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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
A NEW WAY OF
 REVlLING DEMOCRACY

A new method of roasting the Democratic party in Bridgeport has been actively practiced by the Bridge port Post for some weeks.
 That interesting journal, and pro- tagonlst of the administration of gas and water, devotes much space to special writers, who pretend to tell what. is going on in the Democratic party
 One column has a receding fore head and is narrow between the eyes. 1t Is devoted to the alleged doings. of something that the writer calls the Purity League"
 The other column has a prog natlsous jaw, hairy. arms, a minute slxuI cavity and the morality of a cave bear.
 These two compendiums are writ ten against each other, and matters are so arranged that the '4reformers'' get very much the worst of it.
 It may be said. without fear of dis pute, ehaf nowhere i'm any party il, the world are such a bunch of insfpid persons as the alleged Purity League
 
 And neither are there any such scurvy rascaIs, and stupid rogues as the same authority paints its Demo- cratic ssGangsters' to be.
 It's a pretty device, but almost too simple The average man secs through it.
 Such politics as are presented by The Post might be possible in a nad- house. in which fools and moral de- fectives were struggling for supre- macy but hardly in a real world of real men and women.
 But the device does enable The Post to exploit its hatred of Demo- cracy without assuming the responsi- bility for it's statements, which it un- loads onto special writers. Or is the discussion conducted by one writer?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
MELIEN WANTS TO BE CALLED
PRESIDENT ANXIOUS TO GO BE- FORE FEDERAL GRAND JURY
 PROBE COMMITTEE.
WIVES CLAIM TO IMMUNITY
Declares He's Only New Haven Road Man Who Knows of Dealings
 With Grand Trunk

President c. s. Me11en of the New York. New Haven and Hartford road has asked that he be summoned before the United States grand jury in New York which is now Investigating the relations between the New Haven road and the Grand Trunk. In the letter which he has sent to United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise he valves all claim to immunity from criminal prosecution which might arise from the fact that he will have tes- tified before the grand jury.
 His letter is as follows:
 New York City, Tee. 6th.
 United States District Attorney for
 the Southern District of New <'Sir: I understand that a federal grand jury. sitring within your dis trict, is Investigating the relations be- tween the Grand Trunk Railway of ven and Hartford Railroad comany.
 fas all negotiations between these two companies have been conducted on the part of the New Haven rail- person connected with the New Ha- ven who had anything to do with these negotions, or was present while they were going on. and am. there fore. the only one connected with the New Haven road who has perso al Knowledge of the facts. I desire to be dIIOWSO 10 testify TSSaFulnS Ltlis tSidl- ter before this grand jury.
 T wish it distinctly understood that I waive all claim that I might have to immunity from criminal prosecu- ton on account of my testifying con- cerning this matter before the grand jury.
 T have to ask of you that my re- quest as embodied in this letter be laid before the grand jury for it's &C., tion thereon.
 'sYours respectfully,
 (signed) "C. s. MELLEN.
 "President.'' ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
THE EASTON CASE

The peculiar o farmer who a av abid citizen 2 to rmera offer m O doory tells son to his youth telling fired
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
SHE HAS NO TEARS
 FOR WEDDING FIASC0
Good Fish Left fin Sea, Says Nils: Ethel Sprngue. tilted at
 fh0 Altar,

South oNrwalk, Dec. 9--'I won't shed a tear over the best man that ever lived in a case Of this kind That is not twentieth century style and l consider myself 8 modern woman There are as good fish in the sea as were ever caught said pretty Miss Ethel Adelaide Sprague at her home yesterday afternoon.
 Miss Sprag refused to say any thirg about what prompted her to call off her marriage to George Leonard Gale. which was to have been held at her home Saturday afternoon The en- tire affair is still considerable of a myst cry.
 Mrs George Clarke. aunt of MT. Gale said; 'I did not object to his marrying this girl. and it would have made no difference to him if I had o5- iected He is thoroughly responsible. MT. Gale has taken drink with friencs in a social way, but he was never intoxicated" she said, referring to rumors.
 Walter J. Comstock, who works about the Clarke place. was given a message to deliver to Miss Sprague Saturday about three hours before the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
.FROF. FISHER SCORES
 ClRNEG.E'S GENEROSITY

Middletown, Dec. 9-Despite the fact that the Carnegie Foundation has just given Wesleyan University $100- 900 with which to complete it's $1 600, = GOO endowment fund. in the opinion Of Prof. Willard c. Fisher, head of the Economics Department of the college the great fronmaster is not generous Prof. Fisher made this statem eni while talking before the Meriden Sei- entirfic Association on the topic, "The Spirit of Social Reform" Among other things he said:
 Generosity comes when the giver really feels the giving. It has been claimed that Carnegie's fortune amounted to $150, ,000, ,00o and if this is so his latest gift of $50, 900 GOO cannot be called generosity. Mr. Carnegie has stated that he would never die rich. and that he would reduce his fortune to $eo, GOO GOO. This likewise is not true generosity. and even if he should go further and reduce his wealth to $1.ooe 900 only. and consid- cred himself poor would not say he had been generous"
 Prof. Fisher is one of the most prominent members of the Wesleyan Faculty, and has twice served as May or of the city. He came to Wesleyan in 1890, taking the chair in Political Science which had just been vacated by Woodrow Wilson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
KROPOTKTN, THE
 NIIInIsT-PRINCF, BORN
 70 YEARS AGO, TODAY

Seventy years ago. today on Dec. g,
 1s42. son was born to one of the old- est and most distinguished of the mo-
 ble families of Moscow. By all the rules of the game of life, heredity, en- vironment, inherited prejudice, Prince
 Peter Alexeievitch Kropotkin should
 have become a conservative among
 conservatives an aristocrat. a tyrant. The house of Kropotkin claimed title to the throne of Russia, and many in vestigators declare that the claim is as well founded as that of the Ro- 1 manoffs.
 potkin was destined by his parents for the honorable profession of warrior. He graduated from the St. Petersburg given a commission as lieutenant. His youth craved the spice Of adventure, and for five years he served with a ia.
 A man of broad sympathfes and brilliant intellect, Prince Kropotkin re- i turned from Siberia changed man. The sufferings of the Siberian exiles and convicts, doomed to spend their lives in dreary toll in a cold and cheerless land, touched his- heart. His visits to northern Manehuria and Amur had aroused in him an enthusiasm for exporation and scientific research When he found himself back in St. Petersburg. the Prince determined to devote his life to science and learning. He studied mathematics for four years
 in the Russian capital, became ssecre- tary of the Russian Geograp aphica1 so- ciety and esfsayed an inveStig9 ton of the glaciers of Finland and Sweden
 His contributions to the annals of the with 8 gold medal and high honors. Fostered by Marx. EngeIs and oth- adherents throughout Europe. The Prince. on visit to Belgium, became interested in the new movement, and
 fefore long he was one of the most tiona1." Even then the revolutioniste were separating into two camps. the potltin allied himself with the latter. Inevita bly, his yiewe did not meet with favor in his native land. and he
 soon found himself confined within St. Paul, that old castle which has held so many of Russia's noblest and rest. convicted of the crime of free thought. Three years the grim walls held his body but his intellect scared free He wrote two volumes of scien- tific worFs and contributions to vari- ous reviews and articles for the En- cyclopedia Brittanica. His health was
 poor. and only his indomira'ble will
 kept him alive. He was permitted no i pace back and forth in his narrow cell 1 thousand times each day, and used 1 the heavy stool in his cell as dumb l t0ll- OGSpllC tlIIScG SHSIC1S0S hS 1iI- ally succumbed to illness and was re-
 moved to St. Nicholas Hospital. With
 the assistance of friends he managed | to escape, and made his way to Eng 1 land
 ] In Geneva. in Paris. at Thonin and l in London he continued to propa te hts nihilistic work, while at the same time he continued his scientific stud | ies In 1883 he was arrested in France, convicted of sedition. and sentenced to i i'm pr eonment for six years. but the agitation led by Victor Hugo reSuite a
 in his release.
 Prince KropotEin inherited an im- merse fortune from his father. most of which he spent in nihilistic propagan-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
SENATOR CORE. 42 ON TUESDAY. MAY BE FIRST BLIND PRESIDENT

A blind man as President of the United Statesi Unlikely as this may appear. there are many friends of Thomas Pryor Gore, Senator from Ok 1ahoma. who believe that the sight less Solon is destined to attain such greatness. Already the Olxiahoman despite his terrible handicap, has tri- umphed over many obstacles, and he is still a young man who will cele- week-on Tuesday. to be exact.
 One of the most remarkable figures to be found in any Of the parliaments of the world Is this blind man who has already become great power in the Senate. and, because of his eloquence and mental cIearsightedness, a leader in the councils of the Democratic par fy.
 Those who blame bad luck for their failures should consider the case of Senator Gore. When a lad of eight he lost the sight of his left eye by being accidentally struck with stick by a row from cross bow struck his right eye and the unfortunate boy was plunged into world of darkness Ger kain1y he had excuse for following the example Of "Ole Reliable who, under the Slingg and arrows of outra geous fortune fell flat on his back and ex- claimed. '-Heah An is, luck; what y'o gwine ter do wfd me?'' Little Tommy Bore was not that sort of a lad He ronttnued his education at a normal schoo1 In his native State. Mississippi, where he was born Dec. 10, 1870; grad mated from Cumberland University in Tennessee, tn the degree of B. L and became a full-fledged lawyer His Hrst few clients may have been ami mated by pity in employing him. but those who came after sought his ser- vices because he knew the law from A 10 and had a silver tongue eloquent though to coax birds off the trees Be- Incoming he ian achool with great success, and so earn sd the money to continue his legal
 From 1892 to 1s9s Mir Gore praticed law in Mississippi, and took a promi- rent part in politics. He gained fame as a spellbinder. and took pa-< In a number Of spirited campaigns In one Niegiesippi campaign he delivered c scorching attack on Senator Money, ct the obsequies- When Gore had finished the Senator shouted:
 "If you were not blind man I would give you a sound whipping
 Gbashed by the threat He replied.
 Tie a handkerchief over your eyes
 and wade right in
 when he went to Texas in 1895 the Mind fswyer cast his lot with the Pop Ui1sts, and was a delegate to the 1896 convention Of that party in St Louis. He was given the Populist nomination for Congress. but was defeated. In tse9 he returned to the Democratic Told, and when he removed to Okla foma in 1901 he became one of the leaders Of the party in that Territory. When Oklahoma was admitted as Etate Gore put a mortgage on his koT1e in Lawton and went out to cam peign for the SenatOrShip. He con sucted what he called ''grass-root" campaign. held heart to heart con- terse with the farmers in every vil- kage. and was trium phantly elected to me United States sei4ate- In that august body he has shown that physi- gal blindness is not nearly so great n handicap to usefulness as is gen. braliy supposed At times there have A-~< flaw morally blind Senators Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
NO POWER, SAYS WISE.
Forwards MeIIen Letter to Wicker
 sham For Action.

New York, Dec 9-United States District Attorney Wise says that he received President MeIlen's letter on Friday night.
 'The investigation" he said. "is un- der the direction of Attorney-Gen- eral Wickersham and I am in no way concerned with it. On Saturday morn ing I forwarded the letter to the at- torn pey-genera1 and whatever action is taken in the. matter will come through him.
 In regard to MT Mellens offer to waive immunity from criminal prose cution Mir Wise said that, according to the interpretation of the Sherman act, no one would have the right to waive such immunity.
 'sThe law is clear in this respect s he declared. .'It expressly provides that immunity from criminal prcsecu- ton shall be granted to any person who testifies in any action brought under the Sherman act.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
ETERNAL. TRIANGLE IS THFME OF MANY
 NOTEWORTHY DRAMAS

For centuries the novelist and the poet, and. more than either. the dra- matist, have found in what has come to be called the eternal triangle' the most fruitful and popular of themes. It was eleven years ago today that D'Annunzio's Francesca da Rimini'' WIS first produced in Rome, with the great Duse playing the leading role. Later it was played in Germany, Eng land and America. and served to re- vive lR the shlrdeenth ar,cn en f. is based.
 Francesca, the 1oveiy woman who was destined to become one of the most popular heroines in literature, was daughter of the Lord of Raven ma. It was her fate to be tricked by ia ther into a loveleee marriage with a of Rin1ini. The matrimonial alliance was carried out for purely political reasons. and it was perhaps only na- cs me to hate her defornaed husband, and bestowed her affections elsewhere. younger brother of her lord and mas tiful-was the object of her affections. Some writers say that Francesca be- lieved that 1t was Paolo she was to marry, and that the substitution Of Gi- anciotto or Giovanni "the Hip -Brok- en' was a trick played upon the love ly and high-spirited bride at the last moment For nearly decade the af- fair between Francesca and PaOlo con tinued, and it became public scandal long before the wronged husband sur prised the lovers and killed his broth CT At the time of the tra gedy Fran ceeca- was the mother of an eight year old daughter, while Paolo. who was also married. had two children Such are the bald and eordid realities of an incident which for six centuries ha IS been celebrated by authors poets. painters, musicians and playwrights. Dante was contemporary of and a friend of the family of the fair Fran cesca, and he it was who started the story Of her intrigue on the way to immortality. His reference to the low ers whom he described as occupying a place among the ''Iustful'' in the sec ond circle of Hades. has been called one of the most sublime passages in Iitera ture. Then came aBOccaccio father of the short story, and retoId the tale of the amours of Francesca and Paolo wit hall the attention to in- innate detail for which he was noted
 Scores of dramatists have taken the romance as theme, and among the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
THE COAL TRADE
Easier Tone in Merket-Six Weeks May Relieve
 Situation
Goal Trade Journal.)

A slightly easier tone prevails in anthracite circles in New York but elsewhere little change is to be ob- served. Apparently some places do not get coal to the same extent that others do. Perhaps this circumstance is more or less influenced by the ex- ent of company purchases in the past perhaps the dealers did not "ho'ler' loud enough or soon enough, perha ps they are so remotely located that their 'fhoIler" is intellectual At any rate there are many instances of short supply and conditions approachin.y dis tI ess are heard of in some quarter even if New York city is fairly we!l supplied.
 Production continues large but pro- eress in overcoming short age is slow. evened.
 Granting favorable weather condi- tions it Is thought that all of what might be called painful inc iuaItties will be smoothed out in the course of the next six weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
EGG LAYING CONTEST

The total number of eggs laid dur ing the fourth week of the second In- 626. This is an increase of g per cent over the previous weeks pro duction and considerably more than last years production during the same period of time The winning pen for the week was one of single comb white Ieghorns owned by Tom Baron of Cat forth, England This pen laid twenty
 A close second was a pen of single comb white leghorns owned by Edward Cam of Hoghton, England This pen Week wee was a pen of single comb white 1eghorn.s owned by Braeside Poultry Farm of stroudsburg, Pa. with twen- ty-one eggs. pen of single comb Acres Poultry Ranch of Three Turns Pa. and a pen of single comb white Addington. Pa. laid twenty eggs.
 The leading individuals to date are five of Tom Baron's leghoras with ? score of nineteen eggs. seven cen eggs, eggs Two of the white 1egh orns own ed by White Acres Poultry Ranch have a score of eighteen eggs and one of Edward Cams single comb white lcghorns has laid nineteen eggs.
 In a recent edition. the different constituents in the dry mash and the mixed grain were publisneo, out tne exact formula was not. It may be of interest to poultrymen to know just what these two feeds are composed of, as very good success was had with them during the past year. Tue dry mash as follows.
 Coarse wheat bran. 200 lbs; corn meal 100 Tbs; gluten feed. 100 lbs; ground oats. 100 lbs; standard middd1- inss. 75 lbs; low grade flour. 25 lbs4; fish scraps, 90 1bs,; beef scraps. 3olbs.
 Scratch Grain-Cracked corn, 50 lbs; wheat GO lbs,; heavy white oats. 40 lbs; barley, 20 lbs; kafir corn. 10 lbs.; buckwheat, 10 Fhs.: coarse beef scraps
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
On Second Thought
By Jay F. House

One winter is much like another in the respect that there are too many poor theatrical attractions on the road.
 A man can interest a woman by telling her he is going to be married But he can not interest her by telling her that he is married.
 Buck KiIby says most of the out rages over which we. the people, grow indignant never happened.
 One great objection to the rules of gastronony is that the man who bolts his oysters never finds a pearl Eph Wiley says the best thing about his neighborhood is that the people do not give comets for Christmas presents.
 Jab Swisegood connbats the theory of the Secretary of Agriculture to the effect that a toad eats $19-40 worth of flies and insects every year Jab says there are not $19.40 worth of flies and insects in the world.
 It is understood that the Chicago attorney who administered a six mill lion dollar estate for $4o,000 was sev- ereIy disciplined by the Bar associa- ton for conduct unbecoming to his profession.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
The Question of Sewing I able.

An unusual richness as regards Sewing Tables pre- vails this holiday season There two Specials cusvey for Christmas.
 A. eli z5 plain model in either Mahogany Al PllIO. or Crcassian Walnut with scroll feet, drop leaves and drawers. Regular prize $22.5 SO.
 A 6tr or Hands ,me1y carved Table Mahog- Al PlO.L), any Circassian Walnut rope boz der edge of top, acanthus carving pedestal and carved claw feet beautiful specimen. Value $28.75.
 The woman who has lot a Sewing Table needs one, and if she has either of these, she will long she lives.
 designs in he Room
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
AUsTRIA sE;IzEs FLoUR
REPoRTED MAssACREs.

Constantinople. Dec. 9.-There was no confirmation, today of reports that the Turkish troops. occupying the district. Nor was there any definite information to back up the rumor that many Greeks had been mas sacred in Asia Minor.
 It was said that when telegraph lines were cut beyond GaIlipoli, the military auth critics blamed it on the Christians. The villages of Aloali, Examill. Grabunar. Niagara and Kes- hen were said to have been burned and their inhabitants put to the sword.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09

both parties who have wished that he was far, far away, but on the whole he is one of the most popular men in the Senate. and one whom both Demo- crats and Republicans delight to hon. or
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
Useful Christmas Gifts

It is not too ca~ly for Christmas shopping. Buy early. While the se- 1eetiens are 0ood and you get D tier attention. Ire filling Rubber Store is we'll stocked with useful Jand pleas ing remembrances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
SHOOTS WIFE AND THEN HE KILLS
 THE OTHER MAN

C1arenont, N. H.. Dec. 9-Crazed with jealousy, George Kimball, West Lebanon farmer, shot his wife, inflict- ing a mortal wound and then shot and killed Joseph Osborne, at whose home his wife had been employed as house keper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
B. H. s. NOTES

The girls debating society met ana held debate recently, the subject of which was: Resolved, That Iron iS more useful to mankind than gold Misses Coulter, Davis Ruman and Batchellor spoke affirmatively, while Messrs Fenton, Shanley, E. Pores tclle and M. Foresteele supported the negative side. After some discussion it was decided to give inc victory to the negative side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
Rubber Boots

Please any member of tIsc family. Mems Poots, Boys Boots, Children's Boots i'm great TsrOfusfon. Lowest prices to De had in the best makes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
Arctics. and Overshoes

For presents or make yourself 0 present. You will need them many many times during the coming win ter. Come to the AIling Store for best selection, stock and price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
Raincoats
Large as

Large assortnlents of Fsaincoats for Men and Women, Toys and Children Rubber Coats. Rubber Hats, Rubber Gloves, etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
Rubber Toys

Look over the large new stock Of Rubber Toys and R8tt1es for tl'e ba- bfcs Rubber Balls arc always ac- ceptable to the little ones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09

wedding was called off.
 Gale, Mrs, Clarke said. was viaiting relatives in New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09

The senior commercials will hold @ debate next Friday afternoon, the subject being: Resolved That U. g. Government should own and control the railroads"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09

Many B. H. aS students have secuT- ed positions in the various stores for the Xmas holidays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09

The executive committee of tha 4- A. are trying earnestly to arrange a banquet so that the football B's may be given out ceremoniously to those who earned them.