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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
Turned I. .o His Aev.r*s1s.

An instance of fhe usefulness e9 other people of fIleg1ble bsndvvf11g is included in the vast collecffon s< anecdote and fable that deals rr<H the writing of Horace GrseIey. ozS composition could never get use9 nD his appalling scrawI. and. in rzgs e the continual typographical erT5rs~ Greeley sent note to fbe foFsnas1 s<~ dering him to diseharge the rasn s< once, as he was too iDef6efe1f q wo<x< man to be any longer employed en fas Tribune. The foreman did it- b1< fze compositor got hold Of the noss snf took it to another office. wheFe fn9 foreman. after much puzzIi1zs esa517 read 1t "good and efficient voFkn7sn and long employed on the Trf5an>v and promptly took him on<-LSszsB Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
JlE TINKER ONCE S1lD FOR BAT BAG AND HARRY
 WlLViRTON BROUGHT S5

Joe Tinker, shortstop of the Chicago Cubs. was once sold by the manager of an Independent team in Kansas City for a bat bag, and Harry Wolver- ton, the new manager of the. New York Americans, didn't bring much more during the early days of his career on the diamond. A five-dollar bill once caused Wolverton to change uniforms.
 It was out in Muskegee. Okla, Harry was then just starting out ass a pro- fesional player. John F. Mulligan, who was managing the team at Mus kegee, wasn't much impressed with Wolvertoh's playing at third base and he gladly accepted an offer of S from a man named Bob Quinn, who man. aged another team at Muskegee.
 Wolverton's rise was rapid, and a couple of years after the sale Harry was playing with the Phil'ies, and proving to be one of the best third basemen in the National League.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
Jack Johnson Has
 Returned And Will
 Fight For $30,O0O
Champion Denies He's Toe Fat and Declares Stories
 Fakes
fsnac;a.l from United Press.)

New York, Dec. 22.-Jack Johnson. undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, who returned to America, last night, on the Kron Prinzessln Cecilie, declared, today. he would leave, this afternoon. for Chicago ito look after his business interests.
 The big smoke seemed to be in all most perfect physical condition and to disprove the stories that he was ..hog fat'' after riotous career abroad, he stepped on the scales and showed that, fully dressed, he weigh ed 236.
 Don't believe all these stories you hear. about me-" said Johnson, m as good as I ever was and there 1sn' [ a man in the world I wouldn't fight if a purse of $30,000 is offered. l have not retired from the ring. Don't let them tell you either that I am broke. I had a good time abroad and bought a new racing car-but came back with more money than ] had when started"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
FIGHTING DICK STONE
 AND DICK NELSON TO
 MEET IN SEM!-FINAl' BCUT

The entire bill for the boxing car- nival which the Liberty A. c. will hold at Eagles hall on New Years afternoon is now complete. Yester- day Matchmaker Billy Hogan signed up Fighting Dick'' Stone of New Ha- ven to meet Fighting Dick" Nelson of New, York in the semi-final of eight rounds. The boys are to weigh 145 pounds at 8 o'clock on the after noon of the fight.
 The card which has been arranged is as follows: Main bout, Battling Bill'' Hurley vs. Jim Smith, 10 rounds; semi final, Fighting Dick'' Nelson vs. Fighting Dick" Stone, eight rounds; Young Bosse vs. Red" Jewell, six rounds. This makes 24 rounds of good boxing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
BOXING

One-Round Hogan is going to have chance to win a title very soon. Promoters at Toronto, Ont, have se- cured Hogan to meet Billy Allen of Ottawa in ten-round bout for the Canadian lightweight championship.
 Apparently a boxer cannot be ac- counted real star unless he has done turn on the stage. Having necessary to be classed among the topnotchers.. Mike Gibbons has now signed up for a weeks engagement at St. Paul theatre. When Gibbons arrived home after his successful campaign in the East he was met at the depot by a brass band and a crowd of enthusiastic admirers, who escorted him to the theatre, where he was forced to mount the stage and make a speech. However, there are many scoffers in Mikes home town who refuse to believe in him. Mikes detractors are predicting that he will blow up as soon as he meets a real fighter.
 Young Togo, Japanese bantam weight boxer, is on his way east from Kansas City. Togo is reported to carry heavy broadside. He has been promised a match with Johnny Daily before one of the New York clubs.
 Packey Mcfarland denies the re- port that he has severed connections with his manager, Emil Thiry. Pack ey said he called off his match with Young Hickey because he was not feeling we'll enough to train. McFar- land will not come to New York when
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
Sport Notes Of interest

New York, Dec. 22.-If Tom Ken nedy defeats Carl Morris in their fight at the Empire A. C., next We'd nesday night, there is talk, today, of trying to secure a match for him with Jack Johnson for there will not be another white hope" for him to defeat. White fans believe. however, that the negro would make a chop ping block of Kennedy.
 New York, Dec. 22.-According to a telegram received, today, from New Zealand, the dates for the holding of matches for the Davis International Tennis cup, now held by Australian players, will be December 29 and 30 and January 1. The American team is now at Christ Church, New Zea- land. It is expected that the Ameri- cans will bring the cup back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
s4iakina 41 A

Maeistrate-Now can gou dea<rshe the horse in question? How bfx ~&s it, for instance7 wftness-ff wss sfx. teen feet. y'r honor. Mag1stFafe- s,oase- comet Remember you sre on roar oathi Don't you mean sixteeB hss<s1 witness--fndeed, thin, if vas hanfs z meant. And did say feet, y'r be7os7 An. we'll, I'm on my oath. 90 wsn "a 1t stand. Sure. fhfn. lt wss sfxsees feet, y'r honOr~Jl0nd0n Paneb,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
p,o,>sa 4;s css&

Motfer-Tbe whipping go1 lad y>s terday does not seem t0 have improved you. Your behavior has been s~s1 worse today >Wf1Iie-TbaCs Swbes [ wanted fo prove Ton ss1d wss se bad as possibly cog1d be zssss<se1s I knew yOf1 e~or~ ~-s0n1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22

is worth the trip. The park grounds are being overhauled and a golf course and tennis courts will be at- tractive features for the visitors.
 The Philadelphia Athletics will come here during the latter part of Febru- ary1rto train, and the presence, of the two clubs of rival leagues will afford opportunity to see several interesting games during the spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
CURED IN HIS OWN HOME TOWN

NORWICH, CONN. Louis Frazier, Market St., tells the way for his fell low townsmen to be cured of kidney and bladder ailments as he himself was cured. "l have been subject to backacahes due to kidney trouble for a long time. Hearing of Foley Kid ney Pills I began taking them and they gave me relief at once. can recommend them to anyone, both as great cure, and 8 sure preventa- tive of kidney trouble" L. F. Curtis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
Is Tammany Boss
 Real Boston Owner?
Report That Murphy Put up Money For Gaffney and Also
 For Washington Purchase
fSpecial from United PressD

New York, Dec. 22-There are per- sistent rumors here, today, that '.Boss'' Charles F. Murphy, of Tam many Hall. is the real man behind the trade whereby James E. Gaffney, his closest friend, secured control of the Boston National League club. Like wise, it is declared that Gaffney is the man who put up the money with which Clarke Griffith secured an in- terest in the Washington American League club, the sum being represent ed to have been $200,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
B. H. S. TO PLAY
 NEW HAVEN BOYS HERE

New Haven High school basketball team will be the visitors at the Y. M. c. A. Saturday and will endeavor to take fall out of B. H. S. This world to do since the local boys took a decided brace recently and are now going along at good pace. For a preliminary game the two second teams representing the rival high schools will battle. The New while the local quintet gives the first team a good contest off and on. With these two games on the pro- gram, a large crowd should turn out and root for the B. H. S. team, to bring home the bacon. Physical Di- rector Broch of the Y. M. c. A. will referee and MT. Savage will do the announcing The lineup: B. H. s. N. H. H. s. Cosgrove Weiner
 Right Forward Dewitt Greenburg
 Left Forward DeWolfe Alderman Futile (capt) Hanlon
 Right Guard Rosenthal Baker
 Left Guard B. H. s. Seconds N. H. H. Seconds Swain O'Neill
 Right Forward Morgan Gettings
 Left Forward Klofkorn Mailhouse
 Center Ayres Bailey
 Right Guard Begg, Shannon Shancey
 Left Guard
 The preliminary starts at 2:15 and the main game at 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
ALMANAC PUBLISHED.

ATHLETIC, ALMANAC PUBLISHED.
 The Official Athletic Almanac for 1912 has just been published. One of the features of the book is an All American team which is picked by MT. James E. Sullivan, who certainly is well qualified to name the 1911 team This official book is certainly the best of its kind ever published. It con- tains a complete list of all records since athletics started in this country and a full report of all ath- -etic doings on the other side
 This is the second time that an All America athletic team has been se- lected, last year being the first time, and of course it will cause quite a lot of comment among the ath etic ex- perts. On this team MT. Sullivan gives the place of honor to New York which is represented by 12 men, next comes Cornell and Yale tied with two men each, and Michf gan, Texas, Am herst, Boston, Paterson, San Francisco, Princeton, Los Angeles, Chicago and Long Island, all tied with one man each. This team is well balanced and looks very formidable and is particu- larly strong in the jumping depart ment. It certainly would do great credit to the United States if it were to represent them in the Olympic games at Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912. The 1912 Athletic Almanac will be sent to any address. by the publishers, American Sports Publishing Company, q Warren street, on receipt of 25 cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22

London-Pleased with the success of their brothers in America, fn forcing an abrogation of the Russian treaty English Jews will try to compel Eng land to do likewise
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22

New YOrk-In order to round up beggars in the theatre district, Com missioner Waldo disguised his strong arm" squad in dress suits. A dozen arrests followed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22

There is mary worDsn wf5s@ s1f tapb ought to be. 'evobod1 svev s4# her hands folded but oscs.0-gos<x9 Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22
JIMMY CALLAHAN WON'T
 USE DEAF MUTE FOR
 1. STEAlIkG THE SIGNALS

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Manager James Callahan of the Chicago Americans has cast aside an offer, which, if ev- erything was justiflable in baseball, he believes would surely bring the 1912 pennant to his team. It was an offer yesterday from a deaf mute who claimed to be an adept in lip read ing:
 ''I have a scheme which will make your team pennant winners next sea- son." was the sentence written on card and placed before the manager.
 This is interesting at least" said the manager to his visitor. Then a few motions of the fingers explained to the South Side leader that the man with the pennant in his grasp manager Was digesting the scheme. for his caller had it already written out.
 It explained that the pennant could be easily won by allowing the mute with a strong pair of field glasses to take a position near the field or un- der the grandstand. By the aid of the glasses he would read the lips of the manager to his men between the innings and the players on the field in whispered conversations.
 Then by the aid of an electrical contrivance connected with the home bench and a code of signals he could let it be known just exactly what kind of a game and what tricks the visitors were about to come out with.
 Callahan wrote this answer: No doubt your. plans would prove a win ming one but baseball is an honest game and l cannot consider it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22

he is ready to fight again. He ex. poets his next bout will take place on the Pacific Coast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-22

When -.du Has a,-c1 e>s cSez<s a many actions he distinguishes nae moment without dif5cuIty- It fs as easy as casting up an addition
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
! MING VERSUS STEAM.
ostia9 tha Telegraph In the Early
DAYS of Its Invention.

osting th9 Te!e1ra2h In the Early
Days OF Its Invention.
Years ago, when the electric tele-
graph was a new idea and a mystery
to the masses, there came trouble one
Saturday night in the Bank of Eng
land. The business of the day had
closed and the balance was not right.
There was deficit of just f100. 1t was
not the money, but the error, that
must be found. For the officers and
the clerks there could be no sleep until
the mystery had been cleared up. All
that night and all Sunday a force Of
men We're busy; money was surely
gone from the vaults, but no one could
discover whence.
On the following morning clerk
suggested that the mistake might hive
occurred in packing for the West In
dies some boxes of specie that had
been sent to Southampton for ship
ton Here was an opportunity to test,
the powers of the legraph-lightning
against steam, and steam with forty
eight hours the start. Very soon the
telegraph asked a man in Southamp-
ton, HAS the ship Mercator sailed?"
The answer came back, "Just weigh
ing anchor
Stop her in the queens name"
flashed back the telegraph. "She Isl
stopped" was returned
Have on deck certain boxes (marks
given, weigh them carefully and let
me know the result" telegraphed the
chief.
This order was obeyed, and one box
was found to be somewhere about one
pound and ten ounces heavier than It's
mates-just the weight of the missing
sovereigns. "All right. Let the ship
gop' was the next order.
The West India house was debited
with the E100 and the Bank of Eng
land was at peace again. -Harpers
Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
SHOCKED THE GUIDE.
Antics of an lrreverent Visitor at the
National Capitol.

big man with fierce, bristling
fray beard end wearing broad brim-
med SLOUGH hat marched down the
main corridor of the capitol, closely
followed by a guide at dogtrot.
They had inspected statuary hall and
tho rotunda and looked in at the cham
her of the supreme court. and the WIS.,
itor had made no other comment on
tbe sights shown him than to utter an
occasional grunt, snort or growl
The big man paused at the end Of
the corridor and jerked his head to-
ward a carpeted passage.
whats them burglars doing to-
dayfn he demanded.
"The senate is not in session, sir"
said the guide in a shocked voice.
After the visitor had departed the
guide sat down on his chair in front Of
tbe statue of Daniel Webster and
mopped his heated brow.
That's one kind that comes here"
he said. 1--WE have all kinds, but his
STYLE is the hardest to deal with.
Called the senate burglars-you heard
hin-and he kicked at everything else
| showed him. That kind comes pre-
pared to kick They amt got no pa
triotism at all, and a United States
senator amt no more to them than a
doorkeeper. Why, I'm afraid to take
men like him into the supreme court.
Likely as not they'll say something
disrespectful right out loud. Do you
know what that one said when show
ed him statuary hall? He says, Who
are all these crooks? Then he wanted
TO know how much all them statues
cost the government and who got the
rakeoff. / told him they were given
by the states. and he said that was
once when the states put one over.
you wouldn't think" said the guide,
With sigh, that patriotic Americans
could come here and be so callous
about the things they see. They seem
70 begrudge giving dollar to be shown
he place where Webster stood when
he made his reply to Hayne. / don't
know what the eountry's coming to.
I've been guide here twenty years.
but I never thought I'd live to hear
the senate called burglars. Washing
.on Cor. Kansas City Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03

Henbane bears a remarkable reputa-
ton for creating the most extraordi-
nary Authorizations. Or. Houlton re-
lates that some monks who ate the
roots by mistake for parsnips trans
formed their monastery into a lunatic
asylum. Que monk rang the bell LOT
mathis at midnight, and of those OF
the community who attended some
could not read, others "fancied the
letters were running about like ants.
and some read what was not In their
books. Even the exhalations from
these pretty but very poisonous now
ers produce these weird effects.-West-
minister Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
The Alteration of the Wig.

Wigs were never so popular as In the
reign of Charles II. The author Oh
"The Beaux and the Dandies" tens
us that when Cibber played Sir Fop-
ling Flutter his wig was so much au-
mired that he had it carried to tne
footlights every evening in seoah
chair, from which it was handed 70
him that he might put it on his head
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
PLACING the Blame.

Judge Ito burglar on triaD-Have
you anything to say, prisoner? BUT
glar-Yes, your honor. I was only act
in on me doctors advice to take some
thin afore goin' ter bed.-Boston
Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03

Three per cent interest paid on Certificate,
OF Deposit and in Savings Department.
Safe deposit boxes for rent in new vault
from three dollars up. Wills receipted fol
and kept free Of charge.
No charges made for collecting incomes
and making investments.
CALVIN S0LLIDA Y, President.
JOHN Q. H0LC0ABE, Wee President
FRANK 4. PHILLIPS. Cashier.
W. s HULSHIZER, Asst. Cashier
WILLIAM l.. WILSON, Teller.
DIRECTORS.
Calvin soliidAy, Frank A. Phillips,
samuel 4. Burns, Geo. l.. Romine,
=. y. studdtford, John y. Holcombe,
SecrTs w. assssy, Wilmot Quinby.
Isaiah r. smith. j. w. Crook.
william Lauor.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
SHERIFF'S SALE
Bell phone 355

ny virtue Of several writs of Fl. Fa de
nonis ct terris to me directed, issued ont az
t me New Jersey supreme Court on Docketed
Public Vendue, on " s"ie AZ
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9Th. 1911
between the hours of twelve and Ave in tho
afternoon, 70 wit; at two O'Clock, at the Gonrt
rouse In bennington, in the County Of HIM
teruon ana state of New Jersey, All that tra ~
particularly. described situate, lying and he.
ing N the City of Lambertville, in the Connty
OF hnnterdon and State of New Jersey
bounded and described as follows, viz:
All that brick dwelling and barn. and lot 90
ANA at the North West Corner of Bridge and
nam streets. fronting SO feet on Bride n
a M one hundred and seventy-five feet on
Malh street, be the same more or less Ra;ng
tne same premises of which stephen r Nonre
aled seized and by his last will and testament
ueyised TO his daughter, Josephine +, Moore
anu OF which she died seized and intestste
naylng lntermarried with George Il Keilar
anu she SAID Samuel NJ Kellas, being her son
ana heir at law HeA Sun
/. seized as the property of Samuel S. NJ. KEEL
III nj anu taken in execution at the snit ~
Ahomas Foster and others, and sold by VI
Frank B. Jess, Atty. o : un shas;,s
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
Affiliations

Before an atfliction is digested con.
ISOLATION comes too soon. and after 1t
is digested II comes too late. but there
Is mark between these two MS fine
almost as 4 hair for comforter to
take aim at Sterne
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
Highest Prices
paid for old
Iron s. Rubber

am building up a business pFopo,
s,jon that good prices. SPOT CASH an,
absolutely square treatment aTa hound
Ia bring the business Of a great many
neonle With whom wish to deal: ms
p',l,,.y mas attracted scores ct dealers
f,e,orjes sud flrmers to bring me their
iunk nom ali parts Of The country
15.y kasa by experience that DO as
I saw lam now paving good prices tor
Scrap Iron 4oe " 'o0 PSI wv
Roots & Shoes &c Id
No. 49, pags ,34c Id
Bones ooN u wv ~
Big prices for anything in my line
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03

It's faith in something and enthusi-
Rsm in something that make life worm
looking at.-O. W. Holmes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-03
Trouble In the Air.

Husband-You don't go shopping
with Mrs. Nearby any more? Wire-
No. The last time we went she want
ed a remnant that 1 wanted.-Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-11
KNOCKOUT BROWN
and MURPHY READY
Each is in Fine Condition Conf
dent of Victory in Mill
Tonight

Knockout Brown and Tommy Muir
ply meet in their second battle at
the Whirlwind A. C. in Brooklyn to-
night. Both are in the very best of
physical condition for the hardest
and toughest kind Of clash.
Among sporting men and followers
of the pugilistic game there is
great diversity of opinion as to what
will be the outcome of tonights con-
test. The fact that Brown outpoint-
ed Murphy in their first meeting, and
the further fact that he has twice
more than held his own with the
champion of the world in
limited round bouts, have served to
make Brown the favorite in some
quarters. Undoubtedly Brown is the
more rugged of the two.
But there are those who hold the
belief that Murphy was not at his
best when he fought Brown and think
that tonight he viii show all his old
skill and cleverness against the sturdy
little German. Murphys admirers
point to his recent battles to prove
that he is now back in form and de-
clare that Mcfarland would have had
a much easier time with Brown than
he had with Murphy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-11
RUMSEY TWIRLS WINNING
BALL FOR M'CANNS TEAM
Tom Conney's Hartford League Leaders
Here Tomorrow and Waterbury
Saturday
Especial to The Farmer.)

New Britain, May lick Rumsey
pitching Bridgeport to 6 to 1 VIC
tory over New Britain here yesterday.
The Cubebs tapped Rumsey for nine
hits but he kept them scattered and
refused to allow any, liberties at crit
zeal times. The Mechanics swatted
Pressy, the former Pittsburg twfrler,
for IL drives Tom Crook was the lead
er with three and Kauff, Litschi and
Eley had two each.
1t was two for the visitors when the
fourth opened in which the Aviators
made their run. And even before
they got their chance at the bat in
that inning the visitors had added an
other to their score. Kauff hit, stole
second, went to third on Stoves sac
rifice and scored on fielder's choice
when Snyder hit the ball.
In the next inning the Aviators were
hardest hit Of ALL Crook opened with
a hit, the third for him in the game
and with this good Introduction
Bridgeport forced two men in. Ladd
followed with a dribble to second and
Crook was forced out. Kauff went to
first on the next play in which Warm
er fielded the ball, but Cabrera fumb-
led ana Ladu made second. stowe
went out at first and then Snyder put
out two-base hit and scored Ladd
and Kauff. Russell went out on the
next play.
In the sixth Rufiange sent out a
two-base hit, but his support failed
to bring him in. In the seventh Ladd,
who ran for Rumsey, who was hit
by the ball, scored on a two-base hit
by Litschi
Kauff hit in the eighth and was sent
around to third, but was put out at
home plate, trying Marsans trick Of
stealing in. The score: