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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
FORTY-FIRsT WEEK OF
 INTERNATIONAL EGG CONTEST

The total egg production for the forty-f1rst week of the Second Inter national Egg Laying Competition at Storrs, was 1,S47. This is a gain of 169 eggs over the corresponding week of the first competition.
 The best pen for the week was a pen of Single Comb Rhode Island belonging to Colonial Farm, Temple, N. H. This pen made the unusual score of thirty-one eggs.
 Second for the week was a pen of Single Comb White Leghorns belong ing to O.. A. Foster, Santa Cruz, Cal. These birds produced thirty eggs.
 Three pens, all Single Comb White Leshorns had a score of twenty eight eggs. They are as-follows: Toms Poultry Farm, Toms River, N. J.; w. T.. sleeger, York; Pa; Tom Barron, Catforth, England.
 F. G. Yost's pen of Single Comb White Leghorns came next with q score of twenty-seven. There were five pens that had score of twenty six eggs. These are: J. M Jones Hornestown, N. r., Columbian Ply mouth Rocks; Woodman & Smith, Mycombe, Pa, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds; A R. saylor Drug Co.,, Allentown, Pa.. Single Comb White Leghorns; H. E. Seaver, Browns Mills, N. J., Single Comb White Leghorns; Frank Toulmfn. Esprick, England, Single Comb White Leghorns.
 A White Orpingtoni hen belonging to Gilbert and Moore of Lansdowne, Pa, laid two eggs one day. One egg was of normal size, weighing twelve one hundredths of a pound, but the other weighed only three one hundredths of a pound.
 There are now nine hens in the con test that have reached the 200 egg mark They are as follows: Tom Barron, Catforth. Eng, Single Comb White Leghorn, PA, Single Conn Houghton, Eng, White Wyandotte, 213; Burton E. Moore, Winsted, Single Comb White Leghorns, 2O7; Braeside Poultry Farm, stroudsburg, Pr, Sin gle Comb White Leghorn, 2O7; o. A. Foster, Santa Cruz, Cal, Single Com E White Leghorn, 2o7; T. J. Mcconnell. Hancock, N. Y-, White Wyandotte, 2o8; Edward Cam. Houghton, Eng, Single Comb White Leghorn, 200, Sin gle Comb White Leghorn, 900
 The following is a complete list of the leading pens as they stand at the end of the forty-frst week with the total mum Der of eggs laid by. each: Tom Barron, Catforth, England,
 Single Comb White Leghorns, 1916 Edward Gam, Houghton, England
 Single Comb White Leghorns. e31 O. A. Foster, Santa Cruz, Cal,
 Single Comb White Leghorns, s91 W. L. Sleeger, Y ork, Pa, Single .
 Comb White Leghorns 863 3 Edward Cam, Houghton, England, ga. White Wyandottes S25 w. P. Canby, East .Downington,
 Pa, Single. Comb White Leg
 horns, a. .r-..,.. .s.,.,.. SIG Frank Toulmin. Esprick, Eng
 land, Single Comb White Leg
 horns, ...... .sOC Braesfde Poultry Farm, Strouds- burg, Pa, Single Comb White
 Leghorns. ........-. ....z,791 Frank A Jones, Northumberland, Pa, Single Comb White Leg
 horns. ..---.... 7s1 Joseph J. Barclay, Bedford, Pa Single Comb White Leghorns, ITS Burton B. Moore, Winsted, Sin gle Comb White Leghorns ITS Bal1ock & Burrows, Wilmington q Del, Single Comb White Leg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
AMERICAN.
AlRMAN HAWKER
 STOPPED ON LAST
 ROUND OF FLIGHT

ObannA- Scotland. Aug. 27-Harry J. Hawker, the English aviator who IS trying to fly around the coasts of Eng land and Scotland, approximately l. 54O miles within 72 hours, left early this morning to finish his journey. Within tIie next 27 hours he had to ny over TOO rifles to win a prize or $z0s- 900. His next stop was to be Dupi1n-
 Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 27-Hawkers 8 flight was stopped again near For traine. 12 miles from the control sta ton here, by the fractur eof one or the wings of his hydro -aeroplane Coast guards have gone to his assistance
 Tf was his intention to fly, today, from Oban by way of Dublin to Fal- mouth. distance of 502 miles, thus leaving POP miles for his final dash in 4be morning from Falmouth to South ampton. where he must arrive at S:3O, tomorrow morning, in order to be suc- cessful.
 He hopes to repair his plane in time to carry out this program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
"GoLDEN HARVEST DAY.'.

An exclusive feature of the Mintz store will, in the future, occur on the last Thursday Of each month On this day we plan to take every article in our store and reduce it in price so low that the saving to the purchaser will really be a Golden Harv est Every article, in addition to the original price tag, will be marked down on a special Golden Harvest Day. price tag In originating this unique sell ing plan, the idea foremost in our min q is to clean our store of stocks a month old and at the same time give our good friends the opportunity of buying new, seasonable merchandise at real reduc- lions. In this way, too we are saved the worry and fuss of season end clear ances and our customers benefit by getting new, seasonabfe merchandise at after season prices Golden liar vest Day. prices will prevail only to morrow.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
RELIEF ARRIVES
 OPPORTUNELY TO
 SAVE EXPLORERS

christchurch, N. D.. Aug. 27-Reltef arrived just in the nick of time to save pr. Douglas Mawson, the Aus tra1ian Antartic explorer ana his five companions who were left, last March, at Macquarie Island in the Antarctic Ocean when the remaining A members of Dr.. Afawson's expedition returned to Tasmania from their south polar trip
 The six men were believed to have ample provisions to last them until the Antarctic spring but the command CT of the government steamer recently sent to their relief reports that the explorers had exhausted all their sup plies and had been living for some time on the hearts and tongues of sea elephants. All of them were very weak when the relief ship reached them.
 Two members of the Maswson expe- dition, Lieut.. Ninnis, English army officer, and Dr. Xavier Mertz, a Swiss scientist, lost their lives in accidents on the ice.
 The original expedition left Hobart. Tasmania, on eDecmber 2. 1911, it's principal object being the exploration and survey of the Antarctic coast line. When the Aurora went to fetch the explorers back, early this year, the vessel was forced to leave before talk ing on Dr. Mawson and five of his companions forming one of the parties as the ship was in danger of being crushed by the ice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
JAMES FTGG WAS FIRST
 MONARCH OF PUGILIsM

This year may be said to mark the bi-centenary of modern boxing, for it was just 200 years ago to-day that James Figg. giant Oxfordshire man and the first recorded champion of England.r engaged in the first of his several battles. ItzMas not until six years later that F1gg, having met and defeated all chalIengers, was crowned by the titled IordIings of English sport as the king of English pugilists. Before Figgss appearance in the ring there were men famed as being mighty with their fists, for the Eng Hshman. has ever preferred natures S weapons, but the science of boxing had it's beginning. with Ffgg. Like
 most tof the other fighters of that era, he had been 1ajborer, but brain and wide popularity. He was the first to open boxing school and give les sons in defence scientifcally,'' and many men of wealth, title and learning were among his pupils. In his am phitheatre he fought before large au- diences. and was never defeated. To his death he remained the champion. In 1730 a number of fighters contested for the title, and Pipes and Greeting gained the ascendancy. George Tay- Tor gained the topmost rung of pugiI- ism in 1734, and six years later was succeeded by Jock BrOughtOn in many respects the greatest of those old-time opponents of the manly art F1gg had attained to a certain proficiency in boxing, but with his passing the sport slumped into the old murder ous give-and-take style of rough and tumble Broughton not only for1nu- lated the first set of rules to govern the game, but he was also the first to introduce tsmuff1ers," or gloves. The hand-coverings, however, he used on ly when boxing with pnpils in the amphitheatre he built near Oxford road, London, in 1742. Broughton re- ta.ined the title for ten years, and lost it to Jack Slack, a Norwich butch CT. Broughton's rules, which re-
 nafned in force for nearly a century, provided that "a square of a yard be cha1ked in the middle of the stage, and that in every fresh setto after a fall. the seconds are to bring their men to the side of the square and place them opposite to each other, and un- til this is done it is not lawful for one to strike the other. It was also held that eff either of the combatants be unable to be brought up to the square within thirty seconds after Q fall he shall be deemed beaten man. Other rules prohibited hitting an adversary when down, and a man
 on his knees was to be reckoned down This code, crude as it was, was the beginning of fair play in boxing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
SIX JURORS FOR
 CAMINETTl TRIAL

San Francisco, Aug. 27-six jurors were in the box at the opening of court and the outlook was for com pletion before adjournment, today, of the jury that is to try F. Drew Canni- netti for violating the Mann act in taking Lola Norris from Sacramento to Reno, New, in company with Maury I. Diggs and Marsha Warrington. Chief interest in the case so far has attached to the qualification, of promi- nently wealthy citizens to sit in judg- ment on the youthful defendant. I
 A line on CaInfnetti's. defense has been revealed in the examination of ta1esmen. It will be that Camine etti did not take the Norris girl to Reno for the purpose of living with her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
INTERNATIONAL

Sept 1, and the odds should be with the New York dentist, for he will have the best of the weight by several pounds, and his cleverness is also greater than Johnny's, but he will find the boy with the Scotch name a, real fighter and one who will not give in till he takes the count.
 The claims of Tom McCarey. the Los Angeles boxing promoter, and several other sporting men that Jim Jeffries was drugged before his fight with Jack Johnson at Reno, New, years ago, have been made before. but little attention has ever been given to them. However. the prominence of the men making the claim now at tracts more attention from the fans. One thing is certain-Jefries was in absolutely no condition to enter into fight the afternoon he met Johnson for his demeanor and actions did not impress one in a manner that would indicate the least confidence; in fact, Jeffries that afternoon looked any thing but the confident man he should have been had everything been right. I have always claimed that Jeffries downfall was due to his own nervous breakdown before the fight, brought on from overwhelming after having reached the point of perfection in con- dition at his quarters in California. The change to Reno did him mucn harm and he never took the same in terest in the fight after that I do know that for six days before the fight Jim was weakened terribly with dys- entery, which I supposed. was caused by nervousness and that the night be- fore the big event he hardly slept a wink. There Is no denying the fact that when Jeffries entered the arena at Reno that day he was not right" but whether it was from the effect of some drug or a general hreak-down beforehand, is not known. Whether there was a plot to win a big stake by a certain clique is hard to say, but the fact that. Jeffries was made favorfte would naturally have switched the men behind any scheme to work the long shot Had .Jeffries been in the condition he was in when he fought Tom Sharxey, there never would have been a colored champion. At least that has always been my opinion and I still think so, for Johnson has nev- CT proved himself the fighter Jeffrtes was. The coIored man was always 2 good defensive fighter, but not an az gressive one, for even when he whip ped Little Tommy Burns he required IA rounds and then did not knock him out, although Burns weighed on- 1y 16o pounds and Johnson over 2O7. And poor Stanley. KetcheL. Why, it was shame to match him against the coIored man. Ketche1 weighed less than 156 and Johnson 21O. There is no doubt about Johnsons clever ness, .bue he has never had a really hard man to test him in a hard battle, that is, a man of his own size and strength.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

ion with the car containing the Dan bury party the driver of the Reade car turned sharply to the right, and one of the rear wheels collapsed At the same moment the car shot into telegraph post and smashed the en- zine, and reduced the car to general wreckage The occupants of the car suffered minor injuries and bruises
 As the result of a collision between the automobile of Frederick Bennett, of Wilton and the carriage of Homer [. Clark. of Westport, recently, the latter has brought suit for .$2,OOO damages against the automobilist. The plaintiff claims that Bennett ran Into him, lost him the use of his horse, and caused him injuries which required medical attendance.
 Friday was an unluczy day for mo- torists in Greenwich, for by far the largest number of drivers of cars ever rounded up at one time were in the borough court. This was due to the activity of two prominent citizens of the town who have given warning that they are after motorists who use the open muffler cutouts in defiance of the law. There were seven cases in all, and Frederick c. HiIliard a prom inent New York business man, and former Justice of the Peace George w. Brush of Coscob, were the com plainants in all the cases. Alexan- der c. Repnck, steward or the Green wich Field Club, was one of the men arrested, Louis Howard, who drives the car of Maurice Werthelrn, was an other: William Mclean, chauffeur, for Colby M. Chester, was a third. The others were Ernest Vern1ilyea chal1f- feur for Thomas F. Carey; Michael O'Shanahan, driver for B. J. Laidlaw; :; Stanley Smith and Wellington Smith i; two prominent young Belle Haven men. William Mclean was discharged, Judge T1erney- explaining that 1t was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
WORLDiFAMED DEALER
 IN RARE BOOKS DIES

Brighton. Eng, Aug. 27-Bernard Quarttch, the well known dealer i'm rare books, died here, today, from the effects of an iIlsess contracted during a recent visit, to the United States He was present at the Hoe sale in New York in January, when he bought a number of rare volumes
 Bernard Quaritch was the son Of the book. collector of the same name who acquired fame throughout the world in the last century owing to ths prices he paid for rare books and for the publications of the British Museum and the Society of Antiquar- ies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

a case of the chaufTeur's word against that of MT. Billiard. VermiIyea was fined $5 and costs. Stanley Smith and Wellington Smith also escaped. st being MT. Billiards word against that of the two young men MessrH Reb- lich, Howard and O'ShaEahan, suffer ed the same penalty as VermiIyea- Hr. Brush made it known that he had the names of a number of other drfv- CTS and would soon ask for their ar rests and have them brought into court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

New York, Aug. 26-Introducing, if you please, little Katherine Brown, the youngest champion diver and swimmer in the world. She was snapped making a dive from 8 row boat during the water carnival of the Wahnetah Boat club at Flushing. N.
 Y., where her remarkable fancy div ing and swimming earned her medals and fame. Thousands saw this tot perform her aquatic feats and were simply amazed that so little a child
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

could do It. She Is the daughter of Al Brown, a champion professional long distance swimmer, who planned to try the never accomplished feat of swimming from the Battery to Sandy Hook on Aug. 23. Brown taught his child to swim as soon she was able to walk and talk. Now at the age of three she is really a wonder. She has absolutely no fear of the water, but as yet her father remains near her wh ens she is diving. -r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
TALES OF HONEY AND TAT7o
 FROM WEST AND EAST

Wm. Lee, Paskenta, Cal1f., says, 'sIt gives universal satisfaction and I use only F>oley's Honey and Tar Com pound for my children" E. c. Rhodes
 Middleton, Ga, writes, 'I had "a rack ing lagrippe cough and finally got re- lief taking FoIey's Honey and Tar Compound Use no other in your tanniIy and refuse substztHtes-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
STORY OF JEFfRIES
 DRUGGING IS REVIVED
(Bv D. $. Andrews.l )

Johnny Dundee, the New York 13O- pounder, who recently advanced from She featherweight ranks, is a lucky lad He fell into several good matches on the coast. among them one for the title with Johnny KiIbane, and now he gets a chance to substitute with Leach Cross in place of Joe Rivers. who is ill. They will clash
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
NEW BILLIARD AND POOL
 TABLES IN BRIDGEPORT CLUE.

Under the direction of Secretary James A. Turner, three billiard and five pool tables are being installed in the rooms of the Bridgeport club The tables are the Rochester make and today workmen placed them in posi- ton in the spacious billiard par1or of the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Walter Johnson has been cutting lip ali kinds of pitching capers re- centIys He has won his 10th straight game of the season. Four more wins and he will tie Marquard's record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

Tn view Of the fact that Thaw Ger tainly ought to go back to New York it is not likely that the lawyers VIII lot him do soa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27
Automobile News.

An automo bile in which pr. Ev- erett, J. s. Scofeld, Miss c. Adele Meeker, and Miss Katherine Clark, of Danbury, were riding had a close call from being struck by train at one of the crossings at Branchville, Friday afternoon. The car was driven by a chauffeur employed by Miss Meeker, and was proceeding along the Branch vile road towards Danbury. The crossing is one of the most dangerous in that part of the state, as the track is hidden from the view of travellers on the highway until they are close to the crossing. The members of the automobile party heard no warning whistle as they approached the cross ing and were close to the tracks when they discovered a train approaching only a short. distance away. Acting quickly the chauffeur gave the driving wheel sudden turn and brought the car to g, stop by running it into an en- bankment beside the crossing while the train meanwhile swept by. The party stopped so near the train that by putting out their hands they could
 have touched the cars. After this close call they proceeded on the road to Danbury. When about two hun dred feet down the road from the sec ond crossing, an automobile driven by Zalmon Reade, owner of the Georgetown stable, and which was ap- preaching them became unmanage- able and swerved to the left of the road. In. an attempt to- avoid. col4isz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

Gates at the baseball parks will be under surveillance from now on to see they let no jinx into the ball parks. The success of the ball teams cannot be marred by untoward influences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

We are showing everything that ls new in white and colored felt hats for immediate wear at F. H Dillon C. Co.'S, 11Q5 Main street-7-Adv-sa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

T do not care to engage in a news paper Controversy with my n1anager,' ' declares President Hermann of the Cincinnati club, at the tai1-end of g column of it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

 be marred by untoward influences. ! T do. not care to engage in a news paper controversy with my manager, declares President Hermann of the Cincinnati club, at the tail-end of 9 column of it.
 It is rumored that Mike Don1in's going to the Jersey City club caused the going of Larry Sch1af1y, the for 1nersTrojan. When the Phillies turn ed Michael loose, he was sought by at least two major league clubs, the New York Yankees being especially keen to secure his services His wiIIingnesssto go out of the big league lends strength to the report that he will head the 1914 Skeeters.
 Richard Guy, a Pittsburgh baseball writer representing other interests. has visited Scranton and asked Own CT Coleman to set a figure on the fran rehisei holdings. Guy says his people &iIl buy if the Scranton owner does
 ot figure the United States mint is .fScated in Pittsburgh. Coleman has 5et his price and now it's up to Guy to cbmeS across with the yes or no.
 AfN
 Rube Schauer, the former pitching star of the Superior club of the North western League club, has made a fine
 
 New York Giants. Muggsy has had Echauer working out daily with Coach Robinson and is immensely pleased with the way the big recruit handles himself McGraw is anxious to give Rube an immediate trial and says that hell put him on the mound the first time the opportunity presents itself where nothing hinges upon the nature of his debut Contrary to the re ports. this is not Schauer's first year in base ball. Rube- has been pitching for three seasons in bush leagues, but this season was his first under organ szed ball.
 r. Leave it to MT. c. Griffith, manager of the Washington baseball team, to break into the public prints with something new Not that said MT. c. Griffith is a publicity pest, or anything like that, but ideas just nat siralIy gravitate to him. He was the person who saved money for other American league managers and club owners by refusing to pay fabulous sums for sensational minor leaguers. and he mo1ded the nationals into g 1pennant contender in a springs train fl ing trip. Now, with the close of the E major Ieage season nearly two months { distant, and the winner of the pennant E not yet -settled-that is to say settled E beyond argument, Griffith comes out E with the statement tha Washington. Philadelphia and Detroit look like the S active contenders for the 1914 pen nant Griffith's disposition would not permit that he count the Nationals out of the running, the tenants of his X head would not allow him to place the 2 Athletics in the second division, and { his baseball sense leads him to believe 4 that Jennings will have a dangerous segregation of players next season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-27

Notice has been received by credi- tors of G. B. Richter, editor and pub fisher of the New Canaan Messenger, a weekly paper, that because of busi- ness setbacks and other difficulties, the Messenger will suspend pubIica- tion. The liabilities are $5,323.70, while the assets amount to $2,5sO, leaving unsecured claims of $2,743.-
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-12-10

The Officers and Directors of the Chamber of
ready receive membership applications for the organization
You to become of the active forces to make Fitzgerald and
Ben Hill County factor the development of Georgia Our neigh
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climate heahfu that its good conditions
generally better than other sections the great undeveoped
1t the steady stroke that e the oak and continuous pull
through intelligent advertising that will bring the settlers
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the climate and of this section but there numbers
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that to have them and settle with
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