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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01

STORAGE OF TURNTTURF-sepa rate rooms. securely locked. furni- ture and china packing. Furniture and Pianos removed. large vans. careful handling. Brideeport Stor- e.e Warehouse O.. 12s7 Main St.. Far Congress St. Tel. 9s4-2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01
MONEY TO LOAN

CALL AT OtTR OFFTCE-we will ad. vance you money on your own nota If you own property no matter how much your property is mortgaged at. Bridgeport Realty Co.,. Room
 10s-110. Warner Bldg. L11 st1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01

FOR SALE. Fine business block in heart cf city. large store and tenements above Large building lot in centre of city Twenty room house, acres of land for es1dentfal or club purposes te sell at great sacrifice. Houses ana lots in Bridgeport and Stratford on easy terms.
 LA NJ ES FEELEY,
 Arcade
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01
SHOE REPAIRING

GOODYEAR SHOE REPAIRING co. Shoes repaired right; same system as used in making them Goods called for and delivered. Open evening. 76 John Street. Teie- phone. Rz 'u
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01
MALE HELP WANTED
FOR SALE

DOCK PROPERTY for rent or sale. Lot fronting Stratford Ave. bridge 72x11O. H. Beutelspacher, 235 Middle St. S23str
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01
FURNITURE

.FV-RNTTURE. BEDDING. STOVES housefurnishings. cash or on easy +erms. Your credit is good Ask for prices and terms. The Sterling Fur niture Co.,, 12S7 Main St. Tel. 9S4-z
 B21 elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01
M ! : c F l. l. A N E O D S
 W A N T s

ANTED-Eiousekeepe to try .in- 1usoria Cream" the finest and best siNer polish known. Guaranteed hairless. Ask your dealer for it.
 S26 ssp
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-13
sect Rich Quick WalIingford.'

Pleasant experiences are the epis-
odes in life that are most often re-
counted. II is this very human in
pulse that has made Geo. NJ CohaI
ycorngsdy S|Get Rich Quick Walling
for(f&Asle nlost talked about Amesi-
Il al prdesespan several seasons.
Th6fe Us a fascination in Watching
the development of the plot of this
racy satire on American commercfal-
ism that ~ apsentelyf epinshthI aid
the fact that it has been the domin-
ating attraction both in New York
and ohica go, for the past two seasons
affords proof its excellence as a
clean co1Iyjjnacing epteFtainme4t land
genius erlga th il IL rassz
factory stage pertraitare- tha has
e9hpfh4s4 THE eh aorsemS lit of amuse..
hlehtsseekers for lerfgth of time.
Messrs. Cohan and Harris will pre-
sent Get Rich Quick Wallingfords in
sthis city at the. Elks Theater soon.
Have you sealed your; letter with
Christmas Seal?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-13
SHERiFfS HOLD
xsgg.. WINTER MEETING

\ ?', =. ,s.,,l. ., t,. <d,,,s. i. F l.,.a
Y hsasIItlE. and b. l.. Robertsssof g
little Rock, Secretary.
Little Rock, Dec 1s-1The semi
annual meeting Of the Association Of
! State sheriffs was held at the H1ss-
XII County Court house Monday morn
| ing.
About fifteen delegates were; p;rses-
ent. AS is the eustom--the- winter
meetinSfis deY9fed to tpe election of
S a 'ss an? Y,ns a{ af IL as
ISOLATION, .are brought ,before the at
nIembe9s| Sheriff B. l.
report of the matters taken before
the state legislature in behalf of the
! sheriffs Of Arkansas. The bin in
trodqcedf at the last session of the
legislature providing for an appro-
priatiofl'-for sheriff s 'expenses when
tdilCu out vi TIE state LOT The puf-
pose of criminal arrest was vetoed
hbA the governor. In. this way. there
sis' now nd provisioii made for the
sheriffs in defraying their expenses
When making an interstate trip.
,f5e1 The officers elected for. the COM
ing wear were* r. A. Norris, .tof Fort
Smith, Gspresident IT. NJ. Fletcher, of
/ lonoke, vice-president: B. L. Roberts,
of Little Rock, secretary and treas
prer,
b. The delegates Were guests at
/ luncheon at the Hotel Marion Mon
day afternoon. of Mr. Roberts. The
| Semi-annual meeting closed at noon
/ on Monday, as there We're no matters
to be brought before the hoard 9TH
er than the election of officers and
the discussion of the governors We
to Of the bill providing flor an appro-
priation allowing expenses to those
5sheriffS. called out of the, state to
serve requisition papers. noe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-13

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Gillespie & Bro. Gro
Gerry Co., of Pine Bluff, Ark, will be
held at their mercantile house, We'd
nesday. Jan. 10, 1912, between the
hours of a. M, and p. my for the
purpose of, electing officers to serve
for the ensuing year, and for trans.
acting any other business properly
brought before said meeting Ut
q RoBT. FINLEY, secy..es.s
F Pine Bluff. Ark Dec, Z, l911s ana
Z In .,s.ao ..,o
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-13
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SAVED HIS WIFE'S LIFE.

My wife would have been in her
grave today" writes O. H. Brown, of
s5Muscadine, Ala, "if it had not been
for DIR. Kings New Discovery. She
was down in her bed, not able. to get
up without help. She had a severe
bronchial trouble and dreadful
cough. i got her a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, and she soon
I began to mend, and was we'll in a
snort time lnfallible for coughs
and colds, its the most reliable rem
edy on earth for desperate lung trou-
bic hemorrhages, lagrippe, asthma,
hay fever Group and whooping cough.
soc, s1.oo. Trial bottle free Guar
anteed by all druggists. no
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-13

Little Rock, Dec ls--The semi
annual meeting Of the Association of
State shefiffs was held at the fl1lss-
XII County Court house Monday morn
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-13

About fifteen delegates were: prses-
ent. AS is the custom the winter
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WIEN .AMAN
MAQQIES III
BpN1A4Y lO[B[EEUS H0H[EGlART &l
0AI/ZHCR Of TIE CIRCULAR sSTAlRCASE~
lit MAN IN LOWER TN, ETC.
-NERRIXZn4N ONHNAN/

the bag away and sat up resolutely in
bed.
Have you made up?" she demand
ed, looking from one to the other of
us. Bella, don't tell me you still
persist in that nonsense"
What nonsense?" I asked, getting
ready to run
THAT you do not love him."
"Him?"
James" she snapped irritably. do
you suppose mean the policeman"
l looked over at Jimmy. She had got
me by the hand, and Jimmy was ma
king frantic gestures to tell her the
whole thing and be done with it. But
! had gone too far. The mill Of the
gods had crushed me already, and I
didn't propose to be drawn out hide
ample for the next two or three
weeks, although it was clear enough
that Aunt Selma disapproved of me
thoroughly, and would have been glad
enough to find that no tie save the
board of health held us together. And
then Bella came in, and you wouldn't
have known her. She had out on
straight white wooden wrapper, and
she had her hair in two long braids
down her back. She looked like a
nice wide-eyed little girl in her
teens, and she had some lobster salad
and a glass of port on tray. When
she saw the situation she put the
things down and had the nastiness to
stay and listen.
I'm not blind" Aunt Selma said,
with one eye on the tray. 'You two
silly children adore each other;
saw some things last night"
Bella took a step forward; then she
stopped and shrugged her shoulders.
Jim was purple.
Il saw you kiss her in the dining
room, remember that" Aunt Selma
went on, giving the screw another
turn.
1t was Bella's turn to be excited.
She gave me an awful stare, then she
fixed her eyes on Jim
Besides" Aunt Selma went on,
you told me today that you loved
her Don't deny it, James"
Bella couldn't keep quiet another in
slant. She came over and stood at
the foot of the bed.
please don't excite yourself, dear
Miss Caruthers," she said, in a voice
like ice. Every one knows that he
loves her; he simply overdows with
1t. lit is quite by-word among
their friends. They have been sitting
together in corner all evening"
Yes, that was what she said; when
! had not spoken to Jimmy the whole
time in the den. Bella was catfish,
and she was jealous, too. 1 turned on
my heel and went to the door; then l
turned to her, with my hand on the
knob.
you have been misinformed," I
said coldly. "You can not possibly
know, having spent three hours in a
corner yourself-with Mr.. HARRISON"
/ abhor jealousy in woman.
Well, Aunt Selma ate all the lobster
salad, and drank the port after Bella
had told her it was beef, iron and
wine, and she slept all night, and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01

my tiippancy; and the result of that
flippancy-the man on the stairs, the
arms that held me, the terrible kisses
that had scorched my lips-it was aw-
full! And then the absurd situation
across Aunt Selina's bed, and Bella's
facet Oh, it was all so ridiculous-my
having thought that the HARRISON man
was a gentleman, and finding him
cad, and worse. It was overwhelmingly
funny. l quite got headache from
laughing; indeed l laughed until
was going to have an attack OF
strangulated emotion, called hysteria.
So l got up and turned on all the
lights, and bathed my face with CO
logne, and felt better.
But l did not go to sleep. When
the hall clock chimed two, I discover
ed I was hungry. I had had nothing
since luncheon, and even the thirst
following the South American goulash
was gone. There was probably some
thing to eat in the pantry, and if there
was not, I was quite equal to going
to the basement.
AS it happened, however, I found a
very orderly assortment of left-overs
and a pitcher of milk, which had no
business there, in the pantry, and
with plenty of light was not at all
frightened.
l ate bread and butter and drank
milk, and was fast becoming a ra-
tional person again; had pulled out
one Of the drawers part way, and
with a tray across the corner / had
improvised comfortable seat And
then I noticed that the drawer was
full of soiled napkins, and l remember
ed the bracelet. hardly know why
again after Flanagan had already done
it, but I did. / finished my milk and
then, getting down on my knees, l
proceeded Systematically to empty the
drawer. [ took out perhaps a dozen
napkins and as many doilies without
finding anything. Then l took out a
large tray cloth, and there was some
thing on it that made me look farther.
One corner of it had been scorched,
the clear and well-defined imprint of
lighted cigarette or cigar, blackened
streak that trailed off into a brown
and yellow. I had queer, trembly
feeling, as if I were on the brink of
discovery-perhaps Annes pearls, or
the cuff buttons with storks painted
on china in the center. But the only
thing l found, down in the corner Of
rette.
To me, it seemed quite enough. It
was one of the South American ciga-
rettes, with tobacco wrapper instead
of paper, that Mr.. HARRISON smoked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
CHAPTER XII.
/ Make a Discovery.


Really, have left Aunt Selma rath.
er out of it, but she was important as
cause, not as a result; at least at
first. She came out strong later 1
believe she was very nice old won.
an, with strong likes and prejudices,
which she was perfectly willing to pay
for. At least, only presume she had
likes; I know she had prejudices
Nobody ever understood why Bella
consented to take BetE's place with
Aunt Selma. AS for me, l was too
much engrossed with my own affairs
to pay the invalid much attention.
Once or twice during the day / had
stopped in to see her, and had been
received frigidly and with marked dis.
approval. | was in disgrace, of course,
after the scene in the dining room the
night before. l had stood like a
naughty child, just inside the door,
and replied meekly when she said the
pillows were overstuffed, and why
didn't have the linen slips rinsed in
starch water? She laid the blame OF
her illness on me, as I have said be-
fore, and she made Jim read to her in
the afternoon from book she carried
with her, Goals Of Fire on the Do
nestle HEARTH" marking places for
me to read.
She sent for me that night, just
as l had taken OF my gown; so
threw on a dressing gown and went
in. To my horror, Jim was already
there. At a gesture from Aunt Sc
lima, he closed the door into the hall
and tiptoed back beside the bed,
where he sat staring at the figures
on the silk comfort.
Aunt Selinas first words were: |
where's that fibberty-gibbet?" !
Jim looked at me.
"She must mean Betty" 1 explain
ed. "She has gone to bed, think"
let-her-in-this- room
again" she said, with awful emphas-
sis. "She is an Infamous creature"
ooh, come now, Aunt Selma" Jim
broke in; she's foolish, perhaps, but
she's a nice little thing" Aunt Sc
lina's face was curious study. Then
she raised herself on her elbow, and
taking a fiat chamois-skin bag from
under her pillow, held 1t out.
"My cameo breastpin," she said
solemnly; my cuffbuttons with gold
rims and storks painted on china in
the middle; my watch, that has put
me to bed and got me up for forty
years, and my money-$510.4O!-taken
with the doors locked under my nose"
Which was ambiguous, but forcible.
"But, good gracious, Miss Car
Aunt Selina!" exclaimed, you don't
think Betty Mercer took those
things?"
mo-" she said grimly; 81 think
! probably got up in my sleep and
lighted the fire with them, or sent EN-
out for a walk" Then she stuffed
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YVES able to sit up in chair the next
day, and so infatuated with Bella
that she would not let her out of her
sight. But that is ahead of the story.
At midnight the house was fairly
quiet, except for Jim, who kept walk
ing around the halls because he
couldn't sleep. I got up at last and
ordered him to bed, and he had the
Rudacity to have a grievance with me.
Look at my situation now!" he
said, sitting pensively on a steam re-
diator. Aunt Selma is crazy. l only
kissed your hand, anyhow, and l don't
know why you sat in the den all even
ing; you might have known that Bella
would notice it. Why couldn't you
leave me alone to my misery?"
Very WELL" l said, much offended
"After this ! shall sit with Flanagan
in the kitchen. He is the only gentle
man in the house"
I left him babbling apologies and
went to bed, but had an unconfort-
able feeling that Bella had been wit
ness to our conversation, for the door
into Aunt Sehna's room closed softly
as / passed.
knew beforehand that 1 was not
going to sleep. The instant l turned
out the light the nightmare events Of
the evening ranged themselves in a
procession, or a series Of tableaux, one
after the other: Flanagan on the
roof, with the bracelet on his palm,
looking accusingly at me; Mr.. Harbi-
son and the scene on the roof. with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
FOR AGED PEOPLE.
Old Folks Should be Careful in Their
Selection of Regulative Medicine.

OIQ EOlkS OnOuIQ De AareTuI IN 1nelF
Selection of Regulative Medicine.
We have a safe, dependable and al
together ideal remedy that is particu-
larly adapted to the requirements of
aged people and persons of weak con-
situations who suffer from constipation
or other bowel disorders We are so
certain that it will relieve these COM
plants and give absolute satisfa elton
in every particular that we differ it
with our personal guarantee that it
shall cost the user nothing if it fails
to snbstantiate our claims. This
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Rexall Orderlies have soothing,
healing, Strengthening, tonic and
regulatlve action upon the bowels.
They remove all irritation, dryness,
soreness and weakness. They restore
the bowels and associate organs to
more vigorous and healthy activity.
They are eaten like candy, may be
taken at any time without inconven-
jence, do not cause any gripping,
nausea, diarrhoea, excessive looseness,
fatulence or other disagreeable effect.
Price 25c. and 10c. Sold only at our
store-The Rexall Store, J, T, Ben
nett.
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of course, she probably would some
day!
The result was, naturally that the
old lady wouldn't let Bella out of her
sight, except to go to the kitchen for
something to eat for her. That very
day Bella got the doctor to order ale
for Aunt Selma Ooh, yes; the doctor
could come in; Dial said "it was all a.
coming in, and nothing going out')
and she had three pints of Bass, and
learned to eat anchovies and caviare
all in one day.
Bella's conduct to Jim was disgrace
full. She snubbed him, ignored him,
tramped on him, and jim was growing
positively fabby. He spent most of
his time writing letters to the board
of health and playing solitaire He
was a pathetic figure.
Well, we went 20 bed fairly early.
Bella had massaged Aunt Selina's face
and rubbed in cold cream, Anne and
Dallas had compromised on which
window should be open in their bed
room, and the men had matched to
see who should look at the furnace.
l did not expect to sleep, but the cold
night air had done it's work, and I
was asleep almost Immediately.
Some time during the early part of
the night I wakened, and, after turn
ing and twisting uneasily, l realized
that was cold. The couch in Bella's
dressing room was comfortable
enough, but narrow and low. I re-
member distinctly (that was what was
SO maddening: Everybody thought I
dreamed It'll remember getting an
eiderdown comfort that was folded at
my feet, and pulling it up around me.
In the luxury of it's warmth I snug
gled down and went to sleep almost
instantly. 1t seemed to me I had slept
for hours, but it was probably an hour
or less, when something reused me.
The room was perfectly dark, and
there was not sound save the faint
ticking of the clock, but l was wide
awake.
And then came the incident that in
it's CHASTITY, horrible absurdity made
the rest of the people shout with
laughter the next day. 1t was not
funny then. For suddenly the elder
down comfort began to slip. l heard
no footstep, not the slightest sound
approaching me, but the comfort
moved; from my chin, inch by inch, it
slipped to my shoulders; awfully, in
evitably, hair-raisingly it moved. l
could feel my blood gather around my
2 heart, leaving me cold and nerveless.
AS it passed my hands I gave an in
voluntary clutch for it, to feel it slip
away from my fingers. Then the full
horror of the situation took hold Of
me; as the comfort slid past my feet
/ sat up and screamed at the top of
my voice.
Of course, people came running in
in all sorts of things. I was still sit
ting up, declaring l had seen a ghost
and that the house was haunted. Dali
las was struggling for the second arm
hole of his dressing gown, and Bella
had already turned on the lights. They
said had had a nightmare, and not to
sleep on my back, and perhaps / was
taking grippe.
And just then we heard Jimmy run
down the stairs, and fall over some
thing, almost breaking his wrist. It
was the eiderdown comfort, halfway
up the studio staircase!
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
Just Had to Do Ii,

"See here" said the judge to the
garrulous prisoner who was acting as
his own attorney, you'll have to cut
out those Interruptions. l won't allow
you to waste the time of the court"
But, your honor" rejoined the pris-
oner, what else can l do? I've got
no lawyer to do it for me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
CHAPTER XII.
The Roof Garden.

I was quite ill the next morning
from excitement, l suppose. Anyhow,
l did not get up, and there wasn't
any breakfast. Jim said he reused
Flanagan at eight o'clock, to go
down and get the fire started, and then
went back to bed. But Flanagan did
not get up. He appeared, sheepishly,
at half-past ten, and by that time
Bella was down, in a towering rage,
and had burned her hand and got
the fire started, and had taken up a
tray for Aunt Selma and herself
AS the others struggled down they
boiled themselves eggs or ate fruit,
and nobody put anything away Lollie
Mercer made me some tea and scorch-
ed toast, and brougN it, about II
o'clock.
II never saw such a house." she de-
clared. "A dozen housemaids couldn't
put it in order. Why should every
man that smokes drop ashes wherever
he happens to be?"
That's the question of the ages" I
replied languidly. What was Max
talking SO horribly about a little
while ago." Lollie looked up ag-
grieved.
about nothing at ALL" she declared
Anne told me to clean the bathtubs
with oil, and did it, that's ALL Now
Max says he couldn't get it off, and
his clothes stick to him, and if he
should forget and strike a match in
them the usual way, he would ex-
plode. He can clean his own tub to-
morrow" she finished vindictively
At noon Jim came in to see me,
bringing Anne as a concession to
Bella. He was in a rage, and he car
ried the morning paper like a club in
his hand.
What sort of newspaper lie
would you call this?" he demanded ir-
ritably. 1T makes me crazy; every
body with a mental image of me lean
ing over the parapet Of the roof. wa
wing board, with the rest of you sit
ting on my legs to keep me from
overbalancing"
Maybe there's pictured" Anne
said hopefully.
Jim looked
mo picture" he announced. "I won
der why they restrained themselves! l
wish Bella would keep off the roof"
he added, with fresh access of rage,
''or wear a mask or veil. One of those
fellows is going to recognize her, and
there'll be the deuce to pay"
when you are all through discuss
ing this thing, perhaps you will tell
me what is the matter" 1 remarked,
from my couch. 'Why did you lean
over the parapet, Jim, and who sat on
your legs?"
Il didn't; nobody did," he retorte0,
waving the newspaper. tits a lie cut
out Of the whole cloth, that's what it
is. I asked you girls to be decent to
those reporters; it never pays to Of
fend newspaper man. Listen to this,
Kit"
He read the article rapidly, furi-
ously, pausing every now and then to
make an exasperated comment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01

For either acute or chronic kidney
disorders, for annoying and painful
urinary irregularities take Foley
Kidney Pills An honest and effective
medicine for kidney and bladder dis
orders. j. j. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
Extensive. Too.

What part of railway train do
you regard as the most dangerous?"
inquired the nervous man. 1.-THE din.
ing car" answered the dyspeptic.-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
For LaGrlppe Coughs and Stufy Colds

Taken Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t
gives quick relief anu expels the cold
from your system. 1t contains no
opiates, is safe and SIRE. J. T. Ben
nett,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01

Especial Officer McCloud, on duty
at the ouarantined housa of Iaman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
THE ROOF GARDEN.

Attempt at Escape Frustrated-Mem
bers of the FE1r Hundred
Defy the Law
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-29
StiCkleS-ChamberS.

Mr.. Arnad M. Stickles, of Bowling
Green, and Miss Laura Gordon
Chambers, of Louisville. were mar
ried Wednesday at the home of DR..
Chas. H. Whitlatch, the brides
brother-in-law, in Louisville. They
will be at home in Bowling Green
after October 1st. Mrs. Stickles is
niece of Mr.. A. M. Henry. OF
News,ead, and has number of 9th.
er relatives in this county. She is 9
young woman of unusual beauty
and brightness and of most charm
ing personality. Mr.. Stickles is 6
professor in the normal school.