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The Ordway new era., 1913-08-01

and a little grass grew. nameless
grave with not even mark to show
that body rested there.
Perhaps the mother may read these
lines and recognize in the little soldier
of fortune her boy. At least she may
console herself with the thought that
his flesh was not food for coyotes; his
bones not bleaching white in the sun
like two hundred others OF his COM
rades who in five short months paid
the penalty of the battle-lust in Mexi-
CO.
AS for myself, stole like thief in
the night across the border and sur
rendered to the United States author
tiles. With ninety-three Of my fellows
was penned up in Foft Rosecrans at
San Diego for five days. while the
government in Mexico we had sought
to overthrow pleaded for our posses
sion. Uncle Sam refused to give US
up. but he kept our general. daring
young Jack Mosby. veteran OF FIVE
wars, beloved of his men, who Is now
at the naval disciplinary barracks Pu-
get Sound, for taking French leave
of the United States navy when the
Mexican war cloud broke.
OF the ninety-three who survived
that bloody day which cost US so
many men. some are now fighting In
the Balkans under different flags. and,
II the powers OF Europe clash over
the division of the spoils. feel that
/ must Join them, even at the penalty
Of the cost!
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ground with cry OF despair that left
with me another memory.
My legs were growing numb from
Ned the army, or what was left Of it.
Behind me echoed the wall of the
wounded, the vivas Of the victorious
Federals. the hiss and scream of their
bullets. Ever present was the mem
ory Of the Alamo and Tecate. where
our wounded and those of our fellows
taken prisoners had experienced liv-
ing hells before death relieved them
of their torment.
On and on l stumbled, falling now
and then. but always my burden 1t
MANNED bit Of boyhood, but its lone
arm still encircled my neck with a
vise-like grip that at times made 1t al.
most impossible to breathe.
Sounds of the battle left me now.
no longer saw men. dared not
stop, however, for fear of not being
able to rise again, but at last stun
bled and fell with my burden for the
last time. For long time remained
on the ground. breathing heavily and
resting.
How sweet that rest was. I cared
not for Federal soldado or rural. Let
them come! would sleep. The
weight slipped from my back and !
breathed freer. must have lain
there for an hour. When l arose the
little figure at my side did not speak.
bent over him, He had cheated the
torture chambers. They could not
get him now. From his pocket 4
worn and thumb-marked bit Of paper
protruded. In the hope OF learning
his name read it.
1t was a message from mother to
her son. There was no post-mark
No address. Nothing to lead to his
identity. Just Jim, come home
Mother needs you. Your little sister
and / pray for you every night. We
aro very lonely with you away. Come
home. dear boy"
That was all. Just a good.by mes.
sage last he was ever to receive
from that little mother somewhere in
the states. II she could see her boy
now!
The Price Of the Wanderiust.
And what did he die for?" l asked
myself. What would have died for!
Just the battle-lust. that is all. The
something inside of us that makes US
soldiers of fortune. The wanderlust!
buried him, in the night, on the
side of a hill where the soil was softer
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gold carpet:weights encrusted with
diamonds, were prepared in the reign
Of Khande Rao Gaekwar (1S56-1s7O).
probably at the instigation Of his Mo-
hammedan wife, as an offering to the
tomb of Mohammed at Madina.
The panel, which is suggestive of
the wonders of the whole carpet, con-
sists OF an arabesque design embroid-
cred in pearls and colored glass beads
with applied gold bosses and studs
set with lasque (flatl diamonds and
cabochon convex form) rubies. emer.
aids and sapph.res. In the center a
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crsa. Poe. Not Method,e.,.

Tennyson. like Mrs. Browning. was
careless regarding his manuscripts.
Some weeks after leaving his lodg.
ings in Mornington place, Hampstead,
he wrote from Bonchurch, telling
Coventry Patmore that he could no,
find his book Of elegies-a long
butcher-ledger-like book" and asked
him to make inquiries. Patmore went
to Mornington place and. being al
lowed to search the poets old rooms
found the book in closet where Ten
nyson had kept his tea and bread and
butter. 1t was the unpublished manu-
script OF I'm Memoriam."
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sheep on Wheat Farm.

II regard flock of sheep as the
cheapest, best and most efficient az
ricultural implement a man can have
on his farm. 1t works itself and pays
the farmer for allowing it to work. 1t
cleans up the fallow and weeds and
fertilizes the land at the rate Of about
three pounds of liquid and solid man
ure per day. adding the essential hu.
mus to the soil. and. in combination
with proper system Of crop rotation.
will bring so-called worked out lands
to q high state of fertility."-H. v.
Sprigg. South Australian Agricultural
Bureau.
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Water for Crops.

Five hundred and twenty tons of va.
ter are required to produce one ton of
dry oats. while 80 tons of water are
needed for one ton Of corn. and 453
tons Of water for one ton of red clover.
No wonder that a farmer gets wor-
ried during long-continued dry spells.
The farmer or market gardener who
instals irrigation to overcome possible
droughts is, after all. sure OF his CROPS
and ample returns for the investment.
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the record. Opposite this record 10
put down his number. His pockets
are emptied and a careful inventory
made of everything in them. II he
leaves Sing Sing his watch and keys
and money will be given back to him
or to his heirs and assigns. No
more does the property OF the felon
revert to the state.
He il shaved by the prison barber.
and II his hair is too long to be con-
sidered sanitary, from prison point
of view. 1t is cut. but not shaved.
He is photographed from both sides
and in front and his measurements
are taken for the Bertillon system.
Stripes went out of use at Sing
Sing years ago. The prison garment
is of dark gray. II the cloth were
fashionably cut any man could wear
a suit of 1t. The prisoner dons a
suit of this, shakes hands with his
lawyer. who has been fidgeting about.
and is led away.
One rainy afternoon, as he lies on
his cot. keeper with no stomach for
his errand comes to the door of his
cell. He has his little speech ready
and fires 1t quickly.
Sorry" he says, but the court OF
appeals sustains the finding of the
lower court"
When his last morning comes he is
side, talking 80 earnestly that he
does not notice It when the keeper
slits his trouser leg from bottom to
knee. He pays little attention as the
prison barber quickly cuts the hair
from the crown Of his head. He IL
ready when the cell door swings
open. and he follows the priest and
his haring candle.
From the curtained cells come the
last goodbys of the rest OF the con.
demned company. some of them to
follow him that very morning. He
walks bravely through the black
door, n
And now he is out Of the gray walls
and in little brick house OF one
room. 1t is about twenty-five feet
square. Its woodwork is oak. brightly
vanished. Even the back of the
black door is yellow. The walls and
| ceiling are as brightly blue as the
bluest sky of spring.
No furniture is in this room ex
cept the chair, the chair of atone
| ment, made Of yellow oak and leath
er straps. He sees 1t and knows its
purpose, but the priest is still talk
| ing and he listens. The talk Is car
rying him far away from the room oi
blue and oak. 1t is little to him. now
that they are fastening the wet elec
trodes to his head and to his LEI
where the trousers were slit 1t Ii
even less that the pipelike fixture
above him is lowered so that 1t,
wires fasten to the electrode.
From the lethal stores of energy'i
most mysterious realm. liberated b.
a hand unseen, 1900 volts Of light
ming leap down the pipelike fixture
Sing Sing has done what the las
bade 1t do.
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road, either way II looks very
much the same II you
brought to look at 1t an Eski-
mo from the northern seas or ma
tive OF the Tonga Isles and asked him
what he thought 1t was he would
say:
"A prison!"
Every stone in the long, low, dark
building spells prison. Every mar
row slit Of window, every grill of
iron bars. every foot of thick wall.
every CLINT of sentry's gun-they all
spell prison.
Sing Sing IL its name, and when 1t
passes and is succeeded by a new
Nprison the new ones name will be
Sing Sing. too. So long as New York
endures and men are wicked, there
will be, somewhere, a Sing Sing.
Some buildings grow old gracefully.
But Sing Sing. at the end Of hun
dred years. grows musty in every
stone and at every angle. It is grim,
repelling, Suggesting all the horrors
of its medieval prototypes-f. in
deed. it is not actually mediaeval IT.
SELF
pa1 Sp0&bAs VoHSSsSus
Yet, to the city of New York,
which has most to do with It, Sing
Sing is not only a prison. It is the
cold gray palace Of atonement- 1t
has a special function for the metrop-
oils. 1t slays the city's slayers.
New York furnishes the stage set
ting for any crime. 1t provides the
principal and his victim. Its laby-
rinths serve as place for the GRIM
inal in his flight Its police make the
pursuit and. usually, the capture. Its
lawyers make the pleas, for and
against. Its juries find the verdict.
Its judges pass the sentence. But
when the sentence is death. the city
turns to the old gray dungeon in
Westchester county and says: Take
him; he is yours-to kill"
And SO the last the man sees Of
the city Is at the moment when he
steps from the carriage to take the
train. His lawyers have told him
they will appeal his case. He knows
that he will not die the next day. nor
the next week. nor the next month.
He still has money and the lawyers
are sangmne- Surely they will win
for him.
On the train he sits, with his law
yer. in the smoking car, and the two
guards sit behind them, very placid
and pleasant, but with very serious
revolvers in their pockets.
They get out at Ossining station.
1t used to be Sing Sing station. but
the people of the village got 1t chang
ed because they did not like to say.
when visiting in other towns, that
they came from Sing Sing. People
laughed, and Ossining is a serious
town.
At the ossining station, whenever
train arrives. there is always a
line Of old-fashioned. two-seated car.
riages. The town is hilly one, and
1t is steep walk either to the busi-
ness section or the prison
Brooks No Delay.
Then he sees the cold gray palace
of atonement that squats square and
nat. Its western edge touching the
Hudson river. A door is open and
the carriage stops in front of it The
prisoner goes in.
Sing Sing begins to grind its ma
chinery.
1t brooks no delays and stands OF
no formalities. The guards from tn,
city surrender their man to tn.
guards Of the prison. He is led intt
the ONCE at the left A clerk take.
his name. age. place of birth, occu
patton and what else is needed fo'
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CONVENTIONAL full-blown flower en-
closes large bass of soft gold mount
60 with rosette Of diamonds, the
held fiiied with jeweled palm,stes and
mowers proceeding from leafy stems
scroiiing. encircling. and interlacinx
on a close ground Of iridescent seed.
pearls, In the border are twenty.tour
diamond rosettes.
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GRAND CARPET FOR ONE ONLY
10 Gorgeous With Gold and Jewels
and No Ono Has SufFielent
Wealth to Buy It.

The Gaekwar of Baroda has lent to
the Victoria and Albert museum.
South Kensington. one of the four
magnificent panels which together
constitute the celebrated pearl car
pet OF Baroda." These panels. with
other intended gifts. including a can
opy tthe Pearl veil'') and set Of
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-01
A RfALM LMSURRLCTO

HE battle was lost.
Even the most san
guine of Mosby's dare
devils admitted that.
So. after the manner of
their kind. they broke
the fring-line into a
hundred pieces and
buuched in twoA and
The Ordway new era., 1913-08-01

Enormous Damage by Floods.
The flood damage in the Irp,taa
states Is estimated at about s1oo. 900.
900 annually. ''e'''-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
CITY COURT CASES

The following disposition was made of eases in, the city court today: Fred Brall, 139 Wakeley street, theft Of two life preservers, fined $15.
 Israel Sekler, CT East 10th street, New York, theft from the person, con- tinued until tomorrow
 Joseph Nagy, POP Osborne street, ac- cused of crap shooting but alleged by the officers to be a professional gam bier, convicted of being an idle per son and sent to Jail for 30 days be- sides fined upon the first count $7 and costs
 Joe Sour, 1s7 Hancock avenue, Mike Sikora, 164 Spruce street, crap-shoot ing. fined S and costs. judgment sus- pended.
 Andrew ParIik. 1929 Pembroke street and John GAlya, 1898 Pembroke street, fined $5 for breach of the peace.
 Joseph Lesousky. fined $1o for as- sa51lt upon his boarding-mistress. Jas. F7aherty. Pequonnock street, alleged to have pulled the fire alarm at box 343 Sunday night which resulted in the conviction of Gala Atmendo, now serving out a fine of $1oO for the same offense continued for trial on Wed nesday next under bonds of $500. The police assert they have two witnesses who will swear F'iaherty is the guilty party. Atmendo today asserted he was unaware of the methods of trial in this country So took the advice of prisoners in Jail to plead guilty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
WILSON FIRM ON MEXICAN SITUATION
President Bound to Know the Facts and Won't Let
 Passion Persuade Him

Washington, July 2s.-President Wilson does not believe the public mind in the United States is excited over the situation in Mexico, nor is he convinced that a crisis has been reached in the revolution itself.
 This information was obtained in official circles today, with an au- thoritative denial that any proposal looking towards cooperation be- tween American Military forces and the Mexican government for the re- storation of peace had been suggested.
 Those who approached the Presi- dent today on the Mexican situation found him dis1nclined to discuss it, as later he was to confer with Am bassa- dor Henry Lane Wilson. Secretary Bryan arranged to see the Presid ent before the conference. The secretary also continued his reticence on Mexi- can affairs.
 The shooting of Charles B. Dixon IT,, at Juarez, is regarded serious incident, but it's bearing on the gen eral Mexican situation is being mini mixed by officials here today, as the American demand for the investiga- tion and punishment of the offenders apparently was being compiled with.
 Secretary Bryan, after a call at the White House, sought information through a conference with President PEOWd O1 IuS U10AlCeI 4NdL4Ondl 1N1AA- ways on traffic conditions in Mexico and their relation to the paralyzed con- dition of commerce and industry. Lat est reports from the embassy in Mex ico City have reflected the financial situation.
 The batt1eship South Carolina ar- rived at Vera Cruz today to resume patrol duty.
 Representative Smith of Texas asked Secretary Bryan to remove Consul Ed wards at Jaurez because of his re- fusa1 to allow a party of fifty Ameri- cans to go to the relief of refugees at Madera.
 A telegram received by Representa- tive Smith today said that the Madera refugees were in momentary peril There are thirty-flve Americans there, dren.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
PerpIexed Woman
 Appeals To Court
 On License Mix-Up

Claiming she has been forced to move from her present location and that remonstrance has prevented her rom going to a new establishment, Annie Czako, who holds a liquor license al 6s3 Hancock avenue, appeared before Judge Curtis in the superior court this morning to learn her rights
 Some time ago the woman applied for permission to transfer to 625 Bost- wick avenue but Gabriel Papp anu others rernonstrated. The county com uissioners granted Mrs. Czako the transfer and Papp appealed to the su. perior court Meanwhile the owner of the building ordered the applicant to vacate.
 Robert Fitzroy, agent for local brewery, told the court this morning that Mrs. Czalzo had been dispossessed but Papp's counsel said the woman could remain.
 Judge Curtis said he would continue the case until Thursday and advised counsel to talk the matter over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
McLoughlin's Victory
 Reclaims Lawn Tennis
 Cup for Americans
(continued from Page one.)

In the third set Mclaughlin began by a fierce attack on the tiring yeter- an. The Californian's driving now became accurate and his overhead work was as perfect as usual and formed a spectacular feature of the match. When the dust of battle had cleared Dixon found himself four games in arrears, none of which had gone to more than 40-IS but the stout hearted veteran never gave in and, taking advantage of MeLough1in's CT ratio drives, took his own service. Mo Loughlin then served neuce game in which Dixon had vantage three times. Mclaughlin, however, would not be denied. Two lightning ser vices and a hard smash gave him the game and a deal of five to one.
 Dixon again took his own service, but the crowd knew the end had come. When Mclaughlin came to the base line for his final service he Justified their verdict, given in advance, by talk ing the following set with a 40-15 game
 The Davis cup, ernblematic of the worlds championship in lawn tennis which returns to the United States, after an absence of ten years, was first put in play in 1900. The trophy "a massive silver bowlEwas the gift of Dwight F. Davis, who donated 1t with the idea of stimulating interest cOnpGL1I1On Tn the court game. 1n0 success of the plan was assured from the beginning
 During the thirteen years which have elapsed since the gift the cup has been in play in the United States and England, and Australasia.
 They have all in turn won and lost the prize, which has proved to be the most widely and frequently played for international trophy on record. During 1900 and 1902 the United States team successfully defended the cup against the attack of the British Isles play CTS.
 IT. 1903 the Doherty brothers car ried 1t away to England. During the next four years the United States and AustraIasian players led the sorties for the cup and finally in 1907 the fa- nous antipodean players, Brookes and Wilding, took the cup to Australia. There it stayed until last winter when the English team, consisting of Parke, Dixon and Beamish, won it for the British Isles.
 Tn point of cup victories England still leads, for the British Isles play CTS have won the trophy four times while Australia. has been successful four times and the United States three.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
Delaney Has No New Complaints On
 Sunday Baseball

Prosecutor A. L. Delaney declared this afternoon that he had not been asked yet to issue warrants for the members of the Bridgeport baseball club who played in a game against Meriden at Newfeld park yesterday. It was reported that the Pastors as- sociation had detectives at the game who were ready to make aff1davits re- garding what they saw
 These affidavits will proba bIv be pre- sented to the prosecutor. The clergy men appealed to acting Superintendent of Police Arnold, who asked if they had seen the mayor and the head of of the police board. The cIergymen said they had but had received no sat isfaction.
 The acting superintendent replied that he could not go over the heads of his huperiors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
SUPPOSED BANDIT,
 CIGARMAKER, SAYS
 HE'S NOT THE MAN
Suspect in Long Hill Trol- ley Gar Hold-up Held for
 Further Investigation

Allan Duckworth, aged 30, a union cigar maker from Richmond, Va, says he wouldn't injure fly, much less hold up the Long Hill trolley car.
 From what Duckworth can learn about the business they do on that line, he says, he thinks it would not be well worth while to hold up the lone green car, anyway.
 Duckworth, suspected of being the bandit, says he comes from that sec ton just now touted in the popular ballad, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,' and that while there are bold bad men in the Blue Ridge mountains he comes of good family and that there's nothing much wrong with him except that he will have his liquor.
 Justice W. F. Randall was much perplexed when he heard Duckworth' s story in the TrumbulI justice court to- day, and he decided to remand the prisoner until tomorrow to permit in vestigation of his story. Deputy Sher- if w. I. Davis investigated the mans story, found several witnesses to prove that Randall was not anywhere near the scene of the holdup Saturday night, and the deputy sheriff convinced him self fairly well that Duckworth is in nocent.
 Two masked armed men with pis- tols held up Motorman William Bak- CT and Conductor Charles Payne of the Long Hill car late Saturday night as it was leaving Long Hill for this city with lone passenger aboard Payne was relieved of $11. He says he had bankroH inside his coat the high waynen overlooked. The passenger was robbed of 60 cents Duckworth was a passenger on the car last night and the crew caused his arrest, believ- Ing he was one Of the highwaymen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
COL GRESHAM NFUI.OTED OF HIS PAY WILL SEEK
 REDRESS IN CONGRESS

Washington. July 2s.-An army col oneI who sent one of his captains from his post to the inter-service polo match held here recently has found himself muIcted of his entire pay and allow ances while his subordinate was ab- sent from the regiment. Neither Col John c. Gresham nor Captain F. F. Holcomb, of the Tenth Cavalry, real ized when the order was given that the latter was a ''manchu" and not eE- igibIe to detail away from his regi- ment without incurring the penalty prescribed by the law.
 This is the first case where an off, cer has euffered from the application of this law. There was no intent of wrong doing and Congress will be ask ed to remit the penalty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
Victrola -VI-$25 Victrola VII--S4O
 Victrola IX--$5O

Either sort is be bought, with number records on easy terms of payment; if one wishes
 Splendid lot of Victor records for August ready The popular song medleys are especially snery there is delightful collection of popular songs and general list that includes records of parc ular powerful appeal to folks who love fine music.
 The Opera company gives Verdi's Rigoletto.
 Miss Marsh sings ''Efs Lullaby
 Victor Herbert conducts two fine selections
 MT. Pilzer presents two famous violin solos - Caruso sings new Leoncavalla ballad
 1Ischa Elman plays the Schubert *Ave Maria the violin.
 John Mccormack and Miss Marsh present their first duet from Carmen.
 Mccormack sings sMother O Nine'' and an operatc number.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
EXPLORERS SET OUT
 FROM ALASKA TODAY

Teller. Port Clarence, Alaska, July 2s-Vilhaja Steffanssen's Cana dian Polar exploration expedition, which will spend three years in scien- tific research work in the Arctic set out for it's destination early today when the old wha1er, Karluk, sailed from Port Clarence Bay. The Karluk was accompanied by the gasoline schooner Mary Sachs. The power boat Alaska, which will be used by pr. R. M. Anderson's southern party, remains at Port Clarence to complete repairs and probably will not leave until Wednesday.