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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01
or INTEREST TO WOMEN.

Blue Ribbon F7avoring Extracts are
highest in quality. The gold medal.
highest award. was given them at the
Appalachian Exposition, 1911, for pur-
ity, strength and delicious flavor. Best
and takes less"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01

W. H Covington and wife, of Pan
anna City, arrived in Pensacola yes
terday for a short visit. They are at
the San Carlos.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01

BANK STATEMENT.
New York Sept 30--The statement
OF the clearing house banks for the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01

st am in a predtcament-" tT'.o
''WhyT'
81 must either swallow my wrath or
eat my words. baltimore American.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01
SCHOOL BAG FREE

for every school child in the
city at Brawner-Riera Co. S
tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01

M. King, Of Harris, was visitor in
Pensacola yesterday and while here he
stopped at the San Carlos.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01

Commencing with tonight the north
bound night mail, which has hereto
fore been closing at $40 p. m, will
close ten minutes earlier, or at p. m.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01

Capt. Walter F. Acker, of Company
NJ, Florida National Guard, who
stopped In Jacksonville after the en-
campment, arrived home yesterday.
He is proud of the honors won by his
company during the encampment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-01
An ideal Place for Camp Ground.

On yesterday morning a scouting
party, led by Mr.. Mcdowell, explored
the tract. They found it to be as it
has been pictured. Plenty of woods
plenty of open space for games and
long, sandy beach, a half mile in
length
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19

Indianapolis-Mrs. Lottie Mehaffey,
of Indianapolis, claims to be smallest
Rebekaa in the United States. she is
go inches high
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
Press Eldridge
Recalls Event
Thirty Years Ago He Opened
New Haven Theatre on Day
Garfield Died i

New Haven, Sept. 19-The following
very interesting letter is from Press
Eldridge, well known locally years
ago as the manager of the American
Theatre on Church street, which was
located on the site of Polls Bijou, and
where the new Poll playhouse is now
going UP:
Litchfield. Conn. Sept. Is. 1911.
To The Journal Courier:
Thirty years ago today I opened the
American Theatre, and thinking per-
haps it would be an item for you if
you consider 1t of sufficient import
ance and interest to your readers,
send you this:
This date is also the thirtieth an
niversary of the death of President
Garfield I remember that the tolling
of the bells announced his death at
the very minute the curtain fell upon
the first performance at the Ameri-
can. What change in the conditions
of the show business since first went
to New Haven. Our shows were just
as meritorious, as clean, as free from
Objectionable features as are the en-
tertainments of today, but then it was
variety, and the word vaudeville had
not found a-place in our language.
The ladies frowned upon that style Of
entertainment, where now they are
the principal support Of houses giving
that style of show. I could write a
lot about the changes and happenings
of the last years, but I might bore
You, so 1 will just send you this as a
matter of New Haven theatrical his
tory, and let it go at that .
Very truly yours, 4
PRESS ELDRIDGE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
Recent Gifts To
Yale Of S236,OO0
That Amount Received by Uni
versity Since July l

New Haven, Sept 19-At the Sep
TENDER meeting of the Yale corpora
ton held here yesterday advance
sheets of the treasurer's report showed
among other things, that gifts of $685.
600 had been received by the univer-
sity since July 1. These are about
equally divided between endowment
and building funds. Among those
present was John v. FarweH OF Chi
cago, elected at commencement.
Announcement was made that
friends of the late ex-Presfdent Noah
Porter plan to raise a sum of at least
900 for the erection. of Porter Gates
at the south end of University ave-
nue., between Fairweather and West
Divinity Halls. 1t is hoped to have
the fund complete by Dec IA, the Tooth
anniversary OF DR.. Porter's birth.
The purchase of twenty acres of
land near the Yale athletic field to
provide more adequately for the ath-
letic needs of the university was
Among the new appointments are
those of Sir William Osler of Oxford,
England, as Silliman Lecturer in 1912,
and of Prof. Joseph Iddings OF the
University of Chicago, as the 1918 lee
turer. The new Yale Review will
appear in October
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
browns In Harbor
One Lost, Two Rescued When
Steamer Runs Down
ROwbOat G

New Haven, Sept. bone man was
probably drowned and two others
were, rescued with the greatest diff
Guilty when steamer of the Howard
Company ran down a rowboat near
the breakwater in the harbor last
night about 9 o'clock.
The missing man is John Clarke of
East Haven, cigar maker, employed
by F. D. Grave. He was in the boat
with Frank Sebor of 16 Daggett street,
and Gus Summers Of West Haven.
They claim that the steamer ran
them down, while the officers of, the
Howard Company claim that the rows
boat ran into the larger vessel and
was Ca Dsized.
After the accident the captain of
the steamer sent out small boats and
Summers and Eebor were picked up.
A hunt of>over an hour was made but
Clarke could not be found and it is
believed that he was drowned. ~
The accident was reported to the
police last night and an alarm was
sent out all along the shore on the
possibility that Clarke might have
been picked up by some other boat Or
washed ashore.
/, Clarke was about q years of age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
Daniel J. Cuman
Is A Suicide By
Hanging Himself
Suffered From MelanchoIia, Re-
sulting From Fear of a
Lingering Illness

Believing himself to be on the eve
of tuberculosis and haunted by the
fear of a lingering and hopeless ill
street, committed suicide by hanging,
yesterday afternoon. He stayed at
home on the plea of illness and while
the house was empty, went to the
garrett, fastened a rope to the rafters,
placed moose around his neck, and
then kicked "a box from beneath him
SELF
Discovery of the body was made by
Mrs Bertha Goebel, a tenant in the
lower half of the house. Knowing
that Mr.. Curran was ill, she went to
his room to see if she could assist
him. Not finding him there she look
ed into the open attic and discovered
the shocking sight that awaited her
there.
Though nearly overcome by horror
and fright. Mrs. GoebeI ran down
stairs and into the house Of Freder-
lex Warner, next door, and gave the
alarm. MIR. Warner and Patrick j.
Canny, another neighbor, ran up into
the house and saw the body. Acting
Medical Examiner G. c. Godfrey was
called and gave permission for the
body to be cut down. He found that
death had been due to strangulation.
The rope was so long that the vic
TINS feet dangled on the ground when
he kicked the box from under him.
Daniel j. Curran was % years of
age and was trolley conductor by
occupation His father and mother
died within the past several years,
and he lis survived by two sisters,
Mary, aged 10. and Lena, aged Ia. He
was q member Of Rogers Council, K.
of c.. and of the Trolleymens I'm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
WOOED, WE'D, RUED
VOkOli's Wife Pulls on His Bed
Clothes on Cold Nights.

Watertown, Sept. 19-Andrew Vok-
oil. whose wooing and wedding occu-
pied similar space in the local news
papers as given the Astor-F Force nup-
tials, has been convinced that mar
ried life is not all bliss. Andrew 8
domestic troubles aroused the SYM
pathy of some of his neighbors, who
notified local officer. Vokoli' s
neighbors have not always sympa-
thized with him in all his troubles,
but his matrimonial difficulties touch
ed sympathetic cords. Vokoli poured
forth his woes in an abundance
One of the grievances he mention
ed happened on one of the frosty
nights last week when his spouse
went into his room when he was
asleep, took off all his bed clothes;
took them to her room and locked
herself in and her husband out in the
cold. Andrew then said he crawled
under some blankets in back wood
shed and that his wife came and re-
peated the operation of taking away
the bed clothing and leaving him
without anything to protect him from
the frosty might
.'She too much talk, and take all
the money! was Andrews general
summing up of his troubles, and to
get away from it all he is willing to
give up all his worldly possessions
and seek employment as a farm hand
Mrs. Vokoli refutes her husbands
statements and affirmS that she is
not allowed enough money to purchase
clothes suitable to appear in. The Of
hcer referred the matter to Vokolis
CONSERVATION H. A. McCarty, who will
investigate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19

r Worcester-Mrs. George Austin, one
of this city's oldest residents, lays
her longevity to baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
PILES
Quickly
cured
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure
Trial Package Mailed Free to
All in Plain WraDper

= We want every man and woman,
suffering from the excruciating tor
ture of piles to just send their name
and address to US and get by return
mail free trial package of the most
effective and positive cure ever known
for this disease, Pyramid Pile Cure.
The way to prove what this great
remedy will do in your own case, is
to just fill our free coupon and send
to JUS and you will get by return mail
free sample of Pyramid Pile Cure.
Then after you have proven to
yourself what it can do, you will go
to the druggist and get so cent box.
Don't undergo an operation. Opera
tions are rarely a success and often
lead to terrible consequences. Pyra-
mid Pile Cure reduces all inflama-
ton. makes congestion, irritation, Itch
ing, sores and ulcers disappear-and
the piles simply quit.
For sale at all drug stores at SO
cents a box.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19

Miss Grace Beers Of King street
has been the guest of Mrs. Frank
Kingsley at Seaside Park.
Clarence Bolton OF New Haven has
been visiting Miss Katherine Wood Of
Main street.
Mrs. G.. Brakeman Of Harris street,
mas been entertaining her two sisters,
recently.
Miss Jeanette Booth of King street,
has been. visiting friends in West Ha-
ven,
The Samnis store is receiving a new
coat of red paint. Fred Perry is do
ing the work.
Men were at work yesterday after
noon repairing the trolley wire which
broke Saturday night. The accident
occurred in Main street at about 9
O'Clock and all traffic was stopped for
at least an hour.
The work of laying q cement floor
in the cellar OF the new post office
building has been started. 1t is a
rather hard task on account of the
water in the cellar.
Paul Maynard of New Haven, who
has been spending his vacation here
this summer with his uncle, Elliott
Peck, has returned to Wesleyan Col
lege, in Middletown. where he Is a
student.
Mrs Clara Porter has SO far recov-
cred from her rectn illness that she
was able to attend church Sunday.
Her many friends were very glad to
see her out.
Miss Bessie Wheeler and Miss Kath-
crime Wood leave tomorrow for North
ampton, Mass, where they are stu
dents at Smiths College.
Carpenters are at work at the rail-
road station, cutting off about two
feet from the roof over the platform.
A short time ago the platform was
made narrower which made 1t neces-
sary to make the roof narrower
also.
Mrs. Sarah A. Wells, widow of the
late Samuel N. Wells, OF Putney, died
yesterday at her home. Deceased was
rs years of age. Friends are invited
to attend the funeral at Putney, to-
morrow at 2:30 D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
GOV. MARSHALL FOR 1912
His Friends Appeal to Michigan DEM
ocrats For Support.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 19-Gov. Thorn
as r. Marshall of Indiana has entered
the Presidential lists against Cows.
Harmon of Chic and Wilson of New
Jersey, and makes bid for the sup
port of the Michigan delegation to
the Democratic National convention
in 1912.
W. n. O'Brien, Indiana State Aud
itor. is acting in behalf of Gov. Mar
shall. Congressman Doremus of De-
troit and other prominent local Dem
ocrats received letters from Mr..
o Brien formally requesting aid in be-
half of Gov. Marshall and for a di-
rectory of party workers in the First
District
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PRORATE COTIRT ~

September 18th, 1911
Estate of Sara B. Rogers, late of
Bridgeport in said district, deceased.
The trustee having made applica-
ton for an order authorizing him to
sell certain real estate belonging 10
said estate, as per said application On
file duly appears.
ORDERED. That the said applica-
ton be heard and determined at the
Probate Office in Bridgeport, on the
23rd day of September, 1911, at $3.50
o. clock in the forenoon, and this court
directs said trustee to give notice to
all persons interested in said estate
to appear, if they see cause, and be
heard thereon. by publishing this or
der once in newspaper having a
circulation in said district, on or be-
fore the twentieth day Of September,
A. D.. 1911, and return make to the
court of notice given.
Attest,
EDWARD F. HALLEN,
AZ Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
TO BEAT MIDDLEMAN.
Eastern Connecticut Farmers CO..
Operating to Sell Direct.

Plainfeld. Sept. 19-The approach Of
the data on which the new contracts
for supplying the Boston and Provi-
dence markets with milk, will have
to be negotiated has brought about a
canvass Of this section in the inter-
est of a cooperative body which not
only will handle milk, but other farm
products, more particularly eggs and
butter. The idea Is to eliminate the
middleman.
1t was stated that Rhode Island
farmers who send milk to Providence
to the extent of 1900 quarts daily,
and who were not represented, are
willing to join the association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
Stratford

Especial to the Evening Farmer)
Stratford, Sept. 19.-George Porter
with his mother. Mrs G J. Porter
in his motor car for an extended tour
in the South which will occupy near
ly year. The house has been closed
and, the windows boarded up. The
tour will take in Florida, Cuba and
Mexico.
The ladies of the Eastern Star will
hold a dance and social on Oct. s.
Selectman Fred Nettleton is con-
tinuing the widening of King street
toward the railroad. The widening
leaves a narrow margin between the
fences and the roadway for a con-
siderable portion Of the distance: The
opposition to the work has not devel-
oped as yet.
A report was in circulation yester
day that Capt. Moses Hyde of the
steamer Governor had shot himself.
Capt. Hyde appeared last night to
deny the statement and says that he
cannot understand why such a report
should have originated unless 1T came
through a joke over an accident to
him which occurred while fishing, but
which had no serious result.
Henry Russell of New York, broth
er of the late Judge Howard Russell
and a. native of this town Is renewing
old acquaintances here.
Selectman Fred Nettleton is mourn
ing the loss of his horse Moxie who
died Saturday night Of acute indiges
ton. Moxie was probably the best
known horse in town and was liked
as a safe and intelligent animal.
Moxie is the second horse Mr.. Nettle-
ton has lost this year.
George Webb was obliged to shoot
a valuable horse yesterday. The horse
got cast in his stall and was 50 far
gone when discovered that he was
shot.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
the Women's Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will hold 8 food
sale in the chapel of the church. A
variety of articles will be offered the
proceeds to go to church work. On
Thursday the society will hold its an
nual meeting and election of officers
in the chapel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
Grand Exposition

of Partisan millinery will be held at
e. H. Dillon G. Co.'S. store, 11O5 Main
street on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. This firm will display exclu
sive Partisan hats and novelties from
the leading Partisan modistes. The,
ladies of Bridgeport and vicinity are
cordially invited to attend this display
to be Informed on what is proper to
wear this coming season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-19
HOTEL KAATERsKILL

HOTEL KAATERSKILL
In the Catskil Mountains-Elevatiop
5000 Eeet-Tho Regeneration of
This Famous Resort
The first time this hotel has bean
leased, Mr.. Louis Frenkel, for IA
years proprietor OF the Hotel Aibert.
has leased this hotel. and has reno
waited and put 1t in first class condi..
ton. Climate and location uneuuaIed
in either Europe or America. Tn to
date Garage. Boating. Fishing, Golf,
Tennis. Excellent accumulation
for Conventions. Assembly rooms
seating 1000 persons. Symphony Or
chestra. Special Attractions and In.
ducements for the Younger Set,
HARRISON s. DOWNS, Manager
Booking Office. Berkeley Lyceurn. 10
West 44th st.
HOTEL KAATERSKILL
Kaaterskiu. r. O. N. z.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10

that of the old explosives which invariably caused
an explosion. Belgium restricts the amounts Of the
materials that may be used and the safety powders
there rapidly driving out the dangerous black
powders of the past.
Belgium France and Germany require all mines
to furnish arrangements for speedy aid to the in
jured, and each must have rescue devices. There
are penalties both operators and miners and also
mine inspectors, who may close the mines by in
junction if the laws not complied with. As
result the accidents few, averaging much less
per 1000, 900 tons OF coal than with AS it Is
now we are killing six men for every 900, 600 tons
of coal get out.
Mine Rescue Cars.
the bureau of mines has a number of stations
scattered through the chief mining centers. and, in
addition il has recently put six mine cars
These Pullmans especially equipped to meet every
exigency of mine rescue work Each has it's head
quarters in the chief city of extensive mining dis
trict and is kept in such shape that it leave
any hour of the day or night on telegraphic sum-
mons aid in mine disaster.
Each car is manned by crew of miners trained
in rescue work. 1t is differed by a mining engi-
neer as chief and mine foreman mine super
intendent, who has been especially trained for the
purpose, assistant chief 1t has also Red Cross
surgeon and other
These hospitals on wheels and school rooms
on wheels as we'll While busy in mine disasters,
they are taken from town to town in the mining
districts and the mining engineers give lectures to
the whole body of miners showing them how to avoid
danger and giving them advice to what to do in
emergencies In most places the miners are per-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10

shaded to organize corps trained
by the men on the 1t is expected that by the
close of this year 5000 1000 men will belong to
such corps The lecturers treat also of the of
explosives of electrical equipments and of fire pre-
vention and sanitation.
Oxygen Helmets.
During my visit to the bureau of mines this after
noon l shown some of the oxygen helmets and
other machinery for in these great mine disas-
safety lamps we'll 1000 feet of telephone wire
made that they be applied to the face and fed
with oxygen from a tank which is carried the
back They fitted to the head that not a par
cle of gas other air outside this oxygen supply
get into the lungs and the arrangement is such
that miner equipped remain, without in
jury, Cor two hours in a filled with gas or fire
damp. In addition to the oxygen tank at the back
there is another tank which contains certain chemi-
calls through which the air emitted from the lungs
and is thereby relieved of its poisonous quail
tiles. Another interesting feature is telephone trans
mitter inside the helmet while receiver is attached
outside 1t to the of the wire from this
extends to the surface that the man the
helmet, while down in the mine is in constant com
munication with the at the surface The tele-
phone wire is marked in ffty-foot lengths and from
the amount of wire used the top tell just
how far away the men below are
These helmets cost about 5000 apiece, but they
have proved to be invaluable shown at the
Cherry mine disaster where the rescuers were able
to get twenty out alive after they had been
entombed seven days. 1t is true that Joseph Evans
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10
White Man Rules Millions of Blacks

there is white man to 10000 natives, and where
the natives stepped in superstition supendous
but the British ambassador has succeeded in OBJ
tanning annual revenue of about $500, 900, COW
ering his expenses we'll that not penny is drawn
from the British taxpayers pocket
Should differences arise between the natives and
the white people, council of all the chiefs is called
and these meetings the safetyvalves of dscon-
tent and conspiracy. The great difference in the
classes of natives adds the difficulties of fair
administration. They range from a splendid aris-
tocracy to canibals, who would one with relish
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10
The Gate of Tears

Far upon the farther side
OF the Gate of Tears
Lies a country calm and wide;
There is peace at eventide
Far upon the farther side
OF the Gate OF Tears.
Never gale or tempest blows
Through the Gate of Tears;
That autumnal valley knows
Neither nightingale nor rose;
All the hills are crowned with SHOWS
Where the snowdrop peers.
There a broken heart may rest,
Free from. hopes or fears;
Undesiring, undistresseed;
While the sunset in the west
Gilds the worst and grays the best.
Through the Gate OF Tears
Il MARY F. ROBINSON.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10

Ho has ever head of Ibadan? Ibadan, the
IXAYI province, Ibadan, the city? Not very
w many probably, among those who
f-7Ezs@l pride themselves in their knowledge of
leSZ30D geography, says the Boston Transcript
And yet Ibadan, the city, has population of 100000
But perhaps we may be forgiven for ignorance,
for Ibadan is in southern Nigeria, the British pro-
tectorate in Western Africa But here is the wonder
of it: This province as big as Massachusetts, and
Connecticut combined, is ruled by a single white
man and his assistant who hold absolute sway over
10000, 900 so population
Government comes cheap in Ibadan. The cost of
administration in 1870 outside of the expenses of the
military force in the territory. less than SO 900
Such government is required is for the most part
native and is conducted through the hereditary chiefs
whose authority has been strengthened by the British
administration So in fact the visible signs of domin
ion native councils at work for the good of the
people But the Ibadan legal code is not written for
few of the native chiefs read say nothing
of using a pen.
Among the hundreds of thousands of natives there
only handful Of Europeans apart from officials,
merchants and occasional travellers though Ibadan is
healthy enough, If the mosquito and polluted water
guarded against For recreation there is cricket
shooting and polo and which the chiefs and peo
pie attend in vast numbers. But the native is MOI
a born racing man How anyone except the governor
is allowed TO win the governors cup" still remains,
to most of them, a mystery
The task of administration in such a land. where
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10
In the European Mines.

So far we have laws requiring the use of ap-
proved explosives only. II is different in Europe
Germany, France, Belgium and Great Britain have
long had commissions studying and testing the va
rous explosives and they have prohibited those known
to be dangerous There are about fifty different
kinds which are safe, and some OF these have been
found incapable or igniting mixture of fire damp
and air. even with . charge forty times as great
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-10

wave the lives OF the coal mners to insure them from
explosions, from the caving in of the roofs and walls
of the mines and from the terrible underground fires
that, in blazing sheets, from tunnel to tunnel.
Ut relates to the bureau OF mines, which, although
established by congress only last year. has already
Aaved many lives