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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Locating Iceheras.

The captain Of an ocean steamer in
most cases finds out when his vessel
Is approaching an iceberg from the
men down in the engine room. That
sounds queer. but it is fact never
theless. 1t appears that when a
steamship enters water considerably
colder than that through which it has
been going its propeller runs faster.
Such water usually surrounds the vici-
mage of icebergs for many miles.
When the propeller's action therefore
is accelerated without the steam pow
er being increased word is passed up
to the officer on the bridge that ice
bergs may be expected. and a close
lookout for them is established. There
are natural reasons for the propeller
acting in this way. and sea captains
will assert the same thing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
The Name of Rio do Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro owes her name to the
accident Of a date and the mistake Of
her discovery. When Alphonso de
Souza, the Portuguese navigator. found
himself in the spacious bay he imagin-
ed he had found the mouth Of a noble
river, and because the day happened
to be the list of January, 1881, he
named the supposed river after the
first month Of the year. The name
was not applied to the city that grew
up on the slopes of the hills till many
years afterward. but San Sebastian.
the original name. is now almost for
gotten. Rio as a city purchases the
beauty of her site at the cost of health,
for the giant ridges that form the
beautiful background to the town shut
out the breezes that might blow trop-
teal nuisances harmlessly to sea.-Lon-
don Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
, chanaina Tom Reeds Face.

Thomas B. Reed was once the victim
Of a printers error the unusual apt
ness of which, after the first flush Of
indignation had subsidized, appealed SO
strongly to bis sense Of the comic that
he never failed to refer to the matter
with the keenest gusto whenever he
met the man whom he, with the ut
most mock solemnity, always held re-
sponsible for it. The late Colonel John
A. Cockerill's handwriting In the heat
OF composition was sometimes liable
to lose itself in an almost interminable
tangle, deeipherable only with the
greatest difficulty. On one occasion he
undertook to say that "any one can
see Tom Reed has the face of an hon.
est man." but was Mortified when he
opened his paper the following morn
ing and found that the types made him
say that "any one can see Tom Reed
has a face like harvest moon"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Tia 0TaS NafAr ~

A good deal of the tea consumed by
the working classes in the days when
Arthur Young complained of the adj
diction to this luxury had never seen
either India or China. In one of John
Ashton's works on England he cites
case in which a boy charged with
gambling stated that the money found
in his possession had been made by
picking tea leaves. This led to the dis
covery that many persons made a liv-
ing by picking sloe leaves and white
thorn leaves in the fields near Gambler
well and selling them to a local cow
keeper for penny a pound. One man
said he picked from fifty to sixty
pounds a day and always found a mar
ket for them. The,leaves were subse-
quently sold to a wholesale merchant,
who obtained as much as 8 shillings a
pound for them under the guise of tea
The merchant was prosecuted and
fined, not for aduiteration, but for de-
frauding the revenue. And the ''tea
leafer" is still the slang name for the
petty thief.-London Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Ostriches and Their Eods.

A singular thing about ostriches Is
the way they bring up their babies.
Te begin with. there are good many
eggs In the nest tdug out Of the hot
sand, but the eggs were laid by diff
ferent mothers. Ostriches do not lay
eggs every day, and, being far apart,
they would not hatch together. When
the nest is prepared. therefore. all the
ladies in the neighborhood are invited
to contribute an egg apiece, the hostess
returning the favor In due time.
Ostrich eggs are delicious. One
weighs three pounds. or is equal to q
dozen Of a hens. They are very con-
venient too, for the hunters in the
desert. They not only furnish a de-
lightful meal, but dish to cook in.
The shell is hard and thick, and the
egg is set on the fire, hole is broken
In the top, it is stirred with a stick,
and when it is done the saucepan
serves as dish as well.-New York
Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Wins of Parrots.

'1t is odd,' said the bird store
keeper. 'but it is true, how people
come into a bird store and expect to
open up a conversation with a parrot
offhand. They fail and then make up
their mind that the parrot is worthless.
This will apply to majority Of seekers
after talking parrot. They do not
give the bird credit for the sense it
actually possesses. There are parrots
valued at anywhere from $50 to $500
that will not be coaxed into converse
ton with a stranger nor while he is
present. although they are the very
best Of takers. Parrots often refuse
to perform when there are purchasers
looking on, but once the store Is clear
Of them they will chatter away through
their whole vocabulary as if their very
lives depended on their being heard.
This obstinacy often spoils good Sales
Most parrots will talk to a girl or wo-
man much quicker and freer than to q
boy or a man."-Browning's Monthly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Old Tina Tar,&;on-

During the eleven years from 1895
70 17o6 the Englishman over twenty
i've who shirked matrimony was call
ed on to pay / shilling annually, with
n further sum, according to rank, Of
B shillings for a gentleman and f12
los for a duke, tax which yielded to
the revenue about $1,000 a week. In
these good old times" the Briton had
to pay a tax when he took a wife and
another tax every time he qualified as
. father. Thus a dukes nuptials cost
him ESQ A.. bis heir ESQ D., and for
each later male addition to his family
his Joy was discounted by q payment
OF EDS D. The benedict whose income
was less than $50 q year had to pay
.. Cd. on bis marriage and shillings
every time he became q father.-Lon-
don standard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Mock Suns.

Mock suns are similar in point Of
origin to the mirages of the desert.
only they occur in the arctic circle.
As the long winter night Of the polar
region wanes once every twenty-four
hours q slight glow is seen at some
point on the horizon. Often accompa-
nying this glow Is seen the phenome-
non Of the mock suns. Several de-
grees up in the heavens as many as
ave Of these spectral orbs have been
neen at one time. Invariably they are
al connected In a geometr1c figure.
the suns seemingly bound together
With circles and arcs Of light Often
when only one appears It is mistaken
Tor the real god Of day, and natives
ee3o3ee Mt the early end Of the long
winter night only to be disappointed
as the image disappears The expla-
nation Of the phenomenon is given by
physicists as refractiop and reflection
Of Hight from the real sun below the
horizon on the mists In the upper at
uo0phere-St Louis Republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Tho Feet of ChameIeons.

Chameleons. as no doubt readers are
aware, all belong to the old world. and
particularly to Africa. In their tongue.
their feet and their eyes they differ re-
markably from other lizards. Their
feet, though possessing five toes, are
divided into two grasping groups, look
ing like hand in mittens. and only by
close examination you perceive the
presence of the two or the three oppos-
ing respectively, but so close together
as to appear like one broad one. On
the padded soles or palms of these
grasping limbs you can feel and see
the smaD-may one say-palpt, which
enable them to grasp so firmly that it
is difficult to detach a chameleon from
its foothold. These clinging feet, to-
gether with their prehensic tail, en-
able them to sustain themselves on
the branches in the strongest gale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
A Remarkable Shawl.

The empress Of Russia was once pre-
scented with shawl of a remarkable
kind. It is contained in box only a
few inches square, In which it fits cas-
fly, vet when it is shaken out it is ten
yards square. This notable gift was
the work OF some women weavers In
Orenberg. southern Russia. by whom it
was presented. The box containing it
is Of wood. with hinges. hoops and
fastenings of beaten silver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

TO the hair roots. destroys them ,bso-
lutely and forever.
Besides this, Elec-tro-Ia~instead of
burning or reddening the skin as 9TH
err hair removers do, leaves the skin
fresh and soft, so nobody can ever tell
you have been using anything. Wheth-
er the superf1uous hair is of light or
heavy growth, Elec-tro-la will destroy
It Immediately and permanently.
Even light fuzz makes a woman
look coarse. Heavy growth is hui
initiating, and is Cupid's worst enemy.
Make your face, arms, hands, shout
ders, neck and bust look clean and
exquisite by using Elec-tro-la.
The regular price is $1.OO a bottle.
Your money refunded if you are not
satisfied.
Just send coupon below: with name
and address, together with &c stamp
to pay for pos, postage Ior free trial
~ will do.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

So the C,u ...uy seul ner girl TO the
minister's house every moning with
two eggs, and the minister's servant
always thought the eggs were newly
laid because they felt quite warm, as
If they had just been taken from the
hen's nest.
But one day the eggs were cold, SO
the servant asked: Are the eggs fresh
today, Janey? They do not seem
warm
The simple girl looked at the maid
and then said, lou, aye. they're quite
fresh, only my mother could not get
the cat to sit on them this morning.
as it ran away"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

ThnnyUons famous poem "Crossing
the Bar WINS written. said his son,
In the poets eighty-nrst year. ION a
day In October when we came from
Aldworth to Farringford. Before
reaching Farringford he had. had the
moaning Of the bar In his mind, and
after dinner he showed me the poem
written out That Is the crown Of
your hfes work." said his son, who
was the first man after the poet to
read Crossing the Bar" and who
passed the first criticism upon 1t In
such fitting and generous language.
1T came In a moment" said the poet.
and he explained the pilot as the Dr.
vine and Unseen, who Is always guild
ing rs. A day or two before he died
the poet, calling his son to his bed
side, said. Mind you put Crossing the
Bar at the end OF all editions Of my
poems"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
He Was Paraiyzed.

The bell rang, and when she went
to the door she found sad faced wo.
man.
"Please, mum, can you help me
some? got six children an me hus-
band is paralyzed.
"Why. certainly. Here's a quarter.
Where is your husbands?
r "He's in jail, num-"
'In JAIL Why, what is he in jail
for?"
For gittin' paralyzed, mum!-New
FORK journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
AstroIooy and War.

1t has been stated on what is said to
be good authority that a representative
Of the Prussian government asked Of a
French astrologer the proper time to
pick a quarrel with France. After
carefully comparing horoscopes Of
high officials he answered that any
hour in the afternoon as near as posi-
BILE midway between the 9th and 18th
Of July. 1870. On the 18th Of July
William snubbed Benedict, the French
emissary, and on the 18th friendly re-
lations ceased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

genius- As q man. though generous,
temperate and virtuous to an unusual
degree, he also had extraordinary
faults. He was egotistical and proud,
prone 10 fierce enmities; he went to
extremes in everything. A living par
adox; impatient, irritable and nervous;
noble and petty; never made a man
more friends and more enemies. He
was worshiped and hated. Taken all
In all, musicaIly he stands a. the most
notable figure Of this age. - Dole's
famous Composer"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
With n H0,0

"Gentiemen," said the lawyer for the
defense In closing his eloquent and
impassioned speech. "all demand for
my client at your hands is Justice
justice with a large or
The principal OF the district school
was on the jury, and the verdict was
Euilty-with a large G.-Chicago Trib-
Bue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Economy In tho Home

Economy In tho Homo.
"What the land needs is an era Of
economy in the home"
"Yes?'
Eyes. Don't you agree with meT'
Certainly. but-er''-
"Well?''
would you mind going home past
my house and telling my wife about
it2"-HoustOn Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
WARMING the Eqas.

There was once an old lady in Scot
land who kept few hens. AS she
lived close to the house in which a
church minister lived he asked her to
send him two new laid eggs every
morning and he would pay her for
thAms. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Very Awkward.

Your Albert is going bald, amt e,
Mrs. Smithers?'
Eyes, Mrs. Peters, e certainly is get
tin Ugh 'eaded, and it makes 1t very
awkward for the pore dear. When e
washes e as to keep SIS at on is 'ead
don Mail. =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
He Wasn't Afraid.

When Bishop Phillips Brooks was
commanded" as the phrase goes, to
speak before the queen some one ask
ed If he was afraid. NO." he replied.
smiling; II have preached before my
mother"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

As he was motoring with his pretty
cousin one afternoon she said to him:
do you have reindeer in Canada 2"
"No. darling" he answered quickly.
cat this season it always SHOWS"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Many Sided Question.

Miss Lonely-You ought to be care
ful. Kitty. Marriage is a serious mat
eer.
The Maid (who has a PROPOSAL
Yes. ma'am; but staying single Is
serious matter too.-Columbus Ledger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
His Denomination.

Dean de Moulin of Trinity cathedral
told this bright little story during one
of bis delightful talks not long ago:
man was asked to what religious
denomina ton he belonged.
He thought it over.
"Why," he presently replied. 81 be-
lieve it is the Episcopal church stay
away from. "--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Out "a Ae In.

Never be in your place Of business
when a person wants to borrow money
OF you. because IL you are in you will
be out, but il you are out you viii be
m.-London Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Utter WASTE

"We all sigh for something unattain-
able"
THAT'S right. My wife has never
been able to find any good use for the
burned matches" - Washington Her
aid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Fatal ANYHOW

won't you try a piece Of my wife's
angel cake?"
win It make an angel Of meT'
That Will depend on the kind Of
life YOU have led."-Houston Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
The Way of the World.

isn't it awful? According to the
papers. there just seems to be one rev-
olution after another" 80
eyes. That's the way the world goes
nd."-Judge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

1t is the popularity of fool to be
quick in seeing the faults Of others
while he is blind to his own.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07

The grand essentials OF happiness
hre something to do, something to love
and something TO hope for.-Chalmers.
The Lion and tho Lamb.
He was q gentleman of the old school
never mind his wrinkled brown skin
and wrinkled brown clothes-and it
was with the most distinguished po-
likeness that he gave his order to the
butcher man:
DE madam say please to cut her
two lam chops fun de lion. subj"
The butcher man jerked a loin from
q hook, and his customer watched him
cut into it And a waiting woman said
10 herself:
Addition forty-eleven to the itera-
ture Of the lion and the lamb."-Wash-
tn&to1 BtA1e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
raped.

81 saw the cutest thing today" be-
gan Miss Passay coyly. 'It was a
painting Of the-er-what is the name
of that little god that represents mat
rimony?"
"Well, now.' said Mr. Timmid,
you've got me-
ooh, Mr.. Timmid, this is so sudden!'
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
A Misinterpreted ouestion.

A young Canadian visited Washing
ton one winter to spend the holidays
with q pretty cousin and her family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Marvel For Any
SuperfIuous Hair
Wonderful Action of EIec-tro-la. the
New Hair Remover, Will Surprise
YOu

Nearly every man or woman who
has bee ntroubIed with superfluous or
undesirable hairs has had experience
with various preparations which
merely burn of the surface hair, red
den the skin, and fail to kill. the hair
roots.
Elec-tro-la is the remarkable new
hair remover which does more than
merely kill the surface hair. It goes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05
APPOINTMENT or MUSE As POST
MASTER MAY STOP hAuaEN.
MURPHY CONTEST.
sTANDPATrERs CHARGED
WITH BACKING MURPHY
Withdrawal Of Their Support Alleged
to Presass Dropping Of Fight by
Democrat Who 10 Contrasting Con-
CHEESEMAN'S seat-Dsmocrats Expect.
ed to Lose Interest. =,

Mason City, June 5-The Times says
that since the Information was made
public Thursday evening of Congress
man Haugen's statement that he had
decided to recommend the appointment
OF w. F. Muse for postmaster at
Mason City to succeed y. c. Kitchell,
rumor has been rife that the Murphy
contest for Mr.. Baugens seat was in
volved in the action of the latter and
that interest in the contest would
speedily wane and the congressman
rot be disturbed during this session
Mr.. Murphy has been credited all
along with q personal desire to drop
the contest but has not been allowed
to do so He has been quoted as haT-
ing an ambition TO run against Haugen
or the republican nominee. whomso-
ever he may be next year rather than
take q seat after most of the session
has passed George Mess the local
democratic chairman. said last evening
that he did not credit the report that
the Murphy-Haugen contest was in
volved in the Muse appointment If
same should be made finally. i think
l would be in position to know were
such a fact" he said" and 7 know
positively that Judge Wade goes to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05
BOYCOTT NEWSPAPERS.
Fl. Madison Council Threatens to Cut
Out Advertising Because Of Criticism.


Out Advertising Because Of Criticism.
Fort Madison, June 5.-A merry war
is on here between the city council
men and the newspapers. Recently the
latter took occasion to criticise the
acts Of the council 1t is widely ru-
mored that in retaliation the council
men have decided to take all city
advertising from the offensive press
and print it In the shape Of hand
bills. This has stirred up the news
papers spirit and Saturday night the
Democrat came out with strong def
in which 1t says.
1--WE understand that certain mem
bers of the city council contemplate
having resolution passed by the
council providing for publishing the
proceedings OF the council by means
Of handbills. cutting out the newspa-
per publication of the proceedings;
this action prompted by criticisms Of
the councils actions which appeared
IN both dailies of the city Friday
evening. If by such an action they
expect to stop the Democrat from
talking, out in-meeting' when 1t thinks
plain talk or criticism is due or neces-
sary, such members as so think are
mistaken. The Democrat is not prone
to criticism We would much rather
boost than kick, but we can kick when
we think occasion requires"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05

ster, who first came under the stran-
GERS eye, was not resident Of Lenox
at the time referred to and turned him
over to Fred Childs, who was equally
ignorant of the alleged transaction.
and President Wilkins was appealed
to. He could not recall anything OF
the matter and the bank books were
examined, but nothing was found to
indicate that q deposit Of the sum
named had ever been made and never
withdrawn.
The bank officials elected his story
from the stranger, whose evident sin
certify Impressed them. Twenty years
ago, said Parvin, his father operated a
circus thru Iowa. having winter quar-
tiers near Lenox. About that time, be-
coming disguised with the business,
the elder Parvin, undoubtedly some
what eccentric, turned all his livestock
loose.
Two boys, 10 and u years old. one OF
whom was the stranger who called at
the bank, soon after decided to collect
the stock and engage in the show bus
mess. which they did With a boyish
idea OF division Of profits it was greed
that the brothers would take the re-
ceipts Of the show on alternate days.
was in Lenox was .Jinn's day to get the
cash and he deposited that and all
other money he possessed at that time
in the Lenox bank with the UNDER
standing that it was to remain there
until he became Of age.
Parvin once again became follower
Of the circus and was with show
which recently visited southern Iowa.
1t is believed that something was said
Of Lenox or. some incident occurring
at the time parvin W&s in Creston
supplied the missing link in the
va:gary OF his mind which had more or
less foundation in fact. and that his
first and only thought was to go to
Lenox and get that 81 900. The man
was without funds. lie mentioned
names and places familiar to the older
residents Of Lerox and few strag-
Cling incidents gave color to his claim,
He was sent to St. Joseph. where his
mother resides.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05
or;o;n.i Not,e.,

To Clara E. Hickok, Clarence 8. Htck-
ok, Charles L. Duffield. Hamilton r.
Dutfield, Charles w. Hughes. -. N.
Farber, George Hotchkiss. Arthur N.
Park. and Iowa Adjustment Com
pany and each OF you:
You are hereby notified, that on or
before the eth day Of May: A. D.. 1911,
there will be filed in the Office Of the
clerk Of the district court OF the state
of Iowa, within and for the county Of
Marshall, the petition of, Alice A. Pat
terson, claiming of you Clara y.
Hickok and Clarance s. Htckok the
sum Of three hundred $4,000 dollars on
your one "a promissory note, with In
terest at the rate Of six per cent 6 per
cent? per annum, payable semi
annually. eight per cent 6 per cent? on
interest due from Aug. s. 1910; also
an attorneys fee in the sum OF forty
($40) dollars, together with abstract
fee and all costs OF suit; but no per-
sonal Judgment is asked against any
Of the other defendants above named.
Also Claiming Of each and all Of you
the foreclosure OF certain mortgage
recorded in book 231 page 1S2 OF the
records Of Marshall county, Iowa. OF
even date of raid note given to secure
the payment thereof upon the following