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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09
BIRMINGHAM. (From Consul Albert Haistead.>


 Birmingham is assisted in the handling of street-car passengers dur ing the rush hours" by having. the lines radiate in all directions from the manufacturing and business por- tions of the city. Standing in 8 street car is specifically prohibited. due to a desire for the comfort of the lines are marrow gauge. the tracks be- ing only 1-2 feet wide. although when the weather is bad and some times during the rush hours a few standing passengers are permitted. A few straps hang from the top of tho car only for the purpose of assisting passengers entering and leaving.
 How Crowding of Passengers Is
 Prevented.
 The ordinances of the city give the police authority to regulate the load ing and unloading of passengers. con sesuently there is no rushing and crowding in getting on cars. Pas sengers form two lines; one line is for the lower part of the car and the other for the top deck, which is reach ed by winding stairs in front and rear, all Birmingham cars having two decks. The forming of two lines is called the "quene" system and is in RR1n Ringdom. one of the ,as res.ona nthe the queue" system is generally observed even when there is no officer to en- force order, is the practice of theater owners opening their doors to the public at certain hours for parts of people wait in line. Passengers board the cars at tho front end and leave from the rear. When . car has It's full quota of passengers. the motor man draws chain across the en- trance and the conductor one across the exit, and no one is permitted to get on board until the destination cf a. passenger Is reached. The cars run on the left track.
 Overcrow1ing of Cars.
 There are occasions when com plaints are made that passengers are delayed by the regulations prohibit ing overcrowding of cars. This is most noticeable about l o'clock on Saturdays which is universally a half holiday, and especially when tha weather is bad. However. the only real inconvenience for those whe is near the beginning or end of g line when the car is filled with pas- sengers, which sometimes makes a person late in reaching his place oi work.
 In order to supply a sufficient num- Der of cars to meet the demands of the rush hours, it is usual to start 76 cars at 5 o'clock in the morning, which number is increased to 173 cars at 7:30 o'clock, after which the number fuctuates. being 226 from to o'clock in the evening The cars are of one class and there is na special service for business men af higher fares; the clerks, tradespeople, and workingmen are not treated diff ferently, although those who ride be- the advantage of the return and cheaper fare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09
MRS. BRIGGS OF THD
 POULTRY YAR1)S

The three act comedy. Mrs. Brfggs of the Poultry Yard". presented by amateurs at Christ church. last ev- ening. attracted 6 large attendance Miss Ruth MacBride in the. role of Mrs. O'Connor. with a live pig. was the most striking and amusing fea- ture of the performance. Among the participants were Miss Jessie J. Kerr. Miss Lydia L. Erod. Miss Florence Bradley. E. August Wenzel. W. Gray Quaintance. E. Wright Phelps. Miss Jessie Joudrey. Miss Mildred whitney. Miss Florence Riley and Harry Flaw ley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09
OPERATED ON A HEN.

Terryville, Feb. SeHarry Baldwin while attending to his chickens a few days ago. noticed one that was in dis tress. Upon examination he discov- cred that the hen had got something in it's crop. He performed an opera tion, opening the crop and removing a good sized bone The required num- Der of stitches were taken to close the incision and the hen has enjoyed good health and has laid an egg every day since.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09

$1.50 and $2.00 Fancy Waists in Iin- gerie, Linen and Lawn only 79c at the BIG DAY SALE. GOTTLIEB GORMAN CO, Opp.
 Howland's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09
HOW EUROPEAN CITIES
 PREVENT 0VERCROWDINC
 OF STREET RAILWAY CARS

in one hour and thirty minutes. Ce- casionally the platforms to the trains become crowded, in which case tsnas- cts are no longer sold until the trains have carried off the surplus passen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09
OF BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Fl o T ICE

For forty-four years VIC have been conducting business at the same oiu location. corner of Main and JOhn Streets. Bridgepor-. Conn. and oas Private Bank has been establisled there continuously. We hate receiseo and paid out on demand without no sscc millions of dollars of money oe. receive money subject to depositors check nt sight. on which We allow ehree per cent. per annun. credne1 0 each account Eonthiy. We sonc.s o1c accounts of individuals. business men, firms and corporations. nnd aA who want a bank account where tnsy ean deposit money. checks or draIIA and leave if for one dny. one weeA,on nr.nth or one year, and draw interest on 1t for any lime 1t is left with uH NC give to fine business our careIW pers0nal attention as the oldest nrn of private bankers Tn this stntc.
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
GOOD ENGLISH IN DlSUSE.

About one-half the good English
words have been lost to this genera
ton through the failure Of the schools
to instruct the rising generation in
the ordinary use Of the mother
tongue. Inside the office windows the
other day the oldest man in the
bunch used the verb to cosset," and
not another man present knew what
ii meant. Not one knew what a
''cosset" is, And Vet there was the
word in all the dictionaries: cosset.
pet orphan lamb: to cosset. to
nourish and bring up in an artificial.
petting way. The next unintelligible
phrase which the elderly man used
was "a democrat wagon" Nobod .
knew what a democrat wagon is or
was. This time the elderly citizen
was too cOntemptuOus of the ignOr-
ance Of his office mates to explain
the meaning OF the term. Anybody
who does not know what kind of a
wagon democrat wagon is is I'M
worthy to be enlightened. II is get
ting so that the talk of any man who
is past the age of 40 years requires
glossy if il is TO be understood
by the young generation.-New York
Mail
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

were burned in the funeral pyre
Yet no one who comes into close
touch with the Chinese deems this
utilitarianism race trait They are. in
fact. capable Of the highest idealism.
Among the few who have come near to
the thought of Buddha or Jesus one
finds faces saintlike in their depth of
spirituality. The materialism is i'm
posed by hard economic conditions 1t
is the product of an agelong anxiety
about tOmOrrOw's rice, and is not To be
counteracted by the influence Of the
petty proportion the circumstances Of
which lift them above sOrdid anXieties.
No natural resource is too trifling to
be turned To account b. the teeming
population. The sea is raked and
strained for edible plumber. Seaweed
and kelp have a place in the larder
Great quantities Of shellfiSh. NJ bigger
than ones fingernail. are opened and
made to yield a food that finds its way
far inland. The fungus that springs
up i'm the grass after rain is eaten
Fried sweet potato vines furnish the
poor mans table. The roadside
bitches are bailed out for the sake Of
fishes no longer than one finger-Ed-
ward A. Ross in Century.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

They were put in it. and peace again
reigned.
But not long,
OFFICER Powers went to bring then
| to supper. The Williams had all but
| broken out, though hog-tied by the
| legs with chains, and handcuffed to
boot They had cut off the hand
cuffs and chains pried off the boards
on the inside OF the car, knocked off
a few outside. and were just bidding
| their host adieu, Cfiguratively) when
| Powers arrived.
Halt. Surrender" cried the Of
ficer
Beat it," retOrted the bandits.
Surrender, or I'll shoot" demanded
the officer.
If YOU do. I'll swat yez wild dis
rock" returned the 0=noit.
Whereupon the officer sailed in.
and cracked one over the head with
the butt end of his gun, soon had
both handcuffed together again.
At this stage Powers noticed an
unusually broad suspender worn by
one Of the hOboes. Under this he
found a little pocket This pocket
was filled with a half dozen little
files. and a small steel saw. This
explained how they disposed of the
handouts and chains so easily.
Then he carried them back.
tied them securely together by the
legs with n chain. fastened the chain
securely to the seats in the waiting
room.
Here was staged the final scene.
The bandits heaped all manner of vile
abuse on the helpless officer. With
patience and fortitude he bore the
blackening blasphemies Parentheti-
cally. be it said. that formerly Officer
Powers was a cowman. In some
manner the Williams must have sus-
pected it. As a last straw one in
Jimated that he was some obsolete
sample Of a sheepman
Mortal could not stand that Insult.
out shot the good right arm. bringing
up suddenly on the bandits nose
over he fell. pulling his comrade to
the floor with him
At this juncture the track walker
rolled into the officer for striking the
prisoner. A sick wife saved this gem
tleman from the laws wrath
Powers pulled a truck outside the
window. and watched the Williams.
who slept peacefully on the floor.
their shackles. and handouts rat
Ting entertainingly for the edification
Of what mild-mannered tourists hap
pened along.
The prisoners were brought TO the
city by Officer Powers yesterday en-
route to Florence. He had intermit-
tent struggles with charges all the
way. While in town waiting COR the
Winkelman train the men were locked |
mp in Jail So vicious and persistent
had been their resistance that il was
suspected that they We're something |
more than ordinary hobOes II was
therefore decided to photograph them |
and that was done after another |
fight
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
Advertising Talks
Ia The Readers OF The Renlhlican
By JOHN IRVING RoMER, Editor of IF Printers Ink. g

Why don't more SHOE DEALERS
ADVERTISE?
The advertised brands Of shoes rep
resent only SMALL PROPORTION
of the GOOD FOOTWEAR that is
manufactured in this country.
The rest of this good footwear is
sold by many shoe dealers in different
cities. But their trade is SMALL and
their stores are comparatively UN-
KNOWN because they DON'T AID
VERTISE.
When asked WHY they don't start
a steady campaign in the newspapers,
to make their shoes and their store
known, these dealers invariably reply
that their business isn't big enough to
support an advertising campaign.
They will point perhaps to page ad
for REGAL SHOES, and ask how
they can hope to "cope with the big
fellows at advertising
These dealers should realize that the
story Of Regal Shoes furnishes
striking example of the accomplish
mcnt of what they claim is impossible
GROWING BIG BY ADVERTIS-
ING from small beginnings.
Not many years ago Mr.. Bliss, the
manufacturer of Regal Shoes, was a
salesman for his father, who kept a
LITTLE SHOE SHOP IN BOSTON.
This shop wasn't half the size of many
of the stores of the present dealers
who say they are ''tOo small 20 adj
vertise>'
But Mr.. Bliss, senior, MADE GOOD
SHOES, and Mr.. Bliss, junior, knew
it. He realized if the PUBLIC could
be made to KNOW 1T, TOO, the bust
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
MUSTERED OUT.

Senator BOurne's Salvation Army"
is going to pieces. All repcets from
Washington agree that there will soon
be a general mastering out. When
the Progressive Republican league
was organized last year it promised
To become an important factor in ma
tional politics It's leaders Were in
practical control in Il dozen republic
an states-California. oregon. Wash
ington. Idaho. North Dakota, South
Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas. Iowa.
Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan
The progressive movement had taken
a strong hold in many other states
and insofar as the league Offered
nucleus for opposition to President
Taft's denomination on the ground
that his administration had lacked
sufficient aggressiveneSS on the tariff
issue its activities took on q formid-
able aspect. Most Of the progressives
in congress had voted against the
Payne tariff law and had classified
themselves as pronounced downward
revisionists. and they enjoyed the
sympathy Of many republicans
throughout the country who thought
the tariff revision Of 1909 inadequate.
Now the league is moribund, and
the reason why it has succumbed to
galloping consumption is obvious The
Canadian reciprocity agreement was
its death blow. When President Taft
announced that he had made com
pact which would open the way to
freer trade with Canada and also be
of permanent benefit in cementing
friendly relations between this cOun-
try and Canada, there was rout.-
New York Tribune
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
THE STREET.

\ street is but a thoroughfare
With houses rising here and there.
Ard creaking signs and swaying doors
And jumbled rows of shops and stores.
a street is but way that goes
Where no one cares and no one knows.
And where folk hurry. straight or
bowed.
Old, young, commingled in the crowd
\ street is but a narrow place
Where we meet strangers face TO face.
Where people babble of the news
What time each one his hope pur-
sues:
one street-another-all the same
Save for the width or kind or name.
a million streets there are and more
That lie between the house and store.
Yet did we know the folk we see
How different each street would be,
One hurries by and huns a song.
ore shuffles past with curses strong.
One strOlls all leisurely of gait
As though he babe the world to wait
Another PUSHES with a grim.
Tense fear upon the face of him
And women. too-One old and weak.
One bold and one all shy and meek.
And one whose face with rapture beams
because she walks amid her dreams:
And little children laugh and call.
Their play-sOngs echo over all
There goes bridal coach, and there
a hearse creeps with someone's despir.
hlACC
1hat mutters Of the tramping feet.
A place. way. a common path
And vet it tells of joy and wrath
And failure. and of happiness.
OF woe. and of someone's success.
All. did we know of all we see.
How different each street might be,
Wilbur d. Nesbit.
In Chicago Evening Post.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

ness would GROW. SO he decided to
give those shoes a BRAND NAME by
which they could always be identified,
and to ADVERTISE them.
The present enormous Regal Shoe
business is the result of that idea,
backed by the courage to carry it
through.
This same OPPORTUNITY, this
same weapon - ADVERTISING -
awaits other shoe dealers today Even
if they do not wish to establish ma
tional brands. there is no reason why
they cannot build up big, permanent
business in their respective cities.
The shoe dealer who knows his
shoes are GOOD shOes-whO knows
his long experience enables him to
FIT people perfectly-can meet the
big fellows" on equal ground.
His SERVICE is as valuable as are
his shoes. The best shoes in the world
DON'T GIVE SATISFACTION if
they DON'T FIT He can make GER
tain HIS shoes DO fit
Let this dealer ADVERTISE HIS
SERVICE as well as his shoes
GUARANTEE to fit his customers to
their entire satisfaction He will get
trade, for numbers of people will pat
ronize a shoe dealer whose skill in fit
ting shoes they can absolutely DE
PEND UPON.
He can start with small adS-adS
that TELL SOMETHING. about his
shoes and his service. They can grow
bigger as his business grows bigger
For it WILL grow-if his shoes and
service make gOod-and he KEEPS
ON ADVERTISING REGULARLY.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

Two broken down paupers met j.
the poorhouse yard. says the Cleve
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
cHINA's GRINDING POVERTY.

For a grinding mass-p poverty that
cannot be matched in the occident
there remains but one general cause.
namely. the crowding of population
upon the means Of subsistence. Why
this people should so behave more than
other peoples. why this gifted race
should so recklessly multiply as To
condemn itself to a sordid struggle for
a bare existence. can be understood on
ly when one understands the consti-
tuition Of the Chinese family.
In their outlook on life most Chinese
are rank materialists. They ply the
stranger with questions as TO his in
come, his means, the cost OF his be-
longings. They cannily offer paper
money instead of real money at the
graves of their dead. and sacrifice pa
per images of the valuables that once
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

land Plain Dealer II was evident 10
each that the other had seen better
days; each could see i'm the others
face the sign that noble and inge 70
NOUS mind had succumbed to :he
blows of an adverse fortune
Friend, what has reduced YOU TO
this sad condition." the first asked
gently.
1T is an old story" answered the
second wreck. Il was an inventor.
And every time I invented a great
thing some heartless capitalist got all
the profits. And-here ] am, But
what brought you here"
1t is another old story / was a
capitalist. And every time I invested
in some inventors idea. it, turned
out worthless. Shake. comrdde-we
have ruined each other"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
THE MELTING POT.

More than 40 per cent Of the popu-
lation of Hawaii is japanese, the rest
Of the inhabitants being natives.
Chinese and Americans. with a scat
tering Of Portuguese. Spaniards and
persons of mixed race. The japanese
element Of the population increases
far more rapidly than any other,
about $50 children being born every
month. Nearly 1000 Japanese children
attend American public schools.
Amalgamation of the different races
or rather the preliminaries of am
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
PLENTY OF PROSPERITY.

The crop experts disagree only by
| how much the wheat crop win excel
the greatest on record. says the New
! York Times. The cotton cipherers
! do not disagree even about that, there
| being a general understanding that
a cotton crop larger than ever known
| is as sure as anything Of that sort
can be so early in the season We
do not know anything about the corn
crop Yet, for the wheat is heading be-
fore the corn is all planted, and
some is even already cut Never was
there such a margin for the pes
simists 10 whittle at. on the grains
the quantities will recoup some re-
duction in price. Cotton quantities
and prices are up together and the
shelves Of the merchants are bare
In bulk never was there such am
pie provision for filling stomachs and
freight cars. There will be all that
either men or animals can eat and
at prices enabling them to eat it
Already the number of idle cars is
lessening and shortly every idle
wheel will be turning. This is as
true Of spindles as Of car wheels.
Unless all of sudden the world has
stopped wearing cotton. the operatives
Of the world must soon be as busy
as the railways Congress we have
with us, but the supreme court has
ground its excellent grist and will
alright the timorOus no more for a
while. The presidential election is
another crop away. Let men get busy
wit i'm Of hAir
mouths, and then the country will see
what il shall see So far as pros
perity is dependent on plenty. the
road is clear as far as any search
light can throw its beams
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
WHEN KNOW THEM.

\ man who used To be 4 judge. as he
AYERS. is on my staff;
And every day around he'll trudge to
get a quarter or a half
a real judge I'd like 10 know, for they
are most important folk,
But that is not the way things go; I
always know EN- when they're
broke
4 man who was millionaire ten years
ago is now my friend.
Ny modest meals he's glad To share;
he bOrrows what l have to lend
He is a poor. decripit thing; a magnate
once, but now a joke,
I never knew money king; J always
know EN- when they're broke
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29
NOTHING FOR NOTHING.

1t was said by all the neighbors OF
Mr.. Squinchley that he had never been
known to give away anything in his
life. says Youths Companion. He
either sold it or demanded something
in exchange. on one occasion he was
making long railway journey. The
seat directly i'm front of him was oc-
cupied by man who had been cough
ing and sneezing at frequent intervals
for more than an hour, At last Mr.
Squinchley leaned forward and spoke
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

algamatiOn--is proceeding in curious
ways. There are Portuguese who live
in japanese houses and Chinese are
adopting western habits and customs.
A spirit of mutual friendliness is
breaking down the barriers that sep
arate the races.
Out of the babel of tongues a
strange. new language is arising. in
telligible. no doubt. to those who use
il, but to no one else under the sun
In the general linguistic miXup the
noble English speech gets rather the
worst OF it.-Boston Globe.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-29

to him.
That's pretty bad cold you seem
To- have" he said.
Worst one ever had in my life. "
WheeZed the other.
Well. / know of a simple and
harmless remedy. absolutely sure. that
viii cure it inside of two DAYS"
Some patent nostrum?'
NO; YOU can make it up at home
4 shall be very grateful if YOU will
tell me what il is
TN DO il. sir" said Mr.. Squinchlcy,
narrowing his eyelids, if youll tell me
whatl drive away these warts I've
got on my left hand"
THE BALANCE.
Two broken down paupers met in
the pOOrhouse yard. says the Cleve-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-01
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

There is much speculation among the
natrons of the game here as to Wnether
Tom Hughes will be success with the
Nationals this year. A ball player VINO
after several years of service in fast
companv spends season in minor
len p,e is seldom asked to return to the
hir show. Hughes, however. Is one OF
the few who are to be given another op-
nortunity. On his work last season
Huphes looks to be assured Of success
here. The fact that he is no longer
vounsster cuts no figure so far as MS
immediate future is concerned.
Had Hughes been an unknown propo-
sition in major league company ana &C.
,on,ni;shed what he did last season every
No ior league club in the. country would
have been bidding for his services. \
,,itcher who can win thirty-one games
ont of forty-three Is showing some Iish-
cias FORM but because Hughes had pSen
I'm before Washington was the only ciuo
willing to take him on for another ,,.al.
Hughes record, If made by some young
ster would have been put down as
most remarkable. It proves that he
is as good a pitcher now as ne ever
was. il not better, for no doupt Aons
Tom has learned much IN recent sedIs.
Certain 1t is that Hughes possesses VIC
mt which few pitchers have ever mace
good in fast company:
Col Robert Lee Hedges effort to get
a star bail team by trading the material
he does not want is not proving q sue
cess. Everywhere around the Amsllcan
Ieaeue circuit Robert Lee Is coming IN
for q pauning because Of the exoroltant
demands the st. Louis magnaes makes.
Judging from the following from New
YORK exchange. Hedges stands little
chance OF pulling OIL anything with that
when Col. Hedges Of the St. Louis
Rrovns talks swap he Is liable to oner q
cigarette for your right hand ana Few
hundred dollars bonus. which 10 probably
the reason his club IS the joke OF the
american League. There was talk Of
trading Jimmy Austin for Roy Hartzell-
hit il was only newspaper conversation
President Frank Farrell of the Yankee.
saws that what Hedges really wanted
was Jack knight and Earl Gardner fol
Hartzell-
Last season when the Browns were
soins. SO badly Hedges rAuted around the
circuit looking for assistance. He made
up his mind that Rhody Wallace was tc
be offered for the sacrifice. Wallace has
only a couple OF years OF big league bal
left In him at the most. In. Washin gton
Hedges offered Wallace for that great