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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
THE PARCELS POST.
Waterbury American.)

A new movement in the attempt to secure a parcels post in this country, such as is provided by most of the countries of Europe, has been made by l25 boards of trade scattered over the United States. These boards of trade are petitioning the Interstate Com merce Commission for a thorough in vestigation of express companies, their methods and their charges. 1t is be- lieved that as a result of such investi- gation Congress will be forced to take action and the parcels post will be inaugurated
 As we understand it, two influences have stood in the way of the inaugu- ration of the parcels post One of these of course, is the great influence of the express companies themselves. They have for the most part made themselves rich through a practical monopoly of the express business by partitioning that business and com ing to an understanding with different railroads, so that each express conn pany has a certain territory from which competition is excluded. Just why the railroads should be willing to make a bargain of this kind when, ap- parently the express business is so prof1tab ble;; why the railroads should not be willing to do their own express business-this is something that. so far as we know, has never been ex- plained. One theory of it is that through influential directors, who are owners of railroad stock or through direct ownership of such stock by express companies themselves, a quiet dominating influence is exercised on railroads that keeps this monopoly in the hands of express companies. For ourselves we do not pretend to know what, if any, facts there are to justi- fly such a belief. Be the facts, though, what they may, it is very ev- ident that the railroads and the ex- press companies have hitherto stood together in this matter; railroad. that does it's own express business be- ing a conspicuous exception, as for example, the Great Northern which, it is said, does the express business on its lines very we'll indeed.
 But there is another influence that holds back the parcels post, and that is the country storekeeper. He fears that the inroads OF his business, of the mail order houses and the big de- partment stores of the larger cities, will be increased many fold if facili- ties for forwarding goods, cheaply and promptly, such as are afforded by a parcels post, are inaugurated the country over. Undoubtedly this fear of the country merchants has been stimulated and played upon by the ex- press companies for their own pur- poses But there is also no doubt that the apprehension is real and not simulated.
 The interesting question is, whether boards of trade can secure such an investigation as they wish, despite the opposition of the express companies, and the country merchants, if so. whether the results of such an in- vestigation will be so convincing that people will demand of Congress the passage of a parcels post act. Only so will that act pass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
ELECTRIFYING
 THE RAILROAD

The substantial enlargement of the road, which is soon to be begun is taken to indicate that the work If electrifying the tracks between Stam- ford and Bridgeport will soon be uh- dertaken. This change will be an improvement of no mean order and will contribute to the comfort of all concerned. The noise of the eiec- endurable than the thunder of the locomotive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
THE DOG THAT MADE
 THE TRAIN GO

There was once a dog that slept all day until a certain train went by as his wind held out. This queer conduct remained a mystery until .,n animal alienist one day announced that the dog thought that it made the train go. Possibly an esteemed contemporary which, ever since the aviation meet, has been announcing in trumpet tones, "the Post made good" entertains the belief that it invented flying machines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18

something strictly necessary to tho business for which the company is chartered
 Only in this way can the stock holders be safeguarded and the pub against stock watering will suffice not at all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
GIRL LEAPS TO DEATH
 TO ESCAPE HOUSE
 OF GOOD SHEPHERD
Special from United Press.

Boston, May 18.-There became known, today, details of the death of Marion Dean. IT, who was killed, early yesterday, while attempting to escape from the House of the Good Shepherd, RoXbury. Shortly before daybreak, the girl was found lying unconscious on the ground. She had Ieaped from a third story window, sustaining injuries that resulted in her daath later in the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
SHOEMAKER RECOVERING

Michael Koprapcs. aged 40, a shoe maker at Railroad and Park avenues. is recovering at St. Vincent's hos pital from asphyxiation that nearly caused his death at his shop yester- 6.- afternoon. Fumes from a brok- en pipe filled his shop and before he realized his danger he was overcome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
Chr 8. M. &ran Gnntpa1ty.
 EHtahltstph 1B57.
SCREENS, FOUR FOLD .JA NESE SCREEN OF ARTISTIC WORKMANSHIP,
 CI 7E e,c1

OF ARTISTIC WORKlIANSHI
 SAYS each. RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM JAPAN ARE SOME WONDERFULLY ATTRACTIVE SCREENS, LARGE SIZE, FOUR PANELS, OF JUST THE DESIGN TO BE HOME.
 Like all things Japanese these Screens artistic and hardly alike The colorng odd and the paint ing and embroidery in gold typical Japanese ONE GROUP WITH PANELS OF FINELY WOVEN BAMBOO, PAINTED WITH BAMBOO TREES AND GRACEFUL FOLIAGE.
 FLORAL EFFECTS ON JAPANESE CLOTH, PAINT ED AND EMBROIDERED FLOWERS, BIRDS ETC, GREEN, COPPER, ROSE AND LIGHT CREAM, FIX TREMELY ARTISTIC.
 CHOICE FOR $4.75. BUT COME EARLY.
 Furniture Store fourth floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT.
 May 15, 1911. Estate of Hannah, Scanlon, late of the town of Bridgeport in said Dis trict deceased. e-
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate paymen to
 WILLIAM A. HUI6ON. R16s* Administrator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
Chr 8. M. Rfan Q1nntuuu1t.

We have very large new lot of SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES
 bought at the new prices 9-4 BIeached Seamless Sheets, soc. 9-4 Bleached Seamless Sheets, former
 68c quality, now 5Sc. 9-4 Atlantic Sheets, very heavy brown.
 65; bleached, SSc. Pillow Gases, 1Oc and 121zc. We also have 50 and 54 inch Pillow
 Cases and Bolster Cases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
MEW' s SHIRTS


 SHOWING OF FINE GRADE NEGLIGES. IMPORTED FINE ALL SILK FRENCH FLANNELS. PONGEES. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THESE SUMMER SHIRTS THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED BY MEN OF TASTE, MEN WHO ARE PARTICULAR ABOUT GROUNDS NEAT STRIPES VARIOUS COLORS PONGEES IN NATURAL COLOR.
 PRICES, $1.5O, $2.5O, AND $4.OO EACH. FINE NEGLIGE SHIRTS, MADE COAT STYLE WITH ATTACHED CUFFS, EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS, WHICH SELL USUALLY AT $1.50,
 $1.OO SPECIAL, SIZES FROM IA TO IT. ATHLETIC SUSPENDERS, 19 CTS, FOR 50 CTS. SPECIAL EXHIBIT OF WOMENiS NEGLIGES AND BOUDOIR GOWNS THIS WEEK MATINEES AND CAPS. Second floor
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
CENTENARY OF BIRTH OF
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Son and Grandson Of Author of "Unole
TOMS Cabin" Write Her Life.

In June the one hundredth anniver.
sary of the birth of Harriet Beecher
Stowe will be widely celebrated. A
new life Of the little woman who
made the great war;" as Lincoln call.
ed her is about to come from the
press. written by her son. Charles Ed
ward Stowe. and her grandson, Ly-
man Beecher Stowe.
Among the most interesting of the
facts it brings out is that it never oc-
CURED to the little woman" that
there was anything about Uncle
Toms Cabin" in the least likely TO
precipitate a war. She wrote the book
with the kindliest feelings toward the
south, and her aim was to be not only
just, but generous.
To begin with. Mrs. Stowe was not
Of the extreme abolitionist type 1t
was her firm belief that the better
element in the south hated slavery
md that this element was much
larger than was commonly supposed.
Then. too. while she loathed the sys-
tenn with all her heart. she was will.
ing to believe that it took more often
than not the kindly patriarchal form.
She gave Uncle Tom three masters,
and two of them were kind. She
made one of her plantation owners
detest slavery and free his slaves.
She wanted to make the north under
stand that the best southerners would
cooperate with them in reasona BILE
attempt to do away with the evil.
Never was little woman more sur
prised to fnd herself execrated Her
feeling had been when she first wrote
the book that II would displease the
abolitionists and bring sympathetic
response from the south-that is, IL
anybody ever read it at all. which she
had doubted
When the book appeared the world
turned topsy turvy for her. Peo-
pie in the south who had not read
their minds made up beforehand
thought her some sort of monster
A cousin who lived in Georgia did
not dare put the name of Mrs. Stowe
on the envelope when she wrote to
her. She was asked if it was possible
such woman could be received in
decent society in the north.
Mrs. Stowe found herself. in short.
put in a class Of agitators with whom
she had never belonged. and the poor
little dove of peace she had sent out
came back with it's feathers ruffied
haysond recognitiOn
None the less, though she was bit
terly disappointed at the attitude of
the south, she. would not forsake her
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
THE |. c. s. WORK

We teach unemployed
RESULTS: Positions secured
in new
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
Testing the Bud"

An old bachelor had somehow stray
ed into a young peoples party, and.
realizing that he could not hope among
SO many handsome youths to make the
heart of single maiden throb. he said
to the nearest girl, whose conversation
had shown somewhat more good sense
than he had expected:
Look about the ballroom. Notice
that the girls who have removed theil.
gloves have well shaped arms. And
ahem!-some have not removed them
But neither generalization fits me-"
answered the girl, ''for, you see, | have
one arm bare and one gloved What
would you say about me?'
Walk out and let me look at them" "
said the old bachelor unfeelingly.
The girl took a few steps out, paus-
ed and returned.
Take the other glove off," said the
Old bachelor.-New York Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

--@---..;:s--. ss-=-,7 as sum as me ruii muui
appears on the evening of the 14th
Of Nissan at sunset. and thus. according
to the Jewish reckoning, at the begin
ming of the 18th of Nissan, the celebra
ton of the Jewish Passover begins
The early Christians celebrated this
feast. as that of the resurrection of
the Lord. on the first day of the week
following upon the 18th of Nisan, and
it was about this that the difference of
opinion arose in the second century
tween the eastern and western branch
es of the church.
"The former maintained that Christ,
the true Passover Lamb, had died on
the 14th of Nissan, and they celebrnt-
ed the Lords supper as Passover
feast on the evening of that day. and
on the l4th of Nisan they celebrated
the resurrection Passover. The west
ern branch rejected this Jewish chro-
nology entirely and celebrated the
Passover of Christ on Friday after
the spring full moon and his resurrec-
ton on the succeeding first day of the
week"
Or. Veen's Deductions.
1t is at this point that DR.. Veen
makes the deductions which lead him
to declare that Christ was crucifed
March 25 of the year 90 He shows
that there are eight years-from the
year 27 to the year 34-in which the
event might have occurred. But. he
argues. Christ was crucified on Fri
day and buried toward evening of that
same day. the beginning of the Jewish
Passover. as is shown by the gospels.
But of those eight years there are only
two in which the 14th of Nissan. or
beginning Of the Jewish Passover. falls
on Thursday. Those two years are
the twenty ninth and thirty-third. OF
ninth should be given the preference,
first because Christ was born in $50
and not 754 years after the founding
Of Rome. and thus four years before
the beginning of our era.
His second reason for claiming that
the correct year is the twenty-ninth is
that the Passover came early that year,
while in the year 33 it was fully two
weeks later. In the book of John it
Is told that on the night when Christ
was apprehended it was cold and that
a fire was burning in the outer court
Of the high priest. DR.. Veen claims
that in the year 33 the Passover would
have occurred in April and declares
that in Palestine the nights are then
no longer cold. DR.. veen also claims
that Christ ate the Passover with his
disciples Thursday evening at sun
set, which would be the beginning of
the 18th of Nisnn and therefore of the
Jewish Passover. according to Jewish
reckoning.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
FIXES DATE OF
The CRUCIFIXION
Dutch Scientist Places Il as
March Is In the Year 29.
REASONS FOR HIS DEDUCTIONS

Dr.. Veen Arrived at His Conclusions
After Many Years Study of Biblical
Lore, and Also the Various Methods
of Determining Time That Have Pre-
vailed.
ID. j. Veen, Dutch scientist, claims
10 have ascertained the true date of
the actual crucifixion of Christ Ac-
cording to him, Christ was crucified
March 25, in the year 30 of our reckon
ing. To prove this DR.. Veen has
searched thoroughly not only Biblical
lere, but also the various methods Of
determining time which have been in
use throughout the ages. DR.. Veen
shows that the common belief up until
the middle of the second century was
THAT Christ ate the Passover with his
disciples Thursday. the 18th Of Nisan.
or the first Jewish month of the year.
About the middle of the second cen
tury, however, the great argument be-
branches of the church as to the true
date Of the celebration Of the Pass
ever and the death of Christ.
'Then, as now," says DR.. veen, "the
main point of dispute was as to the
exact date of Christ's death, whether
this came on the 14th or 18th of the
month Nissan. One party maintained
that the first three or synoptic gospels
make it clear that Christ ate the Pass
ever with his disciples the 18th and
was crucified the 10Th of Nissan. Ac-
cerding to the other party, it appears
from the gospel Of John that Christ
was crucified the afternoon of the 18th
Of Nisan and that the Passover was
to be eaten the evening thereon follow
ing after sunset"
Fixing the Dates.
Then after going deep into the va.
rious methods of reckoning time that
have been used in finding the dates
connected with the Christian era. DR.
Veen goes on to say:
''The dates for the celebration of the
Jewish and Christian Passover depend
upon the date of the full moon after
March 81, and thus after the spring
equinox. This is called the spring full
80
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
RUFF TEACHES BIBLE.
Former San Francisco Boss Conducts
Class In Prison,

Abe Ruef. who is serving a fourteen
year sentence in San Quentin for brib-
cry. has started an evening Bible class
for convicts which promises to be pop
ular.
Ruef found his two celmates reading
trashy novels. 50 from dinner time un-
til the lights went out he talked to
them about the Bible
They told others, and soon Ruef bad
score of auditors. Now he has
agreed TO deliver a series of sermons
in the prison chapel on Sundays.
Ruef is an excellent talker. He says
the Bible has been his chief reliance
IN time of trouble.
Ruef has been buying books of me-
chanics and agriculture for the prison
circulating Nhrary and he has urged
convicts to read them so that they may
be prepared for useful work when dis
charged
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
A PoIiceman's Advice to ToIstov.

Count Tolstoy once saw in Moscow a
policeman dragging in a most rude
manner a drunken moujik to the sta
ton. The count stopped the policeman
and said to him:
"Canst thou read?"
YES" was the reply.
"And hast thou read the gospel?"
"Yes. sir
"Then thou must know that we must
not offend our neighbor.'
The policeman looked at the unpre.
tentious figure of his interrogator and
asked him in his turn:
"Canst thou read?"
"Yes," replied the count.
And hast thou read the instructions
for policemen"
NO"
"Well, go and read them first and
then come back and talk with me-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

Carpet Designing Architectural Craftsman
Wallpaper Designing Monumental Craftsman
Bookcover Designing Bridge Engineer
Ornamental Design'g Structural Craftsman
Linoleum Designing Structural Engineer
Perspective Drawing Plumbing G. Steam Fitting
Lettering Heating and Ventilation
Stationary Engineer Plumbing Inspector
Marine Engineer Foreman Plumber
Gas Engineer Sheet-Meta Worker
Automobile Running Civil Engineer
Refrigeration Engin'r Surveying and Mapping
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
Of SCRANTON
WE TEACH

Advertising Man Electrical Engineer
Show-Card Writing Electric Lighting
Window Trimming Electric Railways
Bookkeeper Heavy Electric Traction
Stenographer Electric Wireman
Civil Service Exams Electric Machine Designer
Commercial Law Telegraph Construction
Banking Telephone Expert
English Branches Architecture
High-School Math. Contracting and Building
Teacher Building Inspector
Commercial Illus. Concrete Construction.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

Mechanical Engineer R. r. Constructing
Mechanical Craftsman Municipal Engineer
Machine Designer Mining Engineer
Boiler Designer Mine Surveyor
Patternmaking Coal Mining
Toolmaking Metal Mining
Foundry Work Metallurgist
Blacksmithing Assayer
Navigation Chemist
Ocean and Lake Pilot Cotton Manufacturing
Poultry Farming, and Languages: Italian, French
German and Spanish.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

oT iddies in the line on the fourth uay
Of the convention and another for the
lodge which brings the largest mum
Der of ladies to the reunion.
Judging from early "signs." the con
test for grand exalted ruler will be
one of the closest and most exciting
for years. Up 10 this time Portland.
Ore. leads for the 1912 reunion
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
ELKS TO HONOR WOMEN.

Special Prizes offered For Them at the
Coming Reunion.
Women are to be signally honored in
connection with the twenty fifth an.
nual grand lodge reunion of the Benev-
client and Protective Order of Elks at
Atlantic City next July
Among the prizes now being arrang.
ed will be substantial reward for
the lodge having the. greatest number
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

guns. She claimed, ana the facts pre-
sented in the new life amply bear out
the statement. that there was nothing
in "Uncle Toms Cabin" not based on
actual occurrences.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

Kindness is a lon@nene L. :.,i.r.-.
can speak and the deaf can hear and
observation-disclosures.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
HOW WE DO 1T

We furnish all necessary preparatory instruct
clearly tina student
an yremernbe
uusuate tex-bo ooksh thorough
pact exanp
grade ouri Instruction
written
ursew whenever
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28

Do you need some printing done?
Come to us. If you need some en-
velopes Struck off, come to us.
We use plenty of ink on our jobs.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
OUR LOCATION FOR DOING 1T

We buildings
a
in
3 million
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

the most active onc'in the lot was the
nearest to the house from which he
was observing the phenomena.
From Etna he took his audience to
the Stromboli eruption of 1907, to Ten
crirc In the Canarics In 1909, and then
to Vcsuvius. where he was for con-
siderable period during the 1906 crup-
ton
After describing the actions of these
famous craters Dr. pcrrct brought his
audience to Hawaii. and with more
than one hundred views he told them
OF the wonders of Kilauea, at their
very doors. His collection of photo
graphs of the wonder Of Hawaii Is cx-
tcnsivc and covers very many phases
of the activity of the volcano by day
and night, and when the first night
slide was shown the audience gave n
long gasp as the beauty of II struck
home to them. .ni..
In closing DR. Pcrrct wished to
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
KAIMUKI WOULD
OIL NEW STREETS

The kaimuki. Paiolol and waiaiae
Improvement Club held meeting last
night and there was an election of Of
iiCcrs after the general business of the
club was gotten out Of the way.
The following were elected for the
ensuing year: II. q. Davis. president:
II. T. Mills. vice. president: Jas. Fiddcs,
secretary: II, MACPHERSON. treasurer.
The new directors are Ed. Towsc. w.
NJ. Ayrcs. Albion Clark Father VAL
entin and Daniel Logan
In case Of the failure of the city To
collect the garbage. II was proposed
that the garbage of that district be
collected and the expense for the same
met by the residents of that district.
There was some talk OF an attempt
being made to have oil put on some
of the new streets of that district.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11
TALKS
ON VOLCANOES

Att Ough there was u crowd expect
that did come filled the hall and over
flowed into the gallery. where seats
were furnished as long rs they lasted,
and after that there was standing room
only
with the throwing Of views on the
screen the professor opened u lecture
Of the most interesting nature. dealing
exclusively with volcanoes in all parts
Of the world. Starting in with Mount
Etna, he told of his experience there
during the great eruption when the
twenty Cratcrs were active. and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

thank his friends In Hawaii who had
done so much to aid him In his work.
and make his stay pleasant while In
the Islands.
He predicted that the lava In the
pit would he on the rise for the next
two months.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-11-11

For sale by Benson, Smith 4 Co,
Ltd, Chambers Drug Co., Ltd. Hilo
Drug Co. and at all wholesale liquor
dealers.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-02-03
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