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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26

was in Washington, and the audience
 included distinguished statesmen and diplomats from many lands. The
 beautiful Kentucky actress was wild l ly appEauded, and many critics forth
 with dnsbbed her ''the American Bern i hardt. The play was adapted by MT.
 Belasoo from the French drama of
 simon and Borton, in which the lead | ing role had been created by Rejane
 Mrs at the aIe Vaudeville Theatre 1,,tP in Paris: phenomenal a success at the Garrick Theatre in London as 1t had been in
 America In 1901 Mrs. Garter scored
 Madame Du Barry, but her subse-
 quent career shas hardly fulfilled the predictions of greatness made for her by her numerous admirers.
 Mrs. Garter has lately secured much space in the public prints'' by reason
 of 8 suit brought against her by
 man alleged that the actress had neg 1ected to pay for number of gowns
 and other apparel ordered two years
 ago at the time of the production of
 the goods, she said, because they were
 sadly lacking in artistic tone and har-
 mony. The items as set forth by the
 costumer included a flesh pink robe
 valued at the mere trifle of $450, some
 corsets at $400 per each, magnificent green and and pink s7s gown at 5 s15,Ooo' s;,, Japt
 $925, and a black and white gown at $25O.
 Mrs. Carter was born in Louisville, Ky, just how many years ago Is not our affair. and her original name was Caroline Louise Dudley. Her father died when she was a slip of a girl and the family removed to Ohio. Miss Dudley was still in her teens when she acquired the name of Mrs. Leslie Carter, her marriage to the wealthy Chicago lawyer taking place in Day ton, O., in the spring of-must one tel1?-1880 Nine years later, almost to a day. MT. Carter obtained a di- cided on a theatrical career. After many disappointnents she secured an interview with David Belasco, who thought he observed in her the germs worked hard toward the accomplish
 nent Of her ambition, and in 1890 MT. Belasco gave her the leading role in Paul Potter's The Ugly Duckling.' . 1 Blase Broadway refused to sit up and remark, See who's herel" Neither MT Belasco nor his fair pupil was dis More thorough training in the principles of stagecraft followed, l and when Mrs. Can1ter returned to the | stage as 8 pious Quaker maiden in dial if not wildly enthusiastic recep- | tion. After two years in this part | MT. Be1asco wrote for her drama, ! '.The Heart of Maryland, which was | ents to the best advantage. Mrs. Garter continued to play the role of | Maryland Calvert for three seasons, 1 in both America and London Then l on the part of the play-goin public l that Mrs. Garter had arrived. As an emotional actress she refgned supreme | for many years. and her zaza" and nent place in the history of the Amer can stage
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
FIRST THINGS

The first observance of the Christ
 mas festival was in 96 A. D., and it
 was ordered to be kept as solemn fast by Pope Phosphorus in 1S7. Since
 then Christmas, the anniversary of
 the birth of Jesus, has gradually be-
 come the most important festival of century, however, the religious signi- fcance of the day has attracted less and less attention, while it's secular features have been magniffed. In Chris tianity, and almost all the pop ular. customs connected with the ob- servance had their origin among the pagans. From earliest times men have recognized the Winter solstfce as the turning point of nature, when the powers of light triumph over the pow CTS of darkness, and the days begin to lengthen. The ancient Persians ob- served the last week of the year in honor of Mithra, god of the sun and life and protector of the universe
 The first American multi-million- aire to attain international fame on account of his vast wealth was Ste phen Girard. who died eighty-one
 financial dynaeties of today only the Astors and the vanderbi1ts were represented in Girardis time. and the fortune of the distinguished Phi1ade1- phian exceeded that of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt Or the first John Jacob Astor. Girard was worth about nine millions at the time of his death. Much Of his money he left to the city of Philadelphia for publfc purposes. and two millions were applied to the building of a college for orphans This institution has supported and educated tens of thousands of orphans and fit ted them for their battles with the world. Girard was a free-thinker, and one of the provisions of his will was that, no clergyman, ecclesiastic or mis- should ever have any connec- ton with the institution. or even be admitted to the premises a visi- tor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26

roof The family were notified and 1 with their assistance he was eptricat- ed from his unpleasant position Miss Hazel Egan of Bridgeport, has Mrs Andrew Esgan.
 John Ras1n usses of Bridgeport was a Sunday guest at his home in Pales- tine.
 Joseph and Edward Barnett are home from Trinity College, Hartford. for the Christmas recess.
 Mrs Martin Troy of Botsford has been the recipient of very interest Panerotos, who is with her husband in Greece. The couple formerly lived in Boston, where MT. Panerotos was connected with the Merchants New England Ice Cream Company. He is now doing active service in Greece, acting as chauffeur for Grecian army officers. Mrs. Panerotos, who was Miss Lenora Flood, of England, writes of many things but especially of the cruelty of the Turks towards the Greeks.
 IA large number of townspeople spent Christmas out of town.
 Dr. w. c. Kennedy spent the holiday at his home in Daterbu1'y.
 Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Morris and Mrs John B. Peck were guests of MT. ana
 Treasurer A. T. Nettleton Of the Newtown Savings Bank was the guest for Christmas of his mother, Mrs.
 Miss Kate Tornlin is the guest over the holidays of her bhother. Sidney Tornlin, of Bridgeport.
 Mrs James w Gordon spent Christ mas with her daughter at New Ha-
 Those who were perfect in attend ance for the fall term in the sub- freshman class at the H1gh school are: les Olmstead. Helen Olnstead. Flor ence Sheehan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
Festival of. Sf. Stephen, First Martyr, To Be Celebrated Today

In the calendars of the Roman Cath oz1c church today is set aside as the festival of St. Stephen, Christianity's first martyr, who was stoned to death because of his adherence to the new faith Stephen was one of the first seven deacons who were chosen by the church in Jerusalem at the instance of che apostles. He is described as "a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit. who did great wonders and signs among the people,
 The fate of St. stephen was that of many martyrs Unable to answer Ste phen,s arguments, because they could not wifhstand 'the wisdom and the sptrft that spoke" his adversaries ap- pealed to force. Stephen was hailed before the Sanhedrim, charged with blasphemy against Moses and Jehovah. Unrepentant and defiant, Stephen de- nounced the chief priests and accus- ed them Of '+the murder of the Just One.~ Says a chronicle: stephens judges were strung with anger and smashed their teeth against him." The answer of the accused was to gaze upward and cry. Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God" At this, without being permitted to complete his speech, stephen was hur- ried without the city walls and there stoned to death St Stephens official function was rather the serving of tabIes'' than the ministry Of the word, but the narrative of the book of the Acts shows him to have been a. DOW erful and forcefu1 preacher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
CARDINAL O'CONNELL WRITES
 HYMN TO THE HOLY NAME

of Boston has written a the midnight in the cathedral Boston ing. The Cardinal is O O Holy andp power; O sacred name of Gods joy and Be Thou strength until Hfe'S Refran.-FferCe cd and
 Sweet Name of Thee man are Chilled All OCT land rebellons Threatening altars nations Ages fathers nd Fought fath We their heritage is royal, And shall conquer in Holy Christian soldiers, Christ WI us His Cross way Plus, POntn, guides us, Victory is if but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
NEWTOWN

The whist party given at the home of MT. and Mrs Michael Blake on 1 Walnut Tree Hill, Saturday evening, under the auspices of St. Roses So- cial Circle, was another very pleasing success The proceeds netted $S.50, and seven tables were occupied with the game. A fine col1ation was sery- ed and a social hour enjoyed with music and singing after the score was announced. The prizes were awarded as follows: First gents, Wm. B. Du-is- coll, 1-2 dozen handkerchiefs; 1st la dies, Miss Katherine Lang, box of writing paper; consolation, Richard Carmody, rubber dof.
 Master James McConville, a stud lent in the sub -frasshnan class at the High school, who makes his home with James CaLvanaugh in the Glen, met ago while assisting in the work of loading wood; he suffered a compound Potts fracture of the right leg. Dr. w. c. Kennedy reduced the fracture Mary's hospital, Waterbury, where is under Dr. Kennedy's care.
 Mrs. P. Campbell spent Monday with New Haven friends
 The children of Walkers Farms dis trict enjoyed their fall term closing exercises last Friday evening. under die Burr, with quite a gathering of parents and friends present A very entertaining program of songs in chorus, recitations and dialogues, was
 
 the children was the well laden Xmas tree, the gifts being distributed by Santa Claus, well impersonated by Louiss w altersdorf.
 Mrs John Northrop enjoyed an over Sunday visit at her home, and re- turned to the Gaylords Farm Sanitar- ium at Wallingford, Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Homer Brown of New Haven were over-Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Peck.
 Wm E. Driscoll has enjoyed a Sev- eral days visit with friends in New York city.
 Miss Mildred Stevens Of Long Hill has been the guest of the Misses Georgia and Helen NorthTop.
 A prominent resident of an outlying district was found in a very peculiar position about dusk a recent evening. Someone passing along noticed a man on the roof of a, certain house moving strangely about and then throwing his arms as if to get his blood in circu- Iaticn. It finally developed that he had endeavored to get or send a wire less to Long Island Sound, and while thus engaged the rope to his ladder broka allowing it to slip from the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
Nell Rose" Charmeuse

It has come to be kind of unwritten law that each succeeding Belle of the White House shall special favorite color shade of her choosing On election evening Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson in receiving magnificent bouquet of American Beauty Roses, indicated her particular fancy in shades and immediately hearing of it a famous silk house began experimenting with dyes, until the has been produced. The trademark Nell Rose" has been registered, and in beautiful piece of Charmeuse. We want every who loves hand some silk to it.
 $a.oo ysrd. 40 inches wide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
Stationery in Boxes

Bridgeport people have come to expect the after Christmas sale of fine Stationery in broken bo7es and this year it is ready
 It is impossible give prices but the offerings in boxes with nuires nf ther ing Correspondence Cards a1so all gathered the Center Tables at the Stationery Section.
 With this all that remain of fresh unopened Ho1i- day Boxes lowered prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
THE FARMER: DECEMBER 26, 1912

The difference between Hartford and New Haven is ths Hartford filter if it wants to. It's up to her people The people of New Haven and Bridgeport can't unless the private monopoly wants to. The people off Bridgeport have tried and they know
 All of which is respectfully submitted to the commit tee journalistic misconduct which is the sovereign peo pie of Connecticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
ANNIVERSARY OF
 MRS. CARTER'S FIRST
 APPEARANCE IN "ZAZA'

It was fourteen years ago tonight, Dec. 26, 1898, that Mrs. Leslie Garter won a place in the very front ranks of American actresses, the occasion being her initial appearance in szaza''
 a role with which her name will a1- ways be identified The production
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
Two Bankrupt in Stamford.

Voluntary petitions in bankruptcy have been filed by Lillian B. Colpoyes and Francis H. Colpoyes of Stamford. The former gives her liabilities as $11,- 159O7 and her assets as 5000. MT. Colpoyes gives his liabilities as $4,- 91491 and his assets as nothing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
I he D. M. Read Co.
 Establis6ed 1857
For the First Quiet Days After.
Established 1857.

Until the various Holiday Stocks strengthened.
 There will be such tempting offerings that every body who received gifts from Santa in the shape of coir will be influenced to gather the values sale the remainder of this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-26
Had to shoot Horse

A fine truck horse owned by George w. Ogden. of WfHton, broke its leg Friday when fr1e animal stepped on a rolling FSene. The horse had to be ~~a4
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
NATION Near Extinct.

Lake candle = LIST pale Wink
pa. len near tXflDci;
Whose skins a copper c'lor,
TnliNe unto b. o er
r ce tat crossed he MOI . ers noHe'
.Ntyr Atlnnlic's surglDg foam.
I.aIior sailor faced h. stcID
ADMINISTER pr, II he e imS-
trtz.r SIaIi b blood 1uns warm!
land !, seer oIe Early morn.
p a,t.d unfurtd hammer, span
Takes Do,,es sion in her Name.
..Anpels ron mighty XII g.
Come, color, naive 81 'g-
oris eurapted whrn gaudy shohe'
,ettv ffinps. cosi naucht bore.
U.e IF s,noo, bly, worked, cheat schelnes
\,-bit. man gained his tori Gnts ule ans.
Nations greed in search for more,
plpcked the ledsk ns hatred core
White man broke his every peace,
lad bv loot cost bloody lrase.
! Ike hi sing adders coiled at bay,
R+dman awaited daNlnS lay.
Driven TO the rocky west
tn TO the Pacific crest;
Old limiting grounds were left bthlnd,
Sang d farewell. that sadly rhymea'
No longer com ellis round Wlg"""s,
I ara held to war beats OF tom-coms.
The circus bug!e's loud blast
Brings out what remains. the last
Warriors brave with Chirftains proud
Mid tie acc'am atoms loud
When III arena, greatest scout
Buffalo Bill rides stately oat.
Q happy hunting ground!
VIII, re joys forever found!
VIII. re all braves wear eagles qGiils;
Where heroes nlood with peace Thrills;
VIII. re princesses have angels fac;
O.destipation oi rae,
ASHTON J. MOSS.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
HOW ARE YOUR BOWELS?
Here's Ia, Real Remedy For
Constipation and Ciogged up
Liver.

Tried them all? not yet; you
haven1d given Hot Springs Liver
Buttons a chance.
If you want the most efficient,
gentle, safe, yes, delightful lax
ative on earth go today and get
a % cent box of Hot Springs Law
er Buttons.
Made in Ho, Springs, the SAM
tarium of the world; used the
world over by people who demand
the best. Take them to end bill
iousness, coated tongue, dizziness,
indigestion and as a general
tonic. For sale by Jso. n. Thibo-
deaux and all first class drug
Stores. Hot Springs Chemical
Co., Hot Springs, Ark.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
Saved By His Wife.

She 3 a wise woman who knows
Just what to do when her hus
band 8 life is in danger, but Mrs.
r. j. Flint, Braintree, VT, is OF
that kind. "She insisted on my
using DR.. Kings New Discovery, .
writes Mr.. +. flor . dreadful
cough, when l was so weak my
friends oil thought l had only a
short time to live, and it COM
plstely cured me. y A quick cure
for coughs and colds, it's the
mont safe and reliable medicine
for many throat and lung trou-
bles- grip, bronchitis, Group,
whooping cough, quinsy, tonsilitis,
hemorrhages. A trial will con-
vince you. SO Gets. and $1.O0.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19

Abbeville, La, Oct. 1.-THE
new sugar refinery Of the Yer
million Sugar Company is practi-
cally completed. Yesterday the
contractors delivered the mill,
which was turned on for one and
a half hours. Cane was passed
through the crushers and the mill
in small quantities. John H. MUIR
ply OF New Orleans, who supplied
tho machinery, fed the first cane
into the mill. About three hun
dred cane growers and friends Of
the refinery were present. A
spread was served in the refinery
building.
This plant il one Of the finest
in the state, and is fireproof, be-
ing constructed Of steel and con-
crete, not piece of lumber in the
construction.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19

l;zea by custom. ignorance ana
inertia, just as new words become
,onular and current from usage
bv the best writers and speakers:
Without the proper standard OF
restraint in any business or So
ciety or speech, the best bred peo-
Die lose that habit OF thought,
and consciousness IN conduct,
which characterizes the higher
order of mankind. Tax lodging
while morally wrong has been
forced upon some by the dark
practices of others and the form
err sometimes resort to 1t to AVOID
an injustice or some inequality,
out. had the law or the system,
Dr. the law-making power OF the
state been as alert and watchful
of the interest of the state and
he whole people, as 1t should
have been, honest men would not
be forced to meet and contend
with dark practices for what we
ERIN a square deal. As far as
these observations apply to the
matter under discussion, the new
tax plan is as near an ideal re-
strainlt for all such evils as We
imagine could be invented.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
COLUMBUS DAY AT MOUNT
CARMEL.

As October 18th, Columbus
Dav. fell on Saturday, the
boarders of the Convent, decided
on having "a gala day" all to
themselves. Their plans were
well carried out-so well did they
entertain their teachers and COM
panions. The early part OF the
dav was spent midst boiling pots
of molasses in the kitchen-in
peanut and pecan candy-making;
and the merriment derived from
this frolic can be imagined, as
anything "out of the ordinary,
is the delight Of a Convent
boarder away from Home and
Mother" The candy, ready, was
stored away, much to the regret
of. the smaller boarders, who rem
dered "when will we see It
again 20 In a few minutes rosy
checked damsels dressed their
prettiest-inviting all to the Con
vent Hall. rendered the following
programme, after which the de-
licious candy and other refresh
ments were enjoyed. Following
is the programme:
Reading-Columbus. Miss Ruth
Y. Leblanc; America-Song, Mis-
ses Angela Haupt, Daisy Fagot,
Ethel Darby. Inez Pellerin. Piano,
Miss Ruth V LeBeau; Violin Sc
lection Miss Ruth LeBeau, Piano
Miss Angela Haupt; Columbus
Recitation. Ethel Darby, Inez Pei
lerin; | Want To Be Way Down
in Dixie-Vocal Solo, Miss Daisy
Fagot. Piano, Miss Ruth LeBeau;
Reading-Columbus On Sea, Miss
Daisy Fagot; They Always Pick
on Me-Vocal Solo, Little Louise
Gouaux; Ragtime Ball-Vocal
Solo, Ethel Darby; Piano Solo,
Miss Angela Haupt; Cosy Rag
Vocal Solo. Elodie Broussard,
Piano Miss Daisy Fagot; Reading
-Colrrmbus Character. Miss Ang-
Ella Haupt; Pick on Your Mando-
lin-Song and Dance, Miss Daisy
Fagot, Piano, Miss Ruth Y. Lee
Beau; Till the Sands Of the Desert
Grow Cold-Chorus. Seniors !;
Cavaliera Rusticano-Violin Solo.
Miss Ruth V. LeBeau. Piano, Miss
Daisy Fagot; Mobile Bay-Vocal
Duet, Angela Haupt, Ruth Lee
Beau; When We Meet at the Pa
lace of Dreams, Seniors.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
THE FARMER AND HIS TAXES
Reform Amendment Benefits Him
Most Because He Has Suffered
Most From Present Tax
System.
BY z. Z. Noise.

The farmers and other small
tax payers benefit most by the
proposed tax reform because they
have suffered most from the in
and abuses of the pres
ent system, which has made Lou
isiana paradise for tax dodg-
ing corporations and other con-
Germs that can conceal their
wealth or The true value Of their
property. The farmer cannot con-
ceal his property. He is there
fore taxed on it all, whether as
sessments in his parish be high
or low. The present Inequality
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
Recovered Fron
Severe Lung Trouble

While we all know that plenty OF fresh
air and good food are necessary TO persons
suffering from lung trouble s9m haalab
Eckman's Alternative Is a medicine lor
throat and lung troubles, and SO many
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that all sufferers who are not benentlns
otherwise, should, at least nvestlease
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Gentlemen: In December, 1905. ana
March, 1868, / was taken with hemor-
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several weeks each time te my bed. These
left me very weak and coughed az nights
and could not sleep. Ny appetite also
failed me. Ny doctor advised me TO GO
West So, in September, 1909, planned
to go, but / had four more hemorrhages,
which put me in bed for three weeks:
.In November ] started for Denver, Col
After my arrival, / met Michael Brody,
who, upon learning of my condition, urged
me to take Eckman's Alternative In
about two months, / began to feel better
proved fast In March, 1910, l returned
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good appetite and sleep well. When left
Denver my weight was 40 pounds.
thank God and your Alternative for my
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19

In London recently there was
/, demonstration of = new system
for canning and sailing meat.
and the chief claim Of the process
is that all kinds OF meats can be
sailed and cured by it in few
minutes and made ready for use.
Briefly, the process consists III
pumping the brine through the
natural channels OF the flesh, the
veins and arteries, by means OF
a special forcing pump which will
not pump air, and the nozzle OF
the pump can be readily inserted
In the blood vessels. By this new
method the inventors claim that
the meat treated is evenly and
thoroughly sailed and Immediately
1T is finished the meat may be
cooked and served. In proof of
their claims pigs head, slab
OF silver-side beef, a leg of NUT
ton and various other broad points
were exhibited, which were pro-
neunced perfectly cured. Pic.