The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-13
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SCORES NEWSPAPERS
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the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton mems meeting yesterday after
noon at Polls theatre. took fall out
OF the newspapers after quoting
Thomas Jefferson that the newspaper
might be improved. by adding they
| Nigh improved to-day 'if divided in
to the following parts. truth one
quarter of column; probability. a
column; possibility more and lies. the
rest of the sheet"
Many in the audience were womb
ering if the governor was taking q
fall out Of the newspapers on ac-
count of the Roosevelt controversy.
but the governor, who was talking
audience on that subject any further
but continued on his topic, "Man His
Own Maker"
Capacity Audience.
A gathering Of 1900 men filed the
theatre when the governor was intro
duced as the speaker of the AFTER
noon by Mayor Edward T. Bucking-
ham. He Immediately delved into
his subject and had spoken but few
words when he delivered his opinion
of the newspapers. In the course Of
his address. which was scholarly and
showed the effect of much thought
and study, Governor Baldwin said, In
the journal of w. r. Emerson is the
statement that man did not make
ing of the universe. If he had he
would not have made himself as he
is.
In some ways this is not true. Man
has had a part in his own making
and it is no small s re- One Of the
ed the fruit and left man the oppor-
Unity of human research" God
made the universe and is daily maxi
ing all things, and his way seems to
be by giving facilities of self-help.
Every man makes his own brain and
out of lower forms of life. The babe
does not reason or think. In every
mans brain there is a dictionary and
each man makes his own dictionary
as child. Brain is like a switch
board, the dictionaries are in each
man makes himself. AS the chfld
says. mama. papa. he thus gives an
expression. A child understands lonS
before he can make others UNDER
stand. We see through our brain and
the left side of the brain is the more
print news words than a man and
there is no use Of teaching unless con-
tinued.
Few Men Read.
The power of reproduction grows
weaker as old age advances. All
men talk but few do reading The
reach of mans mind is depdendent on
the size Of his dictionary Two boys
are in the same family and have the
same opportunity but If one takes
the opportunity and the other does
not the result can be plainly seen.
There is nothing more touching than
when Helen Kellar began to COM
prehend the word water and 1t was
but the beginning to her Of human
life through touch.
Heaven gives us an easy mode Of
expression. One child constructs 4
full brain and the other an empty
gallery. Each has impulses of his
form our opinions, our character is
formed and God gives each and
everyone of us a certain capacity.
God made our laws and it is for us
to make them do their duty. Dog
equals man in fidelity and there is
nothing more touching than the af-
lection the dog has for his long lost
master.
Ex-Secretary Shaw Coming.
At the close of his address a Chau-
tauqua salute was given by the gath
ering and Governor Baldwin left the
hall to catch a train for New Haven.
Harry w. Hincks presided at the
platform were President A. w. Bur-
rift of the association. Mayor E. T.
Buckingham, Archibald Mcneil
Jr., and Representative w. ".
Bent. The meeting was opened at
sis o'clock and prayer was offered
by Rev. Henry Woodruff of the
Black Rock Congregational church.
The Wheeler and Wilson band rend-
cred a program. Miss Helen Smith
was the accompanies and Miss Elsie
Smith renederd several violin selec-
tons, which were appreciated. II
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former Secretary of the Treasury Les
lie M. Shaw would be the speaker.