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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
Benefits of Purchase.

Y
 -4. That if such anticipated increase
 of business over the Rutland is real-
 ized 1t will afford additional facilities to the public and be of very consider able benefit to the cities and villages
 reached by the Rutland in New York
 and Vermont.
 "6. That the commission adheres to
 the principles laid down by it in the Ontario & Western case that in trans 1t should recognize and protect > the
 rights of minority stockholders. That
 1t does not follow from this principle
 that in every case the purchasing road should offer to the minority stock
 holders the same price for their stock trol. While such condition might
 we'll be imposed in . case where the transfer would create a control by . traffic line which did not therefore exist in the present case the control
 Is now in the hands of the Central transfer of that control to the New Haven. If the result of the transfer to the New Haven Is to increase the business of the Rutland and thereby increase it's revenues 1t will be to the manifest advantage of the minority the ob1ecting minority stockholders has been that they are now injured by the treatment received by the Gen. tral They do not suggest that the New Haven will accord them worse treatment, while on the other hand
 the commission is satisfied that 1t will be to the advantage of the New Ha- ven to develop the Rutland materially beyond what 1t is doing at the pres ent time. The transfer itself is there fore, an advantage to the minority stockholders.
 "6 That 1t is to the public interest of that portion of the state of New York through which the Rutland pass es that the control of the road be put in the hands of the New Haven com pany and since this can be done with out apparent injury to the minority stockholders and in the opinion o1 the commission with benefit and ad- vantage to them, the authorization f0y the transfer should be made"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
BANANA TREE IN EDEN
EASTERN LEGEND SUBSTITUTES
1T FOR THE APPLE.
That II Was In a Bunch Of This Fruit
the Serpent That Tempted Eve Hid
Itself, Is a Very Widespread
Belief.

There exists a legend relative to the
Christian inhabitants of the east, that
they believed the banana to be the tree
OF the source OF good and evil, in
bunch of whose fruit the serpent that
tempted Eve hid itself. and they add
that when Adam and Eve became
ashamed of their nakedness they Gov
cred themselves with the leaves OF this
plant Beyond all doubt this legend
had some influence upon the minds
of those early botanical classifiers
who designated two species Of the
plant by the names OF Musa paridisia-
ca and Musa sapientium-Fruit OF Par
adise. Fruit OF knowledge. says
writer in the National Geographic Mag
azine.
The origin of the banana is given
as India, at the foot Of the Himalayas,
where It has been cultivated since re-
mote antiquity. Its origin in the new
world Is as doubtful as the origin Of
the American Indian. Natural to
Asia and Africa, where more than 20
distinct species of the genius are
known. It Is said to have been brought
first to America from Spain. early in
the sixteenth century, and planted in
the island of San Domingo, whence It's
spread was rapid throughout the sur
rounding islands and the mainland.
This has never been authentically
established. however, and some au-
thorities include the banana among
the articles that formed the base of
the food supply of the Incas and the
Aztecs before the arrival of the Span
iards. Certain 1t is that throughout
the whole of meridional America there
is strong tradition that at least two
species Of the plantain were culti-
waited long before the coming of the
Europeans. Furthermore, it is singu-
lar that in all the languages indigen-
Gus to the region where the banana
appears that plant has a special name.
not proceeding from the conquerors,
many other plants. animals. and vart
GUS articles introduced into America
after its discovery.
Grown over the entire extent Of the
meridian of the earth. the fruit of the
banana today forms. in large part,
the principal food of a majority of
the people living under the tropical
zone. Several species and numerous
varieties Of the plant appear through
out tropical America. but 1t is cult
waited for commercial purposes in
appreciable quantities only along the
Atlantic border. from southern Mex
leo to Colombia, in Jamaica, Cuba, San
Domingo, and the Bahamas. the far
western markets of the United States
being plentifully supplied from the
Hawaiian islands and Mexico's South
Pacific coast.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Find Ancient Documents.

A number of large rolls of histori-
cal Egyptian papyri have been discov-
cred by one of the members of the
Royal Geographical Survey party. The
manuscripts were unearthed by fel-
lah while sinking the foundations of
his mud hut, near temple of the
Ptolemies, in Upper Egypt and are OF
the best Graeco-Egyptian period.
They are well preserved 30 far as the
writing is concerned, but discolofed
and owing to their dry and fragile
condition have to be handled with the
utmost delicacy. 1t is anticipated that
the contents will prove to be of real
archaeological value in adding to our
present knowledge of Egypt. and pos
sibly Syria, as recorded in the days of
the Ptolemies. A study already made
reveals the fact. that they relate to
interesting historical events.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Nlcaraeuan History.

An English statesman once said
that the chief benefit of a foreign war
was the stimulus that 1t gave to the
study of geography and history. And
So the little trouble in Nicaragua en-
courages us to acquire the informa-
ton that the country was discovered
by Gil Goncalez and Andres Nino In
1922 and that the invaders were sur
prised to find the practice of religious
confession established among natives
who had never heard of Christianity
and who, moreover, were cannibals.
The father confessors were old men
who were compulsorily celibate, and
they gave absolution with the words
"Goi and do not sin likewise again
And then the penitent went away
happy and light-hearted," as one
would do who had en- over-burdened
conscience, though a cannibal. II
the difficulty with Nicaragua should
continue we shall probably be moved
to acquire further lore upon the sub
ject, possibly even to the point of
looking up the place on the map.
But II not. not.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
The Armada.

The granddaughter known as the
Spanish armada"-consisted OF 13O
ships, besides a great number Of cara
wells, 3,165 cannon. $3.50 sailors, 2,OSS
galley slaves, 10000 soldiers. $50
monks, under the head of the vicar of
the inquisition, and considerable
number of grandees, who went along
to sec the English killed and burnt,
The destruction of this mighty arma-
ment by the English admirals and the
winds of heaven was well-nigh com
plste. Very little of it ever got back
to Spain. A bronze statue of Britain
nia," as a national memorial of the
defeat of the armada. was unveiled at
Plymouth in the year 1890.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Japanese Opposed Census Taking.


Serious results followed the taking
of the first census In Japan. years
ago. Observing with approval the
work of western countries, the au-
thorities thought 1t advisable to take
statistics of population. and for that
purpose sent out to all householders
notices enjoining them to furnish
them with full particulars of their
families, age. sex, etc. This step was
misconstrued in one of the villages.
where suspicion was expressed that
Japan was about to be sold or at least
some of the people were to be sold to
foreigners who were dsirous OF ascer-
tanning the number of males, etc, be-
fore closing the bargain, in order to
find out what price to pay according
to the quantity of blood that would be
forthcoming. 1t was a Japanese belief
the foreigners squeezed the blood
from all who came into their power.
Excited and enraged mobs soon col
lected and attacked the village Offices.
and 1t was some time before order
could be restored.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
HRInchheckn ~

Christopher Pinchbeck found that
three parts of zinc to one of copper
would polish up to look like gold. just
exactly like gold. and it could be
worked off like gold to boot-could be
stamped, cut. chased. embossed and
worked suckerwise or smartly. Part
of Pinchbeck's work he kept a close
trade secret and 1t died with him, for
most of his real handiwork still looks
good as gold and brings a higher
price than gold today. Christophers
boss trick was in putting a thin coat
of gold on the imitation metal. Old
parcel gliding on silver was expensive
and electroplating and rolled gold"
had not been invented. 30 Pinchbeck
jewelry admirably answered in its
day, as Mrs. Astor's jewelry did in
good old Mrs. Astor's day.-New York
Press.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Quarantine.

It is impossible to say with any
thing like certainty just how old the
custom of quarantine is. We know
that it was observed at Venice as ear
ly as the year 1927, whereby all mer-
chants and others coming from the
Levant were obliged to remain for
some forty days in lazaretto before
they were admitted into the city. The
custom is now coextensive with the
civilized world, and to 1t is doubtless
to be attributed the rapid advance
that has been made within the past
quarter of a century In safeguarding
the people from the plaques which in
the olden times were 30 destructive
Of human life.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
AFRO-AMER|CAN CU[[|NCS

Don't be deceived by the argument
that whisky is your worst enemy. Ig-
norance is the name of the gentleman
who is causing all the trouble. Pro-
hibitionists exhibit a zeal in thus be-
laboring the colored brother which
is worthy of better cause. Already
the colored man is being too much
prohibited and he should take that
view of the case. OF course the i'm
proper use of strong drink is unques-
tionably an evil; but 1t is one of those
evils which law makers cannot rem
edy. The people must get the train
ing at home. The lack of home train
ing has not only filled the land with
drunkards, but with murderers. thieves
and criminals of lesser caliber as
well, and sending them to the peniten-
tiary and the scaffold does not seem
to much deter their companions. who
daily follow in their footsteps. Less
legislation and more of the rod
which spoileth not the child" is the
crying need of the country.-Ex-
change
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
HAVE A CERTAIN USE
PAMPEREp NEW YORK DOGS FUR
NisH LIVING FOR MANY.
All Sorts OF Attendance Called for by
Their Fond Owners-Boarding
Houses at Which High Prices
Are Charged.

Those OF us who have been reared
in a different sort of society are apt
to have considerable contempt for the
cribbed. flattered and confined dog OF
New York, writes the Cincinnati
Times-Star correspondent. We're used
to the other sort of dog-the dog
that gets his muddy feet all over your
new pants in his rainy day happiness,
and almost growls his head of when
the minister comes visiting. and goes
under the barn when tramp KNOCKS
at the back door. Our sort OF dog is
mostly mutt, and completely loses MS
self-respect when his affections are
engaged. He really lives to grovel,
legs up. about his masters feet, and
to snuggle a wet nose into a friendly
hand. Whereas the New York dog. as
seen on any OF the residence streets
before 0 o'clock in the morning ana
after 5 in the evening, leading an un-
happy human by leash, Ia a snop-
bish, arrogant, horribly bored beast.
He might become a regular dog II he
had the chance. but fate condemns
him to be snuffied over by dumpy
dowagers and led about the streets by
indignant but cowardly husbands. AT
first thought one holds him entirely
useless, but a more careful survey
discovers him to be the support OF
many a man and woman who might
otherwise have to work. There are
half dozen boarding houses for dogs.
for example, in which the cost OF
board ranges from 80 to 81 week, de-
pending on the size of the dog and
the quality of the accommodations.
There are at least two dog cemeteries
which have proved profitable invest
ments for their stockholders There
are three or four dog hospitals which
are always filed. and in which the
cost of treatment runs pretty close to
that of the second rate hospital for
humanity. One dog doctor keeps
stable of trained nurses on hand, who
will respond to calls at any hour OF
the day or night, and charge as much
for nursing dog as other nurses do
for nursing a baby. There are half
score of dog manicurists and at least
one dog miniature painter and two
coat specialists" and innumerable
trainers, who teach tricks to the pets
of the rich-and incidentally beat
some slight respect for their masters
into them. There are two homes,
in which cast-off dogs are cared for
and one establishment in which the
last days of the aged and dying dog
may be made comparatively happy
at a price. Many a dollar is picked
up by the photographers for portray
ing dog poses. and scores of men and
women, boys and girls, find It easier
to make living by giving dogs their
regular daily exercise than by work
Ing in shops. Altogether. the New
York dog isn't completely useless. II
he is non-producer himself, he
makes his indulgent mistress produce
pretty regularly-and aids in speeding
up the New York dollar.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Atlantic City is deserted and the
crowds that lined the boardwalk and
thronged the beach go back to their
daily avocations and work doubly
hard to make up for the dollars they
spent In order to have 1t said, Il saw
Mr.. or Miss or Mrs. So-and-So on the
boardwalk at Atlantic" These things
come high, but we must have them,
and not to go to Atlantic City is an
almost objectionable sin. We must be
seen on the boardwalk. Sure!-Bal-
timore Afro-American Ledger.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Jealousy Is painful exhibition, but
It gets very little sympathy.

The sooner the negro can be taught
that it is impossible for him to escape
punishment for his wrongs, the sooner
he will so live that the impression
prevailing in the. minds of most white
folks, that all negroes will steal, may
be thoroughly dispelled. OF course,
the better class of white people know
there are honest negroes as well as
honest white folks. and there are dis
honest white folks and dishonest ne
groes, but they know how to separate
the wheat from the chaff.-Newport
News-Star
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

After hearing a song to the effect
that every race has flag but the col
ored man, Rev. ]. LenHoX of this city.
a bishop of the Zion African Evangel-
ical church, designed an official en-
blem which he said his church has
decided to adopt. The flag has twelve
stars in field of purple and twelve
bars OF red, white and blue. The
purple represents the robe Christ
wore before the crucitixion: the red.
"our sins that shall be made white as
snow" the white, the purity of the
apostles, and the blue. the negroes
loyalty to the United States.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

We sincerely hope that our business
men will throw aside petty 1ealousies,
cast off some of their narrowness, and
lay aside personal pride; join in with
all movements that will benefit the
people, lend their presence to those
meetings that will uplift them and
push our young men to the front in
every way possible. where they prove
themselves worthy and we believe the
time is not far distant before we will
have numbers of buildings like the
New Alabama Penny Savings bank.
Echols & Strong and DR.. Gordon's all
over the city. We earnestly hope that
our business men will be more cosmo-
politan In their way of doing business.
Birmingham Wide-Awake.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Through some peculiarities the ne
gro race exercises apparent indiffer-
ence as to the magnitude of things
about him, and unlike other races
fails to take advantage of accorded
privileges and establish for his people
such conveniences as are helpful and
instructive. Hence, If entrance to the
abode of amusements is refused, or
adequate accommodations are denied,
he should be grateful If necessity COM
pels him to rely upon his own expedi-
ents and reap the rewards which dill
gence secures.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

A bill Is In the hands of Congress
man ]. j. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn call
ing for the appropriation of s250,00O
for an exposition to celebrate the
emancipation of the colored race in
America on the approaching fiftieth
anniversary of the writing Of Lin
coins emancipation proclamation. 1t
is urged by those supporting the Dill
that such an exposition would show
the progress of the colored race In
the United States in the half century
Just past. They hold that 1t would
encourage the colored people them
selves to greater efficiency and inspire
them to greater effort. The progress
pointed out is along many lines. In
1860 the colored population of this
country was 100000. In 1910. with
practically no increase through immi-
grafton. the population is 10,0OO.OOO
In 1860 they were practically all
slaves and all illiterate. In 1910 their
illiteracy was reported to be 300 per
cent, smaller than the white popula-
ton OF Spain. Russia. Portugal, Rou-
mania, Hungary and many other Euro
pean countries. Moreover, in Penn
sylvania, where the illiteracy of the
foreign population has increased from
1H to 19 per cent in twenty years, that
OF the colored population decreased
from 2s to Is per cent. Practically no
negroes were practicing in the pro-
fessions fifty years ago, 1t is pointed
out. Today there are more than 75,-
900 working as physicians and sur
geons, clergymen. teachers. professors
in colleges, lawyers, journalists, art
lists, literary and scientific specialists.
The colored population, practically
penniless fifty years ago, has gained
in worldly goods, until today they own
more than 100000 homes and farms
valued at more than billion dollars.
Fifty years ago they were chiefly farm
laborers; today there are as many
farm laborers as there were then, and
in addition there are 225.000 negroes
who own their farms. and over 1.000.-
900 farms operated by colored farm
ers. There are today colored grad
yates representing all the leading uni
versities of the country. The race has
produced also 5000 authors whose
books are copyrighted and registered
In the Library of Congress, and more
than 1000 patents for inventions
Negro banks have been organized all
over the south, the census of 1900 re-
porting more than 200 colored bank
ers, brokers, and officials in banks.
There are many large manufacturing
plants, such as cotton mills. turpen-
tine stills. hosiery mills, printing es-
adjustments. conducted by negroes,
and nearly 900 newspapers. One of
the chief promoters Of the proposed
negro exposition is Mai. R. R. Wright
of Savannah. Ga.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Like most instruments, razor is
useful in It's place and dangerous out
of its place. For instance, 1t is useful
tca shave with but dangerous to carve
with. OF late, over in Philadelphia.
there have been several distressing
cases of carving with the razor among
negroes which required the attention
of the police and the undertaken; but
the saddest case was that of the two
youngsters, brothers, six and eight
years old, who went into the garret Of
their home, armed with the parental
razor, and cut and slashed each other
nearly to death. to see how 1t was
done, before they were caught In the
act. Did they inherit the razor-carv-
ing habit? 1t looks that way
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

The negroes of the British West In
dies are unalterably opposed to the
plan which suggests the federation of
their country with Canada, which
would mean the end of British rule
over the island. and there is not much
likelihood that the proposed fedora
ton will be effected for many years
to come. Although there are 100000
negroes in the West Indies and Brit
tsh Guiana to 125,O0O whites, yet it Is
found that color prejudice is increas-
ing instead of diminishing. according
to Sir Harry Johnston.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

The settlement os the negro question
lies in the colored men and women liv-
ing their lives as negroes, being patri-
otic, working hard at useful occupa-
tions that they are fitted for. always
being unassuming and honest re-
specting themselves, and trying to
bring their children up to be useful
Christian men and women.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

No marter what sort Of man wom-
ans husband is, she's blamed for his
faults always.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Fashion is the greatest of tyrants.
Anyway, there was never a tyrant
which put 80 many Christians to the
torture.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Mans wisdom often consists in
knowing just how long to stay away
from home.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

An instrument for measuring the
nocturnal terrestrial radiation of heat
has been invented by Danish scien-
tist.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

A wind storm, possibly of Jealous
disposition, visited Braymer, Mo,
few days ago and wrecked the homes
of two well known auctioneers.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Some men are very convenient ad-
juncts once tanned to dish washing.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

There are some big, open-hearted
people living in this age that really
seem to think that the negro needs
and deserves a flag of his own. It's
too bad that white men of this happy,
generous spirit will have to go down
to their graves with this burden on
their minds. Believe this, these men
or any set of men who think that
the negro needs flag Of his own are
men whose craniums, If examined,
would show conclusively that they
needed brain much more than we need
flag. The Stars and Stripes are as
much to the negro and ever will be as
1t is to any Anglo-Saxon who ever
trod American soil. The negro has
stood with his broad breast with a
courageous heart in the forefront of
many bloody trays in honor and de-
fense of the nations pride. The old
flag. why should we not call it ours?
GAINESVILLE Advocate.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Housekeeping for two sometimes
gets to be Just solitude.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Many a man would be willing to
give up his wife for his country.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

II you've done something wrong,
don't waste time repenting; do some
thing useful.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Philosophy is something you hoist on
the other fellow when he's not look
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-18
TIMES PUBLICAN. RsI1AILTowN, IOWA

good growth. and demand expanding
and country buyers who were in fair
attendance Wednesday not infrequently
baked at current high rates. The mar
ket was. called generally lOc higher
Tuesday. the advance applying to about
all classes, while sales show an extreme
advance Of 10@25c over last weeks
closing, good qualified classes OF all
weights showing the most gain. A, load
Of fancy 726-lb Hereford yearling
feeders was taken out late yesterday by
Wisconsin man at $s.75. and ten head
Of 976-lb steers reached the same price.
which has not been exceeded on feeder
account this season, some steers by an
alleged authority Tuesday at $3.50, as
feeders having gone for slaughter.
However, buyers in search of selected
nigh quality fieshy feeders would have
to pay this price or higher. as killers
are absorbing practically everything Of
that class above this level. The pro-
portion of stocker steers under DC has
dwindled to very insignificant proper
tion,, and only plain light stockers
are now selling under $0.25, while $3.50
1880 is taking many Of the good to
choice well shaped-up 500 to 725-lb
stockers, and choice to fancy yearlings
are selling upward from 1925 in select
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