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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
KING AND QUEEN
 AT RACES ToDsl
. Especial from United Prem.l

ISpeClaI 1EuIE4 UALtsN ENE.sN
 Calcutta, Jan. S.-With gaiIy um. formed positions and a strong eaN airy escort. King George and Guss Mary drove in state, todaEs to th Calcutta race meet, the biggest spcE ing event of the year. The cR1ef r7ar of the day was for the kings gu native sportsmen had entries royal coiorS were not unfurlsd, hnH ever, for fear the natives would bad omens in the defeat of S h1r belonging to King George.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Y. W. c. A. MUSICAL.

Under the direction of Mrs. George B. Cowen a novel musical for the benefit of the piano fund of the East Side branch, Y. W. c. A. has been planned for Friday evening. Among others who will take part will be the Misses Katherine Beard, Helen CoWell and Hazel Bodine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

nearby places An Italian steanlshi agent in whose care Pietrelino le many effects, knew of his dual life
 An autopsy showed he never peri formed a laborer's work. The polici believe Pietrolino was killed by tn men he tried to Vicumize-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
LINEMAN TAKES ACID
 BUT WILL RECOVI1H
1sneoia1 .frorn IInited PressN

Especial from United Press.l
 New Haven. Jan. S.-The early Re covery of John Kerr, a nnemans expected at New Haven Hospital tc day. He took carbolic acid, yesteH day, in a fit of dependency oVe deaths in his family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

tee of the Connecticut Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
 President, Grace G. Markham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
FRIDAY.

FRIDAY. Eo:O0, Lace and Art Embroidery class,
 Bridgeport Art League, New
 field building. l0:00, English Literary club, Mrs. Guy
 Ter Shaw, 30 Rusling Place,
 hostess Mrs. Hurd. R:O0, Woman's Guild. Chrtst church, parish house. 4s90, Kings Messengers, First Baptist
 church, church parlors. g:80, St. Mary's guild, Trinity Episco-
 pal church, parish house. BOO, W. c. T. .U., 239 Gilbert street. SOC, Authors Club. hostess, Mrs. - Orange Merwins 816 Fairfield
 avenue 800, Round Table, hostess, Mrs. F. B.
 Brown, sos Park street. B:e0, Friday Evening Book Club, host
 ess, Mrs. John Steinhon, Sa
 Sixth street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
THURSDAY.

1E1O EboOA4s p:OO. Keramics,' Art League rooms. Io:oO, Municipal Art class, Art League rooms.
 Eco. woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society, Christian Advent church, corner Barnum avenue and Brooks street s:oo, Woman's Beneffcent Society South Congregational church, church Darlors. R:S0, Ladies Union, Park Street Con- gregational church, church par 1orS.
 E:oo, French Club lecture, chapel First Congregational church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

MEETINGS THIS
 WEEK OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
WEDNESDAY.

9:45, Design and composition and
 craft classes, Art League rooms. lO:OO, wednesday Workers, South Con
 gregational church parlors. IO:15, Wednesday Morning Art Club,
 hostess, Mrs. s. M. Garlick, 474
 State street.
 POO. Ladies' Sewing Society, First Baptist church, church parlors. . Boo, Ladies Aid Society. Second Bap- -tist church, church parlors. .s:3O Women's Benevolent Society of
 First Presbyterian church,
 church parlOrs.
 g:3O, Ladies' Aid Society, Peoples
 Presbyterian church
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MOVING PICTURES

KVVHAT did you see at Moving Pictures AAA today?" asked Phil. FEAll that
 happened on earth last week, '' he answer ed enthusiastically. The wonders of sci ence, the streets of Paris, the Revolution
 in China, the last American Baseball
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

Farmer Want Ads. 1 Cent a. VTC
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

Farmer Want Ads. 1 Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

'sTHE SPECIALITY WAIST SHOP OF BRIDGEPORT
Evening star., 1912-09-01

putin the wnsome widow act over good and
strong So when she starts out to carry the campaign
right through the Major gates is it any wonder Sadie
wants to rubber at the skrmisho
"Dont expect to see her chasn him around the yard
with net, do YOU says the Upham place.
That comic crack of mine want SO far off, though;
for hanged if we don't discover EN- both the lawn,
Mrs. Pettigrew stann plumb in the middle of it, and
the Major off to side
RUT what in the world is he doing" says Sadie.
"There's Mr. Trggs the other side OF the hedge,
and the Major is shaking his fist at him."
"Whoa' says |, pulln up alongside the road and
shuttn' off.
But Shortly protests Sadie what will they think9'
"Ah, they re too busy to notice, says L. And say,
its some hot argument that on
1t was too. The Major is wavin his pudgy hands
about real indignant and just the division line
Triggs little, dred-up old chap, who to be
starn astonished over the top of his specs.
"Now understand" the Major is bellowin out, Il
order you to take em off my property-at once too!'
Certainly, Major, certainly, says Triggs; "but,
l said before, in order to do that l must
"No you mustn't the Major Not a Leaf!
Not a twig! If you do III make you pay damages!7
"But how can remove them, Major, puts in Triggs,
"uness you allow me to-
That's not my affair at all, Sir" snorts the Major
swellin' up and pacin back and forth. Il know my
rights, and stand on EN-! Now take cm home Sir!'
I'd edged up quite wavs bv that time and as /
signals; SO strolls back.
"For goodness sake, says she "what is it he wants
him to take home?'
"Bees' says l. They've swarmed on one of the
Majors trees
"How perfectly ridicuous!' says Sadie, which shows
how little she knows about bees.
I'd drifted back again. the of action,
: when the Major waves for me to come on IN.
"What do you think of that, eh?" he demands, point
in at limb OF copper beech that was all clogged up
with mess of bees. "Isn't that an outrage? And he
has the Internal impudence cut my tree to
pieces to get EN- off, HUH
Evening star., 1912-09-01

coiled about the green VIAL and the touch of the
glass had flashed message to his brain, his lips
parted into bitter smile.
ut all carefully planned' he exclaimed regret
fully @How nobly to have avenged the dis
membernent of our beloved Poland! A whole nation
freed of its oppressors! revolution without blood
shed 1t was SO simple too with the people peaceably
continuing in their daily occupations No marching on
St. Petersburg-no bombardment of palaces! Only
Continued page I6
Evening star., 1912-09-01

vial filled with green fluid and placed it the table.
Il have come to the penalty of our betrayal"
he said, in calm, voice; but behind that out
ward camness the others recognized the darng
of lightning bolt. "At the most critical moment of
our existence betrayed Our society fourished.
We carried the torch of enlightenment into the remotest
homes in Russia. We controlled eleven members of the
Duma They secretly pledged to US.
He moved closer to the table, his hands wandering at
hazard over the polished surface Slowly his fingers
Evening star., 1912-09-01

HEY vou!" sings out the Major. "Come back here!
- They're not my bees, tell you! won't have
EN- my place, either! lin afraid OF the blamed
things. They sting, don't they
"Some bees do, says the professor but, while
sting may be painful for few hours it is not neces-
sarily dangerous: depends on the sort OF bee, you
easily protect yourself though by wearing heavy
gloves and thick veil tied closely round the neck
"Eh?' says the Major. think I'm going around
my grounds draped like a mummy? Not much!
You take your blasted bees home Sir!'
"Prove that they re mine, says Trggs, "and shall
be glad to do so. If not shall that they
your bees and while they induglng in this swarm
ing evolution should advise you either to equip your
self properly to stay indoors
"Why, you-you-what dye mean?' gasps the Ma
jor, his gls gettin purple and his cheeks putin out
"Ive heard of bee stings that resulted fatally, re-
marks the professor, "and believe that stout full
blooded persons peculiarly susceptible to aparianpoi
soning. However, that may be merely unfounded-'
"Take 'em away! Take 'em away!7 howls the Major,
wavn his wild and backn off towards the house.
4You and your numbering bees! III make you settle!
And you're witness to this, McCabe. You heard him,
didn't youo Threatened my life! And it's outrage;
eh, McCabe?"
aMavbe that's drawin' it little strong, Major"
says "Whv not let him off the limb and pay for t?
"Never.' announces the Major. I'll bring an
action I'm going to telephone for the police right now
And the last saw of him he shoon Mrs. Petit
grew her carriage and ordern all the windows in
the house shut
"Welle7 says Sadie as comes back chuckn'.
"Score up for the professor, says l. ats win
for Trggs it stands; but he don't know what he's
let himself in for. :.
COURSE, the Chief of Police just laughed when he
- found he wanted to up and in
of stray bees and the only thing that's left for
the Major do is send for bee expert and pay him to
box up the and cart it off. At that he had to
lose the branch and stay shut up for the of the day
all of which don't make him love Tnggs any
1t was a case of battle from then The Major must
have laid awake nights thnkn up petty ways in which
Evening star., 1912-09-01

"Ihe widow, eh?7 says l. "Wonder if they be dom
a mnuet the front lawn, sittn' the porch
holdin hands,
Sadie grins isn't it absurd, those two?' says she.
And somehow it For thing the Major was
porty to be doin the Romeo act. Maybe portly
don't express it ALL either. guess he moren that
YOU know, of these three and noneck partleS
that has to reach front find their vest pockets
What he ever Major of wa mt just clear: maybe
fat mems battalion. Anyway, it seemed no moren
right that hreehundred FOUNDER, with all the money
they say he's got should be called something besides
plain Mister; nobody ever disputed the title. In
fact, unless you had voice like steam foghorn and the
staying qualities of auctioneer it wa mt much use
startn to debate anything with the Major. That had
been tried out for loss more'n
For, besides bein' big and noisy, Major Henry Clay
Upham had hide like punctufc- proof tire, and
placid way of regardin himself that continuous
vote of confidence. He'd been widower for
second time nearly two years. and secret that
he seemed to be hearin the third-tcrm call
Also it want any dark mystery about Mrs. Morris
Petigrews intentions. All the spring she been coy
and kittensh only of that kind can be. Figure
her strong point and if there anything in
curve-revealn fashion stunts her dress1aker had to
get busy resign She long jet earrings and her
dress parade complexion something to make pas
tel sunset artist quit his job. Her compny
tion, too, sort of cross between dove and
usn throat gargle and for old girl of fifty she
Copyiyh by SeweuF Ford. rirht
Evening star., 1912-09-01

station to meet me that afternoon,
and suggestin' that we drive around
by the Country Club on the way
home, | wouldn't have been in on
this Upham-Triggs episode at all.
why not circle back along the
shore?" says |, settlin' myself behind
the wheel of the little roadster.
Because says she, "as | came
past Major Upham's | saw Mrs.
Pettigrew's carriage turn in, and
well, | want to 60 past there again,
that's all"
And that was enough. When it's
a case of curiosity, you might as well
put both hands in the air.
Evening star., 1912-09-01

yel,- SAYS l, winlin' across at Triggs.
while we all knew the Major, and were more
mrnv with him, he wa mt what you might call
dol There was that little habit of his of
n his rights, for one thing. And, believe me,
1ig up more rights to stand on than anyone
saw! Nine times out of ten he'd stick to it
Won out too, and the result was that most
was leery of startin' anything with him.
iggs here was a newcomer; some ex-college
who'd been left few thousand and had re-
tired, hear. He'd come out and bought
this little place next to the Majors early in
the spring, and had lived quiet by himself.
A meek-actin inoffensive party, this Pro-
fessor Triggs seemed to be: sort of mild spoken
and timid appearn', almost as if he want
quite sure whether he had any right to be
livin out here among all us swells.
And among other queer fads he takes to
keepin' bees, with dozen or more hives in
the back yard; and spent a lot of time,
understand, readin books about EN- and
studvin' their tricks. But this was the first
time he'd rubbed up against the Major. You
could tell that by the puzzled way he stands
there blinkin' over. the top of his glasses.
tryin' to explain how the only way he
could round up this stray swarm was to saw
off the limb they'd taken a notion to bunch
themselves on.
Il shall expect to pay for the limb, of
course, says he.
NO you dont!7 says the Major emphatic.
You'll pay for the whole tree, that's what
YOU II dol" And as the Major struts up and
down waggin' his head, | see him glance
sideways over to where Mrs. Pettigrew was
waitin', and I'm wise to the fact that havin'
an adrnirin' audience was helpin' him some.
"But-but that is hardly just, you know,
protests Triggs
think so, do you?7 comes back the Major.
"Well, see here! Your bees are on my prop
erty | order you to remove EN-. If you
don't, can sue you for trespass. And If you
try to use a saw on that tree, I'll prosecute
YOU for malicious mischief. That's where |
stand, Sir. I'll teach you to keep your IN
fernal bees at home. Now III give you just
ten minutes to take 'em away, or stand the
consequences
| expected to see the professor get all
fused up at that; but he don't He seems
to calm down all of a sudden, and now he
just stands there smilin'.
"Oh, very well, Major, says he. Il can't
be positive, of course, that those are my
bees Rather hard to identify, bees are, you
know. Perhaps they are your bees after all.
Anyway, III give you the benefit of the
doubt You may keep them And with that
he sllrugs his shoulders and starts away
Evening star., 1912-09-01

TF it hadn't been for Sadie's comm to the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-06
POOR OLD
WILLIAM g.
J q Q


William Jennings Bryan
the peerless leader, who has picked
so many lemons in the past that he
has been frequently mentioned for
business agent of the lemon growers
association is viewed with alarm again
by the various candidates for the
nomination by that rarity The Jack:
son day banquet of the Democracy is
to be held in Washington this year,
and every member of the party who
has survived the indignant castigq-
tion of the public has been invite to
make a speech on this suspicious
perhaps suspicious is the better word
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-06
Paper Dollar Won't %.

How in this world New York bs-
bies can ever get decent teeth with
no silver dollars to cut them on 10
more than | can understand" said y
western woman. why, In Nevada
and all those western states a baby
who doesn't cut his teeth on a silver
dollar Is a pariah from the date Of his
first tooth. The minute his little gums
begin to swell the newest, shiniest dol
lar the minis can produce is obtained
for him to chew on. No other silver
coin will answer Dimes, quarters.
and half dollars may be Just as new
and shiny, but a baby with bic
mouth can push them down his throat.
But dollar ia big enough to resist
absorption"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-06
MEN HAVE HOBBIES

That men have hobbies,
and that the distinguished senator
from Wisconsin, the Hon. Robert NJ.
La Toilette, the so-called Progressive
leader, Is not an exception to the
rule is evidenced from the plain ad.
dress of Governor Osborn of Michi.
gan upon the occasion of his intro.
duction of the Wisconsin senator to
a Michigan audience the other even.
ing: The governor said during his ad.
dress: II have noticed also that
while La Toilette did great work in
Kidding Wisconsin of corrupt railroad
domination, he has never said any.
thing against brewery domination in
that state" La Folette's hobby evil
IDENTIFY is TO regulate the railroads,
but as much cannot be said about the
breweries. Perhaps he is leaving that
to the other fellow.
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- occasion. Democratic, ears are al
ready TO the ground to catch some in
tiInation of what me Nebraska expon
mt or superheated air is going 10
say. .. b. ~.. s a..
II probably would be a bit of base
ilgrsutude for any member of the
party to long for the day which will
see the extinction OF Mr.. Bryan as
q factor in the Democracy, but II is
u certainty that the party, has no
hopes of success 80 long as he Is
alive and kicking land he will Ger.
tainly kick so long as he Is alive.
The influence of william J. Bryan
has always been enough to kill am
Democratic candidate, including him.
self, and that baleful influence is GER
tain to continue until the sage of
Lincoln loses his voice and IL seems
TO be in the best of repair at the pre-
sent time.
There is much speculation as to the
candidate whom Mr.. Bryan will sup
port. The action of the progressive
Ohio Democracy few days ago in
declaring against Governor Harmon,
and reiterating it's belief in Mr.. Bry-
an as the only simon pure, blown.in.
the bottle, savior of the party indi.
Gates that the loser of two campaigns
Is still the idol of a considerable sec
ton of the party and that the candi.
date to be nominated by the national
convention must have the approval Of
Mr.. Bryan before he can hope TO
achieve success,
Speculation as u the candidate
whom Mr.. Bryan will support is prob
ably idle inasmuch as no candidate
| who has been mentioned has been
able to receive the Bryan approval.
The rumor that Mr.. Bryan would
stand for Champ Clark, the present
speaker of the House, seemed plaus-
ible for time, but the Bryan disap.
prevail of Congressman Underwood
course would seem to indicate that
Mr.. Bryan would also pass him by
The latest rumor is to the effect that
at the coming banquet Mr.. Bryan will
declare his intention to support Folk
OF Missouri, who has sounded Bry'
ans praises on each and every, occas'
ion. Laudation has always been the
key to Bryan's bert and Folk is moth
ing IL not astute."
Folk would not be a bad candidate
considering that Missouri shows 6
disposition to go permanently into tn,
Republican column. Folk has beer
the idol of the Missouri electorate foo
many years, and his nomination would
give the ticket much strength in thai
state, although il Is doubtful wheth
er II would go well elsewhere. The
combination of Bryan and Tammany
in the choice of Bourbon standard
bearer, and both will be in at the
death, will undoubtedly spell deefat
for the man they select, n contingent
cy which the Republican party is
able to view without rancOr or bitter.
ness. -HeraldRepublican.
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ures that he recently found coal
scales in Logan that weighed 2,O6O
pounds for the ton of coal purchased
The sealer's previous experience does
not warrant the belief that he Is mis-.
taken, nor will the charge that he is
an up-to-date manufacturer OF fiction
hold, in view of his previously good
reputation for truth and veracity.
1t seems pity. however, that Mr..
Condie could not have brought the
scales 10 Salt Lake with him; their
exhibition at a moderate fee would
net the department enough funds to
Keep 1t going for many year and the
sight would be one that should at.
tract large numbers of tourists TO
Salt Lake. Purveyors of amusements
employ highly. salaried imaginations
TO suggest new methods of getting
money, but none has ever hit upon
such a splendid drawing card as these
scales would prove. Being a tender
hearted man. Mr.. Condie probably,
however, would object TO bringing
this philanthropic piece OF machin.
cry TO Salt Lake. II would undoubted.
ly die of inconsistencies in week.
pone Of its brethren having establish
ed even a temporary Vocation In this
city. So FAR as is known.
Herald-Republican
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-06
BEWARE OF oINTMENTs FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

'NN"V s'N' VIM AIN MEhCQHN
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter.
ing II through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never he Gseo
except on prescriptions from reput
able physicians, as the damage they
will do it ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall
Catarrh Cure, manufacturer By +. ]
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains No
mercury, and is taken internally, act.
ing directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. In buy.
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. It is taken internally
and made in Toledo. Ohio, by +. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price, 75c per bot.
tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for const..
patton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-06
u q 9
THE FRANCHISE QUESTION:

On the 18th instant the
County Commissioners will decide
definitely on the railroad franchise
applied for by the Logan Rapid Tran.
sit company. In the meantime the mat
ter is being thoroughly disc 'ssed
from all sides by companies, ind u /
uals and newspapers, and vtrious
opinions will no ,inubt be expressed
t. the County Commissioners. A. the
outset let II We understood thai We
favor the granting of the fran .'us'
Why? Because we think it reasonable,
ere because We want the improve.
lnent. We favored tie grant TO MI.
GEightly, ct. al, and We want to say
here and now that this young man
worked hard and in good faith. In our
opinion, we may of course be wrong,
he did not make good on account of
the many conditions in his contract.
In o,her words the conditions were
such that capital would not seek in.
yesument under such conditions. We
hCI he would make good, and are
sorry because he did not. And nov
that We have an opportunity 10 dea!
with a company fact to face, com-
pany that is operating in our midst,
end that has made good, we say let
MS not pass up the opportunity.
IL is argued that this is not az
elemosynary or exclusively benevolent
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-06
WILLIE WANTS
TO RUN AGAIN.

That Ohio will BE- the
center Of the great battle of 1912 goes
without saying and even now the
forces are lining up, and indications
point TO more peace and unity among
the Taft followers than among the
Harmon adherents, Notwithstanding
all previous representations The la.
test from this battle SCARED state is
that William j. Bryan is heralded as
the ablest to represent progressive
ideals in any party" by convention
of so-called progressive Democrats.
He was also referred TO by the
speaker as the final test of pro
gressive democracy The convention
organized q permanent progressive
Democratic league, and was attended
by delegates from the entire state. IL
was looked upon as an anti-Harmon
convention and while the governors
name was not mentioned his Oppon.
ents were thoroughly satisfied with
the adoption of resolutions urging
the members to work against the Sc.
lection of delegates TO state or ma
tional conventions who had not prov,
en- themselves tried and true Demo.
Gratis. As stated in our last issue evi.
IDENTIFY the Democrats will have
troubles Of their own.