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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27

For Senator 22nd District Archibald McNeil, Jr. For Senator 23Pd District Joseph H. Whftconb.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

London--A brief Sofia dispatch an
nounces what may prove to be the
most important move Of the victorious
Bulgarian army so far-the capture of
Eski Bahia.
The dispatch describes this town as
an important position on the main line
between Adrianople and Constanti-
nople, but fails to say whether the
Bulgarians are in actual possession of
the railway station. If they are
astride the railway at this point, they
have cut the communication between
Copstantinople and Sofia.
With 1000 Turkish troops now in
Adrianople, it had been supposed the
Turkish forces after the fall of Kirk
Kilesseh were holding the line from
Kulesburgas to LuIehburgas, a short
distance east Of Eski Bahia.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
PORTLAND ELECTION SURPRISE
Voters Knock Out Proposed Bonds
Aggregating So. 66O.O 900.

Portland, Or.-Complete returns of
the special election held in this city
show no changes in the general result
as compiled from the incomplete re-
turns. Every measure carrying an
appropriation of money was defeated.
Majorities against such measures ran
as high as Ia, 947, by which the Ross
Island purchase was defeated Only
such charter amendments as are COM
paratively unimportant or affect small
property-owners were carried, and in
these cases the majorities were gener
ally decisive
Bond Issues Defeated.
$500, 900 to buy Ross Island by, A.
CAT.
$3.50, 600 for South Portland bridge,
by 1886.
500. 900 for incinerating plant, by
1860.
$4,000. 900 for parks and boulevards,
by 5727.
s200,OO for auditorium site, by
COOL.
5000, 600 for public market, by 493-
Aggregate bond issues defeated,
SO, $50, 900.
Charter Amendments Carried.
Relating to waterfront street vaca-
tions, by 8049.
Extending time for filing applica-
tions for bonding street and severe
assessments, by 1920.
Authorizing city to transfer ferries
to county control, by 9483.
Ordinances Carried.
Recognition of Greater Portland
plans, by $3.50.
Granting franchise to Northwestern
Electric company, by 2l,867.
Charter Amendments Defeated.
Authorizing council to fix salary OF
city attorney, by 1882 Authorizing
council to fix salary of city treasurer
by 1927.
Authorizing council to fix salary Of
city engineer, by 5000.
| Creating Office of city prosecutor
by 11,735.
Removing police department from
civil service, by 1858.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
TO GAIN FORTUNE
Harnessmaker offered Big Price for
Riveting Machine.

ft"Cttff6 tsfatttht0s
Chico, Call. B. Archer, a har-
nessmaker of this city, has been
granted patents to the Archer auto
matte riveting machine, which will
revolutionize the copper riveting BUSH
ness of the world. 1t is the only ma
chine that will place the copper rivet
in leather, cloth and canvas.
Heretofore the copper rivets used in
overalls, mail bags, gloves and har-
ness goods have been placed there by
hand. The nearest approach to ma
chine work has been an appliance to
punch the holes and then hand opera
tors placed the rivet and with ham,
mer and anvil set them in place.
The machine invented by Archer
does the whole work, and where it
took one hand operator one minute
simply to punch six holes, the Archer
machine will punch the holes and
place the rivets securely at the rate Of
rs a minute. Archer worked six
years on his invention. He has been
offered by the Levi Strauss overall
people, of San Francisco, 500, 900 for
the exclusive use of the machine in
the overall business alone, and an
other man in the East has offered him
$15, 900 for half interest in the pat.
emit.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
NINETEEN STRICKEN BLIND.
Loss of Sight Results After Expos
ure to Electric RAYS.

Loss of Sight Results After Expos
ure to Electric Rays.
Anderson, Ind--Nineteen persons
are reported to have been stricken
blind as a result of gazing at a light
caused by workmen welding with an
electrical process on a trolley wire,
according to local physicians who were
called to treat the cases. Several
who saw the light were not stricken
until several hours afterwards
John Hagel, of Hamilton. Ohio. was
playing cards in lodgeroom, when he
showed back his chair and exclaimed,
"I'm going blind" He was assisted
to the home of his mother, and had
not regained his sight ut last accounts.
Virtually all the 10 reported to physi-
clans are being kept in dark rooms
A local eye specialist said that in
each case attended by him the inside
of the eyelid was greatly irritated-
He gave as his theory that the pc
culiar rays of light given out by the
welding process caused the quick de-
velopment of bacteria. already lodged
in the eye, and blindness resulted.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Outlaws PiIIage Villages.

Athens-Crown Prince Constantine
in message from Kosam, northwest
of the town Of Servia, says:
'When we entered the town to es-
tablish headquarters the inhabitants
including the school children, lined
the streets cheering, waving flags and
throwing laurels upon the soldiers and
conducted US to the cathedral, where a
tie duem was sung"
From Arta it is reported that Turk
ish and Albanian bands are following
the Turkish army, pillaging Christian
villages and massacreing the inhabi-
tants. They have burned several vii
lagos.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Banks Resources Gain.

Washington, D. C.-Lawrence o.
Murray, contoller of the currency, has
issued statement indicating that the
resources of the banks in the United
States, national. state and private,
are the highest in history. According
to reports of their conditions on June
Ia. the controller announced that u.s.
900 of the 29, 900 banks in the country
show aggregate resources of 1874. $50, :
900, 900. an increase of 81, 1924, 600. 900
over those of "a, 900 banks in 1911.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Single Mills Open.

Seattle = All the shingle mills of
Washington which have been shut
down for 80 days to steady the mar
ket, which showed signs of weaken
ing, resumed operations Monday morn
ing. Leading manufacturers and job
bers said that the cessation of cutting
brought about improved conditions in
the trade, although better results
would have been obtained if the cur
tailment had not come between the
fall and spring buying seasons, when
all the heavy orders had been given
and new ones were not ready.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Jaw Joints Made for Boy.

Baltimore-A remarkable operation
that has resulted successfully was per-
formed recently in local hospital on
14-year-old boy, who since birth has
been unable to move his jaws. 1t had
always been necessary to feed the
child through tube, as the jaw bones
were stiff, having no normal hinges.
The surgeon cut through the solid
bone where the joint should have been
and modelled upon the sections actual
joints, such as nature usually pro-
vides. The child has left the hospital
and has the normal use of the jaws.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

New York-According to a much
circulated Wall-street rumor, COM
bination of three of the biggest banks
in the city-the Mechanics & Metals
National, the Fourth National and the
Bank of New York-is under way.
The combined capital of these three
institutions is SIS, 900, 600; deposits,
$102, 273, 600, and cash resources, in
the neighborhood of s105, 131, 672.
The property occupied by the Mechan-
les & Metals National bank was re-
Gently purchased. and will be part of a
site for the new Morgan firm
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
California Voters Many.

Sacramento-The total registration
for the November election in Cslifor-
mia is 988, 706. Those figures are the
total of a compilation completed by
Frank Jordan, secretary of state. Los
Angeles county has overwhelmingly
the largest registration, the figures
from that county overlapping the COM
bined total of San Francisco and Ala
media counties The figures are: Los
Angeles, 259,115; San Francisco,
134, 68S; Alameda, 92,3S5.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

n large family. where there are
many children. much loss OF time and
annoyance is saved II. before putting
stockings into the wash each week.
each person will tack the two stock
ings OF each pair at the hens. says
Suburban Life. There Is no trouble
In trying to mate them afterward. as
each person may use a different col
ored thread
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

There is something finer than to
do right against inclination, and that
Is to have an inclination to do right
There is something nobler than re-
Iuctant obedience, and that is joyful
obedience. The rank Of virtue Is not
measured by It's disagreeableness, but
by its sweetness to the heart that
loves 1t. The real test Of character
is Joy. For what you rejoice In. that
you love- And what you love, that
you are like.-Henry van DYKE
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Unfortunate ENGLISH.

The general impression that the
Englishman's life is rather prosy il
supported by the statement of Lon
doner who visited at Clay Center. He
said he never had tasted fried chick
en- or strawberry shortcake. the two
being unknown to the culinary art in
his country-Kansas City Star.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Coal Famine Imminent.

Chicago = Another coal famine,
greater than the shortage that handi-
capped this city last winter. is immi-
nent, sccoding- to local dealers.
Prices of all kinds of coal to the small
consumer have raised from rs to 70
cents ton. The railroads are blamed
for the present situation. coal dealers
averring that car shortage prevents
the removal of the coal from the
mines.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
l2AI{lEJ 31AESlEa n sSIs w S9aI
Accentuatlno Plant Characters.

Accentuatino Plant Characters.
1t has been found that under red
light (light through red glass; plants
become more robust than In any 9th
er. They also become more pro-
nounced in their chief Characteristic
leafy plant becomes more leafy, all
shades of green become more pro
nounced, the sensitive plant more
sensitive and all in every way become
highly specialized.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
pIoeon descended Chimney.

When a resident in the London
road, Reading, England, came down
stairs recently, he found perched on
the top bar of the CRATE in the draw
ing-room pigeon which had come
down the chimney. 1t had brought
with it considerable quantity Of SCOT.
When the occupier opened the win
dows the pigeon made it's escape.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
conservatives Lead in Cuba.

Havana-The sweeping conserva-
tive victory of General Mario Menocal
and Enrique Jose Varona, conserva-
tive candidates for presidentIand vice
president, respectively, which was in
dictated by first reports from all parts
of the island, appears not to have
been realized, according to returns
which came later. Although the ad-
herents of Alfredo Zayas, the liberal
candidate, continue to claim victory,
there is little doubt that General Men
ocal has been elected, but by slender
majority.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Sore Shoulders and Neoks.

Sore shoulders and necks in horses
are, as a rule, due to an improper fit
In collar or names. Occasionally un-
even surface or hard lumpy areas in
the filing may be the cause. or I'm
proper care OF the horse In early
spring before the skin and underlying
tissues have become hardened to the
collar pressure
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

A tiny watch. which has been made
inside a pearl as large as big pea,
has Just been constructed by Gallopin
& Co. of Geneva, fifteen months being
spent on the work. The empty pearl
weighed forty-fve grains and In di
ameter is less than an inch This
pearl watch can be worn on ring or
as a pendant and cost $4,000
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Probably nineteen-twentieths Of the
happiness you will ever have, you will
get at home. The independence that
comes to a man when his work is over,
and the feeling that he has run out Of
the storm Into the quiet harbor OF
home, where he can rest in peace and
with his family, is something real
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
PhlIanthropIc PenoIoay.

what is that open-air structure you
have inclosed with mosquito netting?'
That" replied Farmer Corntossel, is
our village jail" But you want iron
bars for a jail?" Not here. Any
body we put in there viii be so thank
full to get away from the mosquitoes
that he wouldn't think Of leaving"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Food Kent Warm.

A fatiron stand will be found use
full on the range to keep the contents
OF saucepan warm without danger
of burning. says the Indianapolis
News. 1t is also useful when one
desires food to simmer; there is then
no fear of sticking or burning on
hot stove.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Where She Went. :

Mater Cat the Alpine resort)-We'rc
back again. count; we've had splen-
did day; we've been up the mountain.
you know. Count-Ah. you English
mothers, you are always as young as
your daughters. Mater-You fiatter
me. count; 1t was only my girls who
climbed. went up in the vernacular.
Punch.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
TubercuIosis War Urged.

New York-Sermons to stir church
goers to realize that the white plague
is as much social as a medical prob
lem and to arouse them to practical
efforts to stay the disease were
preached from probably 100, 200 pull
pits in churches of every denomination
throughout the land Sunday.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
His Change In Belief.

do you believe that all men are
created equal?" Il used to before /
was married" "And now?" Now I
find that can't begin to compare with
other women's husbands. "-Detroit
Free Press
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
No Good Thing Is Ever Lost.

Remember that truth. the most i'm
portant and encouraging OF all truths.
Your life may not seem worth while,
the sacrifices that you make for 9TH
err may not seem worth while. But
no good thing is ever lost And he
who does his duty contributes for
ever to the sum total of that which
Is good In the universe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Somewhat Contradictory.

In America, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. school teacher
works, upon the average, for about
half as much as bricklayer, and has
to tell the boys that education is a
necessity If they would get on in life.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

To be poor is not always pleasant
but worse things than that happen at
sea. Small shoes are apt to pinch,
but not if you have a small foot; If
we have little means 1t will be well
to have little desires. Poverty is nc
shame. but being discontinued with It
is.-Charles H. Spurgeon.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Apology.

Conjurer-"Now, sir, you admit that
the card you have just taken out of
the handkerchief is the queen Of clubs.
yet the card you chose and securely
tied there-namely, the ace of spades
Il now produce from this hat" Tipid
volunteer-"So sorry-my mistake."-
Punch
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
From Ill. Point of View.

"Stop that! Hands on How do
you know I'm the passenger that
stepped on your foot?" 81 don't know
it absolutely. but (biff) I'm giving you
(bifD the benefit Of the (biffl bangD
doubt"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Quito Another ThIna.

what makes you so sleepy today.
old mani" Il was up at 4 this morn
ing?" Come on You never got up
at in your life" 81 didn't say l got
up; said l was up."-Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
First United States Stocking Factory

The first United States stocking
factory was set up at Cohoes. New
York, In 1882. The machine for knit
ting was the invention of Lee. an
Englishman, who took out patent
In. 1889. The Lee machine was intro
duced in the Colonies during the Rev
olution. but a sharp Yankee improved
on it, and set up the first factory at
Cohoes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
should Have Been Prepaid.

Old Father Epicuremus. the philoso-
pher, has Just sent us a telegram stat
Ing that some mems idea Of earning
a living is just answering a dinner
bell" We should have welcomed the
communication had the old gentleman
not sent his message collect.-Judge.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
All Have a Duty.

Every man or woman is one of man
kinds dear possessions; to his or her
Just brain, and kind heart and active
hands, mankind intrusts some OF its
hopes for the future.-Robert Louis
Stevenson.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
was Welcome. AII RIaht.

what reason have you to think
that my campaign contribution was
gratefully received7" asked Mr.. Dus-
tin Stax. THE fact" replied his sec
rotary, that the gentleman immedi-
ately came back for more."-Washing-
ton Star
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
The Current Craze.

"a great many old plays are being
fitted out with alleged melodies and
sent out as operettas.' That's right.
But they're going too far. know of
one actress who is going to star In
musical version of the multiplication
table,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Yes.

The most difficult thing for bride
Of two months to understand is that
her husband may occasionally want to
leave her to spend an hour or two with
an old college friend.-Philadelphi IN
Quirer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Poetry at the Bottom Of the Mug.

He will work." said Tottenham
(Eng) constable Of defendant, II
he knows there is pint Of beer at the
end of the Job" This must have
been very much the sort of thing
Tennyson had in mind when he wrote
Follow the Clean"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

did you ever tell that young man
that late hours were bad for oneY'
asked father at the breakfast table.
well, father" replied the wise daugh-
ter. late hours may be bad for one,
but they're all right for two"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
The AVERAGE Man.

The average man will hurry to a
veterinary when his pet dog gets sick,
but he is willing to rely on almost any
kind of dope" when he isn't feeling
well himself
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Aliens Foot-E Ease Is a certain cure for hot,
sweating callus, and swollen, aching feet. Sold
by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't accept any
substitute. Trial package FREE Address
Allen g. Oimsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Pity.

A girl who has steady beau feels
the same kind of pity for the girl who
sits alone night after night that the
boy who can dive has for the one who
is afraid to wade in above his knees"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Get dozen tiny bells. and every
time a bottle of poison is brought
into the house tie bell to the neck.
Even in the dark the bell will tinkle
its warming
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Ono Moro Item.

Not that we cannot think Of other
ways of frittering away money. but
some day we hope to be rich enough
to afford "going away coat" for our
dog-Houston Post.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
Home Happiness.

Be thrifty on little things ike bluing. Don't
cept water for bluing. Ask for Red Cross Ball
Blue, the extra good value blue.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
uncIs Pennxwlse saws:

A man who's been failure at ev-
erything else figures that he can al
ways fall back on the chicken busi-
ness.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
New Idea In Penal Reform.

Chocolate and music have been in
troduced into Swiss prison, with the
idea of reforming the inmates.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Athens-The Greek army in Epirus
has occupied the passes Of Louros and
Pentepigedia, on the road to Janina-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
CAPITAL IN DANGER
Bu|gaPs Drive Turks Back to Gates
Of COnstanllnop|e.
Porte Asks Mediation of Powers
Moslem Fanatics May Begin
Massacres of Christians.

Constantinople--The Turkish army
is retreating to the last line Of fortifi-
cations outside the capital
The porte has applied to the powers
for mediation with view to the ces-
sation of hostilities, and for the 'nego-
tiation of peace. Application has
been made to the embassies here and
by circular to the Ottoman representa-
tives in the European capitals
Constantinople - This city is in a
fever of excitement over the alarming
reports from the field of battle.
Foreigners and natives are suffering
from tension caused by the series of
military disasters, and, although the
city is in state of siege, crime in
some quarters is unchecked.
Many families are leaving the city.
The people fear first an outbreak of
Moslem fanaticism by the turbulent
elements of the lower classes, and
secondly, a rising in hordes of mad
dened soldiers who are being driven
by the Bulgarians to make their last
stand few miles outside of Constan-
tinople and then perhaps to fall back
on the capital
The battle still continues on the
plains of Thrace and if the Turkish
soldiers fall back within the gates Of
the city it is feared they may turr
their guns and bayonets on those who
are awaiting here the outcome of the
conflict.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Red Cross Ball Blue gives double value for your
money, goes twice as far as any other Ask your
grocer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Mothers VIII find Mrs wfnslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy 70 use for their children
turing the teething period.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

YOUNG MEN AND LADIES. become telegraph
operators; easy TO learn. steady work. short
hours, fine opportunity TO travel Students as
sisted TO good paying positions on railroads
steamships and in cities when qualified Wire
less and Morse telegraph courses taught quickly
Write for our free scholarship plans Pacific
TELEGRAPH 4 Railway Institute, Washington
Baildina. Seattle, WASH
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07
For the


Are you so fortunate as to
be well satisfied with your
hair? Is it long enough,
thick enough, rich enough?
And your hair does not fall
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But you may know of some
not so fortunate. Then just
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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-11-07

Both the American and the Chinese
physicians use medicines made from
plants and herbs. But the Chinese
have extended their researches and use
Roots, Herbs and Banks that have
never been heard of in this country.
And with these harmless and non-injur-
ious remedies DIR. c. Gee Wo has cured
hundreds of patients of all sorts of dis
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ing the medicines prescribed by well
known American physicians. He has
testimonials from patients all over the
northwest as to the fine results he OBJ
tanned with the use of these nature
remedies. Should you live out of town
and wish to begin treatment, send
cents in stamps for consultation
blank and circulars.
Office open evenings and Sundays.
CONSULTATION FREE
The c. Gee WO
Chinese Medicine Co.
1924 First St., Cor. Morrison
PORTLAND, OR.
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