send him the trousers as he has but one pair."-LOndon Nation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Tho Lsraest Restaurant.

In the Berlin geological garden res. taurant, the largest In the world. 10.- GOO persons can sit down simultane- ously beneath the same roof. Open air terraces for use in summer will accom- modate another 10000 diners. There are 1000 walters, and the kitchen staff exceeds 300.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
A Real Smart poa.

MT. Brown-Is that dog of yours smart1 Mr. Ridge-Smart? SWell, should think so. was going out with him yesterday, and stopped and said. "Towser. we've forgotten something. . And bothered if he didn't sit down and scratch his head to see if he could think what it was-Stray Stories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
A Technical Mind.

What in the name of common sense are you arresting me for? asked the motorist who had accidentally violated a regulation.
 T ain't arrestin' you in the name of common sense." replied the rustic sheriff. 'T'm arrestin' you in the name of the law."-Washingtoa StaE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Waaner's Last Words.

There have been so many and con- hicting stories published as to the last hours of Richard Wagner that the chapter devoted to this point in Gla- fenapp's biography of the composer will be read with interest The master was not really sick at the time. but tired
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Lonaevity.

Longevity? l should say longevity did run, in the family" said Mrs. Spriggins.a ''Why, John was six foot two. Bill was six foot four. and George had more longevity than any man l ever see. He was six foot seven if he was a fOot."-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Wantsd m Even Start.

Wanted an Even Start.
 "Pa, you know you told me to count twenty before punched another boy r "Yes."
 'sWell, in order to make it work out right you have got to go around the neighborhood and make the other boys promise to count twenty before they take punch at me."-Houston Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10

stronger. but the pain of death is more in the anticipation of it than in the reality. Men of education face death with greater fortitude than men who are not educated. Women are almost always pluckier than men. They en-
 dure pain much better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Chinese eu.in.., House,.

Shsu0e0 0uetnSOO SIOuo0Us e Most of the Chinese business houses are owned by partnerships, and most partnerships are of large number of persons. The Chinese who has saved $1OO local currency will at once in- vest it in mercantile business and become a partner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10

How Lincolnshire Shepherds Count.
 Tan Q). tan @. tethera S). pethera (4). pimp (5,, sethera (6), lethera O. hovera (8), covera t9). dix (10). yau-a- dix (11). tan-a-dik n2D. tethera-dik u3). pethera-dik (14). bumpit (16, yan-a- bumpit Qda. 'tan-abumpit CD. etc., jigg1t (2O.-From Shepherds of Brit ain," by A. L. J. Gosset
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
At the Restaurant.

Waiter. why do you recommend everybody to take beef Ia mode to- aayY'
 Because. sir. if 1t isn't all eaten we shall have 1t for dinner ourselves"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Juries.

Formerly a jury in England who could not agree were sent to prison. and during Queen Elizabeth's reign a banquet was usually given to the jury by the successful litigant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Candid.

Maud-Would you call Gerty Gold bags a beauty7 May-Well, p'r'aps I might if were a young man. awfully poor. in debt and utterly conscience less.-Vanity Fairs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Consideration.

Kindly words. sympathizing atten- tions. watchfulness against wounding mems sesitiveness-these cost very lit tie. but they are priceless in their value.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
GoIdsmith,a Poverty,

Goldsmith had to sell his Vicar of Wakefield" that masterpiece of Eng fish fiction. for comparatively small sum in order to pay his rent. Want often pfnched him to the core.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
From the Fountain

Nel1-Maude always uses fountain pen. Belle-Her letters are rather gushing, aren't they? = Philadelphia Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Boswell and Johnson

"I am sometimes troubled" said Bos we'll. "by a disposition to stinginess."
 ''So am l." replied Johnson. "but do not tell it."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10
Self Educated,

"But don't you think you could learn to love meY he inquired of the beau uful heiress.
 srPa always said I was hard to learn." she replied tantalizingly. . "But am not book" he protested.
 "Oh. can read you all right" she answered.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10

To die for one's great ideas is glo rious-and easy. The horror is to out live them.-John Oliver Hobbes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-10

Make your practice square with your profession.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-10-11
Made Righ Dive
I'm Effort to Escape.

Chapin, Oct. 7.-Tuesday night SON e
one entered the store of A. E. Eargle
at Peak, by prizing out bar of one
of the windows. Thirty dollars in cash
and numerous articles of gen eral mer
chandise were taken. Wednesday
three strange negroes were arrested
and locked in the guard house. Mag
is5rate j. II. Frick gave them hear
ing yesterday, they having been
charged with vagrancy. housebreek-
ing and larceny. Each was sentenced
to 80 days on the county chaingang
on the first count, and were bound
over to higher court on the last two
counts. Two of them turned States
evidence, one Thomas stating that he
entered the store.
While the prisoners were being ta-
ken across trestle over Broad river
to show where some of the stolen
goods were hidden, one of the negroes,
Charley Solomon, made an attempt to
escape by jumping IS feet from the
trestle into the river, but Constable L.
l.. Roof was in boat in few minutes
and caught him before he was aoie to
swim to land. lomon escaped with
out injury. after taking his high dive.
Wednesday some one entered the
home Of MELVIN Elisor, near Peak, by
breaking the back door in, taking
about $40 in cash.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-10-11
Negro Lynched at Honey
Path. -. .

A posse Of men reported to have
been headed by "Citizcn" Josh Ashley,
a representative in the legislature
from Anderson county, overpou cred
d -vut, SHERIFF Martin of Anderson
county and Sheriff J. Perry Poole of
Greenyille county, yesterday after
noon and took from their custody, one
Willis Jackson, a 17-year-old negro,
charged with criminally assaulting the
i1-year-old daughter of a prominent
citizen of Honey Path, at 7:3O o'clock
yesterday morning. The negro was
taken to the scene of the crime,
swung by the heel to telephone pole
and his body riddled with bullets.
The negro was positively Identified by
the little victim, who is said to be in
a serious condition. 1t is stated, also,
that the negro confessed and pleaded
with the mob to spare his life.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-10-11
ssStiIl Water" Site
Selected for Bridge.

The County Board Of Commission
ers on Monday decided that "Still
Water" is the proper location for the
new steel bridge to be erected over the
Saluda river. The action OF the board
was unanimous, this decision having
been reached after giving the mat er
long and careful consideration.
When the boerd met on September
18th bids were opened for the con-
struction Of the bridge, several bridge
companies having represent 4tives
present, all OF whom had figured on
the two propositions-Amick's Ferry
and "Still Water''-and all of whom
submitted plans and bids for the two
sites.
The several bids and plans were con-
sidered on Monday. Having decided
that "Still Water" was the better To-
cation, the board agreed upon Plan
&C." drawn by c. W. Curry, repre-
senting Austin Brothers of Atlanta, as
beng the best proposition, the price
being $9,026. 90. The plan selected
represents single span structure.
with two piers, one near each edge Of
the bank, reinforced with steel bars
before the concrete is put in. With
the approaches the bridge will be 656
feet long.
The right of way has been given on
both sides Of the river, deeds therefor
now being in the hands of the super
visor This was not the case at
Amick's, it being understood that the
land there would have to be con-
demned and paid for. Besides, there
was difference in cost of construc-
ton of $1,000 for the same identical
bridge, this difference being in favor
of "Stll Water"
The preliminary plans have only
been gone over, however, and it may
be several months before the actual
work Of construction is commenced.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-10-11
Automobiles Will
Handle the Crowds

In order to relieve visitors to the
County Fair Of the excessive hack fare
that has been charged heretofore from
the Station to the Fair Grounds and
return, all persons IN the town of Lex
ing ION owning automobiles have kind
ly consented to have their cars meet
the passenger trains each day of the
fair and carry passengers to and from
the Fair Grounds for 25 cents each,
each way. @. M EFIRD,
2W50 Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-10-11
Postal Savings Bank
For Lexington.

Beginning on November 1st,
Lexington will have a new bank-a
United States Postal Savings Bank
with Postmaster Saml j. Leaphart az
cashier. This is an evidence that
Lexington is coming to the front as
commeJ cial community. Leesville
and B1tesburg will also be in the list
of new banks opened by the govern
meut on November 1st.