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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-28

mitter which would cause the person
at the other end of the line to shrivel
under it's heat. But he was a poiti-
clan of long training. and he knew
that such blasts were sometimes eX
pensive treats. 1t might be well to
hear what his enemy had to say. But
as to going to see him--that was out
Of the question.
Il do not" he thundered-t.I do not
care to continue this conversation. II
has taken place between us. | am will
ing. in spite Of personal repugnan|e
to grant you brief interview. Ny
servants will admit you here at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning But | tell
you now that your interference with
this appropriation matter is as useless
as it is ridiculous and impudent. 1t is
of piece with the rest of your con
duct"
Cali right, Heman, all right" was
the calm answer. i don't say you've
got to come. I only say guess you'd
better. I'm goin' back to Bayport to-
morrer early. And if l was you I'd
come and see me tonight
II have no wish to see you, nor do
[ care to talk with you further. That
appropriation
Maybe it amt all appropriations
'Then cannot understand
II know, but understand. I've
come to understand considerable many
things in the last fortni't. There! l
can't boiler into this machine any long
err I've been clear out to Frisco and
back in eleven days, and got cold in
those blessed sleepin' cars. r.
The receiver fell from the congress
mans hand. 1t was a difficult object
to pick up again. Heman CROPPED for it
In blind, strangely inadequate way.
Yet he wished to recover it very much.
''Wait! Waitw he shouted anxiously.
I-I-I dropped the Are you there,
Whitaker? Are you Oh, yes:
didn't Did you say-er- Frisco?"
Eyes, San Francisco, California. I've
been west on little cruise. Had an
lnterestin' time. It's an interestin'
place. Don't you think 50? Well. I'm
sorry you can't come. Good night"
"Wait!'' faltered the great man. e.
let me think, Cyrus. do not wish
to seem-er arrogant in this matter.
It Is not usual for me to visit my
constituents, but-but-I have no en-
Eagement this evening, and you are not
well, and Hello! Are you there
Hello! Why, under the circumstances
I think Yes, win come. I'll come
-er- lat once"
The telephone enables one to procure
cab in short time. Yet to Heman
Atkins that cab was years in coming
ne paced the library noor, his hand t,
~ forehead And ~ br6ln whirling. II
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Evening, judge Nice winter weather
we're having"
The Judge. who was a ponderous
person, vaguely suggesting the great
Heman, admitted that the weather
was fine. patronizing it as he did SO
The clerk continued the conversation
Captain Cy waited. At length he
spoke.
Excuse me, commodore" he said.
81 don't like to break in until you've
settled whether you have it snow or
not. but I'm here to see Congressman
Everdean. Hadn't you better order
one of your fo'mast hands to hunt him
up?'
The Judge condescended to smile, as
did several other men who stood near.
The clerk Redeemed
''Do you want to see Mr.. Eyerdean?"
he snapped.
t'Why, yes. did. But / can't see
him from here without strainin' my
eyesight"
The clerk sharply demanded one of
the captains visiting cards. He didn't
get one. for the very good reason that
there was none in existence.
"Tell him an old friend Of his dads
Is here on the main deck waitin' for
him." said Captain Cy. ''That'll do
first rate. Thank you. admiral"
Word came that the congressman
would be down in few moments.
The captain beguiled the interval by
leaning on the rail and regarding the
clerk with an awed curiosity that an
: noyed it's object exceedingly. The in
speetion was still on when tall man
of an age somewhere in the early thir-
ties walked briskly up to the desk.
eWho is it that wants to see me?" he
asked
The clerk waved deprecatory hand
in Captain Cy's direction. The new
conner turned
"My zane, is Everdean," he said
Are you Hey! Great Scott! Is ii
possible this is Captain Whitaker"
Tx captain was immensely pleased.
'Well, / declare, Edm he exclaimed
II didn't believe you'd remember me
AFTER, all these years. You was nothin
bk&sa bog when / saw you out in FRS
!. CO.. w ell, Wellt NO WOHuer you re IL
congress. A man that can remember
faces like that ought to be president"
Everdean laughed as they shool
hands
''Don't suppose I'd forget the char
who used to dine with us and tell m'
those sea stories, do you?" he said
"I'm mighty glad to see you. Wha
are you doing here? The last father
and l heard of you you were in Soutl
America. Given up the sea. they said
and getting rich fast"
Captain Cy chuckled.
''It's a good thing | learned long ag'
not to believe all hear" he answered
"else I'd have been SO sure l was ricl
that I'd have spent all had and beel
q permanent boarder at the poorhous
by now. No, thanks; I've had dinner
Why, yes, I'll smoke If you'll hell
along. How's your father? Smart
is hep
The congressman insisted that the.
should adjourn to his rooms. An un
married man. he kept bachelors hal
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couldn't be; It must be a coincidences
He had been an idiot to display his
agitation and surrender 50 weakly. And
yet and yet
The ride through the storm to the
Regent hotel gave him opportunity for
more thought. But he gained little
comfort from thinking. If it was
| coincidence. well and good. II not
| bellboy conducted him to the
Whitaker room ION the saloon deck.
/ IT was a small room, very different
/ from the Atkins library. and Captain
CIV. in a cane seated chair. was hud-
died close to the steam radiator. He
looked far from well.
aEyenin', Heman,' he said as the
congressman entered. Pretty dirty
night, amt it? What we'd call
gray no'theaster back home. Sit down.
Don't mind my not gettin' up. This
heatin' arrangement feels mighty
i comf'table lust now. If l get too far
away from it SILVER my deck planks
loose. Take off your things.
Mr.. Atkins did not remove his over
| coat. His hat he tossed on the bed
He glanced fearfully at his companion.
The latters greeting had been so
casual and everyday that he took cour-
age. And the captain looked anything
but formidable as he Rugged the rad1-
ator. Perhaps things were not so BAD
as he had feared. He resolved not TO
seem alarmed, at all events.
.Have cigar, Heman?' said Cap
oil rio 7
if you don't mind
He lit the cigar. The congressman
cleared his throat.
Cyrus he said, 81 am not ac-
customed to run at the beck and call
, of -er-acquaintances, but even
though we have disagreed of late,
even though to me your conduct seems
quite uniustifiable, still for the sake
of our boyhood friendship and because
Won are not well I-er-came."
! Captain Cy coughed spasmodically,
: cough that seemed to be tearing him
: to pieces. He looked at his cigar re-
! gretfully and laid it on the top OF the
radiator.
.'Too bad" he observed. Tobacco
? centrally lies up my talkin' machinery,
but Just now it seems to make me
> bark like a ships dog shut up in the
. hold. Why, yes, Heman / see you've
) come. Much obliged to you" q
This politeness was still more en-
couraging. Atkins leaned back in his
chair and crossed his legs.
Il presume" he said, that you wish
to ask concerning the appropriation.
regret .
"You needn't. I guess We'll get the
appropriation"
Hemap's condescension vanished. He
leaned forward and uncrossed his legs.
"Indeed? he said slowly, his eyes
fixed on the captains placid face.
"Yes-indeed."
"Whittaker, what are you talking
about? Do you suppose that | have
been the representative of my people
in congress all these years without
knowing whereof / speak? They left
the matter in my hands, and your in
reference
Il amt goin' to interfere. I'm goin'
to leave it in your hands too. And I
callate you'll be able to fird way to
get it. Um-hum, | guess likely you
u,;,,,,
m, :..4 ~ e.. ri,
time had come for another blast from
IN Olympus. He raised the mighty right
el arm. But Captain Cy spoke first
Il. "Sit down Tyen,an said tbn contain
u 81 w" L. lieii"h' s"iu 'iiS' e"i'''l
qole'l3, 81 uoMh. us an to"h
hieetih Never NINA tue alf!i "t'la'i'ti
hon lao t.t1
:. - .,o,,t e,..t CO -, 4l1, ,.o,,
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CHAPTER XIX.

ii ANT. hey?' queried Cyrus
III of the congressman. "You
IN i wouldn't be popular at our
nerfect boarding house hack
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CHAPTER Xxx.

'~1HE Hon. Heman Atkins sat in
the library of his Washington
home before a swapping log
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
Yin THE THEATRES
POLLS

A fact worthy Of more than passing
mention Is that, with the exception
cellent bill at Polls this week is what
is known as a. western act. To fur
Their explain this appelation it might
be said that few years ago the
vaudeville line in the United States
was sharply drawn with the Missis-
sippi as the dividing point East of
that river vaudeville acts played con-
tinuously in the cast and the same
conditions prevailed as regards the acts
playing west Of the river. An eastern
act was seldom booked in the west
and a western act seldom got bookings
in the east With the routing of what
is known as the Orpheum Circuit con-
managers at intervals made trips
through the west in search of talent
just as many booking agents now tour
Europe.
With eastern acts going clear to the
coast and with western acts coming
into New York things began to look
brighter in vaudeville and today
vaudeville knows no east or west in
the characterization of it's acts.
Manager Poll was the first manager
to book western acts and 1t was over
his circuit that some Of the foremost
Of western acts today got their first
showing. Fred Hawley and company
| in 1.-The Bandit; Stepp Mehlinger and
King, Three White Huhns and score
of other acts had their first showing
on the Poll time and Manager Poll
himself has said that he never played
a poor act that came out Of the west.
Perhaps this is accounted for by the
fact that even if he did play western
acts their reputation had to precede
them.
The bill this week is remarkable
however in that all but one of the
T.. III
as nimble a pair of novelty dancers
as ever stepped on the Poll stage are
youthful couple making their first
showing in the east. Johnny John
ston that original singer has been for
years the idol of the Orpheum circuit.
Mcconnell and Simpson in their sketch
"A Stormy Hour had their first cas-
tern showing at Polls in Hartford two
years ago and have never been allow
ed by the booking agents to go back
west since having worked every week
and it is no wonder for they are ex-
tremely clever people with Miss Nc
Connell far better as Coincidence
than many Of the much touted musi-
cal comedy stars; Lee White and
George Perry that classy singing duo
are the latest Corners from the west
having a showing in New York a few
weeks ago resulting in years cas-
tern time being booked and Nelly
Nichols is as famous from Chicago to
the coast as Tanguay or any of the
others are in the east. Paul Spadoni
made his reputation abroad before
coming here but this country has
thought so we'll of him that this sum-
mer will be the first in six years
that he has been enabled to go abroad
to fill engagements. Finally the Six
Kirksmith Sisters, that beautiful act
are products of the far west and their
success in the east has been greater
than any musical act that has ever
appeared in vaudeville The west has
contributed a great bill and the Poll
patrons are most enthusiastic over
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
70 the Board of County Commission

To the Board of County Commission
ers Of Fairfield County:
I hereby apply for. a wholesale
license to sell spirituous and
Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer,
Rhine Wine and Cider, at So Can
non ST., Town Of Bridgeport. My
place of business is not located with
in 200 feet in a direct line of a
Church Edifce or Public School
house. or the premises pertaining
thereto, or any Post Office, Public
Library or Cemetery.
Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th DAY
of April, A. D., 1911.
JOHN MASON.
Applicant.
We, the undersigned, electors and
taxpayers, as defined by law, of the
Town of Bridgeport hereby endorse
the application of the above named
John Mason, for such license
and we de severally certify each for
himself that we are taxpayers owning
real estate situated in said Town of
Bridgeport.
Dated at Bridgeport, this 10Th day
of April, A. D., 1911.
Geo. Kingston, James r. Fitzpatrick.
Herbert e. wood, James Feeley, Chas.
c. Wilson.
I hereby certify that the above
named endorsers are electors and
taxpayers, as defined by law, of the
Town of Bridgeport.
Dated at Bridgeport. this 18th day
of April, A. D., 1911.
VIM T. MULLINS,
U 20 b*p Asst Town Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
FIRE ALARM WOULD HAVE
BROKEN UP EXAMINATION
Everything in Readiness For a
Speedy Exodus at the City
Hall Last Evening

While the examinations for perma-
nent engineers and assistant engineers
of the Bridgeport Fire department
were in progress at the City hall last
evening, two speedy automobiles, all
cranked up, were in waiting outside
the hall in case of an alarm Of fire;
a special bell alarm was extended in
to the council chamber and a special
telephone was in readiness for "still
alarms go that if a fire had brok-
en- out. it is probable that the men
would have been there ahead of the
apparatus.
Fifteen men, most of them engineers
or assistant engineers took the exam
ination, consisting Of 20 questions pro-
pounded by Fire Commissioner Frank
Cogill The first paper was handed
in in about an hours time. Following
are the men who took the examina-
ton:
No. 1 Engine Co., J. Dinsmore.
No. Engine Co., J Burke.
No. Engine Co., T. Fitzgerald and
Charles r. Kerr.
No Engine Co., Thomas Doyle and
William Madden.
No. Engine Co., J. H. Callahan, G..
H.. Bennett and Thomas Dwyer.
No. Engine Co., T. Maloney and
n. Cosier.
No. Engine Co., Martin Grace
No. Engine Co.. T. Mcintyre.
No. 9 Engine Co., F. Doty and F.
Berry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
Connecticut Patents.

the following were issued April Is
1911; list furnished from Office of A
M Wooster, solicitor of patents
Bridgeport, Conn:
Gilbert w. Goodridge, Bridgeport
electric lamp socket, (reis.)
William $. Graham, Bridgeport
buckle.
Forrest r. Sheldon, New Haven, au.
tomato coupling for signal, air, and
steam between cars.
Louis Ney, Hartford, typewritine
machine.
Joseph Willmann, Shelton, pasteur-
izing apparatus for milk.
Danforth F. Alvord, Winsted, grape
fruit and orange knife. (design.)
Harry P. Townsend, New Britain
toy
Frank J. Ludington, Waterbury
machine for making and tipping cigar
cites
Peter Schmidt, Stamford, clothes
line fastener
Howard NJ. Barber, Stonington, shee
feeding and folding mechanism.
Frederick A. Palmer, Middietown
woven-wire bed bottom.
George H. Reynolds, Mansfield De-
pot, upsetting machine.
Trade Marks:
The Noiseless Typewriter Co., Mid
dletown, typewriting machines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,s
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,

April 18th, 1911.
Estate of Mary c.. Whelan, late OF
the town of Bridgeport in said Dis
trict deceased.
The Court of Probate for the DIS.
trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and
allowed six months from the daeo
hereof for Creditors Of said Estate to
Those who neglect to present their
accounts, properly attested, within
said time, will be debarred a recov-
cry. All persons indebted to said Es-
tate are requested to make immedf-
ate payment to
MICHAEL J. WHELAN,
TT2Os*p Administrator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
NOTICE
Tax List 1910

The tax payers of the City of
Bridgeport are hereby notified that
the taxes on the Grand List of 1910
are now due and payable.
The undersigned will be at the Col
Iect0r's Office, City Hall, on Monday,
May list, 1911, and daily thereafter,
Sundays excepted, from 8 a. m. to /
d. m. for the purpose of receiving said
taxes. After June 1st, 1911, three
quarters OF one per cent. will be add
ed to all unpaid bills. and the same
on the first of each month thereafter
JOHN NJ. DONNELLY.
u If. Collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
CORPORATION CERTIFICATES.

Corporation papers as follows have
been fled with the state secretary:
The Young Emmett Gaelic Athletic
Club, Incorporated, of Bridgeport; ar
ticles OF association signed by John J.
Word. William B. Luddy, David Bar
~. Michael j. Flanagan, Nicholas j.
Fianaga and Bernard Reynolds.
The Morning Union Company Of
Bridgeport: certificate changing name
to the Telegram Publishing Company
and increasing the capital from $15,-
900 to $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
FRESH SHAD AT
w. ID. COOK & SONS

Just received at w. d. Cook &c
Sons a boat load of fresh shad to be
sold at lowest prices. also a fine lot
of halibut, steak cod, paddock, blue
fish, Spanish mackerel, striped bass,
salmon, native fiat fish, and cells,
and oysters and all other kinds of
fresh fish in season at lowest prices.
Pure cod liver oil a speciality at w.
D. Cook & Sons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
u 10 s.
EnuliSh French Capital

- ApTTAT, FURNISHED for sound
u American, Canadian and Mexican
enterprises. Mining, Industrial, Inn.
Der and Manufacturing. Steam and
Tiaotric RajIroads financed. Irriga-
tion projects promoted. Substantial
stock. Bond or Debenture issues
bought. sold or UNDERWATER. Collec-
t;ons and Clearances made for Banks,
bankers and Trust Companies. Head
office London, Branch Paris. Cor
respondence invited.
DENT & BYRNE,
t4-1e-1S, BIoombury Street, London,
TT2Ods* England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
MEETING OF N. A. S. e.

At the meeting last night of the
local branch of the National Society
of Stationary Engineers, there was a
discussion of the bill now pending be-
fore the legislature, requiring the IL
censing of all engineers. Three new
members were admitted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
ST. JOHNS LODGE.

The Felloworaft Association of st.
Johns lodge, F. & A. NJ, gave an en-
joyable informal dance last evening
at the Masonic Temple bah room. The
attendance was large despite the un-
pleasant weather, and a long dance
program was enjoyed to the music Of
the Wheeler & Wilson orchestra.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
ARCAlNUM AND ADELPHIAN.

Adelphian lodge, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, entertained the men,
bers Of Arcanum lodge last evening
at its hall. The visitors helped exem-
plify the second degree in full form.
A number of membership applications
were received d
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
SEASIDE COUNCIL, NO. ~709,
ROYAL ARCANUN

The next regular meeting will be
held on Friday evening, April 21st at
8 O'Clock. There will be initiation Of
several candidates, award attendance
prize, cigars, etc. The final game Of
the carpet bowl tournament will be
played. This for a dinner to the win
ners by the losers, between the evens
and odds. The Evens have a small
margin of a lead and it is to be hoped
that the boys will turn out strong
and root for the Odds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRIBE,
I. 0. r. M.

AT the wigwam of Konckapotanauh
Tribe, /. 0. r. NJ. an entertainment
will be given on the evening of April
q, at which number Of the best
known singers in the city will take
part The soloists of the evening will
include Mrs. Lena -Barnsley,
Mrs. c. H. Parker, Miss Mabel Bump,
Miss Edith Russell, and number of
others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.

At the regular meeting of Bridge
port lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, to-
morrow evening, Supreme Interna-
tional Organizer James J. Davis of
Pittsburg, will be present, and a large
out-turning of the local members is
expected. A class of candidates will
be initiated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
PARK CITY LODGE. N. e. o. p.

Planned for last night at the meet
ing Of Park City lodge, N. E. o. p,
the Initiation of several new members
had to be deferred until the next
meeting as reports regarding the ap-
plicants were not received in time
from the medical examiner. Instead
the time of the meeting was taken
up with a discussion of the reports
made by the representatives to the
recent grand lodge session at Water
bury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20

The entertainment of the Squaw
Man to be given at Olivet church. this
evening, has been postponed on ac-
count of illness of Mr.. Raymond
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20

New York.-Miss Belle Brand claims
to be the champion saleswonan in the
country. She is suing a dress manu-
facturer for alleged arrears in her
commissions on sales of $132, 900 a
wear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the As
ISOLATED Charities for Industrial Re-
lief will be held at the Hall Home,
1872 Golden Hill street, Monday May
I at %. m. for the purpose of elect
ino officers and transacting any other
business which may legally come be-
fore said meeting.
Ir1es& Corresponding Secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
wowoMPoN TRIBE, 1. o. r. M

Wowompou Tribe OF Red Men has
received an invitation from Ansanta-
wac Tribe OF New Haven to visit that
tribe on April 26 and confer the War
rtors' degree upon Philip Troup edi-
tor Of the New Haven Union In
preparation for this visit the degree
team Will hold rehearsal this even
ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
FRATERNAL NEWS
sTRATF1ELD nNcAMPMENT,

Stratfield Sncampment. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, will confer the
Royal Purple degree upon several
candidates this evening. The work
will be carried out in the form for
which this encampment is noted. A
large attendance is expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-20
ENTERTAINER POSTPONED.

The Noiseless Typewriter Co., Mid
dletown, typewriting machines.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-05-03
The Sympathetic Watch.

The sympathetic watch is all very
well. writes n correspondent. but there
are many who find that their watches
can never he relied upon to behave
regularly. Generally the wearer is
found TO he of Il very nervous DISPOSE
ton. and il certainly looks as IL this
communicated itself TO the watch.
One inherited by the writer. which
had kept good time for years. imme
diately developed erratic tendencies
when worn by him and has never got
out of them. Only once for a brief
space did watch go regularly with
him. II was Swiss one. which had
varied when worn in England. but
kept accurate time on Swiss holiday.
And the question was whether II was
the wearer's temporarily braced nerves
or the effect Of its native air on the
watch that did the trick. = London
Chronicle.