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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-09

Speaking of the real worth of Besse-System Clothing the argument is all one sided.
 snned up in just one word. Values.
 Suits and overcoats of character that can't be dup Heated anywhere or any place at the regular price.
 We know this and our GUS toners know it.
 And now during our Sea- son End Clearance Sale when they are marked down to the lowest notch the values are the greatest ever offered at the price. Inves- tigatel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-09

New York-The sight of a hand somely gowned woman giving a mon'hs old baby a spanking aroused passerby until they learned that the spanking had dislodged a thimb1e the baby had swallowed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-09
Handy 6 Harmon.
A. w. BURRTTT LEAGUE.

Following are the results of the gam es played in the A. w. Burrftt league at the Arcade alleys last even
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-09
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE,

Totals .435 4OS 419-l272
 Game tonight-Locomobile Go. Vs. Billiard Machine Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-09

WANT ADS. GENT A WORD.
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La Poiitica Comica.
La rolitlca Comic'

falling throughout cuba are more severe
" felt in tho mountainous section be-
cause - the difculty II imposes upon all
modes ~ travel The small rivulets which
20 10 form the rivers suddenly become
formidable and place impossible barriers
across the path OF man or beast, while
the rivers themselves become swollen
into raging rapids and remain so for days
The rich chocolate Colored soil on the
mountain sides or the black bottom lands
clog the feet of men and animals. Caus-
ing them to slip. II on declivity. or 10
bog when not. thus creating most intol-
cradle conditions. At this season OF the
year. when it is not raining in the day
time IT is generally go sultry as to make
one uncomfortable warm. even when idle.
For the government forces which have TO
climb mountains, slipping and sliding in
tho mud underfoot. or on the more treach-
crous rocky paths. dronChed with rain
or with persplration. both men and ant
mals-where tho latter can be used-have
much 10 contend with II the fleeing en-
envy is in sight or If the trail is fresh
enough TO inspire hope Of an immediate en-
counter. II is sufficient spur to make them
push ahead with enthusiasm. II the condi-
tons are not so favorable the tax on their
energy oyershadows their interest their
feet become like lead and their enthusiasm
converted into disgust. With the negro who
is fleeing before the troops fear lends wings
70 his feet his limbs and muscles are
trained 10 the hardships Of mountain Wort;
and he can travel barefooted and with the
minimum OF impcdmenta. OF course. the
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mant there. while nature awaits the on
ergy Of man 10 make ~ that neglected
region fields and gardens ~ production
or 20 develop It's mines and tho hydraulic
power OF the mountain streams Coffee
and cacao were fret planted 10y tho
French refugees from Uayti. and much
~ II is stu grown on tho mountains and
HIS. while a. for honey, there IS no end
81 II. Sometimes the bees nh large crew
ices in the rocks with It In the interior
produce Of all kinds will grow luNuriant-
lv. even ON tho slopes ~ tho high noun
:ains. which arc plentiful In the entire
section OF Eastern cuba. No matter how
hot the day may be, the nights arc al
ways pleasant, and from . 10 o'clock
e is exceedingly chilly I'm the summer
time and quite cold in winter.
with the exception Of thoS" who live
in that mountainous section. there are
very few persons who know the mountain
passes and trails. II Is true that few
OF those who live I'm the mountainous
part Of Santiago know more than their
particular locality. but. as there are many
negroes scattered through that region. the
rebels can always depend upon the best
Of guides, as they can relay them from
place to place Ivonet has perhaps a wider
acquaintance Of tho trails throughout
Eastern cuba than any one. He not only
has lived I'm those mountains all OF his
life. but he has been through two wars
when he was OF necessity compelled 10
familiarize himself with the intricacies Of
that broken. rough country.
The torrential rains which are now
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In explanation Of the burning OF these
two places It might be we'll 10 state tha'
none " the newspaper men who wrote the
1rst stories OF the application OF the loren
10 these towns knew anything Of the topo2-
raphy Of that section or Of those villages
Generally. the Cuban country town Is com
posed Of palm-thatched huts Of little value
the majority Of them not even being hoored
except by Mother Earth. There were about
sixty or seventy houses destroyed in La
MAYA. and the worth Of these might b.
nut NJ $4,000 In the hamlet OF Jarahueca
the total value " the buildings would not
represent an outlay Of $4,000 The news
papers particularly those OF the states
however. published the news under flaming
headlines. and gave the impression that
town-as one would understand 1t In the
states-had been destroyed.
After leaving Jarahueca Iyonet evidently
continued his course toward the north coast
following the range OF heavily wooded hills
known by the name Seboruco until he
struck the source Of tn, San Miguel River.
the upper arm Of the Sagua River, which
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away the speCks OF dust from his fashion
ably built CaSquette trois points. sCrr-
tinIzes his white hands and sedulously mani
cured nails thrusts them into q pair Of ca
! racious pockets and disappears into the
night. For # is not only a Montmartre that
Joseph, The Tiger" is at home and well
come. At the suburbs OF Menilmontant and
/ Relleville, in corners and crannes of the
vast sweep OF the exterior bouleyards,
. away in the outer suburbs. he is known
and respected as man determined to live
his life in spite Of the imbecile bourgeois.
And as he souChcs back homeward in the
carly hours Of the morning, fitting from
tree 10 tree OF those immense avenues,
standing politely aside TO let the wayfarer
pass him unobserved in some dark shadow.
! his determination to live his rfe grows
' from quiet strength and determination 10
/ ferocity
Nowhere i'm all the world IS there any one
quite 50 ferociously fascinating as Joseph,
/ THE Tiger" unless. indeed, It is Louis, the
Terror of Clignancourt. The London rough,
compared TO him. is simple, prattling
babe; the New York tough" an ingenious
child. He offers unique object for study
IN pathological humanity. He has sunk so
low i'm viciOusness that he has lost all sense
Of vice. No remnant Of any Of the qualities
which render human society possible is his.
OF property. Of life, even, / will not speak.
But his ideas are so inverted that he is not
even conscious of his own ineffable degra-
dation I'm his role Of brute and pander-an
intelligent brute and pander nevertheless.
Only a very peculiar psychological state
arising out OF a very Old and very complex
society could have produced THE Tiger
Whence does he come? The less said q
his parentage the better. He knows moth
ing Of the world outside Paris. with the SIN
gle exception of two years military service
I'm the disciplinary battalons' Of Algeria
The hard and remorselcss rigOrs of French
military lie far from breaking his spirit,
send him back already at war with society.
Then there came the day Of "iliumna-
ton" Until then he id not understand.
He had been made TO feel that he was an
outcast-a criminal mis- hand against every
man and every mans hand against him.
For a time he had been oontsnt that it
should be so, FOR he WIS n -S-iter TO the
tips Of his fingers. The knife was his IA
vorite weapon. for 1t WAS silent as the
grave and as deadly as death itself. With
his knife he had finished the old bag In
the Rue des Courceiles The same blade
had put an end to the inopportune curiosity
OF a laundering agent de police. Above all
ah! how well ne remembered 1.-THE had
settled his differences with Jean Lenoir,
surnamed The OK" and had robbed him
with one desperate blow Of his girl and his
life, after a combat Of giants. Should he
ever forget the delirious JOY when she
turned from the PROSTATE body Of her for
mer lover and threw her arms round THE
Tigers" neck and pressed her lips to his'
1t was her unconscious recognition Of the
fright Of capture" -
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WOMEN WHO PLAY POLO
In India and England and on Long
Island It Has Been Tried.

Since nothing emanating from the United
States need surprise any one. II certainly
does not create wonder among polo players
and the many who at this time OF tho year
see the game played at birmingham.
Ranelagh and Roehampton that efforts are
being made on Long Island to organize a
polo club made up entirely OF women play
ers. As you read this In your DAILY Tele-
graph" this week you probably murmured
What next" and forthwith let the world
shaking announcement fade from your
mind. In the modern world OF sport to-
day we are quite aware that women repre-
sent an imposing force. They long since
ceased to he satisfied with skipping. round
ers and innocent ball games on the lawn
They have swarmed on to golf courses and
adopted an attitude toward that game of
amazing seriousness and devotion. They
sail their own yachts. They shoot big
game and explore the unknown on Dark
Continents They are famous In crCquet
and hockey, they have long been skilled in
lawn tennis, and such minor details as
swimming, birds nesting, hunting and the
various snow and ice sports are In the
sports repertorles Of many women.
Here was a domain confined exclusively to
men. Thus men have thought. No do
main. however, is safe now II We are to
Judge by the news from America. When
YOU reflect on what this grim resolve Of
the women Of Long Island means. YOU
think Of what may be seen every afternoon
in London at this time Of the season-the
thrilling galop along the boarded ground
men and ponies highly strung as they dash
furously after the ball the man driving
with hand and heel and displaying, as he
leans out OF the saddle TO slash at the ball
wonderful horsemanship and daring. The
ponies tear past you, giving and taking
hard bumps ready to check and pivot on
their hooks on the instant. IL IL Greatness
incompatible among games. and thrilling
In it's possibilities.
This a game for women Never. The
smart women Of Long Island, where there
arc one or two fashionable poo clubs, may
form polo club because Their" Is novelty,
"A new sensation and some apparent sug-
gestion OF daring in the idea. Really the
latter does not exist only il looks bit like
H. They viii riGc astride, Of course. The
intmation from our New York correspond
ent does not say this Is so, but we know il
all the same. Imagine, II you can. the
ladies trying TO do what the men do and
falling TO copy them in the most essential
detail Of aIl-seat II any women who read
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this feel that they would like 10 experiment
they must not mind getting up astrlde.
For II is one Of the first principles u
polo that tho ball has TO be hit on either
side OF the pony, forward or backward.
outward or inward. Now. the lady who
rides side saddle will have to perform some
marvellous feats Of balancing and make
some unusual contortions II she Is gong to
hit the ball on the near side. She may
succeed i'm touching the ball. but she would
never strike II so AS to send II any dis
lance Then. how is she going to fare
much better on the or side? Most women
md II hard enough To hold a gaoping pony
with two hands. and imagination fails to
picture a woman. either astride or side sad
die, controlling with one hand a pony with
his blood up and doing anything better
than missing nIncty-nine out " a hundred
shots
Once they tried womans polo match at
Ranelagh, AT which. We believe, Queen Al
cXandra was present. The spectacle was
not nerve-trying. nor was the element Of
humor altogether absent. once, too. the
present writer knew OF an attempt To play
wOmen's polo match. and the place was
will do anything to discover new ways Of
improving the shining hour. These women
rode astride They had borrowed their
ponies from their husbands, brothers and
admirers They were photograp hed-it was
a happy thought to observe this necessary
formality before instead OF after the battle.
Then they began. hut as they showed no
special facility I'm introducing their sticks
TO the ball they just continued jostling and
walking around each other in the centre
Of the ground. pony which must have
been getting dizzy by the unusual exercise
luckily CHANGED to Kick the ball In the di-
r-cton OF goal. and some OF the men
sarcastically cried well hit!' They then
held another pow-wow. during which sticks
intermlngled like some wonderful bully
of" I'm hockey. Really, Mrs Robinson"
said Mrs Jones. ARE YOU aware that YOUR
pony has my stick in his MOUTH"
Where's the BALI" oh I'm so sorry"
apoogized Mrs. Smith. my poor brute is
treading on it
Already the goals had been wdened from
eight yards to eighty yards. but the women
avoided them as II they were places OF III
omen. until the harassed male umpire sug-
gested that the whole side OF the back line
should he regarded as a goal line. and by
such means "A goal was gained and with II
the wnmen's first polo match was over.
yielding some slight contusions perhaps, on
the ponies legs az we'll as To the ladies'
knuckles. but leaving the station a new
subject for Cup
Polo for women is worthy Of the Long
IL
keeping the discovery tn themselves. Eng
lish women have found 1t To be beyond
them. Even donkey polo, with It's staid.
ness and simplicity. was not good enough
London Daily Telegraph .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
THE GENESIS OF SMOKE
Transformation by Fire Of Finite
Into Infinite.

During the course OF special studies and
researches on the utilization OF fire, con-
Quoted by DR. Walter Hough. curator OF
ethnoogy in the National Museum, his at
tention was drawn TO the collection of
aboriginal incense burners I'm the museum,
and eventually he undertook special
study NJ this collection.
Dr Hough has described the available
apparatus found principally IN Mexico and
Central America. in a paper recently pub
lished by the National Museum proceed
ings No 1880, In which he narrates the
origin and history OF the various imple-
ments and customs.
The development Of the use OF censers
began I'm the prehistoric uses of fire and
smoke. which at certain stage were en-
ploycd I'm many ways TO express feelings
OF reverence II is not strange that
aboriginal man experienced some awe when
he witnessed the mysterious transforms
,ions brought about by fire, which to him
were obviously the change OF material
things into spiritual the transition OF the
fnitc into the Infinite. So, when the smoke
OF the fire arose from the earth and disap-
peared into the air II apparently assembled
TO the heavens. carrying his prayer or pro-
testation to the Supreme Being above. In
this way smoke became symbolic OF
prayer. With that Specification Il was in
troduced into the weird and often terrible
rites Of the natives OF Mexico and Central
America, and so remained until their re-
iGion was suppressed by the Spaniards
In the great temple compound OF Mexico
II is said that there were six hundred ma
sonrF bra2icrs both OF round and square
design, arranged before shrines and other
sacrihcial places where perpetual fires were
maintained and offerings consumed. These
were not incense burners in the strict
sense, but the victims were sometimes
scorched before the fires. ashes from the
portable censers were thrown into the
braziers and such paraphernalia and Of
terinGs as were used In the ceremony were
here finally consumed The braziers were
the source from which live Goals were
taken for tgnitng the incense burners and
censcrs. They apparently represented the
perpetuation OF the primitive communal
fre.
The Draziers were usually shaped like an
hourglass, although some had the form of
stone basins, borne aloft by the figures OF
men and animals. while others were merely
circular stones mounted on short peGments
or affairs OF shrines in temples Nearly all
represented the human body In some way,
s;sheS by eeastes masks Ps by an spcirclips
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Conversion Of Cuba Into Black Republic Not To Be Realizes

The entire coast line. when one does not
onze seward gives the impression Of
panorama or the inferno. cacu OF all
varieties grow here, each nr!sUing with
MYRIAD thorns. Guarled, dWarfcd trees,
each loaf bearing thornE. rear themselves
in gIotesgue form above the rocky sur
face. Vines with Catclaw thOrns on them
impede ones proGreSS-no water to drink
no shade to rest man or animal, com
rels one 10 hurry along the narrow path
single file Sometimes this bride trail
approaches within metres distance of
the edge of the sea cliff. which drops
sixty feet to the droHinG sea beneath.
From the saddle it makes one extremely
uncomfortable looking down over these
Jagged rocks into the surginG water
which is filled with man eating sharks.
At other times. where the hills push
themselves to the face of the cliT, this
bride path passes beneath large over
hanging rocks. with barely room for the
horse 10 pass, and one foot sCrapes
against TIE rocky wall Of tho mountain
while tho other is suspended over the
cliff The hot tropical SIN beats down
with great intensity from o'clock I'm
the morning to i'm the afternoon when
the sea breeze generally sets In and makes
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REVOLUTION IN

II cooler. Picture Yourself riding through
this desolate regiou. your horse drenched
with prrspiration and lathcrcd with foam,
an awful thirst gripping YOU. when sud
denly lust beneath the horses feet there
is a rustic. the horse SHES. and there in
the path are several large ugly looking
iCuanas with their crested necks ele-
waited in repulsis" ,orrugatcd combs as
they gaze i'm crocodile stupidity for q
moment. then disappear beneath the cacti
or into a hole I'm the rocks. whore they
live i'm iuuumorable numbers I'm the caves
along the cliffs While one still has the
creepy feeling from having seen those
horrible creatures. the beautiful notes Of
a hooking bird 'rilling full throated and
jcyfully sound. and the incougruity Of the
Warbler presence IS the first thought 10
occur. go.
Back from the coast the scene Is DIFF
f"rent The rich valleys and mountain
sides are covered with the most valua-
bic hardwood timber, mineral wealth un-
touched by the hands OF man Hes dor
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troons will in time overtake head on ana
encomnass him. II may require months TO
do this but IL is certain that those impli-
"a ted in the negro movement are doomed to
surrender or to determination. Already the
Grand army Of Ivonet is dispersed and Is
aeoirp over the mountains. When they
burned La MAYA the writer regarded 1t as
nroof Of the rebel weakness. Had they felt
capable Of resistance they would never have
attempted the destruction OF the to"h ""''h
sheltered so many friends OF their cause
The moment the torch was applied 10 La
Maya Ivonet proceeded to make quick re-
treat into the Businesses OF the Sierra his
first stop to again use the torch was al IN"
insignificant hamlet OF Jarahueca, ABOUT
twelve or fifteen miles north Of La Maya. on
the opposite side of the mountain divide.
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EVARISTO esTENOz, TT

places small inle's give still greater pro
lection.
The entire immediate coast lin" from
the Yateras River 10 Cape Maisi IS desc
late and is but little travelled Vt Tortl-
quilla about FIVE miles east Of the mouth
o. the Yateras. a few fishermen huts are
assembled near the shore Of a small cove.
Although the Bay of Baitquiri which
affords entrance TO good sized schooners,
is but fifteen miles east of Tortuquilla,
the first nahitation to he found on the
coast Is at the mouth of the Tacre River
about thirty-fve miles east. Five miles
still further east Of the TaCrc. at the
mouth Of the TOTO River. there are a few
houses, but the coast can be said TO 10"
dcsolate of hahitation. When people
travel along the coast trail they never
take time To investigate conditions. for
NJ water is TO be obtained nor food for
horses, making II necessary to push on
as fast as possible to the little towns
which lie in fertile picturesque valleys
back Of the hills which front the coast
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| band or sash. Several specimens Of these
various types. coming mostly from Mexico
! and Costa RIGA. are found in the collections
/ OF the National Museum.
Large pottery vases Of hourglass shape,
which form another class OF stationary
| brazers. have been discovered in large
| numbers in and about Mexico city and at
/ many other places They are undoubtedly
! characteristic of the Central American
| censor brazler. and are remarkable eI'
| amples OF pottery. both as regards size and
! decorations.
The history 81 the development ~ pipes
| is fascinating and forms an important
| part In the history ~ censers II Is %.
| lieved that the pipe antedstes the use 81
/ narcotic herbs. such as tobacco, although
! the Importance OF smoke appears 20 have
! been chiefly, IL not wholly. due 10 It's sup.
posed medical properties. The offering oi
incense made by the Aztecs To the Spanish
conquerors resembles in many respects the
| familiar peace pipe customs ~ the Amer
lean Indians. and the pipes themselves are
similar to those found everywhere between
Southern Mexico and Canada. The custom
| OF smoking probably did not orisins"
| lnIpuSu Nlt tlllOg ii'lN "a 'A'
smoke. but arose In connection with ths
| development OF the FIRE cult, In when
had sacred significance. At first oneFihss
were made from a campfire or nreplsee'
! then, as progress was made In the arts t'''
| braziers were used, and finally the NATIVES
came to use portable appliances, winch
gave use TO great variety Of forms ~
Guiding handled pots and censers'
European swinging censers are evdenu!
| development Of the stationary vase io'''
as is also the pipe.
Another form OF incense Offering ioN"N
rather generally In the Pueblo region
pecally In the southern portion IS u.
cigarette made from a section oil CO.,
tube filed with vegetable incense Inc
cigarette tube is packed with mixture
OF herbs. which when burned produces
pleasing odor The specimens collected
rule appear not to have been Lighted Wv
apparently were offered by implication
Many varieties OF gum and herbs "er'
used for incense, among which Wa
bacco Dr. HouGh says that tobacco y"
a sacred herb. and its smoke was uiq'
tionably incense.
The wild tobacco plant was incorpo'a
In the mixture used as incense by the li'''
and some other American tribes ana
stated that tobacco played precisely u.
same part among priests and medicine nv"
OF ancient Mexico as 1t has from the
hottest times down 10 the present u1
among the various savage tribes OF ~
and South America II was powdered anu
mixed with incense and formed into peH'.
which were carried in a pouch by ONE,
ing priests In other parts OF the u"',e
States artemesia, the 'basam root, ceua'
tops sweet grass and, among the siAs's
sweet gum Of some kind, were ogsas0 -
Observation-Disclosures Evening tsftscylsE