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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
CONGRESSMAN REILLY AT
 WALNUT BEACH TONIGHT

Mer1den, Frank T. BaSsett of Seymour, and Arthur B. O'Keefe of New Ha- ven, will be speakers at q rally to be given by the Democrats at Walnut Beach tonight. Many local people have planned to attend the rally to hear Congressman Reilly and the oth- CT speakers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
RAY SMITH GOES SOUTH

Raymond H. Smith, formerly of the Albany Southern Railroad com pany, has been appointed manager of the Jackson Light and Traction Co., of Jackson. Miss. While in Bridgeport Mr. Smith was superintendent of the local lines of the Connecticut Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
PAVING BLOCKS ARRIVE.

Wood blocks for paving work on Fairfield avenue and Elm street ar rived yesterday, and are being un- loaded today from the barge which brought them to this city from New ark N. T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
VIOLENT ERUPTION OF
 VOLCANO IS FEARED

GuyaquiI Oct 11.-Inhabitants of towns in the vicinity of the volcano Sangay, were fleeing for safety, to- day. The peak showed increasing signs of activity and 8 violent erup- tion was feared
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
MISS MACKAY OPERATED ON

Paris, Oct 11ANTiss Ellen Mackay, daughter of Clarence HI. Mackay, was today reported ral1ying strongly from an operation for r5r appendicitis. She was considered practically out of dan ger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

Aunt Go engaged niece)-so Henry went away yesterday, I. hear. Parting is very painful isn't it? : Niece-I should think so. Every rib in my body is aching to-day.-Flie- gende B1atter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
srRTCKED RAHROAD MEN
 THREATEN TO STRIKE

Madrid. Oct. 11-Spanish railroad men threatened to go out on strike, today They said the government Rricked them by promised concessions '--s1aa. szaaz have not received
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

The United States Supreme Courts decision that deeomposed eggs are bad eggs has vastly increased our respect
 for the learning and profundity of that august tribInal.-Springhel Un-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
Savings Made By Women Workers.


 Getting one's own breakfast or sup per or lunch will save many dollars in the course of a year for the work ing girl, and bring about increased health and vigor, unless one is able to go to places where food is expensive and we'll cooked.
 Hundreds of girl workers in the smaller towns rent their rooms with the privilege of getting breakfast either on an alcohol stove or the family cooking stove, and the result is good if the girl will not skimp hex self A bottle of milk, little fruiI a cereal and some toast for breakfast with hot, delicious coffee are much better than the thick fried potatoes doubtful steak and mussy oatmeal of the cheap boarding house.
 Eggs are not expensive and can be cooked in variety of ways, and there are other well-lfked dishes that can teen cent lunch is very unsatisfactory in cheap restaurant, but a we'll cooked egg, a bit of steak, a chop, a bit of white chicken or any other dish that can easily be cooked in the even ing will cost less and taste better to the tired worker. If cooking on the family range is possible, all sorts of good things may be made, and the little pot of baked beans, stewed chicken, meat and vegetables and other homely good things may sirn- mer all the afternoon and furnish the materials for a fine dinner in the evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
No Two Alike.

Have you seen the new hand en1- broidered tailored waists in the finest linen fabric that Mrs. Seeley Is show ing in her Waist Shop, upstairs, HIS Main street. Security building
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
WHAT TO DO AND HOW
The Tin and the Pearl Weddings Two Difficult Anniversaries For
 Entertaining-How to Man
 age Them Inexpensively. Lz

While I am not going to take up consecutively the various marriage an some of the unusual ones, for exam pie the 'Etin wedding at ten years. It is not an easy celebration to ar range, but can be pretthy planned IT a little thought is given to it. A tinsmith is always willing to con tribute the shavings for which he has no use and which can be employed in dra ping chandeliers or to Ira1i across the table cloth.
 Tin foil can cover a papier mache wedding bells, and the dainty supper can be served in tin dishes, such as ''patty-pans" and plates. <
 The ordinary tin shop or hardware store will give ample ideas in tin
 This tin anniversary for ten years, while not as easily handled the five year wooden anniversary, or the ff- teen crystal and twenty-five silver, is comparatively simple, compared with the twenty year pearl anniversary.
 Unless you belong in the Wander bflt class, the pearl wedding is ap- palling, but it can be arranged simply and inexpensfvely along the following lines:
 The cheap beads, imitation pearls can be bought for twenty-five cents a string. In arranging the menu, oysters will probably be the first course. If you can't get them fresh the Seal shipt'' variety. and secure clam shells from the local fishman, which to the ordinary observer look just the same as the. oyster shells. In each shell put a pearl bead with little rhyme bringing out the thought. for example:
 For twenty years the. same old girl, The best of all, truly pearl. The Gold and Diamond Days to come Will mean that we are going some; But two decades are one sure test, And I know now I've got the best  5-zsp eari tapfoca can be made into monograms, of each person at their plates. Of course all this means some trouble. but so little expense is en- tiled. The novelty will make the en-. tertainment so pleasing that the effort is quite worth while.
 THE HOSTESS.
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
THE OUTLOOK FOR LUKE LEA.

The Apostle Paul, when he was brought before
Nero for the second time in Rome, in writing to
Timothy explained, Only Luke is with me-
Senator Warren of Wyoming in writing to the
281 inhabitants of Sundance that they are not going
to get $4,000 postoffce will explain, Only Luke
was against me-
And of that announcement the young Senator
from Tennessee ought to be exceedingly proud.
Senator Luke Lea in the wisdom of his youth has
had the courage to openly oppose custom which
has come in the United States Senate to be looked
upon as one with which it is quite improper to in
terfere. If some politically decadent gentleman
the props falling out from under his job he has
thought it quite within the bounds of propriety to
win some support by introducing a bill to decorate
cross roads in his district with marble postofhce
granite courthouse, and the support given by his
conferees had up to Monday been unanimous.
On Monday however, Senator Luke Lea threw
handful of sand into the carbureter OF the public
buildings bill, and that appropriation motor hasn't
motored any since. In looking over the bill Senator
Lea discovered that $4,000 was asked for public
building for Sundance, Wyo. little curious, he
investigated and found out that Sundance, when the
folks were all home, had 28 inhabitants. Then he
noticed that Newcastle, Wyo, was on the list for
$67 500 of public money, and he found that il you
counted everybody there and some Of them
twice you got total of 975, only respectable crowd
for sandlot baseball game. Then there was Their
mopols, named after the fight that was scheduled
for S65 900, and Thermopos, on rainy day census,
with the people all indoors, has 1924 souls. Sena-
tor Lea added them up. 1t was proposed to spend
in three towns with total population of 780 people
pretty close to quarter of million dollars for pub
lie buildings. He didn't quite agree with the pro-
gram. Didn't think that conserving the public
funds. Didn't think it was quite in accord with hon.
| tho ca he Cfad he
keeps on objecng his fellowSenators say they will
put every bill affecting Tennessee interests in the
down and out class, and that from on Mr.. Lea
if he continues his course may consider himself the
target of unanimous opposition and official ostracsm
We don't know how Senator Lea feels about
these threats. He says he is going ahead with the
fight which indicates that he isn't very anxious about
the personal results. 1t is cause worthy the young
Tennesseeans ability For the discontinuance of this
sort of political trading with public funds it will be
we'll worth while to have lost the friendship of the
traders 1t will be a source of some consolation il
in his loneliness he hears from honest people the
message "Ony Luke is with us"
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
A MORAL FROM BAVARIA.

The same old tragic-comedy of fly fighting will
be revived in the course of few weeks. Signs of
it may already be in the consular reports touch
ing on opportunities for the sale abroad of ngeni-
Gus fly paper, our still more ingenious fly traps and
the elaborate screen SYSTEM whereby the careless
world pretends to protect itself every summer from
flies and mosquitoes. Only in one of these consular
reports which presumably were solicited by enter
prsing Americans, themselves we'll fenced around
with sticky paper and screens of high and low degree
we read the following
There are so few flies in Bavaria that they can in
no way be regarded a pest. This is perhaps due to
the extreme cleanliness of Bavarian cities Courtyards
alleys lots, etc, kept clean and the hall
ways and to the houses fresh soar
and water can make them. There quarters thai
could be Justly designated slums, not in the
districts where buildings hundreds of old the
| rule.
Of course, it requires good community habits
wisely supported by faithful and energetic officials
to maintain so happy situation. Being rather weak
on this score, our American communities have tC
fall back upon a strange assortment of defensive
devices pending the enlightenment that will compe
sanitary behavor\all around. Then we shall ente
a neater and more economical era.
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1912.
THE COAL STRIKE SITUATION.

The threatened coal strike, in spite of some
favorable symptoms, seems likely to be composed
before it has gone to serious lengths However, it
has gone far enough to make one thing plain This
Us that public sentiment will not patiently permit
prolonged strike to occur, with vast damage to the
public and vast hurt to business, without Govern
Iment interference.
That President Taft realizes this is shown in
the fact he has asked for a conference with John
Mitchell, and that he is taking counsel with various
advisers. That Congress realizes it is shown by the
fact bills are being introduced to deal with the stua-
ton.
1t was Theodore Roosevelt who by courage and
sound judgment composed the preceding anthracite
strike His work then done in the face of great
deposition from many who denounced the idea Of
the Government taking hand in something so OBJ
viously Of deep concern to the public. Thanks to
his efforts there will be few to raise hand now if
the strike comes and the Government steps in with
firm hand to settle it terms just to all concerned
The Washington times., 1912-03-20

United States they can hardly fail to pause and won
der what this means with respect to the outcome Of
the elections next November il the nomination Of
President Taft is forced on an unwilling people.
Is it conceivable that the Taft managers hope
or believe the Republican party with President Taft
at the head of it can carry State like North Da-
kota in the face of such a scathing rebuke Of the
Administration? Can the Republican leaders of the
country seriously expect Mr. Taft if he should get
the nomination, to carry North Dakota in the elec-
ton? And If this is the sentiment in North Dakota
is it conceivable that the same opinion does not OBJ
tain widely in other States Of the West and North
west and along the northern border?
In the light of the North Dakota returns, it is
easy to understand the miserable subterfuges to
which the Taft leaders are resorting to prevent
primary where they can. There need be no
further argument as to why the Taft forces don't
want to let the people decide their case No wonder
the Taft Administration throws up its hands in hor-
ror at the notion of letting the people rule in this
matter of Presidential nominations as in other things.
1t would be worth while 70 know the full in
wardness of the reasons why Mr.. Mckinley, Mr..
Penrose, Mr.. Smoot Mr.. Crane ct al, with the North
Dakota returns before them, will persist j.. trying to
jam through the denomination of President Taft and
run the steam roller over public sentiment.
The real reason appears to be, not love for Mr..
Taft, not loyalty to the Republican party, but de-
termination to keep the Republican machinery in the
hands of the old crowd, the Old Guard, the d3credit
ed leadership that has been repudiated. 1t is a
strange thing that any part of the rank and file OF
the Republican party should be hoodwinked by this
papable effort of the friends Of privilege to keep
their grip on the organization.
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
UNWILLING ALL THE MYSTERIES,

Nowhere has the leaven Of social uplift been
more actively at work than in Turkey since it came
under the control of the committee of union and
progress While in strictly political sense there
lis still much to be desired the fact remains that
the feminist movement has been winning its way,
and the ladies of the harem have begun to enjoy
high degree of emancipation.
~ Zuleika is now free to walk the streets almost
as freely as her sisters in Paris or Washington. She
has not entirely dispensed with the veil which the
Koran itself presCribes but the art of evasion is
carefully cultivated there elsewhere, and it is not
difficult to find flmy textures thin that they differ
but little from the gcssamer fabrics with which our
own Charmers protect their features from the mis-
chievous kisses of the sun. The Koran also pro-
Vdes that certain garments corresponding in gen.
era way to the occidental cloak shall be worn, but
these are no longer unshapey and unsighty affairs.
They cut and trimmed in the most chic and en-
chanting fashion, and the streets of COnStantinople
now present a scene of life and color which would
have startled Lady Mary Montagu-and horrfed
Abdul the Damned.
These are among the economic factors which
ARE at work in overhrowing an equally time-hon-
ored institution. 1t will probably be many years be-
fore it becomes "unlawful' for the Mohar:medans
;pf any country to have than wife, since
the Koran rather encourages anything short of four
hepmeetS. But since the ladies now at liberty
to stroll through the bazaars and make purchases of
the silks, satns, and other gewgaws which strike
their fancy the increased cost of living has taken
on a and acute importance. With this increase
in the expense of the domestic establishment eco
nomic laws are coming in to make monogamy the rule
rather than the exception, and in a few years, per-
haps, Mohammedan life will have lost one of its
most striking characteristics. Thus one by one the
mystery and romance of the world are passing. The
Forbidden City has been entered; the secrets of
Lassa have been exposed; both poles have been
discovered The fierce light of modern civilization
has penetrated every nook and Granny and left us no
more illusions.
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARIES.

While the results of the Presidential primaries
in North Dakota not yet known down to the COM
plete and official figures, they sufficiently COM
plete to make it possible to draw several important
conclusions from them.
Chief of these conclusions is one that grows
out of this interesting fragment of the dispatches:
president Taft did not figure prominently in
the contest"
What this means is better understood by perus-
ing the figures which available up to date. 1t
is disclosed that President Taft actually got 27O
votes out of total of about 900, from which there
were returns up to this morning This means about
one vote in forty. The full returns will, doubtless,
change this ratio in some degree, but, apparently,
not greatly.
The only factors in the contest, in other words,
were La Toilette and Roosevelt. Senator La Toilette
won easily, but the Roosevelt forces made good
showing considering the fact that Senator La Toilette
visited the field in person. and made personal ap-
peal to the voters, and considering the fact the
Roosevelt forces have by no means made the effort
that has been made by the La Toilette leaders in this
State.
1t would be interesting to know what consolation
the Taft leaders get from the North Dakota results
When they reflect that by an overwhelming vote the
people have declared they strongly favor either one
OF two other candidates than the President of the
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
NEGRO'S INTERESTS LIE
WITH DEMOCRATIC PARTY

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Colored editors who are eternally cry
ing Jim Crow cars and disfranchise
ment In order to Keep the Colored
voters i'll the Republican party, dare
not turn on the lights and let their race
see the true conditions of the political
afrars. They will neither publish the
facts, as they should. nor allow space
in their columns for others TO do so.
The negro will never gain the respect
due him in the political world until he
shows that he Is Capabl like other
races of thinking and acting indepen-
dent of any Individual party.
No intelligent colored man will deny
the fact that there should be a Lewiston
OF the colore1 vote. For nearly a half
century all colored people, 1t seems,
have baen thinking the Eelf-same
thought. But the times demand that
they should commence to think, and to
act, differently. II the colcred voters
had supported their Democratic friends
at the South some years ago there
would have bean no Jim Grow" cars
or acknowledgements OF the race And
nobody Is doing moro to keep alive this
PerpleXing race question than some of
the ianoran: editors of coloTed newspa-
pers. The negro Democrats in the
South have never wanted for friends
Of the democratic faith.
The colored voters of the North and
West should wake up and profit BY the
mistakes made BY his Southern broth
eT. ]. c. CUNNINGHAM
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
OTHER PROOF BESIDES
LENTULUS DOCUMENT

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Although Inquirer was In no inquiring
mood, yet l shall overlook these fail
ings II he will now with the same zeal
which he displayed in attacking the
Lentulus document hunt up all the
data confirming the birth, growth to
manhood, and resurrection of Jesus
Christ We will let the Lentulus letter
go. What of It? 1t does not matter.
/ should have looked up the encyclo-
pedias myself before accepting the
statement of a usually reliable news
paper on the subject. There are a
thousand ways to prove the birth of
Christ which are entirely reliable, and
no one knows that better than Inquirer.
And II he will listen to his conscience
he will also admit that Christ was
divine. If he does not admit 1t now
he will some day, when all knees shall
bow before Jesus Christ, but then, of
course, 1t is too late for the unbellever.
! said TO an aged infidel once: You
may lie in your grave soon. Then you
will want some preacher to preach you
into heaven" His eyes fairly bulged
out as he listened to me. In two months
he was dead and, don't you know. he
had no preacher. My words had settled
that. A. w. RELTSEE.
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
SCIENCE NEVER DISPROVED
ANY SCRIPTURAL FACTS

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
1t is conceded that from a scientific
point of view, the various details of the
deluge given in the book of Genesis, thus
far have not been satisfactorily ex-
teaches that the deluge was a real
historical event, all Christians hold 1t
to be true. Christ repeatedly referred
to the Flood, the Fathers of the Church
frequently mentioned it, and it's tradi-
ton lives in the most distant nations Of
the earth. Science never disproved any
of the facts related in the Sacred Scrip
lures, but rather corroborates them, for
instance the remarkable story of the
creation. If natural causes are insult
fiCient, the Almighty will have recourse
to His omnipotenCe to carry out his
designs.
Science is still in its infancy, as It
were. We know precious little of the
early condition of our planet, beyond
that, and of the universe in general.
boleth of our modern atheists. The
whole universe proclaims the power and
the wisdom of the Creator, but man in
his conceit. denies him. The owlet
atheism. looking at the glorious sun in
heaven. cries out, where is it?' writes
COleridge. Following the example of
other noted scientists, the great Pas
teur bowed low in childlike faith con-
templating the greatness of God, and
the renowned pathOlogist NirChow, de-
spairing of a scientific explanation OF
the mystery of the origin of life, ex-
claimed, "Ignoramus, ignorabimus!"-
we do not know, and we shall not
know A. Mp.
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
WOULD NOT TRUTH ALONE
CANCEL ANY LOSS ?

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
There are but three possible ways to
conceive of the creation:
First-That things are now as they
always were.
Second-There has been a special crea-
ton.
Third-Evolution.
One of these ways is probably true?
Study, observation, and experience
show us the first is false. The second
falls from the same evidence into the
samewcasc. Hence the third Is prob
ably true. Now the Bible is contra
dicted on every vital point, such as have
given birth to creeds and dogmas by
evolution.
Therefore the Bible must be wrong.
Accepting evolution, we lose much, as
follows: A personal God, in man shape:
original sin. heaven, hell, devil, inspira.
guides; and, lastly. the atonement. "a
physical impossibiIity, by the way, as
10 man can die for another any more
than he can breathe for another) Has
the faith Of the past in the truth of
these things caused more JOY than sor-
row in the world?
Evolution shows us this world Is not
run by chance, but by fixed, immutablG
laws that We term nature. Nature
may be just, but certainly is not merci-
full? Man cannot by PRAYER (Which is
change these laws. Having lost, what
have we gained
Would not the truth alone cancel any
loss?
But space will not allow me to finish
here, UNIT"
The Washington times., 1912-03-20
WILL NOT DESTROY WHEAT
WHILE PLUCKING UP WEEDS

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
The real value of any book lies in its
suggestion of life, peace and health, and
the vast amount of knowledge and end
less exhortation to human perfection
and freedom from the Thraldom of the
Lusts of the Flesh, Disease, Misery and
Corruption, is just what makes the BIZ
BILE so valuable to many-even though 1t
does contain many other things hard
to be understood" Howbeit. the wise
man will not destroy the wheat when
plucking up the weds in his field.
In order to successfully illuminate dis
ease and corruption 1t Is necessary to
expose lustful flesh in its true colors.
Many have rejected the Bible because 1t
cuts proud flesh" too severely; but the
wise profit by such corruption, and truly
the Bible Is a most wonderful book in
exposing the great corruptions OF the
flesh and in it's efforts to withdraw man
from his ways of destruction.
Our perpetuity in health, peace, youth
and life. lies in our complete evolution
out of the animal instincts of the flesh
not the migration from the ape "
And when mans true evolution does
actually obtain, 1t is declared that
death will be destroyed and rendered
powerless by rendering the carnal mind
powerless to do evil, which destroys
the devil Uhe carnal mindl that has the
power Of death through lust. adultery
murder and all evil"
The gospel OF health. peace and ever
| blossoming youth is the greatest pos.
sible education and religion" that has
| ever been taught, and the Bible is GER
! tainly full of 1t, and when these con.
the True Paradise, Garden Of God.