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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Not Extraordinary.

On a Broadway surface car two well
dressed women were highly amused at
a woman with baby. AS the conduc-
tor came along the woman with the
child said:
Hold the baby minute: want to
tie my shoestring."
He took the youngster and the wom-
an tied the string. Then the conductor
gave. the baby back to her. As he
passed the two well dressed women one
Of them said:
"You have all sorts of queer passen-
gers on your car. don't you?"
"Yes,' he replied.
"Imagine that woman asking you to
hold her baby! Wasn't that crazy
thing for her to do?"
"Oh, don't know" replied the con-
duetor quietly. ''That's my baby. The
woman's my wife" New York Tele-
graph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Barefooted children

People who visit Mrs. r. for the first
time usually look surprised. and some
have been known to make hysterical
EXPLANATIONS if while they are under
the hospitable roof they get a glimpse
of the children. a boy of five and a
girl about two years younger. To the
friends Of the family they are known
as the ''little barefoots." for they have
never worn shoes or stockings except
when they are in the street. When the
boy was learning to walk, the mother
explains often. he showed tendency
to ''toe in" and by the advice of a
physician the baby shoes were cast off.
The remedy was so effective that
shoes are now used for street wear
only. ''The children take them off,
said the mother, when they come in
the house, as we do our gloves, and
we all think they are better for doing
sO."-New York Tribune
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Music Of Street Boys.

One point regarding street must
puzzles this writer. How does the av
erage small boy manage to add to hi:
repertoire the latest song from the lat
est musical comedy within day o.
two Of its production at a west en(
theater? 1t is hardly likely that he at
tends the theater to hear it at frs
hand. One can hardly imagine hin
buying the score to learn it that way
And as for those important factors IL
musical education, the gramophones
the park bands and the barrel organs
he generally forestalls them by weeks
Whence, then, does he gain his knOwl
edge? It is as mysterious as the pas
sage Of news to the Indian bazaar be
fore the official kilograms have arrived
London Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Philosophy Of the Loafer.

In the Blue Blanket. an Edinburgh
civic paper. DR.. Mackenzie describes.
somewhat unkindly. the Glasgow loafer
under the title ''Civic Ideals" why
should / save?' asked the loafer. Il
make enough to keep me going, make
enough to feed me, have enough over
to let me drink up to 10 o'clock. Why
should save? If l grow sick you must
take me to the hospital. II spend all
my money and have nothing to eat you
must take me to the poorhouse. If I
get drunk on the streets you must take
me to the police Office and the prison.
You've got to do it. What is the good
Of savingY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
covered win bamboo.

covered win bamboo. The road from
Cuzco to Quito is still noted for frail
bridges of this sort, which are in con-
slant use and span deep chasms.
/ The Chinese also. according to
Kircher. have for centuries been famil-
lar with the suspension" theory and
have constructed chain bridges in which
the weight of the roadway is support
ed by the tension Of the chains
The first iron suspension bridge in
Europe was built over the Tees. near
Middleton. in 1741. for the use of min
ers. Two chains were stretched in a
straight line. steadied by ties from the
banks below. and the roadway for foot
passengers was supported by the
chains.
The modern suspension system prac-
tically dates from 1916. when bridges.
both over 100 feet in length. were sue
cessfully completed at Galashiels and
] Peebles.-LOndon Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Facilities to Economic.

"Our fofefathers lived much more
simply than we did" said the man who
takes everything seriously. '4They did
not hesitate to economize."
Eyes, but look at the room they had
to economic in. You couldn't expect
us to churn in a fiat or keep chickens
and garden on the fire escape, could
you Pr Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
What a Man Eafa

Mrs. Subbub-I wonder what's come
over Harry. Instead Of being cross, as
usual, he started off happy and whis-
thing like a bird this morning. Nora
"a new girr-1fs my fault, num- !
got the wrong package and gave him
bird seed for breakfast food.-Wom.
ans Home Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
HOPING For the Best.

IT expect to be able in about five
years to retire and live on the interest
Of my investments"
That's fine. But I didn't know you
were making investments. What are
they?"
II haven't made any so far. but
have three very beautiful daughters
growing up."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Disappointed.

'sYou say he was disappointed in
lover
''He certainly was"
"But thought he married the girl he
loved"
$50 he did. And then he found that
two cannot live as cheaply as ONE
Houston Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12

Sunday School Teacher-And when
the prodigal son came home. what hap,
pened, Tommy? Tommy-His father
ran to meet MIN and hurt himself.
Sunday School Teacher-Why, where
did you get that? Tommy-It said his
father ran and fell on his neck. / bet
it would hurt you to fall on your neck!
Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
SUSPENSION BRIDGES.
They Were Common In Peru In the
Days of the lncas.

Suspension bridges, some of them of
considerable length. were common in
Peru in the days of the Incas. They
passed over wooden supports and
stretched from bank to bank, then
bound together with smaller ropes and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
The Poets Law.

Jackson-Our friend the poet seems
to be in great feather tonight. He il
laughing and talking ut a great rate
Carrie-Yes. He wrote q poem today.
and he is cackling over his lay.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
The Modern Girl.

He-What do you call a real typical
modern girl? She-One who prefers
an heir in the castle to castle in the
aireLondon Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Easier.

B1obbs-I understand your friend,
the dentist. has given up poker
Slobbs-Yes; he says it's much easier
for him TO fill a tooth than a hand
Philadelphia Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Easy Promise.

He (after being rejected)-Goodby
but promise to be a sister to me. She
Il will. accepted your brother last
night.-Variety Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
The Weddinu.

stWas the wedding a successY
''Oh. a huge one. Why. women wept
utterly who didn't even know the
Sride.".-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
A But In tho Case.

Festive Gentleman returning home)
Its all very well saying thersh no
place like ome, but it's getting thersh
the trouble.-London Opinion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Disappointed.

Clara-I've been cooking into Jacks
life, and I'm awfully disappointed.
Mary-Why? C,ara-My worst sus-
picions are unfounded.-Satire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
A Trade Mark

Gabe-Why do geniuses wear long
hair? Steve-Why, we wouldn't know
they were geniuses if they didn't
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
Caught Him,

Mrs. Gnaggs-You are not a man.
You are IA worm. Mr.. Gnaggs-Well.
1 noticed you played the part Of the
early bird.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12

No man can avoid his own company,
80 he had better make it as good a.
possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12

There is one body that knows more
than anybody, and that is everybody
Talleyrand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
How He Was Hurt,

A willing mind makes hard journey
MaSsinger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12

The man who cannot forgive any
mortal thing is green hand in life
r. L. Stevenson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12
A Word on Blue Serge Suits at
$500
A Low Price, But Look at the QUALITY
MEMS SECTION


Fs %s a had to buy But
trade better suits s5e And the suits e here our
you belong the Doubling family
tailoring;
know the answer. You never did
you great
And we're doing these things all the time
Blue Serge Suits host Of beautiful
We sell hose that be-
Boys Department special
Women's Tailored Whipcord Suits,
$1,000
In New and Dressy Trimmed Models
we could make
type you how words
describe the beauty Of the broad touched
skirt bottoms the pa
tan, navy and ~
dainty paf6ng
skirt The blouse Of chiffon
over see It'll and touch real the
.vana brown blue and black $3.50 to $1,000
and ali are he We hsv s fo p SOC
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Combination e5cA fine quality is plain and crochet
yoe shoulder straps loose knee lace Regularly
p.ip, sss s Il. Hs s .sss,s
prday only si2o .l'''' ''sD'''' e'' 'a
In gs % department showing model
MElG3&So.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-12

attractive little could
could
describe the beauty of the broad touched with
and defined with tiny button
cuffs and skirt bottoms the smart inverted box pis each side Of the
skirt Why drop and these pretty SUITS pcod
tan, and black?
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02

great improver, owing to the inten-
sive cultivation it requires.
This is most important point.
because we are rapidly getting to
the end of our additional available
government and state lands in
those sections of the United States
where intensified agriculture can
DE practiced with good profit. OF
course there are extensive dry
farm areas left, but we do not
know how far we can go with
these. So far it is most essential
that our farmers should learn to
get three or four times the present
yield from one acre and concentrate
on smaller areas. We must get
1t takes 100 to 800 acres to sup
port family. In Europe family
is supported on as little as ten
acres.
1.-The average American farmer
does not yet appreciate the bene-
tits of intensive cultivation, but he
is rapidly learning. However. he has
still much to learn from his Euro
pean brother about the preparation
of land and the care and cultiva-
tion of the crop. This is true of
the sugra beet crop as well as the
others. But on the manufacturing
side of the sugar beet industry our
methods are generally equal or
superior to those abroad. The bus
iness is younger here, and there
Iore we have the most modern ma
chinery. And our sugar beet fac
tories have labor saving devices not
cost of labor there"
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02

ciples that the Republican party
has held dear for SO many years;
what OF progressive legislation. en-
acted year after year by the Repub-
lican party? What Of steady en-
ploymenk at good wages because OF
Republican policies? Are Republi-
cams going to cast aside all these
things at the behest Of Mr.. Roose-
velt. and aid the Democrats in
electing Gov. Wilson. Colorado
Springs Telegraph.
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02
COLORADO REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM 1919

The following is the portion of
the Republican state platform of
most interest to the people:
We, the representatives OF the
Republican party designated by
statute to formulate the state plat
form of the party. do hereby re-
new and declare our allegiance to
the principles OF the Republican
party of the nation and the state.
and pledge ourselves to the sup
port of Republican Institutions and
the maintenance of the integrity
of the Constitution of the United
States.
President Taft
We approve and commend the
able, efficient and progressive ad-
ministration of William Howard
Taft, president of the United
States. and we approve and pledge
our earnest and continued support
to President Taft and the Declar-
alton of Principles contained in
the platform promulgated by the
national convention of the Repub-
lican party held at Chicago In
June, 1912.
Protective Tariff
We reaffirm our adherence to
the principles of protective tar
iff. We believe that the indus
tries of Colorado are all depend
ent upon the maintenance of
tariff which shall at least measure
the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad.
together with a reasonable profit.
The existing tariff law constitutes
a decided step in the direction of
downward revision, and permits
the importation of more than one
billion dollars worth annually of
foreign products free of all duty.
and at the same time is so ad-
,usted as to protect the Industries
of the United States, and still af-
fords an adequate revenue for the
support of the government. and has
converted deficit into substan-
tial surplus. and we declare that
further revision of the tariff
should be founded upon accurate
Information to be procured by a
permanent tariff board.
We declare that the production
of beet sugar, wool, iron. steel.
lead, zinc and manganese and the
other products of this state. are
entirely dependent upon the main
tenance Of protective tariff.
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02


The New Y6fkvf vf5srsld has Just
completed. in condaftt1on with the
Denver Republican n. And number
of other large pa6Srs. its prelimin-
airy survey, Of The presidential out
look for thsrpasesnt slsseion. These
papers. havingnmads a1caseful and
nonpartisan canSlss scfitAe country
find that the present forecast points
to the election Of Governor Wilson.
They also find the Interesting
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt has stead
lily lost ground In the last sx
weeks and that - has - chance
whatever of securinGa majority in
the electoral college. ana henps the
election for third ter - the
presidency. He Will be . POOR third
In the race.
Large skatss such - NJ Yosl
and Pennsyfvahia Ire qdite s4i4ssy
to cast their votes for Taft. de-
spite the fact that Roosevelt is do
ing his best to divide the Republi-
can vote and thus defeat the pres.
ident.
It ought to be patent to any
observer OF the political situation
at the present time that SO far as
Mr.. Roosevelt's candidacy Is con-
cerned 1t is hopeless with regard to
his own success. Its only result
can be to defeat Mr. Taft and thus
elect Wilson. 1t will be a
strange commentary upon the
members OF the Republican party.
II they will Join In sufficient num-
bers the Roosevelt movement to
defeat the Republican, candidate for
the presidency. and especially a
man who is SO able. SO Just and SO
patriotic, and 30 unselfishly devOt-
ed to the good of the people as Mr.
Taft.
Has It come to pass that the
rank and file OF the Republican
party are going to forsake their
party. its platforms and Its prin-
ciples. and indOrse the Roosevelt
campaign OF slander and misrepre-
sentation-not to elect Mr.. Roose-
welt, for that is clearly impossible.
but to defeat Mr.. Taft and thus
elect a Democratic president? Such
Republicanism cannot be very well
grounded when II can be cast aside
at the whim of a third term candi-
date for the presidency who is de-
termined to defeat a man whom he
praised to the skies not more than
two years ago. Taft was the best
man in the nation for the high r.
flee of president only four years
ago, according to Roosevelt the
Republican party was the one best
instrument for bringing prosperity
and good government to the Ameri-
can people only two years ago. ac-
cording to Roosevelt. Now the
party is of no use whatever and
Taft must be defeated. according
to the same Roosevelt. who now
wants the office himself. but who
can do nothing more than turn the
government over torthe Democrats.
because OF his selfish and overreach
Ing ambition to occupy the White
house once more.
Thinking Republicans should pom
der well upon this condition OF
things. 1t will not be Roosevelt;
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02
6ii.si., j i' c-,, ,or .sias 'ce.ss.''o.

rhe following 10 the official call
for the joint convention Of The
Greater Colorado Highway Asso-
ciation. The Colorado Good Roads
Association and The County Com
mtssioners Association OF Colorado.
At Couvsn<ion hall. Albany hotel.
Denver, October IA to 10. 1912:
Whereas, the people 70 Colorado
will IT the coming election select
an sentirely new set OF state OFF,
cials; and,
whereas, there will also be sub
mitted to the people Of the state
1t this same election for their ap-
proval or rejection. various meas
ures of vital Importance to the
good roads work In Colorado. and.
believing that these measures de-
mand q full, free and open discus-
sion In order that the widest pub
iicity posstble may be given them.
as upon their approval or rejection
by the voters OF the state rests
the future Of the good roads move
ment In Colorado. -
Now, Therefore. we. Robert h
Higgins, president of the Colorado
Good Roads Association; =. 4. SON.
mers, president Of the Greater Col
orado Highway Association and
w. s. Whinnery. president OF the
County Commissioners Association
of Colorado, do hereby issue this.
the official call for a good roads
convention to be held at the AL
bany hotel. Denver. Oct. 14th to
18th, 1912.
The representation in said con-
vention shall be as follows: All
members of the association Joining
in this call shall be delegates by
virtue of such membership. The
mayor of each city and town having
1000 or more population to ap-
point three delegates; each Cham
ber OF Commerce. Board of Trade.
Real Estate Exchange. organized
highway association, state grange,
farmers union. or other organized
commercial bodies to appoint three
delegates; each state or county
good roads association to appoint
three delegates; each board of
county commissioners to appoint
three delegates; each incorporated
driving and riding or automobile
club to appoint three delegates;
each Incorporated reservoir or ditch
company to appoint l delegate; and
the following shall be delegates by
virtue of their positions, the com
missioners of the state penitentiary.
the warden of the state penitentiary
and the warden of the reformatory;
the commissioners and surveyors of
the several counties; the engineer
of each city or town having a pop
ulation of 900 or more; the pub
Usher or proprietor of each daily
or weekly newspaper. and the Of
ficers and directors of the Rocky
Mountain Hotel Mems Association.
1t is urged that names of dele
gates as appointed be forwarded to
w. II. Emmons. secretary-treasur-
er of the Colorado Goods Roads
Association. Room 312 Chamber of
Commerce Building. Denver. All
communications regarding said con-
vention should also be addressed to
the secretary.
R. H. Higgins, President,
Colorado Good Roads Association.
w. H. Emmons. Secretary.
E. e. Sommers, President.
Greater Colorado Highway Assn.
E. L. Reginetter. Secretary.
w. S. Whinnery, President,
County Commissioners Association.
J. P. Madden. Secretary.
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02
FIFTY BILLIONS FOR FARMERS

Growing These Reefs is the Basis of
Scientific Farming and the Most
PrOfitable-ClOp- Rotation Is ~
Gsst ImprOver of tile Soil. CbI.
rect t=Metllods Would Increase t1e
Yield of Acres and Easfen Bank
Account of American Far1nelk
The Lamar register., 1912-10-02

elected. swhich wax provide for
the election of all judges Of courts
of record at the genaral elections
by ballot which shall be 'separ-
ate. and distinct from the ballot
used In the election of candidates
for other offices and upon which
there shall be no party yrdesisnation
of candidates. to the end that ja-
dicial offices may be enfireiy re-
moved from polttics.
RAnpPos1Aoament
We pledge iourseaves TO ereappor-
tion the state in Congressional. sem
atorial and representative districts
in proportion to the population.
eliminating all float senators and
representatives and providing that
sena<orial and legislative candidates
shall be elected in ssparsts dis
tricts.
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Winners in the Lyford s;oe
Debate at Colby College.

tion. However il Was never placed in
subsequent edition. II is a word that
tho determinudly successful people of
The world never use. II is next to inn
possible TO farestail the purposes Of a
man who weighs With careful intelli-
gcncc the praetipahility Of the work he
has in view and who, having once re-
sclycd 10 80 ahead, does SO with per-
sistent determination.
pavy Crockctcs motto, BE sure
you're right, then go ahead, is q terse
and comprehensive embodiment of the
whole scheme of success. The addenda,
"bnt so ahead anyway" which some-
body has tackled on to the original
phrase is in no wise to be commended
The man who goes ahead in the wrong
direction viii be compelled to back up
again before he can get on the right
track. And backing mp is an undertake
ing hat is always attended with more
or less bother. lt is likely 10 upset
things generally The world, il would
seem, was fashioned so that it cannot
back up very handily. Not star in
any Of the numerous consultations that
write across the heavens the wondrous
story of creation,x ever reverses it's
course and backs up. All of the brav-
ecy and determination possessed by
Columbus when he went a-sailing out
beyond known horizons and across un-
eharted seas would have awaited him
but little had not the purpose he had
in view been q workable one. He had
thought it over until he was sure he
was right and then Ire had the bravery
and the determination TO go ahead
When his trio of vessels, which to-
Gay would be considered hardly better
than fishing schooners, were three days
out, and one of them foated a signal
OF distress for a broken ruader. his
sailors who had not accompanied him
voluntarily but had been compelled by
the King and Queen OF Spain to do so,
We're seized with terror Not so With
the great navigator himself: he was 50
sure of his purpose that he WAS firm
when others faltered, and success lay
at the end of his endeavor. lexicon
that does not contain the word fail
should net be deemed defective, but
the only kind that brave men should
possess-Ch Christian Science Monitor.
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not kept of the early heroes and dis
tingtIished men of the Baby lonians,
ard it became the custom to attribute
remarkable deeds and remarkable
length of life to these personages. That
is how it comes about that the state
mcnt Is round in the Bible There were
giants in those days''-an exaggerated
and legendary assertion.
Now, the fact is that Abraham, the
first Hebrew, came from Eabylonia, and
he brought with him very naturally
many OF the traditions of that land
He was accustomed to hear stories OF
the early ancestors of the Babylonians,
who had performed marvellous deeds
and lived to amazing ages.
The chronicle of the ages OF ADAM
Seth, Methusaleh and others is in what
is Understood to be the legendary Sec
ticn CT the Bible, which was written for
the sole purpose of tracing the descent
cf Abraham from Adam. The Old Tes-
taraent II must be remembered. is a
history Of the Hebrews, written by
them, ana in no sense a history of an
mankind.
Thus it is commonly agreed among
modern Bible students that the great
age assigned TO Methusaleh is legen
Diary. 1t is not literally believed that
Methusaleh or any other man of the
old Testament. lived to an age OF
'nearN a thousand years.
a frank admission that these are the
legends Of the early ages OF men. and
have no reel historical value does not
affect the trustworthiness of the Bible
nearly SO much as childish explana-
tions which do not explain. Had Me-
thusaleh really lived $50 years, this
would have meant that he died the
very year Of the Deluge-and had he
been alive at that time it would cer-
tainly have been mentioned. N Y,
American.