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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
THE REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL.
X-THE CRY OF LISBON.
By Frederic J.Haskin.

cause it was called "Ulisipe" some of the
Greeks fancied that it had some connec-
ton with the wanderings of Ulysses. Its
fine harbor gave 1t Importance as a city
of ancient Lusitania, and the Roman gov
errors made Lisbon and Merida alternate
ly their official residence. The Alans and
the Visigoths occupied 1t and gave way
to the Moors, who gave 1t the name
'1isbhuna" twelve centuries ago. and held
lit until Alfonso Henriques, aided by an
army of English crusaders on their way
to Palestine to fight the Turks. wrested
1t from them and laid the foundation for
the historic alliance between England
and Portugal. When the discoveries and
conquests of the Portuguese brought the
country to the front as maritime nation
Lisbons facilities as seaport made it
the logical metropolis and capital of the
country, as we'll the richest city in
Europe.
The great earthquake and tidal wave
OF 1II5. which laid half of Lisbon in
ruins, and was followed by a destructive
fire, killed $1,000 or 10000 people, and rates
as one Of the major catastrophes Of world
history. But the greater disaster to the
city was POrtugars loss of Brazil and its
a great empire to that of an Insignificant
kingdom. The revival OF life in Lisbon
began about fifty years ago, when it had
sunk to pitiable condition Of decay and
Stagnation.
That the Portuguese have built one of
the most attractive cities in Europe de-
spite governmental mismanagement under
the BraganZas indicates that they are
hardly in the state of mental, moral and
physical prOstration that has been as
cribed to them 1t is difficult to think Of
busy, progressive Lisbon, with Its wealth
of ornamental parks and squares, its
smart shops and we'll dressed people, as
the capital of small a country as the
Portugal of today, and il is impossible
not to believe that those who have build
ed it upon the site of it's former splendor
are wholly without the good qualities that
made the Portuguese prominent among
the nations of the earth in the days Of
Albuquerque and VaSco da Cana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Catching the Crowd.
From the Omaha Bee

The test Of public mans success
with the people is his ability to hold
their respect and confidence, not SIM
ply to catch the crowd. man may
be severely criticised for some indi-
vidual act, but no single act is to form
the basis of popular judgment The
man who wears with the people is the
man worth while. the man who serves
the people best and whose public words
and deeds will bear the scrutiny of
time. 1t is no indictment Of mans
sincerity or quality of intellect for him
to possess the knack Of catching. the
fancy Of those to whom he speaks.
whether from the rostrum or through
the press. Indeed, that is a very neces-
sary accomplishment these days But it
is an indictment of him when he seeks
no more than to gain superficial popu-
lar approval for purely selfish ends.
The people may he taken off their
feet for the moment by an apt phrase,
but they cannot be kept of their feet
by one. They may applaud the elo-
Quence Of a demagogue at first, but
they will after while find him out
and reject him. The people are ultimate
ly correct in the application of their
own test. They often act by impulse and
with error. but they always come back
finally to a sober judgment, and then
comes the reckoning for those who have
played upon their credufity.
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could touch or even help him. 1t would
have prolonged his life II he could have
had such help. I can vouch for this. for
1t was my usual practice to stay with him
at such times.
1t was none Of my business. and I was
not myself proficient, but it was mat
ter of absorbing interest to me to see this
new branch Of stage art developed, and
took full advantage of the opportunities
afforded to me by my, position with lr,
wing 1t was very seldom indeed that
was absent from a lighting rehearsal dur.
ing the twenty years Henry Irving had
the Lyceum under his sole and personal
control.
In these days. when every. we'll !ap-
pointed theater in the United Kingdom
and America has adequate appliances fol-
proper stage lighting-electric, gas. lime
light. calciums and such other means az
are adapted for special or occasional use
in temporary scenic effects: flaming
rosin, l!quipolium. electric fiashes-it IL
perhaps as well to think Of a time when
all these things were in their infancy
and to remember especially the great &C
tor to whom the advance and the attain
ment of perfection were mainly due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
IRVING'S REHEARSALS.
How He Produced Delicate Effects Of
Stage Illumination.
..., tha Nineteenth Century

From the Nineteenth Century.
1t was a most interesting thing to see
Irving setting about the lighting OF
scene. There were. of course certain ru-
dimentary matters which had to De 90,
served in all scenes, but It may De useiui
70 describe the modus operandl. ms
work especially in its earliest staees-ior
n was a long process. entailing M ny re-
hearsals-was done at night "heh the
play of the evening was over
The stage workmen. after short inter-
val for their supper. got the new scene
set. While this was being done Irving and
l. and often the stage manager. II ne
could leave his work, took supper in the
"beefsteak room,' which was one OF Ir-
wings suite Of private rooms In the thea
ter When the scene was ready ne went
down-usually sitting in the stalls. as the
general effect of the scene could be OBJ
served better from there than from the
stage. The various workmen employed
in the lighting stood by under their re-
spective masters, with. of course, the
master machinist and the property mas
ter and their STATS ready In case they
should be required.
There were always large Number OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
FEUD OF TWO KANSAS TOWNS
Struggle of Macksville and Cassaday
for Supremacy.

from the Hutchinson News.
When this town was incorporated twenty
five years ago another town was started
just north of the Santa Fe track and was
known as Cassaday. AS was the case
with all western towns of that day, very
bitter and keen rivalry sprang up be-
tween them. and many were the expert
ences of the people of the two towns.
Good. big business houses, hotels.
banks, hardware stores, lumber yards,
real estate men and all other businesses
were represented in each town. and when
one stops to remember only a strip
of ground seventy-five feet in width, or
the north half of the railway right of way,
divided the two places.
And this was kept up and famed each
week by the Macksville Times and the
Cassaday Mirage, weekly papers in the
respective towns. Great were the ex-
pectations of each town until the hard
times came along soon afterward and
people began going back east to God S
country" few stayed, however. and
gradually Macksville got the best of her
neighbor and the houses were moved
across the track into Macksville and in
a few years not business house was in
CasSaday.
Numerous attempts were made during
this time to bring Cassaday into Macks-
vile. but it was always fought and moth
iiiS ever Hidue Oh IL uhtll tnlS year, Wnen
1t was discovered by Mayor Westgate that
in order to annex what was left of Casa
day il would be necessary to first incor-
porate the north half of the railway right
of way. This was done and then the rest
was easy sailing, although the remaining
inhabitants of Cassaday fought 1t with
all the old-time Zest and zeal.
The very last kick is being made by
digging up a court injunction granted in
1887 against the city of Macksville to
its Interfering with no of
Cassaday.
The owners of the old town site have
retained Paul Nagle and will make the
last stand against the completion of the
swallowing process. although there is no
longer business house in the old town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
TOWNSEND MOTION BEATEN.
Senate Refuses to Accept Amend
ment to Reciprocity Bill.

Senator Townsend's amendment TO the
reciprocity bill providing for international
Improvement of the ST. Lawrence river
was. defeated in the Senate today by q
large vote.
Mr.. Townsend spoke in favor of his
amendment, which would have authorized
the President to enter into an agreement
with Canada for the improvement and
deepening of the river from the great
lakes to the ocean. He said 1t would
greatly develop commerce. reduce freight
rates and work toward closer commercial
relations with Canada
Senator Stone opposed putting water
way legislation upon the reciprocity Dill.
He said II should come up In Congress
al a separate proposition and that as
such 1t probably would be acted upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Peruvian Petroleum.
rom the Scientific American.

Efforts are being made to develop more
extensively the petroleum resources OF
Peru. The known deposits OF oil occur in
a very narrow strip Of land between the
foothills Of the Andes and the shore OF
the Pacific. and much OF this is flooded
at high tide. Piles Of railroad iron driven
in the pure ocean sand. which varies in
depth from five to fifty feet, are used as
lowest of the driven wells Is 1.76O feet In
depth. There is very little gas. and the
oil is very heavy. so that II can be put
into buckets with shovels. and 1t Is car
ried direct to the furnaces to serve a.
fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

instance, when the ex-president visited
his brother at Bequde and passed the
night there the hunger strike was begun.
Whether II was the brothers stratagem
or M. Loubet's we know not, but the
brother possesses a mule. At feeding
time the festive board was set for three.
The Loubet team seemed Indifferent.
Then the trio conferred mutely. and after
a time the brothers animal set about his
meal The other two after a moment or
so of thought did likewise. The minority
had won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
N. Loubet's Mules.

From the London Globe.
NJ. Loubet possesses two mules. gift
from King Alfonso. The mules are all
rirht at home. but il they are away for
the night they start hunger strike and
refuse tc eat In . strange stable. For
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
,ringfeld Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
One should hesitate. perhaps. to add to
the perturbation that may have been
caused by a recent discussion OF the
province and aims Of the women's col
leges, but there seems to be reason TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

The third death in the family from
diphtheria within a few days occurred
when Mrs. Columbus Miller, aged thirty
eight years. of Stony Run, near Western
port, Nd, succumbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

Our illustrated song No. II Is Within
q Mile of Edinboro. by Thomas Dur
fey. illustrated by Fred Pegram. In our
next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds OF situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

Just how old Lisbon is historians cam
not say. II was in existence when
the earliest
City. Was Visited by Greek ex-
Early Greek Explorers. Ter = > >
Eastward TO the Iberian peninsula Be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

After Naples. Lisbon boasts natura
beauty UNSURPASSED by any city west OF
+, 'onstantinople The Portuguese equ'ra-
lent of the Italian See Naples and die
is .Ouem mao tenn visto Lisboa mao ten
yisto cousa boa This means that ne
who has not seen Lisbon knows not wnai
beauty is. Allowance must be made for
patriotic pride when the reader OF guioe
books learns that Naples. Constant1nopie'
Cairo and even Seville are enshrined IN
poesy and proverb. each as the iovenest
city on the face of the earth. But III
Justice to the capital of Portugal 1t must
be admitted that Lisbon puts forth rea-
sofIahle claim to eminence among the
besattful cities of the world
!. Seven hills the number of those upon
which Rome was bulded handsome
harbor, tasteful public buildings and at
tractive homes numerous we'll laid out
parks and innumerable well kept minor
piazas and terraces, and suptr0picai
flora eQualed by that of no other EuIo-
pean city, make Lisbon place OF Pc
culiar charm. IL 1t is not literally true
that he who has not visited Lisbon does
not know what beauty is, At Is at ieas,
conservative to say that any one VINO
loves beauty will enjoy visit 10 Lisoon'
Lord Salisbury once observed that tIe
Portuguese were a people morally, men
tally and physically decayed. A glance
at progressive Lisbon would prove that
when the great British statesman mus
tersely damned nation that mao ions
been allied with his own he spoke In the
fullness of that 'fnsular ignorance Tor
which Englishmen have often been taken
to task The Portuguese have been sadly
misgoverned. Upon the theory that
Deonle ALWAYS get as good brand or
government as they deserve. the Portu-
guese might have been called a shiltless
and lazy lot when Lord Salisburys caus-
tic remark was made. But the average
Portuguese seen in Lisbon or in the coun-
try today does not look like man either
mentally or physically decayed. what
has been done IN Lisbon in the way OF
city building suggests good deal on VIZ
ilty in the people whose capital IL Is.
Lisbon is not city made up OF monu-
hIf its I'M
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Obelisk in Memory
of War for Freedom

freed Portugal from the Spanish yoke
and ended the infamous sixty years
slavery" At its base are bronze figures
OF Victory and the Genius OF Liberty.
The Avenida is the fashionable riding and
driving park and is to Lisbon what the
Luneta is to Manila. Bubbling Well road
20 Shanghai, the Madam to Calcutta or
what Potomac Park will one day be to
Washington.
= 1t was upon the Avenida that Machado
Santos. junior officer in the Portuguese
navy, and a prominent officer in the Car
bonarios kept the cannon in action
against the royalists upon the day of the
October revolution. Bronze lanlO posts
drilled by round shot from small guns
were removed from the Avenida and are
now on exhibition in the museum of the
revolution.
The business and transportation hub of
Lisbon. the Rocio to the Portuguese and
"koiy Poly Square to the English be-
cause OF the peculiar undulatory pattern
in which the mosaic pavement is laid
officially Praca Dom Pedro Quarto, is
ornamented by two handsome bronze
fountains. above which rise bronze col
umn topped by a statue of Peter w.
At the base of the monument are fig
ures representing the four cardinal vir-
tues. The tramways converge at the Ro-
cio and the snartest shops and restau-
rants and most prominent theaters face
IL. On the site of the headquarters Of
the 1nquisition stands the Theatre Dona
Maria Segunda. Before ii is a statue OF
Gil Vicente, father Of the drama in Por-
tugal.
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Buildings Not Large,
But Spaces Impressive.

civic buildings and business blocks that
would not be discreditable to any city In
.F,urnpe. The PIacio de Commerce.. the
Ecivic center of the city. is a huge square
fanked on three sides by municipal build
inss and upon the thirdsides open to the
harbor 1t is here that public questions
are discussed and public meetings held,
as In Hyde Park, in London Although
not so large or so handsome, it suggests
the Place de la Concorde, in Paris. 1t
IL entered from the principal business
street through a massive arched gate
way. No European city possesses wa
ter front more attractive than this square
makes.
The equestrian statue of Joseph l.,
erected by his grateful subjects in ITO,
has caused the Placio de Commerce. to
!. he dubbed by the English BLACK Horse
Square" The buildings now occupied by
the ministry Of foreign AFFAIRS, the GUS
tom house the stock exchange. the min
istry of the interior, the ministry of JUS
time the supreme court, the ministry OF
public works, the ministry of finance, the
office of the national debt and the post
and telegraph office were put up after the
great earthquake. These buildings are
modern, but unlike modern buildings In
many European cities, they are in good
taste
: The Avenida. a magnificent promenade
900 feet wide and nearly a mile long, run
ming from the Parca des Restaufadores
to the Parca Marquee Pombal, and trav-
ersng the busiest part of modern Lis
bon. ornamented with handsome trees
and paved. as are most OF the sidewalks
in the trig Portuguese capital, with a
sort of rough mosaic. is a downtown
space of which any capital in the world
might be proud
-
At one end of the Avenida stands an
!. obelisk a hundred feet high, raised in
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American Street Cars
of Up-to-Date Build.

Americans SO ca1ed because they are
built in ST Louis. Philadelphia and Eliz-
abeth. n. j.. that swing into Roly Poly
Square heavily laden. But the Amer
ioAnas" are not the only means of trans
portation Funicular railways ply up and
down the steep hills Where a short cut
can be made by ascending perpendicularly
immense elevators convey passengers
from one street level TO another Side
walks run from the top of the elevator
shaft and at right angles to the street
,traversing the hilltop The system Of
"Ascensoros. as they are called COM
pletes a transportation scheme that leaves
nothing to be desired
The filthy Lisbon Of old times men
toned unfavorably in Lord Byron's
"Chflde Harold's Pilgrimage" and famous
as q pesthole until recent years. is now
as clean as any city In southern Europe
An excellent sewerage system carries its
refuse far out into the Tagus fine
system of water works supplies its needs
and feeds the numerous fountains that
form an attractive feature Of its streets
The spectacle of picturesquely dressed
women with water jars of oriental pat
tern at these street "chafarizes" serves to
remind the sojourner in Lisbon that there
10 kinship between the Portuguese and
the people Of the east. and 1t was per-
hapf from the Moors that the people of
Lisbon got their liking for plenty OF wa
ter. taste that 10 somewhat at variance
with their disregard for the neatness
that 10 considered essential in England
and America
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Lisbon is not city made up of monu-
mental buildings, but its spaces are I'M
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r. In marked contrast to the widely di
tribufed miniature street cars that era
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At one end of the Avenida stands an
obelsk a hundred feet high, raised in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-21
EXTRAORDINARY VALUES. All Roads Lead to Moss & Krieger's FOrty-First Semi-AnnuaI An
 niversary Sale.

This extraordinary sale, coming, as 1t does, right at the seasons outset, is a merchandising event that cannot fa1l to attract crowds of appreciative buyers. Yesterday theopening day, was a record breaker in every sense of the word--not only in regard to the volume of business done, but also in the bigness of the savings and the vast aSsortm ents to choose from To- y-Saturday-wil even eclipse yes- terday's brilliant record, but they are prepared to serve all patrons prompt ly, because of an augmented store force. This is a sale with a real req son behind it. The goods are new the savings are large and real, not fanciful. In addition, you have the great advantage of paying for what you buy, in convenient weekly pay ments. This is the one best chance of the season. to buy the complete outfit from the finest stocks in town operation. Moss & Krieger direct especial attention to their unusually large stock of mems, young mems and children's Overcoats and women's and misses outer wearing apparel of every wanted kind, all at below usual prices during the Anniversary Sale. In short, everything every member Of the family wears is offered at reduc- tions that ring true. Visit this popu- lar sale today, and every day; it will prove highly profitable. Remember, Moss & Krieger sales do not peter
 out after a day or two, because their stocks are vast and varied. Join the hosts of Anniversary money savers and be happy. Open a charge ac- count if you prefer. Alterations are free. Watch the papers daily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-21
EASTON'

MT. and Mrs. August Sell and fam fly have moved from their place here in town to Bridgeport, where they will spend the winter.
 Miss Annie Smith of Sport Hill, having spent few days with friends in Monroe. has returned to her home.
 MT. and Mrs. w. L. Becker and son, Herwarth, have returned from an ex- tended trip to New York.
 Mrs. Samuel Silliman attended the Baptist convention held in Waterbury during the past week.
 Mrs. Arthur Staples has returned to her home on Sport Hill, having spent a few days as guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Coleman T. Rockwell. of Jump Hill.
 Miss A. Florence Nichols, former teacher at the Academy, is spending few days as guest of Miss Hazel Sherwood.
 MT. and Mrs. William Disbrow and daughter, Miss Lucy, of Sport Hill, have returned home, having recently visited Rev. and Mrs. William Douglas of Thomaston.
 Mrs. Ellen Disbrow of Sport Hill, is entertaining her daughter, Miss Jennie, for a few days.
 William Relyea has purchased lot in the Union cemetery.
 The Congregational Society are pre- pairing to hold sociable in the Grange hall on Nov. 3.
 The B. U. c. E. are planning to hold a sociable in the hall opposite the Baptist church. Oct. 31.
 The regular meeting of the Grange will be held on Tuesday evening in the Grange hall
 A teacher has been secured to teach the Academy and the school will be open again on Monday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-21
Mollan's Footwear.

Mollan's is recognized by parents as the place to go for correct footwear for misses, boys and small children. The tan and black regular and high cuts for little folks, the specially de- signed shoes for misses, and the in- teresting variety of stylish, durable shoes for boys, at Mollan's, has long since won first place for 1926 Main street as a station for children's foot wear. At this popular shoe house is the sole agency in the city for An atomik shoes for men, women and children, suffering from weak ankles, broken down instep or flat foot.
 Trade at The Woman's Drug Store, the complete drug store, the drug store where they've got what you want. Trust us to take care of your drug store wants, we have the goods. we give you the service, and prices are always right. Expert prescription service by registered pharmacists, guaranteed rubber goods, sick-room supplies of all kinds, abdominal belts, elastic stockings, trusses, crutches. braces, etc. Private room for fit tings, ladies always in attendance Good time of the year to start using our Rum and Apple Hair Tonic it stops haid from falling out, cures up dandruff and makes the hair grow. The Woman's Drug Store, 129 State street, one door below Main street Tel. 28S-4. Phone and mail orders promptly attended to.