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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
ROOSEVELT EDITOR GAINED.
  Former Friend Objected to His En tIlusiasm For the Colonel.

Memphis. Tenn. Nov. 27.-Gilbert D. Raine, editor and publisher of the Memphis News-Scimftar, was severe ly beaten with a cane in the hands of Rees Lee, Superintendent of the Lee line of Mississippi River packets, yesterday afternoon in front of his office. Friends of the editor say the attack was made from behind
 The men had formerly been friends but quarreled Monday when MT. Lee took the editor to task for supporting Col. Roosevelt in the recent cam paign and for announcing after the defeat of Roosevelt that he would soon offer his paper for sale at pub lie auction.
 A f1stic encounter was narrowly averted Monday, and yesterday the fight went on until bystanders inter fered and picked the editor up from the pavement, to which he had been felled. Lee has not been arrested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

New Haven. Nov. 27.-Forecast tln 8 D. m. Thursdags Fair tonight and Thursday, colder tonight moderate % brisk southwest lowest winds
 Weather conditions. The storm which was central over upper Micli- gan yesterday has moved eastward and is now passing out the St Law renee valley. It is causing cloudy weather with rain or snow In the Eastern portion of the lake rezfssn an dthe northern portions Of New England. Two feet of snow was re ported from Northern New York.
 Conditions favor this vicinity falr weather with somewhat lower teu1- perature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
ALDERMAN MORAN ALERI

Alderman William J. Moran repGTem that a crosswaIEr haS been laid aN Grand and James streets. The walr was laid Nov. IS, following the meet ing of the finance committee when he held up the bill of the Burns Co which called for the payment of bill for laying g. walk in Jarnes stress at the corner of Grand. ThrouEn 1na deal the city gets two croswa1kB fer the price of one The contractors arc the losers. They laid a walk a4 fine corner of North avenue and Janes street, making a mistake in the orders that had been given them Alderman Moran makes a close scrutiny Of an bills that come before the finance committee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
LADIES TO HOLD SALE
 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Ever heard of a cooperative sale? No? We'll, the Ladies' Society of the First Baptist Church are planning one for Dec. 12 and 13- Of course you know that one church could not very the ladies have enlisted the ladies of the various churches to come and help Quite a large percentage of the churches have accepted the invitation and share in the profits, not only Of money but Of good fellowship. I won der, Mrs. Reader, if your church is among those coming? If not, why not?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
u. M. c. ASSOC ELECTIONS.

elected by the U- M. G Sick Benefit Association for the ensuing year: President, Harper Watson; vice pres ident. George Kuhl; secretary, J. T. Rock; treasurer, B. J. Gray; directors, H. W. Ordner, Harry Corcoran, F. P. Munich. William schepp, Fred Benner, A. W. Coulson, R. H. Maiden, C. F.
 Gilbert, W. c. Miller, Thomas Hunger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
AsToR MADE A vEsTRYMAN.
Takes Post in Church Where His
 Father Was Senior Warden.

Rhinebeck. N. r., Nov. 27-wil- liam Vincent Astor was yesterday made vestryman of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah here at a spe cial meeting of the vestry.
 MT. Astor fills the vacancy Cause d by the election of Douglass Merri, to the vacancy by the death of Col. John Jacob Astor on the Titantfc last April.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
CONN. COMPANY ORDERS
 SMOKING ON TROLLEY CARS

Hartford, Nov. 27.-The Connect cut Company has issued orders to its conductors to enforce the mo snnok- ing' order on cars and to put off cars those who refuse to obey the same It is understood that similar orders will be posted in other cities of the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
ma oATIEY OF KILLINGLY
 SHOOTS 7fST FOX THIS SEASON

KilIingly, Nov. 27.-That foxes are by no means extinct in this section oS Connecticut is evident from the faet that Doc Oatley, Q we1l-known hunter, yesterday shot his Fist fox this season. He says that his income from the hides and bounty amounts to $500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
K. OF c. OPEN HOUSE.

Bridgeport Chapter, K of C., win hold it's rooms in the New6eId build ing open this evening for the enter tainment of the friends of the mem hers. MaIoney's orchestra, siusinE and other entertainment features win be provided
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
E. II. DILLON & GO.
YOUR SOUR, CASSY, UPSET STOMACH
 WILL FEEL FINE IN FIVE MINUTES

Really bad
   
  In  aruoleES
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27

Graff1n and ". J. Callahan. The 14th annual report showed receipts of S1,- 400 3S, expenses of S1 ,303.40 and a bal ance on hand, November 1, of $2,- 721 2A -..i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27

Farmer Want Ads. Cent a Word.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
AN ABSURD PRIVILEGE THAT
SHOULD BE CURTAILED

Among the other trusts which
might be tackled to advantage in
the interest of economy in the ad-
ministration of the government by
the incoming administration is the
congressional franking trust. Just
read these facts and figures from the
saturday Evening Post and think
that We have to pay two cents every
time We send minute letter through
the mails, while these congressman
are sending millions of pounds for
nothing:
Sixty-one million pounds OF
franked matter, comprising nearly 4
Per cent of the total weight of mail.
was carried last year, and no incon-
siderable part of 1t represented gross
abuse of the congressional frankine
privilege. By comparison with pre-
vfous years the department estimates
that In the pre-convention campaign
Ct last spring four thousand tons Of
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

Not even the magazine muckrak-
ers sent to Florida with express or
ders to discover a large assortment
Of high-class horrors in our convict
camps and to spare neither time,
TOney nor the truth to that end
could find anything here to equal
the hideous conditions alleged by
Governor Doneghay to exist in the
convict camps of Arkansas. But
there is plenty of evidence that they
are bad enough here to call for the
abolition of the system Public SEN
timent is rapidly crystalizing to that
end and undoubtedly determined
effort will be made at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature to effect this
reform. Chattle slavery has dis
appeared forever from this country.
ana the convict lease system, which
differs from it only in degree, is
doomed to a destruction not less Ger
tain and complete.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

Among the excellent christmas
editions of the weekly press to reacn
this office was that of Flcrala Demo-
crat published in the thriving little
city of Florala in South Alabama and
cCited By Colonel Robert Tyler, for
merly editorial writer on the Tampa
Tribune and afterward on the Pen
sacola Journal Colonel Tyler has
been in Florala for something more
that year and his paper has every
evidence of prosperity. Ills many
friends in Florida will be glad to
know that he is SO well placed.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

Tampa naturally feels elated over
the fact that in the past six months
she has sold nearly 100000 worth
o, municipal improvement bonds -
and sold them above par to local
hanks at that-while Jacksonville
has received only two bids. both be-
low par, for $23O,OO0 worth of
bonds. and Atlanta has marketed a
tOnd issue at 95.2. Tampa shares
with nearly all South Florida the
confidence Of capital to remark
able degree. We've got the goods
and there cant be any doubt about
their value.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

political augmentation was carried
as first-class mail free of charge un-
der the congressional franks; and
this abuse turned what would have
been a surplus on postal operations
into a deficit. Postage at regular
rates on this stuff would have
brought the government over two
million dollars. These figures are up
to June 30 only. In Congress this
winter there will be a lot of speeches
about economy. We are waiting to
hear what any of the speakers may
have to say concerning this printing
and franking scandal.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

The long anticipated meeting be-
tween Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Bryan has
been successfully pulled off" and
the public is none the wiser except
to learn that there wasn't word
said about putting Mr.. Bryan in the
cabinet But the two great men are
friendly. even cordial and COZ fiden-
t:al, and that augurs well for party
harmony. Mischief makers have had
much to say about MIR. Bryan's pur-
poses to disturb the peace of the
Democratic party in order to pro-
mote his own ambitions, but every
thing points precisely in the other
direction.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

there isn't cloud on the national
horizon: the Republicans are con-
tent with the defeat of their party,
tor they did it themselves by voting
against it in sufficient numbers to
accomplish that purpose. and the
chastened and purified Democracy is
about to take the reins of govern
ment with the best wishes of the
whole country and with every rea
son for believing that the new ad-
ninistration will be big success.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

The Ocala Banner thinks that tho
kinship between Former Governor
Jennings and W. j. Bryan should bc
no bar to the latter if he wants II
use his influence with the Wilson
administration to secure his cousin
G federal job. Replying TO para
graph in the Telegram on that point
the Banner says:
''If Ex-Governor Jennings wants a
federal office and is capable of filling
it we see no objections to Mr.. BRYAN
helping him get it. We believe in
kindred standing together. When
MIR. Bryan helped elect his cousin
governor of Florida this paper was
one of the few that saw nothing in
II meriting criticism
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

PENSACOLA will vote next Monday
on the proposition to abolish her al
dermanic system and set up govern
ment by commission in its stead. As
the nrst large city in the State to
make an effort in this direction the
result Will be noted with unusual
interest. With past running away
hack to Spanish days Pensacola is
q picturesque combination Of the
medieval and the modern, with the
latter far in the lead and the CON-
ditions are hardly favorable to such
radical change as the advocates Of
commission contemplate.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

You can't keep a good man down
hOr strong personality in the back
ground. Col. T. J. Laud Brown,
boomer and booster for Florida, and
always on the job, was successful in
getting himself incorporated into the
presidential party bound for Pana.
Ea and was the only Floridian to &C.
company Mr.. Taft on his trip tc
the Canal Zone. If the thing be pos.
sible COL Brown will induce Mr.
Taft to become a winter resident oI
Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

Foreign born American workmcn
have sent back to Europe more than
s6.OOO,OOO in cash as Christmas
gifts to the old folks at home. That
tells the story of prosperous times
in this country, and there isn't sign
ir sight to indicate that we are
near the end of such times.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

The large company of worthy gen
tlemcn who want to hold Office un-
der the next administration and who
propose to make life miserable for
President Wilson until they get what
ttey want. must move with extreme
caution. Mr.. Wilson says he has a
hunch that the man who personally
applies to him for an office won't get
1t. And he ought to know.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
Compliments.

\ fat man could not help laugh
Ing one day at the ludicrous appear-
ance of a very bow-legged chap-one
CT those arch-looking chaps, vol,
know.
Though total stranger to him.
the fat man slapped the bow-legged
chap on the back and said:
BY lingo. brother, you look as
if you'd been riding a barrel
The bow-legged man smiled
And you look as If you'd been
swallowing one," he said.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
The One TO Lose.

Tommy had been given two new
Pennies one for candy and the 9TH
er for Sunday school.
BY and by he came in from play
and said:
Mamma, | lost one of my pen
Mes"
(Which one, dear?" she asked.
"The Sunday-school One," he re-
piled.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

Fair Miami. winter haven of the
rich tourists who have money to
throw to the birds and come to Flor
ida, they don't fail to let you know,
to have good time, according to
metropolitan standards. is up against
it good and strong. Sunday blue
laws tell the story in three words.
They call such things "spasms OF
morality these days. and as spasms
are always of short duration we
don't imagine that Miami's trout les
will last long. But they are certain
!, severe while they last. as witness
the following from Miami press
dispatch of Saturday which reads
more like joke than the :olemn
truth:
'Florida's blue laws will be rigid.
~ enforced here tomorrow. The
81 eriff acceding to the demands Of
the civic league and individuals has
decided to compel strict observance
Of the Sunday closing law. All stores,
peanut stands. theaters, ice factories
and other places will be closed. The
telephone exchange and the electric
light plant have been ordered to
shut down and no boats or street
hacks will be allowed to operate for
hire. The water works plant alone
is exempted"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
ALITTlt NONSENSE
NOW AND THEN
A SONNET TO CHRISTMAS.

When consider how my cash is
spent
At this expensive season Of the
year,.
Il long to throw fit or two, fear,
And to my wrought-up feelings
give full vent.
When with my coin dear wife buys
cigars
And silk cravats of soul -disturbing
hues
And gives them to me, it's then
have the blues
And fain would hurl myself meath
trolley cars.
Oh, Christmas, how thou leadest us
astray!
How slim thou mak'st our hard
earned bankrolls grow
That we. proud fools! our frien Is
and kin may show
Our selves as generous and flush as
they!
Well, Christmas. thou dost drive ne
to destruction
But once a year, and that's some
satisfaction Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
John Goes Up Head.

Johnnie" asked his teacher, "can
you give us sentence, using the
word income in it,"
Johnnie hesitated a moment; and
then:
Yes'um," he replied. THE boy
opened the doors, and in come a
cat"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
Remlndjno Him

Feck-"You will never get the doe
70 mind you, my dear" Mrs. Pect-T
Will with patience. You were lust An
troublesome yourself at first..-Boe,
ton Transcript.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

ITO arms. They come! The Greeks!
Tho Creeks" has more arOusins
effect now than when Bryan "ro'e
it.-Jacksonvillc Metropolis.
Nat or Bill?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

II material conditions can bring
Joy, this ought to be happy Christ
mas in every part of the republic.
! Prosperity everywhere prevails:
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

The printing Office towel. the old
kind that leans against the wall like
a galley when not in use, which we
recently recommended to the atten-
ton OF the pure food commission or
the postoffice department as being
the deadlier OF the species when
compared to the passenger train
towels lately abolished by order Of
Postmaster General Hitchcock, finds
a friend in the Ocala Banner. That
excellent paper, determined to dis
cover nothing evil in the world in
these sweet. forgiving Christmas
times, almost intimates that the
printing Office towel is distinctly
sanitary in its effects, declares 1t to
he germless, and says it has never
leen known to kill or seriously
ihjure anyone. Maybe SO, but on at
least one occasion we have seen said
towel used with disastrous effect as
a club and its rigidity was all that
could be desired for that purpose.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23
Luke McLuke Saws

When woman wants a nineteen
cent corset cover she will 20 into
eleven stores and examine every
thing before she decides to purchase.
But when she wants husband she
grabs the first thing that comes
along.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-12-23

From the same ONCE 10 issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS
I weekly newspaper giving 70
sume Of local matters. crop conol-
tons. county aifairs. etc. sen'
anywhere for Sl.00 per year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-16
BELLEVUE COLLEGE NOTES
EsrI J.. Fowler Elected President of
State Peace Oratorfcai As
ISOLATION.

BELLEVUE Neb.. Jan. 15.-(Special.l -
Bellevue college has been honored by
the other colleges OF the state In the
matter Of being asked to choose a presi-
dent Of the State Intercollegiate Peace
oratorical association, which was or
ganIzed year ago for the purpose Of
promoting the discussion Of universal
peace among the colleges Of the state.
The contest held in Omaha last year was
won by @. L. Rice of Bellevue against
Representatives from Creighton. Wes-
leyan, York and Hastings, and thus
Bellevue has earned the right TO elect the
president OF the association for the COM
ing year. Earl ]. Fowler. senior, was
unanimously elected for the office. The
contest will be held in Bellevue this year.
Arrangements are pending with Tarklo
COLLEGE, in Missouri. whereby dual de-
bate will be held between Tarkio and
Bellevue this winter on the subject.
Resolved, That all judges other than
federal Judges should be subject to the
recall" Bellevue Is TO debate this same
question in February against Doane and
Cotner.
The basket ball team has suffered Sc
verely In the loss Of Walter Webb, who
has been forced to leave school on ac-
count of trouble with his eyes. Webb was
a star guard on the foot ball team and
the basket ball five. The supporters OF
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-16
Madison County is
Entirely Out Of Debt

MADISON. Neb.. Jan. Is-(speeisl -
The Board Of County Commissioners fin
ished checking up the outgoing officials
Friday. w. H. Field. clerk of the dis
trict court, reported fees received for the
year tzI2s.S. there being an excess Of
Sis over his salary OF sIeoo superin-
tendent Housed reported sio.si IN the IN
stitute fund. His salary Is fixed at 81. eo.
County Clerk Mcfarland received In
fees s254s.so His salary is $3.50. & C.
Blackman. register Of deeds. received fees
since June |. 1911. OF u.sQl.& His salary
is .Sl,stu. County Judge Bates received a.
fees S,l5Sss and his salary is t.6o.
County Treasurer f. A. Peterson re-
ceived fees to the amount OF sAsss.ss, his
salary being s2,o0 Sheriff C. S. Smith
reported fees received 10 the amount Of
ss-ss. His salary 10 sl.T5o. The county
clerk. register Of deeds and county treas
urer are allowed deputies who receive
&c lariss or sl.ooo sacn. AL excess lees
were duly accounted for to the commis-
sionsrs.
aaaaIson county Is In q prosperous con-
dltaon financially. II GOES not owe a
cent OF DOH0ed indebtedness. as NnUls
or as precincts. "a very sasan numDer Vi
its school dlsis.cts ara yel carTyIns 4
small uOHaso IndsstsGness. its IIozLns
Los oteaaess Teba sszIiis4 oy res.seeseu
Aas4AIls On January ! lsiz. w.S q Ili-
EO~s. CodnIy salsgsz fLna, s-sss..s-,
Ur.dxs fund. .l2sSd--0. fOsG fund. $780,.
IOtaI. .2s.Zls.iS
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-16
Nebraska
Farmers Should
Keep Books, Says
Expert on Soil
fErom a staff correspondent.l

LINCOLN, Jan. lS-(Special PROF.
Pugsley OF the state farm, in an address
today before the Corn Growers associa-
ton. severely criticised the farmers as a
class for their unbusinesslike Methods.
Among other things he said that few
farmers kept anything like an adequate
set Of books and still less Of them ever
look an inventory to know just how =. ,ch
they had on the farm. Very few OF them.
he "a Il. mad any adequate IDEA how much
II cost them TO produce any given crop.
and consequently they had only hazy
idea Of whether or not II was profitable.
No other business In the world, he said.
could survive such methods. From his
experience he asserted that farmers do
not make more than per cent on their
investment. He outlined a practical sys-
TEN of bookkeeping for the farm which
would not require too much time and was
not too complicated for any man OF aver
age Intelligence.
Following this address several farmers
present spoke on the same subject. Those
who had tried the experiment Of keeping
books said the result was a surprise to
them. as It demonstrated they were not
making so much on their investment as
they had supposed.
The meeting opened shortly after .
o'clock in the stock pavilion at the state
farm. the attendance being smaller than
expected on account of the cold weather,
too many farmers fearing to leave their
stock under existing conditions. Howard
Gramlieh spoke on The One Hundred
and Sixty Acre Farm as a Business"
His Investigation led him to the con-
clusion that the profits in 1910 OF about
fifty farmers ranged from 1 TO 80 per
cent. While business methods were not
always Of the best as a rule the farmer
had pretty good head" He criticised
for not raising more alfalfa,
which was the most profitable crop.
During the afternoon session. which
was called 10 order shortly after p. m,
papers were read on various subjects per-
tanning to farming. T. A. Kiesselbach,
secretary OF the association, read a paper
on THE Present Status Of Corn Breed
Ing in investigations" A report OF the
high yielding ear contest" was read by
r. A. Miller OF Greenwood. Frank Swan
son OF osceola had a paper on Corn
on the Farm" Erwin Hopt OF
The Nebraska experiment station reported
on the "Ensilage Contest" and J. r.
Van Bosklrk OF Alliance spoke on
County Demonstration Farms"
There was banquet at the Llndell to-
night.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-16
NEWS NOTES FROM ALLIANCE
Postoffice Made Depository for Sew
eraI Postal Banks--Council Or
ders Auto Fire Truck.

ALLIANCE, Neb., Jan. 15.-(specisl)-
The Alliance postal savings depository
has been made a general depository for
all the smaller repositories in north
western Nebraska. Postmasters at
Bridgeport, Crawford. Mitchell. Morrill,
and Harrison will make daily remit
tances OF their deposits to Postmaster
fash here. who will deposit such funds
in the Alliance National bank. The de-
posts in the Alliance postoftlce since
May /, 1911. aggregate s2.2sL
The city council at special meeting
Friday evening voted to buy an auto
mobile fire truck 10 ost 1880 The
is to be delivered In three
months.
The, board OF directors Of the Alliance
Creamery and Produce company held Its
annual meeting Saturday. During the
year 1911 q total Of 1885 pounds of
butter was manufactured, which is an
Increase OF lover 10000 pounds over 1910.
the disbursements Of the company In
cream reaching the amount of 5000.