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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
MAN LIKES TO GO DOWN
 TOWN e

In m article in the June woman,s Home Companion, entitled '"The Van- hshing Husband", ithe author presents an interesting study of the inequality
 that exists between men and women. Following is an extract showing how imen will leave the finest homes imag- Unable and so or by themselves to en- i5ov cach other's society.
 | -In the. community where my friend~ live the saloon was unknown, and tnan,D loves of enjoying himself with hnen undAsturbed by the-female-of-the- HpeCies waS symbolized by Q nieager and v1rtuous pool-table at Che back 0f isome grocery store. Yet that pool
 Fable was freQuented daily by CO., pterie C hw-abiding men, married and tother. The men of the town for want iof . club gathered themselves togeth- Ter .at . barber's or at a fruit store, btood In groups at the end of wharves. kpitting out to sea and converting, far iaW1y from the unsocial feminine at- ;Gnoephere. In these various uncom- Portable and unsympathetic spots they talked together about politics, the days catch of fish, the National and sAmerican Leagues, business, and all ifhe interests of men,
 1Gogt of these mon had comfortable homes- es-homes with porches where Fockers and piazza chairs spread wide
 arms; yet when. in going through a ionnnu town. do you see a group of lmen socially assembled in such a spot? Yet you may see four or five tznen gathered, not about one anoth- kers hearthetones, but leaning over a tptgsty in contemplation of the new fpies, or in the stable-again in a ?pot where woman, the invader, is not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24

Photographs of the Seniors are be- ing compared and exchanged. Before long school for them will be nothing but a pleasant memory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24

The members of the Junior Com mercial class have decided to have a class hymn. It is generally consider ed that only the Seniors need one of these.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
ORATOR SELECTED FOR MEMORIAL DAY Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church to Speak at Sea-
 side Park Upwards of 800 School Children to Participate in the
 Parade

Rev. A. c. Thompson, a member of Eias Howe, Jr., post. G. A. R., will deliver the address at the Memorial Thompson who is pastor of the Im- manuel Baptist church has been prom inent in the activities of the post. Preparations for Memorial day exer- cises and the parade are now well under way.
 It is expected that there will be something like 800 children to take part of the program at the park this A unique feature will be included In the exercises of the Grand Army all over the country this year. It has been decreed that the orders of Major John A Logan issued in 1867 which established Memorial day as special day to recognize the services of the soldier to his country, will be read at all exercises. This will be done at the exercise in Seaside park by Adjutant General W. F. Bryan. Lincoln's Get tysburg speech will also be recited, probably by one Of the school chill dren.
 These bands have been secured to band, Moose drum corps. Olympic band newly organized with John J. Broadbrook as leader; the Italian band and the band of the Lincoln school boys, all of Bridgeport, in ad- dition to the American band of South Norwalk, St. Aloysius T. A. & B., drum corps of Derby and the Derby Fife and Drum corp.
 The march will begin at 2 o'clock as usual and Past Commander of the post, John H. Neff is grand marshal He has made Capt. Charles G. Burk- hardt his adtutanf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24

The boys in Chemistry have been shedding many an unwilling tear late ly. With the odors of ammonia or chlorine in the room sometimes they start to cry without knowing why.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
PRESS OF THE ARCTIC.

There exists several journals that make their appearance only once a year. These are published within the confines of the North Polar circle.
 The Eskimo Bulletin, for example, is edited near Cape Prince of Wales, on Boring strait.
 Here in a village inhabited by Eski- mos, the English missionaries have established school and as only one steamer lands at this place, and that only once year, the news that it brings is consigned to a sheet of pa per printed with the mimeograph.
 Its size is Sx12 inches. The paper is very thick and only one surface is used.
 This Eskimo Bulletin, in a subhead, claims to be the "only yearly paper" This, however, is an error, for there is an annual sheet published in God thaab, Greenland, where a small print ing office was established in 1862, whence news sheets and lithographic prints have been issued.
 The journal in question is entitled Atnagagdlintit, Nalinginarmik Tusar- umina ssumik, that is, something for reading; accounts of all sorts of en- tertaining subjects" The language is that of Greenland, dialectfo the Eskimos.-New York Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
KEEPING WARM IN THE SPRING

You have doubtless read of the manner in which ships furniture and cabin woodwork have been burned to keep the fires in desperate weather. That's nothing compared to what has been going on around our place.
 The coke gave out last Wednesday. Thursday we sacrificed two steplad- ders, three washtubs and flour bin and the lawn-mower handle. The stormhouse which we had taken down kept us going Friday, and Friday was a cheerful day. Saturday saw the last of the carpet sweeper, three brooms, five suit cases and three old-fashioned trunks, while we kept warm Sunday on the kitchen table, Kfpling's Plain Tales from the Hills' and the icebox. We went visiting Monday, and Tues day we bade last adieu to the snow shovel, the old hall clock. one folding bed and a complete set of Dickens works.
 Help! We have nothing left but the dining room furniture and that about half belongs to the installment house. Times-Despatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
C. \. GOODWIN TO WED
Former Gubernatorial Candidate to
 Take Miss Cheney for Bride.

Hartford. May A-rhe engagement is announced of Miss Ruth Cheney daughter of Mrs Frank w. Cheney of Manchester and Charles A. Good win, Republican candidate for Gov ernor in 1910, former chairman of the Republican town committee of Hart ford and one of the most prominent of the younger men of the state. | Mir. Eoodwin is a son of the Rev. iDr. Francis Goodwin and member Iof the law firm Of Goodwin G Ben- inett. hie associate being M. Toscan Bennett
 The announcement of the engage sment is one of the most interesting social events of the season in Con- inecticut and many friends of the prominent young people will extend Congratulations to MT. Goodwin and best wishes to his prospective bride.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
Students Of B. \. s.
 And Their Doings

| In close contest between the Miss es Bessie O'Neil, Nellie filling, and MT. William Kosena, the members of 1 the Junior Commercial class on We'd nesday evening elected William Kos ena as their representative on the 1 Criterion board for next year. Meet | ings of the other classes for election were held this morning. The fresh- 1 men, not being, organized, met in the Assembly hall.
 The young ladies of the cooking classes were taught how to make a variety of things yesterday. Among the things prepared were gelatine, lemon jelly, orange jelly. snow pud- potatoes and French fried potatoes. Afterwards all enjoyed light lun- cheon. Although yesterday was a pleasant day the electric tape which causes the not allow for any recess. The tape should be fixed so that such an ac- cident cannot happen again in the future.
 The B. H. s. baseball team with 8 straight victories to its credit plays against New Haven High school in New Haven tomorrow afternoon. At the same time the Commercial base. ball team will be playing against the St. Charles team of this city.
 The boys in Chemistry have been shedding many an unwilling tear late ly With the odors of ammonia or chlorine in the room sometimes they start to cry without knowing why.
 The members of the Junior Com mercial class have decided to have a class hymn. It is generally consider ed that only the Seniors need one of these.
 Photographs of the Seniors are be- ing compared and exchanged. Before long school for them will be nothing but a pleasant memory.
 The fourth period freshmen Eng fish class of Room challenged the fifth period class for debate to be held next Wednesday afternoon in the Assembly hall on the subject, Resolved, That the Panama Canal Should be Fortified" This challenge was accepted by the fifth period class who chose the affirmative. The de. baters in the order in which they will speak are affirmative: Benjamin Gill;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
SOCIETY MEN LOCKED OUT
SENIORS AT YALE BAR MYSTIC Al FROM THEIR ROOMS AND THEY HAVE TO CLIMB
 OVER IRON GATE.

New Haven. May 24-Members o1 the Senior societies at Yale were lock- ed out of their dormitories last night by the members of the senior class who are not members of the fraterni. ties. The fraternity men were forced to submit to jeers and taunts, outside of the gates that are placed across the entrance to Vanderbilt hall, while those inside the enclosure danced around a big bonfire which consumed furniture, bedding and all other ma- terial that could be collected. The fraternity men, after futile attempts tories with ladders, were forced to climb over the iron gate, which had been covered with thick glue.
 Members of the senior class, clad in pajamas and outlandish clothes, waited for the fraternity men to ap- pear after their meetings. As soon as the members of the societies put ed and the huge bonfire lighted up. The fraternity men found every win- dow locked up. One of them. who had a key to the iron gate, was pushed aside as he attempted to open 1t. The fraternity men then procured sealing locked. After the fraternity mem- bers had been kept out of their dor for nearly two hours, they were requested by the members of the senior class inside of the inclos- ure to climb over the inclosure, as their names were called.
 But one man was allowed into his dormitory. He is a member of Scroll and Keys. He was allowed to climb in window. The forty-four other members were forced to climb over the blue-smeared gate. AS the dem- was being held Dean Jones of the university appeared and ask. ed the senior class men to desist but no attention was paid to his request. The demonstration attracted large crowd and at o'clock this morning the bonfire, with the pa1ama dancers prancing about, was still burning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
A BOOMERANG OF CRITICISM.

Dr. Edwin A., Alderman, the presi. dent of the University of Virginia, tells this story, illustrating the importance of being careful in criticism.
 T knew of certain instructor Tn rhetoric who always impressed upon his students the necessity of clarity in what they wrote. A young man brought on one occasion a very care fully prepared essay. s "A good piece of work" said the in- structor, "but, Mir. Smith, you should remember to write every sentence Sd that the most ignorant person can un-
 The young man looked worried and asked anxiously:
 What part of my essay was not clear to you, professor?" = Popular Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
HE UNDERSTOOD

The orchestra played No. 6. a selec- tion that seemed to the bachelor very beautiful. He leaned toward his com panion and whispered:
 'eHow lovely that it! What is it, dc you know?'
 She smiled demurely and replied ir a low, thrilling voice:
 sIt is the 'Maiden's Prayer
 And at the same time she handed him her program, pointing to No. with her finger.
 He read and started, for the real name of the selection was Mendels- sohn's wedding March, The bach elor bought the ring next day-Cin- cinnati Enquirer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
.pr to come and spoil the oonversa-

apt co come and spoil the cOnVerSa- ton.
 How true this is in the little vil- aage where a mans gregariousness finds small outlet, the eloquent and even pathetic signs in any of the stores can testify. Drop down in any rural community, and you will find signs like these: Please loaf in the back room; 'Loafing not appreciated Does 1t refer to the women of the community? Surely not. Women al- most never loaf; for woman is Soli- tary, ungregarious creature, undesir- ous of the presense of her own sex.
 And here you have the true super iority of man. This is his great stronghold; herein lies his Samson like power. From this root springs the subjection of woman. He is able to, nay, destrous of enjoying himself without the presence of the other sex. Not so may woman enjoy herself without man"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24

Mrs. Brown-"Did you see that talk ing doll that they wind up at the store?"
 "Acts almost like human being, doesn't it?"
 a.sNo. it doesn't You never heard a woman stop talking because you didn't wind her upiss-Y -Yonkers Statesman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24

MT. Younghubby-'What are you crying for, dear
 Mrs. Younghubby-''Why I've boil ed this can of pork and beans for two hours and the can won't come of"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24

man, Joseph Hurley and William Yates, and negative: Agnes Marsh,
 Vernard Gardner and Seldom Tracy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-11

the natives ride the breakwater waves as they
rush shoreward, and, II is almost superfluous
to add, 1t Is a sport that calls for STEADY
nerve and no little skill
Riding the surf on planks is another form
Of this sport practiced by the visitors at Wal
kiki beach, and Is Just as exciting and danger
Gus.
But the most exciting and dangerous OF
Hawaiian water sports is shark hunting. This
sport 10 indulged in In the vicinity OF Honolulu
bay. Power boats OF about four tons dis
placement are generally used In the company
Of congenial Honolulu sportsman went out
TO try my hand at the game. We left the har.
Dor at o'clock in the morning. at which early
hour the bay and vicinity is alive with people
engaged In all kinds of fishing. Just as we
started we came across a number OF Japanese;
eome were wading up to their waists In the
shallow water and others were angling from
boats. Outside the bay men In two-oared punts
were hunting for sea turtles. which in these
waters average from 400 to 500 pounds In
weight. I watched one Of the boats for a while.
lt moved slowly along, then suddenly stopped.
An oarsman seized rife from the side Of the
boat and fired at turtle Just seen rising to the
surface Of tho water. but II Is no easy matter
to hit mark at a distance Of from 80 to go
yards from q rolling boat and the turtle es.
capped. Twice after that heard the fisherman
hre then silence followed. He had lost sight
Of the prey. Apparently the turtles are not very
plentiful. 40 I saw but two during the entire
day.
Arriving at the shark haunted spot about q
mile from shore, We stopped our motor boat
and prepared to try conclusions with the dread.
Cd monster Of the deep. Our bait-two fat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-11

streets Of Seoul Ponies are ridden. but never
used to draw vehicles as they are In other
countries, and cattle are never killed for beef
Cows. which have been known In Corea for
scores OF centuries. are never MIXED, or were
not cntil few years ago, and the Coreans
never knew anything about dairy products
In most countries the horse ia considered
better mount than the donkey. Not SO In Corea.
There the meek and slow moving ass Is re-
garded as the best riding animal
Street signs are relied upon in the cities of
other countries, and nowhere are they moro
used than In China, which formerly exercised
shadowy suzerainty over Corea and was her
neighbor But In Seoul they were not used at
all before the Japanese came. In almost all
other countries women are fond OF going shop.
ping and merchants strive to please them.
In Corea 1t 10 otherwoss The women regard
shopping as necessary evil, and the mer
chants keep their goods in closets instead of
on counters and shelves and in showcases
The merchant does not hustle for trade or
argue for sale. n the customer asks for
something else she 10 likely to be shown what
the merchant has and told that no has nothing
like what she wants.
The Corean method Of lingering the violin
II exactly the reverse to that Of western peo-
pie. The Corean fingers the instrument near
the bridge with his right hand. with his left
he plucks the strings at the other end and hs
usss ~ bow at all.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-11
FREED CONVICT IS HIRED
Seattle Man Released Recently Goes
Back to Old Position on
Salary.

Seattle. Wash.-George Edward
Adams. who was released after serv-
ing more than Ave years in the fed
eral penitentiary at Mcneil Island for
the theft Of many thousand dollars
worth OF gold dust from the Seattle
assay ONCE. has returned to take up
the position Of bookkeper which he
occupied during his Incarceration, not,
however, as prisoner. but as a civfi.
ian, at a salary Of $1,000 a year.
Friends Of Adams worked for his
release and succeeded in getting the
parole. which cut of ten years, which
good behavior and model conduct re-
duced to six years and eight months.
Adams made application for a tenn.
porary position, but according to the
appointment 1t may be permanent and
Warden Halligan will endeavor to
keep him there. az his work has been
more than satisfactory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-11
A Peep at the Medieval Town Of St
Jean du Doioht, Brittany.

find brides even in neighboring vii.
lagos, and rather long Journeys had
to be made to find eligible girls else.
where. It was then that the church.
after an understanding with the feudal
lord of the place, who had a right to
a fee for each marriage, arranged q
common bridal day every year after
Eastern. and the custom has been
maintained to the present.
The day Is observed as one of great
religious solemnity. There is no
music or band. no dance of any kind
--as. in fact, dancing has always been
forbidden at st. Jean du Doight be-
cause Of the story Of st. John the
Baptist having been ordered to be
beheaded by Herod after dance.
From one to two hundred girls at.
tent mass in the morning, and at 3
in the afternoon they again attend
vespers in the old Gothic church.
They are dressed in Bretagne fashion.
of all colors. and wear long embroid.
cred shawls reaching to their feet, and
carry mass book and an umbrella.
The young men stroll about some
distance away on the walks, and seem
to be rather Indifferent. From time to
time one of them leaves his friends
and goes to the girl whom he has
chosen. He salutes her ceremonious.
ly, and speaks to her.
Then the umbrella plays an import
ant role. If 1t is handed over to the
young man, his proposal is accepted.
and 1t is rare that 1t is not. The girl
usually hesitates for a few minutes
for the sake of decorum. The young
man walks away to give the girl last
chance to reflect, and still retains his
air of Indifference.
Finally, after a few minutes of wait
ing. which seem to be only a tradition.
al delay. the girls leaves the ranks and
follows the young man, who then In.
vites her to O small collation.. Little
by little the inns become crowded
with young couples, who are thus par.
taking Of a sort of frugal bridal repast.
When night comes the couples return
to the house Of the chosen bride. and
a real bridal supper is then given by
the parents.
The girls who have not been chosen
do not seem to be disappointed. They
remain about the church till dusk, and
sometimes till 1t Is perfectly dark. II
their parents are kind to them nothing
is said. but 1t often happens that the
unfortunate girls who failed to be
chosen are roundy scolded when they
return home without an intended hus.
band,
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-11
Corea, A Land of Contrasts

Contrasts between the customs OF Corea and
enose OF other countries are striking every.
where In other lands when man wants to
remove hog from one pasture to another he
drives 1t or tolls 1t with corn Not SO In Corea
Here stout laboring man catches a full grown
hog ties its feet together, puts It on a wood
frame made from the limbs of trees and carries
It to market. The same wood frame In used
BY the porter who carries your trunk from the
station to the hotel instead OF using truck or
wheelbarrow.
In other countries the tiger the leopard and
the elephant inhabit the tropics In Corea
these animals flourish In climate as severe
40 that Of Ontario. The fur OF the Corean
tiger 10 longer and glosser than that OF his
cousin in the jungles Of tropical India. for the
same reason that the coat of raccoon Is finer
In winter than in summer when II 10 not need.
I'd for warmth.
The Corean tiger IL q royal looking beast.
seen frequently standing In . commanding
position upon snow-covered mountanside
looking down disdainfully at q passing train
and growing the protesting natives answer to
the shrek Of the invading 'mogul"
Sporting Englishmen have a few shooting
boxes In Corea and like to hunt elephants
there because the climate 10 far more agree
able to them than that Of Burma, Ceylon or
Africa. where elephants are found
Fine bulls loaded with the branches Of trees
Used as hrewood are . common sight In the
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-11

now there. and In less than half an hour ono
OF the hooks had caught one of the monsters
For ten or twenty seconds the victim tugged
vigorously to free himself and then remained
30 still that we thought 1t had escaped How.
ever. with a view to examining the bait. We
began to pull in the rope. and with It came
good.sized fish. To prevent long struggle
put bullet into it's side the moment It reached
the surface of the water. All at once II
stretched out and the harpoonist thrust his
weapon into its fiat forehead about four to
five inches from the edge of the mouth
Scarcely had we tied the prey to the side OF
the boat, when the men on the big steamer
began to fire at the sharks swimming all
around us. They did no damage to the sharks
and certainly did not improve our sport. for
none Of the monsters appeared again for some
time.
As my fellow fisherman had important bust.
ness to transact took him ashore during the
forenoon, and returned to continue the sport.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon courageous
or very hungry shark attacked the bait four
times before he met hi. doom. AS an ex-
pertinent I shot him in the belly, and the bullet
had a much more decisive effect than In tho
case of the first fish. The length OF the first
fish was 6.5 feet. and that Of the second rs
feet The former was yellowishgreen in color
and the latter was striped like tiger.
On this day the sharks took little notice Of
the large bait floating On the surface and were
evidently looking for prey deeper down. can
find no satisfactory explanation for this as tho
weather conditions were practically the same
on both days. It IL possible that the differ.
ence in bait was responsible as the fat, nayed
sheep used on the irst occasion were white
in color, while that employed on the second
day was dark in color and devoid Of fat The
natives believe that the sight OF the shark is
defective, and that that Is the reason the mon.
ster rarely attacks the brown-skinned natives
Perhaps they are right