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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
FAIR ATTRACTIONS
Hutton's Hippodrome and Captain
 BaIdvvin's Aeroplane.

Among the attractions already book ed for the free exhibitions the track and in front of the grand stand at the coming Danbury Fair, (Oct. sip are Hutton's Hippodrome with chariot races, hurdle races, riderless horss racing. high jumping, and races between horses and hounds; the Five Flying Dordens, one of the most eX- pert troupes doing high casting acts; the Bartletts, ring and, trapeze acts: the Four Mayos, comedy skaters, a European attraction. new to this coun- try; SavoyS' bull dogs, a kennel of nine acrobStic bull terriers, two men and one woman, in performances that appeal to all lovers of duenb animals, and Dewar's Comedy Circus. consist ing of a troupe of meny ponies, mules and dogs
 The aeropIane exhibition will be un- der the infringement of Captain Thos. S Baldwin, who will bring with him satisfactory flights last year. or some other equally expert operator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
POINTS OF INTEREST.
New Dances Introduced Tonfgl

INV DdHCES InLTOuuced IOn1ght.
 Prof D. c. Guilty announces that he will introduce to the public of this city the new dances, Colonial, AdeIina and Whirl About. which made hits at the meeting of the International As sociation, Masters of Dancing, recent ly at Springfield, at a social dance to be given in the Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue, this evening. The new dances are the Whirl About coInbina ton two step and walk; the Colonial, three step, which is again coming into favor, and the Adelina, a schottische- which promises to be as popular as the caprice danced so much a few years ago. He has number of others accepted by the association, and will demonstrate the dances dur ing the evening, Miss Dorliska Chaf- fee assisting. There will also be danc- ing to good music and a good time for everybody
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
CHANGE OF FIRM.

Arnold Cargill, formerly associated with Robert Nichols in the "B. & Az lunch, has purchased the business out right, and will conduct it in future gill is popular locally has been very successful in the lunch business, and his many friends will be glad to know of this change and wish him still greater success in business
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
AMATEUR FOOTBALL

The Madison. Jrs.. wish to contra dict the statement; in yesterdays pa per, which was put in by some sore head, that they were a 105 and no fb team. We have organized for the sea son at so and S5 Tbs.
 MANAGER OF MADISONS. The Walnuts will practice tonight at the foot of Lafayette street. All can didates are requested to fsrart and get the sAE. aASAAIss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
PARK AVENUE TEMPLE.

During the services at the Park Avenue Temple this week, Dr. Maurice Thorner will speak on the following subjects: Wednesday evening. "Value of High Aims: Thursday morning. Masters of Fate; Friday evening, Looking Backward and Going For BR@xdf'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.

St. Louis in New York. : Cincinnati in Brooklyn.
 Chicago in Boston.
 Pittsburgh in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
American League.
YESTERDAYS REsUITs.

New York. 8; St. Louis, 3. Detroit, 8; Philadelphia, 6. Boston, 5; Chicago, 4.
 Washington, II; Cleveland, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
National League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

New York, 4; St. Louis, 3. Cincinnati, 10; Brooklyn, 4. Chicago, 6; Boston, A. Pittsburgh. II; Philadelphia, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
PEOPLE WE KNOW

Dr. C. Lincoln. Banks and family who have been summering at Maple wood farm have returned and the doc tor has resumed his regular routine of officeI hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
Connecticut League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Hartford. 4; Bridgeport, 0.
 New Haven, ,; Waterbury, 2. HoIyoke, 5; Springfield, 1 Gst). Holyoke, ?; Springfield, 1 (2d).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TO-DAY, New York in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Detroit. Boston in Chicago. Washington in Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11

Joseph Waters we'll known about town is i'll at his home with typhoid fecer- He was taken i'll while at work as inspector of the Dewey ave- nue- sewer f-La
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11

Ts.Sxr-- -<-----s .stussr.-
 Pa II: Garvey -tfieG leading atonsoriaI artist of Pittsfeld, Mass, has been the guest of his cousin Dan O'Connor, proprietor of the Arcade barber shop, IL was in MT. Garvey's shop in North ampton, Mass, where Dan first learn ed the art of applying the razor and the shears. MT Garvey has since re- moved to. PfttSf1eld where he is owner of the shop in the hotel Wendell.
 A-daughae4 nas been born to MT. and Mrs.% E. I.sChaprnan of Osborne Hill, Fairfield. This is the first grand chiid in the Chapman family. Little Miss Chapman and her Inother are do- .ng sp1endidly- The grandparents are now permanent residents Of Florence, Italy, This is the first child to bless the union of MT. and Mrs. Chapman The proud father is manager of the well known brokera ge house in this city with which his name is identified.
 Miss Gertrude Walsh of 5S2 Myrtle avenue, and her cousin. Miss Frances Walsh, of 21 Summer street, have re- turned after a very pleasant vaca ton of two weeks spent at St. Anne-de- Beaupre. Quebec. Canada. They were the guests of the formers brother, Rev. Edward T. Walsh, of Waterbury, Conn, who is visiting at the famous St Anne's for month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11

Everything to be sold to the highest bidder as the owner is retiring from business It will be worth your while to Look for the Red Flags
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.

GAMES TO-DAY. Bridgeport at New Haven. HoIyoke at Waterbury. Hartford at Springfield. Earnaer Want Ads. I Cent R Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
GAMES TODAY.

Newark in Baltimore. Buffalo in Rochester. Montreal in Toronto.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11

The gown eketched here was made of navy blue soft finish peplin, with the pleast forming the entire skirt and part of the waist. The opening in the blouse shows a lingerie vest with pleated fri11s of fine lace Crys- tai buttons close the skirt and a large silver buckle is placed at the front of the girdle, which is made of bright ceriSe satin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11
International League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
STANDING OF THE CLUB

Newark, 10; Providence, s. Rochester, 3; Buffalo, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-11

 You Been
 In 2:

N E R T A N - LY we want
 ? o u t 0 S e @ the new fall de- signs in furni- ture, draperies and floor cover ings. Furniture styles change the same as gowns and our new mer- ol1andise has all t h 6 authentic lines and chang es. If you're go- ing to attire your hocne in something n e " REMEMBER WE MAKE IT A POINT TO HAVE THE NEWEST. Might as we'll have the latest 1t costs no more HERE.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Comments Harrison's Selection.

Newton Record.
Hon. Pat Harrison, cogressman
from one of the southern districts,
has recommended the appointment
OF Edgar Harris, for postmaster at
Laurel. and in making this selection
he says that the efforts of Mr.. Harris
in behalf of democracy through the
columns of his paper the Laurel Argus
had great weight in his considering
the matter. Editor Harris is num-
Der one newspaper man. and has like
a number of other members of the
state press. labored diligently IN be-
half of democracy, and in handing
out this honor Congressman Harri-
son has not only selected a compe-
tent man, but one who deserves the
reward
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Good Roads Movement Sweeping The State.
Woodville Republican.

Woodville Republican.
The good roads movement is sweep
ing over the state like wild fire and
it is seldom that week passes but
what we note that some county has
sold bonds for the building OF model
roads. While this county has been
improving It's roads for several years
past under the contract system, our
roads are not what they should be
by any means and consequently a
plan is now on foot for the county to
take charge of the rod working.
We believe that such a plan would
prove most satisfactory at this time
and if followed up by an issuance OF
bonds for building model roads we
would soon have splendid highways
throughout the county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
The Road Contract System.

There are three systems of road
maintenance in use in this country
viz, the contract system, the labor tax,
or personal service system and the
system which provides men perm :
nently employed to look after particu-
lar sections of road. The contract sys-
TEN has been used to some extent in
various states, but it has never been
found entirely satisfactory. As a gem
eral rule. the amount paid for this
work is small, and such poor service
is rendered that in many cases the
roads have become worse rather than
better.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Vardaman On Postmaster appointments

The following interview was given
out by Sena tor Elct JAS K. Varda-
man at Jackson Dec. with reference
to Postmaster appointments:
4 think it is pretty well known, !"
he stated, that | am in favor of hav-
ing every public official, no matter
what his position, whether state or
federal, elected by the people, and if
it could be done by law, I would see
that course pursued IN Mississippi,
had [ the selection Of postmasters.
But where there is no law for regu-
lating this and as there is none,
there is little use discussing the
proposition. If as a senator from
Mississippi, had the selection of a
postmaster left to me, | would re
commend and urge the appointment
of the man whom | thought and knew
to be the best fitted for the place re-
gardless of primary, with the best
interests Of the public service for the
people as my guidel'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
EDITORIAL

Congress is in session, having con
vened the first OF December in the
regular Winter session Its not
thought that they will enact much
laws at this session, possibly the APP
preparation bills en- 5ting the largest
figure in its deliberations. There is
to be some tiIibusterIng in the Sen
ate to defeat Taft's appointments for
federal office, in order that the Dem
ocrats may have the pie which is
theirs by right of victory. Mr.. Will
son will be sworn into Office March 4
and will call Congress into extra
session in April to discharge the par
ty pledges for tariff revision down
ward. This session will doubtless
mark the passage of much progress
slve legislature, as the temper of the
people demands it ard the solons
have many of them been elected OBJ
ligated that way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
SHOULD PUBLIC MONEYS Be PUBLICLY
Accounted For?

There is an article from the pen of
Hon. Dan Mcleod being run in this
edition bearing upon the necessity
for some method to be adopted by
the board of supervisors providing
for making at least occasional pub
lished reports of the fiscal matters of
the county. In some states, Ken
lucky for instance, there is a state
law compelling each county once a
year to publish full and complete
financial showing. itemized in detail
showing every source and the amount
secured ON each fund, as we'll as to
whom and for what purpos each ex-
penditure was made, In Mississippi,
existing law only provides that the
Supervisors May publish their
proceedings. An attempt was made
IN the recent session of the present
legislature to make such punishment
mandatory, that is make the law ap-
pear amended to read ''Shall. The
present board are inheritors of the
idea of non publishing their proceed
ings, from preceding boards and its
gong to depend upon the amount of
pressure that is brought to bear up
on them whether break away from
such wont publish it in Gath and
Askelon policy be made. Ii the tax
payers are lnsistent enough and speak
out plainly and positively like Mcleod
does in his article, we will soon have
the proceedings being published and
at least as much of the fiscal affairs
of the county made public as is pos
slble through that plan. Otherwise
under pretexts varied as the spots on
Joseph's coat of many colors, they
viii continue to avoid doing so.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Teddy Came Into Camp At Low Twelve.

Bryan sums up Mr. Roosevelt s
late hour awakening to Progressive
needs in American politics, in the
following crisp scintillating Sc :
fences:
Mr.. Roosevelt did not come into
the Progressive vineyard at the
eleventh hour. He came in at a
quarter to twelve and then made af-
fidayit that there was nobody in the
vineyard when he got there, and de-
manded all the pay. He entered eau
tiously and called, Come on boys.
it's safe here. T"
IF you don't like Taft. remember
Roosevelt gave him to you. He is
the Santa Claus who put Taft in your
stocking, and / have reason to believe
be knew when his toy walked back
ward. 1t is the first case in history
of man being elected to the presi-
dency by popular majority and re.
tired by unanimous consent. We
read in our Caesar that All Gaul is
divided into three parts. That was
before they had heard of Roosevelt,
whose gall is undivided. =
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20


traffic passing over it, and head walls
should in all cases be built at each
end Of the culverts to prevent them
from being washed out. The maxi
mum fill to be allowed over clay
pipe culvert should be at least three
feet. The objection to pipe culverts
is that they become easily clogged and
are thus made useless Clay pipe cul-
verts are easily broken unless they are
well laid and well protected.
The most simple and natural form of
bridge consists of timbers laid across
the stream or opening which. is to be
passed over and covered with planks
to form the roadway. Walls should
be built to support each end of the
timbers, and these are called abut-
ments The width of the opening
which they cross is termed the span.
The timbers themselves are called
stringers, and the planks are usually
referred to as the flooring.
The size of the stringers required in
creases with the span and the distance
apart, center to center, that they are
laid. For example, a inch by 6 inch
stringer will do for a two foot span,
while a inch by 10 inch or 6 inch by
II inch stringer is required for TWEEN
ty foot span. The distance apart that
the stringers are required to be laid
varies with the thickness of the plank
flooring and the amount Of traffic.
The weight of the materials in the
bridge is commonly referred to as the
dead load. The additional load which
the bridge is designed to carry is
known as the live load and consists of
animals, wagons or motor vehicles or
pedestrians. A crowd of people stand
ing close together on bridge is usual
ly estimated at about 100 pounds per
square foot of floor space.
The strength of the bridge depends
upon the kind of timber used, the di-
mansions of the timber, the amount
used and it's location, and also very
largely upon the span of the bridge
For example, assuming loaded wagon
carrying 500 pounds per wheel, yell
low pine board one inch thick and eight
inches wide would require stringers to
support 1t about every thirteen inches
apart to carry the load safely, while a
plank of the same width and two
inches thick would require stringers
three feet apart, and three inch plank
would require stringers about every
four feet apart These figures are based
upon the assumption that yellow pine,
Douglas fir or a good quality of oak
would be used. If such timbers as
white pine, hemlock or spruce are used,
then stringers would be required
about every eight inches for one inch
board. every two and one-half feet for
two inch plank and every three feet
for a three inch plank.
The following table gives the approx
innate sizes of stringers required for
the different spans:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20

In this issue we begin running an
ad of Drops, a patent medicine for
Rheumatism. The Herald doesn t
take very much to running ads for
patent medicines which are for in
ternaI purposes, but there are a few
such on the market that really have
some measure of merit, and we con
slider this and Wine of Cardui In that
class; two which we have selected
from a number as candidates for en-
tran.:e in these columns. The great
trouble with most patent medicines
to be taken internally, is that if they
ave.actual merit for the disease in
dlcated and a sufferer correctly dag
noses his own case, is that the guam
titives of remedial agencies put in a
dose are calculated on the average
to be on the safe side. idiosyncracies
of different individuals considered,
so that the remedy in most cases is
what IS called in medical circles
INERT. That IS too weak to have
much value. So you can see this is a
candid article, neither expressly
knocking nor commenting but turn
ing on the plain truth as we see it, if
we Know it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Office Awarding Must Accord With Reform

Progressive Farmer, Memphis.
The feature of the times now is the
struggle for official appointments.
We have just heard of one small
town where there are twenty seven
applicants for the postoffice, while
another man has just moved in to
establish his citizenship so as co be-
come the twenty-eighth. 1t will be
bad day for the country and bad
day for the Democratic Party if its
leaders get the idea that the election
was for the purpose of giving certain
men the spoils of office and not oil
bringing about certain great reforms.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Jug and Jag Poor Christmas Celebration

Herald Progress, Sumner.
That annually recurrent period is
near at hand when the baggage cars
will be loaded to the ceiling with
multitudinous boxes of bottled hell
For the life of US we could never see
what connection there could possibly
be between the birth of the Saviour
of Mankind and a drunken revel.
Christ came into the world to bring
peace-"Peace on earth. good will to
men," Yet booze brings more un-
happiness and destroys more peace
than all other agencies of Satan COM
blned
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Bryan's Greatness Far From In Eclipse

acknowledges.
While there are many reasons why
Mr.. Wilson should desire to consult
Mr.. Bryan, there are just as strong
ones why Mr.. Bryan may not wish
to be connected officially with the
administration. Mr.. Wilson will be
President by reason of the masterful
tactics of Mr.. Bryan at Baltimore.
Mr.. Bryan espoused Mr.. Wilson s
cause because he believed he would
be the best candidate with which to
crush the influences not to his liking
that have grown up in the nation,
and he has repeatedly expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Wilson would make
both an able and strong Chief Exc
cutive, but it does not follow that he
would care to accept a cabinet posi-
ton.
Mr.. Bryan lacks a lot of being a
has been. There are yet Presi-
Dental elections to come and Mr.
Bryan is still in the vigor of an active
manhood. 1t has been the ambition
of his life to be President, and it has
not yet been recorded among the i'm
possibilities that he will not some
day reach that ambition. While
Wilson and Bryan now seem to be in
accord politically, there is no telling
what the future may produce. The
time may come when Mr.. Bryan may
feel called upon to criticise the ad-
ministration of Mr.. Wilson, and be
could do so with great deal more
freedom from without than from
within the cabinet At any rate
Wilson and Bryan arr competent to
do their own thinking and neither
have asked irresponsible newspaper
newspaper correspondents to relieve
them OF this responsibility. They
can both take care of themselves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Thinks A Good Choice Was Made.
Ripley Sentinel.

Ripley Sentinel.
Congressman B. B. Harrison has
announced, according to press re-
ports from Gulfport, that he intends
to endorse Edgar G. Harris for the
position of postmaster of Laurel.
Mr.. Harris is at present editor of the
Laurel Argus and will PROBABLY be
the first newspaper man ia this state
to receive a good appointment at the
hands of the new President. Mr..
Harris is a competent young man
and will, no doubt, be entirely salts
factory to the people of that growing
city. The Sentinel is glad TO know
that Mr.. Harris will be favored with
a good place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Democrats Not To Be OutgsneraIsd.

Magnolia Gazette.
Democrats in the Senate propose
if possible, to block President Taft's
scheme to rob the Democratic party
of the legitimate fruits of its victory
by reappointing Republicans to Of
fee before his own term expires.
Confirmation of judicial. postoffice
and customs appointments, particu-
larly IN Democratic states, will be
held up in the senate by fillbustering
tactics until Taft goes out of Office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Christmas Giving. The Swapping Feature.
Yazoo Sentinel.

Yazoo Sentinel.
The real trouble with the modern
Christmas gift lies with those who
feel that an equivalent money-return
must be made. If the woman who
receives diamond, given out of the
abundance of the wealthy friend,
would only feel comfortable in send
ing back box of fudge if that is all
she can give, or even a Christmas
card, if she has money and time for
nothing more, Christmas would be a
lovely expression of spontaneous SEN
timent.
People IN whom the swapping ira
dition is ingrained need to reflect
carefully before they establish habit
which is practically signing an agree
ment to pay life annuity: To-wit,
an agreement to trade one Christmas
gift of equal value until death do us
part.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20

~ ULf EhIS anu DTluSes are cOh-
n structed for twofold purpose.
In the first place, they are re-
CURED to provide the necessary
drainage for the road and, in the sec
ond place, to furnish a suitable cross
ing for traffic over waterways. A large
percentage of the highway culverts
and bridges in this country were built
of wood in the first instance, and In
later years many of the smaller cul-
verts have been rebuilt with some kind
Of pipe, either of terra Gotta, cast iron
or more recently of corrugated metal.
1t is impracticable in short paper to
discuss the various forms of pipe cul-
verts. They are purchased in the open
market, and the road official uses his
Judgment about the size of pipe that
should be laid to serve the require
ments of the location in question.
The following principles should, how
ever, be borne in mind: All pipe Gull
verts should be laid deep enough so
that the pipe will not be injured by the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
Make Christmas Presents That endure

Bay Spring News.
Many people are now planning
what to buy for Christmas presents.
We should not mispend our money,
but spend it in the way that will
bring the most happiness ard lasting
good. 1t would be good idea for us
to give more books and first-class
magazines. There cannot be toe
many good books and periodicals In
our homes. The little children should
have some toys, etc but it looks very
much like wasting money to burn it
up in fireworks.