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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
REACHING FOR POWER

One of the most touching bits of charter reform which Mayor Wilson offers to the voters. is his amend ment to abolish the personal tax col- Iectors. To this the Comm on Council added a proposition to abolish the personal tax, with which, of course, the mayor has never been in sym paIhy. What he desires to do, is to collect the personal tax, through the Republican tax collector, whose ap pointments could be made in such 8, way as to further inflate the may oral office.
 Experience in Connecticut proves that the tax collectors never have and never will collect the personal tax. They want to be reelected. The result of collection through reg ular channels is that the tax has been unJustly taken from those who pay on real estate and from nobody else.
 The lessons of the past do not count with Mayor Wilson. He wants the personal tax, and-he,s wants to appoint men to collect it.
 The more patronage the mayor < has, the greater the machine he will - construct.
 The mayors ambition goes far be- yond his desire to name the men who collect the personal tax. He wants to be made supreme in every board, anssezfof- 1,e-4= cj0r5stiff1tk5 head of inc Board of Education. He wants $2,- 000.o0O of taxpayers money to spend. and has other fine and expen- stve plans for mayora1 aggrandize- rr1ent tf-A-7s
 Let the personal tax co1Iector stay as long as there is a personal tax. The quickest way to get rid of the malodorous impost is to collect it. 5.-
 The personal tax will not finger long upon the boards.si The Demo cratic platform declares against it. The very Republicans who created it, declare against it in their platform. The next General Assembly will con sign 1t to the limbo of hated things. ButEas long as the personal tax re- mains let it be handled by the spe- cial means constituted by statute for that purpose. Don't let it be used 10 swell the importance ofEal mayor who reaches out for power that doesn't belongsto him. and that he ought not to have. as vigorously as Tn infant grasps at a summer moon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
FIRST THINGS

The first to discover that the pres sure of the atmosphere varies with the height above sea level was B1aise Pascal, the French natural philoso- pher and author, who made the an- nouncement on September 1a. 1648, just 264 years ago today. This dis covery opened the way for the meas urement of the heights of mountains by means of the barometer! The fact of the pressure of the atmosphere was discovered by Calico, in 1884, and was first demonstrated by Torricelli, who invented the barometer in 1643: Five years later Pascal, by use of the ba- rometer, found that the pressure var jed with height The density and electricity of the air were later deter mined by Boyle; it's imposition by Priestley ScheeIe, Lavoisier and Cav endish, and it's relation to light and sound by Hooke Newton and Derham- Before modern science cast light on the subject, little was known of the atmosphere that enVeiops the earth. and that little was wrong. Many or the ancients declared, air to be a self existent deity. and the, first cause Of all created things.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
WHAT MEsSRs. EA1fEs,
 PIERCE AND DAVIS
 SAID OF SEWER PLAN

Five members of a municipal body, known as The Sewer Conl- mission, reported, Sept. II, 1908, that Bridgeport ought to spend S2sOoO,OO for 8 sewer system.
 This report was signed by B. D. Pierce, S. T. Davis, dr., Frank J. 1furcahy,. George M. Flames and Fayette c. Clark.
 This plan. calling for millions of expense, was subjected to an in- tense. examination, and was replac- ed by a new plan. The new plan was accepted by majority of the committee which recommended the S3, ,OO0,OOO plan.
 George M. Flames, s. T. Davis, Jr., and B. D. Pierce, addressed a communication to the Common Council, asking it to accept the new plan.
 Frank J. Mulcahy, deceased, also favored the new plan.
 These men constituted all but one member of The Sewer Com mission.
 In their address to the CoupoiI Mfr. Flames, MT. Davis and Mir. Pierce said, of the new plan:
 "The amount needed to fnaugu- rate it is S45OyO0O and not S3,- 900, 900 as has been so insistently claimed.
 'It provides adequately for the present and future needs of the city.
 s1f is not any more expensive than the method which has been followed in the past.v
 The very men who fatnered the S3.000, 900 plan saw and confessed that it would mot do for. Bridge port These men proposed new D plan, which has been adopted, plan to cost no more than the old way of building sewers.
 Why does Mayor Wilson now try to commit the taxpayers to the S3. .OOO, 900 plan?
 Who wants to spend the mono, and why? .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19

Treasurer, Miss Janet Duties; Grand Chaplain, Mrs. J. Wallace. of New York; Grand Conductress, Mrs. E. Bruce, of New Haven.
 After the election of the officers they were then installed by Past Grand Chief Daughter Mrs. Eliza Hem derson, of Hartford, who retires this year, after serving two years in that office. There was big reception. to the delegates last night at the Colonial ball room on Fairfield avenue, This was attended by members of the Clan Campbell. o. s. C., as well as the del- egates. Hawthorne lodge, Daughters of Scotia, arranged for the gathering Chief Thomas stewart of Clan Camp bell gave an address of welcome and a most pleasing program followed after which there was dancing. Q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
ARE OUR TAXPAYERS PREPARED TO RUN
 THE OYSTER INDUSTRY
 AND PAY THE OWNERS

.'We understand that there are some oyster beds near them. We have no exact knowledge thereof, but will state that reasonable cost for acquiring the use of such grounds will be slight compared with the cost of Altering sewage on land.-Report of Herring & Fuller, recommending $3,000, ,0OO sewer project to Bridgeport.
 The cost of buying these oyster beds will be inflicted on the city if Mayor Wilson's sewer proposal is adopted.
 To pump the sewage of Bridge port into the oyster beds would be to ruin the oyster industry in this neighborhood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
CONVENTION ENDS
Daughters of Scotia in Annual Ses- sion Elect Officers and Attend
 ReceDtion

Mrs. John Middlemas, of New Haven. who was mentioned by The Farmer last night as being the most likely candidate for the office, was elected Grand Chief Daughter of the Grand lodge Daughters of Scotia, last night She was one of three candidates for the office Mrs. M. Mitchell, of liar rison, N J., and Mrs. McTaggart, of Bridgeport, form erly of Elizabeth, N. J., were the other candidates Mrs. Middlemas was Grand Sub-Chief Daughter and was therefore looked upon as being entitled to election to the next highest office.
 Other officers elected were: Grand Sub-Chief Daughter. Mrs. M. Mitchell, of Harrison N J.; Grand Secretary. Mrs. Mary Miller, of Torrington; Grand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
BEDROOM FIRE
Children Set Home on Fire When Mother Goes to Nearby Store
 to Shop.

A little four year old tot and a lighted match made an unhappy com bination for people living in the house at 672 Pembroke street, last night. A bedroom in the apartments of Mrs. stephen Amy was ct on fire and dam age amounting to $200 was done The room was gutted. Mrs. Amy was at nearby store shopping when the fire was started. A six year old child lighted fire in the kitchen stove and then carelessly tossed the lighted match to the floor. It was picked up by the four-year old girl who threw it into the clothes closet when the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
REVIEWS
 FROM Our Exchanges
E. J. HILL AND HOMER.

When Congressman Hill was taking pot shots at Homer CumnaiI7gs down in Bridgeport the other day he got out of the tariff schedules and into the classics long enough, to tell. John King and his other rapt listeners about the Homer of Greece, who didn't amount to shucks while he was alive, but who was claimed by ten cities after tbecom- ing a corpse. A gentleman so ready and eager to debate as MT. Hill ought to be more careful about his figures. According to old Thomas Haywood who made the original remarks about Homer (with leave to extend in print), the number of cities involved was not ten but seven. But what's a little thing like three cities to a gen tleman with real enthusiasm for Schedule K2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEiM4JCRAI1 ILCEAGI. Affection, Tuesday, November 5.) For President, WOODROW WILSON of New Jersey. For Vice-President, THOMAS R. MARSHALL
 of Indiana. For Governor, SIMEON B. BALDWIN of New Haven. For Lieutenant-Governo LYMAN T. FINGER
 of Vernon. For Secretary of State, ALBERT PHILLIPS
 of Stamford.
 For Treasurer, EDWARD $. ROBERTS of North Canaan. For Comptroller, DANIEL P. DUNN of Willimantic. FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS New Haven County. . CHARLES T. COYLE
 of New Haven.
 Hartford County,
 HENRY McMANUS,
 of Hartford.
 Fairfield County,
 MEIBERT B.. CARY
 of Ridgeheld.
 LitchfeId County, WILLIAM B. PERRY, JR.
 of Salisbury.
 New London County, WILLIAM BELCHER
 of New London.
 Middlesex County,
 JOHN L. FISK,
 of Middletown. | windhan County,
 OSCAR O. TANNER
 of Wfllimantic. For Senator 22nd District Archibald McNeil, Jr. For Senator 23rd District Joseph H. Whitoomb. REFRESHMENTS IN CONGRESS 1st Dis.-AUGUsTINE LONERGAN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19

may be used by Sealer of Weights and Measurers, Dennis Kelly. MT. eClark has donated the use of the scales to the city and Sea1er Kelly is having
 them put in shape so that they will register accurately It will take few days to get the scales into condition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
 The. enga cement is announced of Miss Esther Friedman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Samuel H. Friedman of Pr<t Deposit, Maryland, to MT. Harry cohn. son of MT. and Mrs. Leopold Cohn, of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
GETTING scALEg REzAp.Y

The set of platform scales owned by ex-Mayor Frank c. Clark of the corner of Madison and North avenues, are being overhauIed today that they
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
On Second Thought
By Jay E. House

When you reach the point at which you want to talk about the state Of your health, that is another sign you are growing old.
 You can't boost the cause Of peace ry making a donation. Peace is the logical result of fighting, and not or the expenditure of money
 Question in social ethics: II, Tn or der to be polite, you laugh at friend joke, is he at liberty to conStrue your laughter as an encore?
 Town people ask, How much does he get ?'' Country people ask, How much does he save?'
 Ton have, doubtless, noticed that the man who claims to be a prophet al- ways has a following.
 If YOU are able to appear indifferent tbe man who wishes to sell you his dog finally will give him to you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

MT. and Mrs James P. Foofe. of Minneapolis are the guests of Wallace w. Gould, of 99 Prospect street They are well known in this city and hays had a fine time renewing old acquaint- ances here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
THE DESIGNER FOR OCTOBER.
Autumn Style Book and New Patterns.

Autumn Style Book aud New Patterns. All the latest wrinkles in fashion, Coat Suits 1T Directore style Robespierre collars and wide revers Coats of the Incroyabe periods with queer pocetaps and abrupt cutaways long sleeves with s1ashes at the wrist, skirts with p1aits Also Stamping Patterns Standard Fashion Book of Fall styles with free pattern, sale. cts.
 Special Subscription for The Designer, years for $I.oo. This holds goods but for short time new Serial "The White Night" by Oppenheim, commenced in Designer this month.
 Single copies, cts.
 Pattern Section, Dress Goods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19

match began to burn her fingers Then the trouble began, An alarm was rung in from box 612, at the corn CT of Penn broke and HaI1em streets The children were taken from thg house by neighbors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
Uhr a. m. Rpan Wnn1ua4utt
 EmahItEaeA 1aE1.
MEMS NEGL1GE SHIRTS.

MEMS NEGLIGE SHIRTS. Three Different Lines Close Out Not often able to offer masculine shop such tempting values but here sale al who buy shirts, and all who buy their husbands shirts Not all sizes any lot, in the three combined all sizes, I4 to I6Lz- Woven Soisettes fine grade Soisette, and
 Silk Madras,
 Shirts that have been from $I.oo $2.oo
 go cts sale price. Mems Neckwear for Aut11y4es See the accordeon knitted FotE-inand Ties 50 Silk Foulard Four-inhand Ties, cts for 50 cts. BLANKETS FOR CHILLY FALL NIGHTS Beacon Jacquard Comforts" thick and velvety soft, all new designs, pink bue tan, gray, and paids $2.5o, $500 and $3.75.
 Indian Blankets for couch covers or throw downs $35o.
 Bathrobe Blankets, with frogs and cords in b1ue tan gray, red, and different combinations $25o and $3.5o.
 Crib Blankets, large assortment in pink or blue with white, designs of bears, cats, dogs butterflies fish es, etc, so, 75 and o8 cts.
 Checked Crib Blankets, 50 and up. Plain White with pink blue borders o8 cts, SIPS and $1.5o.
 With many other interesting things for
 the pleasant land of Counterpane"
 floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
Peter White Tells the People of Bridgeport That he Present
 Generation Can Dodge it's BiIs--He is Mistaken


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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19

l and then sealer Kelly proposes to put
 them to good use.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16
American Ridge

Miss Silvia Nixton, of Spokane is !
visiting on the ridge with her cousin /,
Miss Elva Roberts.
Mrs. E. Jacobus is improving
very fast. we are glad to say she is
able to be up and around.
L. R. Carlton is pruning his or
chard, he says this is the time of
the year to do that kind of work.
Miss Carrie Deobald will start for
the coast next Saturday, but will visit
for while in Palouse and Spokane
before going to. Portland.
E. E. Jacobus marketed nice
bunch Of hogs this week.
Nearly every man on the ridge
now says he is banker.
We understand there is lady on
the ridge that says when she finds
out who Rambler is, she is going to
present him with nice cake. Well
when we get that cake we will send
the Editor, wife and office devils a
piece.
Warney May says his stallion does
not quite weigh 5000, but does
weigh 1900 pounds.
| We understand that Sam Kings
berry gave the mail carrier sack of
Eoats and silver dollar.
! The Kansas City Star is sending
out post cards to its patrons asking
them to state their preference for
presidents. 1t is stated that Taft
got three votes. Roosevelt six and
Bryan one.
Dave Greer has returned home
after an absence of two months.
There seems to be quite an attrac-
ton some where along Brady gulch
for some Of the young men of the
ridge, we wonder if they are looking
for some seats. if they are they will
find them.
Rambler
i F. Ramert, of Rockford who has
been visiting in this city for few days
left Tuesday for Nezperce.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16

The Partisan, of Spokane will open
a branch store at Lewiston, Idaho.
about March 1st. with a full line of
ladies' wearing apparel. consisting of
suits. dresses, evening gowns. cloaks.
waist, corsets, millinery, ETC.. of the
same high grade as is carried in its
Spokane store. The exact date of
opening will be announced later, and
ladies will find it to their advantage
to hold their orders for the display
of this new stock. Ladies who have
heretofore been obliged otgo to Spo-
kane to shop in this line can now be
Accommodated at the Lewiston store.
which will also be known as the Par
isian. in the Vollmer Building. All
Main ST., Lewiston.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16
Leland

Rev. Cross of the M. E. Church
South is holding meetings in Peach,
Washington.
Leland has a furniture factory,
Dale and Dunbough, proprietors.
Fred Riel went back east on bust
ness this week and some of the boys
think he will not return entirely alone.
Mr.. Felbreth has his store building
on east main street completed and
will be ready for business in a week.
Our blacksmith has secured the
services of a smith and is ready for
the rush of spring work.
VIM. Beck is visiting friends in
Southwick.
Jessie and Walter Hoffman made
a flying trip to Cedar Creek on bust
ness one day this week.
Prof. Gillispi spent Saturday anc
S nday visiting relatives in Lewis
ton.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16

]. w. Emmett and ]. H. Huff
man departed for Carley, Washing
ton. located in what is known as the
horse heaven country.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16

The Mari ranch at the head of
the Tramway was sold to Herman
Lowman of Cameron, this week,
Mr.. Lowman is among the prosper
Gus farmers of the Potlatch, this
makes fine farm of 400 acres.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16

DR.. Hoyt accompanied John Ken
nedy to Pullman Wednesday NOM
ing where Mr.. Kennedy will under
60 an operation at the DR.. Else
hospital.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16

NOW is the time to order
your tailor-made suit. Fa-
shion has made her last decree
and we are showing in the
''Edesco'' line from Edward
E. Strauss & Co. everything
worth while in fabrics, colors,
tone, and style. We are sure
you will like everything about
them from quality to price.
An absolute fit guaranteed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-02-16

F. Ramert, of Rockford who has
been visiting in this city for a few days
left Tuesday for Nezperce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-27
There is Hair Beauty and Luxur-
lance i'm Every Bottle of Herpicide

Did you ever have a dealer offer you
large bottle of something and tell
you ii was better remedy for the
hair than Newbro's Herpicide and
cheaper because in a larger bottle?
What? Certainly we knew you had.
Many other people have. too.
What would you say to that same
dealer were he to tell you a silver dol
lar was worth more than a five-dollar
gold piece because il is larger
Such an attempt being a reflection
upon your good sense you would pro-
badly say some rather pointed things
to him. You would be justified. Your
self-respect would demand il.
Well. there are just as many good
reasons for the difference in size be-
tween those bottles as there are for
the difference in size between the sill
yer dollar and the FIVE dollar gold
piece.
The truth is that the large bottle
isn't half large enough.
There is more virtue in a half pint
of Newbro's Herpicide than in a gal
Ion of some of the so-called hair prep
arations.
There is a dollars worth of results
in the bottle of Herpicide, but do you
know what is in the other?
No? Then why buy it? Your judg.
ment, intelligence and the experience
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-27
Social News
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

Mr.. John Parshall was given very
pleasant surprise at his home on
North Fifteenth street Sunday in hon
or of his fifty-ninth birthday anniver-
sary. An elegant dinner was served
at noon to the following guests: Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Parshall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Fulton, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Kirkman, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hensley, Mrs. Elsie Shute, Mr.. Henry
r. Parshall, Mrs. Ella Hufford, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kirkman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Har-
vey Kirkman, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Kirkman,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Parshall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank kirkman, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Coffman and the Misses Eliza
beth Werts, Bertha Shute. Flossie Full
ton, Blanche Fulton, Viola Shute, Es-
Their Kirkman, Gussie Parshall; and
'Messrs. Elmer Shute, Alva Parshall,
Everett Fulton. Raymond Burgess.
lRussel Fulton, Roy Kirkman, Jesse
Parshall, Forrest Fulton, Edward
Kirkman, Roy Parshall; Masters Elver
Parshall, James Coffman, Roger
Shute and Everett Kirkman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-27

of your friends. If not your own. cry
out against it.
You know when you go into that
store that Herpicide is what you need
and want.
You KNOW that Herpicide is the
original scalp prophylactic.
You KNOW that Herpicide kills the
dandruff germ.
You KNOW that Herpicide stops
falling hair.
You KNOW that Herpicide makes
the hair light, fluffy and beautiful.
You know these things in the same
way you know that the five dollar gold
piece. notwithstanding its size. is more
valuable than the silver dollar.
Then insist on having genuine Her
picide.
Newbro's Herpicide in SOC and s1.00
sizes is sold by all dealers who guar
antee il to do all that is claimed. III
you are not satisfied, your money will
he refunded.
Applications obtained at the best
barber shops and hair dressing par
lors.
Send 10c in postage or silver for
sample and booklet to The Herpicide
Co. Dept. r.. Detroit. Mich.
\. G. Luken & Co. Special Agents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-27
How to Treat Burning Feet.

Not small part Of the petty dis
comforts Of life arises from our feet.
which. being incased in tight fitting.
unventilated boots or shoes, respond
with painful growths and chilblains
or, it may be. by disagreeably hot or
cold condition.
Hot. burning feet may be relieved
by putting on at bedtime a pair of
white cotton socks the soles of which
have been wetted with cold water and
over which are drawn dry worsted
ones. If the burning continues wet
the under socks again. Repeat this
process every night, and in a short
time a great improvement will be ex-
perienced
Cold feet are trouble to many at all
seasons Of the year and are usually
caused by defective or restricted cir
culation. Loose shoes and exercise
will often remedy this. but in the case
Of a naturally languid circulation an
efhcacious treatment is to battle the
feet each night in hot water and after
ward to plunge them into cold. then
rub them briskly with a rough towel
or flesh gloves.