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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16

dIe and eastern districts First Sc 1ectman Haw1ey explained, to tE- discrepancy. but the tallkfest went on
 down to the vote for D, ,ropriating money for town use durinss the en- suing year. Perfa ps thc discussion might have been longer, if someone and said: '.Only five minutes more for voting. eGt a move on you.' So they did. and the meeting too. It ad- journed-to down stairs.
 gregational church will have the first of the seasons house socials this Thursday evening, at the residence of MT. and Mrs. A. D. Jacot. The events have been very successful in the past, both socially and remuneratively promising to continue so-
 H. J. Lord makes use of a great deal of coal. so he thinks he has put it ov- CT winter by housing 40 tons this faii and is ready to meet all emergencies
 Dan Cupid-the bow-and-arrow kid hasn't so far promoted any October marriages in town. This seems to be an off year and Danny ought to get a move on him right away quick
 The 'tProgressives'' are still saying that they are going to have at least one rally and public meeting here be- fore election, with several speakers, including the eloquent Doctor Croft of New Haven.
 Richard Townsend Lord (aged three) had an incident the other day. He went up stairs at his home to Iook around In one room, he shut the door after entering There was spring lock on the door and he didn't know how to work the combination. There he was; marooned, it were. By and by his regal cries for re- lease were heard down stairs Then there was some excitement They couldn't tell whether or not he had fall en down the dumb waiter shaft or had tried to climb up the chimney from the open hearth and got stuck Or he might be nigh to drowning in the bathtub. Finally he was located. But the kev to unlock the door was miss ing Next James German, carpenter, did a heroic stunt. Up twenty foot ladder he nimbly went and cat-ike fhrough the window and-it was all over. with Master Richard saying to his rescuer: eGeet Jim: you're some on the climb. Sure!"e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
CANDIDATES ACCEPT
 WITH RELUCTANCE

Sentor Frederic A Bartlett, William Martin and J. A. Robinson are the Re publican candidates for the state sen ate from the Senatorial districts 21, p and 2S, in this city. They were nominated at the adjourned city and town convention of the Republican party last night. The convention was held at the Republican headquarters on Fairfield avenue. A resolution was passed "regretting the cowar6lly at sack made upon Col. Roosevelt, the only living ex-president," and ex- pressing hope that the wound would not be fatal The resolution was sent to Col Roosevelt. It was offered to the convention by John T. King. The meeting lasted from 8:20 to $50 o'clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16

nice, throughout, thanks to the ener- getIc promoters. Mesdames Lord and R,9rT 1rgaa nnd ana sos Messr ShermaR h Banks 9 meeting is to be held on the 22nd and a rule is held that plays must be- gin at S:30 o'clock, prompt An ac- ceptable feature of the gathering is the serving of a luncheon. All said, the club is certainly progressive, with a lot of other nice appellations added. The prizes are goody-goody, too. Long life to it.
 Monroe farmers have gone in for raising some pota toes this season, and the crops turn out, as a rule, pretty we'll Wasn't there a top notch price on the tubers late last winter? And didn't folks have to go to the coun- try store or the city and get not much cent piece to own a peck of nnud-en- cased spuds imported from Ireland or of our potato harvesters have cellared over 100 bushels and some raised that ante One resident, after bagging in over 300 bushel. was attacked w1th tuber-cu-lousis.'' Hold oni That's not right; even if he did have a swelled chest, imagining in that he was a, top liner and dreaming so too. He only until he wrote a friend up Southbury way about that 300 and got a post card congrat that was an inflicted cruelty. The card said in conclusion: And now let me tell you, have had dug and housed 2,0G0 two thousand) bushel; all my own putting down and bringing up. Some? Eh? Why not :? The Monroe man has nothing on-lots of others.
 George Uriah Burr, son Of MT and Mrs. Dwight M Burr Of the Center, and Miss Grace A. Johnson of As toria, N. Y., are to be united in mar riage this Saturday at the brides par ental home in Astoria. Her parents have long had a country home on zoar hill nearby. where the groom re- sided So it is one of the many cases, where a summer girl has come into the country and got away with the goods. The ':expectant weds" are deserving of pre-con gratulations and one may quote for them: May good fortune be your shade in summer and sunshine in winter
 And there's Warren w Bliss. who lives near the jumping-o off place, on the east side of town But that doesn't make any matter. Wasn' t he elected first selectman last week |? ,Aleo is he not the mayor of East Vil- 1age? To be certainly. Anyway, Warren is to be congratulated that he has landed in the top notch class and with his usual genia1ity and ''the smile that won't come,' long may he be on the job.
 Rough roads might have been the title of the desultory debate on an hours duration, which was had at the town meeting last week. And it started because the selectmen's report showed that a third more had been ex- pended on the highway in the western sum used. reDairing roads in the mid-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
THE SHOOTING
 OF ROOSEVELT

MT. Roosevelt's injury is to be at- tributed. apparently, to the vagary oi an insane man. How far is society re- sponstble for the attempted assassina- ton of. the ex-president?
 If insane men are inevitable society Of course. cannot be responsible in any degree.
 But if insanity is the expected pro- duct of social defects which may be remedied by united, intelligent action, then the case is different
 It appears that Roosevelt's would be assassin lost his sweetheart In the burning of the slocutn. eight years ago. This was an experience that turn ed the minds of not a few persons. The effect upon schrank's mind is con- jecturaI. But the burning of the slo- cum might have been avoided. It is possible that Schrank is the victim of social offense.
 Mir Roosevelt believes that his as- sassinatio was inspired by the tirades Of abuse which were directed against him by newspapers. representing the interests.
 If this were true, society would be to some extent responsible for tte act Of the assassin It is true that news papers of a certain type have abused Roosevelt beyond all reason.
 But unreasoned abuse dces not seem to have been nlotiVe to 5chrank' g action On the contrary, he seizes az legitimate discnssion regarding the ad- visaoility Of eIecting man president for third term.
 Mr. Roosevelt is safe for which ev- erybody should be thankful. He has gIYen the country an exhibition of nerve and devotion to duty. which can scarcely fail to bring many votes to his cause
 Net the least of tbe ls,sson he has taught the country s that if man must die 1t is better for him die at his post.
 As for sehrauk. tlte assassin, his -crime is committed in a state that does not include capital punishment. lia it's code. But. since the man is insane, no code in this country provides capi- tai punishment. which raises the dues- ton if it would not be better to judi cially remove human creatureis whose in1eliects have become so disorsanized that the lives Of others are not safe :n their presence?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16

will doubtless be very interesting to the many parishioners and their friends, At noon a rally day service of the Bible School will be under di- rection of William V. Garner, superin- tendent. Former ministers will give interesting addresses at the evening service.
 ,Ie's service, to which the young peo- ple's societies of all the churches in the city are invited. An address or welcome will be given by the pastor and responded to by Rev. Henry A Davenport for the Christian Endeavor Societies, and Rev. George M. Brown for the Epworth League and other SO cieties Rev. John Wellington Hoag of Calvary Baptist Church, New Ha- ven, Conn, will also give an address
 A reception and banquet will be held at 6:30 Tuesday evening for members Of the church and congregation, and for members, several of whom will re- turn to this city for this important
 Messages will be delivered by Mayor PJ1 D. for Churches of Bridgeport, Judge E. K Nicholson for Connecti- cut Baptist Convention, Rev. A. H: Boutwell, for the Baptist Churches of
 Rev. George H. Ferris. pastor of the First Baptist church of Philadelphia will deliver an address-suo1ect'
 Wednesday afternoon a reunion and reception of the ladies will be helo at which "reminiscences of deceased pas tors will be given by the former nln- isters of this church
 pr. George L. Porter will speak: Sub ject"Who Seemed to Be Tillars, and Mrs Susan A. Oldf will speak on
 All the Baptist churches of the city have been invited to join the First Church Sunday evening Doubtless many of them will avail themselves Of a TennlOn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
ODD FELLOWS HAVE
 SUCCESSFUL SESSION

The installation of officers concluded the annual session of the Grand en- cannpment I. O. O. F., at o'clock yesterday afternoon after a very suc- cessfuI convention in which about 15O delegates took part During the af- te1.noon visitors from other jurisdic- tfons were present and gave speeches. Among them were Grand Patriarch Samuel Wood and Grand High Priest Walter F. Johnson of Massachusetts, Grand Patriarch Morris Lunger and Grand Treasurer Hired J. Doan Of New Jersey; Grand Patriarch J. A IIeseur and Grand Scribe Harry Walk CT of New York.
 Retiring Grand Patriarch Frank M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16

Tariff revision should begin with ahs schedules which have been most o1yvhously used to kill composition and to raise prices in the United States. arbitxariIy and without regard to the prices pertaining elsewhere in sR,e markets of the world; and it sRsouad. before it is finished or inter rzritted. be extended to every item in every schedule which affords any opportunity for monopoly, for special ndyanxage eo limited groups of bene- acaaFaes, or for subszdized control of nmy kind i'm Che markets or the enter- prasea of the country; until special fawors of every sort shall have been nbsozu1e1y withdrawn and every part sf our laws of taxation shall have been transformed from a system of rOvernnaental patronage into a system oR just and reasonable charges which sfiau fal1 where they will create tho least burden. When we shall have dous that, we can fx questions of revenue and of business adjustment in a new spirit and with clear minds We shall then be partners with all the business men of the country. and a day of freer. more stable prosperity win have dasvned.-Woodrow Will 1880 ssT3 sn7 or &S8T2 X
 SOIL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
MONROE
Topics and Things Along This
 Tall Towns Trail

Especial to The Farmer by Arthur W.
 Erench.)
 Monroe. Oct. 14Predatory deer are now ranging cornf1elds, especially if they are located in outlying sections. Now and then one finds it's way pretty a sum for damages by deers last year and a good start has been made al- ready by the deer to run up a large same kind of a bill the current year. A farmer up at the north end had to shoo a herd of six out of his corn field last week They got into Myron a bill made out to recompense him for loss. Monroe farmers, especially milk producers, have raised much corn this season and the deers seem to gets sere and dry by the frost, MT. and Mrs. Deer will get ''in our midst'' and browse off haystacks and other things-even to entering open barns and lunching at the hay mow
 Two votes at the town election last week retired Edwin c. Shelton from ter several continuous years Of eff1- cient work thereon. His hobby-if it may so be called-Was to give his best to the uplift of schools, and much past. as a great many are aware. The state report credits Monroe as having the best of schools as regards conduct and equipment, ever in it's history, and MT. Shelton has every reason to be proud of his lahors in conjunction with Doctor E; J. Wales and Homer F. They were 'a1l right It is to be hoped that the new board, Messrs. Wales, Sinclair and Lord, will do and make good, as well. It is pretty sure that MT. Shelton lost a reelection more from the s'discord'' ballots than from his personality. There were a dozen more ballots that didn t count for anything but the waste bas- ket. Why is a ''bIanket'' ballot ? And what's the use? Rouse nit
 The Monroe Whist club, which was organized last month, meets every two weeks during the fall and winter in the town hall auditorium, is a grateful addition to the town. inas- much as it serves a needed amuse- ment and broadens greatly the social amenities, being made up as it is, of the representative residents. The membership list now totals about 80, which is close to tho limit. College whist obtains in the plays, and most prettily has the hall been decorated to stay-by pendant and duly lettered pennants, which typify leading univer- sities in all coloring, and it's very
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
.Utp B. M. Rpan Unn1uatt1g
 EEsHhltRtRn 1HSS
Plaided Silks

Quite noticeable among the wealth of Autumn Silks the French and Tartan Printed Warp Plaids, whose gay colorings make striking note among the soberer and painer The brilliant lines of crin son and orange russet brown and dark blue, the threads of vivid scarlet with here and there bar of black exceedingly showy and cannot help but attract And in the market they tell us P1aids
 Striped Silks, line of Persian and line of plain color, very distinctive.
 1o to 20 inches wide, SI.oo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
Candidates For Office Who Do Not Believe in the Initiative and Referendum Are
 Enemies of Popular Government

 the benefits of the referendum.
 Two attempts have been made create public debt of millions in long term bonds against which the homes of the people would be security.
 It is notorious that these bonds to have been followed by other millions of debt similarly secured by property in homes and similarly expense upon the payers and the humble citizenship
 It IS well known that all of this burden would have operated to prevent citys engaging ownership of electric light water, form of activity that would be sef-supporting and pay it's own way.
 It is doubtful if any representative body of small numbers could be created whose individual members would be strong enough to resist the inducements of the powerful and interests who desired inct great bonded debt.
 But through the referendum the matter was submit ted to the people, they disposed proposition cisively and in short order.
 The ground that has been gained must not be lost
 The Democratic platform declares for the initiative and referendum.
 So does every platform that made by the Repu- licans.
 An overwhelming majority of the people are thus to favor these great statutes They be lost sight of when the General Assembly convenes.
 The referendum be given by statute The adyi- sorry initiative can be given by statute. The mandatory initiative requires constitutional amendment
 The people know what the referendum is
 By it they able to have before them the acts of their servants, to approve reject those acts
 The initiative is similar but it gives the people power statutes which their representatives create.
 For instance, people have long pleaded with Common Council for permission to vote upon project the water, electric light works
 The Council has refused to give this permission
 The law should make submission MANDATORY.
 The law should be such that petition of ten cent of the voters the question of municipal ownership other public question submitted and the people themselves express their will in fact the box they unable to do in fact though they do it in theory, through Common Councils
 The referendum enables the people to veto acts which their representatives have tried to perform and which the people object to.
 The initiative enables the people to do things which they desire done and which their representatives have refused to do for them.
 If he does not believe that the people have final pass upon matters of interest the he heve in popular He does not trust the ple No such should be elected any office what ever.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO
 CELEBRATE 75TH BIRTHDAY
Four Days of Special Exercises Will
 Begin at Sunday Services.

Rev. John R. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, will deliver a historical sermon of more than usual interest in connection with the 18th an niversary of the church, next Sunday morning The anniversary exercises will continue fer four days. Among the participants will be former pas tors. Rev. M H. Poggson, D. D.. of New York, Rev ChaGles c. Luthe CT of Atlantic City, and Rev. George W. Nicholson of this city.
 On Sunday morning the pastor will preach the historical sermon which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
PLAN TO DISPOSE OF LEAVES

Superintendent Bodine of the street cleaning department said today: Presidents should take care of the leaves that gather in the streets. rake them into small piles and burn them in the gutter" He said the street department proposes to make one or two general cleanings before snow flies taking away the debris and ashes that gather in the gutters. and the streets will be in a clean condi- ton before winter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
Sale of Silk Slippers

For boudoir Tn red, black, white, pale pink and pale bue lavender and other shades. Made of heavy satin with leather soles the color, and these dainty slippers when in be folded to- gether and slipped into that corresponds in color Very nice for sleeping well at home
 $Ioo pair.
 Leather Goods Section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
Handbags of fine Leather, $2.95

This is collection of which we feel justly proud for in 1t values far and above the price Many sizes also and styles, in seal, saan walrus pepper grain seal morocco and pgskin. They fitted and lined perfectly. One might have the luck pick $500 bag from this gathering
 Leather Goods Section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
(EEecfion, Tuesday, November 5.l FOR PRESIDENT,
 

(EEecfion, Tuesday, November 5.1 FOR PRESIDENT, WOODROW WILSON
 of New Jersey FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, THOMAS R. MARSHALL
 of Indiana
 FOR GOVERNOR, SIMEON E. BALDWIN,
 of New Haven. FOR NANT-GOVERNOR LYMAN T. TINGIER
 of Vernon. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE ALBERT PHILLIPS
 of Stamford.
 FOR TREASURER, EDWARD S. ROBERTS t. of North Canaan. FOR COMPTROLLER,
 DANIEL F. DUNN
 of Willimantic. FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS New Haven County.
 of New Haven. Hartford County, HENRY McMANOS, sss1 of Hartford. Fairfield County. GETBERT B. CARY
 of Ridgefeld. Lstchheld County, WILLIAM B. PERRY, JF.
 of Salisbury. New London County, WILLIAM BELCHER
 of New London.
 MiddIesex County,
 JOHN l.. FISK,
 of Midd1etown.
 Windham County OSCAR O. TANNER he--lsl6 of Wiliimantic. For Senator xZnd District Archibald McNeil, Jr. For Senator 2Srd DisCrice Joseph H. whitcomb. FOR REPRESENTATIVE Lynn W. Wilson. John H. McMurray. REFRESHMENTS IN CONGRESS t1st Dfs.AAUGUSTINE LONERGAN End Dis-BR VAN F. MARIAN 3rd Dis-THOMAS L. REILLY. 4th Dfs.@JEREMIAH DONOVAN 5th Dis.-WILLIAM P. KENNEDY V FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE Bridgeport District-Edward F Ha1len-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16
JAPANESE SOCIAL AT
 SUGMERFIELD M F. CHURCH

The Junior Kings Daughters of the Summerield M B. church. will hold a Japanese social at the church tomor- row night Elaborate arrangements have been made and 9 large crowd is ~-4nected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16

Garfield of this city. was prssentsd with a past grand patriarch's jewel. the presentation being made by &estoF E Wedge of this city. < large 'bouurer of chrysanthemuns v.-s also presented to MT. Canfield by Mark l.. Reynolde
 in behalf of Pequonnock lodge, T. O.
 O. F.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-16

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-26

Janus won immortal fame while
serving as janitor of heaven and at
the same time guardian of gates and
doors on earth. RE presided over
the beginning Of everything and it
was natural that the first month
should be called in his honor.
nine on common years and thirty each
fourth year. This would have been
so much more simple that had it been
kept we no doubt would want TO give
thanks to Caesar. But then came that
other Caesar and spoiled it all. July
had been named for julius and Angus
tus insisted the month to bear his
own name must have as many days
as July. One day was taken from
February and added to August to
crafty the vanity of this ruler.
When the Julian calendar was in.
troduced the equinox fell on the 25th
of March In the course of a few cen
turtles it changed. The error in time
amounted to a day in 128 years. In
1882 Pope Gregory XIII. abolished the
tries and introduced the one now in
use. At that time the equinox had
slipped back to March IL. Ten days
were dropped from the calendar
Every one hundredth year that by the
old style would be a leap year was to
be a common year, the fourth century
divisible by four excepted; 1900 was
20 ho hIIt
of the common length, and 1000 leap
year again. Some countries were slow
to accept this method, but Russia is
the only Christian country that does
not follow it.
Although for many centuries there
was so great variety in the selection
of the day regarded as the first of the
year. religious observances and festive
rejoicing were general among all PEG.
ples-Egyptians, Jews, Chinese, Ro'
mans and Mohammedans. Solemn in
auguration of the new year was one
of the customs retained upon the es'
adjustment of Christianity. The date
ranged from Christmas to Easter I'M
til late in the sixteenth century
Finally the date was accepted that
had been named by Numa, who also
had named the month in honor OF
Janus, the two-faced, who was thus
supposed to turn at once back upon
the old year and forward to the new.
Feasting and the interchange oil
presents have been customary in ali
ages so far as can be learned from
records of celebrations OF this day
Wishing a Happy New Year has been
custom as old as antiquity. but lei
us hope it may never grow so old as
to sc out of date.-Chicago Record
Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-26
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An Egyptian New Year Greeting.

An Egyptian New Year Greeting.
The following, from Masperos Guide
10 the Cairo Museum of Antiquities.
is of timely interest, showing how the
scarab was identified with New Years
celebration in ancient Egypt:
The Egyptians worshiped the scar
alb from most remote antiquity, for
it seems that. in the beginning it was
considered as being one of the shapes
of the soul itself. So the image of
it was multiplied, in order to assure
the living and dead alike a continu-
ance of being. and. like all religious
emblems held in general esteem. it
was used as motif of ornamentation
in iewelry Scarabs were set on
rings. seals or pendants, those who
wore them thus having not only an
amulet but an ornament, and were
made of every size ard material
"A whole class OF scarabs bore
good wishes for the New Year. May
Anon, or Iris, or bastit, or Ra, give
thee a happy beginning of the year.
Others wished him to be provided With
the aura of life, or with life itself"