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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Boy Had Noticed Things.

Boy Had Noticed Things.
The dear little ONCE boy had been
detected In q lie. It was not one OF
the ordinary prevarications of the
everyday world, and. moreover. to
make the crime more grievous, he had
persisted In adhering to his original
mendacious statement.
DO you know, my lad" asked a
grizzled clerk. in kindly fashion.
what becomes Of young lads who
tribe with the TRUTH"
Aye" was the assured reply; tho
boss often sends them out as travel
era when they grow up!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
School Teachers Visitor Long occu
pied Undignifaed, Not to Say En-
barrassinq, Position.

The village schoolmaster had In
cured the wrath of the mother of one
If his scholars. and she arrived at
rhe school and insisted on vo1cing
her indignation loudly and 1ntermina-
bly,. At first the master tried to pacify
her With reasoning, but when at the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Spendthrift.

Uncle Ezra-Do you think the
money young Eph Hoskins made
down in New York will last him long:
Uncle Eben-You bet it won't! He's
going at an awful pace. l was dowr
In the general store last night, and
young Eph was writing 500 checkt
and lighting his cigars with them
Puck
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

she will 60 when she Is tired OF
that"
When at the end Of the morning
the master went to unlock the door,
he found his enemy sitting calmly on
the ground, waiting for him with an
expression on her face that ba1nes de-
scription. He had shut her skirt into
the door when he locked it, and kept
her a prisoner all the morning!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

The two men fairly fell upon each
other when they had told their names.
For more than three hours they dis.
cussed the memorable battle. When
they parted both agreed that they
wanted to see each other again.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Financial CrIpplee,

They were taking the visitor from
upstate around Manhattan, showing
him tho sights. The big automobile
rolled past many wonderful buildings,
all of which the host pointed out with
some feelings Of civic pride. At last
they CHANGED to pass by the Municipal
Lodging house.
whats that place." asked tho
rural visitor.
"Ok. that's ono of New York's home
for cripples," was the reply.
What kind of cripples." was asked.
Financial" was the reply, as tho
car sped on.-NeW York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Ought to 30 All Right.
Mr.. Bacon-Something wrong with
this hash this morning. dear"
Mrs. Bacon-Why?
u don't know. 1t needs something"
II can't think what it can be. put
In everything I could fnd.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Heading Him. or.

Mamma, why is it that the wor,e
never have any secret societies.
You are too young to .under~ts
darlinE-but> don't ask your psr@
shall not bring home the bc1
I promised You.'' -. 8. : +.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

believe / can safely
say now that I am q
well woman. ! was
reared on q farm and
had all kinds of heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me Ia
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life I was not able
to lift a pail Of wa
ter. I had hemor-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

A man is apt to get SO ratified when
leap year girl proposes to him that
she can make him believe he did 1t.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Nothing dlsapoints some women
more than to not be disappointed in &
.hew neighbor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Regret for the mistakes Of our
youth doesn't always prevent US from
making them In old old age
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Poverty does not destroy virtue. nor
does wealth, bestow it.-Yriarte.
cHlcAGo

For constipation use q natural remedy.
Garfield Tea is composed of carefully select
ed herbs only. At all drugstores.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
CRITICAL Time
OF WOMAN'SL|F
From 40 to so Years of Age
How It May Be Passed
In Safety.

Odd, Vail am enjoying better
health than have for 20 wears. and ]
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Your druggist viii round money Il PAZO ONT
MENT falls to cure any case OF Itching, Blind,
Needing or ProtHuding Piles in TO IL days. &c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Strange Reunion Of Veterans.
When Maj. George Edwards Mon
tague Hastings OF the British army
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
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This Pronounced Case in
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
Travelling Men
 To Be Hosts Al
 Banquet Tonight
Music and Song Galore When Bridgeport Council Cele-
 brates Anniversary

Bridgeport council, United Commer- cial Travellers. celebrates it's 5th an- niversary and entertains it's friends tonight at The Stratfield, when cov- CTS will be laid for 125 at an excel> lent banquet. Song and story will help to make the occasion joyous and the travelling men expect to prove right good entertainers.
 An especial feature of the banquet will be the "ehOir table, A bunch of trained song birds from Bridgeport council, No. 369 have been rehearsing together for some time and will make the air melodious while the banquet is in progress. Local hits and topl. cal songs of Bridgeport significance will be served out with each course.
 The speakers of the evening and the general topic to which they will re- spond will be as follows:
 Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, 'The Municipality as a Business Corpora tion;'' R. W. Miller, traffic manager. Crane Valve, ''The Commercial Trav- eller's Relation to Transportation; :" Charles D. Davis. president of the Bridgeport Business Mems Associa- ton, 'The Development of Bridgeport, and How the Travelling Men Can Aid it. John T. King, "A Travelling Mans Experiences as a Builder of Character" O. G. Fighter, Bridge port Council-1907 and Now.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
BONDS FOR POOR MEN

Detroit, Mich., April 20-''The poor
 man charged with crime has as much
 right to his liberty as the rich man,
 until he is proven guilty
 This is the view taken by Andrew
 H. Green, Jr., millionaire manufactura CT of Detroit, who furnished bail in
 the sum of $5,O0O each for the two Detroit labor leaders, Frank J. Mur-
 phy and Charles Wachmeister, indict- cd in Indianapolis as being concerned
 in the alleged countrywide dynamit- Ing, conspiracy. Green employs a large number of men and has made a close study of the labor question.
 ''In regard to our laws, relative to
 the furnishing of bail money said Green, T believe that in many in-
 stances. in fact in most instances, the poor man charged with crime. is un-
 justly treated. Under the law a man Is presumed to be innocent until
 proved guilty. Why should a poor
 man be forced to remain in jail for
 months at a time, when his trial has
 been set at some distant date, while
 the man with property or the rich
 man is allowed to go free?
 Neither, in the eyes of the law, is
 guilty. Yet one must remain in jail
 an indefinite period sometimes while
 his family perhaps starve. while the
 other is allowed to go free to attend to his business and be with his fam fly, simply because he possesses
 money.
 "'In the case of the local labor lead CTS who were unable to furnish bail, went on their bond,- not through sympathy but because of a principle. It is only a matter of justice that Judgment be suspended on them until after their trial. They will not come
 up for trial before October, which would have meant long term of un- just confinement for them in case they were proved innocent and an eternity of cruel suffering for their families. 'In any case, however, I believe it is entirely proper for any man to go on the bond of any other man, regard less of whether there is any bond of friendship between them.
 "I believe also that the courts of justice could better spend thousands of dollars in pursuing men who jump
 their bail, than permit the idea to go
 abroad that men without property are
 discriminated against in being con-
 fined for long periods of time.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
NEW VARIOUS ENGINE
 DUE HERE BY MAY 5

Little of much importance was transacted at last nights meeting of the board of fire commissioners. Sev- eral minor charges against men were heard and the decision reserved, un- til first communicated to the men. A letter from Attorney Lawrence Fin klestone, relative to an alleged re- mark made by Chief Mooney at a fire on High street on April 3rd, was received, but as it was simply a let ter and not a formal complaint, no action was taken on it.
 The commissioners received word that the new Watrous allgasoline en- zine for the City of Bridgeport will be shipped from the works at St. Paul between 1st and 5th. It will be a most important addition to the city'S fire fighting apparatus.
 Truckman Thomas Reilly of No. Is was "on the carpet for being late at an alarm at 11:55 p. m., March 17th and J. Tobin of Engine company No. & was likewise "on the carpet charg- ed with having given the wrong di> rection in taking a still alarm over the phone. The commissioners con- sdered the charges in executive ses- sion and decided to send the decision to the men first.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
First Informal Senior
 Dance Great Success
Eighty Couples Present at Social of
 Seniors and Their Friends

Last evening, at Slocum's, the mem bers of the Senior class of Bridgeport High school held their first informal class dance. The dance was for the Seniors and their friends exclusively. Its purpose was to bring the mem bers of the class closer together socially, and to knit together old friendships and ties. Bentley's orchestra furnish ed the music for the eighteen num- bersI on the program. Several mem bers of the High school faculty to- gether with the mothers of some of the young ladies acted as patronesses
 The programs for the occasion were exquisitely printed and had the seal of the class stamped on the cover, in goAd and black. Flowers were there galore. At a late hour the gathering broke up. with the pleasure of know ing that they had spent a most de- lightful evening. After the success of last evenings dance there is no doubt but that the Senior dance" will be made an annual affair for the gradu- ating class. The committee on ar- engagements, to whom great credit is due, included the Messrs. James Jen- sen, Alden Newman, Joseph Howard, Stuart Foster, Howard Lee, Lorin Willis, John Devine, and the Misses Millfcent Bee, Irene Carney, Natalie Newman. Grace Laing, Eula Toucey, Sally Wilmot, and Louise Kelly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
PUBLIC OPINION

To the Editor of The Farmer:
 Sir-Permit a reader of The Farmer to endorse the editorial entitled "A Gentle, Christian Soul', which appear ed in last evenings edition. To the ordinary workaday individual, not overburdened with a load of "pious- ness'', it would seem that the blas- phemous Mir. Richmond, as conver- ter to the ranks of honorable heathen- dom, might. be a brilliant success Most thinking people would flock away from such teaching and preaching with avidity. There is an old com mand to Judge not!' and what ir MT. RichmOndS eyes appear to be stains in the character of other men may be the scars of such conflicts, tC which a nature like his own would yield. B.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
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(Continued from Page 1)
 scenes of the last few days, Mrs.
 Skidmore recounted for The Farmer the story of Captain Rostron's chai- lenge to death in his terrific race through the ice fields to reach the Ti- tanic.
 we had retired, MT. Skidmore and I, at an early hour,'' said she. Al most everyone aboard had turned in before the message came. Indeed, it
 was only a brief period before we reached the spot where wreckage
 marked the Titanic's grave that the passengers knew what was going on Captain Rostron was wonderful simply wonderful!" exclaimed Mrs. Skidmore. ''He seemed to do a mili- lion things at once. Before a single passenger knew what was wrong, the entire crew was making ready for the reception of the Titanic's survivors. 'I remarked to MT. Skidmore that the ship was shaking more than 1t had done since we had left New York. I didn't know that the captain was sailing at top speed. But the ship leaped through the ocean at a pace it never before attained and probably never will sail again. She was making better than IS knots, we learned later, when we were passing fo1d hat rlx 6 the Titanic's grave.
 Captain Rostron had ordered the crew to prepare breakfast for three thousand people. He expected to take aboard all the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Every member of the crew was given something to do in the way of preparation. It wasn't long before the air was charg- ed with excitement and the cabins be-
 gan to discharge curious occupants,
 seeking the cause for the stir.
 When the story once gained head way that we were going to make a rescue, many got up on deck. The night was beautifully clear. The
 stars were sparkling. From our cab in my husband looked out, and sud- denly huge black mass loomed up. "Tt's a dirigible balloon were
 my husbands words.
 ''But it was really an ice berg tow ering far above us. For the moment we believed we were rushing to the
 help of passengers in a craft of the
 air. It was but a moment before we
 were on deck, and then we learned
 the truth.
 Captain Rostron had impressed into service a number of passengers,
 whom he stationed as lookouts. They
 were expected to give warning of ice bergs, as well as to watch for the lights of the survivors. Every little
 while we sent up rockets, and kept
 looking for some in return. The ship kept tearing along madly. It seemed to us as if the machinery would pound itself to pieces, yet the cap- tain, we learned, insisted that the
 killing pace wasn't fast enough. Ut was only a little before dawn
 when we sighted the lights of the life
 boats. The first was picked up be-
 fore daylight. The last one was not reached until about o'clock.
 Here Captain Rostrons wonderful plans were put into execution. We saw the survivors come aboard.
 One by one they were handed over
 the rail. Each one was first given to
 the physician. He directed them talk en either to the hospital or the cab
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

We never saw Mrs. Astor from the time she came aboard" said Mrs. Skidmore. "She kept to Captain Ros- tron's cabin, with Mrs. Wideners When she went ashore last night she was apparently calm and self posses sed, just as she impressed me when she was taken from the life boat" Mrs. Skidmore was sure that if the elements had not been very favorable the huge death roll would have been larger.
 Bridgeport harbor is sometimes as quiet as the ocean was that morning." said Mrs. Skidmore. "But I have not often seen it so. The sea was as calm as mill pond. There wasn't even a ripple. It was like a huge mirror, the stars reflected clearly in the glassy surface. Why, the stars were so bright and showed so close took some that were unusually bright for the lights of the Titanic or of the life boats.
 '1t was nearly dawn when we sank. The first I saw to convince mo we were at the spot was a mass of chairs afloat. Then there were other wooden fixtures in the vicinity. The life boats were in groups, principally. though several had become widely scattered. The survivors feared they would be drawn down with the sink ing of the Titanic and rowed away as far as they could. But the lights showed plainly through the night, and dawn soon came. The captain assur- ed us that there could be no more life boats after he had threaded his spot where he said the Titanic had vanished"
 While the Skidmores, and their party, were discussing the narrowing details of the catastrophe and rescue they were unexpectedly joined by Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the Speak CT of the House, and his daughter.
  Thy had come aboard the Carpathia last night to seek friends and return ed this afternoon to thank the Skid mores and others for the kindnesses of the night before.
 During the forenoon MT. Skidmore received a number of f1attering pro- posals from press syndicates to fur nish more drawing similar to that published in The Farmer today.
 'I have made all my plans to sal with the Carpatlnia," said he. 'T am a week behind now. and can't af- ford to spend any more time here. for my work abroad is just that much behind.''
 MT. Skidmore comes of one of the best of Bridgeport's older families. He is the son of Julius W. Skidmore of A26 East Washington avenue, and q grandson of Philo Skidmore, founder of the Pacific Iron Works. He is a Yale man, and completing his studies there, went abroad for several years Last spring his achievements in art were recognized by his alma mater, when the degree of B. F. A. was con- ferred upon him.
 Mrs. Skidmore is the daughter of Edgar B. vinton, foreman in the Union Metallic Cartridge Go. She is a graduate of the Bridgeport High school, and among its most popular alumnae. Mr. and Mrs. Skidmore ex- pect to spend the summer abroad, combining travel with study.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

ins. Long before we reached the first boat, all sorts of stimulants, warm drinks and food were waiting.
 Through the dim light of the dawn we watched the progress of the res cue. Crew and passengers alike did everything. The cabins were thrown open and those who were not suffer ing so badly were provided with dry clothes, food and warm drinks. The injured, and the worst of the hysteri- cal survivors were sent to the hos pital
 There were a number of babies among the survivors. And even for this Captain Rostron was prepared. The little things were placed in bags lifted up to the deck and then taken over tenderly by the physician, who gave them to the care of the women of the Carpathia.
 ''The woman, I afterwards learned to be Mrs. John Jacob Astor, came aboard more fully dressed than any other. She was taken to the cabin of Captain Rostron at once, and we didn't see her again. She shared the cabin with Mrs. George D. Widener. Both lost their husbands. Mrs. Astor the ordeal of the life boats.
 Another one we saw taken aboard was the second operator of the Iii tanic, Bride Poor fellow! He was unable to walk. His feet were crusr- ed where in the rush on the life raft he had been trampled upon."
 Mrs. Skidmore, her father, Edgar B. Vinton and her uncle, William Nothnagle, of Bridgeport, were near the davits to which the first of the survivors clung while the young wo- man recounted the details of the res- cue. She had scarcely finished speaking of the rescue of Bride be- make gangway. A surgeon and a ships officer followed, bearing be- tween them, his arm around their necks, little more than a stripling, it seemed, whose feet were shod in heavy bandages.
 That's Bride, now!" exclaimed Mrs Skidmore His feet had been broken when, too exhausted to utter a pro- test, he felt them crushed beneath timbers of the life raft and the heavy shoes of sailors who had clambered aboard with him. As he was borne ashore from the Carpathia for the first time, carried up the gang plank and deposited tenderly into a chair tkat wheeled him down the pier to a cameras clicked at him. He smiled wanly, his pale, drawn face speak ing volumes of his tireless watch be- side the wireless of the Titanic and later the Carpathia, sending the heartbreaking news of the disaster into hundreds of homes.
 Mrs. Skidmore had seen every de- tail of the taking aboard of J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star line.
 'I don't know anything about tho circumstances of his leaving the Ti- tanic," said Mrs Skidmore. When first caught sight of him, he stood at the helm of the life boat. He was in evening dress, but bareheaded, and he stood at the helm very plainly in command of the situation. You could see by the way he waved his arm that he was master.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
MINERS RESUME MONDAY

Columbus, O., April 20.---Mine op- erations will be resumed Monday, in the Ohio bituminous coal fields on the wage basis of the Cleveland compro- mise agreement under authorization sent out, today, from miners head quarters here. Work was suspended April 1. The referendum vote. an. nounced in Indianapolis, showed an overwhelming approval of the com. promise.